The Nethercutt Collection's 1931 Bugatti Type 51 with Louis Dubos coachwork won Best of Show at the annual Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance at the Trump National Golf Club, California on 16 September.
It was an appropriate winner for an event that this year celebrated French Curves and had Peter and Merle Mullin as Grand Marshals.
The featured marque was Delahaye, but there was a wealth of Gallic deco beauty on show including cars by Chapron, Pourtout, Figoni et Falaschi, Franay and Letourneur et Marchand.
Preceded by a road rally, the 2012 concours boasted more than 200 classics.
Another of the major awards – Best Preservation – was scooped by Glenn Streeter's 1935 Cadillac 355D Convertible Coupe.
Other winners were:
Delahaye: 1935 Delahaye 138/135 Sport Coupe Des Alpes from Tom and Deb Kazamek
French Coachwork: 1931 Bugatti T51 Coupe by Dubos from Helen and Jack Nethercutt
American Classics, Open (1925-1948): 1933 Marmon two-door Convertible Coupe from Aaron and Valerie Weiss
American Classics, Closed (1925-1948): 1938 Pierce Arrow 1803 ED Limo from Hoyt Sullivan
Ford Model A: 1928 Ford Special Coupe from Bob Burdick
Pre-War Chevrolet (1912-1942): 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe from Alonso Guerrero
