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Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta wins Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award

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The best of the best finalists all won major concours d'elegance events during 2016
The winner of the 2016 Concours of Elegance (UK), this 1938 Dubonnet Xenia Coupé by Saoutchik was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
The winner of the 2016 The Gran Turismo Ferrari Cup, Cavallino Classic, this 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Coupé Superfast II by Pinin Farina was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
Cavallino Classic
The winner of the 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, this 1954 Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta won the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award for 2016 at the 2017 Monterey Car Week. Pictured with the car is Timm Bergold, a representative of Monaco-based Destriero Collection.
The winner of the 2016 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, this 1954 Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta won the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award for 2016 at the 2017 Monterey Car Week.
The winner of the 2016 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, this 1954 Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta won the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award for 2016 at the 2017 Monterey Car Week. It is pictured at The Quail 2017
The winner of the 2016 Amelia Island Concours de Sport, this 1952 Pegaso Z-102 Berlineta Cúpula was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
Somer Hooker / New Atlas
The winner of the 2016 Chantilly Arts & Elégance Richard Mille, this 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta by Touring was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
Chantilly Arts & Elégance Richard Mille
In being awarded "Best of Show" at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, this 1936 Lancia Astura Cabriolet Tipo Bocca by Pinin Farina won the most important traditional Concours event in the world, and also became a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit - the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award.
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The winner of the 2016 Goodwood Cartier Style et Luxe Concours d’Elegance, this 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV Coupé was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
Peninsula Classics
The winner of the 2016 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, this 1954 Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta won the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award for 2016 at the 2017 Monterey Car Week.
The winner of the 2016 The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, this 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Spider by Pinin Farina was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
The winner of the 2016 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, this 1954 Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta won the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award for 2016 at the 2017 Monterey Car Week.
The best of the best finalists all won major concours d'elegance events during 2016
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Each year during Monterey Car Week, all the winners of the most prestigious concours of the previous year are brought together 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, following on from its win at the 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.

One of only four Berlinetta-bodied Maserati A6GCS cars produced by Pininfarina, it was first seen as the show car at the 1954 Paris Motor show. The car's first owner was Count Alberto Magi Diligenti of Italy who raced it in period, including a start in the 1955 Mille Miglia. The car is now part of the Monaco-based Destriero Collection.

The winner of the 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, this 1954 Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta won the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award for 2016 at the 2017 Monterey Car Week. Pictured with the car is Timm Bergold, a representative of Monaco-based Destriero Collection.

The winning vehicle was selected as the best of the best by a panel of 24 experts, designers and celebrities in the motoring world: Anne Asensio, Chris Bangle, Peter Brock, Ian Callum, Ian Cameron, Luc Donckerwolke, Fabio Filippini, Henry Ford III, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, Ralph Lauren, Jay Leno, Flavio Manzoni, The Earl of March, Nick Mason, François Melcion, Gordon Murray, Shiro Nakamura, Ken Okuyama, Adolfo Orsi Jr., Rana Manvendra Singh, Ratan Tata, Jean Todt, Gordon Wagener, and Edward Welburn.

"I couldn't be happier that the 1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Berlinetta won The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award this year," said Jay Leno. "We were all in agreement that the Maserati deserved the award not only for its astounding display of modern innovation, but also because it has been restored in a way that preserves the design as it was intended to be appreciated, with a precise level of care for its historic and timeless automotive implications."

The finalists for the award were as follows:

1952 Pegaso Z-102 Berlineta Cúpula

The winner of the 2016 Amelia Island Concours de Sport, this 1952 Pegaso Z-102 Berlineta Cúpula was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
Somer Hooker / New Atlas

Winner 2016 Amelia Island Concours de Sport

1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Coupé Superfast II

The winner of the 2016 The Gran Turismo Ferrari Cup, Cavallino Classic, this 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Coupé Superfast II by Pinin Farina was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
Cavallino Classic

Winner 2016 The Gran Turismo Ferrari Cup, Cavallino Classic

1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta by Touring

The winner of the 2016 Chantilly Arts & Elégance Richard Mille, this 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta by Touring was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
Chantilly Arts & Elégance Richard Mille

Winner 2016 Chantilly Arts & Elégance Richard Mille

1938 Dubonnet Xenia Coupé by Saoutchik

The winner of the 2016 Concours of Elegance (UK), this 1938 Dubonnet Xenia Coupé by Saoutchik was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.

Winner 2016 Concours of Elegance UK

1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV Coupé by Bertone

The winner of the 2016 Goodwood Cartier Style et Luxe Concours d’Elegance, this 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV Coupé was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
Peninsula Classics

Winner 2016 Goodwood Cartier Style et Luxe Concours d'Elegance

1936 Lancia Astura Cabriolet Tipo Bocca by Pinin Farina

In being awarded "Best of Show" at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, this 1936 Lancia Astura Cabriolet Tipo Bocca by Pinin Farina won the most important traditional Concours event in the world, and also became a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit - the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award.
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Winner 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Berlinetta by Pinin Farina

The winner of the 2016 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, this 1954 Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta won the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award for 2016 at the 2017 Monterey Car Week.

Winner 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

1953 Ferrari 375 MM Spider by Pinin Farina

The winner of the 2016 The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, this 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Spider by Pinin Farina was a finalist in the most prestigious award on the concours circuit.
The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering

Winner 2016 The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering

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