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.
Modern Art Monday: Your 2015 Pebble Beach Concours Top Dog
By Jeff Glucker
Aug 17, 2015
By Jeff Glucker
Jeff Glucker is the co-founder and Executive Editor of Hooniverse.com. He’s often seen getting passed as he hustles a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero up the 405 Freeway. IG: @HooniverseJeff
Kamil Kaluski
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
They play golf at Pebble Beach?
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
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
In the 1950 classic movie Sunset Blvd., Norma Desmond’s grand old car was a 1929 Isotta-Fraschini 8A.
That car now resides in Italy’s National Automobile Museum :
http://www.museoauto.it/website/en/component/content/article/64-isotta-fraschini/107-isotta-fraschini-mod-8-a
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.