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Pictorial: Monterey Car Week & Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2017

By Mike Hanlon
August 22, 2017
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The best of Monterey Car Week
A year after BMW ended production of the second-generation Z4, a new Z4 debuted at Monterey Car Week 2017. Full story
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A year after BMW ended production of the second-generation Z4, a new Z4 debuted at Monterey Car Week 2017. Full story
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Arch Motorcycle in Hawthorne, California, is better known as actor Keanu Reeves’ motorcycle company. Reeves’ involvement only guarantees attention, but the KRGT-1 apparently delivers on the promise. The engine is a fuel-injected S&S 124ci (2,032cc) Harley replacement unit producing 120 hp and a big fat 115.31ft-lb (156Nm) of torque at 3,200 rpm.
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In 2016, Ford celebrated its 1-2-3 1966 Le Mans win by launching the GT '66 Heritage Edition. Ford's four-year Le Mans winning streak means we'll see heritage editions in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and at The Quail we saw the '67 Heritage Edition. Full Story
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The Arch KRGT-1 will only be built in limited numbers, with 50 bikes planned at $78,000 apeice. As can be seen from the rear suspension, there are lots of components CNC-machined in-house from solid billet.
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The engine of the Mercedes-AMG Project One hypercar is a turbocharged 1.6-litre V6 with an electrically-assisted turbocharger on cylinder bank and spins to 11,000 rpm, necessitating a complete engine rebuild every 50,000 kilometers. Given the string of supercars with zero miles on them that you see at events like this, it could be argued that the majority of these cars will never see 50,000 km anyway. The limited edition (275 units) Mercedes-AMG Project One will be revealed at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show 2017 on September 12, 2017, with a price tag in the $3 million vicinity.
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If you haven’t heard of Mercedes-AMG Project One, just wait a few weeks and it will be all over the news. This year (2017) is AMG’s 50th anniversary, and the Mercedes sibsidiary is about to become even more primetime with its name on a car that will step beyond the current crop of LaFerrari and McLaren P1 supercars by being based directly upon a Formula One car.
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BMW's Concept 8 Series was unveiled in May 2017, then just a few days later BMW confirmed that there would be a full M8 treatment for the cars. At The Quail, there was an opportunity to listen to Adrian van Hooydonk about the future of the series. Expect to see the production model next month at Frankfurt Motor Show.
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BMW's Concept 8 Series was unveiled in May 2017, then just a few days later BMW confirmed that there would be a full M8 treatment for the cars. At The Quail, there was an opportunity to listen to Adrian van Hooydonk about the future of the series. Expect to see the production model next month at Frankfurt Motor Show.
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BMW's Concept 8 Series was unveiled in May 2017, then just a few days later BMW confirmed that there would be a full M8 treatment for the cars. At The Quail, there was an opportunity to listen to Adrian van Hooydonk about the future of the series. Expect to see the production model next month at Frankfurt Motor Show.
Somer Hooker / New Atlas
BMW's Concept 8 Series was unveiled in May 2017, then just a few days later BMW confirmed that there would be a full M8 treatment for the cars. At The Quail, there was an opportunity to listen to Adrian van Hooydonk about the future of the series. Expect to see the production model next month at Frankfurt Motor Show.
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The Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG 003 was launched in 2015 at the Geneva Motor Show and is a road car with endurance racing specifications: 750 hp 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine plus a carbon fiber monocoque chassis. Via an association with Traum Motorsport, SCG will now sell you one of these cars and orgnaise a pseudo works team to support you at any major endurance race. Just add very large amounts of money.
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Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) showed an uprated 423kW F‑TYPE SVR at The Quail. The car has a top speed of 322km/h.
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Lexus showed the 2017 RC F GT3 and the spec sheet highlights just how little of the original is left when you make a race car
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Lexus showed the 2017 RC F GT3 and the spec sheet highlights just how little of the original is left when you make a race car
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The RIMAC Concept One was first revealed back in 2011, but better late than never, and the production Concept-One showed up at the Geneva Motor Show last year (2016). Now sales are underway, the 1000 hp car has another nice round numer - its $1 million dollar price tag.
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The RIMAC Concept One was first revealed back in 2011, but better late than never, and the production Concept-One showed up at the Geneva Motor Show last year (2016). Now sales are underway, the 1000 hp car has another nice round numer - its $1 million dollar price tag.
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Infiniti produced the retro-futuristic Prototype 9 all-electric racecar just for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Inspired by classic Japanese racers and aircraft, the car blends stunning proportions with a modern electric powertrain to create one of the most interesting concepts we've seen this year. Full story
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Minimalist in every respect, the Infiniti Prototype 9 even has minimalist guages.
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The 2018 Lexus LC 500 was on show with its 471 hp 5 liter V8 gasoline guise and as the 500h with its 354 hp hybrid powertrain - a 3.5 liter V6 plus electric motor
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Serial entrepreneur Michael Fux likes his car unique and his latest bespoke purchase is this personalized Rolls-Royce Dawn, apparently with a color that Fux specified with a fuscia picked from the flower beds of the Pebble Beach club house.
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Honda/Acura took the opportunity to showcase the 2018 Team Penske Acura ARX-05 IMSA DPI race car at The Quail. The drivers for the first of two Team Penske cars will be Juan Pablo Montoya and Dane Cameron.
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Serial entrepreneur Michael Fux likes his car unique and his latest bespoke purchase is this personalized Rolls-Royce Dawn, apparently with a color that Fux specified with a fuscia picked from the flower beds of the Pebble Beach club house.
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Having released a show-stopper in Monterey last year, Ken Okuyama whipped the covers off his wedge-shaped Kode 0 at the Quail this year. Full story
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Ken Okuyama's Kode 57 made headlines during Monterey Car Week last year
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The Mercedes AMG GT C is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine, which produces 410kW and 680Nm of torque, driving through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The exclusive Edition 50 variant was on show at the Quail
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The Mercedes AMG GT C is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine, which produces 410kW and 680Nm of torque, driving through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The exclusive Edition 50 variant was on show at the Quail
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The four-door Mercedes-AMG GT Concept was shown in Geneva earlier this year but The Quail Motorsport Gathering was the first time it had been seen this side of the pond. With a Formula 1-derived 805-hp hybrid powertrain, it should have quite a few buyers waiting in line.
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The four-door Mercedes-AMG GT Concept was shown in Geneva earlier this year but The Quail Motorsport Gathering was the first time it had been seen this side of the pond. With a Formula 1-derived 805-hp hybrid powertrain, it should have quite a few buyers waiting in line.
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Henri Chambon's 1956 Maserati 300S Fantuzzi driving north up the Big Sur Coast  on Highway 1 during the Rolex Tour d'Elegance. The car had a spectacular racing history in period being driven by Peter Collins and Masten Gregory.
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A Lamborghini Aventador SV at The Quail
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Rolling to the grid  at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
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McLaren ambassador Mika Häkkinen stepped in for Jenson Button, who was originally down to drive the McLaren M23 at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
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McLaren ambassador Mika Häkkinen stepped in for Jenson Button, who was originally down to drive the McLaren M23 at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
Tom O’Neal / Rolex
Hans Hugenholt's 1950 Talbot T26C at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion held at Laguna Seca Raceway.
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Ed Archer's 1915 Ford Roadster at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion held at Laguna Seca Raceway.
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A bevy of E-Type Jags
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The Rolex Best of Show Award winner at the Quail was Bruce Milner and wife, pictured with Stewart Wicht, CEO of Rolex.
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The winner of the 2017 Best of Show Award at The Quail: a 1964 ATS 2500 GTS
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Ambience at The Quail
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An Allard J2 on the lawn at The Quaill
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This 1934 SS Cars SS1 Fixed Head Coupé was one of the last cars to be soldbefore the Jaguar model name was introduced to the range. In 1945, the company name was changed to Jaguar. Owned by Carl & Marcia Baxter, the car is one of six known to survive with their original running gear. 
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The Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance is underway and just about to cross the Bixby Bridge, led by a 1952 Jaguar XK120 Barris Roadster.
Tom O’Neal / Rolex
There could be no more fitting entrant at Pebble Beach than this 1903 Mercedes Simplex 40 HP Tonneau, the model derived from the world's first sportscar. The car pictured was first delivered in March 1903, and is one of the oldest Mercedes in the world.
Tom O’Neal / Rolex
There could be no more fitting entrant at Pebble Beach than this 1903 Mercedes Simplex 40 HP Tonneau, the model derived from the world's first sportscar. The car pictured was first delivered in March 1903, and is one of the oldest Mercedes in the world. It is pictured here crossing Bixby Bridge during the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance.
Tom O’Neal / Rolex
One of the fastest cars on the road in the immediate post-war years was the Healey Elliott saloon which was timed at 110.8 mph (178 km/h). A sports car followed based on the saloon and a near perfect example competed in the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance on the weekend. This car lined up on the grid of the  1950 SCCA Watkins Glen Grand Prix alongside Briggs Cunningham, who drove his own 1949 Healey Silverstone Sports Car.
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One of no less than four 1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt racers that attended Pebble Beach this year, which is all the more remarkable in that there are only five in the world. The AI is a derivative of the Renault car which won the very first Grand Prix in 1906 driven by Ferenc Szisz. This car used a 7.4 liter four-cylinder engine and has a top speed of 80 to 85 mph.
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Wayne Grafton's 1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet is one of just seven built by the famous automotive couturiers on a Delahaye 135M chassis and was the show car at the 1946 Paris Auto Salon.
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Peter T. Boyle's 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS LeBaron Cabriolet during the 2017 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance. This car was shipped from the Isotta Fraschini factory in Milan to LeBaron to be fitted with this two-seat boattail body for Broadway star and silent movie idol, Marguerite Clark.  Clarke starred in the 1912 Broadway play 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' and reprised her role as Snow White in the original 1916 movie.for Walt Disney’s character Snow White.
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Former Formula One driver Jochen Mass at the start of the 2017 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance driving his 1969 Mercedes-Benz SEL 6.8
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Mark Hyman's 1932 Duesenberg J Judkins Victoria Coupe inm front of the lodge at Pebble Beach. The car is one of just two short wheelbase Model Js with Victoria Coupe coachwork by the Judkins Company. The left armrest of the passenger compartment features a wood veneer box originally intended for hats but was later fitted with a Crosley Roamio automobile radio.
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Kim McCullough's  1954 Jaguar XK120 Open Two Seater was imported into the United States by Max Hoffman, who sold it to a U.S. Air Force sergeant. Th car was purchased from that sargeant's family in 2014 and the car is still as original in every respect. It has never been damaged, modified, painted or restored.
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The 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI All-Weather Cabriolet by Frua is a remarkable car due to the flexibility of its design. It's also remarkable in 46 years, the car has travelled just 133 miles under its own power. A third reason it is remarkable is that the interior of the rear compartment is so incredibly lavish. It is trimmed in burled walnut with sterling silver inlays, and features a silk-lined, lady’s vanity, a portable Davidoff cigar humidor, a television, a VCR, radio, and cocktail cabinet.Virtually new condition; 133 actual milesDocumented with factory build correspondence
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There were only 374 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI  produced during the 23 year model run (1968 - 1991), and only two were produced with bespoke coachwork, both by Frua of Turin. This 1971 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI All-Weather Cabriolet by Frua was the final Rolls-Royce Phantom VI completed and the 1993 Geneva Show car, but beyond that, it is very important in that it was a particularly futuristic design using a multi-position convertible top so the car can be configured as a sedanca de ville, landaulet, or fully open convertible.
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Volkswagen's I.D. BUZZ concept car began the year as a fascinating concept and within eight months, preparation for its launch as a production vehicle had begun. Volkswagen announced its production decision  at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. If there's an irony, it's that the older Bulli/Kombi/Microbus is now worth more at the accompanying Monterey auctions than the new all-electric  I.D. BUZZ production car will be when it is new.
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This 1966 Ferrari 500 Superfast is owned by Lisa and Jimmy Dobbs of Palm Beach, Florida. It is one of just 36 built and all are still accounted for today. The car was Ferrari's top-of-the-range model and new purchasers included the Shah of Iran, Prince Aga Khan, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and film star Peter Sellers.
Tom O’Neal / Rolex
This 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III has had an interesting life. It was originally made in 1937 but got caught up in WW2 and changed hands three times before its first body was constructed by Freestone & Webb. The owner gave Freestone & Webb specific instructions to build a Sedanca De Ville body that "would win any concours event" and the coachbuilders certainly delivered. The car has won countless awards since WW2 and won a best of class award at Pebble Beach in 2008 after an extensive restoration.
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Pop star Bobby Darrin's 1960 diDia 150 is a one-off car created for him by clothing designer Andy DiDia anmd was the subject of a construction which lasted from 1953 to 1960.
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Early risers get to watch the big day unfold from the very beginning. Pebble Beach 2017
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Bruce Meyer's 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB (2689GT) is one of the most famous of the 20 alloy-bodied SWBs produced, as it finished third outright and first in class at the 1961 24 Hours of LeMans driven by Pierre Noblet and Jean Guichet. The car is a regular at Pebble Beach.
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The 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer which took out the Rolex Best of Show Award at Pebble Beach in 2017. The car won the coveted Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 41 for well known racing personality, team owner and entrepreneur Bruce R. McCaw.
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Another of Michael Fux' bespoke cars is this McLaren 720S created for him by McLaren Special Operations and displayed on the Concept Lawn on Sunday. The car combines  Fux' trademark fuchsia paint with a white leather interior
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Another of Michael Fux' bespoke cars is this McLaren 720S created for him by McLaren Special Operations and displayed on the Concept Lawn on Sunday. The car combines  Fux' trademark fuchsia paint with a white leather interior
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Another of Michael Fux' bespoke cars is this McLaren 720S created for him by McLaren Special Operations and displayed on the Concept Lawn on Sunday.
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Pop star Bobby Darrin's 1960 diDia 150 is a one-off car created for him by clothing designer Andy DiDia anmd was the subject of a construction which lasted from 1953 to 1960.
Pebble Beach Concours
Fresh from its world debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June, Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) showed its latest high performance creation, the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 at The Quail. Prices for the 592hp XE SV Project 8 will start at $187,500
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This 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III has had an interesting life. It was originally made in 1937 but got caught up in WW2 and changed hands three times before its first body was constructed by Freestone & Webb. The owner gave Freestone & Webb specific instructions to build a Sedanca De Ville body that "would win any concours event" and the coachbuilders certainly delivered. The car has won countless awards since WW2 and won a best of class award at Pebble Beach in 2008 after an extensive restoration.
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Recognise it? It is a Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sports sedan, though it is now called the Karma Revero. China’s largest auto-parts supplier, Wanxiang Group, purchased the assets of bankrupt Fisker Automotive and formed Karma Automotive in 2015, beginning production again earlier this year. It was on show at The Quail.
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Volkswagen's I.D. BUZZ concept car began the year as a fascinating concept and within eight months, preparation for its launch as a production vehicle had begun. Volkswagen announced its production decision  at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. If there's an irony, it's that the older Bulli/Kombi/Microbus is now worth more at the accompanying Monterey auctions than the new all-electric  I.D. BUZZ production car will be when it is new.
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The 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer which took out the Rolex Best of Show Award at Pebble Beach in 2017.
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Passionate collector, automotive personality, team owner and entrepreneur Bruce R. McCaw was the proud owner of the 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer which took out the Rolex Best of Show Award at Pebble Beach in 2017. That's Bruce picking up the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 41 from Rolex CEO Stuart Wicht and Sir Jackie Stewart.
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Wayne Grafton's 1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet is one of just seven built by the famous automotive couturiers on a Delahaye 135M chassis and was the show car at the 1946 Paris Auto Salon.
Tom O’Neal / Rolex
A row of award-winning Packards, fronted by Samuel Lehrman's 1932 Packard 904 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Sport Phaeton. Only a dozen 904 Sport Phaetons were built by Dietrich and this car is one of two extant. Past owners of this car have included Otis Chandler, the Imperial Palace Auto Collection, General William Lyon and William E. (Chip) Connor.
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The 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer which took out the Rolex Best of Show Award at Pebble Beach in 2017.
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The 1000 hp hybrid Mercedes-AMG Project One hypercar was shown without chassis or bodywork at The Quail and received a lot of attention from the guests because it is a road car based on the most dominant car of the last few years, the Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid. The Mercedes-AMG Project One will be revealed at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show 2017 on September 12, 2017
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Having released a show-stopper in Monterey last year, Ken Okuyama whipped the covers off his wedge-shaped Kode 0 at the Quail this year. Full story
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This one-off Jaguar XK120 SE was originally built by Pininfarina and was shown to the world for the first time yesterday at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance after a 6,725 hour restoration  by restoration specialists Classic Motor Cars (CMC).  As it was a one-off, the full story of the restoration from a depleted state is fascinating. Some of the original parts were impossible to find so Classic Cars had to remake items such as the bumpers and chrome work by hand from photographs. Classic Cars also had to scan the front and rear end of the car and make mock ups of the lights, which were then scanned and 3D printed. Smaller missing parts were also 3D printed in-house. The rear window was missing so Classic Cars also had to scan the window aperture and have a new rear screen made from the scan data.
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This one-off Jaguar XK120 SE was originally built by Pininfarina and was shown to the world for the first time yesterday at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Classic Motor Cars
Harry Yeaggy's 1967 Ferrari 412 P Competizione raced in period with great success with Jacques Swaters' Ecurie Nationale Belge team.  After it was retiured from racing, it was converted for road use by entertainer Dean Martin Jr. The P3/4 is pictured here at the beginning of the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance.Ecurie Nationale Belge teamof Jacques Swaters,
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The best of Monterey Car Week
This 1958 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti Spyder came all the way from Salzburg, Austria with owner Andreas Mohringer, who acquired the car in 2013.  One of just four built, a sister car sold for $35 million in February, 2016
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Isotta Fraschini was one of the showcase marques at Pebble Beach this year, and this car is the very first car produced by the famous Italian brand. The 1901 prototype had been given to Henry Ford in 1931 for the museum he was building. The car remained in the Henry Ford museum until it was sold in 2014 by Milanese collector Corrado Lopresto. purchased it in 2013.
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The Pagani Huayra Roadster has a great story to tell (told here), having a  764 hp (570 kW) Mercedes-AMG V12 engine for starters. Just 99 examples of the Roadster will be built, with a starting price of $2,410,600 before tax.
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Many Porsche enthusiasts see the 993 as the last "real Porsche" - the pinnacle of the evolution of the original 1964 911 design. If you are one of them, you're going to love the Gunther Werks 400R, a 400 hp naturally-aspirated widebody carbon sports coupe. Gunther Werks calls it, "an icon remastered" and a "911 GT3 RS for the 993 chassis". The 400R is lightweight, stronger and more rigid than the original with carbon-fiber composite body panels, deck lid, wing, roof and more.
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Rare and gorgeous superlight Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale Giulia with 1.6 litre motor spied at Concorso Italiano
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Rare and gorgeous superlight Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale Giulia with 1.6 litre motor spied at Concorso Italiano
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Preservation classes are becoming more and more prevalent and when you see cars such as this, you understand why. This car is one of the earliest 300SLs yet its originality was astonishing. WYSIWYG = quality as art
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An early Mercedes Roadster awaiting  the Tour d’ Elegance at Pebble Beach. It was original and a veteran of several tours. 
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Preservation classes are becoming more and more prevalent and when you see cars such as this, you understand why. This car is one of the earliest 300SLs yet its originality was astonishing. WYSIWYG = quality as art
Somer Hooker / New Atlas
The late J.Geils Alfa Romeo Sprint set a new high water mark for #5 condition Alfa Romeo Sprints at auction. $93,500 . “First I look at the purse”
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This one-off Jaguar XK120 SE was originally built by Pininfarina and was shown to the world for the first time yesterday at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance after a 6,725 hour restoration  by restoration specialists Classic Motor Cars (CMC).  As it was a one-off, the full story of the restoration from a depleted state is fascinating. Some of the original parts were impossible to find so Classic Cars had to remake items such as the bumpers and chrome work by hand from photographs. Classic Cars also had to scan the front and rear end of the car and make mock ups of the lights, which were then scanned and 3D printed. Smaller missing parts were also 3D printed in-house. The rear window was missing so Classic Cars also had to scan the window aperture and have a new rear screen made from the scan data.
Somer Hooker / New Atlas
The Concours d’Lemons is the anti-concours concours . Attendance at the remarkably uplifting event equaled the attendance at The Quail of 5,000 souls. You get what you pay for though.
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Monterey Car Week 2017 has come and gone and a host of anniversaries and memories have been consigned to history.

This year was the 60th anniversary of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and we managed to attend most events from the Concours de Lemons, McCall's Motorworks Revival, The Quail Motorsports Gathering, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Legends of the Autobahn Concours, Werks Reunion, Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance through to the culmination of the whole week at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

It's hard to pick the highlights from an event as diverse and large as Monterey Car Week. It's a multi-faceted diamond, and regardless of your idea of what automotive nirvana might look like, you will find it in Monterey during this special week.

Here's a brief taste of what you'll find in our Monterey Car Week photo gallery:

There could be no more fitting entrant at Pebble Beach than this 1903 Mercedes Simplex 40 HP Tonneau, the model derived from the world's first sportscar. The car pictured was first delivered in March 1903, and is one of the oldest Mercedes in the world.
Tom O’Neal / Rolex

There could be no more fitting entrant at Pebble Beach than this 1903 Mercedes Simplex 40 HP Tonneau, the model derived from the world's first sportscar. The car pictured was first delivered in March 1903, and is one of the oldest Mercedes in the world.

BMW's Concept 8 Series was unveiled in May 2017, then just a few days later BMW confirmed that there would be a full M8 treatment for the cars. At The Quail, there was an opportunity to listen to Adrian van Hooydonk about the future of the series. Expect to see the production model next month at Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Curious about The Quail? We take you inside.

The Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance is underway and just about to cross the Bixby Bridge, led by a 1952 Jaguar XK120 Barris Roadster.
Tom O’Neal / Rolex

One of the highlights of the week is the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance and we have some great imagery of the concours cars in their natural habitat. That's a 1952 Jaguar XK120 Barris Roadster leading the charge across the Bixby Bridge.

Having released a show-stopper in Monterey last year, Ken Okuyama whipped the covers off his wedge-shaped Kode 0 at the Quail this year. Full story
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In addition to the older cars, there are countless examples of the very latest and most beautiful specimens. Ken Okuyama whipped the covers off his wedge-shaped Kode 0 at the Quail this year above ...

Another of Michael Fux' bespoke cars is this McLaren 720S created for him by McLaren Special Operations and displayed on the Concept Lawn on Sunday. The car combines  Fux' trademark fuchsia paint with a white leather interior
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Plus there are countless examples of the very latest and most beautiful specimens – cars you simply don't see in the wild elsewhere.

McLaren ambassador Mika Häkkinen stepped in for Jenson Button, who was originally down to drive the McLaren M23 at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
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Recognize the face? McLaren ambassador and twice World F1 Champ Mika Häkkinen stepped in at the last minute for Jenson Button, who was originally down to drive the McLaren M23 at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.

Volkswagen's I.D. BUZZ concept car began the year as a fascinating concept and within eight months, preparation for its launch as a production vehicle had begun. Volkswagen announced its production decision  at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. If there's an irony, it's that the older Bulli/Kombi/Microbus is now worth more at the accompanying Monterey auctions than the new all-electric  I.D. BUZZ production car will be when it is new.
Somer Hooker / New Atlas

The gravitational pull of that was created by first the vintage racing at Laguna Seca and the Pebble Beach Concours has become a black hole for motoring enthusiasts for one week each year. It attracts the most monied audience assembled anywhere on the planet and has become such a global platform for communicating to global influencers that even Volkswagen chose to announce the production of its Samba/Kombi/Microbus.

The 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer which took out the Rolex Best of Show Award at Pebble Beach in 2017. The car won the coveted Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 41 for well known racing personality, team owner and entrepreneur Bruce R. McCaw.
Tom O’Neal / Rolex

We've also included all the winners from the week's events ... head through to our gallery for the full Monterey photo tour.

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AutomotiveFerrariPorscheLamborghiniMaseratiPebble Beach2017 Monterey Car Week
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Mike Hanlon
As a photojournalist, Mike’s work has been published in a dozen languages across 20+ countries. He has edited or managed over 75 different print publications, each with a different target audience: sports, automotive, advertising, marketing, design, ad infinitum. Mike has been working in the internet for more than 25 years and was the veteran of five internet start-ups before founding New Atlas in 2002.
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KaiserPingo
Ken Okuyama's wedge-shaped Kode 0, looks like nothing more than a Lambo-shaped Ford GT. And that awful VW Bus ... Throw it away !!! Its nothing more than an Espace/Previa copy.
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