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1927-1957 Classic Car Show

See amazing collection of 60+ classic race cars on Nob Hill | Sunday
By - posted 4/28/2013 No Comment

Over 60 historic racecars will be on display on Mason Street on Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 11am and 6pm at the 2013 California Mille –  the largest free car show of its kind in America.

The day-long free Mille preview in front of the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill invites fans to view the cars and meet drivers from a dozen American states as well as from Colombia, Britain, Canada and Japan.

During the festivities co-organizers David and Howard Swig will take a roaming microphone to the street to highlight and explain the unique, unusual and significant autos that range from a 1927 Rally ABC and 1928 Bugatti 35B to dozens of Alfa Romeos, Jaguars, Porsches and other vehicles of the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s.

23rd California Mille & Free Car Show
Sunday, April 28, 2013 | 11am to 6pm
Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason St., SF
FREE

The Mille salutes Italy’s most-famous open-road race, The Mille Miglia (thousand mile), that ran from 1927-1957. On Monday morning, the Mille cars will embark on a four-day, thousand-mile back roads drive celebrating the Italian race.

Cars of the 23 Annual California Mille and hometowns of entrants:

1927 Rally ABC – Burlingame, California
1928 Bugatti 35B – London, UK
1934 Lagonda M45 tourer – Malibu, California
1937 Jaguar SS-100 – Tokyo, Japan
1939 Jaguar SS-100 – San Francisco, California
1942 Alfa Romeo 6C2500 SS – Woodinville, Washington
1950 Jaguar XK120 – Tiburon, California
1952 Jaguar XK120 fhc – Wayzata, Minnesota
1952 Ferrari 212 Export – Pebble Beach, California
1952 Lancia Ardea – San Francisco, California
1952 Lancia Ardea – Ridgefield, Connecticut
1953 Siata 208s – San Francisco, California
1953 Nash-Healey SII roadster – Joliet, Illinois
1953 Ferrari 166MM Vignale Spider – Naperville, Illinois
1953 Nash-Healey dhc – Alamo, California
1954 Jaguar XK120 – Orinda, California
1954 Kurtis 500KKS1 – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1954 Jaguar XK120 dhc – Belvedere, California
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing – St. Helena, California
1955 Austin-Healey 100S – Belvedere, California
1955 Bristol 404 – Muir Beach, California
1955 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Prototype – Kearney, Nebraska
1955 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider “prototipo” – Ann Arbor, Michigan
1955 Lancia Aurelia B230S – San Rafael, California
1955 Alfa Romeo 1900CS – Woodside, California
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing – Westlake Village, California
1955 Austin-Healey 100M – Stamford, Connecticu
1956 Alfa Romeo 1900SSZ – Santa Monica, California
1956 Jaguar XK140 – Prescott, Arizona
1956 Jaguar XK140MC ots – Lafayette, California
1956 Ferrari 250GT Boano – Hinsdale, Illinois
1956 Lancia Aurelia B24S – Beverly Hills, California
1956 Jaguar XK14k0 SE/MC – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1956 Jaguar XK14k0 dhc – Hidden Hills, California
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing – Incline Village, Nevada
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL – Culver City,
1957 Lancia Aurelia B24S – San Francisco, California
1957 AC Ace Bristol – San Francisco, California
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL – Vista, California
1957 AC Ace Bristol – Kingsburg, California
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce – Bogota, Colombia
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint – Hallandale Beach, Florida
1957 Porsche 356GT – Newport Beach, California
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider – Westlake Village, California
1957 Porsche Speedster – Long Beach, California
1957 Ferrari Series 1 Cabriolet – Chicago, Illinois
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce – Los Angeles, California
1957 Corvette – Carmel Valley, California
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce – Berkeley, California
1957 Porsche Speedster – Beverly Hills, California
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta lt. Wt. Sprint Veloce – Armonk, New York
1957 Alfa Romeo 1900CSS – La Quinta, California
1957 AC Aceca Bristol – Portland, Oregon
1957 AC Aceca Bristol – Torrance, California
1957 Jaguar XK150 dhc – Malibu, California
1957 Jaguar XK150 fhc – Westlake Village, California