Never say never: a Lancia won the Best in show at Pebble beach

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Never say never: a Lancia won the Best in show at Pebble beach

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After 80 years from the production and for the first time in 66 editions of the PB Concours, a Lancia Astura won the Best in show prize. The car (233-3277) a III series long chassis cabriolet speciale, was the main character in many period advertisings. In 1962 Battista Pininfarina took care of its restoration. Owned by Eric Clapton during the '70s, this Astura had been auctioned some years ago unsuccesfully. The present owner commissioned a refreshment recently. Despite the most aggressive competitor, an enormous Delahaye 135 Figoni & Falaschi spider, this classic Astura cabriolet won the prize. There is a twin car in existance, in a different color, showed some years ago at the Pininfarina museum of Cambiano, near Turin, and at the Mario Revelli's exhibition in 2006.
On the 110° anniversary, Lancia won 2 Best in show in two different concourses: who would have thought it!
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