What a fantastic group of machines!
Scrolling through the photos takes you to another place and time, with each more delightful than the last.
We’ve gathered the full list of winners by category, as well as some gorgeous photos of many winners. And smartly, this year created a key with each photo’s details!
You’ll be lost in pleasure seeing them all basking in classic-car nirvana.
Pebble Beach 2015 Concours Winners
Pebble Beach 2015 Concours Winners
Isotta Fraschini Named Best of Show at 65th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
2015 Charitable Donations Top $1.8 Million
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (August 17, 2015) — An Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Cabriolet that once turned heads and garnered top prizes in the classic era glided to victory at the 65th Pebble Beach
Concours d’Elegance on Sunday.
The competition drew 219 cars from 16 countries and 29 states to the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links. It also raised over $1.8 million to help people in need. Through the Pebble Beach Company Foundation, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, these charitable funds will benefit 100 local charities.
The winning car has an extremely long 145-inch Italian 1924 Tipo 8A chassis, which was acquired in the early 1930s by Swiss Carrosserie Worblaufen to be used as the basis for a new sport cabriolet. The finished car was displayed at the 1932 Geneva Auto Show and won the Grand-Prix d’Honneur at Cannes in 1933. After being shown, the car passed through the hands of just three owners prior to being purchased by current owner Jim Patterson of Louisville, Kentucky.
Asked what he loved most about the massive cabriolet, Patterson chose to focus on its small details. “I love the cigarette lighters,” he said. “You should see them! I wondered a while ago if they worked, and I’ve got a blister on my finger to show they do.”
The car’s win at Pebble Beach marked the second win for Patterson. His 1933 Delahaye D8S De Villars Roadster was named Best of Show in 2010. “I won here in 2010 with an all-white car, and now I’ve won with an all-black car. I don’t know if I’ve run out of colors or what,” he joked.
There were many strong contenders for Best of Show this year, including a 1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Kellner Torpedo Phaeton owned by Doug Magee Jr. of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire; a 1937 Delahaye 145 Franay Cabriolet owned by Sam & Emily Mann of Englewood, New Jersey; and a 1953 Abarth 1100 Sport Ghia Coupé owned by Grant Kinzel of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Concours Chairman Sandra Button said the win by the Isotta Fraschini wasn’t a surprise given its provenance: “From the moment that Cesare Isotta and the Fraschini brothers founded their company, they were known for building prestigious cars. And this particular car is very stylish and very powerful. Even when resting on the ramp, it seems to be in motion, and it is filled with emotion. There is a lot of passion in this car.”
Ferraris were featured in great numbers this year, along with classic era duPonts, antique Popes, British prewar sports cars and postwar Cunninghams. Special classes celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Shelby GT350 and the 75th anniversary of the Lincoln Continental, and Mercury Customs were displayed for the first time.
Complete List of 2015 Winners
Best of Show
1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A F. Ramseier & Cie Worblaufen Cabriolet Jim Patterson/The Patterson Collection, Louisville, Kentucky
Best of Show Nominees
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Kellner Torpedo Phaeton Doug Magee Jr., Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
1937 Delahaye 145 Franay Cabriolet
Sam & Emily Mann, Englewood, New Jersey
1953 Abarth 1100 Sport Ghia Coupé
Grant Kinzel, Calgary Alberta, Canada
Most Elegant Awards
J.B. & Dorothy Nethercutt Most Elegant Closed Car
1932 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Figoni & Falaschi Pillarless Berline Don Williams, Danville, California
Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible
1937 Delahaye 145 Franay Cabriolet
Sam & Emily Mann, Englewood, New Jersey
Most Elegant Open Car
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Kellner Torpedo Phaeton Doug Magee Jr., Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car
1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta
Jon Shirley, Medina, Washington
Special Awards
Alec Ulmann Trophy
1929 Hispano-Suiza H6B Hibbard & Darrin Cabriolet de VIlle H. Hulsbergen, Freienbach, Switzerland
Ansel Adams Award
1923 Mercer Series 6 Sporting
Kirk M. Pumphrey, San Jose, California
Art Center College of Design Award
1955 Maserati A6G 2000 Zagato Coupé
Jack Croul, Corona Del Mar, California
Briggs Cunningham Trophy
1953 Cunningham C-5R Roadster
The Revs Institute for Automotive Research, Inc., Naples, Florida
Chairmans Trophy
1926 Renault 45MC Manessius Cabriolet de Ville George F. Wingard, Eugene, Oregon
Charles A. Chayne Trophy
1902 Panhard et Levassor Type B1 Saloon Merle & Peter Mullin, Oxnard, California
Classic Car Club of America Trophy
1931 duPont Model H Merrimac Sport Phaeton Richard Riegel, Bedford Hills, New York
Dean Batchelor Trophy
1951 Mercury 1CM Bob Hirohata Custom Coupe Jim and Sue McNiel, Orange, California
Elegance in Motion Trophy
1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Touring Spider
The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California
Enzo Ferrari Trophy
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta Competizione Big Fork Holdings, LLC., Menlo Park, California
FIVA Prewar Trophy
1921 Stutz K Bearcat
Wayne Carini, Portland, Connecticut
FIVA Postwar Trophy
1956 Jaguar D-type Roadster
Roger Hoffmann, Point Reyes Station, California
French Cup
1939 Bugatti Type 57C Vanvooren Cabriolet
Margie & Robert E. Petersen Collection, Los Angeles, California
Gran Turismo Trophy
1952 Cunningham C-4R Competition Roadster
The Simeone Automotive Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Trophy
1933 Lincoln KB Dietrich Five Passenger Convertible Sedan John P. Shibles, Sea Grit, New Jersey
Lorin Tryon Trophy
General William Lyon, Newport Beach, California
Lucius Beebe Trophy
1952 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Hooper Sedanca de Ville Ion Tiriac, Monaco
Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Award
1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Roadster
Miyabi Collection, Honolulu, Hawaii
Mille Miglia Pre-War Trophy
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Touring Coupé
David B. Smith, Medina, Washington
Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy
1931 Invicta LS Carbodies Coupé
Richard & Susanne Stephens, Woodside, California
The Phil Hill Cup
1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Spyder
Les Wexner, New Albany, Ohio
The Revs Program at Stanford Award
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Kellner Torpedo Phaeton Doug Magee Jr., Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Road & Track Trophy
1965 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350
John Atzbach, Redmond, Washington
The Tony Hulman Trophy
1948 Talbot-Lago T26C Grand Prix Racer
Denis Bigioni, Pickering, Ontario
The Vitesse – Elegance Trophy
1946 Delahaye 135 MS Pourtout Coupé Aérodynamique
Neal & Susan Ryan, Smithtown, New York
CLASS WINNERS
| Class A-1: Antique | |||
| 1st: | 1914 | Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Kellner Torpedo Phaeton, Doug Magee Jr., Wolfeboro, New Hampshire | |
| 2nd: | 1910 | Speedwell Model 10-L Burr Landaulet Town Car, Mike & Sharon Silvera, , | |
| 3rd: | 1903 | Thomas Model 18 Shelden Rear Entrance Tonneau, Ronald & Sandra Hansen, Fillmore, California | |
| Class A-2: Pope | |||
| 1st: | 1912 | Pope-Hartford 27 Pony Tonneau, Kirk and Ross Bewley, Sacramento, California | |
| 2nd: | 1909 | Pope-Hartford Model S Toy Tonneau, Chris Kidd and Barry Hon, Monrovia, California | |
| 3rd: | 1904 | Pope-Toledo Type IV | Rear Entrance Tonneau, Gary & Sheryl Hunter, Arcadia, California |
| Class B: Vintage | |||
| 1st: | 1920 | Stutz Series H Bearcat , Stanley & Merle Bauer, Beverly Hills, | |
| 2nd: | 1923 | Mercer Series 6 Sporting, Kirk M. Pumphrey, San Jose, California | |
| 3rd: | 1923 | Duesenberg A Millspaugh & Irish Five Passenger Touring, Gregory & Claudia Vanley, Los Angeles, | |
| California | |||
| Class C-1: American Classic Open | |||
| 1st: | 1931 | Chrysler CG Imperial LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton, Aaron & Valerie Weiss, San Marino, California | |
| 2nd: | 1938 | Graham Model 97 Saoutchik Convertible, Edgar Masters, Copake Falls, New York | |
| 3rd: | 1936 | Cadillac 90 Fleetwood Convertible Sedan, Dave & Linda Kane, Bernardsville, California | |
| Class C-2: American Classic Open Packard | |||
| 1st: | 1934 | Packard 1107 Twelve | Convertible Victoria, Laura & Jack B. Smith Jr., Elkhart, Indiana |
| 2nd: | 1933 | Packard 1005 Twelve | Convertible Victoria, Jean & Don Ghareeb, Birmingham, Alabama |
| 3rd: | 1934 | Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Sedan, Tony & Jonna Ficco, Wheat Ridge, Colorado | |
| Class C-3: American Classic Closed | |||
| 1st: | 1930 | Stutz MB Weymann Monte Carlo, Joseph Cassini III & Margie Cassini, West Orange, New Jersey | |
| 2nd: | 1932 | Packard 904 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Stationary Coupe, N. Gene & Sally A. Perkins, Greenwood, Indiana | |
| 3rd: | 1934 | Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Stationary Coupe, Samuel Lehrman, Palm Beach, Florida | |
Class D: duPont
| 1st: | 1931 duPont Model H Merrimac Sport Phaeton, Richard Riegel, Bedford Hills, New York | |
| 2nd: | 1929 duPont Model G Merrimac Special Sedan, Lammot J. du Pont, McLean, Virginia | |
| 3rd: | 1929 duPont Model G Waterhouse Roadster, Kelly Kinzle, New Oxford, Pennsylvania | |
| Class G: Duesenberg | ||
| 1st: | 1934 | Duesenberg J Walker-LaGrande Convertible Coupe, Harry Yeaggy, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2nd: | 1934 | Duesenberg J Walker-LaGrande Convertible Coupe, General William Lyon, Newport Beach, California |
| 3rd: | 1931 | Duesenberg J Derham Tourster, Lee R. Anderson Sr., Naples, Florida |
| Class H-1: Rolls-Royce Prewar | ||
| 1st: | 1933 | Rolls-Royce Phantom II Brewster Special Permanent Newmarket, Orin & Stephanie Smith, Vero Beach, |
| Florida | ||
| 2nd: | 1932 | Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Figoni & Falaschi Pillarless Berline, Don Williams, Danville, |
| California | ||
| 3rd: | 1933 | Rolls-Royce Phantom II Brewster Newport, Peter & Marijane Thornton, Key Largo, Florida |
| Class H-2: Rolls-Royce and Bentley Postwar | ||
| 1st: | 1952 | Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Hooper Sedanca de Ville, Ion Tiriac, , Monaco |
| 2nd: | 1953 | Bentley R-Type Continental H.J. Mulliner Sports Saloon, Destriero Limited, Monaco, Monaco |
| 3rd: | 1958 | Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud James Young Coupé, G. Bradford Klein and Victoria Hansen, Los Angeles, |
| California | ||
| Class I: Mercedes-Benz | ||
| 1st: | 1928 | Mercedes-Benz 680S Tourer, The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California |
| 2nd: | 1936 | Mercedes-Benz 500K Tourer, Thomas & Rhonda Taffet, , |
| 3rd: | 1935 | Mercedes-Benz 500K Roadster, Miyabi Collection, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Class J-1: European Classic Early | ||
| 1st: | 1924 | Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A F. Ramseier & Cie Worblaufern Cabriolet, Jim Patterson/The Patterson |
| Collection, Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| 2nd: | 1932 | Austro Daimler ADR8 Keibl Karosseriewerk Limousine, The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack |
| Nethercutt, Sylmar, California | ||
| 3rd: | 1929 | Bentley 4½ Litre Vanden Plas Four Seater, Private Collection, N/A, N/A |
| Class J-2: European Classic Late | ||
| 1st: | 1937 | Delahaye 145 Franay Cabriolet, Sam & Emily Mann, Englewood, New Jersey |
| 2nd: | 1939 | Bugatti Type 57C Vanvooren Cabriolet, Margie & Robert E. Petersen Collection, Los Angeles, California |
| 3rd: | 1939 | Bentley 4¼ Litre Park Ward Sports Coupé, Robert Mirvis, Los Angeles, California |
| Class K-1: British Prewar Sports Cars Early | ||
| 1st: | 1927 | Bentley 3 Litre Vanden Plas Sports Tourer, Private Collection, N/A, N/A |
| 2nd: | 1926 | Bentley 3 Litre Speed Model Vanden Plas Tourer, Christian Philippsen, Moncaco, |
| 3rd: | 1932 | Invicta S Carbodies Tourer, Steve Hamilton, Carson City, Nevada |
| Class K-2: British Prewar Sports Cars Late | ||
| 1st: | 1937 | Jaguar SS 100 Roadster, Jaime & Cecilia Muldoon, Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 2nd: | 1938 | Alvis Speed 25 Offord & Sons Open Two Seater, James B. Sprague, Washington, NA |
| 3rd: | 1934 | SS Cars SS1 Tourer, Colin & Anne Stewart, Blairgowrie, Scotland |
| Class L-1: Prewar Preservation | ||
| 1st: | 1906 | Pierce Great Arrow 40-45 7 Passenger Touring, Leonard-Steven Schuster, New York, New York |
| 2nd: | 1927 | Hispano-Suiza Type 49 H.J. Mulliner Sport Saloon, Dr. Marco Gastaldi, , Monaco |
| 3rd: | 1904 | Pope-Hartford Model B Rear Entrance Tonneau, Doug Magee, Jr., Wolfeboro, New Hampshire |
| Class L-2: Postwar Preservation | ||
| 1st: | 1956 | Jaguar D-type Roadster, Roger Hoffmann, Point Reyes Station, California |
| 2nd: | 1956 | Maserati A6G 2000 Frua Coupé, Jonathan & Wendy Segal, San Diego, California |
| 3rd: | 1965 | Porsche 356SC Karmann Coupe, William E. “Chip” Connor, Reno, Nevada |
| Class M-1: Ferrari Grand Touring | ||
| 1st: | 1957 | Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet Series I, Peter S. Kalikow, New York, New York |
| 2nd: | 1958 | Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Spyder California, Marc Fisher, Greenwich, Connecticut |
| 3rd: | 1960 | Ferrari 400 Superamerica Pinin Farina Coupe Aerodinamico Prototipo, Lee & Joan Herrington, Bow, New |
| Hampshire | ||
| Class M-2: Ferrari Competition | ||
| 1st: | 1960 | Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta Competizione, Big Fork Holdings, LLC., Menlo Park, California |
| 2nd: | 1956 | Ferrari 250 GT Alloy Boano Coupe, James H. Fuchs, Brookfield, Wisconsin |
| 3rd: | 1959 | Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti Spyder California Competizione, Audrey & Martin Gruss, Palm Beach, |
| Florida | ||
| Class M-3: Ferraris in the Pebble Beach Road Races | ||
| 1st: | 1954 | Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spyder Series I, Thomas R. Peck, Irvine, California |
| 2nd: | 1952 | Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Spyder, Les Wexner, New Albany, Ohio |
| 3rd: | 1955 | Ferrari 857S Scaglietti Spyder, Les Wexner, New Albany, Ohio |
| Class M-4: Ferrari Preservation | ||
| 1st: | 1964 | Ferrari 250 GTL Scaglietti Berlinetta Lusso, Private Collection, N/A, N/A |
| 2nd: | 1961 | Ferrari 400 Superamerica Pininfarina SWB Coupe, Rick & Angie Workman, Windermere, Florida |
| 3rd: | 1966 | Ferrari 275 GTB/C Scaglietti Berlinetta, John & Heather Mozart, Palo Alto, California |
| Class N: Designs by Carrozzeria Touring | ||
| 1st: | 1939 | Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Touring Coupé, David B. Smith, Medina, Washington |
| 2nd: | 1931 | Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Touring Spider, The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, |
| California | ||
| 3rd: | 1962 | Pegaso Z-103 Touring Panoramica Coupe, Wicked Machine Works, , |
| Class O-1: Postwar Early | ||
| 1st: | 1953 | Abarth 1100 Sport Ghia Coupé, Grant Kinzel, Calgary Alberta, Canada |
| 2nd: | 1946 | Delahaye 135 MS Pourtout Coupé Aérodynamique, Neal & Susan Ryan, Smithtown, New York |
| 3rd: | 1950 | Aston Martin DB2 Saloon, John Grono, Singapore, |
| Class O-2: Postwar Late | ||
| 1st: | 1954 | Fiat 8V Supersonic Ghia Coupe, Marc Behaegel, Gent, Belgium |
| 2nd: | 1954 | Fiat 8V Zagato Coupe, David Sydorick, Beverly Hills, California |
| 3rd: | 1957 | Siata 208S Motto Spyder, Jan De Reu, Knokke, Belgium |
| Class O-3: Postwar Racing | ||
| 1st: | 1965 | Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, Kazuo Maruyama, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2nd: | 1955 | Porsche 550RS Spyder, Ugo Gussalli Beretta, Brescia, Italy |
| 3rd: | 1959 Lister Costin Roadster, Jeff Lotman, Los Angeles, California | |
| Class P: Postwar Cunninghams | ||
| 1st: | 1951 | Cunningham C-2 Roadster, T. G. Mittler, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 2nd: | 1954 | Cunningham C-3 Vignale Coupé, James W. Taylor, Gloversville, New York |
| 3rd: | 1952 | Cunningham C-4R Competition Roadster, The Simeone Automotive Foundation, Philadelphia, |
Pennsylvania
Class R: Mercury Customs
| 1st: | 1951 | Mercury 1CM Bob Hirohata Custom Coupe, Jim and Sue McNiel, Orange, California |
| 2nd: | 1949 | Mercury 9CM Sam Barris Custom Coupe, John Mumford, Portola Valley, California |
| 3rd: | 1950 | Mercury OCM Wally Welch Custom Coupe, Justin Mozart, Palo Alto, California |
| Class S: Shelby GT350 50th Anniversary | ||
| 1st: | 1965 | Ford Shelby Mustang GT350, John Atzbach, Redmond, Washington |
| 2nd: | 1965 | Ford Shelby Mustang GT350 Prototype, Mark Hovander, Seattle, Washington |
| 3rd: | 1965 | Ford Shelby Mustang GT350, Bobby Rahal, Chicago, Illinois |
Photo Credits: Steve Burton/ Courtesy Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
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