Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award

Some cars are simply perfect for concours events, and the one-of-one 1938 Delage D8-120 ‘de Villars’ that has just been awarded the 2022 Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award is such a car.

The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best identifies the world’s most exceptional classic car from a select group of vehicles that have won the highest awards at the previous year’s major concours events. The 2022 award finalists have now been announced.

A 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione yesterday became the winner of 2021 Annual Peninsula Classics ‘Best of the Best’ Award, the most prestigious concours honor in the world. Here's a pictorial of the winning car, and the other 7 finalists

The 2021 Concours of Elegance presented by A. Lange & Söhne was held at Hampton Court Palace last weekend, with the prestigious "Best in Show" award going to a unique art deco rolling sculpture known as the Voisin C-27 Aérosport.

While it has always been overshadowed by the rarer Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster, the Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A is still regarded by many as the prettiest of the 540K siblings, with an outright win at the 1973 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance the model’s most celebrated concours achievement. And that is now joined by a Best of Show award at the 2021 Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance presented by Aviva.

Drawing its contestants from the winners of eight elite Concours events held in Europe and America in 2019, the Peninsula Classics 2019 Best of the Best Award is the de facto world championship of Concours cars. Here's a look at the eight finalists.

The world's best concours car is generally attributed to the winner of the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, which this 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B​ won in February. In 2018 it won the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance​, and now it has taken 'best in show' at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este​

A 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B has taken out the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, the de facto world championship for concours cars. This one-of-five car was displayed at the 1937 Paris Auto Salon, 1937 Milan Auto Show, 1938 Berlin Motor Show, and won the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

The 2018 Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, the defacto world championship for concours cars, will be announced in Paris on February 7, 2019. The eight contenders for the award have already won major concours events during 2018. Here's our rundown of the cars in contention.

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A Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic has won the 2017 Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award in Paris. The defacto world championship for concours cars, the award pits the winning cars from the eight most important concours events in the world each year, creating an annual champion of champions.

Each year in Monterey, the winners of the most prestigious concours of the previous year are gathered for a best-of-the-best shoot-out judged by the most revered names in the industry. This year a 1954 Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta won Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award.