The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, founded in 1950 as a celebration of the automobile, has evolved into one of the...
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has announced the featured marques and special classes for its 60th anniversary on Sunday, August...
When I first talked with Vintage Racecar editor Casey Annis in 2005, the conversation revolved around the subject of me writing about the fifties, the fabulous fifties as it were. After all, this was what I was known for. I had written seven books about the decade. One of my...
You’ve certainly heard many of us here at Vintage Racecar lament the fact that today’s racecar drivers seem to be...
The 60th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will focus on the 75th anniversary of Jaguar, as the 2010...
Soon after motor vehicles were invented they were raced. Initially the contests were held on open roads, often from city to city. The very first I have been able to find documented involved two steam-driven tractors chugging between Madison and Green Bay, Wisconsin, on July 16, 1878. The problems of...
One of the most anticipated traditions of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the annual commemorative poster. In recent years...
The 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will feature a Hot Rod Lakesters and Bonneville Racers class, honoring the spirit and...
June 2010 Ode to Briggs Dear Editor, Vintage Racecar’s April article celebrating the 60th anniversary of Briggs Cunningham’s Le Mans effort was excellent! Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes...
Gooding & Company announced three headline offerings for its 2010 Pebble Beach Auctions, a legendary Mercedes-Benz once owned jointly by...
Story by Raffi Minasian Pop quiz. Name the fastest single engine car in America in 1952? Or how about the...
The famed Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will celebrate its 60th anniversary this August by recognizing the 75th anniversary of Jaguar. The Concours, of course, sprang up in association with the original Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races in 1950, and the feature contest of that first meeting was won by...
Gooding & Company announced five Italian consignments for its August 14th & 15th Pebble Beach Auctions 2010. Spanning two important...
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2010 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheelbase Berlinetta by...
The 1947 Italian Championship-winning 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza and a 1995 McLaren F1 have been consigned to Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach auction, to be held August 14-15, 2010 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, California. “We have more consignors and exceptional cars from around...
Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, will feature consignments of three exceptional collector...
Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auction 2010 will be held Saturday, August 14th and Sunday, August, 15th at the Pebble...
The Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2010 presented by Rolex is an annual scenic 60-mile trip around the Monterey Peninsula in association with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Held Thursday, August 12th, the Tour d’Elegance is for vehicles that will participate in the Pebble Beach Concours on Sunday, August 15. The...
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2010 was held Sunday, August 15th at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach,...
A 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster owned by The Patterson Collection in Louisville, Kentucky, was named Best of Show...
Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach Auction 2010 was held Saturday, August 14th and Sunday, August, 15th at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, California. Gooding & Company’s 6th annual auction, held in association with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, sold $64.59 million in collector cars. “We went into...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began...
Before viewing any of the 250-plus classic cars, race machines and motorcycles exhibited at the 60th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tonight Show host Jay Leno stopped by the event’s concept vehicle and new car display. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is becoming a showcase for...
Report and photos (unless noted) by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Gooding and Company held its 2010 Pebble Beach sale on...
By Rick Carey The 61st Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will be held on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at the Pebble...
The Henry Ford Museum’s newly restored Lotus 38, the first rear-engined car to win the Indianapolis 500, made its North American debut at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Wraps were pulled off Jim Clark’s 1965 Indy winner during a pre-concours reception featuring Dan Gurney, who drove a similar car...
A total of 26 cars sold for more than $1 million during Classic Car Week in Monterey, California this August,...
The 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance raised more than $1 million for charity for the fifth consecutive year, bringing the...
One year ago, our Hidden Treasures column by Mark Brinker featured a well-preserved Bonneville Streamliner, the Beast III, that had originally been built by a wheelchair-bound Chet Herbert in 1952 when it became the fastest single-engine car in America at 238.095mph. The slick red beauty with the body by Rod...