The Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017 was held Thursday, August 17th, starting and ending at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, California. The 20th annual picturesque trip around the Monterey Peninsula was open to vehicles participating in the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 20th. This year saw over 175 historic automobiles take off from Pebble Beach for a tour of scenic driving routes.
Begun in 1998 to showcase the elegance of the automobile in motion, the Tour also underscores the early history of the place that is Pebble Beach. Decades before golf links were laid out along the edge of the Pacific Ocean, this area was known for its scenic drive, winding for miles through pine and cypress forest, dancing alongside dramatic cliffs and leading, ultimately, to a beautiful crescent-shaped bay.
Two separate starts grouped the cars together as they set off across the Portola Road start line, past the Pebble Beach Lodge and on to the famous 17-Mile Drive. After leaving 17-mile Drive, this year’s running of the Tour continued through the region’s valleys, hills, forests and dramatic cliff sides, touching on California Highway 1 in the direction of Big Sur until participants hit their turn-around destination at the Ripplewood Resort. Tour participants enjoyed a gourmet lunch in Carmel-by-the-Sea, plus a champagne celebration at the finish and commemorative gifts.
As mentioned, the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance presented by Rolex was open to all entrants in the 2017 edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It is important to note that the Tour and the Concours are directly linked. If two vehicles tie in class competition at the Concours, the car that successfully completed the Tour gets the nod.
Similar to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2017 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, with photographer Richard Michael Owen offering the following stunning pictures that show a selection of cars entered in the Concours.
Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2017 – Photo Gallery (photos: Richard Michael Owen)
1953 Ferrari 166 MM Oblin Spider 0300M
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
AMG Mercedes-Benz – Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance 2017
AMG Mercedes-Benz – Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance 2017
Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta Touring and Ferrari 212 Export Touring Barchetta
Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Touring 0026M finished first overall at the Mille Miglia in 1950
1958 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti 0764
1963 XR-6 Tex Smith Roadster
1915 Packard 2-38 Six Runabout
1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider 0728TR
1924 Voisin C 4S Sport Tourisme
1954 Jaguar XK120 SE Pinin Farina Coupe
1951 Ferrari 212 Export Touring Barchetta chassis 0102E
1958 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti 0764
1958 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti 0764
Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Touring 0026M
Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance 2017
1967 Ferrari 206 Dino Competizione Pininfarina Coupe
1967 Ferrari 206 Dino Competizione Pininfarina Coupe
1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Berlinetta \’ Tour de France\’
1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider 0728TR
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta
1959 Ferrari 250 TR59/60 Fantuzzi Spider 0774TR
Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Touring 0026M
1967 Ferrari 412P, chassis 0850, ex-Ecurie Francorchamps
1909 De Dion-Bouton BV Type de Course
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta
1959 Ferrari 250 TR59/60 Fantuzzi Spider 0774TR
1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Barker Tourer
1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet
1939 Lagonda V12 Drophead Coupe
Big Bentley finished the Pebble Beach Motoring Classic 2017
1953 Ferrari 166 MM Oblin Spider 0300M
1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider 0728TR
1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Commodore
1938 SS Cars SS100 Graber Coupe
1967 Ferrari 412P, chassis 0850, ex-Ecurie Francorchamps
1957 Ferrari 4.9 Superfast 0719SA
1968 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 Scaglietti NART Spider chassis 11057
Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta Touring
1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Zagato Coupe
1954 Ferrari 375 MM Special Coupe 0456AM
1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Berlinetta \’ Tour de France\’
1962 AC Cobra Shelby Roadster CSX 2005
1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Commodore
1930 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Cabriolet
1938 Lagonda V12 Rapide Drophead Coupe
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Binder Coupe
1947 Delahaye 135 M Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet
1952 Delahaye 235 Chapron Coupe
1939 Lagonda V12 Drophead Coupe
1934 Packard 1104 Super Eight Coupe Roadster
1939 Packard 1703 Super-8 Darrin Convertible Victoria
1959 Ferrari 250 TR59/60 Fantuzzi Spider 0774TR
1934 Packard 1107 Twelve Coupe Roadster
1910 Pierce-Arrow 48-SS Miniature Tonneau
1952 Porsche 356 Reutter Cabriolet – One of four Porsche 356 Cabriolets sold in the United States from a total of 294 produced by Porsche during 1952.
1927 Mercedes-Benz 630K
Thomas Harrington Drophead Coupe
1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer, Best of Show winner at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance
Monster Pre-War Mercedes-Benz – Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance 2017
1952 Jaguar XK120 Barris Roadster – Clark Gable bought this chassis 67623 in 1952 and decided to revise it to his own design. He sent it to George and Sam Barris, the original Hollywood \’Kings of Kustoms,\’ for a few tasteful modifications, blending the front fenders and headlights and smoothing the boot line by removing the recessed license plate holder. The car was then finished in Barris Gold Bronze Lacquer and a special Carson-type padded top was fitted in order to give Gable more headroom.
1969 Farago CF 428 Carrozzeria Coggiola Coupe – Built for John DeLorean while he was head of the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors and was intended to show GM what an Italian-designed Pontiac could look like.
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione \’SEFAC Hot Rod\’ – Chassis 2689GT is one of the most famous of the 20 alloy-bodied SWBs. It was driven to third overall and first in class at the 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans by Pierre Noblet and Jean Guichet.
1953 Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonic
1949 Healey Silverstone Sports Car and 1967 Ferrari 206 Dino Competizione Pininfarina Coupe
1951 Cisitalia 202 SC Vignale Cabriolet
1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Limousine – The second custom-bodied Isotta Fraschini bought new by Howe Willis, the prominent Chicago financier who owned a total of seven Isottas, headed the Isotta Fraschini Owner’s Association, and became one of the world’s leading authorities on the Isotta Fraschini marque.
1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Boano Coupe Speciale
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing – Jim Hall bought the car in 1958 and drove it from New Jersey to Carroll Shelby’s workshop in Texas, where he had the car painted in the candy apple red lacquer that it still wears today. He also re-did the interior in tan leather and installed an air conditioning system to tackle the Texas climate. In 1965, Hall placed his cherished Gullwing in storage where it remained until 2016.
1967 Ferrari 412P, chassis 0850, ex-Ecurie Francorchamps
Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance 2017
1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato Coupe
1957 Ferrari 4.9 Superfast 0719SA
Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Touring 0026M, 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider 0728TR
1958 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti 0764
1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider 0728TR and 1958 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti 0764
Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Touring 0026M finished first overall at the Mille Miglia in 1950
Isotta Fraschini on the Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance 2017
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Pininfarina Coupe Speciale; this unique car features a sliding sunroof, faired-in headlights, side vents, power windows and many other features seen on the 250 GT SWB Spider California and the 400 Super America Spider
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Pininfarina Coupe Speciale; this unique car features a sliding sunroof, faired-in headlights, side vents, power windows and many other features seen on the 250 GT SWB Spider California and the 400 Super America Spider
1930 Delage D8C Chapron Cabriolet
1932 Packard 904 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Sport Phaeton
1955 Ferrari 375 Plus
Pinin Farina Cabriolet Speciale
Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance 2017
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta
1935 Lagonda M45 Rapide Tourer and 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Boano Coupe Speciale
1967 Ferrari 412P, chassis 0850, ex-Ecurie Francorchamps
1951 Ferrari 212 Export Touring Barchetta chassis 0102E
1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato Coupe
Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta Touring
1958 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti 0764
1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider 0728TR, winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1958 at the hands of Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien
1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Commodore
1955 Kurtis 500SX
1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider 0728TR, winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1958 at the hands of Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien
1956 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Zagato, chassis 0515GT
1967 Ferrari 412 P Competizione, chassis 0850, ex-Ecurie Francorchamps
1934 SS Cars SS1 Fixed Head Coupe
1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Zagato Coupe
First shown at the 1954 Paris Auto Salon, this one-off 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Special Coupe 0456AM by Pinin Farina was built for Ingrid Bergman
1956 Maserati 300S Fantuzzi
1966 Ferrari 500 Superfast 2nd Series Pininfarina Fixed Head Coupe
1955 Ferrari 375 America Pinin Farina Coupe Speciale
1966 Bosley Mark II Interstate Coupe
1957 Ferrari 4.9 Superfast 0719SA
Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Touring 0026M finished first overall at the Mille Miglia in 1950
1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato Coupe
1938 SS Cars SS100 Graber Coupe
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You should have taken more pictures on the dark red oddity from the seventh picture, the Ferrari (?) with the pelican or swan badge. By the way, does anybody have an idea what model is that?
We’ve updated the gallery with captions. That car in question is a 1966 Bosley Mark II Interstate Coupe.
Are you sure the XK 120 on this 3rd page is the Gable/Barris car ? In other pages you describe it as an undamaged, original paint cars.
Excellent pictures Richard, makes me want to leave my usual spot on the Bixby Bridge to find new angles next year!
Not only is the photography outstanding, but the stories behind some of the cars add greatly to the gallery – thank you.
The restored Clark Gable 1952 Jaguar XK120 Barris roadster was indeed on the Tour, as was our original 1954 Jaguar XK120, two cars with similarly hued but different paint. The Barris car is gold-bronze lacquer, the ’54 is the original Dove Grey paint 63 years later faded to a tannish color.