Ferrari at Pebble Beach Road races

Is that oil? No, it couldn’t be!! Judges inspect the 1926 Miller 122 Locomobile Junior 8 Special owned by Richard H. Driehaus, Chicago, Illinois

Story and photos by Brandes Elitch

August 15, 2021 Pebble Beach is the most famous car show in the world, and is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. Yes, there are other shows such as Villa d’Este at Lake Como, and Chantilly Richard Mille. The thing about Pebble Beach is the sheer amount of energy and excitement in the air, which is palpable. You can actually feel it as you walk down the hill and see the cars spread out before you. As Chief Judge Chris Bock said, “One thing that has changed since the 70’s and 80’s is that it has become the World’s Concours.” [Read more…] about 70th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Seven of the 14 Ferraris that raced at Pebble Beach pose before their laps of the old course. Jon Shirley in the ex-Kimberly 166 Barchetta is in the front. The second row is comprised of Les Wexner’s ex-Spear 340 Mexico (left) and the ex-Randy MacDougall 166 Vignale Spyder now owned by Phil Bachman. The next row has Wexner’s ex-John Edgar 857 S next to John McCaw’s #116, the ex-Craycroft 166 Barchetta. Bringing up the rear is the ex-von Neumann 500 Mondial of Thomas Peck (left) and Wexner’s ex-Bill Spear 340 America Vignale Spyder. Photo by Michael Lynch.

By Michael T. Lynch

As Monterey’s automotive Holy Week has expanded over the years, the organizers of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance have also enhanced their offerings to include the popular Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, Pebble Beach Retro Auto, the Pebble Beach Classic Car Forums and the two evenings of auctions by David Gooding among others. This year, there was a special treat in that to commemorate Ferrari’s participation in the original races in Pebble Beach, a class for Ferraris that had raced on the public road circuit from 1950-1956 was included. [Read more…] about Ferraris and the Pebble Beach Races with Michael T. Lynch