MONTEREY/PEBBLE BEACH CAR WEEK ROBUSTLY RETURNS WITH ‘CARS, CAR CULTURE, CARS AND MORE CARS’
Monterey/Pebble Beach Car Week returned in concourswinning style to northern California August 9–15, as hundreds of collectible vehicles were shown, some awarded and others found new garages throughout the world for their next era of stewardship.
At the week’s culminating event on Sunday, August 15, the 70th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance® in Carmel, a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier owned by Arturo Keller was named Best of Show, while 38 former Best of Show cars welcomed the pre-War classic to the exclusive circle.
The official auction house of the Concours, Gooding & Company, sold the week’s two most valuable cars, a world-record-breaking 1995 McLaren F1, $20,465,000, and a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione, $10,840,000.
At the three-day RM Sotheby’s auction, a 1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato from the Paul Andrews Estate Collection –one of only 19 built –– brought $9,520,000 for Monterey Car Week’s third highest sale.
And, another 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster, owned by K. Heinz Keller, was named Rolex Circle of Champions “Best of Show” to culminate The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering at the Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel.
At Bonhams, held each year with The Quail, a supercharged 1928 Mercedes-Benz 26/100/180 S-Type Sports Tourer,
