The 66th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance hosted 228 cars from 16 countries and 30 states to the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links, and concluded with first-time entrant Richard Mattei claiming Best of Show honors for his 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet.
“I was just happy to be an entrant at Pebble Beach,” noted the surprised Mattei, “and now to get an award, and not just one, but three!”
His Lancia, which was once owned by guitarist Eric Clapton, won its class before competing for Best of Show, and was also named the Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible. Mattei purchased the Lancia in 2009 and spent the past six years restoring it.
The other final nominees for Best of Show honors included a 1938 Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet owned by the Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection and shown by Anne Brockinton Lee of Sparks, Nevada; and a 1931 Stutz DV-32 LeBaron Convertible Victoria owned by Joseph and Margie Cassini III of West Orange, New Jersey.
This year’s Pebble Beach Concours, which also celebrated the 50th anniversary of Ford’s initial victory at Le Mans, the centennial of BMW and the cars of Giotto Bizzarrini, raised more than $1.75 million for charity. Through the Pebble Beach Company Foundation, the primary charitable partner of the Concours, these funds benefit more than 80 local charities.
The 67th Pebble Beach Concours will take place on Sunday, August 20, 2017, featuring Isotta Fraschini, Lincoln Centennial, and American Dream Cars of the 1960s. The 68th Pebble Beach Concours will be held on Sunday, August 26, 2018, and will include a special class for Significant Cars of India.
All the class and special award winners are listed below. For more information on the Pebble Beach Concours visit www.pebblebeachconcours.net.
BEST OF SHOW
1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet – Richard Mattei, Paradise Valley, Arizona
MOST ELEGANT AWARDS
J.B. and Dorothy Nethercutt Most Elegant Closed Car
1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale Bertone Prototipo – Corrado Lopresto, Milan, Italy
Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible
1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet – Richard Mattei, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Most Elegant Open Car
1932 Auburn 12-160A Speedster – Ted Reimel, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Spyder – William E. “Chip” Connor, Hong Kong
SPECIAL AWARDS
Alec Ulmann Trophy
1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Chapron Cabriolet – Frank and Milli Ricciardelli, Monmouth Beach, New Jersey
Ansel Adams Award
1913 ALCO Model Six Berline Limousine – Crawford Auto Aviation Museum, Cleveland, Ohio
ArtCenter College of Design Award
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Touring Berlinetta – Imtiaz Mohammad Shaikh and Kenneth Sterne, Fletcher, North Carolina
Briggs Cunningham Trophy
1961 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type Roadster – Gregor Fisken, London, England
Chairman’s Trophy
1922 Hispano-Suiza H6B Chapron Splendid Landaulet – Ing. Alexander Schaufler, Vienna, Austria
Charles A. Chayne Trophy
1931 Harry Miller Special – Dana and Patti Mecum, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Classic Car Club of America Trophy
1938 Packard 1605 Super Eight Bohman & Schwartz Convertible Sedan – The Marano Collection, Westfield, New Jersey
Elegance in Motion Trophy
1931 Stutz DV-32 LeBaron Convertible Victoria – Joseph and Margie Cassini III, West Orange, New Jersey
Enzo Ferrari Trophy
1956 Ferrari 290 MM Scaglietti Spyder – Les Wexner, New Albany, Ohio
FIVA Postwar Trophy
1969 Lamborghini Miura S Bertone Coupé – The Meier Family, Woodland Hills, California
FIVA Prewar Trophy
1902 Thomas Model 17 Detachable Rear Entry Tonneau – Kirk Bewley and Stewart Laidlaw, Sacramento, California
The French Cup
1939 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet – Frédéric Leroux, Hem, France
Gran Turismo Trophy
1966 Ferrari 330 P4 Drogo Spyder – Lawrence Stroll, New York, New York
Lincoln Trophy
1935 Lincoln K LeBaron Convertible Roadster – Stephen Brauer, St. Louis, Missouri
Lorin Tryon Trophy
John Clinard
Lucius Beebe Trophy
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Brewster Convertible Sedan – Zongmin Huang & Xiaoling Sun, Chengdu, China
Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Award
1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet – Evergreen Historic Automobiles, Lebanon, Missouri
Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy
1934 Bentley 3½ Litre Park Ward Drophead Coupé – Mr. and Mrs. H. Robet, France
The Phil Hill Cup
1959 Maserati Tipo 60/61 Allegretti Birdcage – Andreas Mohringer, Salzburg, Austria
Revs Program at Stanford Award
1901 Panhard et Levassor Type B1 Race Car – Rob Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina
Tony Hulman Trophy
1935 Rigling & Stevens Pirrung Special – Gary and Karen Schroeder, Burbank, California
The Vitesse ~ Elegance Trophy
1933/35 Lancia Astura Aerodinamico Castagna Coupé – Ton and Maya Meijer, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
CLASS WINNERS
Class A-1: Antique Open
1911 Mercedes 70 HP Vanvooren Seven Passenger Touring, The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California
Class A-2: Antique Closed
1915 Pierce-Arrow 48 Coupe, Patrick D. and Kathryn A. Craig, Stockton, California
Class C-1: American Classic Open
1931 Stutz DV-32 LeBaron Convertible Victoria, Joseph and Margie Cassini III, West Orange, New Jersey
Class C-2: American Classic Closed
1937 Cadillac Series 90 Fleetwood Seven Passenger Imperial Cabriolet, Skip and Susan Tetz, Goshen, New York
Class D: Packard
1938 Packard 1607 Twelve Convertible Coupe, Jack Boyd Smith Jr., Elkhart, Indiana
Class E-1: Chapron Coachwork
1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Chapron Cabriolet, Frank and Milli Ricciardelli, Monmouth Beach, New Jersey
Class E-2: Chapron Delahayes
1937 Delahaye 135 Chapron Coupé des Alpes, Jon Shirley and Kim Richter, Medina, Washington
Class G: Duesenberg
1937 Duesenberg SJ Bohman & Schwartz Convertible Coupe, Harry Yeaggy, Cincinnati, Ohio
Class H-1: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
1921 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Brunn & Company Phaeton, Mark & Carolynne Corigliano, Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
Class H-2: Rolls-Royce Phantoms
1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Gurney Nutting 3 Position Drophead, The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong
Class J-1: European Classic Early
1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet, Richard Mattei, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Class J-2: European Classic Late
1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff Coupé, Rare Wheels Collection, Windermere, Florida
Class K-1: Delahaye Prewar
1938 Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet, Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection/Anne Brockinton Lee, Sparks, Nevada
Class K-2: Delahaye Postwar
1948 Delahaye 135 M Faget-Varnet Cabriolet, Teresa and David Disiere, Southlake, Texas
Class L-1: Prewar Preservation
1902 Thomas Model 17 Detachable Rear Entry Tonneau, Kirk Bewley and Stewart Laidlaw, Sacramento, California
Class L-2: Postwar Preservation
1967 Shelby Cobra Convertible, Evan Metropoulos, Beverly Hills, California
Class M-1: Ferrari Grand Touring
1957 Ferrari 250 GT Scaglietti Spyder California Prototype, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bishop, Palm Beach, Florida
Class M-2: Ferrari Competition
1966 Ferrari 330 P4 Drogo Spyder, Lawrence Stroll, New York, New York
Class N-1: BMW Centennial Prewar
1937 BMW 328 Roadster, Lothar Schuettler, Darnestown, Maryland
Class N-2: BMW Centennial Postwar
1958 BMW 507 Series II Convertible, Jim Patterson / The Patterson Collection, Louisville, Kentucky
Class O-1: Postwar Touring
1963 Aston Martin DB5 Touring Convertible, William H. & Cheryl K. Swanson, Boston, Massachusetts
Class O-2: Postwar Sports Racing
1959 Maserati Tipo 60/61 Allegretti Birdcage, Andreas Mohringer, Salzburg, Austria
Class O-3: Fiat Custom Coachwork
1955 Fiat 8V Zagato Berlinetta, Jack and Kingsley Croul, Corona del Mar, California
Class R: Bizzarrini
1969 American Motors AMX/3 Auto Costruzioni S.D. Coupe, Padma & Jürgen M. Wilms, Düsseldorf, Germany
Class S: Lamborghini Miura 50th Anniversary
1969 Lamborghini Miura S Bertone Coupé, The Meier Family, Woodland Hills, California
Class V: Two-Man Indianapolis Race Cars 1930–1937
1935 Rigling & Stevens Pirrung Special, Gary and Karen Schroeder, Burbank, California
Class W: Ford GT40 Victory at Le Mans 50th Anniversary
1966 Ford GT40 Mk II P/1046, Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina
Class X: BMW Motorcycles
1925 BMW R37 Motorcycle, Robert and Vivienne Talbott, Carmel Valley, California
