© Mike Meredith, Automotive Content Experience
2017 Pebble Beach Concours: Motoring Classic
For many car collectors, the opportunity to show a car on the 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach Golf Links during the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is an automotive dream. After years of preparation, some owners choose to drive their beautiful cars the final miles to Pebble Beach in the annual Pebble Beach Motoring Classic. Beginning near Seattle, Washington, this ultimate vintage-car road trip covers 1,500 miles through the mountains and along the Pacific coast to arrive at Pebble Beach in time for the Concours d’Elegance. Many participants return each year, and for good reason. As Motoring Classic organizer Al McEwan quips, “it’s a bit of driving in between parties.” Here’s a look at this year’s departure on August 8th as the group gathered together before heading south, as well as their arrival at The Lodge at Pebble Beach on the 16th.
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1930 Packard 745 Sport Phaeton
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1963 Ferrari 250 GT/E Coupe/Pininfarina
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1956 Jaguar XK 140 Drop Head Coupe
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1931 Hispano Suiza J-12 Transformable/Saoutchik
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1963 Ferrari 250 GT/E Coupe/Pininfarina
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Preparing for the Motoring Classic
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1932 Delage D8S Tourer Mills & Bilotta
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1929 Bentley 4½ Tourer Harrison of London
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1970 Maserati Ghibli Spyder, Ghia
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1970 Maserati Ghibli Spyder, Ghia
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1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spyder Corsa Corto Ex: Scuderia Ferrari
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall/RRCCW
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1938 Bugatti Type 57C/Arravis
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1930 Mercedes Benz SSK
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1933 Rolls-Royce P-II Continental Tourer/Barker
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1970 Maserati Ghibli Spyder, Ghia
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1937 Packard 1508 Convertible Sedan
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1966 Aston Martin DB-6 Coupe
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1930 Packard 745 Sport Phaeton
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1931 Hispano Suiza J-12 Transformable/Saoutchik
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1929 Bentley 4½ Liter Tourer/Vanden Plas
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall/RRCCW
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1932 Delage D8S Tourer Mills & Bilotta
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1956 Jaguar XK 140 Drop Head Coupe
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1949 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta Touring
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Motoring Classic arrives at Pebble Beach
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Motoring Classic arrives at Pebble Beach
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1970 Maserati Ghibli Spyder, Ghia
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1956 Jaguar XK 140 Drop Head Coupe
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1966 Aston Martin DB-6 Coupe
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1966 Aston Martin DB-6 Coupe
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall/RRCCW
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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall/RRCCW
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1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spyder Corsa Corto Ex: Scuderia Ferrari
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1931 Hispano Suiza J-12 Transformable/Saoutchik
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