Of the 235 cars that beat pandemic travel restrictions and made it to the 18th green at Pebble, the judges picked just one as best of show, Arturo Keller's magnificent Mercedes. Now it's our turn to pick favorites.
The top car, our favorite of the whole show, was the 1932 Chrysler CG Imperial LeBaron Special Roadster you see above. Only nine of them were ever built and each one got a custom body. This one belongs to collector Mark Smith. The car appeared in the Preservation Class, meaning it is unrestored. It combines the best of classic American coachwork with a cool hot rodding aesthetic.
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There were 14 Porsche 917s at Pebble this year, a truly awesome show of force.
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Part of judging includes an engine inspection, so they all had to raise the tails to see the flat 12s.
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Here's another shot just because.
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There were 13 Millers in their own class this year.
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Look at hat gas tank.
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Radiator cooling tubes.
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Iso also had its own class.
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The 1921 French Grand Prix Centennial was represented.
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Peacock hat, peacock pants, peacock Bugatti.
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Paul Tullius' 1925 Lancia Lambda Casaro Roadster was a favorite.
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There was another class for cars that raced in La Carrera Panamericana
Mark VaughnMark Vaughn grew up in a Ford family and spent many hours holding a trouble light over a straight-six miraculously fed by a single-barrel carburetor while his father cursed Ford, all its products and everyone who ever worked there.