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Jan 9, 2015

Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance announces special class for Shelby GT350 Mustang 50th Anniversary


The Shelby GT350 Mustang will be the featured marque at the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion that will be held in August.  Read more about it by clicking here.

We were very excited to learn this, and now it has been announced that for the first time, there will be a class for the Shelby GT350 Mustang 50th Anniversary at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance held that same week.  Shelby fans won't want to miss this year's Monterey Car Week!

Below is more information:

Ferrari among features at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Photos are available at https://concours.digitalmediacenter.com/
  
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 
  

Ferraris Take Center Stage at
 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 
  
Additional Features Range from Early Popes to Mercury Customs 
   
Contact: Kandace Hawkinson
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (January 8, 2015) -- Ferraris return to compete on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links this August 16 when the marque of the Prancing Horse takes center stage at the 65thannual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

"Our plans to feature Ferrari have been many years in the making," said Concours Chairman Sandra Button. "But it seems particularly appropriate to be showcasing this marque now, since a Ferrari earned our top award this past year." That car, Jon Shirley's 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti Coupe, was not only the first Ferrari to be named Best of Show at the event, but it was also the first postwar car to win in nearly 50 years.

Some of the special Ferrari classes at the forthcoming event will focus on Preservation Ferraris and Ferraris that Raced in the Pebble Beach Road Races in the 1950s.

Additional Features at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours include the following:

duPont: The duPont family played a major role in establishing General Motors as we now know it, and their chemical company's fast-drying paints paved the way for the use of vivid color schemes on factory-produced cars. The 2015 Concours will focus on the marque that bears the duPont name. Just over 30 of these American classics are known to exist, and many of them will gather on the Concours show field.

Designs by Carrozzeria Touring: This Italian coachbuilder, dating from 1928 to the present, has a reputation for elegance and innovation. It was the chosen carrozzeria for many significant marques and models, including the very collectable Alfa Romeo 8C, Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta and Ferrari 212 Inter/Export.

Pope: At one point, the world's largest bicycle manufacturer, Colonel Albert Augustus Pope built automobiles from 1903 to 1915 in many configurations, including some early electric vehicles. Pope also founded the Good Roads Movement, which paved the way to small towns all over the United States.

Postwar Cunninghams: Briggs Cunningham, who served among our honorary judges, was an American sportsman who won the America's Cup and built race cars in an attempt to win at Le Mans. In addition to his rare race cars, the Concours will exhibit examples of his exceptional Vignale-built C3 sports cars.

Historic Mercury Customs: Mercury was the marque most popular for customizing from the late 1940s to early 1950s. It is considered by many to be the definitive custom car.
                                  
Japanese Motorcycles: Introduced to a global audience in the 1950s, Japanese motorcycles gained prominence in the 1960s and dominance in the 1970s. Now they move to the fore on the Pebble Beach Concours show field.

British Prewar Sports Cars, the 75th anniversary of the Lincoln Continental and the 50thanniversary of the Shelby GT350 Mustang will also be featured.

A current listing of all car classes planned for the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours is posted online athttp://www.pebblebeachconcours.net/pages/3030.html. Entry applications are due this month so they can be vetted by members of the Concours Selection Committee. The full committee meets in March to determine which cars will be invited to appear on the Concours show field. If you have a great car that you have not yet entered but still hope the committee will consider, please send a brief description of your car to entries@pebblebeachconcours.net.

Go to www.pebblebeachconcours.net for additional information about the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and all of the exciting events of Pebble Beach Automotive Week. 
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