[DeTomaso] Ghia to be featured at Pebble Beach

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

Hi guys,

>From a press release today:


PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (Nov. 23, 2009) – The Pebble Beach Concours d’
Elegance has announced the featured marques and special classes for its 60th 
anniversary on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Entry forms were mailed this weekend and 
are due January 6.
 The 2010 field at Pebble Beach will feature the marques Alfa Romeo, 
Pierce-Arrow and Jaguar, and showcase Italian designer Ghia, in addition to many 
other special classes.
 “Determining the list of classes is the first step in bringing the world’
s best automobiles to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance,” said Concours 
Chairman Sandra Button. “We always try to offer an exciting blend of 
antique, classic and postwar cars, elegant coachbuilt automobiles and historic 
racecars. And our 60th anniversary celebration promises to be spectacular.”
 First conducted in 1950, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is often 
said to be the world’s premier celebration of the automobile. Each year, a 
selection of the most beautiful and rare automobiles are invited to appear on 
the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links® in an event that has raised more 
than $13 million for charity during its 59-year existence.
 Featured marque Alfa Romeo, the Italian automaker best known for its 
stylish sports cars, will be celebrating its centennial in 2010. Founded in 
Milan, Alfa Romeo has always been known for building fast, dependable and 
technologically advanced cars. Special classes will illustrate the history of Alfa 
Romeo and highlight the elegant yet sporting coachwork on Alfa Romeo 8C 
road, race and sports cars of the 1930s.
 Another featured marque, the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company of Buffalo, 
New York, built the “Car of Presidents.” Six U.S. Presidents from 1909 to 
1936 – William H. Taft to Franklin D. Roosevelt – enjoyed the luxury and 
comfort of Pierce-Arrows. Classes at Pebble Beach will salute both earlier and 
later models.
 Carrozzeria Ghia SpA, established in 1915 in Turin, is one of the most 
famous Italian automobile design and coachbuilding firms. Ghia initially made 
lightweight aluminum-bodied cars, first achieving fame with the Alfa Romeo 6C 
1500 in the 1920s. More recently, Ghia has designed special bodies for 
Fiat, Ford and Chrysler and many other manufacturers. A special class of 
Ghia-designed vehicles will salute this design heritage.

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So, could this be the year that a Pantera graces the lawn at Pebble Beach 
for the first time?

Mike