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Where else but under a sizzling Southern California summer sun would you find such a gaggle of exotic beauties?

With so many luscious curves on display, they glowed. Men gathered around gawking, touching, lusting.

Some of the high-maintenance lovelies even let their tops down. And then motors really got revving.

Oh, and the women were good looking, too.

There were 105 of the world's most exclusive automobiles, a multimillion-dollar collection of high-octane road art, crowded fender-to-fender around Chatsworth's Thursday morning.

There wasn't a Ford Taurus in sight. Or a Honda Civic. This was a day for gorgeous Italians only.

The Italian Stampede was to be a road rally from Chatsworth to Monterey. Ten uniformed off-duty motorcycle cops escorted Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, just to drop a few names. As well as a couple of Fiats slumming with the upper crust.

After arriving in Monterey, cars would be displayed at the Concorso Italiano, the largest gathering of Italian cars in North America. On Friday and Saturday there were tickets to the Russo & Steele auto auction.

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And what would the Italian Stampede be like without the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at the Mazda Raceway in Laguna Seca and the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance on Sunday.

Oh, and there will be parties, too.

On a weekend like this, who needs to worry about the price of gasoline?

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