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VINTAGE: Pebble Beach Concours Recap
More than 200 beautiful and mostly unique cars competed at the celebrated event; check out two photo galleries with a total of 380 shots.
The 1935 Duesenberg J Gurney Nutting Speedster was one of the finalists for Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. (Photo: Ultimate Car Page)
Every third Sunday in August, the Pebble Beach Lodge opens its meticulously prepared 18th fairway to more than 200 of the world's finest classic cars and motorcycles. The annual Concours d'Elegance is the traditional climax of a complete week of shows, races and auctions held on the Monterey Peninsula.
In addition to the familiar classes, the 62nd edition featured special classes for the cars of the Maharajas, coachwork by Saoutchik, Mercer, Fiat and the 50th anniversary of the Shelby Cobra.
The passing of Sergio Pininfarina was also commemorated with a special appearance of the very first Ferrari bodied by the legendary coachbuilder. This 212 Inter Cabriolet was restored by Pininfarina during the 1980s following direct instructions from the late Sergio Pininfarina.
Prominent collector of very early Grand Prix cars, George Wingard received the Lorin Tryon Trophy for his contributions to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Our photographers were at Pebble Beach from the creak of dawn to see the first cars enter the field until the last entrants left again 12 hours later. The result is this spectacular 310-shot gallery. It is complemented by a 70-shot gallery of the Tour d'Elegance, which includes many of the entrants in action.
Tour d'Elegance
Traditionally headed by Sir Stirling and Lady Susie Moss in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, the Tour d'Elegance is one of our favorite events of the week. All the entrants of the Concours d'Elegance are invited to take part, and although participating is not mandatory, successfully completing the Tour will give entrants an edge in case of a tie during the Concours.
This year the route was unchanged and led the entrants from the Pebble Beach Lodge over 17-Mile Drive to the Tehema estate and subsequently down Highway 1 to the turn around point at Big Sur. Another set fixture is the lunch-break on Ocean Avenue in Carmel before returning to Pebble Beach in the afternoon.
The traditional fog burned off sooner than normal, offering participants a clearer view on Highway 1, which ranks as one of the most beautiful roads in the United States. This also allowed us to capture the cars with beautiful backdrops as can be seen in our 70-shot gallery of the Tour d'Elegance.
The cars of the Maharajas
Indian royals, or Maharajas, ordered some of the most extravagant cars of the 1920s and 1930s. These were not only used for state affairs but also for other activities, such as hunting and racing.
Rolls-Royce was the manufacturer of choice for the Maharajas with body styles ranging from luxurious limousines to more spartan roadsters built for hunting. Accordingly, the special class for the Maharaja cars was split in two with one dedicated to Rolls-Royces.
Literally one of the stars in the Rolls-Royce class was the Phantom II clothed by Thrupp & Maberly, which is better known as the Star of India. Like many of the Maharajas' vehicles, it had left India during the 1960s but at a recent auction was bought back by the grandson of the original owner as a 75th birthday present for his father.
Making the most waves, no pun intended, of all the Maharaja cars was Evert Louwman's Brooke Swan Car. It features a unique swan shaped body, sculpted entirely from wood. The Maharaja of Nadjab also commissioned a smaller sized 'cygnet' for use on his estate. This remains as the first ever car built in India.
Coachwork by Saoutchik
Born as Iakov Saoutchik in Minsk, Jacques Saoutchik left his homeland for Paris in 1898. Although he was just 18 years old, he was already a skilled cabinet maker. Soon after arriving in the City of Light, he switched his focus to clothing cars and established his own coach-building company.
Compared with his rivals, Saoutchik's designs often stood out for extravagance and flamboyance. After World War II, he pushed the envelope even further. Like so many of the company's rivals, Saoutchik suffered from dwindling sales and eventually ceased trading in 1955.
This year's dedicated class beautifully illustrated the evolution of Jacques Saoutchik's designs. His earliest creations present were two of the seven Torpedos built on the powerful Mercedes-Benz 680 S chassis. Dating from his most extravagant period were a purple Cadillac and a Delahaye 175 complete with 14-karat gold interior trim. Saoutchik also developed a parallel opening door system, which used pantograph linkages.
This was used by both the striking Hispano Suiza 'Xenia' built for Andre Dubonnet and the slightly more understated Delage D8-120 S used by President Charles de Gaulle after the War.
In addition to the familiar classes, the 62nd edition featured special classes for the cars of the Maharajas, coachwork by Saoutchik, Mercer, Fiat and the 50th anniversary of the Shelby Cobra.
The passing of Sergio Pininfarina was also commemorated with a special appearance of the very first Ferrari bodied by the legendary coachbuilder. This 212 Inter Cabriolet was restored by Pininfarina during the 1980s following direct instructions from the late Sergio Pininfarina.
Prominent collector of very early Grand Prix cars, George Wingard received the Lorin Tryon Trophy for his contributions to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Our photographers were at Pebble Beach from the creak of dawn to see the first cars enter the field until the last entrants left again 12 hours later. The result is this spectacular 310-shot gallery. It is complemented by a 70-shot gallery of the Tour d'Elegance, which includes many of the entrants in action.
Tour d'Elegance
Traditionally headed by Sir Stirling and Lady Susie Moss in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, the Tour d'Elegance is one of our favorite events of the week. All the entrants of the Concours d'Elegance are invited to take part, and although participating is not mandatory, successfully completing the Tour will give entrants an edge in case of a tie during the Concours.
This year the route was unchanged and led the entrants from the Pebble Beach Lodge over 17-Mile Drive to the Tehema estate and subsequently down Highway 1 to the turn around point at Big Sur. Another set fixture is the lunch-break on Ocean Avenue in Carmel before returning to Pebble Beach in the afternoon.
The traditional fog burned off sooner than normal, offering participants a clearer view on Highway 1, which ranks as one of the most beautiful roads in the United States. This also allowed us to capture the cars with beautiful backdrops as can be seen in our 70-shot gallery of the Tour d'Elegance.
The cars of the Maharajas
Indian royals, or Maharajas, ordered some of the most extravagant cars of the 1920s and 1930s. These were not only used for state affairs but also for other activities, such as hunting and racing.
Rolls-Royce was the manufacturer of choice for the Maharajas with body styles ranging from luxurious limousines to more spartan roadsters built for hunting. Accordingly, the special class for the Maharaja cars was split in two with one dedicated to Rolls-Royces.
Literally one of the stars in the Rolls-Royce class was the Phantom II clothed by Thrupp & Maberly, which is better known as the Star of India. Like many of the Maharajas' vehicles, it had left India during the 1960s but at a recent auction was bought back by the grandson of the original owner as a 75th birthday present for his father.
Making the most waves, no pun intended, of all the Maharaja cars was Evert Louwman's Brooke Swan Car. It features a unique swan shaped body, sculpted entirely from wood. The Maharaja of Nadjab also commissioned a smaller sized 'cygnet' for use on his estate. This remains as the first ever car built in India.
Coachwork by Saoutchik
Born as Iakov Saoutchik in Minsk, Jacques Saoutchik left his homeland for Paris in 1898. Although he was just 18 years old, he was already a skilled cabinet maker. Soon after arriving in the City of Light, he switched his focus to clothing cars and established his own coach-building company.
Compared with his rivals, Saoutchik's designs often stood out for extravagance and flamboyance. After World War II, he pushed the envelope even further. Like so many of the company's rivals, Saoutchik suffered from dwindling sales and eventually ceased trading in 1955.
This year's dedicated class beautifully illustrated the evolution of Jacques Saoutchik's designs. His earliest creations present were two of the seven Torpedos built on the powerful Mercedes-Benz 680 S chassis. Dating from his most extravagant period were a purple Cadillac and a Delahaye 175 complete with 14-karat gold interior trim. Saoutchik also developed a parallel opening door system, which used pantograph linkages.
This was used by both the striking Hispano Suiza 'Xenia' built for Andre Dubonnet and the slightly more understated Delage D8-120 S used by President Charles de Gaulle after the War.
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