What an absolutely gorgeous day it was for the 2019 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance presented by Rolex! Yesterday morning, entrants gathered for coffee, doughnuts, and reunions with friends old and new before piloting their cars on a beautiful drive down portions of 17-Mile Drive and historic Highway 1.

Just over 200 cars take to the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links today to compete for the ultimate automotive trophy—Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

We hope you are able to join us in person to witness this competition and see and celebrate the magnificent cars being shared here.

If you can’t be with us in person, we invite you to watch the live stream of our awards ceremony beginning at 1:30 PST. See details below.

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The live stream of the 69th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance awards ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. PST on Sunday, August 18. You won’t want to miss it!   On the home page of our website, you will find a button that links you to this stream.

Hot Rod builder Norm Grabowski came home to see “Lightnin’ Bug,” his 1955 T-bucket hot rod sitting safely in the driveway, yet was alarmed to see a pair of feet sticking out from under it. 

The car was already legendary. It had just been featured in the April 1957 edition of LIFE Magazine and was soon to appear in the opening sequence of the upcoming TV series, 77 Sunset Strip. Plenty of people had taken an interest in the car. 

But Grabowski didn’t remembered the boyish young man who’d approached him the night he’d parked the car under the bright lights at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, didn’t recall the kid saying he’d like to build one just like it — plenty of kids told him that. And he certainly didn’t remember saying, “Sure, kid; go ahead.”

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The 2019 Pebble Beach Concours will Showcase the Innovative Style that Makes Zagato an Icon

One hundred years back, in 1919, Ugo Zagato founded the coachbuilding company that continues to this day in his name — Carrozzeria Zagato. 

It also continues to be owned and operated by the Zagato family, and is thriving, making it unique among the many coachbuilders that began in the creative Classic Era between the two great world wars.

“The fact that Zagato remains Zagato is very special,” said Concours Chairman Sandra Button. “We want to honor that accomplishment, highlighting many of Zagato’s greatest creations for the collector car world to celebrate.”

The legacy of Zagato — its early technical creations, its iconic postwar designs and its ongoing presence — will all be celebrated at the coming Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

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In an homage to 100 years of