Festival Italiano IV: A Masterclass In Showing Off Italian Machinery

Even the most basic of Italian cars still have their own charms in some way or another – and sports cars and supercars even more so. That was exactly the idea of Cars & Caffe’s Festival Italiano IV this past weekend, where they managed to gather some of the most interesting, iconic, and valuable cars ever to come out of the country.

The show comes as the fourth installment of Cars & Caffe‘s Festival Italiano, which began back in 2017 as a product of founder and president Tony Boniello’s passion for all things Italian cars. This year’s show exceeded his expectations both in terms of quality and quantity, and he hopes to see more like it in years to come.

With over 120 vehicles in attendance, everything from Fiats to Ferraris were represented, and the whole thing was set up as a what Boniello called a “Mini Concours” event complete with proper judging and awards.

The show was also commemorating the Lamborghini Diablo‘s 30th anniversary, so there were certainly a few to be found. The star of the show was a 1-of-20 1998 Diablo SV Monterey Edition, which was complemented by a 1993 Diablo, a 2000 Diablo VT Roadster, and a 2001 Diablo 6.0.

Some other Lamborghini highlights included two Miuras, three Countach, two Isleros, and a Jarama along with several cars from the company’s more recent offerings (Gallardo, Aventador, Huracan, etc.).

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Likely the brand with the most cars in attendance, there was an ample showing of Ferraris from all throughout the automaker’s history. Some standout cars included a 275 GTB, a 512 BBi, a 365 GTB Daytona, and so many Testarossas parked next to each other you’d think they were as common as Camrys. On the more modern end there were two F12tdfs and even an SF90 Stradale among the slew of 360s, F430s, 458s, 488s, and F8s.

But perhaps the most quirky “Ferrari” of all had to be the child-size 250 GT California Spyder, which came with a fully functioning engine, transmission, and gauges, leather seats and a wooden steering wheel, and even what appeared to be turn signals and a horn. Given the craftsmanship, it’s as if it was built to the standards of a full-sized car, only at 1/4 scale.

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On to more attainable, but still impressive, cars, there were a few Lancias, including a Fulvia, Fulvia Zagato, and two Delta Integrales. In terms of Fiats, there was a batch of 500s, a healthy amount of 124 spiders, and even an original Multipla. From Alfa Romeo, there were a handful of spiders, an Alfetta, a GT Junior, a 1750 Berlina, and a custom Ford Zipper Lakes Modified powered by an Alfa V6. A nice little addition to the bunch was the Piaggio Ape 50 that was serving both as a refreshment cart, and an entrant in the show.

As for the awards, best in show as well as best Lamborghini was given to the blue Miura S. Best Ferrari went to the 1966 275 GTB, best Alfa Romeo went to the 1968 GT Junior, best Fiat went to the black 1965 500D, and best Lancia went to yellow Delta Integrale Evo 2.

The cars in these photos were by no means everything that was present, only some of the highlights, which is truly a testament to the show’s quality. Overall, the hard work put in to coordinating Festival Italiano IV undoubtedly paid off, as it was an incredible show to witness with a great setting and tons of rare and characterful cars to take in.