Since 1950, Pebble Beach has been the proud host of one of the finest exhibitions of show cars in the world. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is put up every year in August at the 18th Fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links. If you’re interested in rare, old-fashioned classic automobiles, this is the place you need to be in. This is the place where auto fanatics and celebrities from the auto world gather every year.

This year marked the 60th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Brand, coachbuilder, country of origin, and age place the cars in different competing classes just like any other vintage car show. The show was grand and featured 17 classes. Organizers included centennial celebrations of the Indianapolis 500 race and Italy’s Alfa Romeo, 75 years of Britain’s Jaguar, and 50 years of Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheel Base Berlinettas.

The Judges finally decided and the winner was announced. The Best of Show at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance goes to Louisville, Kentucky’s The Patterson Collection’s 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster. This is what the delighted owner had to say: “There are so many things about this car that are special. We’ve won at a lot of concours, but never here. This win at Pebble is the ultimate. This is the one win that really matters.” The white, streamlined 1933 Delage with coachwork from De Villars was chosen the best out of cars from 33 states and 14 countries to become the 60th annual Best of Show winner, at California’s Monterey Peninsula.

Concours Chairman Sandra Button said, “This Delage has a short wheelbase that makes it look more rakish, but it still has a long and elegant look. It did 110mph in its day; it could race and was stunningly beautiful. This car could do it all; it embodied style, speed and comfort.” It truly deserved the award!

There were other attractions too. Here’s a note on a few that struck everyone’s eyes the most: Strapped with the one-of-its-kind 7800 cc six-cylinder motor Ray Harroun Wasp had run 120 km/h, crossing the line first after 6 hours and 42 minutes. Harroun, an engineer at the Marmon Motor Car Co., was not just the first winner of the Indianapolis 500 but also the first driver in a single seater to have a rear-view mirror.

The blue and yellow liveried 1972 McLaren Sunoco Special that was driven by Mark Donohue to victory at The Brickyard in 1972 also adorned the space. The Pebble Beach auto shows have to come attached with Alfa Romeos and the Bertone-designed Pandion that was first seen at this year’s Geneva Motor Show dazzled like a timeless sculpture.

Jaguar which completes 75 years of making cars found the Pebble Beach the perfect place for celebration. There were a lot many classic Jaguar XKSS’s lined up while the racing Jags received equal fame. With lustrous, aerodynamic lines Malcolm Sayer’s Jaguar creation, the blue-and-white 1955 D-type that had won the Le Mans back in 1955 also graced the occasion.

The Italian’s Ferrari’s 250 GT (Grand Touring) SWB (Short Wheel Base) Berlinetta (hardtop) too stole the show. As a road car with the steel body and detuned V12 race engine, or as a race car with an alloy body and slightly smaller-in-dimension frame, the 250 GT SWB is certainly one of the best.

The 1955 Ghia Streamline X “Gilda” 2 door Fastback Coupe was amazing, and, with its smooth jet-wing body looked like a car of the future. First shown in 1934, the Tatra Type 77a Limousine that was on display created magic. It was the world’s first series-production aerodynamic car with a central headlight that was linked to the steering, and a rear-mounted 3.0 L air-cooled V8. Only 255 of the type were ever made.