The team behind the world-renowned Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace and the London Concours is expanding its portfolio with the addition of the
Nutson s Weekly Auto News Wrap-up - Week Ending February 13, 2021
AUTO CENTRAL CHICAGO February 14, 2021 Every Sunday Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and Executive Producer, with able assistance from senior editor Thom Cannell from The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau, compile The Auto Channel s take on this past week s automotive news, condensed into easy to digest news Nuggets.
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The Peninsula Hotels, whose international hospitality brand has epitomised glamour and luxury for nearly a century, today announced the winner of its sixth annual classic car showcase,
The Peninsula Classics 2020 Best of the Best Award. The winning car, the
1954 Ferrari 750 Monza, coachwork by Scaglietti, has achieved distinction both for its impressive racing history and its exacting restoration. It became eligible as a Best of the Best Award contender after winning Best of Show at the 2020 Palm Beach Cavallino Classic.
1954 Ferrari 750 Monza wins The Peninsula Classics 2020 Best of the Best Award (Photo Copyright: Jay Miller)
The Best of the Best Award was co-founded in 2015 by The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (owner and operator of The Peninsula Hotels), along with William E. (Chip) Connor, Bruce Meyer and Christian Philippsen. The Award celebrate
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Beautiful collector cars come and go they are created, often in the 1930s, enjoyed, forgotten, allowed to linger in decay, then, if they’re splendid enough, are rediscovered, restored, and driven onto the lawn at someplace like Pebble Beach. We should all hope for such a fate. So at any given moment, there is a handful of cars that have reached that second peak, the restored and perfected point at which they have achieved a rebirth and are being enjoyed by their new owners and by any of the public lucky enough to get a ticket to one of the world’s great Concours d’Elegance.