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Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2016 – Photo Gallery

1938 Delahaye 135M Figoni et Falaschi Roadster
1938 Delahaye 135M Figoni et Falaschi Roadster

The Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2016 was held Thursday, August 18th, starting and ending at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center in Pebble Beach, California. The 19th annual scenic trip around the Monterey Peninsula, held in association with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, was open to vehicles participating in the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours on August 20th. This year saw over 100 historic automobiles take off from Pebble Beach for a tour of scenic driving routes.

Begun in 1998 to showcase the elegance of the automobile in motion, the Tour also underscores the early history of the place that is Pebble Beach. Decades before golf links were laid out along the edge of the Pacific Ocean, this area was known for its scenic drive, winding for miles through pine and cypress forest, dancing alongside dramatic cliffs and leading, ultimately, to a beautiful crescent-shaped bay.

This year’s Pebble Beach Tour was rerouted to avoid any possibility that it might hinder firefighters in their efforts to fight the wildfire now burning in the Ventana wilderness to the east of Big Sur. The revised route limited the use of public roads, avoiding Highway One, Carmel Valley Road and Highway 68 wherever possible.

“We want to be very sensitive to the limited resources of our community and responsive to its needs, so we have been working closely with CalFire, the California Highway Patrol and other officials to find the best possible route for the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance,” said Sandra Button, Chairman of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with which the Tour is affiliated. “Thankfully, we can still offer our entrants the opportunity to take their cars out on the road, tracing the spectacularly scenic 17-Mile Drive through Pebble Beach. And we are committed to sharing these cars with the public, without fee, on Ocean Avenue in Carmel.”

The 2016 Tour route covered 37 miles — about half the length of our normal tour — on local roads with speeds that average about 30 miles per hour. Because some cars, particularly race cars, wouldn’t function well on this abbreviated route and may have to withdraw because of that, the Concours removed the normal judging advantage for the Concours gained by cars that completed the Tour.

Similar to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, Sports Car Digest also documented the 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, with photographer Richard Michael Owen offering the following images that show a selection of cars entered in the Concours. We split up Richard’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.

Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery

 

Unloading before the 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
Unloading before the 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1935 Voisin C25 Cimier
1935 Voisin C25 Cimier
Ex-Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Lightweight
Ex-Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Lightweight
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider
Ferrari 212 Berlinetta
Ferrari 212 Berlinetta
Maybach DS 8 Zeppelin
Maybach DS 8 Zeppelin
Delahaye 235 MS Coupe par Chapron
Delahaye 235 MS Coupe par Chapron

 

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1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A
1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A
1962 Ferrari 250 GTE Pininfarina Coupe 'Polizia'
1962 Ferrari 250 GTE Pininfarina Coupe ‘Polizia’
1933 Lancia Astura Serie II by Castagna
1933 Lancia Astura Serie II by Castagna
Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa
Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa
Le Mans-winning 1966 Ford GT40 of Rob Kauffman
Le Mans-winning 1966 Ford GT40 of Rob Kauffman
1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Scaglietti Spider Prototype 0769GT
1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Scaglietti Spider Prototype 0769GT
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Touring Berlinetta
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Touring Berlinetta
1937 Delahaye 135 Chapron Coupe des Alpes
1937 Delahaye 135 Chapron Coupe des Alpes

 

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Lamborghini Miura
Lamborghini Miura
Aston Martin DB5
Aston Martin DB5
Fiat 500 Bizzarrini Macchinetta and Iso Grifo
Fiat 500 Bizzarrini Macchinetta and Iso Grifo
1959 Maserati Tipo 60/61 Allegretti Birdcage
1959 Maserati Tipo 60/61 Allegretti Birdcage
It's a Duesie
It’s a Duesie
1956 Ferrari 290 MM, chassis 0626
1956 Ferrari 290 MM, chassis 0626
1931 Martz Special Indy car
1931 Martz Special Indy car
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione and 1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta
1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione and 1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta

 

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1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta
Aston Martin DB4GT
Aston Martin DB4GT
1954 Fiat 8V Zagato
1954 Fiat 8V Zagato
1964 Iso Grifo A3/C Drogo Berlinetta
1964 Iso Grifo A3/C Drogo Berlinetta
1935 Miller Ford Indy Car
1935 Miller Ford Indy Car
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spider
1928 Bugatti Type 40 Grand Sport
1928 Bugatti Type 40 Grand Sport
1967 Ferrari 365 California Spider by Pininfarina
1967 Ferrari 365 California Spider by Pininfarina

 

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1938 Delahaye 135M Figoni et Falaschi Roadster
1938 Delahaye 135M Figoni et Falaschi Roadster
2016 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
2016 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1935 Voisin C25 Cimier
1935 Voisin C25 Cimier
1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Scaglietti Spider Protoype 0769GT
1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Scaglietti Spider Protoype 0769GT
HWM-Cadillac
HWM-Cadillac
Prewar Preservation Class Bugatti
Prewar Preservation Class Bugatti
1953 Fiat 1100 Vignale Coupe
1953 Fiat 1100 Vignale Coupe
2016 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
2016 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

 

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Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Six

 

1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Scaglietti Spider Protoype 0769GT
1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Scaglietti Spider Prototype 0769GT
Aston Martin DB4
Aston Martin DB4
Business end of the ex-Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Lightweight
Business end of the ex-Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Lightweight
1962 Ferrari 250 GTE Pininfarina Coupe 'Polizia'
1962 Ferrari 250 GTE Pininfarina Coupe ‘Polizia’
Fiat 500 Bizzarrini Macchinetta was first car designed by Giotto Bizzarrini
Fiat 500 Bizzarrini Macchinetta was first car designed by Giotto Bizzarrini
Fiat 1100 Zagato
Fiat 1100 Zagato
Ex-Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Lightweight
Ex-Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Lightweight
Ex-Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Lightweight
Ex-Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Lightweight

 

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Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Seven

 

1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Tour de France
1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Tour de France
Antique Open Class entrant - 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
Antique Open Class entrant – 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
Hotchkiss Gregoire
Hotchkiss Gregoire
Fiat 500 Bizzarrini Macchinetta and Iso Grifo
Fiat 500 Bizzarrini Macchinetta and Iso Grifo
Fiat 8V Zagato
Fiat 8V Zagato
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Touring Berlinetta
1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Touring Berlinetta
Miller Indy Car
Miller Indy Car
Traffic at the 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
Traffic at the 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance

 

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Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Eight

 

2016 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
2016 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
Chapron Coachwork Class at the 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
Chapron Coachwork Class at the 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Spider
1953 Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Spider
Ferrari 275 GTS
Ferrari 275 GTS
Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa
Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa
Serious hardware at the 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance
Serious hardware at the 2016 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
Open-top Bentley
Open-top Bentley
Ex-Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Lightweight
Ex-Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Lightweight

 

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Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Nine

 

Off the transporter and ready to tour
Off the transporter and ready to tour
1935 Miller Ford Indy Car
1935 Miller Ford Indy Car
1959 Maserati Tipo 60/61 Allegretti Birdcage
1959 Maserati Tipo 60/61 Allegretti Birdcage
1954 Siata 208S Motto Spider
1954 Siata 208S Motto Spider
1954 Fiat 8V Vignale
1954 Fiat 8V Vignale
1956 Ferrari 290 MM, chassis 0626
1956 Ferrari 290 MM, chassis 0626
1956 Ferrari 290 MM, Chassis 0626
1956 Ferrari 290 MM, Chassis 0626
1956 Ferrari 290 MM, chassis 0626
1956 Ferrari 290 MM, chassis 0626

 

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Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2016 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)

 

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[Source: Pebble Beach Concours; photos: Richard Michael Owen]