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more about #concorsodeleganza more comments → brandegee: Stunning car. Always liked the brown on this. The early 250 SWBs look best in a powder blue or ivory. There were earlier supercars, however. The Maser... more » Novaload: Brad Pitt is not worthy to polish McQueen's shoes. Why in the world would anyone watch that moron pretend to be The Man? You can see plenty of footage... more » akier: This might be my favorite car on the planet. That being said, I'm most impressed that his car collection never reached critical mass, causing some sor... more » Uncle Bo: Oh, one other thought: remember yesterday when many of us were questioning the "greatest automotive FAIL ever" post? Well, if you changed the title o... more » Uncle Bo: There is a good reason why I have a pic of this car as my monitor wallpaper. I think it may be the most beautiful car ever made, certainly the most b... more » bzr: And to answer yesterday's gushy romantic QOTD: yes, but only for this car. more » powermatic: But, how does it compare to a 'Mantide'? more » TheItalianJunkyard: "Lusso" is Italian for "Luxury", not "luxurious". And yes, it's the most beautiful road going Ferrari of its age, and probably even to date. more » Von Scotch - Friend of the Adrian Saenz Fanciers Association: Weren't all of McQueens cars brown, to be more inconspicuous whilst hooning around back roads? I know that he had a bron mini, and may just have dream... more » Cognitive Friction: I would only wear a tuxedo when driving this car. Frankly, I would be embarrassed to let the car see me in anything less. more » Graverobber: Years ago, at a car show, I came upon a lovely 308GTS. It was an unusual shade of metallic rootbeer- more brown than red, offset by a biscuit interior... more » tenbeers: You hear that kids? Brown! /marge more » Braff: Hey Pete... you are good at this here writin' stuff... great read more » Pessimippopotamus: Possibly the most beautiful Ferrari ever. Certainly most elegant. McQueen's is stunning. It's very similar to one I saw last year. Needless to say, ... more » Syrax: $2.3m? There's Nice Price one with another unusual color at Fantasy Junction for only $585k: more » -
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Steve McQueen’s $2.3M Ferrari 250 GT Lusso: What Can Brown Do For You?
So Brad Pitt is set to play Steve McQueen in a biopic? Here’s the car he’ll have to master: McQueen’s 1963 Lusso. Some say it’s the most beautiful Ferrari ever built. More » -
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The Proper Way to Pose With Your New BMW Z4
Liked our first drive of the new BMW Z4? Already rushing out to buy yours? Here’s a single sentence of advice for your new car. More » -
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Maserati Quattroporte Bellagio Fastback Touring: The Ultimate Station Wagon
The Ferrari 599 GTB seats only two, the 612 Scaglietti is big—but what if you have kids, dogs and elephant guns to carry? Enter the custom-built Quattroporte Bellagio, certainly not your daddy's station wagon. More » -
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The $2 Million Showdown: Bertone Mantide vs. Corvette ZR1
Stile Bertone's Mantide now has a price and production run size: $2,000,000 and ten. Let's see if it's worth the 20× premium over its donor car: the Corvette ZR1. More » -
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Our 35 Best Photos From The Concorso d’Eleganza
Powerboats, well-dressed people and lots of red cars: here's our 35 best photos from this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza. More » -
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Ghia Gilda Streamline X Coupé: Coolest Chrysler Ever Made
As the first day with Chrysler in bankruptcy dawns, let’s look at a mad car from an era when the automaker was set to conquer the very skies: the jet-powered Gilda coupé. More » -
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The Concorso d’Eleganza is Huge Fun (If You Don’t Take it Too Seriously)
Old guys in polo shirts nurturing vintage Ferraris? Industry people showing off concepts which will never get built? What's the point? Not much: but it's a great way to spend a weekend in Italy. More » -
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The 2009 Concorso d’Eleganza: Action! Suspense! Video!
Care for classic GT’s at full throttle? In between photographing the cars of the 2009 Concorso, we shot you some footage of various cars idling—or, in rare moments, at speed. More » -
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Four Bugatti Veyron Centenaires Add Splash Of Pseudo-Historical Color
What better way to celebrate a storied past of racing heritage than unveil a quartet of paint-and-chrome, never-gonna-see-a-track-day Bugatti Veyron Centenaires at the uber-snooty Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este? More » -
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This Is What The $1.75 Million Aston-Martin One-77 Sounds Like
Not only did Aston’s new car win amongst prototypes at the Concorso d’Eleganza, it also managed to outclass the entire field with the sheer awesomeness of sound it could make. More » -
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2009 Concorso d’Eleganza: A Prelude
We’re heading to Italy to report on this year’s Concorso: an event with the most beautiful automobiles on display, along with the essential paradox of the vintage car. More » -
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Google Street View Drives Along Lake Como on Wrong Day, Misses Concorso d'Eleganza
Now that Google Street View is trickling down the European highway system, it’s time to go on the prowl for fancy cars. More » -
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BMW M1 Homage Concept Revealed!
Remember the BMW M1 from the late 70's and early 80's? Sure, we all do — how could someone forget the only BMW mid-engined homologated racer? Well, for you fans of that MotorWorken hotness, we've got an exciting bit of news out of the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este, an Italian gathering hosting precious metal from all over the world. The Germans suprised everyone by bringing a piece of racing hotness hearkening back to those halcyon days of the late 70's — kind of a thirtieth anniversary present to lovers of the old M1. It's called the BMW M1 Homage concept, a modern-day interpretation of the mid-engined Bavarian exotic. So is this flame-surfaced M1 successor a future classic? Well, it's hard to say. More »
