One of the most eagerly awaited activities of the Monterey Car Week 2022 is the Tour d’Elegance, in which the majority of the cars entered in the Sunday Pebble Beach Concours take to the road to prove they are more than just a stunning work of art on wheels.
Cars that participate in the tour get bonus credit in judging as a possible tie breaker with vehicles that don’t tour. Members of the public eagerly await and cheer the participants along the route and jam the staging area prior to the start for firsthand and closeup viewing.
Classic, rare and unusual cars are the norm at Pebble Beach. In this unique event a Duesenberg or Auburn may stand wheel to wheel with an open racer or even a hot rod. The eclectic mix of vehicles is a true celebration of our love affair with the automobile!
This year Lincoln is one of the featured marques and several are entered in the concours representing various eras over Lincoln’s 100-year history as a member of the Ford family.
We braved the early morning chill and crowds Thursday to join the spectacle, converse with owners and grab photos of the tour staging. Every car has a story and if they could talk they would weave a splendid history. An ultra rare 1938 Steyr, an Austrian-built vehicle with a German-built body, was a crowd pleaser. It is the only U.S. example of the handful originally built, with one also remaining in Europe.
Among the Lincolns was a newly restored 1960 Mark V convertible owned by former LCOC President Glenn Kramer, Ray Poletti’s 1939 Zephyr 3-window coupe, a 1962 Continental Convertible owned by the Academy of Art University and a 1956 Premiere entered by Ray Kinney and Jeff Wildin. Others included a 1956 Mark II owned by Leon Flagg and Curtis Lamon and a 1948 Continental entered by Kirk Wentland and Lawrence Camusa. More than two dozen Lincolns were entered in the concours with the oldest being a 1922 Model L-124.
A “stealth” Lincoln with no obvious exterior badging belonging to Ralph Marano was ID’d as a 1938 LIncoln K-12 LeBaron five passenger convertible sedan.
A “stealth” Lincoln with no obvious exterior badging belonging to Ralph Marano was ID’d as a 1938 LIncoln K-12 LeBaron five passenger convertible sedan
See below for a smattering of other classics entered in the tour.
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