Rare Alfa Tops at The Quail

The 13^th annual international motoring celebration, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, crowned a 1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale as Best of Show during the Rolex Circle of Champions awards. One of only ten of its kind known to exist this Tipo 33 Stradale is a rare sports racing prototype that’s regularly voted one of the best looking motorcars in history. It was shown by Mouse Motors of Illinois

The Quail’s day-long garden party-style celebration presented more than 200 motorcars from the finest and rarest collections around the world. Debuts from international luxury marques and new lifestyle elements such as the new Quail Fairway Lounge, added to the grandeur on the event.

A look to the future was provided by the Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, who joined William E. Connor and Christian Philippsen, seminal figures in the automotive world, in detailing plans for a new international motoring accolade, The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award. Commencing in 2016, the Best of Show winners from six of the top concourse events from around the globe will be brought to The Quail stage to compete for the title of the most exceptional car in the world.

With that to look forward to, the list of this year’s winners follows:

The Rolex Circle of Champions “Best of Show”

1968 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale – Mouse Motors, Illinois

Spirit of The Quail

1961 Moto Guzzi Falcone Carozzeria – Mark Leonard – California

FIVA

1967 Ferrari 330 GTC – David W. Donner, Colorado

Coachbuilt Ferraris

1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico – Brian & Kim Ross, Ohio

Long Tail Cars of Le Mans

1984 Jaguar XJR-5 – Randall Smalley, Florida

Iconic Pre-1965 Porsches