Modern Art Monday: Your 2015 Pebble Beach Concours Top Dog

1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A
Monterey Car Week has come to a close. Our man Mad Science himself was there, and he took in the sights and sounds at the Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Young Greg Catch-A-Durian-Fruit was there with his family, and Parsh-Phanatic Bradley BrownHell was there to sniff the tailpipes of anything with an engine that lay flat.
We weren’t on the lawn though, and your not-so-humble author as actually never been at all for the automotive festivities (I once played golf there years ago, for free, way before I was in this racket… I shot a 112). Regardless, it’s hard not to pay attention to the event, that has seemingly swelled over the years. It’s always been crowded, but now with social media it seems to hit you (welcomingly, for the most part) from all angles.
That means we knew about the top dog the moment it happened. Above is your Best of Show (or Best IN Show, as every other website likes to incorrectly describe it); a 1924 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A, with coachwork by Carrosserie Worblaufen. That’s a longer model and trim name than you standard Isotta Sport plus. Also it has two rear spares, which we assume helped it garner extra rah-rah sticks in the final vote tally procedure.
Regardless, we wanted you to soak in the winner for this year. We look forward to next year, when Pebble Beach looks to celebrate the Grand National and GNX*. It’s a bold move for the event, and we can’t wait to see how the attire on the lawn changes to suit the marque model.
*This may be a rumor.**
**That we started.***
***Which won’t happen until Pebble Beach 3065.

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  1. jim Avatar
    jim

    Most people never heard of it before, but Isotta Fraschini was famous at the time as one of those over-the-top luxury brands, competing with the likes of Hispano-Suiza, Rolls-Royce and Duesenberg. Just how luxurious, you ask? How about fittings-made-of-solid-ivory luxurious?
    https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4129/5145309668_87821b1bb3_b.jpg

  2. 0A5599 Avatar
    0A5599

    They play golf at Pebble Beach?

  3. CraigSu Avatar
    CraigSu

    Good luck getting all of that confetti out of the car.
    “Jeeves! Be a good man, will you? Tah!”
    http://www.paultobin.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Jeeves.jpg

    1. Citric Avatar
      Citric

      I’m pretty sure the chauffer of that car would be significantly more German.
      http://www.filmnoirblonde.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Sunset-Blvd.-car.jpg

  4. tonyola Avatar
    tonyola

    In the 1950 classic movie Sunset Blvd., Norma Desmond’s grand old car was a 1929 Isotta-Fraschini 8A.

  5. Greg Kachadurian Avatar
    Greg Kachadurian

    You know, it took me 21 years of being a Kachadurian to learn what durian was. And Monterey car week was epic. I hope to share some of it with you guiz soon.