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The Geneva Motor Show is one of the auto industry’s best-known rites of Spring. Every March, the motoring world converges on the lakeside Swiss metropolis to gawk at all the new models (vehicular and otherwise) on neutral ground. It’s absolutely one of the crown jewels of the international auto show calendar.

And because it’s such a prestigious show, the manufacturers tend to bring their best production and concept cars to the Geneva Palexpo. This means picking out the best of the best is a mighty daunting task, which is why we’ve decided to expand the field to 25. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s hop to it.

The thought of being able to cover long distances quickly, comfortably and in high style gives grand tourers immense appeal among car buffs. And few nations are better at building grand tourers than Italy. Whether it’s cruising up the autostrada to attend a business meeting in Milan, squiring your signora to a weekend getaway in Tuscany, or pretending you’re Nino Vaccarella as you bomb around the rural mountain roads of Sicily, being behind the wheel of an Italian gran turismo makes a memorable motoring experience unforgettable.

Here, then, are 10 GT’s hailing from the land shaped like a boot that we consider to be unforgettable.

For the past 3 years, the Art Center Car Classic has ranked near the top of our list of events to attend in Southern California. Held at the scenic Hillside Campus in Pasadena, CA, this event brings together stunning automobiles in a truly incredible location. Each year, alumni such as Chris Bangle, Ken Okuyama, and Henrik Fisker are invited to share some of their stories behind their most famous works. It was at last year's event that we heard Frank Stephenson describe how the inspiration for the Mini Cooper's exhaust pipe came from an "adult beverage" can added to the clay model minutes before it was presented to BMW's top brass.

Alumni of the Art Center have helped design cars such as the Ferrari Enzo, Porsche Boxter, and even the new VW Beetle. This year was no different, as Peter Brock, who penned such famous machines as the "split-window" '63 Corvette Stingray, was featured and honored at the event. Click past the break to read more from our coverage of this year's Art Center Car Classic.

On most days, Rodeo Drive is known for stores featuring famous designers such as Bijan, Zegna, and Ralph Lauren. But each Father's Day, Rodeo Drive becomes home to another breed of famous designers, such as Scaglietti, Pininfarina, and Zagato. This year's Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance celebrated "The Art of Italian Motoring".

Fiat was selected as the featured marque in celebration of the North American launch of the Fiat 500. As always, there were plenty of other marques, including some phenomenal Ferrari models such as Bruce Meyer's 1957 Testarossa seen in the photo above. Although this particular car isn't one of the more famous "pontoon fender" Testarossas, there is no doubt that it is a rolling piece of art.