A one-of-a-kind Hispano-Suiza with an aviation-inspired design stole the spotlight at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, taking home the coveted Best of Show award.
Out of 229 cars from around the world - 55 of them shipped in from 22 different countries - the winning entry was a 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo, lovingly presented by Penny and Lee Anderson Sr. of Naples, Florida.
Lead Photo of 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo courtesy of Pebble Beach Concours Media - As soon as MCW/CI came across the Hispano-Suiza on the Pebble Beach Golf Links fairway, we knew that we were witnessing the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Best of Show winning automobile. Below: Hispano-Suiza engine photo courtesy of Pebble Beach Concours Media - You're looking at automotive jewelry.
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Concours Chairman Sandra Button summed it up perfectly: “This Hispano-Suiza checks every box. It’s technically advanced, beautifully hand-crafted, and light as a feather. Even better, it has a rich history - it was built for André Dubonnet, who went on to race it in both the Targa Florio and Coppa Florio.”
Above and below: Front cockpit and both cockpits for the Best of Show Hispano-Suiza
Nicknamed the “Tulipwood” Torpedo, the car is truly something special. Its body is made of thin strips of mahogany, carefully carved and held together with more than 8,500 tiny rivets. Despite its strength, the wood body reportedly weighed just 160 pounds when it was first built - a marvel of engineering and craftsmanship.
Above: 1989 Ferrari 640 Formula 1 racecar - Simon Furlonger / Egon Zweimueller, Ennsdorf, Austria - owners
Above: William E. (Chip) Connor, Hong Kong owns this British Racing Green 1932 Invicta 4.5 Litre S Type Carbodies Tourer. Invicta was a British automobile company that was in existence from 1925-1935. The 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance celebrated Invicta's 100th Anniversary.
Above: 1934 Invicta 4.5 Litre S Type Carbodies Tourer - Ross and Beth Myers, Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania - proud owners
Above: 1976 Ferrari 312 T2 Formula 1 - owned by Chris MacAllister, Indianapolis, Indiana - Chris raced another of his vintage racecars at the 2025 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway.
Above: 2025 Mercedes-AMG W16 Formula 1 - Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom - for the 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Above and below: You're viewing the world's first production 1962 Shelby Cobra 289 roadster, owned by Bruce Meyer, of Beverly Hills, California. Bruce's Cobra earned the Lorin Tryon Special Award.
For Lee Anderson, though, it was love at first sight for a simple reason: “I like wood! I’ve collected antique wooden boats for decades, and when I saw this car, I thought, this is exactly my kind of thing.”
Penny added with a smile, “We never expected to win, but we dreamed about it!”
Above: 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 competition roadster, Peter Klutt, of Halton Hills, Canada - Mr. Klutt was also racing his 1967 Ford Mustang notchback coupe at the vintage racing event at Laguna Seca Raceway from Wednesday, August 13 through Saturday, August 16 of Monterey Car Week (MCW is also the namesake of the humble scribe's website - dot net).
This isn’t the Andersons’ first time at the top - back in 2022, they won Pebble Beach with a stunning 1932 Duesenberg J.
Above: Sam and Emily Mann, of Englewood, New Jersey own this 1932 Chrysler Imperial CH Speedster.
Above: The Keller Collection of the Pyramids, of Petaluma, California exhibited their 1948 Chrysler Town and Country convertible.
Above and below: 1959 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadster Jo-Ann and Brian Obergfell, Brooklyn, New York - owners
A Strong Field of Contenders
The Hispano-Suiza faced stiff competition. Other finalists included a sleek 1939 Maybach from Wisconsin, a rare 1933 Invicta from Bahrain, and a 1956 Maserati from California. Each brought its own story and style to the show, making the judges’ decision a difficult one.
Above: Peter and Jan Harburg, of Brisbane, Australia, presented their 1964 Ferrari 250 LM Scaglietti Berlinetta
Above and below: Jeremy McChesney, of Laguna Beach, California owns this racy red 1955 Jaguar D-type.
More Than Just Cars
Pebble Beach is about more than gleaming chrome and polished wood - it’s also about giving back. This year’s Concours raised over $4 million for local charities, helping nearly 100 organizations that support youth education in Monterey County. Since its founding, the event has donated more than $45 million.
Above and below: 1954 Dodge Firearrow IV, David and Teresa Disiere, Southlake, Texas
Above and below: Michael and Barbara Malamut, of Thousand Oaks, California own this classy 1941 Chrysler Town and Country station wagon.
The weekend also featured the prestigious Gooding & Company auctions, which brought in over $127 million. One standout sale? A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider that set a new world record at over $25 million.
Above and below: 1931 Rolls-Royce 20/25 HP Worblaufen Drophead Coupe - Pyle Collection, Newport Beach, California
Looking Ahead
Mark your calendar: Pebble Beach will celebrate its 75th anniversary on August 16, 2026. The spotlight will shine on Ferrari and the legendary coachbuilder Vignale, alongside special tributes to historic Pebble Beach racers and past winners.
Above and below: 1931 Invicta 4.5 Litre S Type Carbodies coupe, owned by Ted Reimel, of Wayne, Pennsylvania
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BEST OF SHOW 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo BEST OF SHOW NOMINEES 1939 Maybach SW38 Spohn Sport Zweisitzer
1933 Invicta 4½ Litre S Type Corsica Drophead Coupé 1956 Maserati 200SI Fantuzzi Open Sports Racer ELEGANCE AWARDS Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible 1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Brewster Henley Roadster Lehrman Collection, Palm Beach, Florida B. & Dorothy Nethercutt Most Elegant Closed Car 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Rolltop Coupé The Pearl Collection, Zug, Switzerland Jules Heumann Most Elegant Open Car 1951 Ferrari 340 America Touring Barchetta Nikolay Miroshnichenko, Almaty, Kazakhstan Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car
1953 Siata 208 CS Balbo Coupé (just above and below)
Jonathan & Wendy Segal, San Diego, California SPECIAL AWARDS Alec Ulmann Trophy 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Hooper Saloon Limousine Simon Kidston, Milan, Italy Ansel Adams Award 1908 Welch Model 4L Seven-Passenger Touring Bob & Linda Welch, West Vancouver, Canada ArtCenter College of Design Award 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Scaglietti Berlinetta William H. & Cheryl K. Swanson, Pebble Beach, California Briggs Cunningham Trophy 1956 Maserati 200SI Fantuzzi Open Sports Racer Phillip Sarofim, Beverly Hills, California Chairman’s Trophy 1989 Ferrari 640 Formula 1 Simon Furlonger / Egon Zweimueller, Ennsdorf, Austria
Above: 2025 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Concept Putting Green Charles A. Chayne Trophy 1910 Benz 21/80 Prinz Heinrich Renn Wagon Mercedes-Benz Classic, Stuttgart, Germany Classic Car Club of America Trophy 1937 Lincoln K LeBaron Coupe James Farley, Birmingham, Michigan Elegance in Motion Trophy 1965 Bugatti Type 101C-X Roadster General William Lyon Family, Newport Beach, California Enzo Ferrari Trophy 1964 Ferrari 250 LM Scaglietti Berlinetta Peter & Jan Harburg, Brisbane, Australia FIVA Prewar Trophy 1906 White Model F Roi des Belges Touring Joe & Janice Conzonire, San Marino, California FIVA Postwar Trophy 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Sunroof Coupe Craig Kappel & Meg McCarthy, Orlando, Florida The French Cup 1910 Renault BZ Moore & Munger Town Car Peter & Monica Kumar, Astoria, New York Gran Turismo Trophy 1931 Invicta 4½ Litre S Type Carbodies Tourer
Steve & Marilee Hamilton, Washoe Valley, Nevada (just above) The LAP of Luxury Award 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Cesare Sala Guida Interna Super Sport Museu Carde, Campos do Jordão, Brazil Lincoln Trophy 1929 Lincoln L Rollston All Weather Non-Collapsible Brougham Mike Anderson, Elkhart, Indiana Lorin Tryon Trophy (just below)
Bruce Meyer Lucius Beebe Trophy 1954 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Hooper Landaulet Stephen Brauer, St. Louis, Missouri Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Award 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy 1935 Aston Martin Mark II Bertelli Sports Saloon Neil Pickstone, Stockport, United Kingdom The Phil Hill Cup 1970 March 701 Formula 1 Tom Hartley Jnr., Swadlincote, United Kingdom Tony Hulman Trophy 1967 Lotus 49 Formula 1
Chris MacAllister, Indianapolis, Indiana (just above and just below - photographed at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca)
Pininfarina Trophy 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet Series 1 Roy & Janice Brod, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Spirit of Virgil Exner Trophy 1955 Chrysler Falcon Joe Bortz Auto Collection, Highland Park, Ilinois CLASS AWARDS A: Antique 1st: 1915 Packard 3-38 Six Five-Passenger Phaeton, The Collection of Howard A Schaevitz, Edgewater Park, New Jersey 2nd: 1908 Welch Model 4L Seven-Passenger Touring, Bob & Linda Welch, West Vancouver, Canada 3rd: 1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker Seven-Passenger Tourer, Anne Brockinton Lee / The Lee Collection, Sparks, Nevada B: Vintage 1916–1928 1st: 1917 Packard 2-25 Twin Six Runabout, Robert & Linda Mollno, San Marino, California 2nd: 1920 Pierce-Arrow 51 Six-Passenger Touring, Ross & Beth Myers, Boyertown, Pennsylvania 3rd: 1916 Stutz 4C Bearcat, Wynn McCaw, Bellevue, Washington C-1: American Classic Open 1st: 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster, Herman-Bosman Brandt, Paarl, South Africa 2nd: 1930–31 Cord L-29 Brooks Stevens Custom Speedster, Brian Cunat, McHenry, Illinois 3rd: 1933 Pierce-Arrow 1236 LeBaron Convertible Coupe, John Allen, Minneapolis, Minnesota C-2: American Classic Closed
1st: 1934 Packard 1107 Twelve Coupe, Donald Ghareeb, Vestavia Hills, Alabama (just above and below)
2nd: 1931 Ruxton Edward G. Budd Sedan, Rich & Karen Atwell, Fredericksburg, Texas 3rd: 1929 Lincoln L Rollston All Weather Non-Collapsible Brougham, Mike Anderson, Elkhart, Indiana D: Packard Open 1st: 1932 Packard 905 Twin Six Coupe Roadster, Ross & Beth Myers, Boyertown, Pennsylvania 2nd: 1938 Packard 1608 Twelve Convertible Sedan, Bob Tiffin, Red Bay, Alabama 3rd: 1940 Packard 1807 Custom Super Eight Darrin Convertible Sedan, E-1: Chrysler Centennial 1st: 1933 Chrysler Imperial CL LeBaron Phaeton, Dave Kane & Donald Ghareeb, Bernardsville, New Jersey 2nd: 1937 Chrysler Custom Imperial CW Airflow LeBaron Limousine, Stephen & Susan Babinsky, Lebanon, New Jersey 3rd: 1939 Chrysler Custom Imperial C-24 Derham Touring Phaeton, John Allen, Minneapolis, Minnesota E-2: Chrysler Town and Country 1st: 1942 Chrysler Town and Country Station Wagon, Valerie & Aaron Weiss, San Marino, California
2nd: 1948 Chrysler Town and Country Convertible, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California (above and two below)
3rd: 1948 Chrysler Town and Country Convertible, The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California F: Invicta Centennial 1st: 1933 Invicta 4½ Litre S Type Corsica Drophead Coupé, SBH, Riffa, Bahrain 2nd: 1931 Invicta 4½ Litre S Type Weymann Open Coupé, Andrew Pisker, Principality of Monaco 3rd: 1934 Invicta 4½ Litre S Type Carbodies Tourer, Ross & Beth Myers, Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania G: Duesenberg 1st: 1929 Duesenberg J Weymann American St. Cloud Sport Sedan, Donald Ghareeb, Vestavia Hills, Alabama 2nd: 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Berline, Howard & Rosalind Kroplick, East Hills, New York 3rd: 1933 Duesenberg J Rollston Convertible Victoria, McKeel & Soon Hagerty, Traverse City, Michigan H-1: Rolls-Royce Prewar 1st: 1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Brewster Henley Roadster, Lehrman Collection, Palm Beach, Florida 2nd: 1926 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Brewster Playboy Convertible, Scott J. Tepper & Tallulah Tepper, Calabasas, California
3rd: 1931 Rolls-Royce 20/25 HP Worblaufen Drophead Coupé, Pyle Collection, Newport Beach, California (just above) H-2: Rolls-Royce Phantom Centennial 1st: 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Ascot Phaeton, Nicholas & Shelley Schorsch of the Audrain Collection, Newport, Rhode Island 2nd: 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Gurney Nutting Sedanca Drophead Coupé, Peter Reynolds, Cardiff, Wales 3rd: 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III H.J. Mulliner Sedanca de Ville, The Nethercutt Collection, Sylmar, California I: Mercedes-Benz Prewar 1st: 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster, The Keller Collection at the Pyramids, Petaluma, California 2nd: 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680 S Saoutchik Four-Passenger Torpedo Sport, David & Teresa Disiere, Southlake, Texas 3rd: 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Roadster, Tom Maoli, Mendham, New Jersey J-1: European Classic Early 1st: 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo, Penny & Lee Anderson Sr., Naples, Florida 2nd: 1924 Hispano-Suiza H6C Hooper Saloon Limousine, Simon Kidston, Milan, Italy 3rd: 1930 Bentley Speed Six H.J. Mulliner Drophead Coupé, The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong J-2: European Classic Late 1st: 1939 Maybach SW38 Spohn Sport Zweisitzer, Dana & Patti Mecum, Geneva Lake, Wisconsin 2nd: 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Rolltop Coupé, The Pearl Collection, Zug, Switzerland 3rd: 1939 BMW 327/28 Sports Cabriolet, Kim Pierce, Paradise Valley, Arizona L-1: Prewar Preservation 1st: 1925 Locomobile Model 48 Boattail Roadster, Bill Passey, Watsonville, California 2nd: 1906 White Model F Roi des Belges Touring, Joe & Janice Conzonire, San Marino, California 3rd: 1916 Pierce-Arrow 38-C-4 Five-Passenger Touring, Alan Clendenen, Corona del Mar, California L-2: Postwar Preservation Early 1st: 1952 Jaguar C-type, Michael Dacre, Solihull, United Kingdom 2nd: 1950 Jaguar XK120 Open Two-Seater Sports, Gerald Tucker, Palo Alto, California 3rd: 1955 Porsche 356 1600 Super Reutter Speedster, Nicholas & Shelley Schorsch of the Audrain Collection, Newport, Rhode Island L-3: Postwar Preservation Late 1st: 1973 Ferrari Daytona Spyder, Evan Metropoulos, Key Biscayne, Florida
2nd: 1968 Serenissima GT Ghia Coupe, Javier Quiros, San Jose, Costa Rica (just above) 3rd: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, Eric Blumencranz, Sands Point, New York M-1: Ferrari Competition
1st: 1964 Ferrari 250 LM Scaglietti Berlinetta, Private Collection, Milan, Italy (just above) 2nd: 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France Scaglietti Berlinetta, Private Collection, Neenah, Wisconsin 3rd: 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France Scaglietti Berlinetta, Rob Kauffman, RK Motors, Charlotte, North Carolina M-2: Ferrari Grand Touring 1st: 1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Pinin Farina Coupe, Al & Mary Barbour, Sewickley, Pennsylvania 2nd: 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet Series 1, Roy & Janice Brod, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 3rd: 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Prince Bertil Speciale Pinin Farina Coupe, Lee & Joan Herrington, Bow, New Hampshire O-1: Postwar Sports Touring 1st: 1953 Siata 208 CS Balbo Coupé, Jonathan & Wendy Segal, San Diego, California
2nd: 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Coupé, David Sydorick, Beverly Hills, California (just above) 3rd: 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV Bertone Coupé, Hamid Moghadam, Las Vegas, Nevada O-2: Postwar Sports Racing 1st: 1956 Maserati 200SI Fantuzzi Open Sports Racer, Phillip Sarofim, Beverly Hills, California 2nd: 1953 Jaguar C-type, Tony Purnell, Cambridge, United Kingdom 3rd: 1962 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 GT Coupe, David MacNeil, Fort Lauderdale, Florida O-3: Postwar Luxury Touring 1st: 1959 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Hooper All Weather Tourer, Anne Brockinton Lee / The Lee Collection, Sparks, Nevada 2nd: 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Ghia Berlinetta, Stephen Bruno, Boca Raton, Florida 3rd: 1956 Maserati A6G 2000 Allemano Coupé, Brendan & Rebecca Gallaher, Jackson Hole, Wyoming O-4: Shelby Cobra
Above: 1st: 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Competition Roadster, Peter Klutt, Halton Hills, Canada (just above) 2nd: 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Street Roadster, J. Chad Odom, Greenville, South Carolina
Above: 3rd: 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Competition Roadster, André Michael Ahrlé, Monte Carlo, Monaco (just above) P: Moretti Centennial 1st: 1954 Moretti 750 Gran Sport Berlinetta, Ariel Shraga, London, United Kingdom 2nd: 1954 Moretti 1200 Gran Sport Rocco Motto Berlinetta, Alex Vazeos, Athens, Greece 3rd: 1955 Moretti Spyder 750 Mota Michelotti Spyder, Michael Schwartz, Sharon, Connecticut R-2: 75th Anniversary of Formula 1: 1950–1973 1st: 1967 Lotus 49 Formula 1, Chris MacAllister, Indianapolis, Indiana 2nd: 1966 AAR Gurney Eagle Mk1 Formula 1, Bruce Meyer, Beverly Hills, California 3rd: 1961 Cooper T55 Formula 1, Denis Bigioni, Pickering, Canada R-3: 75th Anniversary of Formula 1: 1974–Present 1st: 1976 Ferrari 312 T2 Formula 1, Chris MacAllister, Indianapolis, Indiana 2nd: 1988 McLaren MP4/4 Formula 1, Nicholas & Shelley Schorsch of the Audrain Collection, Newport, Rhode Island
3rd: 1978 Lotus Type 79 Formula 1, Duncan Dayton, Waccabuc, New York (just above) V-1: Virgil Exner Early 1st: 1952 Chrysler Styling Special, Mark Hyman, St. Louis, Missouri 2nd: 1955 Imperial Eight-Passenger Limousine, Rajiv Kehr, IMT Manesar, India 3rd: 1953 Chrysler Thomas Special, Dan Hembal, Kailua, Hawaii V-2: Virgil Exner Late 1st: 1957 Dual Motors Dual-Ghia Convertible, The Singleton Collection, Newport Beach, California 2nd: 1966 Duesenberg Model D Prototype, Thomas Shannon, Surfside, Florida 3rd: 1958 Imperial Crown Limousine, David C. Fitzgerald, Denver, Colorado
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