After last year's success, there was no shortage of visual attractions at the 71st edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 21, 2022. More than 200 cars from 19 different countries took part in the competition in Monterey and tried to get their hands on a prize. Statistically speaking, the chances were good: more than 100 awards were presented at this year's ceremony, including 22 special prizes.
At the top again
The US manufacturer Duesenberg has six best-of-show victories so far at the beauty contest in California. In recent years, however, this tradition has been somewhat forgotten. After several triumphs by Mercedes-Benz, it took a whole nine years for a car manufacturer from the United States to win the "overall victory" again. This year it was that time again, and the 1932 Duesenberg J Figoni Sports Torpedo, driven by Lee R. Anderson Sr., returned to the old days by winning the "Best of Show" grand prize at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Three second winners
However, there were other hot contenders for the title, including Fritz Burkard's 1937 Talbot-Lago T 150 C-SS Figoni & Falaschi Teardrop Coupé, Sam and Emily Mann's 1930 Duesenberg J Graber Cabriolet and Merle and Peter Mullin's 1951 Talbot-Lago T 26 Grand Sport Farina Cabriolet, which narrowly missed out on the top spot.
Burkard was nevertheless able to celebrate victory in the closed pre-war European class. The Manns won the special class of Graber-bodied cars with their Duesenberg. Peter and Merle Mullin secured first place in the special class for Talbot-Lago Grand Sport.
The countdown is already underway
The countdown to the 72nd edition of the Pebble Beach Concours is already underway on the official website. In terms of announcements, we can look forward to coachbuilders Joseph Figoni and Spanish sports car builder Pegaso. In addition, Mercedes-Benz S, McLaren, Alvis and US dream cars of the 1950s will be the special categories of 2023.
List of winners by category
BEST OF SHOW
Duesenberg J Figoni Sports Torpedo (1932) - Lee R. Anderson Sr., Naples, Florida
CLASS A: ANTIQUE
1st Lozier Type 51 Lakewood Touring (1911) - Charles Nearburg, Dallas, Texas
2. Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Fuller Double Pullman Limousine (1910) - John Bentley, Harrogate, England
3rd Rambler Model 65 Seven Passenger Touring (1911) - Joe & Janice Conzonire, San Marino, California
CLASS B: McFARLAN
1st McFarlan 154 Twin Valve Six Knickerbocker Convertible (1923) - The Nethercutt Collection/Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California
2nd McFarlan Twin Valve Six Phaeton (1926) - Johnny & Christine Crowell, San Ramon, California
3rd McFarlan 142 Twin Valve Six Roadster (1924) - Chris MacAllister, Indianapolis, Indiana
CLASS C: AMERICAN CLASSIC
1st Chrysler CL Imperial Custom De Villars Convertible (1933) - Mary & Ted Stahl and Mark Hyman, Chesterfield, Michigan
2nd Chrysler CL Imperial Custom LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton (1933) - Laura & Jack Boyd Smith Jr., Elkhart, Indiana
3rd Stutz M LeBaron Torpedo Speedster (1930) - Larry Carter, Los Gatos, California
CLASS D: PACKARD
1st Packard 1608 Twelve Rollston Town Car (1938) - Bob Tiffin, Red Bay, Alabama
2nd Packard 745 Deluxe Eight Roadster (1930) - Joseph & Margie Cassini III, West Orange, New Jersey
3rd Packard 734 Speedster Eight Roadster (1930) - Rob & Jeannie Hilarides, Visalia, California
CLASS E-1: LINCOLN V8
1 Lincoln L Holbrook Fully Collapsible Convertible (1928) - Bill & Dee Kuettel, Capitola, California
Lincoln L-176A Sport Phaeton (1930) - Tom & JoAnn Martindale, Santa Cruz, California
3rd Lincoln L Willoughby Berline Landaulet (1926) - Max Neary, Sherman Oaks, California
CLASS E-2: LINCOLN V12
1st Lincoln KB Murphy Dual Cowl Phaeton (1932) - Beth & Ross Myers, Boyertown, Pennsylvania
2nd Lincoln KB Murphy Roadster (1932) - John & Heather Mozart, Palo Alto, California
3rd Lincoln K-330 LeBaron Convertible Roadster (1936) - Harry & Heather Clark and Hilary Barr, Paradise Valley, Arizona
CLASS E-3: LINCOLN ZEPHYR AND CONTINENTAL THROUGH 1962
1st Continental Mark II (1956) - Leon Flagg & Curtis Lamon, Mequon, Wisconsin
2nd Lincoln Continental Convertible (1962) - Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
3rd Lincoln Premiere Convertible (1956) Ray Kinney & Jeff Wildin, Dallas, Texas
CLASS F: UNORTHODOX PROPULSION
1st Columbia Mark XIX Surrey (1907) - Mark Hyman, Saint Louis, Missouri
2nd Chrysler Turbine (1963) - Mary & Ted Stahl, Chesterfield, Michigan
3. Rauch & Lang Electric Roadster (1912) - Audrain Collections, Newport, Rhode Island
CLASS G: DUESENBERG
1st Duesenberg J Figoni Sports Torpedo (1932) - Lee R. Anderson Sr., Naples, Florida
2nd Duesenberg J Murphy Dual Cowl Phaeton (1929) - Valerie & Aaron Weiss, San Marino, California
3rd Duesenberg J LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton (1929) - John D. Groendyke, Enid, Oklahoma
CLASS H: ROLLS-ROYCE PREWAR
1st Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Kellner Drophead Sedanca Coupé (1934) - Off Brothers Collection/William Johnston, Richland, Michigan
2nd Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Willoughby Salamanca Town Car (1925) - Sandra Hansen/Hansen Collection, Valencia, California
3rd Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Gurney Nutting Sports Saloon (1933) - Carl Soderstrom, Morton, Illinois
CLASS J-1: EUROPEAN CLASSIC EARLY OPEN
1st Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer (1931) - Joanie & Scott Kriens, Saratoga, California
2nd Bugatti Type 38A Tourer Figoni (1927) - Gerald & Theresa Alexander, Irvine, California
3rd Lancia Dilambda Carlton Carriage Co. Drophead Coupé (1930) - Filippo Sole, Milan, Italy
CLASS J-2: EUROPEAN CLASSIC LATE OPEN
1st Horch 780 Sport-Cabriolet (1933) - Hugo Modderman, Monte Carlo, Monaco
2nd Hispano-Suiza J12 Binder Phaeton (1933) - Stephen Brauer, St. Louis, Missouri
3rd Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio Gangloff (1936) - Olav Glasius, Bennebroek, The Netherlands
CLASS J-3: EUROPEAN CLASSIC CLOSED
1st Talbot-Lago T 150 C-SS Teardrop Figoni & Falaschi (1937) - The Pearl Collection/Fritz Burkard, Switzerland
2nd Bentley Speed Six Martin Walter Sports Saloon (1930) - William Medcalf, Hill Brow, England
3rd Railton Hudson Deluxe 8 Rippon Brothers Estate Limousine (1937) - Chris & Laura Maloney
CLASS K: TALBOT-LAGO GRAND SPORT
1st Talbot-Lago T 26 Grand Sport Cabriolet Farina (1951) - Merle & Peter Mullin, Los Angeles, California
2nd Talbot-Lago T 26 Grand Sport Coupé Saoutchik (1948) - The Cussler Family, Arvada, Colorado
3rd Talbot-Lago T2 6 Grand Sport Coupé Franay (1948) - Munday Auto Collection, Austin, Texas
CLASS L-1: PREWAR PRESERVATION
1st Hispano-Suiza H6B Chavet Phaeton (1921) - Chuck Reimel, Villanova, Pennsylvania
2nd Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GTC Cabriolet Farina (1932) - The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California
3rd Cadillac 452 Fleetwood Imperial Limousine (1931) - Jim Callahan, Oakland, California
CLASS L-2: POSTWAR PRESERVATION
1st Porsche Carrera GTS (1964) - Audrain Collections, Newport, Rhode Island
2nd Lincoln Continental Convertible (1948) - Kirk Wentland & Lawrence Camuso, San Jose, California
3rd Ghia 400 Superdart (1957) - John H. White, Lincoln, California
CLASS M-1: FERRARI GRAND TOURING
1st Ferrari 330 GTC Pininfarina Speciale (1967) - Peter Kalikow, New York, New York
2nd Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta (1948) - Anne Brockinton Lee/The Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection, Sparks, Nevada
3rd Ferrari 340 America Coupé Ghia (1951) - Jack & Debbie Thomas, St. Louis, Missouri
CLASS M-2: FERRARI COMPETITION
1st Ferrari 410 S Spyder Scaglietti (1955) - Brian Ross, Cortland, Ohio
2nd Ferrari 340 America Berlinetta Vignale (1951) - Jack & Kingsley Croul, Corona del Mar, California
3 Ferrari 250 GTO '64 (1962) - Harry Yeaggy, Cincinnati, Ohio
CLASS N: ALFA ROMEO 8C 2300
1st Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza (1933) - Auriga Collection, , Germany
2nd Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Brianza (1933) - The Pearl Collection/Fritz Burkard, Switzerland
3rd Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Cabriolet Décapotable Figoni (1934) - Robert Bishop, Palm Beach, Florida
CLASS O-1: POSTWAR RACING
1st Aston Martin DB3S (1953) - Wayne & Ruth Gray, Fife, Scotland
2nd Shelby Cobra (1963) - Peter Klutt Legendary Motorcar Company Ltd, Halton Hills, Canada
3rd Porsche 550 RS Spyder (1955) - Robert Ingram/The Ingram Collection, Durham, North Carolina
CLASS O-2: POSTWAR TOURING OPEN
1st Apollo 3500 GT Spyder (1963) - Dennis & Susan Garrity, Green Bay, Wisconsin
2nd Maserati A6 GCS Spyder Frua (1955) - Jonathan & Wendy Segal, San Diego, California
3rd Maserati A6G/54 Spyder Frua (1956) - Brendan Gallaher, Wilson, Wyoming
CLASS O-3: POSTWAR TOURING CLOSED
1st Lancia Aprilia Coupé Supergioiello Ghia (1949) - Nigel Churcher, Toronto, Canada
2. OSCA 1600 Berlinetta Michelotti (1959) - Peter T. Boyle, Oil City, Pennsylvania
3rd Jaguar XK 120 Ghia Supersonic (1952) - Bill Heinecke, Bangkok, Thailand
CLASS P-1: GRABER COACHWORK EARLY
1st Duesenberg J Cabriolet Graber (1930) - Sam & Emily Mann, Englewood, New Jersey
2. Packard 1601 Eight Cabriolet Graber (1938) - Anne Brockinton Lee/The Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection, Sparks, Nevada
3rd Delahaye 135 MS Cabriolet Graber (1939) - Peter Kappeler, Walchwil, Switzerland
CLASS P-2: GRABER COACHWORK LATE
1st Bentley Mark VI Graber Drophead Coupé (1953) - John Miller/John R Miller Enterprises, Salt Lake City, Utah
2nd Alvis TD21 Graber Special Coupé (1961) - Ken Swanstrom, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
3rd Aston Martin DB2/4 Graber Drophead Coupé (1954) - Gene Ponder, Marshall, Texas
CLASS R-1: 24 HOURS OF LE MANS CENTENNIAL EARLY
1st Ferrari 250 GTO (1962) - David MacNeil, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2nd Jaguar C-Type (1953) - Time to Drive Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia
3rd BMW 328 (1937) - Stephen Bruno, Boca Raton, Florida
CLASS R-2: HOURS OF LE MANS CENTENNIAL LATE
1st Porsche 935 K3 (1979) - Bruce Meyer, Beverly Hills, California
2nd Alfa Romeo TZ2 (1965) - The William Lyon Family, Newport Beach, California
3rd Alpine M64 (1964) - Mitch McCullough, Pompton Plains, New Jersey
CLASS S: OTTO VU
1st Siata 208 CS Coupé Balbo (1953) - Larry & Jane Solomon, Palo Alto, California
2nd Fiat 8V Coupé Zagato (1954) - The Cultivated Collector, New Canaan, Connecticut
3rd Siata 208 S Spider Motto (1953) - Scott & Jamie Cielewich, Winter Park, Florida
CLASS V: 1932 FORD HISTORIC HOT ROD
1st Ford V8 "Bob McGee Roadster" (1932) - Bruce Meyer, Beverly Hills, California
2nd Ford V8 "Pacific Gunsight Special Roadster" (1932) - Kim McCullough, Pompton Plains, New Jersey
3rd Ford V8 "Ian Cusey Roadster" (1932) - Robert Owens, Wellington, Texas
