List of Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Best of Show winners

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Pebble Beach Best of Show trophy replica in 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Best of Show Trophy.jpg
Pebble Beach Best of Show trophy replica in 2023

The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is held annually in Monterey, California. Of the various awards given at the car show, the finale and most significant is the Best of Show. [1] It is considered the most prestigious award achievable for a car collector or restorer worldwide. [2] The winner is presented with an engraved trophy and engraved Rolex watch, which in 2023 was a Rolex Oyster Perpetual DateJust 41. [3]

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As of 2024, J.B. Nethercutt has the most Best of Show awards with 6 wins, while Bugatti and Mercedes-Benz are tied as the most successful marque with 10 wins each. [4] Since the beginning of the competition, only 7 post-war cars have won Best of Show.

Best of Show winners

Award yearVehicle yearMakeModelChassis numberOwner
19501950EdwardsR-26 Special Sport RoadsterW3361-8 CSterling Edwards
19511951 Jaguar Mark VII Saloon Mrs. Charles H. Hornberg, Jr.
19521952Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe Glen Sorey
19531953 Austin-Healey 100 Roadster Peter Clowes
19541952JaguarXK120 Fixed Head CoupeBarclay Cotter
19551931 Pierce-Arrow 41 LeBaron Town Car Cabriolet Phil Hill
19561930 Bugatti Type 37 Grand Prix 37193Dr. Milton R. Roth
19571937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Mulliner Sedanca de Ville 3BT-179Frank B. Cox
19581930 duPont Model G Merrimac Town Car J.B. Nethercutt
19591939Bugatti Type 57C Gangloff Atalante Coupe 57775 J.B. Nethercutt
1960None
19611930 Packard 740 Custom Eight Roadster181252 Scott Newhall
19621913Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost London to Edinburgh Tourer2484Alton H. Walker
19631931Pierce-Arrow41 LeBaron Sports Sedan William Harrah
19641932Bugatti Type 50 Coupe Profile 46546 William Harrah
19651927 Bentley 4½ Litre Vanden Plas Tourer ST3009Christopher F. Coburn
19661931Bugatti Type 41 Royale Binder Coupe de Ville 41111 William Harrah
19671937Rolls-RoycePhantom III Mulliner Sports Saloon3CM65Ralph C. Shermund
19681964 Maserati Mistral Coupe AM109-116Stanley W. Good, Jr
19691934 Duesenberg J Murphy Dual Cowl Phaeton2564 J.B. Nethercutt
19701931 Daimler Double-Six 50 Royal Limousine J.B. Nethercutt
19711927 Mercedes-Benz 680S Gangloff Open TourerOwen Owens
19721922 Hispano-Suiza H6B Labourdette Torpedo10317Mr. & Mrs. Jules M. Heumann
19731939Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Cabriolet A408371Mrs. Otis Chandler
19741929Rolls-RoycePhantom I Brewster Regent Convertible CoupeS377LRM. L. Post
19751934Packard1101 Eight Convertible Victoria727-42Robert Milhous
19761937BugattiType 57SC Atalante Coupe57551 William Harrah
19771927Packard343 Eight Murphy Convertible Sedan223084Mr. & Mrs. Phil Hill
19781929DuesenbergJ LeBaron Sweep Panel Dual Cowl Phaeton2252Peter Rosi
19791931 Chrysler CG Imperial LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton7801711Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Jensen
19801933Duesenberg SJ Rollston Arlington Torpedo Sedan 2539 J.B. Nethercutt
19811929DuesenbergJ Murphy Convertible Coupe2239Terry Radey
19821935Mercedes-Benz500K Special Roadster123702Tom & Gerd Perkins
19831930 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Dual Cowl Tourer1659Irwin Ginsberg
19841929 Cunningham Series V-7 Town Car LandauletV5423Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Vaughn
19851939BugattiType 57 Saoutchik Cabriolet57735Jack Becronis
19861936Mercedes-Benz500K Special RoadsterArturo Keller
19871928 Minerva AF Hibbard & Darrin Ostruk Berline Transformable56579Thomas Lester
19881937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Corto Touring Spider412014John Mozart
19891922 Hispano-Suiza H6B Labourdette SkiffRobert L. Meyer
19901938BugattiType 57SC Atlantic57591 Ralph Lauren
19911932ChryslerCH Imperial Custom Speedster7900470Sam & Emily Mann
19921929Rolls-RoycePhantom II Brewster Town Car69WJ J.B. Nethercutt
19931930Mercedes-Benz710SSK Count Trossi Sports Roadster36038 Ralph Lauren
19941933DuesenbergJ Rollston Torpedo Convertible Victoria2262Terence & Mary Beth Adderley
19951931Isotta FraschiniTipo 8B Dansk Viggo Jensen Cabriolet de Ville1720William Haines
19961938 Delage D8-120 deVillars Speedster51626Sam & Emily Mann
19971937 Talbot-Lago T150C Figoni & Falaschi Coupe90104 William E. Connor II
19981938BugattiType 57SC Corsica Roadster57593John Mozart
1999 [5] 1932DaimlerDouble-Six 40/50 Martin Walter Sports Saloon32382George Lingenbrink & Charles Bronson
20001937 Delahaye 135 M Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet48666Jacques & Betty Harguindeguy
20011930Mercedes-Benz700SS Erdmann & Rossi Roadster36348Arturo & Deborah Keller
20021934 Voisin C-15 Saliot RoadsterN/ASam & Emily Mann
20031936BugattiType 57SC Atlantic57374Peter D. Williamson
20041938 Horch 853A Erdmann & Rossi Sport Cabriolet854275Joseph and Margie Cassini III
20051937DelageD8-120 S Pourtout Aero Coupe51620Sam & Emily Mann
20061931DaimlerDouble-Six 50 Corsica Drophead Coupe30661Robert M. Lee
20071935DuesenbergSJ Mormon Meteor Special Speedster Harry Yeaggy
20081938Alfa Romeo8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta412035 Jon & Mary Shirley
20091937Horch853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sports Cabriolet853558Robert M. Lee
2010 [6] 1933DelageD8 S deVillars Roadster38012Jim Patterson
Patterson Collection
2011 [7] 1934VoisinC-25 Aerodyne50010 Peter & Merle Mullin
2012 [8] 1928Mercedes-Benz680S Saoutchik Torpedo35949Paul & Judy Andrews
2013 [9] 1934Packard1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria902327Joseph and Margie Cassini III
2014 [10] 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti Coupe0402AM Jon Shirley
2015 [11] 1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Worblaufen Cabriolet605Jim Patterson
Patterson Collection
2016 [12] 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet 33-3277Richard Mattei
2017 [13] 1929Mercedes-Benz680S Barker Tourer35956Bruce McCaw
2018 [14] 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta412020David & Ginny Sydorick
2019 [15] 1931Bentley 8 Litre Gurney Nutting Sports TourerYF5011 Michael Kadoorie
2020None
2021 [16] 1938Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier408336Arturo & Deborah Keller
2022 [17] 1932Duesenberg Model J Figoni Sports Torpedo2509 Lee R. Anderson Sr.
2023 [18] 1937Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster154075 [19] Jim Patterson
Patterson Collection
2024 [20] [21] 1934Bugatti Type 59 Sports 57248 [22] [23] Fritz Burkard
Pearl Collection
2025 [24] 1924Hispano-SuizaH6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo "Tulipwood Torpedo"11012Penny and Lee R. Anderson Sr.

Multiple wins

J.B. Nethercutt has won Best of Show a record six times with the Nethercutt Collection. JB Nethercutt.png
J.B. Nethercutt has won Best of Show a record six times with the Nethercutt Collection.

Individual

Owner#Award Years
J.B. Nethercutt 61958, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1992
William Harrah 41963, 1964, 1966, 1976
Sam Mann41991, 1996, 2002, 2005
Arturo Keller31986, 2001, 2021
Jim Patterson32010, 2015, 2023
Phil Hill 21955, 1977
John Mozart21988, 1998
Ralph Lauren 21990, 1993
Joseph Cassini III22004, 2013
Robert M. Lee22006, 2009
Jon Shirley 22008, 2014
Lee R. Anderson Sr.22022, 2025

Marque

MakerNat.#Best of Show Vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Flag of Germany.svg 101971, 1973, 1982, 1986, 1993, 2001, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2023
Bugatti Flag of France.svg 101956, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1976, 1985, 1990, 1998, 2003, 2024
Duesenberg Flag of the United States.svg 71969, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2007, 2022
Rolls-Royce Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 51957, 1962, 1967, 1974, 1992
Packard Flag of the United States.svg 41961, 1975, 1977, 2013
Hispano-Suiza Flag of Spain.svg 31972, 1989, 2025
Jaguar Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 31951, 1952, 1954
Daimler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 31970, 1999, 2006
Isotta Fraschini Flag of Italy.svg 31983, 1995, 2015
Alfa Romeo Flag of Italy.svg 31988, 2008, 2018
Delage Flag of France.svg 31996, 2005, 2010

See also

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