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Concours d’Elegance

Complying with stringent global safety laws – hence the side strakes, perhaps designed to stop small children being swallowed by the deep air ducts – the Testarossa was Ferrari’s first ‘world’ car, addressing the 512BB’s shortcomings and successfully turning Ferrari into a household name. Talking of names, it had a real one, not just a number, and while the legend of the celestial 50s and 60s Testa Rossa racers would never be equalled, the new ‘red head’ would forge its own, radically different path to iconic status.

Admittedly, not all our chosen machines were direct rivals to the 'redhead' in their day – but if you’re looking for a car with Eighties exuberance in abundance, they’re surely worth some consideration, at the very least…

Photo: Nicholas Mee & Co

A year ago, Monterey was the venue for the unveiling of the first in the series of Bugatti Legends and, on 15 August, it will also witness the grand finale, with the world premiere of the sixth and final car in the series.

Alfa Romeo Montreal

“In my early years, I opened a restaurant and then a dental products business. I soon realised that I should stick to what I know,” says Hexagon founder and Chairman, Paul Michaels.

California is a curious place. Where else would the local Aston Martin dealership commission a unique equestrian-themed DB9 for a nearby horse show? Inevitably it isn’t just any old event – the Menlo Charity Horse Show (MCHS) is reputedly “one of the finest equestrian events in the United States.”

Fiat Topolino 'Mare'

Rallying wasn’t on Enzo Ferrari’s radar, but it was for Giuliano Michelotto. From 1977, the young Paduan engineer had his heart set on turning the latest Ferrari 308 GTB into a terrain-trampling thoroughbred, pitching it against the dominant Lancia Stratos, several of which he had incidentally prepared himself.