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