#1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta

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1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta

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1949 #Ferrari 166MM Touring Barchetta at the #hillsboroughconcoursdelegance - The #166MM #Touring #Barchetta was the car that made 1949 very special for the young #ScuderiaFerrari and started the story of success for Enzo #Ferrari. At his presentation in Torino in September 1948 the 166 MM, the letters stand for #MilleMiglia, the spectators were very impressed about the beautiful design and the rounded shape with its fine lines. - Nobody could imagine how well this race car was able to perform in the heat of competition in 1949. The success came very fast. At the first main event in April 1949, the iconic Mille Miglia, two 166 MM finished first and second overall. Then Luigi Chinetti won the most important race of the season, the 24 hours of Le Mans. It was the first victory for the Scuderia Ferrari, many more should come thereafter. Only a few weeks later, at the 24 Hours of #SpaFrancorchamps Luigi Chinetti took another win. These three world class performances established the excellence and reputation of Ferrari. The #PrancingHorse was on the fast lane. It was the beginning of Ferrari’s #racing history and the birth of the myth with all the upcoming legends and stories. - The 166 MM #Barchetta was a fabulous race car, strong and reliable. And it was state-of-the-art in 1949. The most #legendary #car is of course the Number 22 with the chassis number 0008M. This is the Mille Miglia and #LeMans winning car from #LuigiChinetti of 1949. You have to remember that in this era long-distance-races as the #MilleMiglia and the #24hoursofLeMans were much more important than the #FormulaOne. So the success of the great #166MM Barchetta was very important for the young company and for #EnzoFerrari. The 166 MM #Barchetta was produced between 1949 and 1953. In total 46 cars were built, most of them as a race cars. The bodywork came from the #CarrozzeriaTouringMilano for the first cars, later on there were versions by #Vignale, #Pininfarina and some others. The first series created 125hp at 7000rpm from the #12cylinder Colombo engine, than Series Two got a stronger but also heavier 12 cylinder with 160hp. #retrocar #drivetastefully #SaveTheManuals (at Hillsborough Concours D'Elegance) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cff9mrSrIy5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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7 Of The Most Important Winning Ferraris At Pebble Beach

7 Of The Most Important Winning Ferraris At Pebble Beach #Ferrari #PebbleConcours

Part of the 70th Anniversary of Ferrari at this years Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance called for the organizers to bring in some truly special cars. They did, in droves. Classes for Ferrari one-off super special cars, major race winners, touring and competition cars were a highlight of the concours field. Considering how racing brings many automakers to the forefront of popularity, please enjoy…

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Nine Unique Ferraris Shown for the Brand’s 70th at the Rockefeller Center

Ferrari is celebrating a big moment this year, as it was 70 years ago that the world’s first Ferrari-badged car, the 125 S, made its debut. To commemorate this big year, the Prancing Horse went on tour, putting some of its most iconic cars up for display in various cities around the world.

Earlier this month, over the course of three unusually warm October days, Ferrari swung by the Big Apple, setting up displays in Midtown Manhattan for thousands of eyes to gaze over. One of the grandest displays was at the world-famous Rockefeller Center and featured a special car from each of the last seven decades.

1949 Ferrari 166 MM

The Ferrari 166 was the follow-up to the 125 and the 166 MM Barchetta variant (MM standing for Mille Miglia, an Italian road race that 166 models won twice) was named by our friends at Motor Trend Classic as one of the 10 Greatest Ferraris of All Time. It shared many components with the 125, including the Aurelio Lampredi-designed tube frame, double wishbone and live axle suspension, and it was powered by the Colombo V-12, though displacement was up from 1.5-liters to 2.0. Only 39 examples were made between 1948 and 1953.

1963 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder

Ferrari’s 250 series of cars was the first indication of volume production from the brand, with race cars and road cars sharing many chassis and engine components and more body styles on offer than ever before. The Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, famous in part for its role in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” is particularly special because of its seductive bodywork and exhaust note from its 3.0-liter Colombo V-12. Motor Trend Classic placed the 250 GT California Spyder on its list of the “Greatest Ferraris of All Time.”

1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 “Daytona”

Hot on the heels of the reveal of the radical Lamborghini Miura, the debut of the 365 GTB/4 at the 1968 Paris Motor Show could have been regarded as slightly disappointing. Ferrari was yet unwilling to offer customers a mid-engined V-12-powered supercar, believing such a configuration to be too dangerous for non-professional drivers. Nevertheless, the 365 GTB/4, unofficially referred to as the “Daytona” after Ferrari’s 1-2-3 sweep of the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, would be the last front-engined, two-seat, 12-cylinder Ferrari made until the launch of the 550 Maranello in 1996. With an equally iconic body penned by Pininfarina, the 365 GTB/4 is unmistakable. Power comes from a 4.4-liter Colombo V-12 with six Weber carburetors, resulting in a 0-60 time of just 5.4 seconds.

1985 Ferrari 288 GTO

The Ferrari 288 GTO is more extreme version of the 308 GTB that was designed to meet homologation requirements for the wild Group B racing series. In order for it to compete, Ferrari had to produce a minimum of 200 cars. Unfortunately, the series was canceled before the cars had a chance to compete, so all 272 cars built were converted for comfortable road use. It is one of Ferrari’s few turbocharged automobiles, sporting a 2.9L twin-turbo V-8 good for 400 horses and a 0-60 time of just 5.0 seconds. More than that, the 288 GTO ushered in the contemporary Ferrari supercar, the first of a lineage that leads straight to the current LaFerrari.

1993 Ferrari 512 TR

When the Testarossa launched in 1984 with its distinctive side strakes, designed to funnel air to the radiators inside each rear fender, no one knew that nearly a decade later the car would still be in production. That’s how advanced a design it really was. With a mid-mounted, naturally-aspirated, 4.9-liter flat-twelve, the 512 TR was an update on the original Testarossa, with a focus on refinement. Testarossa production finally ended in 1996 with the F512 M being the ultimate iteration.

F2001 Chassis #211, Michael Schumacher’s 2001 Grand Prix de Monaco-winning Car

On the northern end of Rockefeller Center sat the Ferrari F2001 Chassis #211, the exact one Michael Schumacher piloted to victory at the 2001 Grand Prix de Monaco, his fourth win of the season. Schumacher finished 2001 with a record nine wins, as well as five second-place finishes, clenching the driver’s championship by a record 58 points. RM Sothebys recently announced that Chassis #211 will be up for sale at its Contemporary Art Evening Auction on November 16, right here in the Big Apple, where it’s expected to sell for around $4 million (though we feel that estimate is light–perhaps by a large margin).

2005 Ferrari 575 Superamerica

Like the 512 TR, the Ferrari 575 Superamerica is based on a car from a decade earlier. The 575 came around in 2002 as an extensive rework of the 550 Maranello, which was offered from 1996 to 2001, offering substantial mechanical improvements that increased both performance and overall drivability. The 575 Superamerica arrived in 2005 featuring a bespoke electrochromic glass panel roof that rotates 180 degrees when going up or down. Go-power comes from a 540-horsepower 5.7-liter V-12 and the 575 was the last two-seat, V-12 Ferrari to be offered with a manual transmission–though most buyers chose the F1-style paddle-shift unit instead.

2017 Ferrari 488 Challenge

The 488 Challenge is the latest offering for Ferrari’s Challenge Series – a spec-race series that began in the early ‘90s with the 348 in which well-heeled, would-be racers duke it out in largely identical-spec, race-modified versions of the latest entry-level mid-engine Ferrari. A 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V-8, delivering 661 horsepower and 561 pound-feet of torque powers the latest 488 Challenge.

2017 LaFerrari Aperta

Last but not least, at the center of the display sat one of 210 examples of the LaFerrari Aperta. As the topless version to the original LaFerrari, it equally comes with as much exclusivity. Only 200 will be sold worldwide to private customers, while nine have been allotted specifically for Ferrari’s 70th anniversary celebrations. This white Aperta is one of those nine. Power comes from Ferrari’s first-ever hybrid powertrain, a 6.3-liter V-12 equipped with F1-style KERS regeneration that serves up as much as 950 horsepower when at full blast.

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Nine Unique Ferraris Shown for the Brand’s 70th at the Rockefeller Center

Ferrari is celebrating a big moment this year, as it was 70 years ago that the world’s first Ferrari-badged car, the 125 S, made its debut. To commemorate this big year, the Prancing Horse went on tour, putting some of its most iconic cars up for display in various cities around the world.

Earlier this month, over the course of three unusually warm October days, Ferrari swung by the Big Apple, setting up displays in Midtown Manhattan for thousands of eyes to gaze over. One of the grandest displays was at the world-famous Rockefeller Center and featured a special car from each of the last seven decades.

1949 Ferrari 166 MM

The Ferrari 166 was the follow-up to the 125 and the 166 MM Barchetta variant (MM standing for Mille Miglia, an Italian road race that 166 models won twice) was named by our friends at Motor Trend Classic as one of the 10 Greatest Ferraris of All Time. It shared many components with the 125, including the Aurelio Lampredi-designed tube frame, double wishbone and live axle suspension, and it was powered by the Colombo V-12, though displacement was up from 1.5-liters to 2.0. Only 39 examples were made between 1948 and 1953.

1963 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder

Ferrari’s 250 series of cars was the first indication of volume production from the brand, with race cars and road cars sharing many chassis and engine components and more body styles on offer than ever before. The Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, famous in part for its role in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” is particularly special because of its seductive bodywork and exhaust note from its 3.0-liter Colombo V-12. Motor Trend Classic placed the 250 GT California Spyder on its list of the “Greatest Ferraris of All Time.”

1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 “Daytona”

Hot on the heels of the reveal of the radical Lamborghini Miura, the debut of the 365 GTB/4 at the 1968 Paris Motor Show could have been regarded as slightly disappointing. Ferrari was yet unwilling to offer customers a mid-engined V-12-powered supercar, believing such a configuration to be too dangerous for non-professional drivers. Nevertheless, the 365 GTB/4, unofficially referred to as the “Daytona” after Ferrari’s 1-2-3 sweep of the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, would be the last front-engined, two-seat, 12-cylinder Ferrari made until the launch of the 550 Maranello in 1996. With an equally iconic body penned by Pininfarina, the 365 GTB/4 is unmistakable. Power comes from a 4.4-liter Colombo V-12 with six Weber carburetors, resulting in a 0-60 time of just 5.4 seconds.

1985 Ferrari 288 GTO

The Ferrari 288 GTO is more extreme version of the 308 GTB that was designed to meet homologation requirements for the wild Group B racing series. In order for it to compete, Ferrari had to produce a minimum of 200 cars. Unfortunately, the series was canceled before the cars had a chance to compete, so all 272 cars built were converted for comfortable road use. It is one of Ferrari’s few turbocharged automobiles, sporting a 2.9L twin-turbo V-8 good for 400 horses and a 0-60 time of just 5.0 seconds. More than that, the 288 GTO ushered in the contemporary Ferrari supercar, the first of a lineage that leads straight to the current LaFerrari.

1993 Ferrari 512 TR

When the Testarossa launched in 1984 with its distinctive side strakes, designed to funnel air to the radiators inside each rear fender, no one knew that nearly a decade later the car would still be in production. That’s how advanced a design it really was. With a mid-mounted, naturally-aspirated, 4.9-liter flat-twelve, the 512 TR was an update on the original Testarossa, with a focus on refinement. Testarossa production finally ended in 1996 with the F512 M being the ultimate iteration.

F2001 Chassis #211, Michael Schumacher’s 2001 Grand Prix de Monaco-winning Car

On the northern end of Rockefeller Center sat the Ferrari F2001 Chassis #211, the exact one Michael Schumacher piloted to victory at the 2001 Grand Prix de Monaco, his fourth win of the season. Schumacher finished 2001 with a record nine wins, as well as five second-place finishes, clenching the driver’s championship by a record 58 points. RM Sothebys recently announced that Chassis #211 will be up for sale at its Contemporary Art Evening Auction on November 16, right here in the Big Apple, where it’s expected to sell for around $4 million (though we feel that estimate is light–perhaps by a large margin).

2005 Ferrari 575 Superamerica

Like the 512 TR, the Ferrari 575 Superamerica is based on a car from a decade earlier. The 575 came around in 2002 as an extensive rework of the 550 Maranello, which was offered from 1996 to 2001, offering substantial mechanical improvements that increased both performance and overall drivability. The 575 Superamerica arrived in 2005 featuring a bespoke electrochromic glass panel roof that rotates 180 degrees when going up or down. Go-power comes from a 540-horsepower 5.7-liter V-12 and the 575 was the last two-seat, V-12 Ferrari to be offered with a manual transmission–though most buyers chose the F1-style paddle-shift unit instead.

2017 Ferrari 488 Challenge

The 488 Challenge is the latest offering for Ferrari’s Challenge Series – a spec-race series that began in the early ‘90s with the 348 in which well-heeled, would-be racers duke it out in largely identical-spec, race-modified versions of the latest entry-level mid-engine Ferrari. A 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V-8, delivering 661 horsepower and 561 pound-feet of torque powers the latest 488 Challenge.

2017 LaFerrari Aperta

Last but not least, at the center of the display sat one of 210 examples of the LaFerrari Aperta. As the topless version to the original LaFerrari, it equally comes with as much exclusivity. Only 200 will be sold worldwide to private customers, while nine have been allotted specifically for Ferrari’s 70th anniversary celebrations. This white Aperta is one of those nine. Power comes from Ferrari’s first-ever hybrid powertrain, a 6.3-liter V-12 equipped with F1-style KERS regeneration that serves up as much as 950 horsepower when at full blast.

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#CarrozzeriaTouringSuperleggera #Carrozzeria #Touring #Superleggera 1949 Ferrari 166MM Touring Barchetta at the #hillsboroughconcoursdelegance - The #166MM #Touring #Barchetta was the car that made 1949 very special for the young #ScuderiaFerrari and started the story of success for Enzo #Ferrari. At his presentation in Torino in September 1948 the 166 MM, the letters stand for #MilleMiglia, the spectators were very impressed about the beautiful design and the rounded shape with its fine lines. - Carrozzeria Touring was established on 25 March 1926 by Felice Bianchi Anderloni (1882–1948) and Gaetano Ponzoni. After achieving success through the middle of the 20th century, the business began to decline as automobile manufacturers replaced body-on-frame automobile construction with unitary design and increasingly took coachbuilding in-house. After the original firm ceased production in 1966, Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni and Carrozzeria Marazzi preserved the "Touring Superleggera" trademark and used it on several occasions to support the company's heritage. The trademark was acquired by the current owner, a family business, which began conducting its activities in 2006 under the name Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera S.r.l.; the new firm is headquartered nearby Milan, its hometown. (at Hillsborough Concours D'Elegance) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfl_CrGLT0f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Five Amazing Car Classes Will Be The Stars At Pebble Beach

Five Amazing Car Classes Will Be The Stars At Pebble Beach #pebbleconcours #ferrari

This year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the premier car event for discerning automotive collectors and enthusiasts, promises to have some eye candy like you’ve never seen before. Each year the annual Sunday smörgåsbord of the world’s most fabulous cars features a handful of very special car classes to the delight of onlookers. This August’s automotive celebration presents five amazing car…

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Nine Unique Ferraris Shown for the Brand’s 70th at the Rockefeller Center

Ferrari is celebrating a big moment this year, as it was 70 years ago that the world’s first Ferrari-badged car, the 125 S, made its debut. To commemorate this big year, the Prancing Horse went on tour, putting some of its most iconic cars up for display in various cities around the world.

Earlier this month, over the course of three unusually warm October days, Ferrari swung by the Big Apple, setting up displays in Midtown Manhattan for thousands of eyes to gaze over. One of the grandest displays was at the world-famous Rockefeller Center and featured a special car from each of the last seven decades.

1949 Ferrari 166 MM

The Ferrari 166 was the follow-up to the 125 and the 166 MM Barchetta variant (MM standing for Mille Miglia, an Italian road race that 166 models won twice) was named by our friends at Motor Trend Classic as one of the 10 Greatest Ferraris of All Time. It shared many components with the 125, including the Aurelio Lampredi-designed tube frame, double wishbone and live axle suspension, and it was powered by the Colombo V-12, though displacement was up from 1.5-liters to 2.0. Only 39 examples were made between 1948 and 1953.

1963 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder

Ferrari’s 250 series of cars was the first indication of volume production from the brand, with race cars and road cars sharing many chassis and engine components and more body styles on offer than ever before. The Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, famous in part for its role in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” is particularly special because of its seductive bodywork and exhaust note from its 3.0-liter Colombo V-12. Motor Trend Classic placed the 250 GT California Spyder on its list of the “Greatest Ferraris of All Time.”

1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 “Daytona”

Hot on the heels of the reveal of the radical Lamborghini Miura, the debut of the 365 GTB/4 at the 1968 Paris Motor Show could have been regarded as slightly disappointing. Ferrari was yet unwilling to offer customers a mid-engined V-12-powered supercar, believing such a configuration to be too dangerous for non-professional drivers. Nevertheless, the 365 GTB/4, unofficially referred to as the “Daytona” after Ferrari’s 1-2-3 sweep of the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, would be the last front-engined, two-seat, 12-cylinder Ferrari made until the launch of the 550 Maranello in 1996. With an equally iconic body penned by Pininfarina, the 365 GTB/4 is unmistakable. Power comes from a 4.4-liter Colombo V-12 with six Weber carburetors, resulting in a 0-60 time of just 5.4 seconds.

1985 Ferrari 288 GTO

The Ferrari 288 GTO is more extreme version of the 308 GTB that was designed to meet homologation requirements for the wild Group B racing series. In order for it to compete, Ferrari had to produce a minimum of 200 cars. Unfortunately, the series was canceled before the cars had a chance to compete, so all 272 cars built were converted for comfortable road use. It is one of Ferrari’s few turbocharged automobiles, sporting a 2.9L twin-turbo V-8 good for 400 horses and a 0-60 time of just 5.0 seconds. More than that, the 288 GTO ushered in the contemporary Ferrari supercar, the first of a lineage that leads straight to the current LaFerrari.

1993 Ferrari 512 TR

When the Testarossa launched in 1984 with its distinctive side strakes, designed to funnel air to the radiators inside each rear fender, no one knew that nearly a decade later the car would still be in production. That’s how advanced a design it really was. With a mid-mounted, naturally-aspirated, 4.9-liter flat-twelve, the 512 TR was an update on the original Testarossa, with a focus on refinement. Testarossa production finally ended in 1996 with the F512 M being the ultimate iteration.

F2001 Chassis #211, Michael Schumacher’s 2001 Grand Prix de Monaco-winning Car

On the northern end of Rockefeller Center sat the Ferrari F2001 Chassis #211, the exact one Michael Schumacher piloted to victory at the 2001 Grand Prix de Monaco, his fourth win of the season. Schumacher finished 2001 with a record nine wins, as well as five second-place finishes, clenching the driver’s championship by a record 58 points. RM Sothebys recently announced that Chassis #211 will be up for sale at its Contemporary Art Evening Auction on November 16, right here in the Big Apple, where it’s expected to sell for around $4 million (though we feel that estimate is light–perhaps by a large margin).

2005 Ferrari 575 Superamerica

Like the 512 TR, the Ferrari 575 Superamerica is based on a car from a decade earlier. The 575 came around in 2002 as an extensive rework of the 550 Maranello, which was offered from 1996 to 2001, offering substantial mechanical improvements that increased both performance and overall drivability. The 575 Superamerica arrived in 2005 featuring a bespoke electrochromic glass panel roof that rotates 180 degrees when going up or down. Go-power comes from a 540-horsepower 5.7-liter V-12 and the 575 was the last two-seat, V-12 Ferrari to be offered with a manual transmission–though most buyers chose the F1-style paddle-shift unit instead.

2017 Ferrari 488 Challenge

The 488 Challenge is the latest offering for Ferrari’s Challenge Series – a spec-race series that began in the early ‘90s with the 348 in which well-heeled, would-be racers duke it out in largely identical-spec, race-modified versions of the latest entry-level mid-engine Ferrari. A 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V-8, delivering 661 horsepower and 561 pound-feet of torque powers the latest 488 Challenge.

2017 LaFerrari Aperta

Last but not least, at the center of the display sat one of 210 examples of the LaFerrari Aperta. As the topless version to the original LaFerrari, it equally comes with as much exclusivity. Only 200 will be sold worldwide to private customers, while nine have been allotted specifically for Ferrari’s 70th anniversary celebrations. This white Aperta is one of those nine. Power comes from Ferrari’s first-ever hybrid powertrain, a 6.3-liter V-12 equipped with F1-style KERS regeneration that serves up as much as 950 horsepower when at full blast.

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Top 12 Ramp Cars from the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Pebble Beach’s 2017 Concours d’Elegance is in the rearview mirror and we’re still looking back. At what? Everything from huge touring automobiles to oddball specials from the 1960s to Cobras and race cars more than 100 years old. Plus, of course, a magnificent field a Ferraris.

We chose a dozen we think represent the depth and variety of ramp cars, the vehicles that earned a trip in front of the enthusiastic crowd.

1. 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Less than a week out of its restoration shop, Bruce McCaw’s Mercedes took the top prize—Best of Show—at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours. Fitted with a body by Barker in England, the S is actually at SS specs with a supercharged 7.0-liter engine. We’re giving you a twofer on images because you need to see both the long polished hood and boattail rear of this spectacular Mercedes, plus the lights, horns and grille up front. And guess who McCaw beat for Best of Show? His brother John, whose 1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder was one of the other three finalists for BofS.

2. 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta

This is a repeat from our earlier Ferrari story, but it is arguably the most important car in that automaker’s history. First there’s the beauty of the Touring body shaped by Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni (ever wish your name was that long and regal?). Under the front is the famed Ferrari 2.0-liter V-12. Nicknamed “Barchetta” or little boat, these early Ferraris established the company’s reputation as a winner. None more so than this one, chassis 0008M; it won two of the toughest races in the world, the Mille Miglia and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1949.

3. 1904 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Okay, it isn’t on the ramp, but it would be for three awards. Here seen arriving during the Dawn Patrol is Rob Kauffman’s 1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer. It would win the Phil Hill trophy, the Revs Program at Stanford award, and its class for open-wheel race cars. These highly prized and priced Renaults—a nice one is easily more than $1 million—got their nickname because they were linked to “Willie K.” Vanderbilt, one of the better-known and financed auto racing enthusiasts of the early 1900s.

4. 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900CSS Boano Coupé Speciale

There’s something very mid-1950s about this car, which was built for the 1955 Turin Show by Carrozzeria Boano. It might be a basic shape, which reminds a bit of the Alfa Disco Volante race cars, or maybe that yellow. And why the arms waving from inside? This Alfa just won the Postwar Closed class.

5. 1969 Pontiac Vivant Herb Adams Roadster

Many of us knew Herb Adams back in the 1970s as the most innovate engineer at Pontiac. In my Motor Trend days, we followed his Grey Ghost 1964 Pontiac Tempest Trans-Am car. At the same time, Adams was creating complete automobiles, like the Pontiac-based Vivant Roadster. He built the space frame chassis over which three Italians metal shapers formed the sleek body. Power is from a 370-cubic-inch Pontiac V-8. Adam’s Vivant won the American Dream Cars of the 1960s class.

6. 1932 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Commodore

Pebble Beach honored Isotta Fraschini this year and had three classes for the big machines. All had distinctive stone guards for the radiators and we particularly liked this one. If you look closely, you might see the cobra mascot atop the radiator. This was first designed to promote the Rudolph Valentino movie, Cobra. This type 8A Isotta has a “Commodore” body by Castagna. Owned by the Atwell family from Buda, Texas, it has now been shown at Pebble by three generations of the family.

7. 1960 Abarth 1000 Record Pininfarina Prototype

Imagine this: hitting a top speed of 136 mph with just a tiny 982-cc Fiat engine. Yet that’s the result of Abarth teaming with Pininfarina to create this super slick record car. Nicknamed “La Principessa” by its team drivers, it set eight international class G speed records in 1960. The body was tuned in the Turin University wind tunnel and made of lightweight, ultrathin Peraluman. Quite the contrast to the next racing car on our list.

8. 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer

Can’t you just imagine what it would be like to drive this Bentley over the ramp at Pebble and then rush off on to 17 Mile Drive? Winner of the Prewar Preservation class, it is just one of 100 of the 8-liter Bentleys. Vanden Plas spent a year creating the race car body for this example.

9. 1948 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8C Monterosa Boneschi Cabriolet from Milan, Italy

To go along with having possibly the longest name on the judging field is that long tail on this Isotta. This was one of a series of cars meant to restore the automaker after the war, an effort that failed due in part to the Isottas’ cost, some $10,000 or twice the price of a Caddy. But this car did come with very interesting features. A spring device to help open the doors and raise the fender skirts. Hydraulic jacks at the car’s corners. And that oh-so-long backside.

10. 1967 Gyro-X Alex Tremulis Prototype

In complete contrast to the large grand classic automobiles at Pebble, we found the…well what it is? Created by designer Alex Tremulis, who also did the Tucker, the Gyro-X has a 1275-cc Austin Mini engine and, gets this, a gyroscope. Hence the car’s ability to remain vertical on its two central wheels. You’re right, you’ve never seen one on the road. This is the only remaining copy and it resides in that treasure house of weird and wonderful cars, Nashville’s Lane Motor Museum.

11. 1968 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 Scaglietti NART Spyder

Luigi Chinetti had big plans for the NART Spyders, which were built to his orders. In the end only 10 were created, which makes them highly desirable today. Also very expensive, one having sold for $27.5 million. Many of us first saw one in The Thomas Crown Affair with Steve McQueen. Denise McCluggage raced one at Sebring. And this is the last one, the tenth off the line.

12. 1904 Holsman Model 3 Runabout

Hey, if we can have Mercedes-Benz, gyro cars and Ferraris on our list of favorites, we need a truly old machine…like 113 years old. In fact, the Holsman Company has been out of business since 1910, but this beautiful example, owned by the grandchildren of the company’s founder, Henry Kerchner Holsman, was at Pebble. It is one of 2500 cars made by Holsman with this high-wheel chassis. And the family was dressed in period as they accepted the Chairman’s Trophy from Sandra Button. Good choice.

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2017 Pebble Winners

Pebble Concours D’Elegance has now raised over 23million for charitable purposes, while rewarding the finest design, preservation and restoration accomplishments in the automotive world.

COMPLETE LIST OF 2017 WINNERS Best of Show 

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington 

Best of Show Nominees 

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria 

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada 

1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder

John & Gwen McCaw 

Elegance Awards Gwenn Graham 

Most Elegant Convertible

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria 

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada 

J.B. & Dorothy Nethercutt Most Elegant Closed Car

1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff CoupéThe Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong 

Jules Heumann Most Elegant Open Car

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington 

Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car

1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina Cabriolet Speciale

The Golomb Family Trust 

Special Awards

Alec Ulmann Trophy

1931 Hispano-Suiza J12 Saoutchik Transformable Grande Luxe

Mark & Sonia Richter, Wanaka, New Zealand

Ansel Adams Award

1906 Pope-Toledo Type XII Touring

The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

ArtCenter College of Design Award

1933 Auburn 12-165 Speedster

Lou & Kathy Ficco, Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Briggs Cunningham Trophy

1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer

Axel Schuette Fine Cars GmbH & Co. KG, Oerlinghausen, Germany

Chairman’s Trophy

1904 Holsman Model 3 Runabout

Marta Holsman and Henrietta Holsman, Carpinteria, California

Charles A. Chayne Trophy

1909 De Dion-Bouton BV Type de Course

John S. Adamick, Westlake Village, California

Classic Car Club of America Trophy

1940 Packard 1807 Custom Super Eight Rollson Sport Sedan

Michelle & Martin Cousineau, Beverly Hills, California

Dean Batchelor Trophy

1967 Gyro-X Alex Tremulis Prototype

Lane Motor Museum, Nashville, Tennessee

Elegance in Motion Trophy

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

Enzo Ferrari Trophy

1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta

Anne Brockinton Lee / Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection, Reno, Nevada

FIVA Postwar Trophy

1953 Bentley R-Type Continental H.J. Mulliner Sports Saloon

Derek Hood, Maldon, England

FIVA Prewar Trophy

1916 Locomobile Model 38 Collapsible Cabriolet

Mike Guffey, Hartford City, Indiana

The French Cup

1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet

Wayne Grafton, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Gran Turismo Trophy

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

Lincoln Trophy

1933 Lincoln KB-260 Brunn Convertible Victoria

Bill & Barbara Parfet, Hickory Corners, Michigan

Lorin Tryon Trophy

Robert T. Devlin

Lucius Beebe Trophy

1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Ascot Tourer

Jay & Christina Moore, Lahaina, Hawaii

Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Award

1929 Mercedes-Benz SS Castagna Cabriolet

The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy

1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III H.J. Mulliner Sports Limousine

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Robet, France

The Phil Hill Cup

1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

The Revs Program at Stanford Award

1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

Tony Hulman Trophy

1915 Packard 2-38 Six Runabout

Allen Strong, Urbana, Illinois

The Vitesse ~ Elegance Trophy

1956 Maserati 300S Fantuzzi Race Car

Henri Chambon, Vence, France

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1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta #0022 of 25 Boston Car Service

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Marshall Buck: "The Art and Craftsmanship of Model Building" from Blackhawk Museum on Vimeo.

Marshall Buck established his company, CMA Models, in 1982 to start building the finest highly detailed custom built-to-order models in various scales with the simple philosophy – “Do it right or don't do it at all, and quality is paramount.” He has always built, produced, and represented the finest quality limited edition hand built models and custom pieces. For each individual model or edition he places an extremely strong emphasis on historical accuracy.

Marshall’s first large scale model was of the 1949 Le Mans winning Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta which received rave reviews and was hailed by Prancing Horse Magazine as "the next best thing to owning the full sized car." This particular edition was the first 1:14th scale limited edition model produced by anyone to feature full chassis detail. There was so much detail there, that they also produced an edition of separate Rolling Chassis models. This edition of models was personally autographed by Luigi Chinetti, Sr., and was also approved by Touring Superleggera who designed and built the original Barchetta bodies.

Over the years, Marshall Buck has been selected to produce special display and award models and limited editions for Aston Martin, Chrysler Corporation, Monterey Historic Automobile Races, Ferrari North America, Honda Performance Development, Toyota Motor Sales, and others.

Currently he is a regulator contributor to Sports Car Market, American Car Collector, Cavallino, Mesh New England, and Prancing Horse. Occasionally he also contributes to Motorsports Marketing Resources site, and VeloceToday.

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Top 12 Ramp Cars from the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Pebble Beach’s 2017 Concours d’Elegance is in the rearview mirror and we’re still looking back. At what? Everything from huge touring automobiles to oddball specials from the 1960s to Cobras and race cars more than 100 years old. Plus, of course, a magnificent field a Ferraris.

We chose a dozen we think represent the depth and variety of ramp cars, the vehicles that earned a trip in front of the enthusiastic crowd.

1. 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Less than a week out of its restoration shop, Bruce McCaw’s Mercedes took the top prize—Best of Show—at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours. Fitted with a body by Barker in England, the S is actually at SS specs with a supercharged 7.0-liter engine. We’re giving you a twofer on images because you need to see both the long polished hood and boattail rear of this spectacular Mercedes, plus the lights, horns and grille up front. And guess who McCaw beat for Best of Show? His brother John, whose 1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder was one of the other three finalists for BofS.

2. 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta

This is a repeat from our earlier Ferrari story, but it is arguably the most important car in that automaker’s history. First there’s the beauty of the Touring body shaped by Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni (ever wish your name was that long and regal?). Under the front is the famed Ferrari 2.0-liter V-12. Nicknamed “Barchetta” or little boat, these early Ferraris established the company’s reputation as a winner. None more so than this one, chassis 0008M; it won two of the toughest races in the world, the Mille Miglia and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1949.

3. 1904 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Okay, it isn’t on the ramp, but it would be for three awards. Here seen arriving during the Dawn Patrol is Rob Kauffman’s 1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer. It would win the Phil Hill trophy, the Revs Program at Stanford award, and its class for open-wheel race cars. These highly prized and priced Renaults—a nice one is easily more than $1 million—got their nickname because they were linked to “Willie K.” Vanderbilt, one of the better-known and financed auto racing enthusiasts of the early 1900s.

4. 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900CSS Boano Coupé Speciale

There’s something very mid-1950s about this car, which was built for the 1955 Turin Show by Carrozzeria Boano. It might be a basic shape, which reminds a bit of the Alfa Disco Volante race cars, or maybe that yellow. And why the arms waving from inside? This Alfa just won the Postwar Closed class.

5. 1969 Pontiac Vivant Herb Adams Roadster

Many of us knew Herb Adams back in the 1970s as the most innovate engineer at Pontiac. In my Motor Trend days, we followed his Grey Ghost 1964 Pontiac Tempest Trans-Am car. At the same time, Adams was creating complete automobiles, like the Pontiac-based Vivant Roadster. He built the space frame chassis over which three Italians metal shapers formed the sleek body. Power is from a 370-cubic-inch Pontiac V-8. Adam’s Vivant won the American Dream Cars of the 1960s class.

6. 1932 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Commodore

Pebble Beach honored Isotta Fraschini this year and had three classes for the big machines. All had distinctive stone guards for the radiators and we particularly liked this one. If you look closely, you might see the cobra mascot atop the radiator. This was first designed to promote the Rudolph Valentino movie, Cobra. This type 8A Isotta has a “Commodore” body by Castagna. Owned by the Atwell family from Buda, Texas, it has now been shown at Pebble by three generations of the family.

7. 1960 Abarth 1000 Record Pininfarina Prototype

Imagine this: hitting a top speed of 136 mph with just a tiny 982-cc Fiat engine. Yet that’s the result of Abarth teaming with Pininfarina to create this super slick record car. Nicknamed “La Principessa” by its team drivers, it set eight international class G speed records in 1960. The body was tuned in the Turin University wind tunnel and made of lightweight, ultrathin Peraluman. Quite the contrast to the next racing car on our list.

8. 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer

Can’t you just imagine what it would be like to drive this Bentley over the ramp at Pebble and then rush off on to 17 Mile Drive? Winner of the Prewar Preservation class, it is just one of 100 of the 8-liter Bentleys. Vanden Plas spent a year creating the race car body for this example.

9. 1948 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8C Monterosa Boneschi Cabriolet from Milan, Italy

To go along with having possibly the longest name on the judging field is that long tail on this Isotta. This was one of a series of cars meant to restore the automaker after the war, an effort that failed due in part to the Isottas’ cost, some $10,000 or twice the price of a Caddy. But this car did come with very interesting features. A spring device to help open the doors and raise the fender skirts. Hydraulic jacks at the car’s corners. And that oh-so-long backside.

10. 1967 Gyro-X Alex Tremulis Prototype

In complete contrast to the large grand classic automobiles at Pebble, we found the…well what it is? Created by designer Alex Tremulis, who also did the Tucker, the Gyro-X has a 1275-cc Austin Mini engine and, gets this, a gyroscope. Hence the car’s ability to remain vertical on its two central wheels. You’re right, you’ve never seen one on the road. This is the only remaining copy and it resides in that treasure house of weird and wonderful cars, Nashville’s Lane Motor Museum.

11. 1968 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 Scaglietti NART Spyder

Luigi Chinetti had big plans for the NART Spyders, which were built to his orders. In the end only 10 were created, which makes them highly desirable today. Also very expensive, one having sold for $27.5 million. Many of us first saw one in The Thomas Crown Affair with Steve McQueen. Denise McCluggage raced one at Sebring. And this is the last one, the tenth off the line.

12. 1904 Holsman Model 3 Runabout

Hey, if we can have Mercedes-Benz, gyro cars and Ferraris on our list of favorites, we need a truly old machine…like 113 years old. In fact, the Holsman Company has been out of business since 1910, but this beautiful example, owned by the grandchildren of the company’s founder, Henry Kerchner Holsman, was at Pebble. It is one of 2500 cars made by Holsman with this high-wheel chassis. And the family was dressed in period as they accepted the Chairman’s Trophy from Sandra Button. Good choice.

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