And also honoured: the "Best of Show" title was secured by the aforementioned Maserati V4 Sport Zagato from 1932, presented by Lawrence Auriana. The jury was particularly impressed by the car's history:
Only two examples of the Maserati V4 Sport Zagato were built – this one
here is the second, which was purchased by a wealthy doctor from Rome. In 1934, the vehicle was given a new roadster body by Zagato
with a unique two-colour green paintwork. It later came into the
Dutchman Erik Verkade, who dismantled the vehicle shortly after the German invasion
German invasion and hid the V16 engine in his bedroom for five years.
in his bedroom for five years. In the late 1940s, the car moved to a collector in the United
to a collector in the United Kingdom, where it remained until the 1990s
years, before it was acquired by the current owner and extensively restored
and has now returned to its hometown.
Other class victories went to a Lamborghini P400 Miura from 1968, a Ferrari Testarossa Spider from 1986 and a Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spider "prototipo" from 1959, among others.
