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Best in Class
Many car enthusiasts and automotive pundits consider the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to be the premier collector car event on Earth, since it brings together some of the finest vintage machinery from around the world to celebrate the automobile and its rich history. Featured classes in 2016 recognized the 50th anniversary of the Ford GT40 victory at Le Mans, the centennial of BMW, the Lamborghini Miura 50th anniversary and Chapron coachwork, along with familiar classes such as Antique, American Classic, Ferrari Grand Touring, Duesenberg and more. Car collectors from across the globe brought rare vehicles to the Monterey Peninsula to be judged by a prestigious panel of automotive experts. The following slides are a feast for the eyes: class winners from the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
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1911 Mercedes 70 HP Vanvooren Seven Passenger Touring
Class A-1: Antique Open
The Keller Collection at the Pyramids
Petaluma, California
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1915 Pierce-Arrow 48 Coupe
Class A-2: Antique Closed
Patrick D. & Kathryn A. Craig
Stockton, California
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1931 Stutz DV-32 LeBaron Convertible Victoria
Class C-1: American Classic Open
Best of Show Nominee
Elegance in Motion
Joseph & Margie Cassini III
West Orange, New Jersey
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1937 Cadillac Series 90 Fleetwood
Class C-2: American Classic Closed
Skip & Susan Tetz
Goshen, New York
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1938 Packard 1607 Twelve Convertible Coupe
Class D: Packard
Jack Boyd Smith Jr.
Elkhart, Indiana
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1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Chapron Cabriolet
Class E-1: Chapron Coachwork
Alec Ulmann Trophy
Frank & Milli Ricciardelli
Monmouth Beach, New Jersey
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1937 Delahaye 135 Chapron Coupe des Alpes
Class E-2: Chapron Delahayes
Jon Shirley & Kim Richter
Medina, Washington
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1937 Duesenberg SJ Bohman & Schwartz Convertible Coupe
Class G: Duesenberg
Harry Yeaggy
Cincinnati, Ohio
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1921 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Brunn & Company Phaeton
Class H-1: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Mark & Carolynne Corigliano
Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
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1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Gurney Nutting 3 Position Drophead
Class H-2: Rolls-Royce Phantoms
The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie
Hong Kong
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1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet
Class J-1: European Classic Early
Best of Show
Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible
Richard Mattei
Paradise Valley, Arizona
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1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff Coupe
Class J-2: European Classic Late
Rare Wheels Collection
Windermere, Florida
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1938 Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet
Class K-1: Delahaye Prewar
Best of Show Nominee
Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection/ Anne Brockinton Lee
Sparks, Nevada
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1948 Delahaye 135 M Faget-Varnet Cabriolet
Class K-2: Delahaye Postwar
Teresa & David Disiere
Southlake, Texas
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1902 Thomas Model 17 Detachable Rear Entry Tonneau
Class L-1: Prewar Preservation
FIVA Prewar Trophy
Kirk Bewley and Stewart Laidlaw
Sacramento, California
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1967 Shelby Cobra Convertible
Class L-2: Postwar Preservation
Evan Metropoulos
Beverly Hills, California
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1957 Ferrari 250 GT Scaglietti Spyder California Prototype
Class M-1: Ferrari Grand Touring
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bishop
Palm Beach, Florida
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1966 Ferrari 330 P4 Drogo Spyder
Class M-2: Ferrari Competition
Gran Turismo Trophy
Lawrence Stroll
New York, New York
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1937 BMW 328 Roadster
Class N-1: BMW Centennial Prewar
Lothar Schuettler
Darnestown, Maryland
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1958 BMW 507 Series II Convertible
Class N-2: BMW Centennial Postwar
Jim Patterson / The Patterson Collection
Louisville, Kentucky
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1963 Aston Martin DB5 Touring Convertible
Class 0-1: Postwar Touring
William H. & Cheryl K. Swanson
Boston, Massachusetts
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1959 Maserati Tipo 60/61 Allegretti Birdcage
Class 0-2: Postwar Sports Racing
The Phil Hill Cup
Andreas Mohringer
Salzburg, Austria
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1955 Fiat 8V Zagato Berlinetta
Class 0-3: Fiat Custom Coachwork
Jack & Kingsley Croul
Corona del Mar, California
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1969 American Motors AMX/3 Auto Costruzioni S.D. Coupe
Class R: Bizzarrini
Padma & Jurgen M. Wilms
Dusseldorf, Germany
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1969 Lamborghini Miura S Bertone Coupe
Class S: Lamborghini Miura 50th Anniverary
FIVA Postwar Trophy
The Meier Family
Woodland Hills, California
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1935 Rigling & Stevens Pirrung Special
Class V: Two-Man Indianapolis Race Cars 1930-1937
Tony Hulman Trophy
Gary & Karen Schroeder
Burbank, California
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1966 Ford GT40 P/1046 Mk II
Class W: Ford GT40 Victory at Le Mans 50th Anniversary
Robert Kauffman
Charlotte, North Carolina
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1925 BMW R37 Motorcycle
Class X: BMW Motorcycles
Robert & Vivienne Talbott
Carmel Valley, California
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