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THIRD ANNUAL GREYSTONE MANSION CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE RETURNS TO BEVERLY HILLS MAY 6, 2012

One-Day Event Features More than 125 Classic and Exotic Vehicles, Lecture Programming, High-End Marketplace and Fine Food & Drink

(Beverly Hills, CA – March 2012) The City of Beverly Hills third annual

Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance returns to the historic former Doheny Family Estate on May 6, 2012. The show will feature more than 125 vintage, rare and unique automobiles and is fast becoming one of the most prestigious concours events in the United States.

Internationally renowned and respected for their precision and expertise, FIVA’s endorsement of the 2012 Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance speaks volumes of the quality and excellence of the vehicles that will be on display.

Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance will feature 12 automobile categories including Ferrari, Porsche, Rolls Royce / Bentley, Pre & Post-War American, European & British.

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Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance will also feature lecture programming. Four lectures will take place beginning at 11:00 a.m. and continue one per hour at 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Speakers include Donald Osborne, Contributing Editor of Sports Car Market Magazine who will speak about the "Top 10 Reasons Not to Buy in the Current Market, & 10 Why You Must"; Carl Bomstead, Sr. Auction Analyst of Sports Car Market Magazine who will speak on the art of Automobilia, and Margaret Leslie Davis, author of Dark Side of Fortune, who will speak about the history of Greystone Mansion and the infamous Doheny family murder.

An awards presentation will take place at 3:00 p.m. and honor select vehicles. Hosted by KABC7 TV Automotive Specialist Dave Kunz, the ceremony will award prizes for Best in Show d’ Elegance and Best of Show de Sport, FIVA Most Well Preserved Vehicle, Spirit of Greystone, Tiffany & Co. Elegance Award, Mayor’s Choice, People’s Choice, Meguiar’s Outstanding Paint, Best of Class Awards, an award presented by BRM Watches, among other honors to be announced. Jesse Alexander, legendary motorsport photojournalist, will be judging and presenting an award in his honor for the Outstanding Sports Car in the concours field.