An Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Cabriolet emerged victorious at the 65th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, scooping Best in Show honors. The winning car has an extremely long 145-inch Italian 1924 Tipo 8A chassis, which was acquired in the early 1930s by Swiss Carrosserie Worblaufen to be used as the basis for a new sport cabriolet. The finished car was displayed at the 1932 Geneva Auto Show and won the Grand-Prix d’Honneur at Cannes in 1933. The car then passed through the hands of just three owners prior to being acquired by current owner Jim Patterson of Louisville, Kentucky.
The triumph was the second for Patterson at Pebble, as his 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster was named Best of Show in 2010. “I won here in 2010 with an all-white car, and now I’ve won with an all-black car. I don’t know if I’ve run out of colors or what,” he joked.
Ferraris were featured this year, and many answered the call, along with classic era duPonts, antique Popes, British prewar sports cars and postwar Cunninghams. Special classes celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Shelby GT350 and the 75th anniversary of the Lincoln Continental. Customized Mercurys were also displayed for the first time.
The competition drew 219 cars from 16 countries and 29 states to the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links, and raised more than $1.8 million to help fund 100 local charities. A complete list of class winners follows.
Best of Show
1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Ramseier & Worblaufen Cabriolet
Jim Patterson/The Patterson Collection, Louisville, Kentucky
Most Elegant Awards
J.B. & Dorothy Nethercutt Most Elegant Closed Car
1932 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental
Don Williams, Danville, California
Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible
1937 Delahaye 145 Franay Cabriolet
Sam & Emily Mann, Englewood, New Jersey
Most Elegant Open Car
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Kellner Torpedo Phaeton
Doug Magee Jr., Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car
1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta
Jon Shirley, Medina, Washington
Special Awards
Alec Ulmann Trophy
1929 Hispano-Suiza H6B Hibbard & Darrin Cabriolet de VIlle
H. Hulsbergen, Freienbach, Switzerland
Ansel Adams Award
1923 Mercer Series 6 Sporting
Kirk M. Pumphrey, San Jose, California
Art Center College of Design Award
1955 Maserati A6G 2000 Zagato Coupé
Jack Croul, Corona Del Mar, California
Briggs Cunningham Trophy
1953 Cunningham C-5R Roadster
The Revs Institute for Automotive Research, Inc., Naples, Florida
Chairman’s Trophy
1926 Renault 45MC Manessius Cabriolet de Ville
George F. Wingard, Eugene, Oregon
Charles A. Chayne Trophy
1902 Panhard et Levassor Type B1 Saloon
Merle & Peter Mullin, Oxnard, California
Classic Car Club of America Trophy
1931 duPont Model H Merrimac Sport Phaeton
Richard Riegel, Bedford Hills, New York
Dean Batchelor Trophy
1951 Mercury 1CM Bob Hirohata Custom Coupe
Jim and Sue McNiel, Orange, California
Elegance in Motion Trophy
1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Touring Spider
The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California
Enzo Ferrari Trophy
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta Competizione
Big Fork Holdings, LLC., Menlo Park, California
FIVA Prewar Trophy
1921 Stutz K Bearcat
Wayne Carini, Portland, Connecticut
FIVA Postwar Trophy
1956 Jaguar D-type Roadster
Roger Hoffmann, Point Reyes Station, California
French Cup
1939 Bugatti Type 57C Vanvooren Cabriolet
Margie & Robert E. Petersen Collection, Los Angeles, California
Gran Turismo Trophy
1952 Cunningham C-4R Competition Roadster
The Simeone Automotive Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Trophy
1933 Lincoln KB Dietrich Five Passenger Convertible Sedan
John P. Shibles, Sea Grit, New Jersey
Lorin Tryon Trophy
General William Lyon, Newport Beach, California
Lucius Beebe Trophy
1952 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Hooper Sedanca de Ville
Ion Tiriac, Monaco
Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Award
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Roadster
Miyabi Collection, Honolulu, Hawaii
Mille Miglia Pre-War Trophy
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Touring Coupé
David B. Smith, Medina, Washington
Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy
1931 Invicta LS Carbodies Coupé
Richard & Susanne Stephens, Woodside, California
The Phil Hill Cup
1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Spyder
Les Wexner, New Albany, Ohio
The Revs Program at Stanford Award
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Kellner Torpedo Phaeton
Doug Magee Jr., Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Road & Track Trophy
1965 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350
John Atzbach, Redmond, Washington
The Tony Hulman Trophy
1948 Talbot-Lago T26C Grand Prix Racer
Denis Bigioni, Pickering, Ontario
The Vitesse – Elegance Trophy
1946 Delahaye 135 MS Pourtout Coupé Aérodynamique
Neal & Susan Ryan, Smithtown, New York
CLASS WINNERS
Class A-1: Antique
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Kellner Torpedo Phaeton
Doug Magee Jr., Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Class A-2: Pope
1912 Pope-Hartford 27 Pony Tonneau
Kirk and Ross Bewley, Sacramento, California
Class B: Vintage
1920 Stutz Series H Bearcat
Stanley & Merle Bauer, Beverly Hills, California
Class C-1: American Classic Open
1931 Chrysler CG Imperial LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton
Aaron & Valerie Weiss, San Marino, California
Class C-2: American Classic Open Packard
1934 Packard 1107 Twelve Convertible Victoria
Laura & Jack B. Smith Jr., Elkhart, Indiana
Class C-3: American Classic Closed
1930 Stutz MB Weymann Monte Carlo
Joseph Cassini III & Margie Cassini, West Orange, New Jersey
Class D: duPont
1931 duPont Model H Merrimac Sport Phaeton
Richard Riegel, Bedford Hills, New York
Class G: Duesenberg
1934 Duesenberg J Walker-LaGrande Convertible Coupe
Harry Yeaggy, Cincinnati, Ohio
Class H-1: Rolls-Royce Prewar
1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Brewster Special Permanent Newmarket
Orin & Stephanie Smith, Vero Beach, Florida
Class H-2: Rolls-Royce and Bentley Postwar
1952 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Hooper Sedanca de Ville
Ion Tiriac, Monaco
Class I: Mercedes-Benz
1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Tourer
The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California
Class J-1: European Classic Early
1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Ramseier & Worblaufern Cabriolet
Jim Patterson/The Patterson Collection, Louisville, Kentucky
Class J-2: European Classic Late
1937 Delahaye 145 Franay Cabriolet
Sam & Emily Mann, Englewood, New Jersey
Class K-1: British Prewar Sports Cars Early
1927 Bentley 3 Litre Vanden Plas Sports Tourer
Anonymous Private Collection
Class K-2: British Prewar Sports Cars Late
1937 Jaguar SS 100 Roadster
Jaime & Cecilia Muldoon, Guadalajara, Mexico
Class L-1: Prewar Preservation
1906 Pierce Great Arrow 40-45 7 Passenger Touring
Leonard-Steven Schuster, New York, New York
Class L-2: Postwar Preservation
1956 Jaguar D-Type Roadster
Roger Hoffmann, Point Reyes Station, California
Class M-1: Ferrari Grand Touring
1957 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet Series I
Peter S. Kalikow, New York, New York
Class M-2: Ferrari Competition
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta Competizione
Big Fork Holdings, LLC., Menlo Park, California
Class M-3: Ferraris in the Pebble Beach Road Races
1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spyder Series I
Thomas R. Peck, Irvine, California
Class M-4: Ferrari Preservation
1964 Ferrari 250 GTL Scaglietti Berlinetta Lusso
Anonymous Private Collection
Class N: Designs by Carrozzeria Touring
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Touring Coupé
David B. Smith, Medina, Washington
Class O-1: Postwar Early
1953 Abarth 1100 Sport Ghia Coupé
Grant Kinzel, Calgary Alberta, Canada
Class O-2: Postwar Late
1954 Fiat 8V Supersonic Ghia Coupe
Marc Behaegel, Ghent, Belgium
Class O-3: Postwar Racing
1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
Kazuo Maruyama, Tokyo, Japan
Class P: Postwar Cunninghams
1951 Cunningham C-2 Roadster
- G. Mittler, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Class R: Mercury Customs
1951 Mercury 1CM Bob Hirohata Custom Coupe
Jim & Sue McNiel, Orange, California
Class S: Shelby GT350 50th Anniversary
1965 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350
John Atzbach, Redmond, Washington
