Pebble Beach Concours Ferraris crossed the stage. The overall winner was a 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo. While not a Ferrari it was most deserving.

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance completes Monterey Car Week. I couldn’t make it again this year, but I did watch the awards on the Hagerty channel.

It was almost like being there except I was not seeing friends, cars and people who come to enjoy the event.

Watching the cars roll across the stage was exciting as there were several cars I recognized, and I was glad to see them as winners.

In addition to cars, I know there were several subscribers and regulars to Ferrari events I knew who displayed other marques. Peter Klutt and David Sydorick won awards with a 427 Cobra and Aston Martin respectively.

One of our largest advertisers, Peter Kumar, aka Gullwing Motorcars, won The French Cup with an unrestored 1910 Renault BZ Moore & Munger Town Car. Driving up to the stage to accept the award, Kumar jumped out clearly ecstatic he had won!

The Ferraris that won awards were all deserving examples.

The 75th Anniversary of Formula 1: 1974–Present class was interesting as Formula cars have not had their own class previously. In first place was a 1976 Ferrari 312 T2 brought by Chris MacAllister.

Class M-2: Ferrari Grand Touring had some outstanding winners. Al and Mary Barbour displayed a 410 Superamerica, S/N 0475 SA, that came in first place.

Next was a 1959 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet Series I, S/N 1179 GT, brought by Roy and Janice Brod. 

Third place was a 1957 250 GT Pinin Farina Coupe Speciale, S/N 0853 GT. This very early PF Coupe was made for Prince Bertil. Since it is almost a prototype for the series there are features that are recognizable as PF Coupe, but other details are clearly different. It was displayed by Lee and Joan Herrington.

Class M-1: Ferrari Competition had a 250 LM in first place. It was from a private collection in Italy. I didn’t capture the serial number but if it won first place it would have to be exceptional.

The next two places were captured by a 250 GT LWB Berlinetta. In second was a beautiful TdF in maroon. I didn’t recognize the car and therefore didn’t find the serial number but the third-place car I recognized immediately.

Rob Kauffman brought S/N 0703 GT. This one was at FAF Motorcars, and I drove it many times. It was an emotional moment to see it roll up the ramp.

Class L-3: Postwar Preservation Late was won by a 365 GTB/4 Spyder. Only one hundred and twenty-two Daytona Spyders were made, and this one was the very last. Purchased new by Greg Garrison, the famous television producer, it had only delivery miles when sold in 2007. 

Now owned by Evan Metropoulos it still is in original, as new, condition with few miles traveled. Truly, this is a preservation champion.

Ferraris won other special awards also. The Pininfarina Trophy was won by Roy Brod’s 250 GT Series I Cabriolet.

The Enzo Ferrari Trophy was won by another 250 LM brought by Peter and Jan Harburg, from Australia.

The Chairman’s Trophy was won by another Formula One car, a 1989 Ferrari 640 brought from Austria by Simon Furlonger and Egon Zweimüller.

The ArtCenter College of Design Award was given to a 1967 275 GTB/4, S/N 10059, owned by William H. and Cheryl K. Swanson. This was one of just seventeen alloy-bodied 4-cams.

The last Ferrari award was the Jules Heumann Most Elegant Open Car. It was won by a 1951 340 America Touring Barchetta brought by Nikolay Miroshnichenko, all the way from Kazakhstan. Who knew there were Ferraris there!

BEST OF SHOW was a 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo owned by Penny and Lee Anderson, Sr. This beautiful car had a wood veneer body that was very lightweight. For its time this was a very quick race car. It was easy to see why it won.

   Rick Carey is feverishly working on his Monterey auction report. Overall it appears the auctions did very well. His analysis will be in the next issue of the Ferrari Market Letter.