Editor at Large reports on Concorso


By Lorenzo Marchesini
Pictures copyright and courtesy Lorenzo Marchesini

We are glad to report that the Lancia 2000 from Budrio made it to Monterey and back to Fairfax Station, VA. All in all it took about 10,000 miles of driving during 21 days through 25 states and a vast number of national parks and monuments, mountain passes and deserts. While in Monterey the Lancia was entered at the Concorso Italiano. Our Editor at Large captured some of the excitement at the Concorso event, where the Lancia and the team were presented the "Dolce Vita Award" Marchesini brought back the following report.

Concorso Italianio, August 15th

The Lancia and the team receive the "Dolce Vita Award" for driving from Washington D.C. to Monterey. It also made the return trip. The Lancia performed immaculately - one quart of oil had to be added and one inner tube had to be replaced upon arrival at San Francisco. No mechanical complications whatsoever. So much for the reliability of Lancias, at least real Lancias!	The Concorso Italiano is no doubt the biggest event in the world for Italian car enthusiasts. The new venue at the Blackhawk golf course proved to be as good as any other location. This year the event welcomed the participation of many Bugattis as well as a blend of lesser known Italian constructors such as the impressive Cizeta Moroder (not shown).
A 1930 Type 35 Bugatti - shown by its proud German owner to some curious spectators. The Bugattis were the Ferraris of their day, and still classics.	One of two Nardi-Daneses from the early fifties were some of the most remarkable entries. Both the Nardi and Bugatti would go on to race the Historics a day later at Laguna Seca
The utmost spectacular Alfa Romeo 33 in the 2 liter version, a real joy for the eye. It was this car that brought Alfa Romeo back to the track to race in the prototype class in the mid 1960s.	The Tipo 33 earned an impressive list of class victories that paved the path to the Alfa World Championship in the Seventies.
As an official sponsor of the event, Lamborghini brought the Gallardo to the Concorso Green. Certainly this V10 powered 5 liter is a serious contender in the supercar category and in every aspect, well ahead of its peers such as the Ferrari Modena and their Maserati siblings.
This is a 1959-60 Abarth Allemano 850 Scorpione Coupd, much more attractive that the more common Allemano Spider, and much rarer. Body was designed by Michelotti.