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Mille Miglia North America

California plays host to Italy’s latest automotive export: classic car culture.

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As with almost anything these days with a modicum of tradition and history, what was once an event has become a brand. Such is the case with Italy’s storied Mille Miglia (say, MEE-lay MEE-lee-uh), a 1,000-mile loop around Italy that from 1927 to 1957 was a preeminent four-wheeled road race that helped make the names of drivers such as Tazio Nuvolari and Stirling Moss.