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Creative partnerships reap the best rewards for our community.

Concours du Soleil is a partnership between the Albuquerque Community Foundation, the Cinco Amigos,

(five gentlemen who originated the event), passionate automobile owners and generous businesses and individuals who

recognize the importance of giving back to their community. 100% of the proceeds from this weekend's events will benefit our community, Now and Forever.

Enjoy the ride.

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Welcome to Concours du Soleil 2010

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 6th annual Concours du Soleil.

Automobile enthusiasts of all kinds gather in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico each year for what has become known as "The Hottest Car Show in the Southwest".

Whether you join us as an enthusiast, an owner displaying a car or as an expert in the field, we hope to exceed your expectations.

Since 2004 when Concours du Soleil was formalized into a fundraising event, over $300,000 has been raised for nonprofit organizations serving the greater Albuquerque area. Each year a portion of the proceeds are added to the Cinco Amigos permanent fund at the Community Foundation which will benefit the community in perpetuity, while the remaining funds are granted to local nonprofits to meet current community needs.

This year, proceeds will be granted to Adelante Development Center, the Children's Cancer Fund, UNM Foundation for scholarships and the Community Foundation's competitive grant program.

Thank you for supporting this magnificent event.

Warm regards, The Cinco Amigos

Thank you!

Successful fund raising events like Concours du Soleil require the efforts of many. We would like to recognize the following for their generous time and/or financial support:

Kelli Cooper, Cathy Cavanaugh and the staff of the Albuquerque Community Foundation

Mrs. Nancy Roehl U.S. New Mexico Federal

Credit Union Mercedes Benz of Albuquerque Beauchamp Jewelers Starline Printing Coe Properties Maestas & Ward Roehl Law Firm Yearout Mechanical Quanz Advanced Auto Care Frank's Supply Sun Vista General Contracting Melloy Jaguar Lotus Clear Channel Outdoor Kenny and Rebekah Barela

Albuquerque the Magazine Albuquerque Journal Ultimat Vodka Maker's Mark Bourbon 100.3 the Peak Monte's Chief Ray Schultz and Sergeant

Peter E. Hackett, APD Mary Jo Griffin, ABQ Uptown Chris Goblet, Downtown

Action Team Jim Guthrie and David Swope,

Sandia Motor Speedway Unser Racing Museum The Village of Los Ranchos Gerald Chavez Corey Cooper Kevin Cooper Brendan Cavanaugh 2011 UNM LOBO MotorSports

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2010 Concours du Soleil Grant Recipients

Adelante Development Center Established in 1978 at a time when ideas such as independence, rights, choice and respect for the disabled were emerging. Embracing those concepts, Adelante offers day programs, residential support, therapy services, employment and a variety of individualized services for over 800 people with mental and physical disabilities.

Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico From the moment a child in New Mexico is diagnosed with cancer, Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico (CCCFNM) is there to help. Proceeds from the Concours du Soleil program ensures CCFNM's continued ability to help meet the day-to-day emotional, financial, and educational needs of living with and fighting cancer.

UNM Foundation for Scholarships One of UNM Foundation's scholarship programs is awarded through the UNM Law School to the student winner of the "mock trial" competition. An endowed scholarship fund, one student is selected each year. In addition to being an exemplary student, the recipient often performs legal services for UNM.

The Cinco Amigos Fund A donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation, the five gentlemen who founded Concours chose a Now & Forever fund so that proceeds from the event could benefit the community now and forever. A portion of proceeds are added to this fund which will award grants forever, the remaining portion is granted out immediately to address current community needs.

The Community Foundation Competitive Grant Program Remaining proceeds are granted to nonprofit programs providing broad support in six fields-of-interest: Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Education, Environmental & Historic Preservation, Health and Human Services.

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PAST WINNERS

Best of Show Winners 2007

1929 Duesenberg SJ Murphy Convertible Coupe (with disappearing top) 2008

1932 Dietrich Packard Convertible Sedan 2009

1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Spezial Roadster

People's Choice Winners 2007

2005 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster 2008

1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe 2009

2003 Lamborghini Murcielago

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2010 FEATURED AUTOMOBILES

1940 Darrin Packard Victoria convertible

By 1935, due to the Great Depression, Packard Motorcars was almost bankrupt. The company realized that its expensive cars were not selling while at the same time Henry Ford and Walter Chrysler were "coining money" making cheap cars. So Packard decided to stop focusing on the affluent and instead started building inexpensive vehicles, the 110 and 120 models. The expensive V-12's made from that point on were mostly from left-over parts, accessories and engines. By 1940 the components to make Packard V-12's were exhausted and these expensive cars were no longer produced. There was now a vacuum in what had been Packard's top end. Into this vacuum appeared Howard "Dutch" Darrin. Dutch Darrin was an entrepreneur. Born in New Jersey, he went to Paris as a young man and became involved in custom-built bodies on

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exclusive French automobiles. Eventually he formed his own company which evolved into Fernandez and Darrin. Unfortunately by 1935, due to the Nazi menace, many of the Jewish businessmen and professionals who were his customers had left Paris. In 1938, he moved to the U.S. settling in southern California so that he could play polo year-round.

Darrin established a new custom coach-building company in Los Angeles. He had known Daryl Zanuck from his days in Paris. Zanuck, the Hollywood producer of "Gone with the Wind" and other classic movies, introduced Darrin to his friends, many of whom were wellknown actors and actresses. Darrin sold his first U.S. custom, a Ford, to the actor Dick Powell. He then switched to Packards, having made a deal to buy several from a Texas dealer.

Darrin, a sort of forerunner of what Carroll Shelby did with his Cobras, would take a stock Packard and heavily modify the body and sometimes the engine, making a rakish, sporty car from a staid design. His designs had classic lines and the Hollywood set loved having a custom automobile that no one else had. His second car and the first Packard, was sold to the actress Carole Lombard, who gave it to her husband Clark Gable for his birthday.

Darrin wanted to sell more of his cars. So in the fall of 1940 he parked one of his Victoria convertibles at the entrance to the annual meeting Packard was holding with its dealers. The dealers wanted a car like this and pressured the Packard officials into making a deal with Darrin for the production of these cars.

This particular car is built on a Packard Super Eight chassis, the most desirable. It has a special dash taken from a 1938 Packard limousine. Its engine has twin carburetors with a high compression head. It is 160 horsepower and can easily go over 100 mph. It has a 127" wheelbase which makes for a comfortable ride, even at speed.

This car exemplifies a late 1930's Parisian design plus Packard's then newest Super Eight chassis (so advanced that Packard used it until 1954). This made for a beautiful, innovative and fast combination

This particular car was purchased by its current owner in 2002, 28 years after he missed buying it the first time.

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2010 FEATURED AUTOMOBILES

1990 Ferrari F40

Enzo Ferrari, founder of the Italian car manufacturer bearing his name, had built race cars in the 1950's and 1960's that could also be legally driven on the street. For several years leading up to 1985, Mr. Ferrari had wanted to create another race car that could be legally driven on the street and on the track without the necessity of hauling it there on a trailer. Following two years of development, testing and design, a prototype of the new Ferrari was presented to the public in 1987 and was named the F40 in honor of Ferrari's (F) 40th (40) anniversary. Production of the F40 in 1988 and 1989, its first two years, was limited to Europe. During these years, prices of Ferraris started on a stratospheric climb, when prices were doubling and redoubling every few months. By 1989, it was reported that a German buyer had paid $2 million for an F40 with a dealer list price of $418,000.

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Ferrari had initially decided to limit production of the F40 to a two-year run of approximately 350 cars but demand for the car was so great, particularly in the U.S., that Ferrari sought and obtained DOTcertification by 1990. You could now buy an F40 in the United States. Prices of Ferraris continued to climb following Enzo Ferrari's death in 1989. As the first F40 arrived in the U.S., dealers realized that bidders would be plentiful. The Ferrari dealer in Monterey, California made a deal to have the second Ferrari ever exported to the U.S. shipped to him in Monterey so that it could be auctioned the day before the Pebble Beach Concours D' Elegance. The bidding ended with Jerry J. Moore of Houston, then the No.1 car collector in the world with 832 cars, including 44 Duesenbergs. Mr. Moore traded six new Ferrari Testarossas and paid $500,000 for this car on August 18, 1990. Known as the "Pebble Beach F40" due to the circumstances surrounding its purchase, this particular F40 has 2500 miles along with the only option available, air conditioning. F40's were available only in this red exterior color with red nomex racing fabric on the seats. They were primarily made of carbon fiber, have 478 horsepower and weigh about 2400 pounds. With a 3-liter, 8-cylinder engine with twin turbos, they'll go 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds and have a top-end speed of 208 mph. They have no spare tire and instead furnish a can of tire inflator along with a set of tools. Ferrari made 1315 F40's and 202 for the U.S. market. These cars have become highly-collectible.

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Italian

IT#1 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet Series 1

One of only 40 ever built. This car was the showcar at the Geneva Salon in 1958. Only one with this type of rear bumper.

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IT#4 1982 Ferrari Mondial-8 358RR

Carobu Engineering/FORZA magazine project car with upgraded brakes, suspension, 18" wheels, sport exhaust and 300 HP/3.5 liter engine. Designed as a complete Razzo Rosso package to bring the Mondial up to modern-day performance standards.

IT#2 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Shortnose

Designed by Pinin Farina the 275 GTB was Ferrari's first production car with four wheel independent suspension and a 5-speed transaxle for improved weight distribution. This 3.3L V12 engine produces 280 HP.

IT#3 1974 DeTomaso Pantera

This Pantera has a Ford 351 Cleveland 5.4L v8 engine. The owner added custom hand-made fiber glass aerodynamics.

IT#5 1983 Ferrari 308 GTSI Quattrovalvole

The Pininfarina-styled 308 GTB was introduced at the Paris Motor Show in 1975 as a supplement to the Bertone-shaped Dino 308 GT4 and a replacement for the Dino 246. The V8 engine produces 255 HP (European versions) American versions were down to 240 HP due to emissions control devices. This body style was made famous with the Magnum PI television series.

IT#6 1990 Ferrari F40

See page 10 for full article on this Featured Car.

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IT#7 1992 Ferrari 512TR

The 1992 512TR was introduced in 1992 as a replacement for the Testarossa. HP was increased by 30 (to 421 bhp) with the same 3932cc engine in the Testarosssa. 0-60 in 4.8 seconds. Top speed: 196 mph.

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IT#10 1999 Ferrari 360 Modena

F1 is the identification and the model design indicating gear change via paddle shifters on the steering wheel just like the design found in a Formula One (F1) car.

IT#8 1997 Ferrari F355 Spyder

The 355 moved performance to a new level with a 3.5-liter V8 featuring titanium rods, five-valve cylinder heads, and a 180-degree crankshaft producing 380HP. 0?60 in 4.9 seconds. Top speed: 183 mph.

IT#11 1999 Ferrari 360 Modena F1

The 360 replaced the Ferrari F355 and due to the popularity of this car, Ferrari produced 8800 of them. The 3.6l V8 engine produces 400HP. 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. Top speed: 186 mph.

IT#9 1999 Ferrari 355 Fiorano Spyder

This particular car has factory installed Tubi exhaust and Fiorano suspension package. 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds and 1/4 mi: 12.7 seconds. Top speed: 185mph.

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IT#12 1999 Lamborghini Diablo Roadster

The Diablo was introduced in 1990 as a replacement to the Countach model and produced until 2001. It has a V12, 5.7L engine producing 500 HP. 0-60 in 3.9 seconds. Top speed: 209 mph.

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