72nd Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Car Guide

Please note: An asterisk (*) indicates Exhibit Only

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1909 Pierce-Arrow Model 40 Touring *

John Bertolotti, Los Gatos, California

In 1905, the Pierce Company won the first Glidden Reliability Touring event, underlining its strength and durability It went on to win that trophy for four more years . Revered as the insignia of the aristocracy, two Pierce-Arrows were acquired in 1909 for President William Howard Taft . This is a 1909 Series PP (chassis 4644), seating seven on a 124-inch wheelbase, with a 432-cubic-inch T-head four-cylinder engine . It is of particular interest as one of the final four-cylinder automobiles built by Pierce, and the first to feature the standard side-shift operation This Model 40 (for its 40 horsepower) was discovered and first restored in the sixties by collector Bert Upjohn Wearing its original cast aluminum Pierce coachwork, this automobile has graced prestigious collections for many decades

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1910 Pope-Hartford Model T Touring

Joe & Janice Conzonire, San Marino, California

Having established a hugely successful bicycle manufacturing empire, Col Albert Pope began to build electric automobiles in the 1890s . His most enduring creation, the Pope-Hartford (named for the company’s headquarters), was originally a single-cylinder car, which evolved into the four-cylinder in 1906 This example of the Pope Hartford (W435) was owned by Dr . George Shafer, a celebrated collector in the early 1930s Bill Harrah purchased the car in 1962 and gave it a Gold Star restoration, specifically to be employed at his Middle Fork Ranch for VIP guests, and it was later displayed at the Harrah show room . Highly authentic and beautifully restored, this 1910 Pope-Hartford is one of the most highly regarded brass touring cars of its era .

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1910 Stearns 30/60 Touring

Stu Laidlaw & Kirk Bewley, Bolivia, North Carolina

Automobiles built by the F.B . Stearns Company were renowned for their incredibly high quality, durability and performance This superb example of the 30/60 (chassis 2027), so called for its horsepower at idle and acceleration, featured a 535-cubic-inch, four-cylinder, L-head engine cased in a lightweight body . These cars raced with great

success and broke speed records across the United States .

Bill Harrah acquired this Stearns for his collection and drove it with his friend Bud Catlett from Reno, Nevada, to Beloit, Kansas, in 1954 on the HCCA National Tour . (Catlett got a speeding ticket at 83 mph ) The current owner has driven this Stearns across the Sierra-Nevada with gradients of 27%, saying, “the only problem is trying to pass slower modern-day cars going uphill!”

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1911 Oldsmobile Limited Seven Passenger Touring

Stan Lucas, Long Beach, California

The Oldsmobile Limited Seven Passenger was the largest production car built in the United States in 1911 . That said, this is believed to be the only remaining Limited retaining its original starting system, as others have succumbed to a self-starter mechanism added later for convenience Featuring a behemoth 706-cubic-inch T-head, six-cylinder engine with 60 horsepower and 42-inch wheels, the Oldsmobile sold for $5,000 in 1911 . This example was bodied by Touring and owned by opera star James Melton

It also honored the celebrated collections of Richard Paine and Matt Browning and was purchased by its current owner from the Browning collection . In 2006, this car won the Ansel Adams Award for elegance of design and excellence in performance .

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1912 Simplex 50 HP Quinby 5 Passenger

Torpedo Tourer

The Singleton Collection, Newport Beach, California

In the early 1908, after importing top European marques including Panhard, Renault and Mercedes, Simplex decided to build a car of its own . It soon went racing, earning several wins at Brighton Beach, and then, in 1911, a Simplex driven by Ralph DePalma placed sixth in the very first Indianapolis 500 Race . This 1912 Simplex 50 HP Torpedo Tourer (chassis 50-12-834), with what is believed to be unique coachwork by J . M . Quinby & Co ., was originally purchased by Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, who was then said to be engaged to Eleonora Randolph Sears, a four-time national tennis champion who was also the first woman to ride a horse in a major polo match and who also raced yachts, participated in rifle shooting contests, and played squash, boxing, and football . In any case, when their

relationship ended, Sears got the car and kept it for over a quarter century, selling it only in 1939 . This Simplex was later owned by Charles Chayne, head engineer at General Motors, who added an aviation starter to the car It was also owned for a time by what is now the Larz Anderson Museum

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1913 Pierce-Arrow Model 66A-1 7 Passenger Touring * National Automobile Museum

(The Harrah Collection), Reno, Nevada

The Pierce-Arrow Model 66 holds a unique record: this Brass Era vehicle is powered by the largest engine ever put in a production car Upon its introduction in 1910, the model’s massive six-cylinder engine had a bore and stroke displacing 714 cubic inches, and by 1913 displacement had increased 825 cubic inches (as on this example, chassis 66606)—more than double the size of many competitors Moreover, its power was matched by its torque and braking abilities; it was a true performance car By comparison, the largest available regular production engine today is the 8 .4 Liter Viper V10, displacing just over 500 cubic inches Even Ettore Bugatti’s Classic Era masterwork, the behemoth Bugatti Type 41 Royale with its 12 7-liter engine, displaced just 778 cubic inches .

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1915 Stutz Model 4F Bearcat

Allen Shay & Kirsten Hansen, Creston, California

The all-American Stutz was catapulted into international recognition when it competed in the first Indy 500 in 1911 . Much to the amazement and frustration of the international race community, the Stutz not only finished, but came in 11th—a huge feat of endurance—and put the company firmly on the map as an international competitor . Earning the title, “The Car That Made Good in a Day,” the Stutz was originally built as sports car, specifically for the elite driver who enjoyed the thrill of driving without a chauffeur . This 1915 Bearcat (chassis 4F2860) remained in the family of its original owner until 2007 . Recently restored to its former glory, this superlative example of “America’s first sports car” has had only four owners in more than a century

VANDERBILT CUP

RACE CARS

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1906 Locomobile “Old 16” Vanderbilt Cup Two Man Race Car *

The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan

The inaugural Vanderbilt Cup took place in Nassau County in 1904 and was America’s first hosting of an international automobile racing event . This 1906 Locomobile (chassis 1619) won that race in 1908, driven by 23-year-old New Yorker George Robertson . This was the first time an American car had won an international road race in the United States . The Locomobile was powered by a 990-ci, 4-cylinder engine and required an onboard mechanic to keep the fuel and oil flowing . It cost $20,000 to build— when the average house cost about $1,500 The Locomobile raced in 1906 and set the fastest lap but was stymied by tire failure, finishing 10th In 1908 the behemoth thundered to the finish line, sporting upgraded tires and the number 16—the car became known from then on as “Old 16 ” Still sporting its original body and paint, Old 16 is the car that put the world on notice that America was a formidable international competitor .

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1907 Itala 100 HP Race Car *

Time to Drive Holdings, Charlottesville,Virginia

This Itala is one of three factory team cars and was the outright winner in the Coppa della Velocità, Brescia, on September 2, 1907, driven by Alessandro Cagno at 65 2 mph . At 14 .5 liters, with 120 horsepower and weighing just over a ton, this Itala (chassis 4) also set the fastest lap at an average speed of 71 .8 mph . The following year, it was purchased by Mr . Edgar Thornton, who registered it on the Isle of Wight, England, and had it modified for road use, adding dark green and black paint . The car was acquired by Lord Montagu and restored in 1959-60 to its 1907 race condition at the Montagu Motor Museum . It was purchased by Time To Drive Holdings in late 2022 .

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1908 Benz Grand Prix

The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California

The 1908 Benz 120 hp was developed to compete in the French Grand Prix . Race rules required cars to have a minimum weight of 1100 kg and a maximum cylinder bore

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of 155 mm . The end result for Benz was three competition cars with a bore of 154 .7 mm and a curb weight of 1203 kg . Benz was the only team to enter the maximum number of three cars in the 1908 race, and they finished second, third, and seventh Benz also received the regularity prize because all three of its cars finished the race . This particular Benz (chassis 2467, labeled #39 in the race) was driven by Fritz Erle and placed seventh .

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1908 Benz 105 HP Prinz Heinrich Two Seat Race Car Bruce McCaw, Redmond, Washington

This 1908 race car was built by Benz to compete in the touring car race devised by Prince Heinrich of Prussia—a long distance (2200 km) race for four-seater touring cars With its 105 horsepower engine and torpedo-shaped body, the Prinz Heinrich could reach a top speed of 135 km/h Only about 10 of these goliaths were built, and just four exist today Having survived the Prussian event in 1908, 1909 and 1910, this Prinz Heinrich was shipped to Benz of New York to be prepared for the Vanderbilt Cup race of 1910 . Modifications included the replacement of the fourseat touring body with the two-bucket seat configuration that we see today . Following the race, the car was modified yet again for the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911, in which it finished 18th .

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1908 Mercedes 150 HP Race Car * Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana

Known as “The Brookland,” this 1908 racer was based on the 1906 Grand Prix car Built to dominate, the gigantic four-cylinder, 828-cubic-inch, 150 horsepower Mercedes was driven to victory by Otto Salzer in the unlimited class of the Austrian Semmering Hill Climb, in 1908 and 1909 . In the latter race, Salzer completed the course in seven minutes and seven seconds—a considerably faster time than the former course record . That October, it was raced in a Belgian event by “The Red Devil,” Camille Jenatzy, and came in third in a stiffly competitive field . Following its meteoric launch into racing, the Mercedes (chassis 874) was shipped to Australia in 1909, where it remained for many years It was acquired by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum in 1960 .

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1910 Fiat S61 Grand Prix

William Evans, San Diego, California

In September 1910, Fiat built three S61 race cars and immediately shipped them to America for the 1910 Savannah Road Race All three followed the Corsa Americana specification, with a wheelbase 15 inches shorter than the normal Corsa configuration and most of the components drilled to reduce weight . None of the cars finished the race and this car (chassis 9124), driven by Ralph De Palma, broke a cylinder just two laps from the checkered flag Eventually, this S61 was sold to E E Hewlett, a Harvard educated lawyer, promoter and playboy . Starting in 1911, Hewlett campaigned the car at scores of national events driven by world-renowned drivers, including the 1912 Vanderbilt Cup In recognition of this Fiat S61’s spectacular race history, its current owner has had the car restored to the exact livery worn at the 1910 Savannah Road Race .

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1911 Fiat S74 Grand Prix

George F. Wingard, Eugene, Oregon

Caleb Bragg purchased this Fiat S74 with his eye on the 1911 American Grand Prix in Savannah . Bragg came in fourth, the winner being another S74 In 1912 he won the American Grand Prix in Milwaukee, completing the 410 miles with an average speed of 69 mph, including several pit-stops . State of the art for 1911, the S74 featured a 14 5-liter four-cylinder overhead-cam engine with four valves per cylinder, a four-speed gearbox, and dual-chain drive . The S74 Fiats won the most championship races in 1912 and with top speed of 110 mph, it averaged the highest speeds of all the competition . This is believed to be the first of six S74s built and the only one still in its original configuration . In 1979, Bill Harrah purchased the car and it remained in his collection until 1984, when it was acquired by the current owner .

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1929 Cord L-29 Cabriolet

Greg Ornazian, Troy, Michigan

E .L . Cord was an extraordinary entrepreneur, an industrialist with many strings to his bow . In 1929, having acquired the Auburn Automobile Company, Mr Cord decided he would launch an automobile named for himself: the Cord L-29 In keeping with his entrepreneurial spirit, Mr . Cord took a standard straight-8 Lycoming engine and reversed it so the front end was harnessed to the front wheels, thus creating the first ever front-wheel-drive automobile This revolutionary design allowed for unique body styling, creating a racy, sleek silhouette . This gorgeous example (chassis 2925603) was built in September 1929; it was 15th in the Cabriolet production line and is the earliest surviving L-29 Cord Cabriolet, out of only 300 remaining With only 4,000 original miles on the clock, this L-29 Cord is both spectacular and rare

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1930 Cadillac 452 Fleetwood All Weather Phaeton

Hans Emerén, Nadar, Malta

When Cadillac launched its V16 engine in 1930, the automotive community held its collective breath Previously, the largest production engine was the V8, and as the world plummeted into the Great Depression, it seemed audacious, almost rude, to debut the V16 behemoth . But the V16, particularly when paired with the All Weather Phaeton (body style #4380), defied all cynics . The darling of the well-heeled elite, the remarkable coachwork offers a handsome fully closed car plus a superbly streamlined phaeton, and for the automotive aficionado, the V16 is truly a work of art . This All Weather Phaeton (chassis 71634, with body 122) was delivered to San Francisco in May 1930 and is one of 250 built on the V16 chassis . It now resides in Malta, where it was painstakingly restored to its former glory, as one of only 25 in existence .

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1931 Cadillac 452 Fleetwood Convertible Coupe

Bill & Patti Spurling, Evansville, Indiana

This magnificent Cadillac Convertible Coupe by Fleetwood offers roll-up windows to provide fully closed comfort, but maintains the dashing top-down roadster spirit . The superbly redesigned profile, in which Fleetwood dropped

the bodyline lower than the frame sills, produced a leaner, avant-garde contour than that of its predecessors . The advent of the Cadillac V16, featured at the core of this automobile, along with other models of the early 30s, helped put Cadillac on the map as one of the leading automakers of the era . Cadillac built 90 of these models in 1930, and only four in 1931, of which this was the first Delivered new to the Drake Hotel in downtown Chicago, this Cadillac (chassis 7-2921) was bound for the Chicago Auto Show, and it is presented today in its original colors— one of only seven still alive

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1932 Auburn 12-160A Salon Speedster

Sally & Gene Perkins, Greenwood, Indiana

This sensational example of Art Deco styling was produced by Auburn while E L Cord was at the helm Known as the “Playboy Special,” the Auburn 12 featured the panache of a speedster coupled with the performance of the Lycoming V12 engine —all at a reasonable price . While some cars of the period focused on the luxury of comfort and amenities, this car offered the luxury of speed . Auburn’s Speedster garnered 12 speed records, including the fastest speed recorded by any stock American car at over 100 mph for one mile and an average of 89 mph for 500 miles— underlining its pace and its stamina . The Auburn 12 Speedster is highly sought after today and remains one of the most outstanding examples of classic 1930s styling and engineering This example (chassis 1705) has been in the stewardship of its current owners for over two decades .

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1932 Cadillac 452B Fisher Convertible Coupe

Stephen Brauer, St. Louis, Missouri

This Convertible Coupe, bodied by Fisher, represented the second series of the mighty V16 engine with 452 cubic inches of displacement, hence its nomination as the “452B .” The year 1932 was considered to be the pinnacle of Classic Era styling; Harley Earl called it the “greatest year in Cadillac design ” Careful examination shows there is barely a straight line anywhere on the body . Between 1930 and 1931 over 3,200 V16 Cadillacs were built, but in 1932, production dropped to 300 . This V16 Convertible Coupe (chassis 1400163) is one of 14 built and maybe four remaining . It is unusual, as it was delivered to New

York with a rear-mounted spare, stainless wire wheels, the radiator painted black to match the body, and no side mounts . Following a painstaking restoration, the car placed First in Class at the 1995 Pebble Beach Concours and was shown again for exhibit only in 2002

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1933 Studebaker Speedway President Series 92 State Roadster Convertible

George & Valerie Vassos, Westfield, Massachusetts

Studebaker acquired Pierce-Arrow in 1928, and this 1933 Roadster Convertible is a nostalgic nod to the famous Pierce Silver Arrow styling At a time when the boxy profile of luxury automobiles was losing favor, the exquisite Studebaker was launched, exhibiting voluptuous curves

This 1933 Studebaker Roadster runs the impressive 337-cubic-inch, straight-eight President engine—the same engine used by Studebaker’s Indianapolis 500 race cars . The current owner purchased this car (chassis 6027783) without its original engine, and went in search of one . A seven-year odyssey of research and restoration followed This car now possesses a correct 1933 President engine and is one of only two remaining authentic examples

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1937 Cord 812 Sportsman Convertible Coupe

Dr. Scott & Susy Spiro, Livingston, New Jersey

When automotive magazines list the top ten historically influential cars, they inevitably include the 1936/1937 Cord, and for good reason . This second-generation Cord with its front-wheel drive was considerably more drivable than its predecessor and handled switchbacks like a track car . Powered by the supercharged Lycoming V8 engine, the Cord 812 Sportsman featured a futuristic electric pre-select shifter on the steering column, facilitating gear shifting and underscoring power with control . The styling by Gordon

Buehrig was simple and elegant, with all the features of a modern-day car—it was aerodynamic, compact, devoid of grandiose embellishment, but packing power . The elegant Cord 812 Sportsman (this example is chassis 32226F with body C92286) was a legend in its time and remains so today

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1931 Marmon Sixteen LeBaron Victoria Coupe

James & Shelley Hussey, Reno, Nevada

Howard Marmon, founder of the Marmon Motor Car Company, was an engineer, and he pioneered the extensive use of aluminum in the Marmon Sixteen, powered by the big 491-ci V16 engine . This automobile introduced several engineering firsts, including ball-bearing steering and down-draft carburation, winning Howard Marmon the SAE Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award in 1931 . The body, underpinned by the 145-inch wheelbase, was styled by Walter Dorwin Teague and built by LeBaron—a sleek and sophisticated design, devoid of unnecessary embellishment The Marmon Sixteen had 200 horsepower and was described as “scandalously fast” at over 100 mph, but Marmon made fewer than 400 units at a time when the economy was in dire straits . Of the 34 Victoria Coupes built in 1931, this gorgeous example (chassis 16143506) is one of just nine remaining .

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1931 Packard 840 Custom Eight All Weather

Town Landaulet

Mark & Vicki Smucker, Goshen, Indiana

This magnificent car was the most expensive Packard built in 1931, costing in excess of $6,000—the price of a new home . It was bodied in-house by the Packard factory on the marque’s 140-inch wheelbase and powered by the trusty Straight Eight engine with a four-speed transmission . This automobile was considered the ultimate in elegance, with an open chauffeur cab, closed central seating area, and a rear section which could be opened allowing esteemed passengers to see and been seen . This example (chassis 188641) also features a unique rear quarter-window, enhancing passenger visibility . Showcasing its original color scheme, this is the first Model 3003 All Weather Town Landaulet produced (with body number 3003-1) and is one of five remaining 1931 “Individual Custom” automobiles by Packard

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1932 Pierce-Arrow 51 LeBaron Sport Coupe

Ross & Beth Myers, Periomenville, Pennsylvania

Pierce-Arrow debuted its Model 51 at the 1919 New York Auto Show, and this example (chassis 350004) is believed

to be that debut car . The Model 51 was intended to wow people with Pierce-Arrow’s new V12, which was coupled with the substantial 147-inch wheelbase usually intended for sedans and limousines . This capacious two-passenger Sport Coupe coached by LeBaron, features a rumble seat, a distinctive low windshield, padded leather roofline, and elegant landau bars Pierce-Arrow was considered a stately marque with gravitas, and the 51 Sport Coupe served as a transition into more contemporary styling, a harbinger of the 1933 Silver Arrow with its dramatic sweeping lines . This is the fourth Model 51 produced by Pierce-Arrow and is exceptionally rare, to the point of being omitted from some Pierce-Arrow catalogues In 2016, it was discovered in a barn where it had been stored for 50 years .

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1932 Pierce-Arrow 52 V12 Club Berline

John & Kimberly Word, Newport Beach, California

At the height of the Depression, the Pierce-Arrow Model 52 was one of the most exclusive luxury cars available . Only 194 were built in 1932, of which this example (chassis 307502l) was the last . Based on the shorter 142-inch chassis, this example features the Berline body, designed for elite socialites, with a divider window for chauffeured driving This Pierce-Arrow was purchased by RKO Radio Pictures in Hollywood . But by 1989 it had been relegated to a barn in California, where it was rescued by Pierce-Arrow collectors Gerald and Grace Schimke . A full restoration reaped several prestigious awards, including Best in Class in 1991 at the Pebble Beach Concours .

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1934 Cadillac 452D Fleetwood Coupe

Donald Ghareeb,Vestavia Hills, Alabama

The 1934 Cadillac V16 Fleetwood Coupe is the ultimate coupe . Built on the massive 154-inch wheelbase usually suited to a seven-seater configuration, it is one of the largest vehicles ever created to move just two people from one place to another . Launched in the midst of the Great Depression, only 56 of the Cadillac V16 series were built in 1934, and this automobile is one of only five Coupes . This model is distinguished by the introduction of independent front suspension and all-new streamlined styling, including biplane front bumpers Powered by a mighty V16, with 452-cubic-inch displacement, this extraordinary example

(chassis 25) wears the colors of its original Quebec Gray and French Blue livery, and has the distinction of being one of just four surviving stationary coupes from the 1934 to 1937 era .

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1934 Pierce-Arrow 1240-A Silver Arrow Coupe

Blake Atwell, Buda, Texas

Pierce-Arrow built the Silver Arrow show car for the Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago in 1933 . Superbly designed and engineered, a total of five examples were built . Production began in 1934 for just two years, in a coupe version, both 8- and 12-cylinder versions, and a version with a streamlined rear end reminiscent of the original Silver Arrow prototype These motorcars are celebrated for their avant-garde styling, with a unique rear-window design set into the tapered tail and a perfectly camouflaged built-in luggage trunk—pioneering and highly popular design features This stunning 12-cylinder example (serial number 3530078) was purchased by the current owner’s grandfather, Bob Atwell, in the late 60s It was later donated to the Pate Museum in Fort Worth, and came home to Blake Atwell half a century later

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1934 Packard 1104 Super Eight Coupe

David & Linda Kane, Bernardsville, New Jersey

The 1934 Packard 1104 Super Eight is considered by many to be the ultimate of the classic Packards, as the 11th series was the last to feature the narrow windshield posts with chrome headlights The 1104 was based on a 142-inch wheelbase, a mid-length offering between the 1103 and 1105 series, and featured the 384-cubic-inch inline 8-cylinder engine, capable of 145 horsepower . Only 1,920 were built in a single year production run (from August 1933 to August 1934), and they were furnished in multiple body styles, including this lovely 2 by 4 closed town car coupe . This 1934 Packard (chassis 758-81) remained with the same family for 60 years until 2020, when it was acquired by the current owner

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1930 Packard 640 Custom Eight LeBaron Phaeton

The Marano Collection, Garwood, New Jersey

This 640 (chassis 169749) was delivered new with factory Phaeton coachwork . Documents show that in 1932 the car was restyled, reportedly by LeBaron, with many style features that predicted future designs by that firm, most notably the pontoon style fenders, which became a hallmark of the 1934 Packard LeBaron Runabout and Phaeton styles . Another unique feature of this car is a highly styled split windshield . The car was discovered in 1981 in a woodshed in Port Orchard, Washington, where it had been stored for decades; it was a literal barn find . After passing through several owners and being the subject of a long-term, ground-up restoration it finally came to the present owners, who completed the car as you see it presented today It is a fascinating example of a valuable luxury automobile that was treated to an in-period styling refresh, a notuncommon practice during the challenging years of the Great Depression

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1930 Packard 734 Speedster Phaeton

John D. Groendyke, Enid, Oklahoma

When Packard built the 734 Speedster Phaeton, they took their shortest wheelbase, their lightest body-style, and their biggest engine, added a special carburetor, modified the manifold, increased the horsepower, upgraded the brakes, and debuted a superfast, rakishly stylish hotrod . With its four-speed transmission it was capable of 100 mph in top gear . To add to its mystique, Packard employed minimal advertising, making the Phaeton a highly sought-after model, that only those in the know would aspire to . Only 150 units of the 734 Series were built in 1930, with over five body styles offered, including 32 Phaetons . Despite its celebrity, Packard chose not to continue the Speedster Series in 1931, making this car (chassis 184100)—one of only five remaining Phaetons—all the more desirable .

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1930 Packard 745 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Convertible Sedan

Lawrence Magnus, Ronan, Montana

During the era of coachbuilt automobiles, Packard was the undisputed leader, selling more cars than all other fine car

brands combined . Many consider the 745 Deluxe Eight to represent the ultimate Packard from this period . The 745 features a 385-cubic-inch, inline 8-cylinder engine producing 106 hp, built on the long wheelbase (145 inches) that allowed for sweeping fender arcs from crown to running board and the highly prized “long hood .” In 1931 its successor, the 840, increased the interior space, moving the cowl forward and shortening the hood byfive inches Most Packards were finished with comfortable closed bodywork, rendering the sportier open body custom coachwork on this Dietrich Convertible Sedan (on chassis 181631) both rare and desirable, as demonstrated by its residence at the Blackhawk Collection from 1988 through 2021 .

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1932 Packard 903 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Convertible Sedan *

Clint Moore, San Jose, California

This Packard 903 (chassis I93072) packed plenty of punch and enough flair for Hollywood—as this actual automobile played a starring role in the Addams Family movies, with the indomitable Lurch as its driver The body was designed by Raymond Dietrich after his atelier closed, so it was built by Murray coachworks Dietrich’s four-door Convertible Sedan offers a fully enclosed car complete with roll-up windows, but when the top is down and the centerside posts are removed, this automobile becomes a true convertible This example also features a division window for passenger privacy . It is powered by a straight-eight with four-speed transmission . As one of only six in existence, this superstar is both a celebrity and a rarity .

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1933 Packard 1001 Eight Coupe Roadster Don & Janet Williams/Blackhawk, Danville, California

By the early 1930s Packard was long established as America’s premier luxury car maker, but even so, the Great Depression began to take its toll and production suffered . Hoping to streamline their range and entice more of the middle market, it introduced the Tenth Series Eight to replace the previous Standard Eight and Light Eight . With a 120 hp straight-eight cylinder engine, a downdraft carburetor and full syncromesh transmission, the

Eight was still a luxury car, but it offered exceptionally good performance at quite the bargain price . About 1,800 units were built, but just a tiny proportion received the sporty Coupe Roadster coachwork, making this Packard (chassis 60928) a rare car The Coupe Roadster is characterized by its low windscreen, hidden rumble seat and, if outfitted with the optional rear-mounted spare, very clean lines

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1933 Packard 1005 Twelve Convertible Victoria

Chuck Spielman, La Jolla, California

This automobile was something of a pioneer for its day . Prior to the Victoria, a two-door convertible required the third and fourth passengers to be seated in a rear rumble seat . The Raymond Dietrich-designed Victoria brought those exposed second-class travelers inside the passenger compartment in this all-weather sports car This was also the first year that Packard used the nomenclature “Twelve” for its big V12 motorcars, which were previously referred to as the “Twin Six .” The magnificent 445-cubic-inch engine was known for its smooth and silent character, proffering a superbly comfortable ride and plenty of power . Maybe that’s why the late, great Maurice Chevalier is believed to have purchased this car (chassis 901349) in August 1933, exactly 90 years ago

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1934 Packard 1106 Twelve LeBaron

Runabout Speedster

William Lyon Family, Coto de Caza, California

The 1934 Packard catalogue offered 14 different body styles for this car, including the Runabout Speedster . Although 960 V12 Packards were built in 1934, only four were given the speedster body, and all four survive . This lovely boattail speedster is a strict two-seater, without rumble seat . It evolved from an experimental design by Jesse Vincent, created for Packard executive Ed Macauley . Its cachet inspired a limited production, using the 134¾-inch wheelbase, with a 445-ci V12 engine . The pontoon fenders front and rear became a standard design feature for most Packard speedsters going forward . With its short wheelbase, light body, and robust V12, this car (chassis 1106-12) was a formidable sports car in 1934 .

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1937 Packard 1507 Twelve Coupe Roadster

Larry & Susan Nannini, Pine Grove, California

The year 1937 was an important one for Packard, with the advent of significant changes in styling and engineering . The 1507 (15 is the series number, and 07 denotes the 139-inch wheelbase) featured a fully modified chassis with four-wheel vacuum-assisted hydraulic drum brakes (in place of the mechanical braking system on the 14th series) and an independent front suspension to replace the solid front axle . Mated to a three-speed gearbox, the substantial V12 473-cubic-inch engine was so smooth and silent, proponents claimed it was akin to being “propelled along by a steam car!” Styling had also evolved, with the radiator assuming a relaxed tilt back toward the body, the perfect perch for the Packard Cormorant radiator mascot In 1937 only 1,300 Packard Twelves were produced, most of them sedans, marking this superb Coupe Roadster (Vin #280514) as both groundbreaking and rare .

FIGONI CENTENNIAL 1923–1937

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1927 Bugatti Type 38/49 Figoni Cabriolet Philadelphia

Luc Slijpen, Maastricht, The Netherlands

This 1927 Bugatti is one of very few surviving cars from the early era of Joseph Figoni, who founded his namesake carrosserie in 1923 and who continued to create custom coachwork until 1954 This Bugatti bears a body that Figoni called a “Cabriolet Philadelphia” for reasons unknown . While Figoni built several cars with this body style, very few have survived—and this one (chassis 38345) is possibly the best example in the world Bugatti was a prominent client of Figoni, and this automobile was purchased new by Pierre Vialfont in 1927 specifically for the Monte Carlo Rally The original Type 38 engine was exchanged for a more powerful Type 49 engine in readiness for racing Vialfont kept the Cabriolet Philadelphia until 1971, and the current owner is only the third steward of this superb 1927 Figoni Cabriolet

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1930 Delage D8 Figoni Cabriolet

Dr. Ravi Prakash, Bangalore, India

Delage became the mainstay of Figoni coachbuilding from 1928 through 1930 . Around 70 Delage D8 Cabriolets were bodied by Figoni, and all except for two were exported to England, including this one . This Delage D8 (chassis 1286) was first owned by Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar II, a great lover of art—particularly Art Deco art from the Classic Era . He purchased the car following its debut at the London Motor Show in 1930 . The car remained in the estate of the original owner until 1993, when it was passed in ill-repair to Maharaja Manvendra Singh of Bharwani . Despite various attempts to rejuvenate the Delage, it wasn’t until it was acquired by Dr . Ravi Prakash in 1998 that this Figonibodied beauty was fully restored

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1932 Delage D8-100 SS Figoni Convertible Coupé * Atwell Family, Fredericksburg, Texas

This delightful Delage D8-100 SS demonstrates the evolution of Figoni’s artistry Built upon the same chassis as the 1930 Delage D8, this rendition exhibits Figoni’s development of sporty, contemporary lines and exquisite detail . The D8-100 SS was a special sporting highperformance option produced for the English market, with an additional carburetor—three in all—with a guaranteed top speed of 100 mph, hence the “100 SS ” This automobile (chassis 36046) was originally delivered to J Smith & Company in London in September 1932, and was acquired by the current owner in 1966 .

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1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Figoni Coupé David & Adele Cohen, West Vancouver, Canada

Simply exquisite, this Alfa Romeo was bodied by Figoni for the 1933 Paris Auto Show . The following year it won both the Nice and Monte Carlo Concours . Considered by marque experts as “a Fabergé egg of car design,” this Alfa Romeo (chassis 6C121215054) is one of the earliest instances of the evolving slanted coupé silhouette that Figoni eventually developed into the celebrated “Goutte d’Eau” (Teardrop) design (Figoni himself never used the term goutte d’eau; this was a label created by the media to describe the car’s shape ) In 1935, the Alfa Romeo received

a rudimentary open racing body and competed at Le Mans, where it finished 6th overall and won the 2 .0-liter class, driven by Guy Don and Jean Desvignes . Now sporting its original attire, the Alfa remains one of Figoni’s most celebrated œuvres d’art

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1934 Voisin C 27 Figoni Cabriolet

Peter & Merle Mullin, Oxnard, California

Very few Voisins were coached by Figoni because Gabriel Voisin believed he could create superior coachwork inhouse . This Voisin is an exception . For this Voisin (chassis 52001), Figoni created a unique one-off design with a lithe, sporting profile, unlike the quintessential Voisin styling . The car was showcased at the Madrid Auto Salon in December 1934 and purchased by the Shah of Persia . It passed through various ownerships, and was discovered in the 1970s in a barn in France . Jacques Buson purchased the dilapidated Voisin and, with the help of Claude Figoni, Joseph’s son, and Henry Bernard, son of Voisin’s chief designer, the car was restored In 1991 the Voisin was acquired by Peter Mullin and restored to its original spectacular specification

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1936 Delahaye 135 Compétition Court

Figoni et Falaschi Coupé

Dana & Patti Mecum, Geneva Lake, Wisconsin

This car is the last of six specially commissioned coupés completed by Figoni in 1936 . Careful examination of the coachwork reveals that this car is a direct descendent of the 1933 Alfa Romeo, as Joseph Figoni further developed his styling for what would eventually become the “Goutte d’Eau” (Teardrop) . Note the distinctive bonnet flanked by Marchal headlights melded into the inner front wings, a signature feature of future Figoni designs . The lightweight body is steel with aluminum bonnet, boot, fenders, and doors, and sits atop the Compétition Court (short) chassis (chassis 47242), one of Delahaye’s most exclusive offerings .

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1936 Delahaye 135 Compétition Court

Figoni et Falaschi Coupé *

Jim Patterson/The Patterson Collection, Louisville, Kentucky

This Delahaye was commissioned by M Jeancart of Paris, a wealthy industrialist and collector of several Talbot-Lagos also by Figoni Built on the shortened “Compétition Court” chassis with a 2 .65-meter wheelbase, this car (chassis 46576) features a closed front fender with voluptuous contours that became synonymous with Joseph Figoni, such that he patented the design as “Les Ailes Figoni,” (The Figoni Fenders) . The car was eventually sold to 1930s film star Dolores del Rio In the 1980s the Delahaye was restored and went on to win First in Class at the Pebble Beach Concours, after which it was whisked away to the Far East . Now it is back and a welcome addition to our Figoni celebration

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1936 Delahaye 135 CS Compétition

Figoni et Falaschi

Private Collector, Belgium

This Delahaye is one of the most original racing automobiles bodied by Figoni . The vast majority of race cars of this era no longer include their original engines and/ or bodies—if they survived at all . A series of 17 Delahaye 135 CS Compétition cars were built, and Figoni crafted this unique body, with a distinctive fin tail and racy hood, “according to specifications for 24 Hours of Le Mans,” as noted on the original build-sheet . The car (chassis 46626) was delivered to race driver Louis Villeneuve, and took second in the 12 Hours of Paris in 1938 and fourth and sixth overall at Le Mans in 1938 and 1939 . Villeneuve raced his Delahaye extensively until 1949, and thereafter it remained in the hands of meticulous preservationists, including Hervé Charbonneaux—son of Philippe Charbonneaux, the postwar Delahaye designer .

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1937 Delahaye 135 Compétition Court

Figoni et Falaschi Roadster *

Mark Hyman, St. Louis, Missouri

For the 1936 Paris Auto Salon, Figoni designed a car that would change automobile design parameters forever

Working with Delahaye’s 135 Compétition Court

2 .65-meter chassis, Figoni incorporated sweeping, fully enveloped fenders, known as “Les Ailes Figoni,” lowmounted headlamps faired into the front wings, and dramatic lines highlighted in bold contrasting colors Commonly known as the “Geo-Ham Roadster,” for the role illustrator Georges Hamel played in realizing the design, this car took the world by storm . One of just three built on the 135 Compétition Court chassis, this car (chassis 48666) sold initially to Mr . Adamek of Czechoslovakia It survived the war, was found in dilapidated condition in 1997, and was partly restored . Later, with the help of Figoni’s son, Claude, the Delahaye was returned to its original 1937 color, configuration, and splendor, and won Best of Show at the 50th Anniversary of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance .

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1937 Delahaye 135 MS

Figoni et Falaschi Special Roadster

Miles Collier Collection at Revs Institute, Naples, Florida

This 1937 Special Roadster is a close sibling to the Coupé, built on the same Compétition Court chassis and exhibiting the same patented and very desirable “Ailes Figoni”—

special enclosed and highly sculptured Figoni fenders .

This car (chassis 48563) debuted at the 1937 Paris Auto Show to great acclaim . It featured the high-performance Delahaye triple-carburetor engine, with aluminum coachwork and leather by Hermes . Figoni patented not only the fenders on this Delahaye, but also the ultralight tubular seat, disappearing soft top, and the windscreen that recedes into the body . Following its initial ownership, the Delahaye was returned to Figoni’s atelier to install bumpers and a restyled radiator .

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1937 Talbot-Lago T150 C-SS

Figoni et Falaschi Teardrop Coupé

Lee R. Anderson Sr., Naples, Florida

This stunning Talbot-Lago (chassis 90107) is one of two automobiles built by Figoni with these iconic closed front fenders—and the sole survivor with the original body .

Entitled the “Coupé Amérique,” it debuted at the 1937 New York Auto Show—the first time Figoni’s “teardrop”

design had been seen Stateside . It was exhibited at the Trocadéro Gardens in Paris for the 1938 Concours

d’Elegance Fémina, and won the Prix d’Excellence for its then-owner, the Princess of Kapurthala, also known as Stella Mudge, a dancehall performer who married the Maharaja of Kapurthala . The Talbot-Lago was sold in 1939 to well-known American collector Tommy Lee through Luigi Chinetti, and was later acquired by Lindley Locke, who kept it for nearly 50 years It went to the Nethercutt Collection in 2004 and, following an exacting restoration, won its class at the Pebble Beach Concours in 2005

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1937 Talbot-Lago T150 C-SS

Figoni et Falaschi Teardrop Coupé *

The William E. Connor Family, Hong Kong

This 1937 Talbot-Lago is one of only two cars built by Figoni with this bodywork, and this car (chassis 90104) is the only survivor The model was named “Jeancart” after the wealthy French businessman who bought the first Delahaye featuring this “notchback” styling

Recognized as the supercar of its day, with a racing chassis and 4 0-liter engine, the Talbot-Lago was owned for almost half a century by Dr . Fernand Masquefa, a prominent plantation owner who raced the car in many north African events . In 1992, then-owner Jean-Pierre Schindelholz showed the car at the Louis Vuitton Bagatelle Concours d’Elegance, where it was named Best of Show . In 1997, following a 4,000-hour restoration by the current owner, the car won Most Elegant Closed Car and was named Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours .

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1938 Delahaye 135 M Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet *

Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, California

This Delahaye 135 M was built upon the 2 .95-meter chassis, the standard Delahaye underpinning in 1938

Figoni specifically crafted this and similar automobiles for cruising the straight tree-lined avenues of France in the late 30s—and they were dubbed the “Grand Routière,”

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the precursor to the Gran Turismo that dominated Italian coachbuilding in the 1950s . Here, Figoni developed the “Geo-Ham” styling with a curvaceous body, enclosed wheels, headlights integrated into the fenders and a split windshield, which can be folded flat for a rakish appearance—a design that was described as “seemingly molded by the wind itself ” Purchased new by a Mr Fould of Oran, Algeria, this car (chassis 49169) was discovered in 1992 under an olive tree in the Algerian mountains and remains one of just three survivors .

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1938 Talbot-Lago T150 C Figoni et Falaschi Coupé Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California

This coupé exhibits the notchback “Jeancart” styling as seen on a 1936 Delahaye commissioned by M . Jeancart of Paris Note the sumptuous curves on the rear end and dual elliptical rear windows . Whereas the shortened Talbot-Lago wheelbase of 2 65 meters lent itself to sporting coachwork, the longer wheelbase of 2 .95 meters inspired a different design statement, one of elegant long-distance motoring— hence its nomination as a “Grand Routière .” This car (chassis 90034) features a unique split window treatment It was ordered by Antoine Schumann, who is believed to have participated in many road races with this car Documentation suggests that this is the only long wheelbase “Teardrop” coupé produced in 1938

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1938 Talbot-Lago T150 C-SS Figoni et Falaschi Roadster * Richard & Melanie Lundquist, Palos Verdes Estates, California

In 1938, Figoni developed the roadster body on the TalbotLago T150 C-SS (“C” for Competition, “SS” denoting a high-performance configuration) . This ultra-light, supershort chassis, coupled with Figoni’s inspired coachwork, was the lynchpin for Talbot-Lago’s racing success . First registered in 1938 to Parisian wool merchant Michael Dassonville, this roadster (chassis 90111) remained in France when its owner mysteriously disappeared following World War II Eventually, it was acquired by Vojta Mashek of Chicago, and as testament to Talbot’s mechanicals, Mashek was winning races in this Talbot-Lago well into the 1960s . The current owner purchased the car in 2015,

and had it superbly restored to its original presentation of 1938—the only genuine survivor of its kind in the world .

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1938 Talbot-Lago T150 C-SS

Figoni et Falaschi Teardrop Coupé

Peter Mullin Automotive Museum Foundation, Oxnard, California

Joseph Figoni’s celebrated “Teardrop” design was described by designer Strother MacMinn as “one of the finest examples of assembled form ever applied to the automobile .” The Talbot-Lago’s 2 .65-meter racing chassis was powered by a 4 0-liter engine, capable of 115 mph, and in 1938, a Talbot-Lago Teardrop piloted by Jean Prenant and Andre Morel finished third in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . This car (chassis 90106) was originally purchased by Woolf Barnato, Chairman of Bentley Later, Freddy McEvoy, race car driver and athlete, bet actress Barbara Hutton that he could drive this Teardrop from Paris to Cannes in less than 10 hours . He did, in nine hours and 45 minutes, and won $10,000 In the 1960s this Teardrop was displayed at the Briggs Cunningham Museum .

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1939 Delahaye 135 MS

Figoni et Falaschi Torpedo Cabriolet

Jeffrey & Frances Fisher, Palm Beach, Florida

This lovely Delahaye underlines the oft forgotten fact that Figoni made his fortune by creating coachwork for automobiles that were required for everyday transport . This example, with its understated fenders and open front wheels, is exceptionally well-balanced . In 1938 Frenchman M Jeantet chose Figoni to fashion this sporty two-seater cabriolet (on chassis 60158), with aluminum hood, doors, trunk lid, and fenders, finished in Andalusian Red— its current color . Of the Delahayes bodied by Figoni, 69 were cabriolets, and only one Torpedo Cabriolet was ever built on a Delahaye chassis . According to Claude Figoni, son of Joseph Figoni, this Delahaye presents as it did on delivery in 1939

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1939 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet

Mary & Ted Stahl, Chesterfield, Michigan

This 1939 Delahaye is a superb expression of Figoni’s artistry in creating a four-passenger convertible It may

be understated by Figoni standards, but is arresting and elegant . It was commissioned by Parisian socialite Mme .

Lucienne Benitez-Rexach, who, prior to her marriage to a wealthy Puerto Rican businessman, was a French singer better known as “La Môme Moineau” (The Little Sparrow) . Renowned for yachting with Picasso and skinnydipping with her elite friends, Benitez-Rexach exercised expensive taste and ordered the Delahaye, with the 3 .5-liter, triple-carburetor inline-six engine and a pre-select gearbox, to be bodied by Figoni et Falaschi . Still in possession of its original engine, chassis, and coachwork, this Delahaye (chassis 60173) has been restored to the exact specification as ordered by Mme Benitez-Rexach

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1939 Delahaye 165 Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet

Peter Mullin Automotive Museum Foundation, Oxnard, California

Delahaye produced just two V12 Type 165 automobiles, and this car was built for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, which was promoted as “Dawn of a New Day ” It is the final development of Figoni’s closed front fender design, and possibly one of the most elegant and extravagant articulations of his prewar craftsmanship . Here we see the full-blown odalisque-like form that immortalized the Figoni name . War broke out in 1939 and this Delahaye (chassis 60744) never made it back to France As the last of its line, it marked the end of an era . Following a rather ignoble history, during which the engine and body were separated, the dilapidated Delahaye was acquired by a tow-truck driver in the 1970s for $1,200 . In 1985, the current owner purchased the car, located its original engine, and restored it to its former majesty .

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1947 Delahaye 135 MS

Figoni et Falaschi Narval Cabriolet

Dana & Patti Mecum, Geneva Lake, Wisconsin

During World War II, coachbuilding activities ceased and the company turned to making electric stoves under the FiFa brand, short for Figoni et Falaschi . Meanwhile, Figoni drafted a portfolio of futuristic sketches, including his rendition of a “Narval Cabriolet .” One of the most flamboyant Figoni et Falaschi designs, the Narval (French for “Narwhal”) was named for its prominent proboscis and vestigial fins, a full decade before Cadillac made fins

famous . The Narval was built on the Delahaye 135 MS chassis, and of the seven examples produced, this Delahaye (chassis 800495) was selected to be shown at the 1947 Paris Auto Salon, where it was bought by French singersongwriter Charles Trenet Recently restored, this dramatic Narval appears as it did in 1947 .

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1929 Duesenberg J Murphy Dual Cowl Phaeton

Rob & Jeannie Hilarides,Visalia, California

The Model J was the most celebrated series created by Duesenberg—the all-American automaker, based in Indianapolis, founded by brothers who garnered their reputation building race cars . This particular Model J (J-175), created by prolific Duesenberg designer Franklin Q Hershey, is a Dual Cowl Phaeton, featuring a secondary cowl with a hinged windshield to facilitate entering and exiting the vehicle The design is a one-off, denuded of exterior door handles, hinges, chrome beltline or pinstriping, resulting in a lovely clean and fluid profile The car was delivered to “Roxy” Rothafel in New York, founder of Roxy theatres and Radio City Music Hall In 1954, Chuck Letts of Michigan flew to New York, purchased the car, and drove it home that night Rob and Jeannie Hilarides acquired the Duesenberg in 2021 from the Letts family .

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1929 Duesenberg J Kirchhoff Convertible Berline

Donnie & Renee Gould, Stuart, Florida

A total of 481 Duesenberg Model Js were built, and this superb example (J-186) was sold to Arthur Bourne, grandson of the president of the Singer Sewing Machine Company . Bourne had the Weymann body of his beloved Stutz moved to his Model J chassis by J Gerald Kirchhoff, the former foreman of coachbuilder Walter M . Murphy Company Soon thereafter, he commissioned Kirchhoff to create a new convertible berline body similar to that of a favored Packard Fast forward to 1952, and J-186 was rescued from a junkyard and eventually acquired by the current owner, who had it restored to its Kirchhoff Berline configuration and colors .

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1929 Duesenberg J Murphy Sedan

Thomas Maoli, Whippany, New Jersey

This Murphy-bodied Sedan (J-355) was built on Duesenberg’s short wheelbase of 142½ inches, identified by the dual-piece running-boards (in contrast to the threepiece running boards of the longer 153½-inch wheelbase) . The original owner was Roland Rich Wooley, a famous divorce lawyer who handled the high profile spilt in 1935 between Hollywood silent screen star Mary Astor and her second husband, Franklyn Thorpe, who accused her of mental cruelty J-355 ultimately found its way to Harriet Moffett, who drove the car from Ontario, California to Indianapolis—over 2,000 miles—in under 48 hours Once displayed at the prestigious Louwman Museum in Holland, this handsome sedan features the iconic external exhaust pipes that signal its substantial straight-8 engine .

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1929 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe

Bruce Meyer, Beverly Hills, California

At a time when its peers were producing under 200 horsepower, the Duesenberg Model J could summon a gargantuan 265 horsepower from its mighty 420-cubicinch dual-overhead-cam straight-8 engine, attracting the era’s elite with its power and performance This example (J-413) was custom built for Chicago lawyer and newspaper magnate Colonel Robert McCormick When McCormick purchased a second Duesenberg, he passed this Murphy-bodied Convertible Coupe to Chicago Tribune contributor and “The Gumps” cartoonist Sidney Smith . This coupe displays several special features, in particular a dramatically raked windshield and a “disappearing top,” a system that allows the folding top to be fully enclosed in the rear compartment, enhancing the sleek contour of the body . Presenting in its original configuration from 1929, J-413 is wearing its award-winning restoration from the 1960s .

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1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Berline

James Scharfeld, Avon Lake, Ohio

Duesenberg J-288 is the only survivor of two Model J motorcars ordered with this unique “six-window” body by Murphy . The importance of the rear windows cannot be overstated for those traveling in the rear of the car; they

made motoring infinitely more enjoyable . It also featured a rear compartment speedometer, so that passengers could monitor the speed of their driver . This Convertible Berline was specially ordered by Chicagoan L . Hamilton McCormick, nephew of the founder of International Harvester, the agricultural machinery behemoth . Following many years with the McCormick family, J-288 was acquired by famous Duesenberg collectors D . Cameron Peck and Mills B Lane Jr , who purportedly dubbed the car “The Student Prince . ”

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1933 Duesenberg J Weymann Sport Sedan *

Steve & Michelle Snyder, Orange, California

This very unusual Sport Sedan was bodied by Weymann in 1933 for its first owner, Daniel Peterkin, President of Morton Salt in Chicago Typically, Weymann coachwork included leather or fabric body panels, but Peterkin commissioned Phil Derham to orchestrate a major modification, and had all leather panels, excepting the roof, replaced with aluminum The result is this low, sleek, and slender sports car, with a raked windshield and lightweight body that infer its extreme speed and ultra-performance This Sport Sedan (J-358) was acquired in 1965 by Bill Snyder, a much-revered former Pebble Beach Concours judge, and we are delighted it has come to the Concours with Bill’s son and family for exhibition

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1935 Duesenberg JN Rollston Convertible Sedan *

Du Coing Family, Anaheim, California

When Duesenberg launched the Model J at the New York International Auto Show in December 1928, it was highly acclaimed, and production began almost immediately, culminating in 481 chassis built in total . The Stock Market Crash of 1929 delivered a severe blow to sales, and despite its meteoric rise, Duesenberg closed its doors in 1937 . The Model JN was a modernized version of the J, and was one of the last of the line, produced in 1935, launched in an effort to revitalize sales Only 10 were produced in all, with a restyled radiator and hood, smaller 17-inch wheels replacing its predecessor’s 19-inch wheels, and sleek lowered coachwork . Beautifully crafted by coachbuilder Rollston, this Convertible Sedan (J-566) has spent many years in museums and world-class collections .

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1936 Duesenberg SJN Rollston Convertible Coupe

The Nethercutt Collection/Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

This Duesenberg SJN with lovely Rollston Convertible Coupe body is a bonafide movie star; it appeared in the 1949 film The Great Gatsby. The Duesenberg SJN was the final iteration of the Model J It comprised the JN model with a supercharger installed at factory—hence the “S” in its moniker—increasing the horsepower from 265 to 320 Only two SJN examples were ever built by the Duesenberg factory This Convertible Coupe (J-533) was purportedly delivered as a JN and then fitted with a supercharger, which was not uncommon in that era The car’s first owner was W. R . Burlingham of the famed coal company in Ohio . It was acquired by Jack Nethercutt in 1956, then sold to Bill Harrah . But in 1984, Jack Nethercutt bought his beloved Duesenberg back, and the Nethercutts have owned it ever since .

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1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pall Mall

Laura & Jack Boyd Smith Jr., Elkhart, Indiana

The partnership between Charles Rolls and Henry Royce began in 1904, with production based in Derby, England, but by the early 1920s they were also building cars in America In 1921, the first “Springfield” Silver Ghosts were assembled from kits shipped from England to Springfield, Massachusetts They had several unique attributes, including tubular bumpers and Bausch & Lomb headlights Springfield chassis were bodied with Americanbuilt coachwork, distinguishable as aesthetically lighter and more suited to the owner-driver than British-built models This Springfield Silver Ghost (chassis 77JH) was initially delivered with a formal Pickwick closed body to be used as a demonstrator by the Penn Motors dealership . Robert M . Stein of Baltimore, the car’s first private owner, purchased it in 1926 and returned it to the Springfield factory to have a sporting Pall Mall Tourer body fitted from an existing 1921 Silver Ghost—the body it wears today .

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1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Playboy

Jill & John Shibles, Sea Girt, New Jersey

This Phantom I is one of 13 chassis to be rebodied by Brewster with this sporty “Playboy” roadster coachwork . It was originally purchased by Rolls-Royce aficionado Edith Foster Benz of Lynn, Massachusetts, with an Arundel body, a formal limousine design by Brewster & Company, the American custom coachbuilder in New York . In 1932, this Phantom I (chassis S397FM) along with 12 of its peers returned to Brewster, and was rebodied with the very contemporary and sporty Playboy coachwork in an effort to rejuvenate sales . Wearing this racy new body, the Phantom I has passed through various owners until being recently acquired by its current custodian, who has nicknamed it “Bunny ”

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1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Barker Torpedo Sports

Bradley Greene, San Carlos, California

At the 1930 London Auto Show, a two-passenger Phantom II was exhibited with an exceptional sporting torpedo body . Soon after, New Yorker Andre Mertzanoff, chief engineer at the American Radiator Company, ordered a Barker Torpedo Sports for this Phantom II (chassis 179XJ) . The nautical-themed design featured sweeping pontoonstyle front fenders and a superbly finished hardwood rear deck, reminiscent of a speedboat The svelte doorhandles incorporated lights, echoing port and starboard markers on a yacht Research suggests that Mertzanoff never took delivery of the car; instead, it was acquired by Gulab Singh, the Maharaja of Rewa, a devoted Rolls-Royce client . Powered by the 7668-cc inline 6-cylinder engine, producing 120 hp, the Phantom could cruise at 87 mph and is thought to have topped 94 mph . This magnificent Rolls-Royce has spent decades in the celebrated collections of Vojta Mashek, Dr . Samuel Scher, Don Williams and Blackhawk .

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1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II

Continental Vanden Plas Torpedo

John & Mary Campbell, Woodinville, Washington

This Rolls-Royce Phantom II was commissioned in 1930 by Baron Jean Empain, a wealthy Belgian industrialistplayboy It was the ninth of 279 chassis (43GX) built on

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the shortened Continental wheelbase (12 feet compared to the standard 12 .5 feet), and it presents with a low steeringwheel position and stiffer suspension, creating a low racy profile, compared to the standard Phantom II . The rare “dual cowl” configuration, with its second windshield, offered protection to those riding in the rear with the top down The car spent many years in Heliopolis, Egypt, and was brought to the United States at the start of the Suez Canal crisis in 1956 by TWA Captain William Frey It is making its debut following a recent restoration by its current owners

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1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II

Brewster Special Permanent New Market

Lehrman Collection, Palm Beach, Florida

This Phantom II is one of 125 left-hand-drive chassis constructed in England especially for the US market . Only six cars were built with this sporting and modern Special Permanent New Market coachwork by Brewster, and this car (chassis 289AJS) is the only one exhibiting this front fender skirting, bucket seats, and no divider window This Phantom II was delivered in 1933 to Watkins Products chairman E .L . King of Winona, Minnesota, for his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Boalt In 1955 it was acquired by collector Andrew Darling and resided with him for the remaining forty years of his life As his car, it won awards at RROC and CCCA events . Now a part of the Lehrman Collection, this Phantom II is an authentic representation of its 1933 debut .

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1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental

Gurney Nutting Sedanca Drophead Coupé

The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong

This 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental bears a Gurney Nutting Sedanca Drophead Coupé, which is essentially half Sedan and half Cabriolet, with three possible configurations (fully open, semi-open or closed) . These Coupés were built on the shorter, sportier Continental 12-foot wheelbase . This Phantom II (chassis 60SK) was first owned by Gordon Padley of London, who lost ownership of the Rolls-Royce around 1939 and filed for bankruptcy in 1942 The car left for Australia, was impounded by customs for four years and eventually

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acquired by Sir Harold Gengoult Smith, a physician and Lord Mayor of Melbourne . The Phantom II has come to reside with The Hon . Sir Michael Kadoorie, who has had the PII restored and added an overdrive to enhance its drivability

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1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Gurney Nutting Sedanca Drophead Coupé

John Rich, Gilberton, Pennsylvania

This Phantom II was bodied by Gurney Nutting, an English coachbuilder in Croyden, South London . The “Sedanca” Drophead Coupé coachwork highlights the benefits of both a Sedan and a Cabriolet . Sometimes referred to as a “three-position drophead,” it offers a fully open top, a semi-open top (in which the driver is exposed but passengers are covered), or a fully closed cab This car (chassis 147RY) was commissioned for Mr . R . Miesegoes of Grimshaw Leather and stayed with him until 1944 Eventually the Phantom II made its way to the United States, and in 1964 was discovered in a barn in Ohio by collector Jack Tallman . Some 50 years later, the Rolls-Royce received a full restoration It still carries its original Gurney Nutting coachwork .

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1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III

Thrupp & Maberly Drophead Coupé

Valerie & Aaron Weiss, San Marino, California

This is an example of the final iteration of the prewar Phantom series Between 1936 and 1939, 721 Phantom III chassis were built—and this Phantom remained the only V12 Rolls-Royce until the Silver Seraph debuted in 1998 . The Phantom III is powered by a 7 .32-liter aluminum-alloy engine, with 4-speed manual transmission and 4-wheel cable brakes . In 1936 the Maharaja Bahadur Sir Kameshwar Singh commissioned a Phantom III, but his order was delayed, so he traveled to London and purchased this Phantom III (chassis 3AZ178) with a Barker Limousine body The Maharaja then commissioned Thrupp & Maberly to replace the Barker body with this Disappearing Drophead Coupé The car is the original Turquoise color .

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1927 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Sport Four Seater *

Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany

Mercedes-Benz introduced the Model S as a 6 .8-liter fast tourer in 1927, and competition versions immediately excelled in endurance racing, helping to sell these cars to sports-minded drivers . This 1927 Model S was delivered with a Sport Four Seater body in May 1928 to well-known race driver Willy Rosenstein of Stuttgart, who competed with it that year in the Kesselberg race in the Bavarian Alps . He later sold the car to its second owner through Rome’s Mercedes-Benz dealer, Mario Morescalchi of Mercedes Palace . In January 1932, the car was returned to the Mercedes-Benz factory for a Type SS body, a common update at that time, and in September 1933, it was sold to a Dr Beumelburg, who managed Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk, a broadcast radio station . The car has been part of the Mercedes-Benz Museum collection since 1951 and was recently restored to its 1933 configuration .

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1927 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Sport Four Seater

Terry Bramall, Harrogate, United Kingdom

One of the most iconic body styles for the 680 S was the sleek and lovely four-passenger tourer designed and constructed by Mercedes’ own coachworks at Sindelfingen Known in factory parlance as the Sport/4, this example (chassis 35320) was finished in the most sporting configuration with rear-mounted spares . It was originally delivered new to Augusto Maggiolo of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and remained in that country for many years . It later made its way to the United States and in the 1960s joined the collection of Howard Kizer, a Texaco executive and early automobile enthusiast . Mr . Kizer’s brother, Karl, was the first curator of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and, as a result of this association, the 680 S was donated to the museum in 1972 . It remained part of the Speedway Museum’s collection for fifty years and still wears the restoration performed under its ownership

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1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Murphy Speedster

John Rich, Gilberton, Pennsylvania

The Mercedes-Benz Company of New York took delivery of this chassis (35313) without coachwork at the request of

railroad heir Albert Isham of Santa Barbara, California, who had its sleek and sporting boattail speedster body mounted by Pasadena coachbuilder Walter M . Murphy . The car was subsequently acquired by comedians Zeppo and Chico Marx, in whose ownership it was prepared by the noted early Mercedes-Benz specialist Joe Reindl, and famously run against Hollywood agent Phil Berg’s Duesenberg Model J in the legendary “Match Race” on Muroc Dry Lake Later it became a film star in its own right, appearing with Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant in Sylvia Scarlett and with Warner Olan in Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo . Noted for its many years of ownership by Michael MacIntosh, it was acquired in 2010 by John Rich Sr Fully restored for him by D .L . George, it remains with Mr . Rich’s son, who proudly shows it today

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1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Gläser Sports Tourer *

John Bentley, Harrogate, United Kingdom

Originally sold through the Daimler-Benz agency in Dresden to successful merchant Louis Delling, this chassis (35920) was sent to local coachbuilder Gläser and features a modern style with swept-down doors By the mid-1930s it had moved to England, where its history is completely known until its movement to the United States in 1954 In 1964 it was acquired by John E . Riegel, who treasured it for the rest of his life; in early years it was used by him for daily transportation and to take his children to school, and later became a prized possession, proudly exhibited at shows and concours d’elegance and, impressively, driven on the Colorado Grand in 2015 . It was finally sold by the Riegel family in 2021 to the current caretaker, who has continued to maintain this well-known example of the 680 S .

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1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Sport Four Seater *

The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California

Calvin Pardee III, the first owner of this Mercedes-Benz Model S, was a patient man; he ordered this Sports Tourer in June 1928 and waited until July 1929 for its delivery to him in the United States Seventy years later, in 1999, the car (chassis 35939) returned to Germany and was eventually restored under the ownership of Friedhelm Loh He drove it on the 2005 Pebble Beach Motoring Classic, successfully covering 1,500 miles of winding and sometimes

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mountainous terrain, before competing with it at the Pebble Beach Concours, placing Third in Class, and earning the Mercedes-Benz Trophy . The Tourer passed next to The Keller Collection, which shared the car at Pebble Beach in 2015, placing First in Class

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1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Sport Four Seater Hans-Peter Fricke, Hamburg, Germany

The classic Sindelfingen four-passenger tourer or Sport/4 body for the 680 S could be had in the configuration seen here, with side-mounted spare tires . This car (chassis 35945) is an original US-delivery example; it was sold new by the Mercedes-Benz Company to Arthur L . McElroy of Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York, a real estate heir and prominent sportsman, who also operated the Bobcat Ranch in Wyoming Modified early in life to carry additional luggage when traveling, it subsequently moved to the West Coast; in the postwar 1940s it was photographed in Seattle by shutterbug and supercharged Mercedes connoisseur Pierce Carlson Eventually returning to Germany, it was owned for many years by the Wagner family, well-known for their expertise with supercharged eight-cylinder Mercedes, and today retains all of its original components and hardware

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1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Saoutchik Torpedo Roadster * Craig McCaw, Montecito, California

Coachwork bearing the name Jacques Saoutchik represents some of the most exotic ever produced on the six-cylinder supercharged Mercedes-Benz chassis This particular style was available in both two- and four-passenger configuration, but of several examples constructed, only three roadsters were built with a dramatically short windshield, of which this car (chassis 35949) is the only survivor . In January 1929 it was exhibited at the New York Auto Show held at the Grand Central Palace before being purchased by Standard Oil heir Frederick H Bedford Jr . Mr . Bedford used it to court his future wife, and for sentimental reasons it remained in his family until 2006 It was later restored to exacting detail by Paul Russell & Co for Paul and Judy Andrews, and in 2012 was awarded Best of Show here at Pebble Beach .

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1929 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Barker Tourer *

Bruce McCaw, Redmond, Washington

In its time the 680 S was the most powerful roadgoing automobile in the world, something much enjoyed by Lord Howe, the famed British sportsman and passionate motorist who won both the Mille Miglia and Le Mans and founded the British Racing Driver’s Club True to his reputation, Lord Howe drove this Barker-bodied 680 S (chassis 35956) in hill climbs, speed trails, and other competitions, savoring its speed . It came stateside in 1958 and was acquired by early collector George Huguely, then it was acquired in 1963 by Tony Hulman for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, where it remained largely out of public view for nearly fifty years . Bruce McCaw purchased this historic 680 S in 2011 and, following a meticulous restoration by Steve Babinsky’s Automotive Restorations to its original specifications, including recreation of the correct colors and trim, it debuted here at Pebble Beach in 2017 and was named Best of Show .

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1929 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Gangloff Tourer

Robert Kudela, Chropynĕ, Czech Republic

One of the relatively few 680 S bodied outside of Germany, this car (chassis 35979) was ordered in April 1929 by Hermann Schreiber of Grenchen, Switzerland, and fitted with coachwork by the respected Alsatian workshops of Gangloff The car was sent to the Copenhagen Motor Show where it was inspected by Prince Axel of Denmark, President of the Royal Danish Automobile Club, and evaluated as the most beautiful automobile of the exhibition . It remained in Switzerland until 1959, when it was acquired by the American Mercedes-Benz connoisseur, H .C . Dumville of Detroit, and brought to the United States . Mr . Dumville and his family enthusiastically enjoyed the Mercedes for 47 years and two generations . It was then acquired by the noted supercharged Mercedes-Benz specialist Markus Kern, from whom it was purchased by Robert Kudela in 2018 A full restoration was undertaken between 2007 and 2020 .

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1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Barker Tourer *

The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California

The Mercedes-Benz SS (for “Super Sport”) was conceived as a Grand Tourer, but its power was clear from the start; its 7 .1-liter, inline six-cylinder engine developed up to 160 hp naturally and up to 200 hp with a supercharger engaged So its success in racing was almost assured . This SS (chassis 36225) was delivered new to Northern Ireland just in time for Rudolf Caracciola to take the wheel and win the Tourist Trophy Race—amidst the heavy rains that would earn him the title of “Rain Master .” Frances Curzon, the fifth Earl of Howe, was so impressed that he purchased the car on the spot and then commissioned Barker to create a doorless four-seater body with lightweight aluminum alloy frame . The car was heavily used and raced in period, and it continues to be used and shown regularly today Despite this heavy use, the car remains in unrestored condition .

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1930 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Sport Four Seater

Schaefer Family, Germany

Captain J F Conrad Kruse, a prominent British enthusiast who owned all the finest high-performance European automobiles of this era, was the original owner of this 710 SS (chassis 36260) . The car had been ordered by British Mercedes-Benz and was supplied to the Captain via noted dealers Gordon Watney & Co . Fitted with right-handdrive steering and the factory’s handsome, classic tourer bodywork with sporting dual rear-mounted spares, its later caretakers included Peter Pauling, son of Nobel Prizewinning chemist Linus Pauling, and noted Los Angeles collector William Tishman . It was under Mr . Tishman’s ownership that the Mercedes was restored, and upon completion he exhibited it here at Pebble Beach in 1965 . A well-known example of the model for decades, it remains today very much as it was first delivered .

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1930 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Cadogan Tourer

* Markus Kern, Urbar, Germany

This 710 SS (chassis 36271), with its enlarged 7 1-liter engine, was ordered by British Mercedes Ltd . in October 1929 and delivered the following spring by Gordon Watney

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& Co . to gentleman sportsman Gilmour Smith of Glasgow . Smith then commissioned Cadogan Motors of Fulham, London, to produce its tourer coachwork . According to longtime English Mercedes-Benz Club registrar Ronald H . Johnson, Smith retained his prized car until 1954, when he sold it to another enthusiastic caretaker . Noteworthy later owners included the early American Mercedes collector Carter Schaub and Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone In its present ownership since 2007, the car has undergone a sympathetic complete restoration, with the body refinished in its correct grey color, and the original dashboard and interior very carefully treated to preserve their wonderful patina It is shown here today very much as it appeared in Glasgow in 1930 .

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1930 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Special Roadster Auriga Collection, Germany

Daimler-Benz mounted this 710 SS (chassis 36337) with special one-off coachwork, and retained it for the first five years of its life, from 1930 to 1935 During that time, it was exhibited in 1933 at the Baden-Baden Concours d’Elegance, the most prestigious German event of the era, and won Das Goldene Band (Golden Ribbon), a testament to its design After its sale by the factory through a German dealer, the car was kept by one owner until 1952, then bought by Eugene de Camp of Arizona, a connoisseur of unique coachbuilt supercharged Mercedes-Benz automobiles, who enjoyed it for 25 years In 1985 it was bought by the renowned enthusiast Dr . Fred Simeone and was kept for many years in his marvelous Philadelphia collection, alongside many other significant sporting automobiles . It was purchased by the Auriga Collection from Dr . Simeone in 2003 . It has never been publicly displayed since a restoration performed under the current ownership

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1930 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Sport Four Seater * Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany

This 1930 Model SS was first shown at the 1930 Paris Auto Show, per Mercedes-Benz Museum archival materials At the time, the body was gray, the fenders and chassis were champagne, the seats were upholstered in leather, and the interior wood trim was burr walnut . Chrome-plated wheels

were provided as an extra . Thereafter, in preparation for delivery to its first customer, the car was converted from left- to right-hand drive, then it was shown once again, at the 1931 Berlin Exhibition . The vehicle was delivered in April 1931 to Karan Singh, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, who specified not only right-hand drive, but also deviating headlights, an additional lamp on the engine hood, and different tires .

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1928 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK

Corsica Drophead Coupé *

William E. (Chip) Connor, Hong Kong

British racing driver Tom “Scrap” Thistlethwaite, who had set the fastest laps in an SS in the Ulster Tourist Trophy and Irish Grand Prix, ordered this 710 SSK (chassis 36241) . It was actually delivered, however, to eccentric millionaire Captain J .E .P. Howey, business partner of the famed Count Louis Zborowski of “Chitty Bang Bang” renown Captain Howey drove the car in the 1930 Monte Carlo Rally and other events, after which it was fitted with this very close-coupled touring coachwork by Corsica . Later it moved across the Atlantic and became very well-known on these shores as a prominent and much-loved exhibit for decades in the halls of the renowned Harrah’s Automobile Collection . Acquired from a longtime Mercedes-Benz specialist, it is one of three surviving SSKs with the original 18-rib “elephant blower,” so-named for the thundering sound it produces when engaged

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1928 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK

John Houlihan, Ireland

Sport Two Seater

Julio Berndt, brother-in-law and teammate of the talented driver Carlos Zatuszek, purchased this SSK (chassis 36246) and entered it with Zatuszek in the 1929 500 Miles of Argentina, finishing second . Zatuszek then won the Cordoba Grand Prix the same year, then won it again in 1930 after taking second at the Grand Prix des Nations, second at the Buenos Aires Grand Prix, and winning at the Frühlings Preis . He sold the car in 1935 but it continued to be raced with other owners until 1958 In 1967 it was brought to North America by B . Paul Moser, who was regularly seen driving it around Santa Barbara and in competition at Laguna Seca . Later it was part of the

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well-known Hayashi Collection in Japan, and it was the centerpiece of the large Mercedes-Benz collection of the late Rolf Meyer .

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1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK Barker Roadster

Miles Collier Collection at Revs Institute, Naples, Florida

Dorothy Paget, the British sportswoman famed for financially backing the development of the supercharged “Blower” Bentleys, was the original owner of this worthy competitor, a 710 SSK (chassis 36242) with coachwork by Barker, the renowned London shop It was later owned by noted British enthusiast David “Bunty” Scott-Moncrieff, author of the pioneering Mercedes-Benz history The ThreePointed Star, who reportedly “drove the wheels” off the car Later it was sold to the great American sportsman, racing driver, and collector Briggs Cunningham, who kept it for most of its life as one of the centerpieces of his museum, which included many of the great performance machines of the 20th Century It was acquired by the current owner in 1986 and has continued to be lovingly conserved and enjoyed

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1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK Murphy Speedster

The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California

The only example of this dramatic boattailed coachwork by the Walter M . Murphy Company of Pasadena on an SSK chassis, this car combines the light fleetness of Murphy styling with the SSK’s dramatic proportions . One of the best-known examples of its kind, it has, appropriate to its nearly unique American-German heritage, been a proud California resident for most of its life . For many years it was exhibited in the famous Movie World Cars of the Stars and Planes of Fame Museum in Buena Park, then was sold in 1976 to the late, much-respected collector Jack Passey, a longtime judge here at Pebble Beach who considered it one of his very favorite automobiles Mr Passey eventually passed the SSK (chassis 36248) to the Keller Collection, for which it was completely restored to its original condition and where it has remained, resting alongside many other important Mercedes-Benz automobiles

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1930 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK

“Count Trossi” Roadster *

Ralph Lauren, Bedford Hills, New York

Count Carlo Felice Trossi, a well-known aristocratic Italian sportsman, purchased this 710 SSK (chassis 36038) in 1931 and drove it in competition with the passion for which it had been built While he sold it the following year, he bought it back not long thereafter and commissioned the creation of exceptionally dramatic coachwork, built to his own drawings and showing the full streamlining then emerging into vogue worldwide The car continued to race until the early post-World War II years, eventually passing into the hands of specialist mechanic Charles Stitch who imported it to the United States in 1952 . It has remained thereafter in the care of noted enthusiasts, including Carter Schaub, Anthony Bamford, and Tom Perkins . Ralph Lauren acquired the “Count Trossi” in 1988 and commissioned its restoration by Paul Russell & Company . Returned to its original appearance as envisioned by the Count, it was awarded Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 1993

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1931 Mercedes-Benz 710 SSK Sport Two Seater *

Rob Walton, Scottsdale, Arizona

A London Mercedes-Benz dealer ordered this SSK (chassis 36046) with its two-seater sports body in November 1930 and delivered it in February 1931 to the original owner, Roy Lewis It would change hands several times, with its ownership continuously traced through the war years, including time with well-known British trader and early Mercedes-Benz historian “Bunty” Scott-Moncrieff . In 1954 it was bought by Lord O’Neill of Antrim, who would keep it for 21 years . The Majzub family, noted collectors and sports car connoisseurs, would quietly retain the car for a further three decades . It has always been appreciated and maintained and has survived the decades intact; it remains in mostly original condition, is being carefully conserved, and is very much appreciated by its current owner .

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1929 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Sport Four Seater

The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California

Just over a year after the Mercedes-Benz S was first introduced, the SS debuted, with a light chassis, a more powerful engine and a slightly higher radiator . The SS was undoubtedly a car for the wealthy, costing about double the price of a Bugatti Type 46 . Mercedes ultimately made 146 examples of the Model S and 111 of the Model SS

Although Mercedes itself bodied most of these cars, some were bodied by independent coachbuilders such as Erdmann & Rossi, Castagna, and Jacques Saoutchik . The body of this particular Model SS (chassis 36239) was built by Mercedes-Benz in its Sindelfingen factory, but it appears to have had some French influences This is perhaps most notable in the design of the doors, with the rounded bottoms often seen on cars coached by Saoutchik

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1932 Talbot AV105 Fox and Nicholl

Vanden Plas Tourer

Richard Lisman, New York, New York

This car is an early racer with an extensive pedigree . During the 1930s, the British Talbot racing team campaigned under the “Fox and Nicholl” banner, and in 1932, it entered the Alpine Trial—a six-day, 1625-mile odyssey across Europe . Fox and Nicholl entered three cars bodied by Vanden Plas, each a four-seater tourer with a special competition dashboard . This AV105 (chassis 31084) was one of the team cars that won the coveted “Coupe des Alpes,” bringing the trophy home to Britain for the first time Subsequently, it went on to race in the Flying Scotsman, the Mille Miglia twice, and the Liège-Rome-Liège seven times A well-traveled racer, this 1932 four-seater tourer is considered one of the most original Talbot team cars in existence today

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1936 Delahaye 135 CS Open Roadster

Red Auto, Incline Village, Nevada

Just fourteen Delahaye 135 Competition Specials were built, and this was one of two that went to Jacques Menier, scion of the famous Menier chocolatiers One car was bodied for his personal use, but this car (chassis 47186) was built to race Menier, who had his own Équipe (or team), had planned to run the car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1936, but that event was cancelled due to a labor strike The Delahaye was raced on four other occasions, in the hands of Philippe Maillard-Brune, before World War II And after the war, it was raced by René Cotton in the Mille Miglia, the Liège-Rome-Liège, and the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, where the 16-year-old car placed eighth overall . Over the past several decades the car has been well cared for by Serge Pozzoli, Abba Kogan and Lord Anthony Bamford . It remains race ready in the hands of its latest owner

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1937 BMW 326 Erdmann & Rossi Cabriolet

Karra L. Canum, San Jose, California

This sport cabriolet is one of two BMWs with Erdmann & Rossi coachwork, and the only one to survive World War II . Otto Sperber, a Berlin architect, commissioned the coachwork in 1937, and to avoid requisition by the German Army during the war, hid it underground, removing the wheels, headlights, and carburetors Ironically, the car was confiscated by Soviet troops in 1945 In 1991, the dilapidated BMW (chassis 78460) was discovered in Estonia and acquired by Rupert Stuhlemmer, a car collector who focused on the work of Erdmann & Rossi . Stuhlemmer restored it with the guidance of Johannes Beeskow, former Chief Design engineer for Erdmann & Rossi, who provided valuable details—including a hand-drawn diagram for the disappearing soft top—to assure the car’s authenticity . After acquiring the BMW in 2020, the current owner also had the car restored, maintaining that same authenticity

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1937 Peugeot Darl’Mat Pourtout Roadster

David & Carole Gaunt, Naples, Florida

The Peugeot Darl’Mat Pourtout Sport Roadster was a collaboration between Emile Darl’Mat, a Peugeot specialist,

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and Marcel Pourtout, the French coachbuilder—with a body designed by Georges Paulin . Only 53 examples of the Sport Roadster were produced . In 1938 a Peugeot

Darl’Mat won its class and placed fifth overall at Le Mans . This car (chassis 705551) was sold in September 1939 for 30,000 Francs and was first registered in Toulouse, France . In 1975 it was exhibited on the Pourtout stand at the Paris Auto Show, to celebrate the atelier’s 50th anniversary . Subsequently, French filmmaker Nicolas Seydoux traded his Bugatti for the Darl’Mat and commissioned André Lecoq to orchestrate a restoration In 1997, the Peugeot was equipped for vintage racing, but when acquired by the current owner in 2021, it was returned to its original configuration in every detail, in readiness for its North American debut

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1937 Talbot BI 105 Darracq Airline Saloon

Charlie Elliott, Chelmsford, United Kingdom

This Talbot explores the aviation-inspired vision of engineer Georges Roesch, of Darracq and Company London . The BI 105 was unveiled at the 1935 London Motor Show and is considered by aficionados to be the pinnacle of the 105 Series, with its lowered chassis, high-revving straight-6, and aerodynamic profile It is believed Roesch actually drove this car to the Alpine Trails in Vienna, almost 1000 miles from London As one of the last of its line, the BI 105 road car benefitted from several tried and track-tested innovations This example (chassis 4065) was delivered new in gunmetal grey to a Graham Enock of London, and shortly thereafter sold to a resident of Wales, eventually returning to England in 1957 .

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1923 Hispano-Suiza H6B

Fernandez et Darrin Cabriolet

Sam & Emily Mann, Englewood, New Jersey

Hispano-Suiza produced some of the finest, most advanced automobiles of the prewar era . They were perhaps best known for their reliable and powerful engines, their exceptional brakes, and the simple elegance of their

engineering . This Hispano-Suiza (chassis 10734) was built in 1929, but it was bodied later by Fernandez et Darrin . The lovely two-seat cabriolet has a long hood, a low windscreen, a disappearing top, a rumble seat, and very sporting character Little is known of its early history, but in the 1950s it was discovered in a French junkyard by M Bitel It was later sold to Jan Bruijn of The Netherlands, who began its restoration before selling it to Otis Chandler, who continued the restoration effort More recently, it was in the collection of Jorge Fernandez before passing to its current owners

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Paul Hageman, Ojai, California

This 8 Liter Bentley was ordered new by Victor Brougham, the 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux, aged 22, “to the specification of Mr . W.O . Bentley’s own 8 Litre model”— complete with racing speedometer, revolution counter, high-compression engine, dual Delco ignition, and special cut-out Almost immediately, due to significant debts accrued in Monte Carlo, the Baron sold the Bentley back to Barclay, and its two-seater body was replaced with the open four-seater configuration by Vanden Plas that it still wears today This 8 Litre (chassis YR5097) is one of just eight with original Vanden Plas coachwork, and one of just three with this highly desirable Sport Tourer design on the shorter wheelbase . With nearly unbroken provenance, this Bentley was owned by some of America’s greatest collectors, such as Sam Scher, Richard Paine, and Charlie LeMaitre .

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1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster

William Parfet, Hickory Corners, Michigan

The Mercedes-Benz 540K is arguably one of the most significant cars of the Classic Era . This long-tail, high-door 540K Special Roadster (chassis 130894) is the earliest known extant example of thirteen transitional 540Ks built with the 5 .4-liter engine . Ordered with Sindelfingen coachwork in April of 1936, the Special Roadster remained in Germany to be showcased at various exhibitions and was then exported to Corning Glass heir Reginald Sinclaire of Larkspur, Colorado . Sinclaire drove the car for nearly two decades, and famously stored it at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs . The Special Roadster was well preserved

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while passing through several prominent collections . In 2016, it was acquired by the current owner with just 10,000 miles on the clock, and it recently has been restored .

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1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster

Jim Patterson/The Patterson Collection, Louisville, Kentucky

This Mercedes-Benz is one of just three 540K Long-Tail Special Roadsters with covered spare surviving in the world today The 540K was bodied by the factory’s in-house coachworks, Sindelfingen of Germany, which conceived this glorious “long-tail, high-door” coachwork with flamboyant sweeping lines, skirted fenders, and a covered spare cached into the rear deck-lid This 540K (chassis 154075) was first delivered to King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, in Kabul, in September 1937, when he was just 23 . It was stored at the Afghan embassy in Paris during World War II, and then gifted to the King’s son-in-law, who drove it around London until 1952 . In 1953, the Roadster emigrated to the United States, underwent a restoration and, following residence in various prestigious collections, came into the stewardship of the current owner in 2022 .

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1937 MG SA Reinbolt & Christé Cabriolet

Christie & Bruce Campbell, Alamo, California

The current owner of this marvelous 1937 MG SA Cabriolet entered into a 20-year quest to acquire the car . Although over 2,700 SA examples were built, this is one of just nine that Swiss importer A .G . Keller ordered with coachwork by Reinbolt & Christé—and it is believed to be the only example by the Swiss coachbuilder still in existence . Despite its British heritage, this MG (chassis SA1961) is positively “un-British” in its styling, with clear influences of French and German carrosserie of the era . The car remained in Switzerland until 1967 and then came stateside, residing in Baltimore and Florida before being purchased by the current owner in 2019 Emerging now from a superb restoration, this MG SA is a rare and beautiful British icon

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1939 Horch 855 Special Roadster

PS-Speicher Einbeck, Einbeck, Germany

August Horch, a German engineer who had previously worked for Karl Benz, founded his own namesake company at the beginning of the 20th century—and the first car to be named a Horch emerged in 1901 . After a financial dispute, Horch left that company and founded Audi; then both Horch and Audi merged with DKW and Wanderer to form Auto Union in 1932 Nonetheless, Horch continued as a distinct marque, building the luxury vehicles for which it had a well-earned reputation In 1935, it introduced the 853 model, offering style and power at a somewhat more affordable price than that of longtime rival Mercedes-Benz, and the slightly shorter 855 followed . Just like MercedesBenz, Horch fabricated a very limited number of top-ofthe-line special roadsters for its top model . They were the epitome of elegance in the prewar era Just seven Horch 855 Special Roadsters were built, and just three or four are believed to survive After being sold to its first owner, this 855 (chassis 853592) was sent to Gläser, where it received a bulletproof windscreen that remains with the car, bulletproof side screens and a steel net in its soft top .

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1934 Bugatti Type 57 Franay Cabriolet

Steven R. Plaster, Lebanon, Missouri

This Cabriolet is one of only four Bugattis to be graced with bodywork by Franay, and the only Type 57 to be crafted by that prestigious custom coachworks . German movie star and ski champion Hella Hartwick ordered the chassis (57127) from Bugatti and commissioned Franay of Paris to design the elegant two-seater cabriolet The finished car was delivered in July 1934 and is believed to have remained in Paris throughout the war Around 1956, filmmaker Jean Rouch acquired the Bugatti in “worn condition” and had it restored, driving and maintaining it until his death in 2004 . In 2011, the Bugatti was restored once again Ten years later it passed to the Evergreen Historic Automobile collection, where it is being meticulously maintained and preserved to this day

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1935 Bugatti Type 57 Gangloff Cabriolet

Charlie Barnett-Christopher

When Bugatti launched its “Grand Raid” chassis (loosely translated as Great Endurance Event) it clearly was intended for serious motoring This Bugatti was the first of ten Type 57s to be built on the Grand Raid chassis (this is 57243) and was delivered to Henri-Gerard Constantin, a 21-yearold student who had just returned to Paris from Oxford . Constantin displayed discerning taste, assigning the chassis to Figoni for a special roadster body . Sometime later, the car passed to its second owner, Paul Genevois, who disliked the Figoni coachwork and commissioned Gangloff to rebody the roadster as a four-seater cabriolet In 1958, the current owner purchased the Bugatti for $1,200 and has driven it extensively, especially on Bugatti club events Eventually the Bugatti became a little tired and was restored to its Gangloff cabriolet coachwork

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1937 Bugatti 57S Corsica Open Sports

Lord Anthony Bamford, Rocester, United Kingdom

The Bugatti Type 57S has racing heritage, sophistication, and rarity, with only 42 chassis produced This example of the prewar supercar was ordered by shipping magnate Robert Ropner, who commissioned Corsica Coachworks to build a sporting four-seater open tourer body . The car (chassis 57503) was delivered in February 1937, in black paint with cream leather . It was eventually acquired by Bill Turnbull in 1969, who commenced a restoration but never completed it . When the current owner acquired the Bugatti, it was still dismantled in dry storage—the body was original and in good condition, and large areas of the original black paint were still extant . Certain discoveries, such as lightening holes along the length of the chassis, suggest the car may have been raced . Lord Bamford has had this 1937 Bugatti fully and painstakingly restored to its former glory .

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1937 Bugatti Type 57S Vanvooren Cabriolet

Bill Pope, Scottsdale, Arizona

Bugatti made just 42 Type 57S chassis and only four were given this Vanvooren bodywork Three still exist today The 57S (S indicating surbaisse or lowered) was developed as a sporting version of Jean Bugatti’s Type 57 With a 3 3-liter

DOHC in-line eight-cylinder engine and four-speed manual transmission on a competition-inspired chassis, the 57S was a natural born racer . The 57S claimed three Grand Prix victories in 1936 and four in 1937 plus Le Mans . It also set various speed records, including a speed average of 85 .07 mph at Le Mans . This truly extraordinary example (chassis 57513) has been owned by several Bugatti devotees throughout its lifetime . As a result, it bears its original engine, transmission, rear end, body, and fenders

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1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante

William E. Connor Family, Hong Kong

Bugatti built 42 of the 57S chassis, but only 17 were delivered with “Atalante” coachwork The Atalante was designed by Jean Bugatti himself, and was lauded for its streamlined profile and power, emanating from its straight-8, 3 .3-liter dual-overhead-camshaft engine . This example (on chassis 57562) is rare—possibly the only one with this color configuration, as most were either all black or black with red Delivered in September 1937 to the Belgian pilot Gabriel Duhoux, the car was sequestered during the war, and then toggled back and forth between Europe and the United States . In 1995, the Atalante came to rest with Chip Connor, and was restored to its factory livery of black with yellow accents—possibly one of the most original Bugattis extant

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1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante

The Pearl Collection/Fritz Burkard, Switzerland With its sweeping lines, hidden rear spare wheel, recessed radiator, and protruding headlamps, the Bugatti Atalante is a superb example of the genius of Jean Bugatti . Only 17 Atalantes were built on the Type 57 chassis, and this one (chassis 57573s) has the highly desirable supercharger (hence the C in its title), which summarily increased the performance of its 3 .3-liter inline-8 engine . Completed in 1937, this Atalante was the last 57S ever built . In celebration it was the show car at both the Paris Auto Salon and the British International Motor Show, where it was purchased from the stands by newlyweds who drove the car to Saint Moritz for their winter honeymoon .

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1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Brewster Tourer

David & Dawn Gooding/Ahrens, Santa Monica, California

This Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, with a Tourer body by Brewster, was purchased new by the Goelet family, realestate moguls of New York and Newport, Rhode Island .

The Goelets kept the Rolls-Royce at their Park Avenue address—and it remained with the family for over a century . Its second (and current) owners, Dawn Ahrens and David Gooding, acquired the car in 2021 . The Rolls-Royce (2YB) has been superbly preserved, and its relatively new owners continue to provide the care worthy of a centenarian-plus This 1914 Silver Ghost still has what appears to be original paint, coachwork, and upholstery . Prior to its presentation here, David, Dawn, and their family completed the 20 Ghost Club Alpine Tour .

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1924 Packard 136 Pullman Sport Model Phaeton

Stephen & Susan Babinsky, Lebanon, New Jersey

The Sport Model was a 4-passenger Phaeton, offered by Packard as a sportier version of the standard Phaeton; it was lower and narrower than the regular Phaeton It is estimated that only 100 of these lithe bodies were built by Pullman for Packard, with very few still in existence

These cars were powered by the 358-cubic-inch inline 8-cylinder engine, producing 85 horsepower This car (chassis 206403) was first delivered to Paul Weiant of Allentown, Pennsylvania, owner of the Economy Pretzel Company, the huge snack-baking conglomerate . Superbly preserved for 99 years, this Packard remains entirely original, including paint, upholstery, and top .

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1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker Tourer

Theodore Reimel, Wayne, Pennsylvania

This Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Tourer by Barker was owned by revered collector Mark Smith from 2011 through 2022, when upon his death it was gifted to his good friend

Theodore Reimel . The Silver Ghost was introduced in 1923 and featured a straight-6 engine, producing 40/50 horsepower, thus its original “40/50” appellation, which later changed to “Silver Ghost .” The striking dual-cowl body is a rare configuration on the Silver Ghost chassis,

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and this car (21LM) was highly desirable in period—and became the ultimate collectible over time . This Barker

Tourer was sequestered away in California for many years and was the object of much research by optimistic Rolls-Royce collectors Beautifully preserved with original polished hood and full wheel covers from 1924, this car is approaching its centennial

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1925 Bentley 3 Litre 100 MPH Super Sports

Vintage Bentley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

One of the rarest Bentley models, with just 18 made, the Super Sports was the first Bentley to wear the coveted “Green Label .” The short 9-foot wheelbase gave the car unmatched agility, and the high-compression 3 0-litre engine resulted in the factory guaranteeing a top speed of 100 mph A groundbreaking performance at the Brooklands racetrack marked it as one of the first “supercars” of the automotive era Delivered new to Bentley racer W G Barlow in November 1925, this Super Sports (chassis 1174) was ordered with special features such as a “Super radiator and dashboard,” and it was graced with a striking “occasional 3-seater” body by the coachbuilder Short—notable for its unique “Bat Wing” mud guards .

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1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto Figoni Cabriolet

Care of Gregor Fisken, Private Collection, London, United Kingdom

This Alfa Romeo is one of five Alfa Romeo 8Cs with bodywork by Figoni—and this is the only Figoni Spider

It was ordered by Le Mans winner and Alfa agent Luigi Chinetti, with a competition chassis that was 5 mm thicker than the standard chassis . The Alfa (chassis 2211079) was comprehensively campaigned across Europe, competing in the 1933 and 1934 Paris-Nice Rallies and several hill climbs with notable success . In 1937 the Alfa was gifted to Henri d’Autichamp, age 21, before his deployment to Asia . During the war, the car was hidden at the family’s chateau Thereafter, it was used sparingly until the early 1970s and then garaged until d’Autichamp’s passing in 2014 Beautifully original, this Alfa has since received a patina-preserving mechanical rebuild .

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1932 Duesenberg J Murphy Beverly Berline

Chris MacAllister, Indianapolis, Indiana

This 1932 Duesenberg J wears a lovely Beverly Berline body coached by Murphy—and it is the only Beverly with a sun visor Gordon Buehrig, the celebrated Duesenberg designer, created the one-off interior, including the sun visor, which Murphy installed according to his blueprint, residing in historian Randy Ema’s library .

The Duesenberg J engine was a 7-liter straight-8, 265 horsepower behemoth . The engine on this example began as J-274 but was restamped in-period as J-498X—and installed in chassis 2533 . (The Duesenberg factory used an X to indicate cars that it rebuilt and renumbered and then sold .) Although this car changed hands frequently in its early years, over the past 75 years, it has had just three very devoted caretakers, including its current owner, who reports that it is still “a great driver!”

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1932 Packard 905 Twin Six Coupe

Allen Strong, Urbana, Illinois

This Packard is one of just two 1932 905 Twin Sixes still in existence—and the other is in Jay Leno’s collection This car (chassis 578-23) was purchased by Navy Lt . Commander Arthur Blasier for his beloved wife, Mildred Although built in 1932 as Packard’s second generation big V12 offering, the car was not sold until April of the following year, as luxury automobiles were a tough sell in the midst of the Great Depression Nevertheless, Blasier had the car monogrammed for his wife . Standing just 4'9" tall, the diminutive dame drove the colossal coupe solo on three transcontinental trips to visit her relatives in Los Angeles . It is believed that pillows and blocks were employed to improve ergonomics . This car remains in pristine, almost totally original condition with its third owner .

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1933 Duesenberg SJ Weymann Speedster

The Anne Brockinton Lee/Robert M. Lee

Automobile Collection, Sparks, Nevada

The Supercharged version of the Duesenberg J was designated the SJ, and this example, known as the Whittell Speedster, has about 2,000 miles on the odometer and is highly original—from its paint, chrome, upholstery,

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engine, glass, and windshield wipers to its tires . It was first exhibited at the 1933 New York Auto Show and acquired by wealthy San Franciscan George Whittell Jr ., heir to a fortune made in the California gold rush and the founding of Pacific Gas & Electric Company This car (J-508) is one of just two built and has several special features, including a hood hinge that extends to the windshield, an engineturned-splash-panel mounted directly below the radiator, and fender undersides painted in Whittell’s signature orange color . The fire siren on the front was gifted by the Woodside, California, fire district to Whittell as an honorary Fire Marshal . This highly regarded Duesenberg has had just four owners, all of whom number among the world’s greatest collectors: it passed from Whittell to William Harrah, then General William Lyon, and is now with the Lees .

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1954 Bentley R-Type Continental H.J. Mulliner Coupé

Joseph & Jaclyn Cantore, Oak Brook, Illinois

The Continental was Bentley’s premiere model, able to cruise at 120 mph—the fastest production car of its era

As such, it attracted royalty and captains of industry . This example (chassis BC31C), with its electric windows and gear-shift lever on the floor, was first owned by the Princess of Berar, the last heir apparent to the Ottoman Imperial Throne . It passed to her son, Prince Mukarram Jah, in 1956, and remained in London, as both mother and son resided in the British capital . While subsequent owners may not be of royal lineage, their care of this Bentley has been exemplary . The Continental was imported to the States in 1974, and in 2019 it came to rest with its current owner, in highly original condition and with just 73,000 miles on the odometer

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1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Pinin Farina Coupe *

Alex & Judy Albarian, San Clemente, California

This Ferrari 410 Superamerica was originally owned by Emperor Bao Dai, the 13th and final Emperor of Vietnam, from 1949 to 1955 . When another of his cars, a Ferrari

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375 MM, was destroyed, he had the engine removed and installed in the 410 SA, and subsequently drove the Superamerica around Paris . (The 410 SA engine was mated with a custom Tour de France body by Scaglietti, and that car resides in the French National Automobile Museum .) Eventually, the 375 MM engine was removed and a correct 410 SA engine was installed, rendering this 410 SA (chassis 0493SA) complete . This Superamerica exhibits an appropriate patina for its age and experience, and still wears its original body, chrome, and interior .

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1956 Jaguar XK140 SE Drophead Coupé

Randy Simon and Sharon Swart, Beverly Hills, California

The Jaguar XK140 was produced from 1954-1957 as the successor to the beloved XK120 A super sports car of the 50s, the XK140 offered increased interior space compared to its predecessor and had improved brakes, rack and pinion steering, and an upgraded suspension . This Jaguar XK140 (chassis A 818123 DN) was purchased by Earl Larsen of Massachusetts in this non-standard color combination of Pastel Blue paint with a red interior and French Grey top—and it presents with its original paint, interior, and top today Earl Larsen owned the car for 38 years, until 1994, when it was acquired by Swiss Jaguar collector Stephan Ziegler, who nicknamed it “Marvel of Marvels,” keeping it for 28 years . Never restored, this lovely XK140 remains remarkably original

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1958 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet

The Anne Brockinton Lee/Robert M. Lee

Automobile Collection, Sparks, Nevada

This Ferrari was the 18th of 40 total 250 GT Series I Pinin Farina Cabriolets produced from 1957 to 59, including four prototypes . Although listed as “production” cars, these grand tourers were constructed in Pinin Farina’s custom shop, each with unique features . This example (chassis 0809 GT) has the upgraded engine and chassis, and resembles the last of the four prototypes, with simple lines, plain flanks, small bumperettes, small taillights, and covered headlights . Recognized for its simplicity, beauty, and performance, this car was exhibited at the New York Auto Salon in 1958, then purchased by Ferrari collector

Dr . Paul Riffert, and has resided at the Anne Brockinton Lee/Robert M . Lee Automobile Collection since 1985 .

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1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster

Ann M. Fagan, Briarcliff Manor, New York

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL was first introduced in 1954 as a two-seater closed sports car with distinctive gullwing doors In 1957, the roadster was launched—the ultimate boulevard cruiser and the fastest production car of its day . This example (chassis 198042 10 003127) remained with its original owner until his passing in 1976, and was then stored by his widow with just 16,000 original miles on the odometer . In 1989, the widow sold the roadster to a new owner This “time-capsule” car still resides with that second owner and is in its original factory condition . As such it has been used as a master reference for restorers bringing other 300 SL Roadsters back to original factory specification .

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1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1 Zagato Coupé

Billy & Tisa Hibbs, Tyler, Texas

The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1 debuted at the 1962 Turin Auto Show, with a 1,570-cc twin-cam engine, an aluminum body by Zagato, and a tubular spaceframe chassis (TZ for Tubolare Zagato) . Initially, this coupé (chassis 750076) was commandeered by the Le Mans Driving School, located next to the Le Mans track, and was then purchased by Jacques and Liliane Simonet in 1967 The couple loved their Giulia and drove it daily, raced it, rallied it, and even got married in it (or at least used it for their post-nuptial escape) . After 57 years of continuous ownership, the TZ was sold to a California owner who had it “sympathetically refreshed” by a noted Alfa specialist while seeking to retain every nuance of its originality . It now resides in a Texas collection focused on 1960s sports cars .

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1967 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster

Peter Klutt, Halton Hills, Canada

The AC Cobra, built by AC Cars of England using a Ford V8 engine, was sold in the United States as the Shelby Cobra and was an instant hit with both street and track racers . In 1967 brothers Joe and Jack Penn purchased this 427 Shelby Cobra from their local dealer in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania .

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Of the 260 produced, only 155 were fitted with true 427 engines—and of those, only 55, including this car (chassis CSX3349), came with the iconic 427 side-oiler engines used in the S/C and competition Cobras . Joe drove the Cobra sparingly, and when Jack returned from Service, the two occasionally used it in local drag races . In 1976 the Cobra was placed on jack-stands in the brothers’ garage until 2022 . It remains largely original, with 5,285 miles from new .

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1978 Porsche 935/77A Race Car

Auriga Collection, Germany

This Porsche 935 represents the pinnacle of Porsche’s sports/race car offerings, as Porsche engineers went all-in to develop a car with over 700 hp Based on a 911, some of these cars, including this one, were sold to customer racing teams once Porsche Motorsport discontinued its works racing campaign . This car experienced enormous success, winning its class at Le Mans in both 1978 and 1980 and winning outright at Sebring in 1984 . In 1987, the Porsche (chassis 930 890 0012) was acquired by rally driver Jean Verchere, who raced it once and then preserved it in his Porsche collection in France Unrestored, unmodified, it presents today “as last raced” in the 1980s .

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1981 Lamborghini Countach LP400S Series III

Bertone Coupe

Doug Cohen, Middletown, Rhode Island

This was the second 1981 Countach LP400S Series III built, and it was created specifically for Jean Claude Mimran, one of the two brothers responsible for purchasing Lamborghini in 1981 It was finished in Bianco with blue leather and included special appointments requested by Mimran . Upon completion, it was shipped to Monte Carlo as an “Intervention” pace car for the 1981 Monaco Grand Prix, complete with flashing police lights and graphics . The Countach (chassis 1121314) was retained by Nuova Automobili F. Lamborghini for an extended period following the Monaco Grand Prix events and stored for over 30 years . In 2019, with less than 5,000 miles, the car then traveled from Belgium to the United States, where it was recommissioned by marque specialists, with an eye on maintaining the car’s originality

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1953 Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale Coupe

Kim & Stephen Bruno, Boca Raton, Florida

Completed in 1953, this Ferrari 212 Inter was number 23 of 26 built with Vignale coachwork, and one of four with this design Exhibited at the New York Auto Show in April 1953, it was heralded as “The Most Beautiful Car in the World” by Auto Sport Review Magazine After the show, the 212 Vignale was sold through Luigi Chinetti of New York to Pennsylvania State Senator Theodore Newell Wood The Senator was an avid sports car racer; he was active in the SCCA and President of the Hill Climb Association, and he founded the Brynfan Tyddyn Road Races . For the last 20 years, this Vignale Coupe (chassis 0285EU) has remained in the Sunshine State . It was purchased by Stephen Bruno in 2017 and has been fully restored to its original two-tone configuration of Dark Rosso and Nero over a Cognac interior

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1961 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Pininfarina

Coupe Aerodinamico

Kevin Cogan/Cogan Collection, Louisville, Kentucky

This 400 Superamerica was one of seventeen “Aerodinamico” SWB Coupes produced by Ferrari . Its Aerodinamico name refers to its distinction as one of the first Ferraris to be designed in a wind tunnel in order to refine its aerodynamic profile Built as a road car, the 400 Superamerica was graced with a meaty 340 horsepower, 4 0-liter (hence the “400”) single-overhead-camshaft V-12 engine, and a four-speed manual gearbox . Its build sheet determined it has coil-spring independent front suspension with a live rear axle, four-wheel telescopic Koni shock absorbers, and four-wheel disc brakes—another of Ferrari’s dominant street-cars with a race track pedigree . This gorgeous example (chassis 2841 SA) was completed in September 1961, and finished in Smoke Grey over Red Connolly leather .

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1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Pininfarina Coupe Aerodinamico

William E. Heinecke, Bangkok, Thailand

This 1962 Ferrari 250/GT SWB was built to special order in July 1962 It was the last of a series of only four cars that

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were crafted by hand by Pininfarina . To complete this unique styling, Pininfarina took their futuristic 400 Superamerica Aerodinamico design, and married it to a 250 GT Short Wheel Base Berlinetta Competition chassis, combining gravitas with stealth and power The car (chassis 3615) was sold to Ferdinando Gatta, Turin’s Lancia concessionaire and son-in-law of Adele Lancia

This rare and luxurious edition was equipped with lavish trim and interior as well as luxury instruments, plus electric windows . For more than 10 years, the car remained at the Maranello Rosso Collection in San Marino, owned by Fabrizio Violati in Italy . It has been cared for by William Heinecke since 2014

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1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta

Irvin & Barb Kessler, Paradise Valley, Arizona

Ferrari produced 165 of this particular model, and number 122 is this example styled by Pininfarina and crafted from hammered steel by Scaglietti . For this series, Ferrari opted for the smaller, sportier 250 chassis, compared to its 400 predecessors, but retained its luxurious appointments; it was therefore known as the “Lusso” (or deluxe) edition

The first owner of this 250 GT (chassis 3233 GT) was Gianni Bulgari, of the world-renowned luxury jewelry house Bulgari . Signore Bulgari was a gentleman racer and ordered his SWB Ferrari with Weber 40 DCL/6 carburetors, typically found on the competition iteration . This supercar of the sixties has been painstakingly restored to its original livery of Rosso Bordeaux with beige leather, as originally ordered by Bulgari .

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1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Pininfarina Coupe Speciale

Lee & Joan Herrington/The Herrington Collection, Bow, New Hampshire

Although Ferrari built 600 of the 330 GTC between 1966 and 1968, this example is unique with many one-off features . This Speciale was created for Fortunato Gosce of Milan, an influential client of Ferrari and Pininfarina, who insisted on exclusivity . His design requirements included wide rocker molding, which was formed at great expense and innovative effort . In addition, the side vents have been relocated to the hood, and the door handles are cached into the side window moldings . Inside the cabin, a plethora of

small design details are also unique to this car . And then there is the paint—the sporty metallic green hue, rarely seen from Ferrari . All in all, we are looking at an entirely bespoke 330 GTC (chassis 8753), which is by name and by nature “Speciale ”

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1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Scaglietti Berlinetta

Duncan Dayton, Waccabuc, New York

The 275 GTB/4 was the last road car produced by Ferrari in a hand-built manner, wherein body panels were hand-formed over wire frames by craftsmen . Subsequently, all cars were assembled using replicated machine stampings, eradicating the imperfections that rendered each motorcar unique Many believe the styling elements developed for Ferrari racing found their evolutionary peak with the 275 GTB/4 This series also marked the end of Ferrari’s use of the Colombo-designed, two-cam V12 engine, and the suspension and driveline arrangements, which changed with the introduction of the subsequent 275 model . One of 331 built, this 275 GTB/4 (chassis 9531) was first owned by Ecurie Francorchamps, the Belgian racing stable, and was delivered in Grigio Argento (Silver Gray) over red Connolly leather .

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1950 Ferrari 166 Touring Barchetta

Clive & Alison Beecham, London, United Kingdom

“Of the cars I have driven, I cannot forget my first Ferrari,” said Gianni Agnelli of his special-order Touringbodied Barchetta (“little boat”) . Agnelli specified a “bi-colore” blue/green livery, with teardrop rear lights and “lusso” (“deluxe”) specification . Only 26 of these charming Barchettas were built, and in 1949, it was the car to beat with wins at Le Mans, the Targa Florio, and the Mille Miglia This car (chassis 0064M) was raced extensively, winning first place in the 1953 Coupe de Spa-Francorchamps Following its race career, the 166 was acquired by Jacques Swaters of Ecurie Francorchamps, who orchestrated a 22-year restoration, after which it was

featured at the New York Museum of Modern Art in the “Designed for Speed” Exhibition . This truly exquisite Ferrari was sold by Swaters’ daughter to Clive Beecham, who has since run it in two Mille Miglias .

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1952 Ferrari 225S Vignale Coupe

Arnold Meier, Zollikon, Switzerland

This exquisite Ferrari 225S was built with a Vignale Coupe body over a Tuboscocca (tubular shell) chassis . With its 2 7-liter Colombo V12 engine, this Ferrari was born for the track—its most significant result in an extensive and celebrated race career being the 1953 12 Hours of Sebring, in which it came in 8th overall, driven by Robert and Peter Yung and wearing the number 45 That same year, it competed in the Cuban Grand Prix, where it took the chequered flag, placing first overall Under its current ownership, this largely unrestored Ferrari 225S (chassis 0168 ED) has participated in the Monaco Historic Grand Prix three times, run in several Mille Miglia events, and competed at the Le Mans Classic and Goodwood

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1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Scaglietti Spyder Series II

Eric Heerema, London, United Kingdom

This 500 Mondial was the seventh Series 2 (0424MD) built by Ferrari It was bodied by Scaglietti and delivered to Yves Dupont in May 1955, wearing this striking blue paint . Dupont entered the car in a handful of European events in 1955, and then returned it to the factory for engine work . It subsequently finished fourth in the Caserta Grand Prix in Sicily and fifth overall and third in class in the 10 Hours of Messina Fast forward to 2008—Pierre Mellinger acquired the car, which was then wearing red paint . Recognizing the Ferrari’s historical significance, Mellinger had the car divested of its red cloak to reveal its original blue livery, a process that took three months . Then, in 2009 and 2011, the Ferrari entered the Mille Miglia sporting its original paint and interior—truly a poster child for preservation .

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1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spyder

Mel Matsura, Honolulu, Hawaii

With Dabney Collins at the wheel, this Ferrari 750 Monza placed eighth in the last Pebble Beach Road Race, in 1956 .

The 750 Monza was named for its win at the Monza 100 km race on June 27, 1954 . Only 29 were built, and the Ferrari factory raced them extensively, placing second at the Mille Miglia in 1954, and sixth in 1955 . The 3 .0-liter, 4-cylinder Monza could compete with the big V12 cars of the era, so it also became popular with gentleman racers . This example (chassis 0502MD) is a one-off, as it is the only Monza built without a headrest, at the behest of its owner William Doheny—apparently an attempt to disguise the 164-mph racer as a road car to avoid police attention . This Monza was also raced extensively by Ernie McAfee, Masten Gregory, and several other track titans, producing several wins and podiums

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1957 Ferrari 250 GT Scaglietti Berlinetta

Stu Carpenter, Needham, Massachusetts

Ferrari built just nine 250 GT “Tour de France” Berlinettas with the distinctive design feature of 14 louvres in the sail panel, crafted by Scaglietti—and this car was the second in that limited line Named “Tour de France” for the victory of a sibling 14-louvre Berlinetta driven by Olivier Gendebien at the 1957 Tour de France, this car (chassis 0597 GT) was first owned by gentleman racer Eugenio Lubich Racing under the Scuderia Trentino banner, Lubich’s Ferrari took 43rd in the 1957 Mille Miglia and garnered a class win in the Buenos Aires 1000 km in 1960 In all, it raced in 26 in-period events . This highly prized racing stallion remained in Europe upon retirement from the track and crossed the pond in 2012 to join a significant racing Ferrari collection .

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1957 Ferrari 500 TRC Scaglietti Barchetta

Andrew Pisker, Principality of Monaco

This Ferrari 500 TRC by Scaglietti is generally considered to be one of the most beautiful Ferrari sports racing cars ever built . It runs a 1,985-cc inline DOHC four-cylinder engine with two Weber carburetors, producing 190 bhp . This is the sixth of 17 500 TRCs produced and one of the last four-cylinder Ferrari sports racers . Built for racing, its first two owners, Sicilians Bernardo Cammarata and Francesco Tagliavia, campaigned the car relentlessly in period, with five Targa Florio entries and an outright victory at the Monte Pellegrino Hillclimb . Of the 16 period races

on record, this 500 TRC (chassis 0670 MDTR) finished all but two races . In its latter years, the 500 TRC raced at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races, where it finished 12th, and in 2011, it was invited to the Ferrari 70th Anniversary Celebration in Maranello

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1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competition

Scaglietti Berlinetta *

Rob Kauffman/RK Motors, Charlotte, North Carolina

Ferrari sought the lightest possible design for its race cars—hence the production of a limited run of alloy skins for its luminary models This car is the 17th of 72 units built with an aluminum body and competition specification on the short (94 5-inch) wheelbase It was sold to Renato Bialetti, son of the inventor of the Italian Moka Pot stovetop espresso maker With its 3 0-liter, single overhead-camshaft V12 engine, producing 280 horsepower, this car was born to race Thankfully for us, Bialetti was not a true competitor, and with only four caretakers since new, and having been attended by some of Ferrari’s niche restorers, the car (chassis 1905 GT) represents a rare and fine example of one of the marque’s most prized berlinettas

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1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competition

Scaglietti Berlinetta *

JSL Motorsports, Redwood City, California

This Berlinetta is the first of 24 special lightweight 250 GT Comp/61 Berlinetta cars completed to contest FIA’s GT Cup Championship in 1961—and it is the only one campaigned by the Ferrari factory . Nicknamed “SEFAC” (for Società Esercizio Fabbriche Automobili e Corse S.p.A.)

Hot Rods, modifications included a lightweight chassis of 80mm main-frame tubes, a Type 168B engine with Testa Rossa cylinder heads (which have bigger valves and higher compression ratios), a split-exhaust manifold, plexiglass side and rear windows, hollow door panels, more magnesium castings, a ribbed gearbox, flared rear fender openings, and more Entered as a Scuderia Ferrari team car in 1961, this car (chassis 2417 GT) finished first overall at the Grand Prix of Spa-Francorchamps 500 kms, fifth overall and second in class at the ADAC 1000 kms at the Nürburgring It was then sold to Maranello Concessionaires and raced in 1961 and 1962 to numerous overall wins and other podium finishes

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1952 Pegaso Z-102 ENASA Berlineta

Jaime Bergel, Madrid, Spain

Named after Pegasus, the mythical winged horse, the striking Spanish-built Pegaso Z-102 was first shown at the 1951 Paris Auto Salon Back in the 1940s, seeking to improve transportation after a destructive civil war, the government of Spain created the Empresa Nacional de Autocamiones S .A . (ENASA), which was to focus on building trucks and buses under the Pegaso marque

But Pegaso head Wifredo Ricart, a brilliant engineer who had worked for Alfa Romeo, wanted to build a highperformance gran turismo car to show the world what Spain could do Production started with a sophisticated quad-cam V8 alloy engine of 2 .5 liters, which grew to 4 7 liters—and for a time the Z-102 was the world’s fasted production car, capable of reaching over 150 mph Although an early Z-102, this example (chassis 0102 .153 .0113) was equipped from the start with a larger 2 8-liter engine It is also one of just 11 Pegasos to wear ENASA Berlineta bodywork . After completion, this Z-102 was retained for three years by the factory, which entered it in the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix then used it as a testbed for experiments in supercharging It passed to a private owner in Madrid in 1955—and it resides there now with its current owner

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1952 Pegaso Z-102 ENASA Lightweight Coupe

Nicholas & Shelley Schorsch, Newport, Rhode Island

This Z-102 is one of just three lightweight competition coupes prepared at the Barcelona Pegaso factory for international races . The three cars were entered in the Monaco Grand Prix, run that year for sports cars, and this was the only one of the three to qualify—although the entry was withdrawn before the race . The marque continued to dabble in racing over time, but while it had some success locally, it accomplished little on the international circuit—and the company decided to focus on selling grand turismos to the public . This car (chassis 0115) returned to the factory and was made into a road-going GT, then sold to its first owner, Antonio Creus, in 1954 . It has had just six owners from new, including Bill Harrah and Nicholas Begovich, and has been apart awaiting restoration for the past several decades The newly restored car debuts here

at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance . It is also featured on our Tour d’Elegance poster along with a lovely 1953 Touring-bodied Z-102 that is its stablemate in the Schorsch collection .

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1952 Pegaso Z-102 Tibidabo Touring Spyder

Daniel Sielecki, Punta del este, Uruguay

Although engineered to perfection, the initial reaction to the first Pegaso Z-102s, as rather conservatively bodied by ENASA, was subdued So Pegaso head Wifredo Ricart turned to Carrozzeria Touring of Milan, Italy, for something more exciting Carlo Anderloni, who was Touring’s chief designer, later noted in a reflective interview with Winston Goodfellow that he felt the design should somehow reflect Spain, so he referenced a fighting bull for styling cues, creating two air intakes on the hood “reminiscent of the bull’s flared nostrils” and windscreen supports “shaped like its horns ” The resulting car was nicknamed the Tibidabo after a tall hill with a scenic vista overlooking Barcelona, and it was a stunningly beautiful contribution to the Pegaso stable . This car (chassis 0118) is one of just four Spyders built by Touring and the only one with this configuration

It was showcased at the 1952 Paris Auto Salon, then dispatched to America for the 1953 New York Auto Show, returning to Spain in 1955, then passing through a limited number of caring hands before its current owner took possession in 2009 . It has also competed in several rallies, including the Mille Miglia

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1953 Pegaso Z-102 Touring Coupe

Nicholas & Shelley Schorsch, Newport, Rhode Island

Pegaso was a Spanish marque with superb engineering by Spaniard Wifredo Ricart, who had once worked for Alfa Romeo but returned to his home country after World War II . But early Pegasos with factory-built bodies failed to turn heads, so Ricart turned to Carrozzeria

Touring for more inspired coachwork . Ultimately, of the 83 Pegasos built, a total of 40—nearly half—had bodies by Touring . According to Mario Laguna, Pegaso expert and author of Pegaso: Spain’s Dream Car, Touring created 24 sporting berlinetta coupes, 7 panoramicas, 1 spyder, and 8 prototypes This was double the number of cars (20) built by Pegaso itself . This desirable Touring Coupe

(chassis 0149) was first sold to Jorge Marti Lluna of Barcelona in 1954 . It went to a new owner in Los Angeles in 1960 and was featured in the Salon section of Road & Track magazine in November 1962 . Nicholas Begovich purchased the car around 1972 and started a restoration but didn’t finish it . The current owners acquired the car in 2020 and commissioned a new and complete restoration

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1954 Pegaso Z-102 Saoutchik Coupe

John “Chip” & Shannon Fudge, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

This exciting Coupe is the first of five Series II cars produced by Pegaso with the renowned French coachbuilder Jacques Saoutchik Among the most desirable Pegasos, these cars featured dramatic styling, with a low roofline and emphatically curved fenders, which opened up around the wheels to emphasize the car, giving the sensation that it is leaping forward This car (chassis 0102 .150 .0148) was displayed on the Pegaso stand at the Paris Auto Salon in October 1954 and was the Barcelona show car the following January . It was also photographed and appeared in the January 1955 Annual Show issue of Road & Track. It was sold that year to Arangurena Julian Sanchez of Madrid, then passed through two more Spanish owners, before US Air Force pilot Garland W. Burke acquired it in 1961, brought it home with him to the United States, and kept it until 1989 . The car later made its way to Germany before returning to the United States It has been in the care of its current owners since 2016 .

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1954 Pegaso Z-102 Touring Coupe

Robert Bishop, Palm Beach, Florida

This enticing Pegaso Z-102 is one of a series of six similar but not identical cars bodied by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan—although the overall visual impact and many trim details still project an exuberant Spanish flair . It has a 2 .8-liter engine with four twin carburetors . The car’s first owner, José Maria de Caralt y Borrell, was both a vintner and a successful race competitor, participating in many races throughout Spain in the coupe’s earliest years . Thereafter, the car passed through several hands, sometimes changing livery, but it continued to be well cared for and was often shown and shared with others at

collector car events . It was the subject of an article in Motor Clásico in 1986 and participated in a special exhibit at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona in 2001 . The current owner took possession of this Z-102 (chassis 0102 150 0150) in 2015, and it was recently restored and returned to its original livery, painted gray and upholstered in blue

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1954 Pegaso Z-102 Touring Berlinetta *

The Peter MacFarlane Family, Calgary, Canada

This fantastic Pegaso Z-102B with a 3 .2-liter engine and a Berlinetta body by Carrozzeria Touring was first shown at the Turin Auto Show in 1954 . It was then released to its first owner, a Spanish sportsman named Francisco Godia Sales, who competed with it in various hill climbs, rallies and races in Spain, recording two overall wins, two seconds, and two thirds, with additional class successes . Factory driver Joaquin Palacio also used this car (chassis 0102 153 0154) to win the Galapagar hill climb in 1955 . This Z-102 is one of two examples with fender-inset turn signals; its exhausts were changed to an underbody configuration, extra fender heat outlets were installed, and Series II brakes were fitted Godia sometimes made other temporary changes for competition purposes, including having a supercharger fitted for one event . Second owner Julian Celaya finished fourth at Galapagar in 1956 and fourth in class at Madrid in 1957 . And it has had just three additional owners; current owner Peter MacFarlane purchased it in 1968

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1954 Pegaso Z-102 Saoutchik Berlinetta

Dannie & Craig McLaughlin, Fox Island, Washington

Jacques Saoutchik bodied just seven Pegaso Z-102 secondseries berlinettas . Each one is slightly different, and this particular car (chassis 0102 .150 .0161) was said to be a Saoutchik family favorite . According to marque expert

Mario Laguna, Pegaso produced a total of 83 cars and the majority of these were bodied out of house: Carrozzeria Touring bodied a total 40 cars, and Saoutchik bodied 18—just two fewer than the factory itself . Spanish designer Pedro Serra also bodied five cars This Z-102 was shown by Lorenzo Zambrano at the 2008 and 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, placing Second in Class on the first occasion, and it has been shared at other concours

and collector car events . A comprehensive restoration at one point was able to use nearly all of the car’s original parts, apart from the gearbox . The car’s present caretakers acquired this highly original car in 2021 .

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1956 Pegaso Z-103 Touring Panoramica Coupe

Karl & Cynthia Baker, Simi Valley, California

This is one of just three Pegaso Z-102 Panoramicas designed by Wifredo Ricart in 1956 with special coachwork by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan This car (chassis 0103 .150 .0172) was first seen at the Turin Auto Show that April and at the Paris Auto Salon in October It has a 3 .2-liter quad-cam V8, which develops around 270 bhp It was first sold in 1957 to an owner who lived in Bilbao, Spain, then crossed the Atlantic to a new owner in California in the early 1960s, and it has been with the Vopals for over fifty years now . Jack Vopal first purchased it in 1972, then painstakingly restored it and showed it at the Pebble Beach Concours in 1994 . In 2000, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pegaso company, it was shown at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona . It now resides with Jack and Vi Vopal’s daughter, Cynthia Vopal Baker, and her husband, Karl Baker, who showed the car at Pebble Beach again in 2012 It has been widely shared and has won many awards .

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1949 Aston Martin DB2 Prototype Coupé *

Tom & Gwen Price, Belvedere, California

David Brown purchased Aston Martin and Lagonda shortly after World War II and went on to build three prototypes, designated the DB2 models, for Le Mans in 1949 . Two of the triplets were powered by Aston’s 4-cylinder engine and the third by Lagonda’s 6-cylinder engine . This is the Lagonda-powered car—the harbinger of a long line of 6-cylinder sports cars that created the “DB” legend . This prototype (chassis LML/49/3) was drivenfrom Feltham, England, to Le Mans where it qualified well, until it lost its water pump Undeterred, it was raced at Spa and came in third overall . In 1990, the car was restored, and in

2004, it returned to the track with owner Tom Price, who has competed with it across America and in the Monaco Historique .

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1955 Jaguar D-type

Bill Rooklidge, Laguna Beach, California

The sensuous curves and seductive body of the D-type Jaguar mark it as one of the most beautiful automobiles ever created . This gorgeous D-type (chassis XKD 531), born in British Racing Green, was raced extensively in the Western United States . It was first owned by Jack Douglas, who redressed the exterior in his eye-catching livery of yellow with red and black pinstriping, while keeping the BRG interior Douglas took the “waspy” D-type to the Pebble Beach Road Races in 1956, but failed to compete after a wild pre-race spin-out Second owner Ray Seher raced it at Laguna Seca in 1958 and 1959 and sold it in 1960 to Tom Groskritz, who returned it to its initial BRG livery . Groskritz preserved the car for 61 years until 2021, when the current owner purchased it and restored it to the Douglas era color scheme it wore when racing at Pebble Beach and Laguna Seca

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1955 Maserati 150S Sports Racer

Stanley Ross, Columbus, Ohio

The Maserati 150S was a light, bright, agile racer, featuring a 1 5-liter engine with a short body and long potential

This Maserati 150S (chassis 1657) was purchased by Briggs Cunningham especially for the 1955 racing season Cunningham placed fifth overall at the President’s Cup in Hagerstown, Maryland, and the car then competed in the 12 Hours of Sebring but did not finish . It is believed that Cunningham took delivery of an additional 2 .0-liter 200S prototype engine with the Maserati, which he installed in 1956 . William Wonder then purchased the 2 .0-liter racer and competed across the United States with considerable success . The Maserati then changed hands several times until around 2004 when it was purchased by Adrian Kraft, who exercised it at the Nürburgring, Le Mans, and Modena Its current owner acquired the car in 2018

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1956 Aston Martin DB3S Race Car

Lawrence Stroll, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

This is one of 20 customer cars built following the early success of Aston Martin’s DB3S Works Team . Of the 20, this is believed to be the only car not raced The original owner, Stanley Harrocks, owned a number of Aston Martins, including a DBS that he purchased for his son’s 21st birthday . In 1965 the DB3S (chassis DB3S110) was acquired by well-known historic racer Nigel Dawes and was campaigned at circuits such as Silverstone . Jeffrey Pattinson, former Coys of Kensington Chairman, acquired the car in 1985 and raced it extensively, most notably in the 1986 Mille Miglia Retrospective In 2008 the DB3S moved to South Africa and resided at the Franschhoek Motor Museum, until its recent purchase by Aston Martin Lagonda Chairman Lawrence Stroll in 2021 .

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1957 Maserati 200SI Fantuzzi Spyder

Jonathan & Wendy Segal, San Diego, California

Racing great John Fitch said this Maserati 200SI was “one of the best handling racing cars from that period . . . a pleasure to drive ” This super-stealth Maserati is one of just 28 200SI-specification chassis built—fewer still were bodied by Fantuzzi John Fitch drove this car (chassis 2427) to multiple class victories in 1957 and 1958 . In 1960 it was loaned to the Camoradi racing team for the Cuban Grand Prix and driven by Dan Gurney, who retired the car following some memorable moments on track aside Carroll Shelby, Masten Gregory, and teammate Stirling Moss— the race winner . This car was maintained in unrestored condition from 1978 through 2007 by the Fielding family of Scotland . It then graced the Oscar Davies collection as one of a handful of 200SI chassis to retain its numbermatching engine and body . The Segals have cared for it since 2022 .

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1962 Lotus 19 Race Car

Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

Between 1960 and 1962, Lotus built 16 of these race cars, lovingly named the “Monte Carlo,” in honor of Lotus’ first-ever F1 Grand Prix victory in 1960, driven by the late great Stirling Moss The Lotus 19 was designed by

Colin Chapman using a fiberglass body over the Coventry Climax 2 .5-liter, 4-cylinder engine with a five-speed gearbox . This Monte Carlo (chassis 955) was purchased new by Jack Nethercutt, who campaigned it and then sold it to Dick Hahn in 1964 Over the decades, the car passed through various proprietors and suffered some ill-advised modifications, eventually falling into the hands of J N Nerheim, who researched the provenance of the car for 30 years In a fairytale denouement, the original owner, Jack Nethercutt, finally reacquired the Monte Carlo in 2020 and had it fully restored to its original specification

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1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

Harry Yeaggy, Blue Ash, Ohio

This is the first of five Grand Sport race cars built by Chevrolet in November 1962 Ultra-light and super fast, the new Corvette was primed to take on Carroll Shelby’s Cobra in the FIA GT World Championship, but the project floundered when GM affirmed its ban on racing . This car (Grand Sport 001) was tested by Masten Gregory and Dick Thompson in coupe form in late 1963 . Shortly afterward, the factory converted it to a roadster for the 1963 Daytona 2000 km race . GM held onto the car for two years, for testing, then sold it to Roger Penske, who prepared it for the 1966 Sebring race, fitting it with a new L-88 427 engine Driven by Dick Thompson and Dick Guldstrand, and sporting the number 10 on its iconic Sunoco blue livery, the Grand Sport was timed at 193 mph—faster than both the Ford GT40 and the Ferrari 330 P3 . Alas, having completed only 65 laps, it had to retire . The car has been in the care of Harry Yeaggy since 2003, and it is restored to its condition when raced at Sebring by Team Penske .

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1965 Ford GT40 Mk I

William H. & Cheryl K. Swanson, Pebble Beach, California

The Ford GT40 was the iconoclastic circuit-slayer of the late 1960s . Named for its Grand Touring body style and its 40-inch height, the GT40 broke Ferrari’s stranglehold on the Le Mans race . In 1966 it placed first, second and third and followed up with first place in 1967, 1968 and 1969 . This factory example GT40 Mk I (P/1027) was

showcased by Ford at the Brussels Motor Show in 1966 and then purchased by MGM Pictures as a camera car for the movie Grand Prix, starring James Garner . In a preCGI era, the blockbuster won three Academy Awards for technical achievement The real-life racing footage included cameo appearances by Phil Hill, Graham Hill, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Bruce McLaren—a who’s who of 1960s racing

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1949 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Franay Coupé

Munday Auto Collection, Austin, Texas

This Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport is one of eight built on the same short chassis used for the marque’s Grand Prix cars . It is one of only three Sport iterations, including one roadster and two coupes, built with Franay coachwork

The other Franay-bodied coupé bears a different grille and rear fender treatment, making this car (chassis 110123) a one-off design, and this is the only T26 Franay fitted with a sunroof . The T26 Grand Sport is powered by a race-proven 6-cylinder, 3-carburetor engine producing nearly 200 hp . Independent front suspension and massive drum brakes on all four corners provide excellent handling and control worthy of a high performance grand sport coupé .

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1950 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport

Saoutchik Cabriolet

Steve & Marilee Hamilton, Washoe Valley, Nevada

This exquisite Talbot-Lago just may be one of the most perfect designs ever created by Carrosserie Saoutchik Built from 1948 through 1951, the T26 Grand Sport was a dualpurpose chassis, designed to meet the needs of both the elite motorist and the gentleman racer, with many features reminiscent of the T26 Course Grand Prix car In 1950, a T26 GS won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driven by father and son team Louis (23 hours) and Jean-Louis (one hour)

Rosier, bearing similar underpinnings to this car—a 4 .5-liter, inline six-cylinder with triple carburetors, capable of 190 bhp and a top speed of 125 mph . This car (chassis 110120) was discovered at the Château Vonêche in Belgium where Baron François d’Huart garaged the car in the Orangerie . It has since been painstakingly restored to its original presentation

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1952 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Touring Spider

Matthias Metz, Rosengarten, Germany

Between 1951 and 1953 only 20 of these exclusive convertibles were built; today we know of 10 remaining cars These were the last automobiles constructed on the 6C 2500 platform, with this highly stylized coachwork by Carlo Anderloni, the chief designer at Carrozzeria Touring

The 6C 2500 SS was named for its 6-cylinder, 2 .5-liter engine, mated with a Super Sport open body, pinned to 106-inch wheelbase—the smallest of the series . One of the most expensive cars of its era, the 6C was the chariot of choice for celebrities such as Rita Hayworth, King Farouk of Egypt, and Prince Rainier of Monaco This 6C 2500 (chassis 918088) was acquired by its current owner in 2017, and dressed in dark blue and silver, it is an elegant and rare example of the last of its bloodline .

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1953 Cunningham C-3 Vignale Convertible

Richard & Karen Atwell, Fredericksburg, Texas

The C-3 was a very expensive American-made supercar, melding an amalgamation of components from a variety of auto manufacturers But Briggs Cunningham wasn’t concerned with a car’s pedigree—only its ability to qualify for Le Mans The Cunningham C-3 was built around a tubular chassis on a 107-inch wheelbase, with a light custom body by Michelotti of atelier Vignale The engine was the 220 hp, 331-cubic-inch Chrysler Hemi V8, which could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 7 seconds, and cruise at 101 mph—but ironically, the C-3 never raced . Most of the C-3 automobiles were built as coupes, but every fourth body (a total of five) was a convertible . Although it was inducted into the New York Museum of Modern Art as one of the “10 Best Contemporary Automobiles,” the C-3 was described by Autoweek in 1988 as “a mutt with a golden heart .” The Atwells have owned this car (chassis 32-5CR-5225) since 1992 .

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1953 Fiat 8V Zagato Berlinetta Elaborata

Linda & Paul Gould, Pawling, New York

In 1956, Anna Maria Peduzzi drove her Fiat 8V to second place at the prestigious Coppa Internazionale delle Dame, right on the tail of the indomitable 300 SL Gullwing This was no mean feat as the race was divided into two distinct

sections: the first a grueling 7 .4-km Como-Lieto Colle hillclimb, followed by six laps on the Circuito di Campione track . Peduzzi had conquered the race (one of the few open to female contestants) in 1951, 1952, and 1954 . This stunning little racer (chassis 106000022) wears coachwork by Zagato entitled “Elaborata” to underline its superb styling, and is believed to have been a favorite with the legendary Italian driver .

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1954 Aston Martin DB 2/4 Bertone Coupé

Alberto Gutierrez, Albuquerque, New Mexico

This very rare Aston Martin was bodied by Bertone and is the sole example built as a coupé among seven Aston Martin DB 2/4 chassis that were sold to Stanley “Wacky” Arnolt, Chicago industrialist and European car importer . Bertone put their chief designer, Scaglione, on the case to create a stunning showstopper dressed in white, but it failed to sell at the 1957 Turin Auto Show Back at the factory the car (chassis LML/765) was redressed in blue and relaunched at the same venue the following year where it sold to Monsieur Henry Pagezy of Paris . Having graced the Pebble Beach Concours in 1987, 1994, and 2007, the Bertone Aston has since been superbly restored to its former splendor of Turin 1958

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1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing

Dr. C.R. Bonebrake & Hon. Rebecca Crotty, Topeka, Kansas

This 300 SL was one of the first hand-built Gullwings shipped to the United States, arriving into New York on August, 23, 1954 It was featured at the Hollywood launch, robed in DB190—Graphite Gray, with silver wheels and dashboard, as requested by first owner, Carl Kiekhaefer . In 1961, it was acquired, non-running, by Case Bonebrake, who traded a rusty Chevy sedan and a bicycle for it . Bonebrake returned the car (chassis 198 .040 .4500004) to operable condition, drove it daily, and preserved it meticulously In 1993, the Gullwing passed to its current owner, Dr . Bonebrake, who commissioned a six-year restoration, retaining the Gullwing’s originality and addressing all modified elements with correct, often hand-crafted, replacements This ultra-early 300 SL

features dozens of styling and engineering elements not continued in subsequent production Gullwings, rendering it remarkably historical and unique .

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1956 Talbot-Lago T14 Lago Sport 2500 Coupé

Tedd W. & Christina Zamjahn, Hales Corners, Wisconsin

Based in Suresnes, near Paris, Talbot-Lago was owned by Antonio Lago, an Italian engineer who acquired the Talbot brand in 1936 At the 1954 Paris Auto Show, Talbot-Lago presented its new T14 LS engine—a 2 .0-liter, straight-4 engine with 120 horsepower However, it wasn’t until the following year that the accompanying coachwork was crafted and the Talbot-Lago T14 Sport 2500 was born These automobiles were both expensive and exclusive and, despite their superlative styling, they failed to save TalbotLago from its eventual demise in 1959 . This Metallic Competition Blue example (chassis 140029) is one of 54 cars built in 1955 and 1956, and remains a truly rare automobile, as subsequent Sport models were powered by the BMW replacement engine and rebranded as the Talbot-Lago America

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1959 Maserati 3500 GT Bertone Coupé

Jim Utaski, Skillman, New Jersey

The Maserati 3500 GT was a two-door, 2+2 grandtouring coupé, graced with the Maserati 350S, 3 5-liter, straight-6 engine, with an aluminum block . Built between 1957 and 1964, the GT was bodied by several different coachbuilders, including Boneschi, Frua and Allemano . This 1959 example (chassis 101-666) was the last car designed by Franco Scaglione of Bertone, one of the first designers trained in the science of aerodynamics, and demonstrates many signature Scaglione features, including speed streaks over the front wheel arches, greenhouse rear glass, and modest tail fins . Following its restoration in the 1980s, the car was invited to Pebble Beach, to participate in the Custom Coachwork Class In 1992, “Nuccio” Bertone, the founder’s son, invited the car back to Turin, to celebrate Bertone’s 80th Anniversary

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1953 Cadillac Ghia Coupe

Lee & Julia Carr, Santa Barbara, California

This Cadillac is the first of two custom-made cars by Ghia on the 1953 convertible Cadillac chassis, with a Series 62 5 4-liter engine The design is attributed to Felice Boano and Luigi Segre of Carrozzeria Ghia, and it showcases European styling with a truly Italian flair Novel features for the time include quad headlamps, split wrap-around rear window, and two-tone ribbed coves, which became extremely popular—à la Corvette in 1958 . This car (chassis 536253053) was a special order by the New York dealership, and on completion, it toured the show circuit of 1953 and 1954 A strict two-seater with a practical cargo shelf in the rear, this lovely Cadillac was the epitome of grand touring in 1953 and the pride of the Blackhawk Collection for three decades .

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1953 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas

Named for its 3 0-liter engine and Sports configuration, the 300 S was the Mercedes-Benz company’s premier luxury two-door touring car in 1951 Launched at the Paris Auto Salon, these automobiles were hand-built with a timeless blend of pre- and postwar styling, specifically to compete with Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and other luxury marques of the period Mechanical innovations included the 3 .0-liter overhead-cam engine, with 210 horsepower and a top speed of 175 kph, plus rear swing-axle independent suspension, both of which later became standard in the iconic 300 SL . This example (chassis 18801000131/53) has been the fortunate recipient of a meticulous and historically researched restoration by students at the McPherson College in Kansas, as part of their Automotive Restoration program .

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1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 B Cabriolet James & Janet Jones, Naples, Florida

Mercedes-Benz built 87 examples of the 300 B Cabriolet in 1954 . It was powered by a 3 .0-liter SOHC inline 6-cylinder engine with dual downdraft Solex carburetors, as was its predecessor, but as a second series car, the 300 B benefited from increased horsepower, vacuum-assisted power

brakes, and front-door vent windows . The 300 B Cabriolet was produced for just two years and was the highlight of the Mercedes-Benz grand touring portfolio . This ultraluxurious, four-door cabriolet (chassis 1860144501164) was originally purchased by a doctor in Frankfurt, Germany . It then migrated to a collector in the northeastern United States, who retained the car for more than twenty years, before it was acquired by its current owner in 2005 It has received a full restoration and is an excellent ambassador for the Mercedes-Benz 300 B .

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1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet

Craig Kappel & Meg McCarthy, Chatham, Massachusetts

Between 1952 and 1955, Mercedes-Benz produced just 203 of the 300 S Cabriolet, rendering the model significantly rarer than the 300 SL Gullwing or Roadster . Each 300 S was hand-built by the company’s craftsmen and, as the pinnacle of the Mercedes-Benz luxury touring product line, it cost around $13,400—more than the average house at that time . This example (chassis 18801000292/53) was originally purchased by Karl Grüning, CEO of KAGRA, a hosiery factory in Abensberg, Germany The current owner acquired the car in 1999 from a US serviceman, who imported the car from Germany in 1962 The car has since been restored according to the original build sheet, complete with Ivory paint (DB 608) and Red Leather (1088)

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1955 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible

Patrick Peronnet, Peoria, Illinois

The Cadillac “Eldorado” was named for the legendary lost city of gold in South America lauded by early Spanish explorers . Developed from a concept car to celebrate Cadillac’s golden anniversary, the Eldorado was originally intended as a limited-edition convertible for 1953 . Its popularity fueled a production run that lasted, in various forms, for almost 50 years These flamboyant two-door convertibles were driven by the 331-ci, dualquad, V8 engine, with 270 horsepower and a purported top speed of 126 mph . Certainly, it could cruise effortlessly at well over the speed limit The 1955 iteration received updated rear-end styling with tailfins that clearly heralded

the futuristic space-age fins to come in 1959 . This example (chassis 55624369W) was restored to its original specifications and includes rare Sabre wheels .

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1955 Imperial Convertible

David & Teresa Disiere, Southlake, Texas

This Imperial is the sole Imperial convertible built between 1951 and 1957 and a one-off, created for K T Keller, President of Chrysler from 1935 through 1950 . Keller personally directed its construction, based on a Chrysler New Yorker Convertible chassis and body . Assigned a serial number beginning with “9999,” Keller’s car was the first American convertible built with four bucket seats and the first Chrysler with tailfins It was fitted with a custom wraparound windshield and many other innovative features later employed on prototypes for the 1956 production Chryslers

Unique interior accoutrements included a special monotone dashboard and Ghia-inspired roll-top glove-box, plus upholstery that required 15 leather hides . Researched and restored by its previous caretaker, this Imperial is possibly the most significant postwar Imperial in existence .

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1948 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith

Gurney Nutting Drophead Coupé

Eric Galloway, New York, New York

The first postwar Rolls-Royce offering was the Silver Wraith . It initially had a wheelbase of 127 inches, but over the lifetime of the Silver Wraith (1946–1958), it grew by horsepower and length from a smaller to a significantly larger Rolls-Royce, and it was typically bodied with formal coachwork . (Like its prewar antecedents, it was offered only as a chassis for coachbuilders to body ) This extremely handsome and rare early Drophead (chassis WCB50) was bodied by Gurney Nutting, but with a sill plate by James Young, since both companies were owned by the flamboyant London dealer and former “Bentley Boy” Jack Barclay . It was initially ordered by Cairo Motors Ltd . for H E Abdal Hamid Shawarby Bey, but the sale fell through, so it was purchased new by Academy Award-winning actor

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John Mills . It has been the subject of a comprehensive three-year restoration .

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1952 Bentley Mark VI Pinin Farina Coupé

Fred Kriz, Principality of Monaco

The Bentley Mark VI was the first Bentley introduced by Rolls-Royce after the war, and it was the first car in the company’s history to be supplied with a factory installed body—in this case, one built by the Pressed Steel Body Co . Over the life of the Mark VI (production ran from 1946 to 1952), about 20% of customers continued to favor custom coachbuilders, as the factory body did not necessarily reflect their individual tastes . Pinin Farina built 14 bodies on the Mark VI, and this car—the show car at the 1952 Geneva Auto Show—was the last . Superbly restored to original condition, this sleek and stylish Bentley (chassis B332MD) clearly satisfied the distinctive and idiosyncratic style of the affluent buyer

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1952 Bentley R-Type Continental

H.J. Mulliner Fastback Saloon

Charles L. Marshall II, Dayton, Ohio

In 1952 Bentley introduced its sleek new R-Type Continental, based on the Mark VI chassis, but with a lower, more streamlined body by H J Mulliner Weight reduction was emphasized, along with extracting more power from its traditional 6-cylinder engine At the time it was the fastest four-passenger production car in the world . Only 208 were built, most carrying the Mulliner coachwork This early R-Type Continental (chassis BC21A) was the 1953 Geneva Auto Show car and was sold off the show floor even though it was to have been returned to the factory for further refinement . From 1973 through 2022 it was owned by noted collector William Davis, who had it restored, returning it to its original Geneva Show specification .

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1956 Bentley S1 Continental Park Ward Drophead Coupé

David Wilkie, Sydney, Australia

This Bentley Continental Coupé is one of 58 right-handdrive cars built out of a total production of 89 . One of the fastest and most expensive luxury four-seater

European grand tourers of its time, the S1 Continental featured the last of Bentley’s 6-cylinder engines, an original Rolls-Royce design, with a top speed over 120 mph . Benefitting from a super-rigid chassis with upgraded suspension (electronically controlled in the rear) and improved braking, the Continental offered a smooth, disciplined ride Originally owned by Sir Alfred James McAlpine, son of the founder of a prestigious civil engineering company in England, this car (chassis BC33BG) was bought by Peter Wilkie of Australia, in 1979, father of the current owner Fresh from its threeyear restoration by P&A Wood, England, the Continental appears as it did in 1956

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1957 Bentley S1 Continental H.J. Mulliner Fastback

Richard Roeder, Palm Beach, Florida

This Bentley S1 Continental sports a superb fastback body crafted by H J Mulliner It is one of 26 original left-handdrive, two-door sport saloons offered by the manufacturer in the years 1956 to 1959 Highly prized and sought after in its day, the S1 Continental was considered la crème de la crème—and this car (chassis BC101LBG) was particularly well equipped, with electric windows and air conditioning among other conveniences Purchased new by Dan F Dutton of Los Angeles, in March 1957, it was acquired in 1999 by Ludwig Fassbender, a Swiss citizen, who had the car fully restored by marque specialist P&A Wood of England Originally Black Pearl with red leather, the Bentley Continental was redressed in Midnight Blue/Black with blue leather interior .

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1958 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I “Honeymoon Express” Freestone & Webb Drophead Coupé

The Anne Brockinton Lee/Robert M. Lee

Automobile Collection, Sparks, Nevada

This Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud with its extravagant body is one of three similar cars built by London coachbuilder Freestone & Webb The car (chassis SGE270) is also the last car built by Freestone & Webb . With rakish styling and rear fins, two seats, luxurious accoutrements, and cavernous trunk space, the design was dubbed the “Honeymoon Express .” Alas, only three were built, two Rolls-Royce motor cars and one Bentley . The twin to this Rolls-Royce was showcased at 1957 British International Motor Show at Earls Court, where

it was the star of the show . Since 2017 the two sisters have been reunited in the Lee Automobile Collection . Take a long look—fins on a Rolls-Royce are a rarity!

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1972 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Mulliner Park Ward State Landaulette

Phantom V, Shelby Township, Michigan

During the lifetime of the Phantom V and VI, from 1960 to 1991, Rolls-Royce built 890 of the massive limousines, including 22 landaulettes They came in two versions, the shorter manual-roof style, of which nine were built, and the longer version known as the State or Ceremonial landaulette, with 13 built . The latter was much more elaborate with an electrically operated roof They were quite popular among foreign rulers, with most going to Africa and the Middle East This particular car (chassis PRX4656) was built for Félix Houphouët-Boigny of the Ivory Coast, who kept it until 2015, when it began a lengthy restoration under its current owner . It is the only left-hand-drive landaulette built

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1965 Lamborghini 3500 GTZ Zagato Coupé * Bill Pope, Scottsdale, Arizona

The Lamborghini 3500 GTZ was a prototype designed by Ercole Spada and built by Zagato on a shortened Lamborghini 350 GT chassis This car (chassis 310) is thought to be one of only two created in the first collaboration between Lamborghini and Zagato and is the sole survivor . It boasts a V12 engine producing 320 horsepower with a top speed of 161 mph In 1965, it was showcased at the London Motor Show and then sold to exracing driver Marchese Gerini of Milan In the 1970s, the car was sold to an Australian who converted it to right-hand drive Thankfully, in September 1999 the Zagato Coupé was restored to its original left-hand drive configuration before emigrating to the United States in 2002

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1966 Lamborghini 400 GT Interim Touring Coupé

Robert Ross, Woodland Hills, California

This 400 GT Interim is the first “purebred” Lamborghini built, in that all of its components—engine, transmission, and differential—were produced in-house, rather than by outside manufacturers as seen in previous 350 GT examples While it retained the body design of its predecessor, the 400 GT was the first Lamborghini to feature the 4 0-liter engine Official documents suggest that 11 examples meet the “Interim” criteria, and this car was the first build of that series, with a commission date of June 16, 1966 . This Interim (chassis 517) was sold new to Dr Frank Mullinax, and has had two more owners in its lifetime . Its current owner has gone to extreme lengths to return this early, rare and historical Lamborghini GT to its exact configuration from factory .

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1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 Bertone Coupé

Raphael Gabay, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Early in his career, Ferruccio Lamborghini became transfixed by the sport of bullfighting . Hence the bull insignia on his automobiles, and subsequently most of his models were named for the world of bullfighting . The “Miura” was christened for a breed of famous fighting bulls and somewhat fittingly, the doors when opened resemble the horns of the bull The Miura is widely considered to be one of the first ever super-cars and this example (chassis 3342) was completed February 6, 1968 It was the 137th in a limited production run of 475 . Bodied by Bertone, the Miura debuted at the Brussels Motor Show, and with a 4 .0-liter engine and five-speed manual transmission, it had a top speed of 174 mph and remains to this day one of Lamborghini’s most celebrated models .

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1969 Lamborghini Islero S Marazzi Coupé

Olav Glasius, Bennebroek Gem Bloemendaal, Netherlands

The Lamborghini Islero was named for a bull that killed celebrated matador Manuel Rodriguez in 1947 . The Islero was designed by Carrozzeria Marazzi, a spin-off coachbuilder founded by former craftsmen from the bankrupt Carrozzeria Touring This special “S” edition

is the direct descendent of the original Islero, which was launched in 1968 at the Geneva Auto Show, as a replacement for the 400 GT. The first series Islero featured the same 3 .9-liter V12 engine as its predecessor the Miura, with 325 horsepower and a top speed of 154 mph The Islero S series used the same engine, but was tuned to create 350 horsepower with a top speed of 161 mph Only around 100 of the S versions were produced, and this classic example (chassis 6522) has been returned to its original green color . P-05

1971 Lamborghini Miura SV Bertone Coupé

Curated Investments, Miami, Florida

The Miura was one of the world’s first super-cars and is said to have been conceived by the Lamborghini team without the consent of its fearsome leader, Ferruccio This Miura SV, bodied by Bertone, is one of the last in the Miura series, and as such benefited from several developments, including Weber carburetors, additional torque, and horsepower increased to 380 Externally the car lost the fanciful “eyelashes” over the headlights, gained girth in its fenders, and boasted redesigned taillights Only 150 Miura SV cars were built and this is one of a handful of cars finished from factory in Bianco This Miura (chassis 4928) spent most of its life in the family-owned collection of the German spirits company Kuemmerling

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1971 Lamborghini Espada Series 2 Bertone Coupé

Steve Girard, Pewaukee, Wisconsin

In the world of bullfighting, the “espada” was the sword used by the matador to impale the bull In the world of Lamborghini, the Espada was a powerful, svelte, fourseater, two-door Gran Turismo coupé . The model was highly popular, and over 1,200 were produced between 1968 and 1978 . The Espada employed the same 3 .9-liter V12 as its siblings, with a five-speed manual transmission, and was bodied by the brilliant Marcello Gandini of coachbuilder Bertone This example (chassis 8494) is a Series 2 model, differentiated from its Series 1 predecessor by the deletion of the grille cover over the horizontal rear glass panel and upgraded interior and brakes . This lovely example was fully restored in Pewaukee, Wisconsin and is an excellent ambassador for its marque .

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1979 Lamborghini Countach LP400S Series 2 “Cannonball Run” Bertone Coupé *

Jeff Ippoliti, Celebration, Florida

In 1981 this Countach was featured in the movie

Cannonball Run as the winner of a clandestine coast-tocoast race . It is a movie star as well as a world-famous supercar The Countach, with its iconic “Lambo doors,” was one of the only Lamborghini models not named for the sport of bullfighting Dubbed the “LP400” for the Longitudinale Posteriore (rear) placement of the 4 .0-liter engine, it was renamed when a mechanic from Piedmont exclaimed “Countach!” (Outstanding!) in his native dialect, when he assessed the car This Countach (chassis 1121112) is one of 32 models featured in the Library of Congress, deemed to be an automobile “important to American history .” Lamborghini produced 105 of the Series 2 Countach coupés, and this example was imported to the States in 1979 . It has been restored to original factory specifications, excepting three Cannonball Run movie props: fog lights, CB antenna, and 12 exhaust tips .

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1994 Lamborghini Diablo SE30 Coupé

Robert Cleary, Elmira, New York

Diablo was a ferocious bull that fought an epic battle with matador “El Chico” in Madrid in 1869 . The legend of its bravery was immortalized in the naming of the Lamborghini Diablo, introduced in 1990 . The ferocious supercar was the first production Lamborghini that could top 200 mph, offering 523 horsepower; by 1994 it was the fastest car Lamborghini had ever made . Designed by Gandini of Bertone, the Diablo was revised by Tom Gale when Chrysler acquired Lamborghini in 1987 . The SE30 was a special edition built to commemorate 30 years of the Lamborghini brand, with magnesium wheels, Lexan windows, and carbon fiber throughout . This Diablo (chassis ZA9DE22AORLA12000) in its one-off color combination of Blue over Blue, represents an important milestone for Lamborghini in performance, technology, and design .

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1965 McLaren M1A Race Car

Egon & Birgit Zweimüller, Ennsdorf, Austria

The M1A played a significant role in McLaren’s history . This M1A was also a movie star, having been driven by Elvis Presley in the movie Spinout McLaren itself recognizes the M1A group 7 car as “the first McLaren .” Created by Bruce McLaren and McLaren Racing while Bruce was still driving for Cooper in Formula 1, the M1A was the first car to wear the McLaren name and logo It was powered initially by a 4 .5-liter Traco Oldsmobile engine, paired with a four-speed gearbox A chassis was reworked around that, and then a body was added . The M1A debuted at the 1964 Canadian Grand Prix on September 26 and was raced extensively throughout 1965 by Bruce McLaren himself (he won with it at Silverstone, against John Surtees in a Lola T70) as well as Chris Amon (who drove it to its first victories, in Quebec and at Silverstone) Three works cars and 24 customer cars were built, and this is the very first McLaren customer car (chassis 20/1) After being displayed at the 1965 London Show, it was sold to John Coombs, who fielded it for Graham Hill at Silverstone, and then it passed to Jerry Entin, who raced it at Riverside that same year In 1966, it made its movie debut in Spinout, with Elvis at the wheel .

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1969 McLaren M6GT Coupe Mouse Motors, Chicago, Illinois

From the start of his venture in racing, Bruce McLaren dreamt of creating a great closed GT car to compete in endurance events like the 24 Hours of Le Mans . The M6GT was his first solid attempt at doing that . The coupe was named perhaps in tribute to the M6A that kicked off McLaren’s initial success, since the M6GT had a 1969 Can-Am chassis that served as its base . It also had a 5 .7-liter Chevrolet V8, a flowing roofline and a full interior—and it was blisteringly quick . It had an estimated top speed of 165 mph and could go from zero to 100 mph in eight seconds . Regrettably, FIA changed the rules, requiring a minimum of 50 production cars for a model to be homologated . And since McLaren was really just starting out, that was an impossibility Twenty-five years later, Bruce’s dream would finally come to life in the McLaren F1 Road Car, which went to win Le Mans in 1995 Meanwhile,

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after being converted for road use, this M6GT became Bruce McLaren’s personal car (chassis BMR6GT-1, registered as OBH 500H), used for commutes to the factory and race meetings . It was the only M6GT built at the McLaren Racing factory Its current owner acquired the car in 2013 .

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1969 McLaren M8B-2 Can-Am Race Car Mouse Motors, Chicago, Illinois

The M8B is one of the most dominant McLaren race cars ever built, winning all 11 races for the 1969 Can-Am season, with eight 1-2 finishes between Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme . Success began two years earlier with the 1967 introduction of the M6A Can-Am car, featuring McLaren’s first aluminum monocoque . The M8A followed in 1968, making the engine a stressed member of the chassis . Then came the high-winged M8B, which swept the series All three models recorded multiple wins at the hands of McLaren and Hulme, who traded wins—and the Can-Am championship—back and forth in this period

They were so dominant that spectators and media members began to call the series “The Bruce and Denny Show ”

This M8B is chassis #2, which is attributed with winning Mosport, Watkins Glen, Road America, Michigan, and Laguna Seca . Its current owner acquired the car in 2018 .

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1972 McLaren M16B Sunoco Penske Indy Car * Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana

Roger Penske’s first Indianapolis 500 victory came in this car, built by McLaren The M16B was the second version of the history-making M16—the first car to make use of a rear wing in the Indianapolis 500—that Designer Gordon Coppuck had introduced in 1971 . (United States Auto Club regulations prohibited bolt-on aerodynamic devices, so McLaren built it into the engine cover .) The M16B featured new, larger wings and a shorter nose that allowed the wing to hang farther back without exceeding maximum length . Penske ordered two M16Bs for Mark Donohue and Gary Bettenhausen to drive in the race They qualified in third and fourth positions, and come race day, they led 151 of the 200 laps—including the all-important final one For much of the race, it looked like Bettenhausen would be the

clear winner, but an engine issue took his car out on lap 182, so the victory went to Donohue with a record average race speed of 162 .962 mph—a benchmark that stood for twelve years . This car now resides in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum

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1967 McLaren M6A Can-Am Race Car

Richard Griot, Tacoma, Washington

One of the most significant cars in McLaren history, the M6A gave the world a clear glimpse of McLaren’s potential as a race car constructor . Disappointed with the limited success of his early M1B Can-Am sports racer and the M2B readied for Formula 1, Bruce McLaren gathered his team to create two fully new cars to replace them In less than three months, the M6A went from pen to paper, employing the team’s first aluminum monocoque, a wedge shape that improved its grip, and a raised tail—and it was painted in an energetic papaya color that would come to be known as McLaren Orange, joyously presaging the many celebrations to come In its first race at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Denny Hulme drove the M6A to victory, after setting the fastest time in qualifying In the next race at Road America, the pair smashed the course record . The M6A would go on to capture the 1967 Can-Am championship, sweeping five of six races . This car

(M6A-1, the only M6 on a shorter wheelbase) won two races and placed second twice . The car was then sold to Penske for Mark Donohue to drive in the US Road Racing Championships, where he won five races . It continued to race well into 1969 at the hands of Dave Causey . Its current owner acquired this car in 2010 and still races it in historic events .

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1977 McLaren M26-4 Formula 1 Race Car

The Alegra Collection/Carlos de Quesada, Tampa, Florida

The McLaren M26, designed by Gordon Coppuck, was intended to replace the highly successful but aging M23, the Grand Prix car that evolved from the Indy-winning M16 and went on to become a winner it its own right Driving the M23, Emerson Fittipaldi won the 1974 Drivers’ Championship while McLaren won the Constructors’ Championship, and James Hunt drove the M23 to six wins,

earning another Drivers’ Championship in 1976 . McLaren hoped the M26 would do even better . It was lighter and lower and narrower than its predecessor—but after initial testing its use was delayed . It finally took to the track mid-1977, and in the hands of Hunt, it scored three victories and finished on the podium twice . In slightly updated form, M26 seemed primed to do well in 1978 At the first race of the season, the Argentine Grand Prix, Hunt placed fourth driving this M26 (M26-4), but a succession of accidents and engine failures followed, and in 1979, the M26 retired from F1 This M26, however, continued on: M26-4 raced again in the Australian Gold Series in 1981 Thereafter it sat idle until purchased in 1985 by German historic racer Jost Kalisch, who commissioned its restoration in 1996

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1988 McLaren MP4/4-2 Formula 1 Race Car Mouse Motors, Chicago, Illinois

The McLaren MP4/4 is clearly one of Formula One’s brightest stars The brainchild of Gordon Murray, who served as its technical director, it was designed and engineered by Steve Nichols, Bob Bell and Osama Goto and their teams . With a new Honda RA168E 1 .5-liter V6 turbo-charged engine at its core and employing a carbon-fiber honeycomb monocoque, the MP4/4 dominated the 1988 race season as no prior team had Driven by racing greats Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, the MP4/4 won all but one race (a total of 15 out of 16 races), and it even took all but one pole . McLaren won the Constructor’s Championship, of course, with a record 199 points, and Senna took home his first F1 World Driver’s Championship in the McLaren . This car (MP4/4-2) was driven by both Senna and Prost and recorded three wins . In it, Prost took the checkered flag in the Brazilian Grand Prix, and Senna won both the Detroit Grand Prix and the Japanese Grand Prix . It was the start of a period of magnificence for McLaren, which won four championships between 1988 and 1991 .

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1995 McLaren F1 Coupe

Chris & Ann Cox, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

To this day, the McLaren F1 remains the fastest naturally aspirated production car, with a top speed of 240 mph . The F1 was designed by the legendary Gordon Murray, Ron

Dennis, and the McLaren team as a very fast road car, but almost immediately, they were pushed to create a racing equivalent . A GTR iteration of the supercar went to Le Mans in 1995 and took first, third, fourth and fifth place It also won the GT championship The F1 is perhaps best known for its highly unusual three-seater configuration, with a central driver’s seat plus a passenger seat on either side and slightly behind . It was powered by the 6-liter BMW S70/2 V12 delivering 618 hp and paired with a 6-speed transmission . The F1 prototype XP5 set the world record for the fastest production car, reaching 240 mph This McLaren is one of 68 road-going F1s built, in a total production run of 106 It is the only one that was delivered in “Creighton Brown,” named for McLaren’s Director of the Formula 1 race team This time-capsule is a superbly preserved example of the world’s fastest naturally aspirated production car

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1996 McLaren F1 LM Coupe

Mouse Motors, Chicago, Illinois

The F1 LMs were created specifically to commemorate the McLaren F1’s victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1995 Although the F1 was built to be a road car, it was lightning fast—and, in GTR form, it not only participated in that grueling endurance contest and won its class, it placed first overall in what was McLaren’s first formal attempt to win at Le Mans . Additional F1 LMs placed fourth, fifth, and thirteenth overall The F1 LM was not simply an homage to the F1 GT; it was even lighter (by 60 kg) and more powerful (producing 68 hp) than that car . It was also lower and stickier and could corner and accelerate better . After the initial prototype, just five production F1 LMs were produced (one to represent each of the five cars that had competed at Le Mans) and this is chassis #2 . This F1 LM is exceptionally well preserved It has been in the possession of its current caretaker since 2013 .

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1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Coupe

Steven & Mary Read, California

The ultimate F1, just 10 “Longtails” were created for the 1997 FIA GT series or Le Mans . As their name indicates, they were stretched fore and aft like their 1997 F1 equivalents, had an enlarged rear wing, and were powered by a 900 hp BMW V12 engine Right out of

the gate, these cars won the first three races in a row . The supreme dual-purpose car, this particular Longtail (chassis 027R) is one of only three GTR Longtails that is licensed for the street . Driven by Gary Ayles and Chris Goodwin, it finished sixth overall at the Nürburgring in Germany, Silverstone in England, and Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium in 1997 It also competed that season at Le Mans, where it was driven by Keiichi Tsuchiya, Akihiko Nakaya, and Ayles but did not finish, and at the A-1 Ring in Austria, Suzuka in Japan, Donington Park in England, Mugello in Italy, and Laguna Seca, right here in Monterey, California Its current owner acquired the Longtail in 2018 .

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1998 McLaren MP4-13 Formula 1 Race Car * McLaren Automotive

The MP4-13 is a legendary McLaren F1 Race Car, winning nine overall victories in 1998 and earning the World Constructors’ Championship for McLaren

Designed by Adrian Newey among others, the MP4-12 had a powerful Mercedes engine at its core, was narrower than its predecessor, ran on grooved tires, and, at least initially, had a uniquely independent braking system for each wheel (A protest by Ferrari eventually put an end to the latter item ) In the first race of the season, McLaren drivers

Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard finished far ahead of others And although the Ferrari team drew closer in later battles, Häkkinen won the World Drivers’ Championship and McLaren won the Constructors’ title—its first since 1991 . This MP4-13 (chassis #2) is Mika Häkkinen’s car, which won a total of eight first place victories in the season, earning him the championship .

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1950 Porsche 356/2 “Gmünd” Coupe

David Jenkins, Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Porsche 356 skillfully represents Dr . Ferdinand Porsche’s “first clear statement of purpose” for creating a personal sports car . Looking at an early 356 alongside today’s offerings, there is also a very clear link, evidencing the fact that Porsche has stayed true to its founder’s vision .

Dr . Porsche’s first creation under his own name, the Porsche 356/1, was a one-off mid-engined roadster with a light aluminum body and VW mechanicals—but the design for the ensuing production car, the 356/2, shifted to a rearengined 2+2 This rare aluminum-bodied 356/2 was one of the first Porsche production cars; it has the distinction of being the 50th Porsche built (it is chassis 356/2-050) This 356/2 is also one of just 52 production cars, along with 11 bodies created later for competition cars, that were made in Porsche’s initial Gmünd, Austria factory . These early cars are often called “Gmünd” Coupes This car was shipped to Scania Vabis, the Volkswagen importer in Sweden, in March of 1951, and sold to Tord Wiklunds, who kept it and meticulously maintained it for nearly 40 years . Photos and records show that the car was raced and it was also repainted . In 1988, Wiklunds sold the car to Hartmut Able of Denmark The car is now with its fifth owner, who purchased it in 2011, and its provenance is complete .

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1956 Porsche 550A Prototype Spyder *

JSL Motorsports, Redwood City, California Porsche’s first true competition car was the mid-engined 550 of 1953, showcasing its all-aluminum, naturally aspirated, air-cooled four-cam four-cylinder competition engine . The 550 was intended primarily for individual enthusiasts participating in class competitions, but they soon began to score overall wins against more powerful competitors The Porsche 550A Spyder, introduced in 1956, was created specifically for the factory to compete on an international level . The 550’s engine was redesigned to be more reliable and to generate more horsepower and torque, and those in factory works cars received Weber carburetors, a higher compression ratio, and distributors driven from the crankshaft instead of the inlet camshafts Even bigger changes were made to the chassis, where the 550’s ladder frame was replaced with a new lighter and stiffer tubular steel space frame This car, one of four prototypes built by the Porsche Werkes department, was entered by Porsche in the 1956 Targa Florio . Umberto Maglioli drove the 1 .5-liter car solo for nearly eight hours, scoring Porsche’s first overall international victory and beating numerous 3 .5-liter Ferraris, Mercedes-Benz 300 SLs, and Maseratis in the process . Porsche had its “giant killer .

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1957 Porsche 356 Carrera GT Lightweight Reutter Coupe

Lynn & Michael Harling, Dallas, Texas

This is one of just 28 GT Coupes produced by Porsche, complete with the factory-lightened chassis It was originally campaigned by Manhattan Auto, driven by Dick Thompson, who was nicknamed the “Flying Dentist ” In his hands, the coupe participated in the inaugural race at Virginia International Raceway, Bahama Speed Week, Montgomery, New York, and the Marlboro National Sports Car Races Huschke von Hanstein and Herbert Linge raced it to a 10th place finish at Sebring in 1958, and Major Michael Cappiello raced it in several regional and national competitions throughout the rest of the 1958 season . After passing through a series of owners from the late 1950s to the late 1980s, the coupe (chassis 100913) made its way to an owner who tucked it under cover in his garage for nearly three decades . The coupe has been with its current caretaker since 2017, and its restoration was completed in January 2021 .

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1958 Porsche 356A Carrera GS/GT Reutter Speedster

The Alegra Collection/Carlos de Quesada, Tampa, Florida

Porsche’s GS/GT models, based on the 356 Carrera, were lightweights built to race . This Porsche 356 Carrera Speedster GS/GT car (chassis 84904) was purchased new from Glöckler Porsche by female racer Jean W. Speidel of Miami, Florida . It raced in Sports Car Club of America events in the southeastern United States, recording several class wins, then was sold in 1959 to Johnny Cuevas, who campaigned it under his own team of Quiver Enterprises or the Camoradi team of Lucky Casner . At the Bahama Speed Week in December 1959, it won the Nassau Tourist Trophy . It also placed fourth in class in the Gran Premio Libertad (main event) of the 1960 Cuban Grand Prix

Perhaps equally important, it was used by British racing great Stirling Moss to practice for that event It also raced in the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1960, driven by Ulf Norinder and Johnny Cuevas, although it did not finish The car was acquired by its current owner in 2022 .

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1963 Porsche 901 Prototype “Quickblau”

Karmann/Reutter Coupe

Alois Ruf, Pfaffenhausen, Germany

Porsche’s second series-production car began as the 901; its numerical reference changed to the 911 with the sale of the first production cars in late fall of 1964 . Among the 901 prototypes, this is prototype number 6 (built on chassis 13326 with engine 9-00-022), which was showcased at the 1964 Geneva Auto Salon It was the first prototype to feature the new dashboard that became the actual 901 dashboard Like its predecessor, the eventual production car was destined to be a rear-engined 2+2, but it was more comfortable and quicker, powered by a 2 0-liter flat six After its debut, this 902 prototype was driven for a time by Ferdinand Piëch, the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche Piëch was then a mechanical engineering graduate in his early years with Porsche but he would rise to become Chairman and CEO of Volkswagen Group . Thereafter this prototype passed through the hands of Hans Mezger, and Walter Vetter, who crashed it . Alois Ruf purchased the damaged car in 1964, fixed it—and has kept what was his first Porsche to this day .

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1967 Porsche 906E Weinsberg Coupe

Bob Ingram/The Ingram Collection, Durham, North Carolina

In the mid-1960s, fuel injection systems were rapidly replacing the carburetors of years past, and Porsche turned to Bosch to replace the Webers in its 906 with a stateof-the-art slide-valve injection system for what would be named the 906E . Other modifications were made too . Four 906Es were built to compete in the 1967 Daytona and Sebring races while the new 910 was in development . Ed Hugus purchased this car (906-158) from the factory after it was damaged while competing at Daytona, then he had it restored, making slight modifications and giving the car a tiger-stripe pattern Before the year 1967 was out, the car made its way to Caracas, Venezuela . There, the car’s third owner, Armando Capriles, drove “El Tigre” to victory in three of four endurance races to claim the Bolivarian Championship, then returned it to Sebring, where it suffered an accident in 1968 but survived to

finish third in class and eleventh overall in 1969 . The Ingrams have owned the car since 2020 and are preparing it to race at Porsche Rennsport this fall .

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1971 Porsche 911ST “Sloopy Jr.” Le Mans Coupe

Craig McCaw, Montecito, California

This is one of the original factory-built 911STs, which were essentially a sportier version of the 911S This car (chassis 9111301148) went first to Richie Ginther’s All American Racing Team, which entered it at Le Mans in 1971—the same year the movie Le Mans debuted . The team, with John von Neumann as benefactor and Alan Johnson and Elliot Forbes-Robinson as drivers (backed by thousands of grassroots “donors” who had purchased patches and decals to support the effort), was the first American team to race a Porsche 911 there As a 911ST, it started with a 275 bhp, 2,492-cc, SOHC air-cooled, horizontally opposed 6-cylinder engine; Bosch mechanical fuel injection; a five-speed manual gearbox; independent front and rear suspension; and four-wheel disc brakes

Ginther replaced the suspension bushings; installed a stiffer stabilizer and torsion bars, brake cooling scoops, wider wheels and tires; and lowered the car . On test day, “Sloopy Jr ” was the fastest of the 20 Porsche GTs and of the group 4 GT cars . Regrettably, the car suffered engine problems on lap 50, in hour eight, and retired Bill Yates bought the whole of Ginther Racing the following year and continued to race and revise this car as “The Red Baron” through 1993—although he kept the original parts and documented his changes . It was later sold and restored to its Le Mans condition .

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1971 Porsche 914/6 Coupe

Phillip Sarofim, Beverly Hills, California

The 914 with its flat four and the 914/6 with its flat six were innovative mid-engined cars intended for series production at Porsche . The light and quick 914/6 soon proved its worth on the track, winning its class and finishing sixth overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970—and it would continue to do well at the hands of racing enthusiasts for years to come . But Porsche moved on rather quickly—at least when compared to normal production series for the marque . Production of the 914/6 stopped in 1972, with

just 3,332 examples built . The 914 continued to 1976, with 115,500 units completed . This 914/6 (chassis 9141430141) was built specifically for the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally, where it was driven by French race and rally driver Gérard Larrousse and his co-pilot Jean-Claude Perramond—but retired when the clutch lever broke . Next, Vic Elford used it for testing at the Targa Florio Then it was sold to Porsche race engineer Walter Näher, who kept it and eventually restored it Thereafter, the car passed to Jeff Zwart and is now in the collection of Phillip Sarofim .

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1972 Porsche 916 Karmann Coupe

Todd Blue/LAPIS, Malibu, California

Plans for a new, more luxurious model based on the Porsche 914 began with a small test in March 1971: the powerful engine from the 911S was packed into a 914, which was completed with an exquisite interior—and the result was Porsche’s answer to Ferrari’s Dino 246 GT Karmann in Osnabrück, Germany, constructed the raw 914 body shells for the project, all painted Bright Ivory initially, and transported them to Porsche’s Zuffenhausen factory, where they were finished Regrettably, just 11 prototype examples of the new 916 were built before the project proved too costly and was cancelled, so the 916 never officially went into production . Five of the eleven 916s went to Porsche and Piëch family members, five went to loyal Porsche customers, and one was exported to the United States Some of the eleven cars were specified by The Studio at Porsche, where Head of Design Anatole Lapine experimented with colors and fabrics—often with striking results . This 1972 916 prototype (chassis 17) was among these cars, and was upholstered in slightly psychedelic green and blue paisley print, combined with a vivid hoar-frost blue metallic . Its first owner was Michael Piëch The current owner, the car’s eighth caretaker, has painstakingly restored it to its original specifications .

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1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Touring Coupe

Private Collector, Memphis, Tennessee

The early production Porsche 911 initially logged several important wins in the hands of privateers—particularly a series of three consecutive wins in the Monte Carlo Rally beginning in 1968—and those wins spurred Porsche to

make ever-quicker variants of the 911 . The 911R, the 911T/R, the 911 GTS and 911 ST eventually led to the 1973 911 Carrera RS 2 .7 . Along the way Porsche had decided to go racing with its 911; the “RS” in the latter variant stands for “Rennsport” (German for “racing”) This car was created specifically to be homologated for racing The Carrera RS 2 7 was made available in a Sport specification for competition and a more comfortable Touring specification Initially 500 RS cars were planned, but 1580 were built: about 200 became Sports, 1308 became Tourings, and 55 became the 1973 911 Carrera RSR 2 .8 that Porsche itself intended to race (another 17 cars remained unspecified) It did so with success; the 911 Carrera RSR 2 .8 scored overall wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the Targa Florio This Porsche 911 Carrera RS (chassis 9113600860) is a second series, highly optioned car It went first to an owner in Germany, but it soon made its way to Japan and then the ownership chain was lost for a time Its current owner acquired the car in 2016 and commissioned its recent restoration, during which it was returned to its original Signal Yellow color .

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1951 Manta Ray Roadster

Don Lacer, Junction City, Kansas

Arguably inspired by the General Motors LeSabre Motorama car, the rakish 1951 Manta Ray roadster still turns heads . And it remains largely original; its fiberglass body has not been restored Built by Glen Hire and Vernon Antoine of North American Aviation, who wanted to incorporate the sleek lines of a fighter jet into a production car, it was a Motor Trend cover car in July 1953 . Powered by a Studebaker V8, this car is just one of one

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1952 Fageol Pataray Roadster

Mark & Newie Brinker, Houston, Texas

The one-off 1952 Pataray roadster was built by Ray Fageol . A Mechanix Illustrated cover car, it was adapted from the radical Fageol Supersonic coupe and had a modified 300 hp Fageol bus engine at its core The result was a

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powerful two-seater with a bold two-tone color scheme . Its name combines those of Ray Fageol and his wife, Pat . Ray was the son of Lou Fageol, whose offshore boat racing escapades were legendary, as were his experiments with twin-engine cars Prior to its appearance here, freshly restored, the Pataray had not been seen in decades .

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1953 Kurtis Sorrell SR-100 Roadster

Mark & Newie Brinker, Houston, Texas

Featuring a sleek aluminum roadster body by California Metal Shaping and Bob Sorrell, the 1953 Kurtis Sorrell SR-100 prototype debuted at the Petersen Motorama of the same year . Built on an Indy 500 Kurtis racing chassis, it is powered by a 302-ci GMC I-6, with a Howard 12-port head and six carburetors . To an extent, this roadster resembles a streamlined Bonneville racer with a windscreen . This is the only example with an alloy body As a concession to cost, a few others were made with fiberglass shells . Its appearance here will be its first public appearance in 70 years

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1953 Maverick Sportster

Tom Chandler, Elkader, Iowa

With its Jaguar-esque fadeaway fenders, a dramatic boattail, and Cadillac V-8 power, the 1953 Maverick was a big, bold two-seater . Designer and entrepreneur H . Sterling

“Smoke” Gladwin called his car the “Land-based Pegasus ” It stretched over sixteen feet in length, with an impressively long hood and deck, a tiny cockpit, and a rakish split windshield . Buyers had their choice of one, two, or no doors at all Some seven Mavericks were made

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1954 Edwards America Convertible

Gary & Cathy Edwards, Spring Branch, Texas

The 1954 Edwards America Convertible was designed by race car engineer Norman Timbs and built by Sterling Edwards and Phil Remington . Just a few years prior, Edwards was instrumental in founding the Pebble Beach Road Races and Concours d’Elegance . This convertible has a Henry J chassis, an Oldsmobile Rocket V8 engine, and a fiberglass body . One of just five Edwards cars, this is the first production model . (The current owners are unrelated to Sterling Edwards )

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1955 Debonnaire Convertible

Paul Sable, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Designed by Phillip Egan, who was on an early Tucker design team with Alex Tremulis, this snazzy 1955

Debonnaire Convertible was built on a 1950 Ford chassis (a few examples used a 1941-48 Ford), powered by a Lincoln Continental V8, with independent front suspension It is believed that just six were created and all had a dramatically styled fiberglass body They were built by Val deOlloqui, the owner and President of Replac, a major fiberglass company The car was also called the Venture

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1958 MacMinn Le Mans Coupe

Dennis & Karen Kazmerowski and John “Chip” & Shannon Fudge, Califon, New Jersey

Famed designer, beloved ArtCenter College of Design instructor, and longtime Pebble Beach Concours Chief Honorary Judge Strother MacMinn penned the sleek 1958 Le Mans Coupe, and his friend John Bond, the engineer/ editor of Road & Track, was the engineer Mac wanted to create a car that could compete at Le Mans and still be streetable The Corvette V8-powered car starred on the cover of Road & Track in August 1960 and was featured in Mac’s book, Sports Cars of the Future Writing in Sports Car Guide magazine, Robert Cumberford called it “the most exciting sports car design constructed in the USA in years”—and people still mistake it for new today . Just five were built

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1959 Scimitar Convertible Coupe *

Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, California

Famed industrial designer Brooks Stevens penned the edgy 1959 Scimitar Hardtop Coupe, and Reutter

Coachworks of Stuttgart, Germany built its all-aluminum body on a Chrysler New Yorker chassis . Olin Aluminum commissioned the car to showcase the advantages of alloy bodies, and it was launched at the 1959 Geneva International Auto Show . This is one of just three examples, and its folding metal hardtop can be retracted into the trunk .

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1948 Kurtis-Omohundro Comet

Wayne & Amy Gould, Tucson, Arizona

Race car builder Frank Kurtis and Paul Omohundro collaborated on three projects . Comet Industries, Paul’s drop-forge hammer company, produced quarter-midget bodies for Kurtis as well the fiberglass fenders, hood, and trunk for Kurtis sports cars Their final collaboration involved two aluminum-bodied sports cars based on Kurtis’ design—the 1947 and 1948 Kurtis-Omohundro Comets Each car took Comet Industries one year to complete . This 1948 Comet was built on a Mercury chassis, with a Cadillac V-8 and an automatic transmission, a larger cockpit than its predecessor, a more stylish grille and windscreen, and a slightly longer wheelbase . Other changes included the hood shape, the door size and the wheel openings It had roll-up windows and a folding convertible top . The 1948 Comet debuted on a full-page spread in the February 1949 issue of Road & Track . It next appeared in the December 1949 issue of Popular Mechanics in an article titled “New Breed of Sports Cars .” Britain’s Autocar magazine also featured the car Lost for over 50 years, both Kurtis-Omohundro Comets were found by the Undiscovered Classics team and subsequently restored

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