Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

  • Bugatti Legend ‘Jean-Pierre Wimille’ Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse

    Bugatti will launch six new special editions based on its Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, celebrating the men that have shaped its history. The series is called the Les Légendes de Bugatti (Bugatti Legends) and the first of the six planned cars has been revealed today. This first ‘Legend’ has been named after racing driver Jean-Pierre Wimille and will make its formal debut at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place in California in just a couple of weeks. Wimille helped achieved Bugatti’s two victories in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans: in 1937...

  • Cadillac logo 2001
    Cadillac To Drop Laurel Wreaths In Logo Redesign: Report

    Cadillac may be about to drop the famous laurel wreaths from its logo, according to a new report. The American luxury brand is expected to show a new concept at next month’s 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, tipped to be a preview of its upcoming 7-Series rival, and the logo, sans...

  • 2007 BMW M3 Concept
    BMW M4 Concept Set For 2013 Pebble Beach Concours: Report

    The 2014 BMW M4 will make its official debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show next January, where it will be showcased alongside a brand new M3, but we won’t have to wait that long to see the car. That’s because a M4 concept previewing the production version is set to be revealed at the...

  • 2013 Aston Martin DBS Coupe Zagato Centennial
    Zagato Marks Aston Martin Centenary With Two New Special Editions

    For Italian design house Zagato, intimately linked with Aston Martin for over half a century, it’s only natural to mark the centenary this year of the historic British automaker, and what better way than to roll out a new Aston Martin Zagato creation. We can confirm that Zagato will build two...

  • 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante
    Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, V12 Vantage S, CC100 Coming To Pebble Beach

    Aston Martin is taking advantage of its featured marque status with the U.S. debut of three very cool cars.

  • Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5
    James Glickenhaus Ferraris Headed To 2013 Pebble Beach Concours

    For the first time ever, car collector James Glickenhaus will present both the road-going Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina and the Ferrari P4/5 Competizione racing version in the same place, in this case the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in August. For those unfamiliar with the P4/5 by...

  • McCall Motorworks Revival

    It might seem early this year, but it's nearly time for the week of classic and modern automotive machinery that descends each year on the Monterey peninsula. The first event, and the VIP kickoff to the week is Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival. Scheduled for Wednesday, August 14 this year at the Monterey Jet Center, the Motorworks Revival promises food, wine, and of course a collection of vintage and modern cars and supercars, as well as a look at some of the latest private aircraft. While it's hard to go wrong at any event during this gearhead's dream week on the peninsula, the Motorworks...

  • Affixing the Aston Martin badge
    Aston Martin To Be Featured Marque At 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    The annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is, arguably, the most significant classic car event in North America. Each year, attendees come from across the globe to see the finest automobiles in the world displayed on the Pebble Beach Golf Links. There are plenty of auctions to attend, as...

  • Koenigsegg Agera R
    Koenigsegg Agera R Goes On Sale In U.S.

    The Koenigsegg Agera R, the holder of six production car records, has finally been launched on the American market. The Swedish supercar made its official North American debut at the recent Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance where the founder of Koenigsegg, Christian von Koenigsegg, was able to...

  • McLaren MP4-12C Spider
    McLaren designer Frank Stephenson walks Jay Leno around the new 12C Spider

    At McLaren, the focus now is on the successful launch of the brand’s successor to the legendary F1 supercar, the new P1, which will be previewed in concept form tomorrow at the 2012 Paris Auto Show. However, the British performance brand has another new model, the MP4-12C Spider, which was...

  • Pagani Huayra
    Pagani Huayra To Start Delivery In U.S. By Mid-2013

    Launching a follow-up to the award-winning Zonda supercar was never going to be an easy feat, but despite the bar being set so high, Horacio Pagani and his team at Pagani Automobili have done the impossible. They have come out with a worthy successor, the new Huayra supercar. Named after an ancient...

  • 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster - image courtesy of Gooding & Company
    Pebble Beach Auctions Generate Serious Sales Despite Sagging Global Economy

    If you read (or watch) the news, doom and gloom over the economy on both sides of the Atlantic is nearly inescapable. While the world may be on the brink of economic ruin, this past weekend’s Pebble Beach auctions show that buyers’ appetites for collector cars aren’t affected...

  • Jay Leno with the 1910 Brooke Swan Car at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

    If you've never been to the Monterey Peninsula during the week leading up to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, you might not be able to fathom the breadth and depth of history, excellence, design, and, sometimes, downright oddity that it encompasses in terms of four- (and two- and three-) wheeled conveyances. From classic Bugattis to coach-built one-offs to the latest in modern supercars, if it's not on display, it's driving the streets--and sometimes it's doing both. Here, however, we have a somewhat more unusual specimen, even by these standards. Accompanied by its own pint-sized...

  • Ferrari FF personalized by Ferrari Tailor Made for golfer Ian Poulter
    First Ferrari Tailor Made Car In U.S. Delivered At Pebble Beach

    Buyers of Ferraris have a number of options available to them for personalizing their supercars, something the automaker says nearly all of its customers opt to do. Not content with its previous Special Projects, Carrozzeria Scaglietti and One-to-One departments, Ferrari decided to launch a new...

  • 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake prototype
    2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Super Snake Quietly Previewed At Pebble Beach

    The 850-horsepower 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra built to honor the late Carroll Shelby may have garnered the most attention at this past weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, but there was one other special Mustang on show at the event. That special car was a virtually...

  • Best In Show: 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Sauotchik Torpedo
    Mercedes-Benz 680S Torpedo Wins Best Of Show At Pebble Beach

    The annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is where you'll find some of the most beautiful and exclusive cars on the planet, so the award for Best in Show is coveted indeed. This year, that honor goes to a 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik Torpedo--an imposing roadster powered by a supercharged...

  • Best In Show: 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Sauotchik Torpedo
    2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

    Best In Show: 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Sauotchik Torpedo Known as the Model S before the earliest inkling of Tesla Motors, this Mercedes-Benz was the 1920s version of the supercar: elegant, fast, and eminently equipped. A potent 6.8-liter engine powered racing versions of the car to victory...

  • Bespoke 2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost at 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost Presented At Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    Rolls-Royce chose this past weekend’s 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to announce its 2013 Ghost sedan, which gains a few subtle updates for the latest model year. On show was a custom version of the latest 2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost, one that was enhanced by the craftsmen and women...

  • Lamborghini 50th Anniversary logo

    Lamborghini stayed true to its promise to divulge its 50th anniversary plans during this past weekend’s 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and while there was no mention of any special 50th anniversary model, the Italian manufacturer of supercars, and soon an SUV, did make several exciting announcements. The automaker confirmed there would be celebrations held in Italy and abroad throughout 2013 and which will culminate in the week starting May 7, the same week in which 50 years ago Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. was incorporated and the inaugural foundation stone laid at its...

  • Bentley Mulsanne Convertible Concept preview sketches
    Bentley Announces New Mulsanne Convertible

    Bentley has confirmed its intentions to expand its Mulsanne flagship line with a new convertible variant, which has been previewed in these official teaser sketches. Announced over the weekend at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the same event where the Mulsanne sedan made its debut...

  • Bizzarini, The Quail 2012
    2012 Pebble Beach: The Quail 2012

    The Land Rover school's still plugging away, and the golf course still swings. But the Quail Lodge itself is closed for business--a victim of a decade of losses that don't seem to have had any effect on the jewelry-rattlers that gather annually at The Quail, the eponymous classic-car concours that...

  • Teaser for new Cadillac concept revealed at 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Cadillac Teases New Concept At 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

    Cadillac previewed a new concept in the lead up to this weekend’s 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, a concept the automaker promises will be unveiled in full at a major North American auto Show early next year. No other details were released, though comments made by Clay Dean...

  • 2013 McLaren MP4-12C Spider
    2013 McLaren MP4-12C Spider Debut: Pebble Beach 2012

    Six weeks ago, McLaren unveiled the 2013 MP4-12C Spider to the world--digitally. Last night, at the Gooding & Co. auction at Pebble Beach, the analog curtain was dropped, literally. The unveiling was as hyperactive as any full-scale auto show reveal, taking the covers off an eye-popping yellow...

  • Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse special edition at 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Special Edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse At Pebble Beach

    The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is the fastest and most powerful roadster ever released to the public. It is the combination of the record-breaking Veyron Super Sport with the more lifestyle-oriented Veyron Grand Sport, and it retails for about $2.3 million, should Bugatti decide to build...

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