Pebble Beach Concours d`Elegance
First held in 1950, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is widely regarded as the premier event for classic car enthusiasts. Each year, the event draws the automotive elite to one of the most scenic spots on earth to see the world’s most prized collector cars. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is held annually in Monterey, California and is considered by car enthusiasts everywhere to be one of the most exciting events on the car-world calendar. The first Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was held in 1950 and the event has been going strong ever since then. It is the finale of Monterey Car Week held in August every year. Two things we love about the Pebble Beach event is that they honor a featured manufacturer or coachbuilder and the proceeds of the entire event have supported the United Way of Monterey County and the Pebble Beach Company Foundation .
Since 1950, Pebble Beach has been host to the finest exhibition of show cars in the world
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Pebble Beach Concours Best of Show Winners
The first Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was held in conjunction with the first Pebble Beach Road Race where Phil Hill won the Road Race driving a Jaguar XK120. Best of Show that year went to a 1950 Edwards R-26 Special Sport Roadster. The event is open to both prewar and postwar collector cars in which they are judged for authenticity, function, history, and style. Classes are commonly arranged by type, marque (manufacturer), coachbuilder, country of origin, or time period. Judges select first-, second-, and third-place finishers for each class in the event. Of the various awards given at the car show, the most significant is Best of Show. Winning a class blue ribbon is an honor that takes both an amazing car, and equally serious determination and money by owners. It is not unusual for owners to invest several million dollars to get a “100-point” car. That’s why Pebble Beach Concours traditionally attracts the most serious collectors in the business. Thousands of spectators converge on the 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach golf course each year to see the parade of prestigious, invitation-only competition vie for one of the most coveted awards in the car business – the Best of Show. The most awarded manufacturers aren’t surprising, with Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Duesenberg, Mercedes-Benz and Packard having won many times over the years. Here’s the list of Best of Show winners.
1950: 1950 R-26 Special Sport Roadster
1951: 1951 Mark VII Saloon
1952: 1952 XK120 Fixed Head Coupe
1953: 1953 100 Roadster
1954: 1952 XK120 Fixed Head Coupe
1955: 1931 41 LeBaron Town Car Cabriolet
1956: 1930 Type 37 Grand Prix
1957: 1937 Phantom III Mulliner Sedanca de Ville
1958: 1930 Model G Merrimac Town Car
1959: 1939 Type 57C Gangloff Atalante Coupe
1960: None None
1961: 1930 740 Custom Eight Roadster
1962: 1913 Silver Ghost Tourer
1963: 1931 41 Custom LeBaron Club Sedan
1964: 1932 Type 50 Coupe Profile
1965: 1927 4½ Litre Vanden Plas Tourer
1966: 1931 Type 41 Royale Binder Coupe de Ville
1967: 1937 Phantom III Mulliner Sports Saloon
1968: 1964 Mistral Coupe
1969: 1934 J Murphy Style Dual Cowl Phaeton
1970: 1931 Double-Six 50 Royal Limousine
1971: 1927 S Three Door Tourer
1972: 1922 H6B Labourdette Skiff Torpedo
1973: 1939 540K Cabriolet Coupe
1974: 1929 Phantom I Brewster Regent
1975: 1934 1101 Eight Convertible Victoria
1976: 1937 Type 57Sc Atalante Coupe
1977: 1927 343 Eight Murphy Town Car Cabriolet
1978: 1929 J LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton
1979: 1931 CG Imperial LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton
1980: 1933 SJ Rollston Arlington Torpedo Sedan
1981: 1929 J Murphy Convertible Coupe
1982: 1935 500K Special Roadster
1983: 1930 Tipo 8A SS Castagna Special Sports Tourer
1984: 1929 Series V-9 All Weather Cabriolet
1985: 1939 Type 57 Saoutchik Cabriolet
1986: 1936 500K Special Roadster
1987: 1928 Type AF Ostruk Berline Transformable
1988: 1937 8C 2900B Touring Spider
1989: 1922 H6B Labourdette Skiff
1990: 1938 Type 57SC Atlantic
1991: 1932 CH Imperial LeBaron Speedster
1992: 1929 Phantom II Brewster Town Car
1993: 1930 SSK “Count Trossi” Roadster
1994: 1933 J Rollston Torpedo Convertible Victoria
1995: 1931 Tipo 8B Viggo Jensen Cabriolet d’Orsay
1996: 1938 D8-120 de Villars Speedster
1997: 1937 T150C Figoni & Falaschi Coupe
1998: 1938 Type 57SC Corsica Roadster
1999: 1932 Double Six Martin Walter Sport Saloon
2000: 1937 135 M Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet
2001: 1930 SS Erdmann & Rossi Roadster
2002: 1934 C 15 ETS Saliot Roadster
2003: 1936 Type 57SC Atlantic
2004: 1938 853A Erdmann & Rossi Sport Cabriolet
2005: 1937 D8-120 S Pourtout Aero Coupe
2006: 1931 Double Six 50 Corsica Drophead Coupe
2007: 1935 SJ Speedster
2008: 1938 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta
2009: 1937 853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sports Cabriolet
2010: 1933 D8 S deVillars Roadster
2011: 1934 C-25 Aerodyne
2012: 1928 680S Saoutchik Torpedo
2013: 1934 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria
2014: 1954 375 MM Scaglietti Coupe
2015: 1924 Tipo 8A Cabriolet
2016: 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet
2017: 1929 Mercedes-Benz 680S Barker Tourer
2018: 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta
2019: 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Gurney Nutting Sports
2020: Not Held
2021: 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier
2022: 1932 Duesenberg Model J Figoni Sports
2023: 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster
Pebble Beach Concours Posters
Pebble Beach Concourse d’Elegance has a history of gorgeous posters promoting the event. From the start in 1950, posters were created to promote the Pebble Beach Concours, and over time, these posters have moved from promotional sheets to cherished mementos to treasured works of art. Created by several prominent artists, these posters not only document the history of the Pebble Beach Concours, they dramatically depict the importance of the automobile in our society and in our lives. Here are some of our favorite Pebble Beach Concours Posters:
