Pebble Beach 2008


Monterey 2008: Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Click above for a high-res gallery. By the time Sunday rolls around during Monterey Week, we're pretty exhausted. Too many cars and so little time. Still, that doesn't stop us from getting to the 18th fairway before the sun comes up to see the cars drive onto the grass. Duesenbergs, Bentleys, Cadillacs, Ferraris, Bugattis, and more come rolling into the show, causing us to scurry back and forth to photograph as many of them as possible. There was so much to look at this year -- the Lamborghinis, Lancias, V16 Cadillacs, 250 GT California ... Read more →

Monterey 2008: Pebble Beach concept car lawn Drew Phillips

Click image above for a high-res gallery of concepts from Pebble Beach The Pebble Beach Concours has something for every car enthusiast, even if classic cars aren't your thing. Every year we take ...

Monterey 2008: First Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport auctioned for $3.19 million Drew Phillips

Click above for high-res gallery of Bugatti Grand Sport in Monterey Just a day after the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport was unveiled on the Pebble Beach lawn, the Gooding & Company auctioned ...

Pebble Beach 2008: VW shows off CC Gold Coast in Monterey Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for high-res gallery of the VW CC Gold Coast Volkswagen has used the occasion of this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance to unveil its new CC Gold Coast edition. The most obvious ...

Monterey 2008: Four Bugatti Veyrons in one photo Drew Phillips

Click above for high-res gallery of group of Veyrons Starting with McCall's Motorworks Revival at the Monterey Jet Center on Wednesday night and ending with the announcement of the winner of the ...

Monterey 2008: Lamborghini featured at Pebble Beach 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the featured Lamborghinis at Pebble While Pebble Beach is perhaps best known as a place to honor classic American and European cars, sports cars have always held a special place in the hearts of the Concours committee and judges. With 45 years under its belt, ...

Monterey 2008: Pebble Beach celebrates California Spyder's 50th 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image above for high-res gallery of pics of the Ferrari California Spyders The 250 GT California Spyder is one of Ferrari's most celebrated (and valuable) models, most often remembered by the general public for its starring role in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. This year marked the ...

Monterey 2008: Leno's Tank Car storms Pebble Beach 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of Jay's Tank Car in Monterey We were as surprised as anyone to see Jay Leno's name on the entry list for this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Then we saw that he would be arriving in a 1953 Chrysler. As nice as 1953 Chryslers may be, Jay's is pretty ...

Monterey 2008: Pebble Beach Best of Show goes to the 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of this year's Pebble Beach Best of Show The confetti has fallen, the champagne corks have flown, and the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Best of Show award has gone to the gorgeous 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta owned by John and Mary Shirley of ...

Monterey 2008: Million dollar Ferraris at the RM Auction 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high resolution image The RM sports and classic car auction is one of our favorite events during the Monterey weekend. The laid back atmosphere and incredible selection of cars makes the event a perennial occurrence on our schedule. This year's event was particularly impressive, ...

Monterey 2008: GM's Motorama cars at Pebble Beach 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image above for high-res gallery of Motorama Cars from Pebble Along with the 20+ liter class, the Lancias, Lamborghinis and Ferrari California Spiders, GM's Motorama cars were among the featured groups at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this year. For those of a certain age, the Motorama ...

Monterey 2008: Saturday's Monterey Historic Automobile Races 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image above for huge high-res gallery of the AB team's pics from the track The 35th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races presented by Toyota at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a long title for a spectacular event. Saturday was actually day two of the Historics, which will conclude on Sunday. ...

Monterey 2008: The Toyota Race of Legends 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image above for high-res gallery from Laguna Seca This year's edition of The Toyota Race of Legends looked to be another exciting race, giving fans a chance to see former racing greats mix it up in identically prepared Scion tCs. Basically they are the same cars that are used in Long Beach ...

Monterey 2008: The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high resolution image One of our favorite events during the Monterey weekend is the incredible gathering of cars at the Quail Lodge in Carmel. It's by far the most exclusive event, with only a few thousand tickets available, but the benefit is that the limited number of ...

Monterey 2008: 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon revealed LIVE 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon Cadillac trotted out the 2010 CTS Sport Wagon here in Monterey and after seeing it in person, we're fans. It's edgy, smooth, finned (the roof rails) and sleek all in the right proportions. And for the States-siders, the 263 hp ...

Monterey 2008: Cadillac unveils 2010 CTS Sport Wagon 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Cadillac Sport Wagon Please note the spelling, this a Cadillac and not a VW, therefore it's "Sport Wagon" rather than "SportWagen". What we have here is the result of a fission reaction on the Cadillac SRX. Seeing that the current "neither fish nor fowl" SRX ...

Cadillac Provoq concept evolves into 2010 SRX 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2010 Cadillac SRX If the vehicle pictured above looks vaguely familiar, it should. We basically saw it last January at CES and the Detroit Auto Show as the Cadillac Provoq concept. Replace the slatted grille with a standard Cadillac unit and the E-Flex fuel ...

Monterey 2008: Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Motorworks Revival party For more than a decade, Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival party has kicked off the Pebble Beach weekend in style. The event brings together the who's who of the automotive world, and guests are wined and dined alongside some of the ...

P-51-engined Cramer Comet goes on the block at Pebble Beach 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Cramer Comet There are hot rods, there are hot rods, and then there's "Um... what is that?" Tom Cramer, an ex-GI and mechanic in Omaha says, "I wanted to see what would happen if you put a really high powered engine in a chassis." Sound familiar? That was in ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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