Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
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Saleen’s surprise reveal during the past weekend’s 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance wasn’t the brand new car we were hoping for but the company did show up with some impressive wares including the first of a trio of new Heritage Collection muscle cars honoring three legends of the SCCA’s Trans-Am Series. The cars will be the first products released by Saleen since its founder, Steve Saleen, took back the reigns, and they showcase the quality and attention to detail we can expect on future Saleen products, including a new supercar. Also See: Search for a Used...
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Lamborghini Racing & Style At The Quail: An Interview With CEO Stephan WinkelmannThere's automotive luxury and exclusivity, and then there's The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. Dovetailing with Lamborghini's own brand values, the event is a high-dollar, high-class show of the highlights of the best cars, new and old, to be found anywhere on the Monterey peninsula during Car...
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Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria Wins Best Of Show At Pebble Beach: VideoDespite the best efforts of numerous other challengers, it was a relatively obscure American classic that won the prestigious Best of Show award at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The award went to a 1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria, owned by Joseph...
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Laraki Returns With New Epitome SupercarAfter two failed attempts, Moroccan designer Abdesslam Laraki is having another go at building a world class supercar. The Epitome is his latest attempt and it made its world debut over the weekend at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The Laraki Epitome is based on the chassis of a...
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Bugatti Rolls Out First Of Six Legend Edition Veyrons At Pebble BeachBugatti has presented the first of six new special edition Veyrons, which celebrate the men that have shaped the marque’s history. The series is called the Les Légendes de Bugatti (Bugatti Legends) and the first one showed up at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The...
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Monterey Motorsports Reunion: The Past Is FastWhether you've been a fan since vintage was new, or a new fan with a taste for history, the Monterey Motorsports Reunion has something you'll love--and many things you'll want. Here's a tiny slice of the delicious pie that was this year's event. Car Week on the Monterey peninsula is a busy time...
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If you've never been to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance at the end of Monterey Car Week, you owe it to yourself to attend at least once. It's a car lover's Mecca, complete with daily rituals that draw everyone in the same direction. Unfortunately that equates to a wheeled millipede of traffic within a 10-mile radius of 17 Mile Drive, but fortunately, much of that traffic is as gawk-worthy as the cars on the fairway of the concours itself. This year's concours saw Lincoln and Porsche among the featured marques, and while both brought their best hardware, as is often the case, an obscure...
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1967 Ferrari 275 GTB NART Spider sets record at Pebble Beach auctionAction at several of the auctions taking place over the weekend at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance served as yet another indication that the passion for vintage sports cars, particular those with a Prancing Horse attached, continues to build at a fever pitch. At an RM Auctions sale...
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At The Pebble Beach Concours, The Super-Wealthy Get Up Super-Early To Detail Cars And Sit On Lawn ChairsJewelry-rattlers and journosaurs aren't the reason to attend the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, or to fight off sleeporexia to be there by 4 a.m. for Dawn Patrol, when the field of entrants rolls on to the wet grass before any real light is shed on the possible winners and the also-rans. It's...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Race Car First LookChevrolet’s new C7.R race car based on the 2014 Corvette Stingray made a surprise appearance at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this weekend. The race car took to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for a few hot laps, with Corvette Racing’s Tommy Milner behind the wheel. The new...
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Galpin Ford GTR1 Supercar Debuts At Pebble BeachThe covers have finally come off Galpin’s GTR1, with the stunning supercar having made its debut at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this weekend. For those unfamiliar with the Galpin name, the company is the world’s top Ford dealer and is based in Van Nuys...
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Spyker B6 Venator Spyder Concept Debuts At Pebble BeachDutch sports car manufacturer Spyker has lifted the veil off a new convertible version of the stunning B6 Venator concept car that we first saw at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The convertible, aptly named the Spyker B6 Venator Spyder, made its debut today at the Pebble Beach Concours...
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A huge percentage of the best of the best of the automotive universe is on the Monterey peninsula this week, and kicking off the festivities is the McCall Motorworks Revival at the Monterey Jet Center. Mixing airplanes with automobiles and plenty of high-end hob-mobbing, the McCall Motorworks Revival is the place to see and be seen in the days leading up to the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. It's also a great place to see some of the hottest cars in the world, from both the past and the present. Among the cars on display were the Aston Martin V12 Vantage S and Vanquish Volante, both...
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BMW Concept M4 Live Photos And VideoHere’s a fresh batch of photos of the stunning new BMW Concept M4, taken at its unveiling yesterday at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Though still a concept, the car provides a clear indication as to how the new M4 sports car, the successor to the M3 Coupe, will look like...
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BMW Previews New M4 With Pebble Beach ConceptM fans need wonder no more; the BMW Concept M4 has just been revealed at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place in Monterey, California this week. Though still a concept, the car is an almost perfect representation of BMW’s successor to the M3 Coupe, the new M4 (F32) ...
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Galpin Teases Its Ford GT-Inspired GTR-1 SupercarGalpin Auto Sports has built a new supercar modeled after the Ford GT and will be unveiling it tomorrow at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering, one of the satellite events of the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this weekend in Monterey, California. We already have a good...
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Lincoln Previews Premium Black Label Trim On MKZ And MKC ConceptLincoln is desperate to get its luxury message across and further separate itself from the Ford brand, whose models lend their platforms for Lincoln’s entire lineup. Rather than develop its own platforms, powertrains or standalone dealerships, Lincoln plans to stand out by offering...
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Production Porsche 918 Spyder Shows Up At Pebble BeachPorsche is presenting two very special vehicles at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this weekend, the 918 Spyder, which the automaker just tweeted a photo of and confirmed was the final production specification, and the recently revealed 911 50th Anniversary Edition...
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As you are probably already aware, Lamborghini is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion we’ve already seen the automaker roll out a 50th anniversary Aventador, the new Veneno supercar and the Egoista concept car. Lamborghini also organized an epic rally that saw owners and fans from all across the globe drive its supercars all over Italy. For this weekend’s 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Lamborghini will be continuing the celebrations by showcasing its very first prototype, the 1963 350 GTV, as well as its latest Veneno supercar, which will...
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Saleen Teases Unveiling Of New CarSaleen, the company behind the S7 supercar and a host of tuned Mustangs, has confirmed it will unveil a brand new car this Saturday, August 17. The unveiling will take place during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, one of the satellite events of this...
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Watch Hennessey’s Twin-Turbo Ferrari 458 Do 0-60 In 2.8 Seconds: VideoSome might say it’s sacrilege to turbocharge a Ferrari, unless the factory already has, but it’s hard to make a case when you get performance numbers like those of Hennessey’s new twin-turbocharged Ferrari 458 Italia. The Texan tuner’s latest package for the Italian...
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Meet The 2013 Fiat 500 CattivaThe Fiat 500 Cattiva can be ordered either in 500 Sport or 500 Turbo trim.
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Spyker Teases B6 Venator Spyder Ahead Of Pebble Beach ConcoursDutch sports car manufacturer Spyker recently confirmed plans to unveil a convertible version of its B6 Venator concept this year, and hinted that both show cars were destined to spawn production versions. The last we heard, Spyker planned to start production of its B6 Venator sometime in 2014...
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Mercedes-Benz Announces Two Very Special Classics For Pebble BeachA year ago, a 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik Torpedo won the best in show award at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and we could see another car from the German automaker achieve similar success at this year’s event. That’s because Mercedes-Benz is bringing two very...
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