Held on August 17th 2012 at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch, Monterey California, USA, this year’s\u00a0Concorso Italiano<\/a>\u00a0featured over 800 Italian cars with a special tribute to Bertone<\/a>.<\/p>\n This\u00a0Italian car owner\u00a0event is held during the Pebble Beach weekend<\/a>\u00a0and has really evolved over the years from a small gathering into a large show with\u00a0almost\u00a01,000 drool-worthy Italian cars. It is one of our favorite events during\u00a0Monterey Car Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s event highlighted original-condition and barn-find cars and was sponsored by Fiat North America. In celebration of\u00a0the 55th anniversary of the Fiat 500 there was a large contingent of\u00a0classic and modern Cinquecentos.\u00a0Fiat<\/a>\u00a0showcased the new 500T, with its 135-horsepower Turbo engine, upgraded suspension and brakes. Our favorite Fiat’s at the show were the\u00a01959 Fiat 500 Bianchina and the\u00a01960 Fiat 500D.<\/p>\n With\u00a0Bertone<\/a>\u00a0celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2012 the Concorso Italiano<\/a>\u00a0paid tribute with a lot\u00a0of the cars the famous\u00a0design firm penned. The\u00a02012 Bertone Nuccio concept car made an appearance as did the 1953 Dodge Z-250, 1953 Fiat Stangeullini Berlinetta, 1970 Lamborghini Miura <\/a>S,\u00a01959 Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale,<\/a>\u00a01968 Lamborghini Espada<\/a>\u00a0and many more.<\/p>\n Best of Show at the 2012 Concorso Italiano was awarded to the 1955 Ferrari 250 GT <\/a>owned by Ken and Dayle Roath.<\/p>\nHighlights from Concorso Italiano 2012 – Video<\/span><\/h3>\n