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2023 Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance Featured Marques & Classes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In 2023, we celebrate the centennial of Lincoln’s luxury automobiles, and we also kick off centennial celebrations for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Swiss Carrossier Hermann Graber gets its due, and Talbot-Lago Grand Sports take to our show field after two years of anticipation. Additional features include Alfa 8C 2300, McFarlan, Otto Vu, Unorthodox Propulsion, and 1932 Ford Historic Hot Rods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lincoln Centennial<\/h2>\n

Long the arbiter of elegance in America, Lincoln marks its centennial as a successful automaker this year. Begun in 1917, Lincoln Motor Company initially built the Liberty engines that powered the aircraft of World War I. After the war, a transition to automaking led to financial downturn, but Ford Motor Company came to its rescue in 1922, purchasing the company and quickly righting it. Under the guidance of Edsel Ford, Lincoln soon established a reputation for luxury, offering custom bodies on Models L and then K. The Lincoln Zephyr and Continental followed . . . and the luxury offerings continue to this day.<\/p>\n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Talbot-Lago Grand Sport<\/h2>\n

When Anthony Lago took over Talbot in 1933, he immediately sought to improve both the technology and the design of these French creations. The T150C debuted the following year with a much-improved engine, gearbox and chassis and a striking new Figoni et Falaschi body. Later iterations of the model were further improved and most bore Figoni\u2019s iconic goutte d\u2019eau, or teardrop, body. But the marque reached its zenith in the early postwar era with the creation of the T26 Grand Sport chassis, which debuted in 1947. Just 32 of these cars were created and 28 survive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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24 Hours of Le Mans Centennial<\/h2>\n

The 24 Hours of Le Mans first took place in May of 1923. As this famed endurance race now heads toward its centennial, race organizers are working with the Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion to host the first of many celebrations. Accordingly, the Concours will be hosting a selection of important Le Mans competitors.<\/p>\n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Alfa Romeo 8C 2300<\/h2>\n

The Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 is considered by many collectors to be the ultimate classic touring car, so it is highly sought today. With a history tied to racing, it was perhaps the most technologically advanced car that could be purchased in its day. Moreover, it handled with relative ease and it often bore striking coachwork.<\/p>\n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Graber Coachwork<\/h2>\n

Active from 1925 to 1970, Swiss Carrosserie Hermann Graber enjoyed a dedicated following for the impeccably tasteful styling of his convertibles and coup\u00e9s. Although perhaps best known today for his later work with Alvis, Graber led the way in the late \u201940s in developing a graceful pontoon convertible with fully integrated front fenders and trunk. True to his Swiss heritage, he was adept at blending styling details from many different countries and was equally at home working on cars from France, Italy, Germany and the United States.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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McFarlan<\/h2>\n

First offered in 1910, early McFarlans were tested in the first and second Indianapolis 500 and soon moved into the luxury market, often being called the American Rolls-Royce for their massive size and quality. It was the vehicle of choice for such renowned characters as Roscoe Conkling \u201cFatty\u201d Arbuckle, Jack Dempsey, and Al Capone. It was last offered in 1928. Fewer than two dozen McFarlans are known to exist today.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Otto Vu<\/h2>\n

From 1952 to 1954, Fiat produced a 2-liter V-8 and a race-worthy sports chassis that attracted many of the world\u2019s finest coachbuilders\u2014and the same engine powered some Siatas. The Otto Vu (V-8 in Italian) possessed a tiny jewel of an engine, and Italian carrozzeria from Ghia and Pininfarina to Vignale and Zagato built a small series of truly memorable cars. The streamlined 8V Supersonic berlinettas by Ghia are some of the best known, but at the Concours you\u2019ll see other rare examples of the Fiat that thought it was a Ferrari.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Unorthodox Propulsion<\/h2>\n

As the world turns to electric vehicles, it\u2019s important to note that at the beginning of the 20th century electricity and steam vied with gasoline engines to power these radical new \u201chorseless carriages.\u201d And over the years, automobiles have been coal gas-fired, propeller-driven, and powered by hybrid gasoline-electric combinations. The Unorthodox Propulsion class will present the many weird, wild, and wonderful ways that automotive inventors have sought to power the automobile. Prepare to be surprised.<\/p>\n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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1932 Ford Historic Hot Rods<\/h2>\n

The year 2022 marks the 90th Anniversary of the iconic 1932 Ford roadster\u2014then and now, the stripped down, souped up car of choice for generations of hot rodders. Light, stylish and fast, the first Ford production car with a V-8 engine, the \u201cDeuce\u201d as it\u2019s popularly known, is the quintessential hot rod. We\u2019re assembling a class of historic \u201932 Ford roadsters\u2014famed dry lakes racers, magazine feature cars, showboats and street rods\u2014all innovative examples of American ingenuity.<\/p>\n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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