the cars in the Pebble Beach Concours are required to complete the 80 mile round trip from the event to Big Sur and back, in order to be judged. No trailer queens is the object, and the side benefit is that the general public doesn't need to pay their way into the event to see the cars.... just find a nice roadside place along the route, and enjoy. https://www.hagerty.com/media/events/gallery-the-pebble-beach-tour-is-a-cavalcade-of-automotive-royalty/
a 1960 BMW 502 at the Concours d'Lemons won for worst of show https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/g40948068/concours-dlemons-2022-is-a-festering-carbuncle-on-an-otherwise-splendid-pebble-car-week/
the Quail parking lot full of million dollar cars https://www.thedrive.com/culture/check-out-the-incredible-cars-just-parked-in-the-quail-spectator-lot
Radwood Laguna Seca https://www.motortrend.com/events/radwood-laguna-seca-2022-monterey-car-week-mega-gallery/
and the ultra fancy or expensive variety at the Quail's Motorsports Gathering https://www.thedrive.com/guides-and-gear/heres-how-ultra-rich-car-enthusiasts-mod-and-option-cars-tales-from-the-quail-2022
and the obscure at the concours, like this Talbot Lago Grand Sport Figoni Fastback built for the zipper king of France https://www.theautopian.com/cold-start-pebble-beach-car-week-was-a-hell-of-a-week
and keep an eye on the Autopian for thorough coverage of the concours slowly released over the next couple of days https://www.theautopian.com/tag/pebble-beach
and the coverage from Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabellord/2022/08/22/the-best-of-monterey-car-week-2022-in-photos which shows the remarkable winner of the Best in Show.
A 1932 Duesenberg model J, with design by Figoni et Falaschi in the era's torpedo style
The honor rewards years of work: The car, originally belonging to Peruvian sugar heir Antonio Chopitea, was split in two in the 1960s
Chopitea was the first owner of the car and competed with it in road racing and concourse events, A later owner then had a new body designed in the 1960s and swapped the Figoni et Falaschi body onto a different Model J chassis.
After decades of searching, 3 years ago vintage car and boat collectors Lee and Penny Anderson acquired both cars and reunited the original body and chassis through a full restoration. https://www.foxnews.com/auto/1932-duesenberg-best-show-pebble-beach-concours
Rebodied in the 1960s on the whim of its then-owner, this 1932 Duesenberg existed for years in two places—the chassis and motor underneath a new body, and the original Figoni coachwork on a different Model J. Not until three years ago, when Rob Myers, CEO of RM Sotheby’s, helped connect the Andersons with the owners of both those Duesenbergs, did the process of reuniting the chassis with the body begin. More searching was involved along the way; Lee Anderson tracked down the original crankshaft in the engine of a Duesenberg in Vancouver. Happily, that car’s owner agreed to contribute the crank and, years later, the Sports Torpedo became a champion.
