Yesterday, the Monterey Car Week celebrated its grand finale at the 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach golf course with the 66th annual Concours d'Elegance. The culmination of that event is the announcement of the coveted 'Best of Show' award at the very end of the afternoon. This year, three cars were nominated and ultimately this fabulous Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet was called forward to receive the prized award. Finished in an understated black, the winning machine combined the very sophisticated 'third series' Astura underpinnings with a glorious Cabriolet body designed and built by Pinin Farina. It was one of six similar cars built for a Lancia dealer named Bocca. Among its later owners were legendary guitar player Eric Clapton and Pininfarina themselves, who showed the car in their museum for many years. The current owner spent the last six years restoring the car and the results are absolutely stunning, making the 'Bocca' Cabriolet a well deserved winner.
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1933 - 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina 'Bocca' Cabriolet - Images, Specifications and Information