Pebble Beach, meet Noosa Beach. Separated by over 10,000km of Pacific Ocean, these glitzy Californian and Queensland playgrounds are both now home to remarkable Concours d’Elegance events.
Brimming with high-value collector cars micro-analysed by white glove-wearing judges, this year’s inaugural Noosa Concours was modelled on the famed Pebble Beach event; albeit with a welcome Aussie accent.
Elitist stuffiness was largely kept at bay as thousands of locals in shorts and thongs strolled past the millionaire’s row of over 50 classics and moderns. The organisers insisted the event