2015 Monterey Car Week and Pebble Beach Concours Pictorial
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August 21, 2015
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2015 Monterey Car Week and Peb...

This 1936 Bentley 4 1/2 Liter was among the countless highlights during Monterey Car Week 2015
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A 1956 Jaguar D-Type at Pebble Beach
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1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Spider at Pebble Beach
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An Aston Martin DB-2 alloy bodied roadster at Pebble Beach
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1949 Aston Martin DB-2 prototype at Pebble Beach, 2015
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1970 Mercedes-Benz C111 at Pebble Beach, 2015
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1953 Bentley R-Type Continental H.J. Mulliner Saloon at Pebble Beach, 2015
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1950 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith H.J.Mulliner Drop Head at Pebble Beach, 2015
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1932 Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental Figoni and Falaschi pillarless Berline at Pebble Beach
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1933 Rolls Royce Phantom II Brewster Special at Pebble Beach.
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1953 Bentley R-Type Continental H.J. Mulliner Saloon at Pebble Beach
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1930 duPont Indianapolis Race car at Pebble Beach. duPont was a featured marque
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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SLR at Pebble Beach.
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1928 Mercedes Benz Tourer at Pebble Beach
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1928 Mercedes at Pebble Beach - note the three star grill
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1957 Siata 208S Spider at Pebble Beach
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1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A was best in show at Pebble Beach
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Bugatti air conditioning!
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1939 Bugatti Type 57C at Pebble Beach
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This 1956 Maserati at Pebble Beach was sold in February in Paris for 2.2 million dollars - to quote Dolly Parton "It cost a whole lot of money to look this cheap"
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The hypnotic effect of a Bugatti
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Mercury customs was one of the features of Pebble Beach - this one has a period Carson Top
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Lincoln Continentals were featured at Pebble
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Lykan was on display in Pebble Beach concept car area
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A Bugatti slips by the Dawn patrol at Pebble Beach
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1938 Alfa Romeo 6C Touring coupe at Pebble Beach.
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1957 Fiat Stanguellini by Bertone at Pebble Beach.
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1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato Coupe at Pebble Beach.
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A Fiat 8V at Pebble Beach. Fiat thought that Ford had copyrighted the term V-8!
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1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico
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1953 Ferrari 340 MM Spyder at Pebble Beach
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1960 Ferrari 250 SWB at Pebble Beach
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1952 Ferrari 212 at Pebble Beach.
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The "certificate of authenticity" for a Barris custom car
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An extremely original Stuz at Pebble Beach
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1935 SS Cars SS1 Saloon at Pebble Beach.
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1939 Alfa Romeo 6C Touring
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An Audi on the concept cars display at Pebble Beach.
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Icona Vulcano Titanium on display with the concept cars at Pebble Beach.
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1955 Mercedes W196R GP car at Pebble Beach..
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1938 Alfa Romeo 6 C 2300B MM Spider at Pebble Beach
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1931 Alfa Romeo 8C at Pebble Beach
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1947 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport at Pebble Beach.
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1951 Fiat Abarth 1100 Sport Ghia Coupe at Pebble Beach.
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1957 Fiat with top down at Pebble Beach
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1954 Fiat 8V Zagato coupe at Pebble Beach.
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This Barris Mercury Coupe was the first built. It was also first in class at Pebble Beach
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1948 Talbot-Lago T26C at Pebble Beach
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1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS at Pebble Beach
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Cunninghams were another featured class at Pebble Beach – this is a 1951 C-1 Roadster
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George Barris poses with the owners of the Leo Lyon's Mercury custom at Pebble Beach
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The Leo Lyons Custom Mercury at Pebble Beach
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A Fiat at "The Little Car Show"
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1956 GMC Suburban (GMC's version of Cameo) with a couple of Whizzers on Ocean Avenue
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1973 Renault Alpine on Ocean Ave.
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1966 Sunbeam Tiger on Ocean Ave.
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A Mercury Custom appraoch for its award on Ocean Ave.
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1965 Shelby Cobra with 289 on Ocean Ave.
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1947 MG TC awaiting an award on Ocean Ave.
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1947 Cistallia 202 MM Berlinetta was awarded best in show at the Carmel by The Sea Concours on Ocean Ave.
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1947 Cistallia 202 MM Berlinetta was awarded best in show at the Carmel by The Sea Concours on Ocean Avenue.
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1947 Cistallia 202 MM Berlinetta had a great tail section
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1952 Porsche was part of the Patina Display on Ocean Avenue.
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1954 Desoto was a "Resto-Mod". It had a 6.1 modern Hemi under the hood
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1947 Cistallia 202 MM Berlinetta
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1947 Cistallia 202 MM Berlinetta
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Casey Maxon and Mark Gessler from Historic Vehicle Association recreated Edsel Ford's 1915 trip from Detroit to San Francisco. Probably the cheapest car there and they had the most fun!
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Mike Begley won the motorcycle class on his 1951 Vincent Black Shadow on Ocean Ave.
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1947 Mercury Sportsman parked on 4th Ave. in Carmel
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1951 Vincent Black Shadow
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1958 Enzmann 506 on Ocean Ave.
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1957 Mercedes Benz 300SL on Ocean Avenue.
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Meyers Manx Dune Buggies were a feature class on Ocean Ave.
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1960 Porsche 356 Carrera GTL displays its unusual exhaust on Ocean Ave.
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Sleek nose of the 1960 Porsche Carrea.
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Rothmans Rally Porsche
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1947 Fiat Topolino on Ocean Ave.
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Cistallia air conditioning!
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Once unloved, Porsche 928's have a class of their own on Ocean Ave.
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Resto-Mod 54 Corvette
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Iconic 32 Ford 3 window coupe on Ocean Ave.
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Every Hot Rodder's dream; a Deuce roadster
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Original paint Porsche 912 on Ocean Ave.
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1912 Thor original paint at Mecum sale
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Pretty maids in a row at Mecum sale. The Lamborghini in the center fetched top price at the auction.
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New Ford GT-40 setting up at Hangar party
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New Ford GT-40
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Cyclops at Little Car Show in Seaside. Readers of Road and Track in the 50's will remember stories about them.
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The Peel may be the smallest car in the world.
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1925 BMW R32 was sold for $187,000 at Mecum auction
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Koenigsegg One setting up at hangar Party
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Honda had one of their Formula One cars at The hangar party.
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New Acura was on display at hangar Party
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Honda brought in their new private jet for display at the Hangar Party
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Honda Jet!
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New AC in parking lot at Hangar Party
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Citroen 2CV at Little Car Show
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Austin Mini at The Little Car Show.
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The "Starting Line" for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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A crowded starting line for Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance.
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A D-Type Jaguar at The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance.
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A Mustang fastback at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance.
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Porsche 550 with a "wing" at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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Jaguar SS at starting line of Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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A Zagato at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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This obviously isn't this XK-120's first tour
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A Hertz Mustang on Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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A chopped Mercury on Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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An Arnolt Bristol on the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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Cunninghams were one of the featured marques at Pebble Beach
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Martin and Sandra Button depart in their Bentley on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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A Cunningham departs on Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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Graham Paige Supercharged convertible begins Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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An Alvis awaits the beginning of The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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A pair of Ferraris takes the first corner in the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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Early Motion Pro Bracket on a Stuz in The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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An early Bentley on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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A Zagato bodied Maserati starts on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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Another Zagato takes off on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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Touring in style on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance.
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A Ferrari commences on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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An early ferrari Mexico commences The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance
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A cornucopia of sound on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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A Bentley begins The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
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A 1931 Duesenberg begins The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour
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An open Pope begins The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d"Elegance'
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A Mercury sets out to cruise on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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A Cunningham on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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A Pierce Arrow on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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Luxury touring on The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Tour d'Elegance
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A Bugatti display at The Quail
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A Comete at The Quail.
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1953 Bristol 404D at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
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An aluminum Jaguar XK-120 at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering.
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1956 Porsche "Outlaw" at The Quail
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Bruce Meyer's 32 3 window Ford sports an Ardun conversion and a supercharger at The Quail
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1935 Delahaye Type 145 from the Mullin Museum in Oxnard at The Quail
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1963 Bizzarrini A3/C Corsa at The Quail
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Brian Fuller's "The Impaler" at The Quail
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1966 Lamborghini 400 2+2 at The Quail
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Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Normale at The Quail
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2004 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale at The Quail
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1961 Ferrari short wheel base at The Quail
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1963 Rene Bonnet d'Jet at The Quail
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1959 Autobianchi at The Quail
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