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

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]

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 year Vehicle year Make Model Chassis number Owner
1950 1950 Edwards R-26 Special Sport Roadster W3361-8 C Sterling Edwards
1951 1951 Jaguar Mark VII Saloon Mrs. Charles H. Hornberg, Jr.
1952 1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe Glen Sorey
1953 1953 Austin-Healey 100 Roadster Peter Clowes
1954 1952 Jaguar XK120 Fixed Head Coupe Barclay Cotter
1955 1931 Pierce-Arrow 41 LeBaron Town Car Cabriolet Phil Hill
1956 1930 Bugatti Type 37 Grand Prix 37193 Dr. Milton R. Roth
1957 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Mulliner Sedanca de Ville Frank B. Cox
1958 1930 duPont Model G Merrimac Town Car J.B. Nethercutt
1959 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Gangloff Atalante Coupe 57775 J.B. Nethercutt
1960 None
1961 1930 Packard 740 Custom Eight Roadster 181252 Scott Newhall
1962 1913 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost London to Edinburgh Tourer 2484 Alton H. Walker
1963 1931 Pierce-Arrow 41 LeBaron Sports Sedan William Harrah
1964 1932 Bugatti Type 50 Coupe Profile 46546 William Harrah
1965 1927 Bentley 4½ Litre Vanden Plas Tourer ST3009 Christopher F. Coburn
1966 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Binder Coupe de Ville 41111 William Harrah
1967 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Mulliner Sports Saloon 3CM65 Ralph C. Shermund
1968 1964 Maserati Mistral Coupe Stanley W. Good, Jr
1969 1934 Duesenberg J Murphy Dual Cowl Phaeton 2564 J.B. Nethercutt
1970 1931 Daimler Double-Six 50 Royal Limousine J.B. Nethercutt
1971 1927 Mercedes-Benz 680S Gangloff Open Tourer Owen Owens
1972 1922 Hispano-Suiza H6B Labourdette Torpedo 10317 Mr. & Mrs. Jules M. Heumann
1973 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Cabriolet A 408371 Mrs. Otis Chandler
1974 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Regent Convertible Coupe S377LR M. L. Post
1975 1934 Packard 1101 Eight Convertible Victoria 727-42 Robert Milhous
1976 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Coupe 57551 William Harrah
1977 1927 Packard 343 Eight Murphy Convertible Sedan 223084 Mr. & Mrs. Phil Hill
1978 1929 Duesenberg J LeBaron Sweep Panel Dual Cowl Phaeton 2252 Peter Rosi
1979 1931 Chrysler CG Imperial LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Jensen
1980 1933 Duesenberg SJ Rollston Arlington Torpedo Sedan 2539 J.B. Nethercutt
1981 1929 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe 2239 Terry Radey
1982 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster Tom & Gerd Perkins
1983 1930 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Dual Cowl Tourer 1659 Irwin Ginsberg
1984 1929 Cunningham Series V-7 Town Car Landaulet V5423 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Vaughn
1985 1939 Bugatti Type 57 Saoutchik Cabriolet 57735 Jack Becronis
1986 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500K Special Roadster Arturo Keller
1987 1928 Minerva AF Hibbard & Darrin Ostruk Berline Transformable 56579 Thomas Lester
1988 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Corto Touring Spider 412014 John Mozart
1989 1922 Hispano-Suiza H6B Labourdette Skiff Robert L. Meyer
1990 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic 57591 Ralph Lauren
1991 1932 Chrysler CH Imperial Custom Speedster 7900470 Sam & Emily Mann
1992 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Brewster Town Car 69WJ J.B. Nethercutt
1993 1930 Mercedes-Benz 710SSK Count Trossi Sports Roadster 36038 Ralph Lauren
1994 1933 Duesenberg J Rollston Torpedo Convertible Victoria 2262 Terence & Mary Beth Adderley
1995 1931 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8B Dansk Viggo Jensen Cabriolet de Ville 1720 William Haines
1996 1938 Delage D8-120 deVillars Speedster 51626 Sam & Emily Mann
1997 1937 Talbot-Lago T150C Figoni & Falaschi Coupe 90104 William E. Connor II
1998 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Corsica Roadster 57593 John Mozart
1999[5] 1932 Daimler Double-Six 40/50 Martin Walter Sports Saloon 32382 George Lingenbrink & Charles Bronson
2000 1937 Delahaye 135 M Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet 48666 Jacques & Betty Harguindeguy
2001 1930 Mercedes-Benz 700SS Erdmann & Rossi Roadster 36348 Arturo & Deborah Keller
2002 1934 Voisin C-15 Saliot Roadster Sam & Emily Mann
2003 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic 57374 Peter D. Williamson
2004 1938 Horch 853A Erdmann & Rossi Sport Cabriolet 854275 Joseph and Margie Cassini III
2005 1937 Delage D8-120 S Pourtout Aero Coupe 51620 Sam & Emily Mann
2006 1931 Daimler Double-Six 50 Corsica Drophead Coupe 30661 Robert M. Lee
2007 1935 Duesenberg SJ Mormon Meteor Special Speedster Harry Yeaggy
2008 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta 412035 Jon & Mary Shirley
2009 1937 Horch 853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sports Cabriolet 853558 Robert M. Lee
2010[6] 1933 Delage D8 S deVillars Roadster 38012 Jim Patterson
Patterson Collection
2011[7] 1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne 50010 Peter & Merle Mullin
2012[8] 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik Torpedo 35949 Paul & Judy Andrews
2013[9] 1934 Packard 1108 Twelve Dietrich Convertible Victoria 902327 Joseph and Margie Cassini III
2014[10] 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti Coupe 0402AM Jon Shirley
2015[11] 1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Worblaufen Cabriolet 605 Jim Patterson
Patterson Collection
2016[12] 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet 33-3277 Richard Mattei
2017[13] 1929 Mercedes-Benz 680S Barker Tourer 35956 Bruce McCaw
2018[14] 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta 412020 David & Ginny Sydorick
2019[15] 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Gurney Nutting Sports Tourer YF5011 Michael Kadoorie
2020 None
2021[16] 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier 408336 Arturo & Deborah Keller
2022[17] 1932 Duesenberg Model J Figoni Sports Torpedo 2509 Lee R. Anderson Sr.
2023[18] 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster 154075[19] Jim Patterson
Patterson Collection
2024[20][21] 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports 57248[22][23] Fritz Burkard
Pearl Collection

Multiple wins

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

Individual

Owner # Award Years
J.B. Nethercutt 6 1958, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1992
William Harrah 4 1963, 1964, 1966, 1976
Sam Mann 4 1991, 1996, 2002, 2005
Arturo Keller 3 1986, 2001, 2021
Jim Patterson 3 2010, 2015, 2023
Phil Hill 2 1955, 1977
John Mozart 2 1988, 1998
Ralph Lauren 2 1990, 1993
Joseph Cassini III 2 2004, 2013
Robert M. Lee 2 2006, 2009
Jon Shirley 2 2008, 2014

Marque

Maker Nat. # Best of Show Vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Germany 10 1971, 1973, 1982, 1986, 1993, 2001, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2023
Bugatti France 10 1956, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1976, 1985, 1990, 1998, 2003, 2024
Duesenberg United States 7 1969, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2007, 2022
Rolls-Royce United Kingdom 5 1957, 1962, 1967, 1974, 1992
Packard United States 4 1961, 1975, 1977, 2013
Jaguar United Kingdom 3 1951, 1952, 1954
Daimler United Kingdom 3 1970, 1999, 2006
Isotta Fraschini Italy 3 1983, 1995, 2015
Alfa Romeo Italy 3 1988, 2008, 2018
Delage France 3 1996, 2005, 2010

See also

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