Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance 2018

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)

1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Spyder California

1953 Ferrari 250 MM Pinin Farina Coupe – Chassis 0258 MM raced in the 1953 Mille Miglia by Count Bruno Sterzi and Giulio Rovelli

1952 Ferrari 342 America Vignale Cabriolet

1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta

1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Pinin Farina Cabriolet

1935 Duesenberg JN Bohman and Schwartz Convertible Coupe

1950 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Pennock Coupe

1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Figoni Fastback Coupe

1955 Maserati A6GCS Frua Spyder first raced in the 1955 Mille Miglia, where it finished in twelfth place overall and third in class

1951 OSCA MT4 Spider finished 2nd in class at the Mille Miglia

1957 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet Series I

1956 Ferrari 410 Sport Scaglietti Spyder

1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Scaglietti Spyder

1938 Peugeot 402 Darl’mat Pourtout Sport Roadster

1956 Cadillac Hess and Eisenhardt Presidential Parade Car

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.

1937 Cadillac Series 90 Hartmann Cabriolet

1937 Bugatti Type 57S Vanden Plas Sports Tourer

1966 Citroen DS 21 Chapron Le Leman Coupe

1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Sala Landaulet Limousine

1937 Rolls-Royce 25/30 HP Gurney Nutting All Weather Tourer

1937 Delahaye 135 M Chapron Convertible Coupe

1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Spyder California

1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spyder

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

1923 Steyr Type VI Targa Florio Rennwagen

OSCA love before the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

Nice place to spend the day – 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Spyder California

1951 OSCA MT4 Spider, 1967 Ferrari 206 S Dino Drogo Spyder and 1966 Ford GT40 Mark IIB Coupe

1956 Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spyder

1970 Ferrari 246 GT Dino won the Postwar Preservation Class

Citroen Details – 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

1929 Duesenberg J Murphy Town Limousine owned by the Lehrman Collection of Palm Beach, Florida

1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta, chassis 412020

Tucker was featured at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Rolls-Royce Phantom on the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Rollston Convertible Victoria

1911 Pierce-Arrow 48-SS 7 Passenger Touring

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost on the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

Diverse entrants on the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

Shimmering Duesenberg – 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

1939 Lagonda V12 Le Mans Rapide Drophead Coupe

1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Gurney Nutting Streamline Coupe

1954 Studebaker Commander Starliner Coupe

1938 Packard 1604 Super Eight Mayfair Coupe

1966 Ford GT40 Mark IIB Coupe hopefully didn’t need the spare

Mercedes-Benz 540K on the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 S WC and RC Atcherly Open Sports

Big Bentley on the 2018 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

1956 Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spyder, chassis 0600MD TR is the first Testa Rossa

1948 OSCA MT4 Siluro and 1952 OSCA MT4 MM Spider

1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Barker Tourer Race Car

1964 Ferrari 250 GT Scaglietti Berlinetta Lusso

1935 Delage D8-85 Henri Chapron-Clabot Cabriolet

1931 Cadillac 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster

1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Holmes-Style London to Edinburgh Tourer

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