The Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2018 was held Thursday, August 23rd, starting and ending at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, California. The 21st annual picturesque trip around the Monterey Peninsula was open to vehicles participating in the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 26th. 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, the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2018 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 2018 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, 2016 and 2017, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2018 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 2018 – Photo Gallery (photos: Richard Michael Owen)
Getting ready for the Pebble Beach Tour
1954 OSCA MT4 1500 Morelli Spider
1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Holmes-Style London to Edinburgh Tourer
1967 Ferrari 206 S Dino Drogo Spyder
1931 Cadillac 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster
1956 OSCA MT4 TN Morelli Spider
1952 Ferrari 342 America Vignale Cabriolet
1935 Delage D8-85 Henri Chapron-Clabot Cabriolet
1953 OSCA MT4 Spider
1960 OSCA 750 S Morelli Sports Racer
1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Pinin Farina Cabriolet
1964 Ferrari 250 GT Scaglietti Berlinetta Lusso
1946 Fiat 1100 C Frua Barchetta
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Spyder
1923 Steyr Type VI Targa Florio Rennwagen
1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Barker Tourer Race Car
1955 Maserati A6GCS Frua Spyder
1948 OSCA MT4 Siluro
1955 Maserati A6GCS Frua Spyder
1956 Ferrari 410 Sport Scaglietti Spyder
1956 OSCA MT4 TN Morelli Spider
1956 Ferrari 410 Sport Scaglietti Spyder
1948 OSCA MT4 Siluro
1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype
1951 OSCA MT4 Spider
1948 OSCA MT4 Siluro and 1952 OSCA MT4 MM Spider
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Spyder
1956 Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spyder, chassis 0600MD TR is the first Testa Rossa
1953 Siata 300BC Bertone Barchetta
Big Bentley on the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance
1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 S WC and RC Atcherly Open Sports
1966 Citroen DS 21 Chapron Le Leman Coupe
1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Rollston Convertible Victoria
1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spyder
Mercedes-Benz 540K on the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance
1935 Auburn 851 Supercharged Speedster
1966 Ford GT40 Mark IIB Coupe hopefully didn\’t need the spare
1938 Packard 1604 Super Eight Mayfair Coupe
1954 Studebaker Commander Starliner Coupe
1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Gurney Nutting Streamline Coupe
1939 Lagonda V12 Le Mans Rapide Drophead Coupe
1939 Lagonda V12 Le Mans Rapide Drophead Coupe
1929 Duesenberg J Murphy Town Limousine owned by the Lehrman Collection of Palm Beach, Florida
Shimmering Duesenberg – 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance
Verde with blue Lamborghini Miura
Diverse entrants on the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance
1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Figoni Fastback Coupe
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost on the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance
1911 Pierce-Arrow 48-SS 7 Passenger Touring
1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Rollston Convertible Victoria
Rolls-Royce Phantom on the Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance
Tucker was featured at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d\’Elegance
1929 Duesenberg J Murphy Town Limousine owned by the Lehrman Collection of Palm Beach, Florida
Citroen Details – 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance
1951 Fiat 1400 Vignale Cabriolet
Who wins this race?
1970 Ferrari 246 GT Dino won the Postwar Preservation Class
1956 Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spyder
1951 OSCA MT4 Spider, 1967 Ferrari 206 S Dino Drogo Spyder and 1966 Ford GT40 Mark IIB Coupe
Nice place to spend the day – 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Spyder California
OSCA love before the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d\’Elegance
1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Pinin Farina Cabriolet
1951 Fiat 1400 Vignale Cabriolet
1923 Steyr Type VI Targa Florio Rennwagen
1952 OSCA MT4 MM Spider – chassis 1122 is the only remaining original MT4 of three built by the factory in the Ernesto Maserati– designed Mille Miglia body style with the in-board headlights
1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spyder
1959 OSCA S273 Sports Racer
1954 OSCA MT4 1500 Morelli Spider
1953 OSCA MT4 Spider
1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Scaglietti Spyder
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Pinin Farina Coupe
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Spyder California
1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Spyder California
1937 Delahaye 135 M Chapron Convertible Coupe
1937 Rolls-Royce 25/30 HP
Gurney Nutting All Weather Tourer
1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Sala Landaulet Limousine
1938 Peugeot 402 Darl’mat Pourtout Sport Roadster
1953 Siata 208S Motto Spyder
1921 Fiat 501 S Corsa Race Car
1966 Citroen DS 21 Chapron Le Leman Coupe
1937 Bugatti Type 57S Vanden Plas Sports Tourer
1951 OSCA MT4 Spider finished 2nd in class at the Mille Miglia
1946 Fiat 1100 C Frua Barchetta
1937 Cadillac Series 90 Hartmann Cabriolet
1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Barker Tourer Race Car was originally built for Rudolf Caracciola for the 1929 Ulster Tourist Trophy race held on the Ards road circuit in Ireland. Caracciola went on the win that race and then later drove this car in the 1930 Irish Grand Prix, the 1931 German Grand Prix, and the 1931 Mille Miglia.
1948 Daimler DE36 Hooper Convertible
1956 Cadillac Hess and Eisenhardt Presidential Parade Car
1938 Peugeot 402 Darl’mat Pourtout Sport Roadster
1954 OSCA MT4 1500 Morelli Spider
1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Scaglietti Spyder
1959 OSCA S273 Sports Racer
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Pinin Farina Coupe – Chassis 0258 MM raced in the 1953 Mille Miglia by Count Bruno Sterzi and Giulio Rovelli
1956 Ferrari 410 Sport Scaglietti Spyder
1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Figoni Fastback Coupe
1952 OSCA MT4 Prototype Frua Spider
1967 Citroen DS 21 Cabriolet d\’Usine
1957 Ferrari 250 GT
Pinin Farina Cabriolet Series I
1951 OSCA MT4 Spider finished 2nd in class at the Mille Miglia
1967 Ferrari 206 S Dino Drogo Spyder
1955 Maserati A6GCS Frua Spyder first raced in the 1955 Mille Miglia, where it finished in twelfth place overall and third in class
1953 OSCA MT4 Frua Spider
1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Figoni Fastback Coupe
1950 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Pennock Coupe
1935 Duesenberg JN Bohman and Schwartz Convertible Coupe
1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Pinin Farina Cabriolet
1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta
1955 OSCA MT4 2AD Vignale Berlinetta
1946 Fiat 1100 C Frua Barchetta
1956 OSCA MT4 TN Morelli Spider
1952 Ferrari 342 America Vignale Cabriolet
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Pinin Farina Coupe – Chassis 0258 MM raced in the 1953 Mille Miglia by Count Bruno Sterzi and Giulio Rovelli
1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Spyder California
1966 Ford GT40 Mark IIB Coupe
1967 Ferrari 206 S Dino Drogo Spyder
1956 OSCA 1500 S Morelli Spider
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