{"id":368550,"date":"2009-07-24T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2009-07-24T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=8142"},"modified":"2024-01-19T17:07:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T17:07:30","slug":"italiancarfest-returns-to-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/italiancarfest-returns-to-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"ItalianCarFest Returns to Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/italiancarfest.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-798278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/italiancarfest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/italiancarfest.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/italiancarfest-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/italiancarfest-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/italiancarfest-293x197.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>Beautiful cars will once again grace North Texas when the Italian Car Club of the Southwest hosts its ItalianCarFest Invitational 2009 on September 12, 2009, in Grapevine, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>After a short hiatus, the show will be held at historic Nash Farm and feature 85 cars and 15 two-wheeled masterpieces by Italian manufacturers.\u00a0Entry forms are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.italiancarfest.org\/\">www.ItalianCarFest.org<\/a>. General admission and parking at ItalianCarFest 2009 will be free.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Passion for Italian cars burns strong in the Southwest, especially here in North Texas,&#8221; said ItalianCarFest chairman, Bob Dezzany. &#8220;We&#8217;re excited to return to Grapevine and look forward to a great show. ItalianCarFest is one of the largest events of its kind in the region and attracts some of the most fantastic vintage and contemporary vehicles from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, DeTomaso, Alfa, FIAT and others. The cars on display will be simply amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Awards at the event will include Best of Show, Best of Class honors and a Mayor&#8217;s Choice Award to be presented by Mayor William D. 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