The legendary Italian scooter, the Vespa, celebrated its 60th birthday on Thursday with a big party and unveiling of three new models, reports ANSA

An exclusive custom-made version of the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, commissioned from Pininfarina by collector Peter Kalikow, was one of the star exhibits at the 2006 Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Ferrari 612 Kappa (III)

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Ferrari 612 Kappa (II)

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Ferrari 612 Kappa (I)

Capping off a remarkable a year filled with high-profile bike releases and rising sales, Ehlert’s Publishing awarded Ducati North America CEO Michael Lock as their Powersports Business Executive of the Year

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Bertone Suagnà

The Lamborghini challenge on the Targa Tasmania crumbled today as one Gallardo was withdrawn after an engine fire and the other slid down the leaderboard after being forced to contest the last stage of the day in 5th gear

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Review (IV)

In what is sure to be the blockbuster hit of the summer of 2006, the Lamborghini Gallardo makes a dazzling on-screen appearance in the highly anticipated Mission: Impossible III by Paramount Pictures

One of the first sportscars to attract attention of visitors to this year’s Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza was the new Bizzarinni Ghepardo, a car which was first unveiled in its preliminary specification last year

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Bizzarrini Ghepardo

Autodelta will be present at Auto Italia Spring Italian Car Day at Brooklands on Saturday with their appearance headlined by the public debut of a new model, and another world first: the Autodelta 156 JTS Super

Built by Fiat Auto’s engineering arm Elasis, Centro Stile Alfa Romeo and the Espera design school and now finished to a higher quality by Arese-based Carrozzeria Granturismo the Alfa Diva 'moving laboratory' was one of the big stars at Villa d'Este

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Alfa Diva (II)

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Alfa Diva (I)

The James Bond production company has chosen New Holland, the global construction equipment manufacturer member of the Fiat Group, to supply a total of 11 machines to support the making of the latest blockbuster

Detectives are trying to work out why a gun belonging to a Sheriff's Department deputy was found at the mansion of Stefan Eriksson who is accused of crashing a Ferrari Enzo in February, reports the LA Times

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Review (III)

A careful opening day spent partly getting used to their new Lamborghini Gallardo saw defending champions Jason White and navigator John White finish the first day of the 2006 Targa Tasmania in a strong third overall place

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Review (II)

There will be a rare opportunity at this year’s Classic Winton, Australia’s premier historic racing event, to see the Maserati 250F driven by Sir Stirling Moss to an historic victory in the 1956 Australian Grand Prix in action

One of the biggest highlights of the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza was the world premiere of the Ferrari 575 GTZ, a car specifically built for “gentleman drivers” along the lines of the historic 250 GTZ from 1956

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Ferrari 575GTZ (II)

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Ferrari 575GTZ (I)