Father's Day, 90210 style: The 2009 Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance
2009 Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance - Click above for a high-res image gallery
Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills is most known for its luxury boutiques like Giorgio Armani and Louis Vuitton, but during Father's Day it's all about the cars. For the past several years, the city of Beverly Hills has blocked traffic along the famous street between Santa Monica Blvd and Dayton Way for the Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance. The show is free to spectators, making it a popular outing for car-loving dads all over Southern California.
This year's event featured a unique collection of classic and vintage cars, highlighted by a spectacular 1939 Delahaye 165 and a trio of Bentley race cars from the 1920s. Rare and quirky supercars seemed to be a common theme, with a Bugatti EB110 SS, Cizeta V16T, and Vector WX-3R all on display. There were also a healthy amount of Shelby Cobras, Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwings, classic Ferraris, and more. You can check out all of them in the high-res gallery below.
Gallery: 2009 Rodeo Drive Concours d'Elegance
Photos copyright ©2009 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Randy 7:49PM (6/21/2009)
Wonder how much Leno paid to bring all those cars to the event? They're all his, aren't they?
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Tool 2:05PM (6/22/2009)
I was there yesterday, drooling on all these beauties. It's always fun to see all the great vehicles. Always makes me wonder if any modern vehicle would ever be displayed 50 years from now.
tuxchown 7:56PM (6/21/2009)
Gorgeous.
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Smegley 8:04PM (6/21/2009)
Right now politician in Scrotumento, California, are reading this article and thinking "hey, we can tax those vintage and classic cars" while imagining they are a genius.
Of course, they'll soon tax fatherhood soon too.
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HotRodzNKustoms 8:43PM (6/21/2009)
What in the world is that car in picture 2? I must know! It is exactly what I drew all through high school in my notebooks!
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Frank Filipponio 8:58PM (6/21/2009)
My favorite car of all time: a Delahaye 135 bodied by French coachbuilder Figoni et Falaschi.
jon 9:28PM (6/21/2009)
Im such a sucker for a 300 sl...
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Stig 10:01PM (6/21/2009)
one of those bentleys was used in "the avengers"? i think it was the car of John Steed
:)
great series
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Al 10:25PM (6/21/2009)
That BMW Isetta(sp) is pretty cool car, but all I can think of when I see is the Steve Urkel nerd mobile.
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RLQ 6:07AM (6/22/2009)
This show never disappoints.
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Joe 2:02PM (6/22/2009)
Autoblog, would you mind snapping the car's details board or adding a note about what car is in the picture? It would be nice to have a place to start from when we see a car for the first time.
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denyacceptance 1:23PM (6/22/2009)
Anybody know what the name of the car is in picture 63? It kind of looks like a Saleen S7 but the back is all different.
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aeromunch 10:37PM (6/22/2009)
I'd also like to know, I saw a green version of this car on the road before and couldn't figure out what it was. It looks like a Saleen mated with a CCX
trbobrk 4:08AM (6/23/2009)
The car in pictures 62-64 is a Mosler MT900.
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twg 1:05PM (6/23/2009)
Pic 34: the Cizeta Moroder... I didn't realize this car was ever for sale in the US, but this one has a CA plate. Anyone know what the deal is?
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Frank Filipponio 2:58PM (6/23/2009)
It is not a Cizetta Moroder. That was the name of the prototype. Moroder dropped out of the project long before production and the car is officially a Cizetta V16t. The company is based in Fountain Valley, CA and shows up at many local shows with creator and namesake Claudio Zampolli. It is one of the most amazing sounding vehicles around and can still be ordered new.