The 65th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was held Sunday, August 16, 2015 at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. Staged on the scenic 17th and 18th fairways of the Pebble Beach Golf Links beside the Pacific Ocean, the grand finale of the Monterey Classic Car Week saw a bumper entry of 200 collector cars.
In perfect weather conditions, the cars entered for the Concours were viewed by a capacity crowd from the early hours of Sunday through until the presentation of the category awards culminating in the prestigious ‘Best of Show’ award in the late afternoon.
Among the iconic marques and models featured in 2015 were Shelby GT350 Mustangs, celebrating their 50th birthday; Lincoln Continental, now 75 years old; Pre-war British sports models; DuPont; Pope; Designs by Carrozzeria Touring; post-war Cunninghams and Mercury Custom. Ferrari Grand Touring and Competition cars also occupied a place of honor this year, with additional focus on Preservation Ferraris and Ferraris that Raced in the Pebble Beach Road Races in the 1950s.
With the high quality of the entrants, such a large number of rare classics presented a challenge to the many judges. This year, they chose a Isotta Fraschinio Tipo 8A manufactured in Milan in 1924. The owner, Jim Patterson of Louisville, Kentucky, acquired the car at Retromobile, Paris in early 2014. Since then the impressive car was subject to a comprehensive restoratio by the team at RM Auto Restoration, involving every nut and bolt and the result clearly convinced the judges.
Similar to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2015 edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. In addition to Senior Photographer Tim Scott’s gallery, we bring the following images that show the stunning selection of cars displayed at famed Pebble Beach Golf Links.
1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B MM Touring-style Spider Corsa
1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Spider
1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta 0008M won overall at the Mille Miglia and 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1949
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1955 Cunningham C-6R Roadster
1951 Cunningham C-1 Roadster
Ferraris in the Pebble Beach Road Races Class
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Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
Ferrari Competition Class – Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
Alone time with the 1953 Ferrari 166 MM/53 Vignale Spider 0342M
1952 Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale Berlinetta 0237 EU
1964 Ferrari 250 LM Scaglietti Berlinetta 6119 finished 6th overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965
1953 Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Berlinetta 0222AT left quite an impression
Little overheating issue with the 1953 Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Berlinetta 0222AT
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Alloy Boano Coupe 0529GT
1952 Ferrari 250 Sport Vignale Coupe 0156 ET won the Mille Miglia in the hands of Giovanni Bracco and Alfonso Rolfo
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Scaglietti Berlinetta 14271 was famously driven by Dan Gurney and Brock Yates in the inaugural Cannonball Run
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1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione 1451 GT, one of nine alloy-bodied Competition Spiders built, finished 5th overall at Le Mans
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1955 Ferrari 857S Scaglietti Spider 0588M
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Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
1955 Cunningham C-6R Roadster
The 50th anniversary of the Shelby Mustang GT350 was celebrated at the Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
1928 duPont Model E Woonsocket Convertible Sedan
1931 Duesenberg J Derham Tourster J444
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Touring Coupe
1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR that Stirling Moss drove to overall victory at the 1955 Mille Miglia
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe finished in Grey Silk over Turquoise leather
Putting the finishing touches on the Mercedes-Benz W196 R
1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe
1949 Aston Martin DB2 Prototype Coupe raced in the 1950 Targa Florio at the hands of factory driver Lance Macklin
1955 Porsche 550 RS Spyder 550-0031
1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato Coupe, the ultimate race version of the road going Giulietta production cars
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1956 Jaguar D-Type XKD528
1964 Ferrari 250 LM Scaglietti Berlinetta 5893 won the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours, the last Ferrari to take the crown
1953 Ferrari 340 MM Vignale Spider 0350AM
1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Spider 0228AT
1950 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta 0058M was Eugenio Castellotti\’s first race car
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR that Stirling Moss drove to overall victory at the 1955 Mille Miglia
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All smiles from Barry Meguiar in his 1904 Duryea Four-Wheel Phaeton
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Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
1955 Porsche 550 RS Spyder 550-0031 was raced in period with this adjustable wing, earning the nickname of \’first winged Porsche\’
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Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
1923 Mercer Series 6 Sporting
This Preservation Class 1956 Jaguar D-Type XKD524 could be the most original D-Type extant
Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
The 50th anniversary of the Shelby Mustang GT350 was celebrated at the Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
Calm Before The Storm – Early morning at the Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance 2015
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Wonderful photos! Thank you.
Beautiful !
All of these motor cars are “stunners”
I have a photo (taken with my Ansco 120 box camera) of #21 250 LM, taken at Elkhart Lake in 1966 on Augie Pabst’s open, one car, one axle trailer, with doing Augie doing the tie downs.
Good to see my old Ferrari 250LM again. #6119, the ex Filipinetti car.
I hope that the current owner is using it, and having as much fun with it as I did.
Don Nelson