Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, 2016 A Cars

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Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, 2016 A Cars Photos and Stories.

Concours d'Elegance, Car Show, 2016-08-21, Pebble Beach Lodge, Pebble Beach, California, US

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ALCO Model Six Berline Limousine 1913
This majestic limousine is one of very few 6-cylinder Model Sixes built by the American Locomotive Company’s ALCO car company. The Alco was both technically very well built and very good looking, and each car took nineteen months to complete. The combination of fine engineering and beautiful coachwork made the Alco the most expensive car built in America—and this Model Six berline limousine was the most expensive Alco model. One of the identifying features of the Alco is the white stripe that surrounds the body. The passenger compartment has five feet of headroom, interior lighting, and roll-up side windows, quite an advanced feature in 1913. In the mid-1960s this rare car was sympathetically restored for its thenowner William Snyder. It joined the Crawford Collection in 1976.
Source: Pebble Beach Concours media release.

ALCO Model Six Berline Limousine 1913

ALCO Model Six Berline Limousine 1913

ALCO Model Six Berline Limousine 1913

ALCO Model Six Berline Limousine 1913

Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Touring Berlinetta sn-915033 1936
This famous Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS (chassis 915033), known as the “Mussolini Mistress,” is believed to be the car Mussolini gave to his mistress Clara Petacci and the car in which the pair later tried escape from Italy in 1945. The distinctive body by Touring of Milan includes unusual flashes cut into the rear wheel spats. The car retains its original engine with Super Sport–specification triple carburetors believed to have been included when built. When the pair were captured on their escape to Switzerland, the car was confiscated. It was eventually acquired by an American Army Air Corps officer, Major Charles Pettit, who shipped it to his farm in New York State in 1949, where it was left to deteriorate in his barn. The Alfa was given a new lease on life in 1970 when it was purchased by Leslie and Leigh Keno’s father Ronald for $300. He restored the car before selling it to collector Donnie Morton of Connecticut, who passed it to the Imperial Palace Auto Collection, where it remained two decades before being sold to another long-term owner in 1999.
Source: Pebble Beach Concours media release

Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Touring Berlinetta sn-915033 1936

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale Bertone Prototipo sn-00001 1957
This is the prototype Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale (chassis 00001) that was shown at the Turin Motor Show in 1957. It was designed by Franco Scaglione and built in aluminum by the same team at Bertone that was responsible for the three Alfa Romeo BAT (Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica) prototypes between 1953 and 1955. Alfa Romeo planned the SS as an exclusive version of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, and this prototype was designed to be different in many ways. Its most notable features are the lack of the traditional Alfa grill that would appear on the production cars and its very pronounced front and rear overhangs. A second aluminum prototype, with slightly more conservative bodywork, was exhibited in Geneva in 1958; the second prototype formed the basis for the Giulietta SS that was finally launched in 1959. About 1,350 Giulietta Sprint Speciales, with the Alfa grill fitted low at the front, were produced before the model was replaced in 1963.
Source: Pebble Beach Concours media release.

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale Bertone Prototipo sn-00001 1957

American Motors AMX-3 Auto Costruzioni S.D. Coupe 1969 R12 PB 2016
Before the final AMX 3 was built, two prototypes were tested by AMC during 1968. AMC’s in-house designer Richard Teague worked with Giotto Bizzarrini to develop the image-defining model into a road-going 160 mph sports car. All three prototypes were built by Salvatore Diomante in Turin, and BMW and Polytecnico di Torino performed rigidity testing with high-speed runs at Monza. In March 1970 the car was launched and the reviews were very favorable, but a few months later the program came to a halt. This car was finished in November 1969 and is the actual car tested by Bizzarrini at the Monza Autodrome. It has a number of unique modifications, which provided the necessary cooling for the powerful V8 engine; it has extra air inlets for the radiator under the front lights, on the front hood and two scoops behind the rear windows.
Source: Pebble Beach Concours media release.

American Motors AMX-3 Auto Costruzioni S.D. Coupe 1969 R12 PB 2016

American Motors AMX-3 Auto Costruzioni S.D. Coupe 1969 R12 PB 2016

American Motors AMX-3 Auto Costruzioni S.D. Coupe 1969 R12 PB 2016

American Motors AMX-3 Auto Costruzioni S.D. Coupe 1969

American Motors AMX-3 Auto Costruzioni S.D. Coupe 1969

Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Coupe sn-DB4GT-0186-R 1962
Aston Martin unveiled the first Zagato-bodied DB4GT at the 1960 London Motor Show, and over a period of two years 19 examples were built by Zagato in Italy. Built to compete in the World Sports Car Championship, several of these Zagato-bodied coupés competed in international races between 1960 and 1962. This car (chassis DB4GT/0186/R), the 14th to be built, was the only one delivered to Australia, where it had a short but successful racing career in 1962. Its first owner, Laurie O’Neill, shared the driving there with Doug Whiteford and Ian Georghegan, and the trio scored many class and overall wins down under. After O’Neill sold the car, it remained in Australia for the next 30 years but was rarely seen. The current owner recently acquired the car from Peter Read, who restored it in 2002.
Source: Pebble Beach Concours media release.

Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Coupe sn-DB4GT-0186-R 1962

Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Coupe sn-DB4GT-0186-R 1962

Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Coupe sn-DB4GT-0186-R 1962

Aston Martin DB5 Touring Convertible sn-DB5C-1253-L 1963
This Aston Martin DB5 is one of 19 left-hand drive examples built from a total of 123 convertibles. The convertible (chassis DB5C/1253/L) was shown at the New York and Los Angeles Auto Shows, and differs slightly from the production models: inside it has several fittings borrowed from its cousin, the Lagonda Rapide, and under the bonnet the aluminum cam covers are polished instead of painted and the carburetors, intake manifolds and various aluminum fittings are polished and chromed instead of nickel plated. This DB5C show car, complete with chromed Borrani wire wheels, was purchased immediately after the Los Angeles Show by retired US Admiral Robert Miller, who kept the Aston Martin at his home in Santa Barbara, California, until he died in 1993. The car was bought by its current owner in 2013 with just 34,916 miles on the clock.
Source: Pebble Beach Concours media release.

Aston Martin DB5 Touring Convertible sn-DB5C-1253-L 1963

Aston Martin Ulster Sport sn-K4-509-U 1935
The Aston Martin Ulster, one of the most successful British-built prewar race cars, was based on the 1500 cc–engined Aston Martin Mark II. After Aston’s success at the 1934 Tourist Trophy, 21 Aston Martin Ulsters were built for sale to privateers. This particular Ulster (chassis K4 509 U) was built in 1934 for amateur driver Peter Donkin, who finished 11th overall in his first race at Le Mans with co-driver Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton. Seven Astons entered Le Mans that year, including three team cars and four privateers—and all but one finished. This Ulster went on to race successfully at the Donington 12 Hour race in 1937 and the International Ulster Tourist Trophy Race in 1946. It has been raced virtually all of its life and has now been fully restored.
Source: Pebble Beach Concours media release.

Aston Martin Ulster Sport sn-K4-509-U 1935

Aston Martin Ulster Sport sn-K4-509-U 1935

Aston Martin Ulster Sport sn-K4-509-U 1935

Aston Martin Ulster Sport sn-K4-509-U 1935

Auburn 12-160A Speedster 1932
Alan Leamy designed the Auburn speedster at the young age of 28, and George Kublin, Auburn’s chief engineer, designed its 160 bhp Lycoming V12 engine. The car was very advanced for its day, yet it was quite reasonably priced at $1,425. It featured Auburn’s newly developed Columbia 2-speed differential, which effectively gave the car six forward speeds as well as cockpit-adjustable shock absorbers and a Startix system that automatically restarted the engine if it stalled. In 1932 Auburn built 37 speedsters, and this is one of just six known to survive. This car’s history can be traced back to the late 1950s, but it has recently been restored and is making its first pubic appearance in years. It is a wonderful example of Classic Era speed and glamour.
Source: Pebble Beach Concours media release.

Auburn 12-160A Speedster 1932

Auburn 12-160A Speedster 1932