This Lincoln Indianapolis Boano coupe was ordered by Lincoln for the 1955 Turin Motor Show before being used by Henry Ford II himself.
Story and Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
For the 63rd year running, the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was a reunion of the crème de la crème of the classic automobile world.
This year’s edition celebrated among others the 50th anniversary of both Lamborghini and the Porsche 911, the Lincoln and Simplex brands, and the French coachbuilder Vanvooren.
Three days prior to the Concours held on Sunday, the participants have the opportunity to show their cars on the road during ‘the Tour d’Elegance.’ After an early start from Pebble Beach, the Tour traverses nearby mountains and valleys before doing a lap of the Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway for the first time this year. Then they head south on US1 to Big Sur before going back north to Carmel where they stop for lunch. The coastal road offers the opportunity to take good shots of the cars with the Pacific Ocean in the background. Although this year, some road work near Bixby Bridge caused traffic congestion not suitable for the old engines, and not very good for the photographers, as one might have vintage cars mixed with contemporary tourist cars, vans, trucks and even RVs !
Let’s see what was on show this year by make, and both on the golf course and the highway.
1931 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto Zagato Spider of Jonathan Feiber.
1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Lungo Castagna Coupe alongside a 1933 8C 2300 Touring Spider.
From left to right, 1934 Figoni Spider, 1932 Scuderia Ferrari Zagato Spider and 1932 Touring Le Mans Race car.
This 1932 Alfa Romeo Tipo B Biposto won the 1934 Monaco Grand Prix as well as the 1935 Mille Miglia.
Apart from the 8C 2300s, a few even rarer 8C 2900s such as this 1938 Touring Spider showed up.
Another rare Alfa is this 1900 CSS cabriolet, bodied by Swiss coachbuilder Ghia Aigle.
During its life, this magnificent 1960 Alfa Romeo Superflow IV Pinin Farina coupé wore no less than five different bodies.
1961 Alfa Romeo Sprint Zagato Coda Tronca had a lower front profile than the 1963 cars.
1967 Alfa Romeo TZ2 Zagato coupé is the last of a series of twelve cars.
1936 Bugatti Type 57S Corsica Tourer. The 'S' stands for surbaissé, meaning lowered.
Part of the Vanvooren display, the 1939 Delage D8-120.
Vignale bodied Ferrari s/n 0070M was built for the 1951 Mille Miglia.
First shown at the Geneva Auto Salon in 1952; the Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale coupé s/n 0257 EU.
This 1955 250 Europa GT Pinin Farina berlinetta was part of the Postwar Preservation class.
Shown at the 1961 London Motor Show, one of the few 250 GT Pinin Farina Coupe Speciales, s/n 2821 GT.
1639 GT is one of the few alloy-bodied Spyder California, here cruising on US 1.
The 250 MM of Nick Mason, the ex-Pink Floyd drummer, wears its 1953 Carrera Panamericana livery.
This 1964 250 LM s/n 5909 has a long racing career with famous drivers like Rindt, Surtees, Bandini, and Grossman.
G.A.R. was a French company manufacturing cyclecars and voiturettes like this 1930 example.
Lamborghini celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The 400 GT Touring coupe played a big role in the success of the company.
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This is the second Miura Prototype and the first Miura ever to be delivered to a customer, in 1966.
The Miura SV is the most powerful of the Miuras and can be distinguished by the lack of ‘eyelashes’ around the headlamps.
Sensation of the 1971 Geneva Auto Show, the Countach, is shown here in the LP400 version.
This Talbot-Lago T150C SS Figoni & Falaschi cabriolet is one of only three ‘teardrop’ cabriolets. This one was once owned by famous French driver Louis Rosier.
Hughes, A correction the first photo you titled is incorrect. The 1934 Alfa 8C 2300 Zagato is maintained in the Scottsdale Automotive Museum it is not owned by Jonathan Fieber . The Museum also proudly won First in class in the Aston Martin Class with the 1953 Aston Martin DB2/4 Bertone and a second in class in the Pre-War restoration class with a 1935 Voisin C25 Clairiere. The Voisin also won the FIVA Award for best preserved Pre-War car. It was a great day at Pebble.
Thanks Great stuff. Almost as good as being there!
I truely love the way that Nick Mason has used his fortune wisely to buy such fantastic cars. I hope to see some of his beauties at my first visit to the Goodwood Revival next year. I wish I had “learned to play the drums”!
As always, Hugues’ photographs are stunning. One wonders if there will ever be such a large gathering of Alfa 8C2300’s in one place again?