Every August, the most prized collector cars in the world compete for one of the most prestigious awards in the automotive industry — Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
A tradition since 1950, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has been an annual gathering of rare and antique automobiles, international automotive luminaries and motorcar enthusiasts from around the globe. The competition is held on the spectacular 18th hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links, with cars lined up and down the hallowed fairway.
The unique competition is not a contest of speed, but rather elegance. Automobiles and motorcycles are judged for their historical accuracy, their technical merit, and their style.
Congratulations to the 2023 Concours d’Elegance Best of Show Winner, a prewar 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster showed by Jim Patterson of the Patterson Collection in Louisville, Kentucky.
This rare Mercedes-Benz Roadster is one of just three similar cars surviving in the world today. This is Patterson’s third win at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and the tenth for Mercedes-Benz, giving it the most Best of Show wins at Pebble Beach.
This year’s race for Best of Show featured other strong contenders, including the Auriga Collection’s 1930 Mercedes-Benz 710 SS Special Roadster, the 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto Figoni Cabriolet shown care of Gregor Fisken, and the 1939 Delahaye 165 Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet owned by the Peter Mullin Automotive Museum Foundation.
The Pebble Beach Concours raised more than $2.68 million for charity this year, bringing the event’s total charitable donations to over $37 million to date. Through the Pebble Beach Company Foundation, the primary charitable partner of the Concours, these funds will benefit more than 90 local charities, impacting the lives of more than 10,000 children annually in Monterey County.
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is considered one of the most competitive events in the automotive world. The invitation-only collector cars are judged for their historical accuracy, technical merit and style.
See extraordinary historic automobiles, the world’s most anticipated concept cars and new car debuts.
The Concours schedule of events includes the Tour d’Elegance, the Classic Car Forum, the RetroAuto exhibit, and more.
Since 1950, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has attracted car enthusiasts and petrol heads from all over the world.
Concours d’Elegance has raised more than $32 million for nearly 100 charities on the Monterey Peninsula.
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