Rare streamlined 1933 Delage D8S roadster with coachwork by De Villars was judged best of the best at the 60th Concours d'Elegance!
"There are so many things about this car that are special," said owner Jim Patterson, who founded Long John Silver's restaurant and contributed to the founding of the Rally's Hamburger chain. "We've won (with other cars) at a lot of concours, but never here. This win at Pebble is the ultimate. This is the one win that really matters."
Competitors from 33 states and 14 countries brought their prized automotive possessions to Pebble Beach for judging in 29 classes.
"This Delage owned by the Patterson Collection in Louisville, KY has a short wheelbase that makes it look more rakish, but it still has a long and elegant look," said Concours Chairman Sandra Button. "It did 110 miles-per-hour in its day; it could race and was stunningly beautiful. This car could do it all; it embodied style, speed and comfort."
Delage added the sports version to the D8 range in 1930. To make the S more aerodynamic than its predecessors, a new radiator shell was used, which required a special hood and firewall that made the D8S even more visually distinctive. Patterson's D8S graced the 1933 Salon de Paris at the Grand Palais. It was owned during the 1950s by the Grand Hotel Velasquez in Madrid, Spain and was used
as transportation for its more discerning guests. Now it's one of 60 Pebble Beach Concours Best of Show winners.
Proceeds from Concours’ raffles, auctions, sponsorships and ticket sales helped contribute more than $1 million to charity for the fifth consecutive year.
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