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1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne Takes ‘Best Of Show’ At 61st Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

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1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne 'Best Of Show' Winner

[/caption] Peter Mullin and his wife’s 1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne has snagged the ‘Best of Show’ award at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The Voisin beat out of a field of 227 vehicles during the 61st outing of the prestigious event. A mere 28 examples of the C-25 chassis were created between 1934 and 1937 and only 8 received the Aerodyne body. Its ‘fixed roof’ slides back over the trunk creating the sunroof opening and one of the earliest and sleekest ‘targa’ models we’ve ever known. It is powered by…

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Cadillac Debuts Ciel Concept At Pebble Beach

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Cadillac Ciel Concept

[/caption] Cadillac has unveiled their Ciel Concept here in Pebble Beach. French for ‘sky’, the Ciel is said to have been designed for ‘open-air grand-touring and inspired by the natural beauty of the California coast’. What better place for a debut than during Monterey Auto Week on the Peninsula? The Ciel is powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter direct injection V6 with a lithium-ion hybrid drivetrain.The interior feature Italian olive wood, aroma-therapy and a simplistic approach to the instrument panel. The Ciel is big, but is only 12 inches longer than the CTS sedan. How big will…

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Shelby SuperCars Tuatara Makes North American Debut At Pebble Beach

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Shelby SuperCars Tuatara at Pebble Beach

[/caption] Shelby SuperCars debuted their new Tuatara on the Concept Lawn at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. If you’re like us and have been taken aback by the vehicle’s design while browsing photos in the past, seeing this car in person gives a whole new perspective. This new hypercar appears well balanced, well-built and whose design fits in nicely with the hypercars of today – even the rear spoiler-wings are easily accepted when viewed in person. The company’s founder Jerod Shelby as well as the Tuatara’s designer Jason Castriota were both present…

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2011 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, Showcasing ‘The Art of Italian Motoring’

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Zagato Ferrari 250 GTZ LWB Tour de France

[/caption] Each year Father’s Day brings us the incredible Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance. This year’s event celebrated ‘The Art of Italian Motoring’ with FIAT as the honorary marque. While FIAT celebrates the classic 500 alongside its US launch of the new 500 interpretation, the added excuse to honor all Italian motors and designers comes with this year also marking the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification (as we’ve mentioned before with the Pagani and Lamborghini Tricolor models). Though literally every vehicle at this event is uniquely special and selectively invited each year,…

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2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Announces Featured Marques

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2010 Best of Show Winner - 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster

[/caption] Car aficionados, auctioneers, vintage racers and the world’s wealthiest from all walks of life flock to Monterey Peninsula each August for the can’t-miss weekend that surrounds the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. While the Jaguar E-Type and C-Type classics will be showcased at this year’s Monterey Motorsports Reunion, the featured marques of the 2011 Pebble Concours d’Elegance are Mercedes-Benz & 125 Years of the Automobile, the Stutz Centennial, Ferrari 250 GTOs, Edwardian Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts, and Italian Motorcycles. Considering only 36 Ferrari 250 GTOs were ever…

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3rd Annual Caruso Concours d’Elegance

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Excerpt: Each year, an intimate concours d’elegance is held ‘on the green’ at the Americana At Brand in Glendale, California. The field is small (only a dozen or so vehicles), but each model represents its make and rightful place in automotive history quite well. While last year’s event focused on 200+ mph supercars, this year’s 3rd annual Caruso Concours went back a number of decades to the famous marques of the 1920s and ’30s. Prime examples of Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, Delahaye, Packard, Cadillac, Lincoln, Franklin, Dupont and Lagonda were on display, many from the Peteresen Automotive Museum’s collection. Find your favorite in the gallery…

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1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Roadster Wins Best Of Show At Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance

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1937 Mercedes Benz 540K Roadster Wins Best Of Show At Palos Verdes Concours dElegance

1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Roadster

This past Sunday, Trump National Golf Club hosted the 18th Annual Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance. While last year’s show was all about the Italians, this year focused on the Germans with Mercedes-Benz as the featured marque. Collector and honorary judge Bruce Meyer was on hand to award Tony Vincent Zehenni Best of Show for his 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Roadster. Click here for the full results.
BestofShow 1 1937 Mercedes Benz 540K Roadster Wins Best Of Show At Palos Verdes Concours dElegance

1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Roadster

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Last Duesenberg Built Wins Fairfield County Domestic Grand Prix d’Honneur

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1940 Duesenberg SJ (The Final Duesenberg)

[/caption] This past weekend saw the 7th anniual Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance. Two top prizes are given out for the Grand Prix d’Honneur (Best in Show), one for top domestic vehicle and one for foreign. Taking the honor for domestic was the final Duesenberg ever built, the 1940 SJ. It is also one of only 36 cars ever originally supercharged from the factory. Gary Bahre of Alton, New Hampshire is the 3rd owner and has kept the car down at 10,000 original miles. Winner for foreign category was the stunning one-off 1931 Bugatti Type…

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