Gallery: the best of Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

A Pontiac like no other: the sublime lines of the 1965 Pontiac Vivant Herb Adams Roadster

1950s gangster cool: the 1951 Bugatti 101C Gangloff Cabriolet

Part of the impressive Packard category, this stunning gold 1703 Super-8 was built for the cowboy actor Tom Mix in 1939

Crooner Bobby Darin and his wife Sandra Dee rolled up to the Oscars in this Didia 150 in 1961

This 1947 Delahaye 135 MS Cabriolet is one of just seven examples built by Figoni and Falaschi

The unusual sight of a Renault in the States. This 1907 racer was previously owned by the Vanderbilts

There are few finer examples of the 300 SL Gullwing than this one from 1954, restored only this year

This 1949 Cannon Mk 1 Special uses the chassis of a 1934 Dodge and most of the running gear from an early Ford

This 1909 De Dion-Bouton BV Type de Course is thought to be the only complete one left in existence

This record-breaking Abarth 1000 from 1960 was designed by Pininfarina

This 1953 Tatum GMC raced in the 1954 Pebble Beach road race

This 1908 Mors Grand Prix race car has a 12.5-litre 4-cylinder engine and delivers 100bhp

Revealed at the 1957 Geneva motor show, the 300SL Roadster was an open-topped stablemate for the Gullwing Coupe

This 1953 Siata 208CS Coupe was built especially for the Mille Miglia

This Packard 645 Deluxe Eight from 1929 cost almost double the price of a standard 645 with a custom roadster body

A remarkable 113 years old, the Rambler Model H still has its original upholstery and top

Complete with all of its historic belongings, a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta

Packard introduced its first mid-priced model, this 120, in 1935. This example was first owned by actor Clark Gable

The Packard Model 38 was the car maker's first to have left-hand drive and an electric starter. This model is from 1915

This Phantom II Continental harks back to 1932

This Ferrari 166MM Touring Berlinetta won the Mille Miglia in 1950

This 1937 Bugatti Type 57S was built in Molsheim, with the 'S' standing for surbaissé, meaning lowered

On the concept lawn, this McLaren 720S MSO one-off stood out

An exquisite 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, adorned with copper

This Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A was delivered to its first owner – who lived on Park Avenue, New York – in 1928

Back on the concept lawn, BMW showed its new Z4 Concept...

...while Maybach showed this divine Vision 6 Cabriolet concept

Space age from the 1960s

A perfectly restored Alfa Romeo cabriolet