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

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 Oster 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		Mark VII Saloon		Mrs. Charles H. Hornberg, Jr.
1952	1952	Jaguar	XK120 Fixed Head Coupe		Glen Sorey
1953	1953		100 Roadster		Peter Clowes
1954	1952	Jaguar	XK120 Fixed Head Coupe		Barclay Cotter
1955	1931		41 LeBaron Town Car Cabriolet		Phil Hill
1956	1930		Type 37 Grand Prix	37193	Dr. Milton R. Roth
1957	1937				Frank B. Cox
1958	1930		Model G Merrimac Town Car		J.B. Nethercutt
1959	1939	Bugatti	Type 57C Gangloff Atalante Coupe	57775	J.B. Nethercutt
1960	None
1961	1930		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		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		Mistral Coupe		Stanley W. Good, Jr
1969	1934		J Murphy Dual Cowl Phaeton	2564	J.B. Nethercutt
1970	1931		Double-Six 50 Royal Limousine		J.B. Nethercutt
1971	1927		680S Gangloff Open Tourer		Owen Owens
1972	1922		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		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		Tipo 8A SS Castagna Dual Cowl Tourer	1659	Irwin Ginsberg
1984	1929		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		AF Hibbard & Darrin Ostruk Berline Transformable	56579	Thomas Lester
1988	1937		8C 2900B Corto Touring Spider	412014	John Mozart
1989	1922		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		D8-120 deVillars Speedster	51626	Sam & Emily Mann
1997	1937		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		135 M Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet	48666	Jacques & Betty Harguindeguy
2001	1930	Mercedes-Benz	700SS Erdmann & Rossi Roadster	36348	Arturo & Deborah Keller
2002	1934		C-15 Saliot Roadster		Sam & Emily Mann
2003	1936	Bugatti	Type 57SC Atlantic	57374	Peter D. Williamson
2004	1938		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		375 MM Scaglietti Coupe	0402AM	Jon Shirley
2015^[11]	1924		Tipo 8A Worblaufen Cabriolet	605	Jim Patterson, Patterson Collection
2016^[12]	1936			33-3277	Richard Mattei
2017^[13]	1929	Mercedes-Benz	680S Barker Tourer	35956	Bruce McCaw
2018^[14]	1937		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]	1934	Bugatti	Type 59 Sports		Pearl Collection in Zug, Switzerland

Multiple wins

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
	2	2008, 2014

Marque

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

See also

• List of motor vehicle awards

Notes and References

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5. News: Vermont's noted restorer with a Pebble Beach Best of Show winning car to his credit . September 23, 2018 . David Traver . Adolphus . Hemmings.
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7. News: Sass. Rob. Investors Opt for Vintage Chrome. November 14, 2012. The New York Times. August 28, 2011. AU4.
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10. Callaway. Sue. Ferrari's model year at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Fortune. August 23, 2014. December 20, 2014.
11. Naas. Roberta. Meet the Winner of Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance 2015, for which Rolex is the Official Timepiece. Forbes. August 16, 2015.
12. Gluckman. David. Pebble Beach Best of Show: 1936 Lancia Astura Pinin Farina Cabriolet. AutoBlog. August 22, 2016.
13. Vaughn. Mark. 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer wins Pebble. Autoweek. August 20, 2017. 21 August 2017.
14. Web site: Clark . Cristal . 1937 Alfa Romeo wins Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Best of Show. KSBW. 28 August 2018 . August 26, 2018.
15. Web site: Capparella . Joey . Bentley Wins Best of Show at 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Car and Driver. 18 August 2019 . August 18, 2019.
16. Web site: Golden . Conner . 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier Wins Best of Show at 70th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Motor Trend. 22 August 2021 . August 16, 2021.
17. Web site: Berk . Brett . 2022-08-22 . Duesenberg Wins Best of Show at 2022 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance . 2022-08-22 . Car and Driver . en-US.
18. News: Copitch . Josh . 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540k Special Roadster wins Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Best in Show . 20 August 2023 . KSBW Action News 8 . August 20, 2023.
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20. Web site: Berk . Brett . 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports Is Best of Show at the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance . Car and Driver . 18 August 2024 . August 18, 2024.