alsancle Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 7 hours ago, Steve Moskowitz said: Been trying to stay off the forums but this thread is great thanks to those who have posted the pictures. The Elegance at Hershey chose an unrestored 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Spider by Touring in 2013! It did make the news but the car was immaculately preserved and a stunning design. It got a lot of attention. However, the Elegance chose BOS but a simple tally of the judges vote. Each judge had a vote and it was added us and "viola"! Probably one of the 5 most valuable cars in the world. Different league than the Bugatti. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 39 minutes ago, philip roitman said: The owner of the Bugatti BoS at Pebble also won BoS at the 2023 Audrain Concours with a Delage D8-120 DeVillars Roadster. Beautiful fully restored car. The big story was he drove it 300 miles to the show. The owner was a very nice guy and a very animated winner also. The Delage is front and center in the photo, with my Preservation mostly all original SCO Yellow 1973 Buick Gran Sport right behind it that won the Peoples Choice Award. 😎 The Delage won Pebble BOS when Sam Mann owned it in 1996. I would love to see it restored to its original configuration. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbird sunroof Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 On 8/14/2024 at 8:57 AM, K8096 said: West, what color was the car when Jepson acquired it? And what year did he acquire it? jepson cars. doing plow work 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 West: Thanks for sharing your fine photographic perspective, I enjoyed them greatly. Your inclusion of the rear three-quarters views mirrors my standard practice when recording cars of interest. Many of your choice subjects would be mine as well. At a show such as Pebble Beach with such a varied and rich selection, it's difficult not to become jaded even as the next spectacular car comes into view. It's that delight fatigue. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 1 hour ago, 58L-Y8 said: West: Thanks for sharing your fine photographic perspective, I enjoyed them greatly. Your inclusion of the rear three-quarters views mirrors my standard practice when recording cars of interest. Many of your choice subjects would be mine as well. At a show such as Pebble Beach with such a varied and rich selection, it's difficult not to become jaded even as the next spectacular car comes into view. It's that delight fatigue. Steve I especially like the rear 3/4 shots because (especially for prewar cars) it's the unique part of the car. If you take a shot of the front 3/4 of a prewar car, 95 percent of the time, all you're showing is the "common" part of the car. It's the back part of the car (the cabin) that is unique. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 With so many fantastic cars in the PB Concours, I'm guessing 15-20 entrants (perhaps more) felt they deserved serious consideration for BOS. Not sure how I could ever decide once all the numbers were crunched. The Bugatti is my favorite of all the cars shown, largely due to its rarity, the classic Bugatti "skin and bones" engineering approach, their outstanding racing history, and its relative originality. The MB SSK would be second due to their status as an early super roadster, but it is obviously fully restored likely at a cost of $millions. We should all be so fortunate to own any of the cars and be able to drive them regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Thanks to all of you that shared pics. Hopefully one day I’ll make it there in person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tph479 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Mercedes dash boards. I thought that these were pretty neat. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tph479 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 1914 Packard motor 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tph479 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Locomobile Model 48 motor 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tph479 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 (edited) I am thinking that this was an Alfa motor. Edited August 21 by Tph479 Wording (see edit history) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tph479 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Mercedes motor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tph479 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 I don’t know what this is, but I found it interesting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tph479 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Here’s the interior of one of the 4 finalists for the best of show. This wedge car was a smidge over 33 inches tall. It was getting a lot of interest and looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tph479 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 My most interesting spot was some dude wearing Reebok pumps. I haven’t seen these for like 30 years. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 West/All, thank you for the great pictures! So many beautiful cars, but I have always thought the Miura to be one of those designs that, like the Jaguar E-Type, is beautiful in its simplicity. I had to pause when this picture came up... As close as I'll ever come to owning one of those: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 16 minutes ago, EmTee said: West/All, thank you for the great pictures! So many beautiful cars, but I have always thought the Miura to be one of those designs that, like the Jaguar E-Type, is beautiful in its simplicity. I had to pause when this picture came up... As close as I'll ever come to owning one of those: My favorite car when I was a kid. I think they ruined it with the SV but those bring the most money so what do I know? I would have bought one decades ago when there were "cheap" but my dad convinced me Packards were a better investment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 1 hour ago, EmTee said: West/All, thank you for the great pictures! So many beautiful cars, but I have always thought the Miura to be one of those designs that, like the Jaguar E-Type, is beautiful in its simplicity. I had to pause when this picture came up... The back 3/4 view is a good angle for the car. From the front, it reminds me too much of Tammy Fay Bakker. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Neat to see these great photos by everyone . The post war boy racer low to the turf cars are neat but it makes my neck and back ache just to see them and try to imagine getting down into one and then back out again. I am not ancient ( totally - yet !!😵💫 ) but to me the most comfortable cars are 1) with running boards that you have to climb up into 2) were built at least prior to 1953 where you could open a door and slide into a seat with ease. Understand when I was getting into cars in the early 1960s my friends were riding around in mid 1950s Chevys as everyday cars as they were then only about 7 to 10 years old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 1 hour ago, West Peterson said: The back 3/4 view is a good angle for the car. From the front, it reminds me too much of Tammy Fay Bakker. WOW! Why would you insult the poor car that way? Ben 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John348 Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 8/21/2024 at 9:47 AM, West Peterson said: The back 3/4 view is a good angle for the car. From the front, it reminds me too much of Tammy Fay Bakker. After several drinks way too much at around somewhere around 2AM both would look much better 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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