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Concorso Italiano 2026

August 31, 2026 By pete Leave a Comment

Best of Show, 1959 Maserati 3500 GT Bertone owned by Jim Utaski.

Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by Daniel De Gallo

It gives me great pleasure to tell you that the Concorso Italiano is back and better than ever.

I attended the very first one, which I think was 40 years ago if that is possible, kind of a trial balloon, launched by Francis Mandarano at the Carmel Mission Inn, in a shopping center complex right next to Route One and just down the street from the Mission. [Read more…] about Concorso Italiano 2026

The Paddock, 2026

August 31, 2026 By pete Leave a Comment

Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by and copyright of Daniel De Gallo

A while back, someone asked me if there were any events missing from Car Week. This seemed like a strange question at the time because there are at least thirty well publicized events all over Monterey Peninsula. And then last year Tanya Kosta started a new event, called The Paddock. I think Tanya hit her stride with this a few weeks ago, but here I want to give you some background that you will not likely have read elsewhere about why this works. [Read more…] about The Paddock, 2026