The famed Monterey Classic Car Week really gets going in earnest with the annual running of the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance. Held annually since 1998 to showcase the elegance of the automobile in motion, the Tour underscores the early history of Pebble Beach.
The 2017 Pebble Beach Tour featured 155 varied but highly valued historic automobiles as the event celebrated its 20th anniversary. Last year saw the Tour revert to its original and longer route after local fires had significantly shortened it in 2016. Roaring to life on Thursday morning, these classics left Portola Road behind them and weaved their way around the Monterey Peninsula. The motorcade then traced portions of the historic 17-Mile Drive lined with Californian Pine and Cypress trees, before pausing for a gourmet lunch on Ocean Avenue in the charming town of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
In addition to Richard Michael Owen’s gallery, we also present the following pictures from the 2017 Pebble Beach Tour.
2017 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance – Picture Gallery (photos: Rolex)
1934 SS Cars SS1 Fixed Head Coupe at the finish of the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017
1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Limousine at Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017
Crowd gathers on Ocean Avenue during 2017 Pebble Beach tour d’Elegance
Cars crossing Bixby Bridge during 2017 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
Car crossing Bixby Bridge during Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017
In front 1952 Jaguar XK120 Barris Roadster, middle 1930 Packard 745 Deluxe Eight Sport Phaeton, 1953 Ferrari 166 MM Oblin Spyder driving north on Bixby Bridge during Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1903 Mercedes Simplex 40 HP Tonneau on Ocean Avenue during 2017 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1903 Mercedes Simplex 40 HP Tonneau on Bixby Bridge during 2017 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1949 Healey Silverstone Sports Car on Highway 1 during Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1907 Renault Al 35/45 Hp Vanderbilt Racer driving north on highway 1 across Bixby Bridge during Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1956 Maserati 300S Fantuzzi Race Car driving north up Big Sur coast Highway 1 during Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017
1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS LeBaron Cabriolet driving through woods to Tehama during 2017 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1952 Jaguar XK120 Barris Roadster en route to Tehama during 2017 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
Tehama crowd during 2017 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1947 Delahaye 135 M Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet en route to Tehama during Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017
1954 Jaguar XK120 Open Two Seater en route to Tehama during Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017
1932 Duesenberg J Judkins Victoria Coupe in front of the Lodge at Pebble Beach
1967 Ferrari 412 P Competizione at the start of the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1965 AC Cobra 427 Roadster at start of the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017
1969 Mercedes Benz SEL 6.8 driven by Jochen Mass at the start of the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017
Crowd at the start of the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Fleetwood Dropped Coupe at the start of Pebble Beach 2017 Tour d’Elegance
1958 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti Spider at the finish of the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
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