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59th Concours d’Elegance to include all-original 1957 Lancia Aurelia B24S 2500 Convertible America in World’s most Prestigious Automotive Event

SAN JOSE, CA - July 27, 2009: The 59th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has invited filmmaker and high-technology executive Gregory Berkin’s all-original 1957 Lancia Aurelia B24S Gran Turismo (GT) 2500 Convertible America to be included in judging for the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance event to be held on August 16th at the Pebble Beach Lodge.

This vintage Lancia, featured in the upcoming documentary film ‘The Pebble Beach Experience’ will be one of the prestigious few vehicles exhibited on the lawn during the annual event. “This is truly a distinguished honor,” said Silicon Valley filmmaker and director of ‘The Pebble Beach Experience’, Gregory Berkin, “to be among many of the finest and most-celebrated cars in the world at Pebble Beach this August.”

The rare Lancia roadster was originally purchased in 1957 by Gregory’s father, Alex Berkin, who was working as a Technical Representative for Emerson Electronics in support of the US Army in the late 50s and early 60s. Gregory’s mother, Mary Pat Richardson Berkin, was the only female Director of Entertainment for the US Army in France at the time. Alex and Mary Pat documented their lives with their Lancia on 16mm color film as they ventured all over Europe from 1957 to 1962. The Berkins then imported the Lancia to the US in 1962.

The upcoming film ‘The Pebble Beach Experience’ will showcase many of these original, rare, and never-before-seen 16mm vintage films creating a story that spans more than 50 years of car history.

Gregory Berkin participated in last August’s 4th annual Pebble Beach Motoring Classic, driving the Lancia over 1500 miles from Kirkland, Washington to Pebble Beach, California, with 40 fellow vintage Motoring Classic travelers. The 1500-mile journey spanned nine days and was documented for the feature film capturing the extreme scenic beauty of the states of Washington, Oregon and California.

The HD film photographed in vivid detail the Pebble Beach Motoring Classic as they visited many exotic locales including the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood and Mt. Saint Helens, the Bridge of the Gods, Bandon Dunes, Gold Beach, Napa Valley, Crescent City, San Francisco and several of the most renowned private car collections in the world.

During the 59th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this August 16th, the 1957 Lancia Aurelia will be shown for the second time in public since 1965. As a well-kept time capsule which was always garaged, the car will be judged in Class L-2, the Postwar Preservation Class for unrestored vintage vehicles.

For more information about the film visit www.pebblebeachexperience.com. If you would like to interview Gregory Berkin regarding the Lancia’s inclusion in this year’s Concours d’Elegance or ‘The Pebble Beach Experience’, please, contact Ron Harrison (rharr70210@aol.com 831.622.0606) for an appointment or further details.