Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance - August 2009

This year included a special centennial celebration for Morgan motor cars, a well as the debut of an all new Morgan - the Morgan Aero SuperSports. Also making its world debut was the handsome Bentley Mulsanne (full details next month).

The Concours d'Elegance Best of Show winner was a 1937 Horch 853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sport Cabriolet, owned by Robert Lee of Nevada. Competitors from 30 States and 19 countries brought their prized automotive possessions to the event for judging in 28 classes.

"The Pebble Beach Concours is an annual glimpse of history's most illustrious and significant automobiles. It's absolutely thrilling to see more than 100 years of automobiles lining the 18th fairway - coming to Pebble Beach from places as far as Hong Kong, Argentina and Australia," said Concours Chairman Sandra Button.

Bentley, a featured marque at the 2009 Concours, had the largest presence on show. The Concours also celebrated the centennials of Bugatti, Audi and Morgan and highlighted the styling of Zagato. Special classes included a Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta, Ferrari TR 59 and Packard Vee-Windshield Dietrich.

Planning is already in place for the 2010 Concours with featured marques to be Alfa Romeo and Pierce-Arrow.

Source: JUST CARS, October 2009, Collectors Issue #164