A 1925 Rolls-Royce Springfield Piccadilly Roadster, owned by Guy Lewis, scooped the Best of Show gong at the first Palm Beach Concours on 8 December.
The event added yet more expensive names to Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida, as Bugatti, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari mingled with Chanel, Jimmy Choo and Louis Vuitton, a catwalk of cars lining this street of fashion royalty.
Clockwise from top left: prize-winning 190SL; decorated F40; Auburn 851SC Speedster; Best of England DB5
Some beautiful examples of the Mercedes 300SLs – one of which was named Best European – sat beside Pagodas and other SLs, while modern Ferraris met their earlier cousins, including numerous Dinos, Daytonas and F40s, and a 275GTB.
A 1992 F40 was deemed best of all the Prancing Horses, taking home the Ferrari Award, while a 1970 Dino took home the Ferrari Pre-1990 accolade.
Best of Italy went the way of a 1975 Lamborghini Urraco P250, and an Aston Martin DB5 won the ‘England’ prize.
Clockwise from top left: France’s best; Pre-War American victor; Bell’s racing Porsche; the choice of the people
Local-living Le Mans legend Derek Bell was on hand to sign autographs, and was reunited with the Löwenbräu-liveried Porsche 962 he shared with Al Holbert.
Wayne Carini – the host of American show Chasing Classic Cars – was the event’s guest of honour. Bell’s pick of the show was the 1975 Ferrari 275GTB, while Carini opted for an Aston Martin DB4GT.
The assembled guests chose the vibrantly coloured 1962 Chevrolet Corvette for the People’s Choice Award, and a 1959 Cadillac DeVille claimed the Palm Beach Concours Award.
The full list of winners is as follows:
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Volvo-owning Jack Phillips is a contributor to and former Deputy Editor of Classic & Sports Car
