2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance features Indian cars
The 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was held on August 26, 2018 in California and featured a section called 'Motor Cars of the Raj'.
The cars in the aforementioned category were sold in India during the British rule. The entry application included an artwork which featured a car made for the Royal Family of Jodhpur - a 1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental by Gurney Nutting.
The Motor Cars of the Raj section itself was split into two - Class F-1 and Class F-2, with the former reserved for Rolls-Royce and Bentley models. The winner of the Class F-1 category was declared as the 1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Gurney Nutting Streamline Coupe, followed by the 1937 Rolls-Royce 25/30 HP Gurney Nutting All Weather Tourer in second position, and the 1935 Bentley 3.5-litre Antem Drophead Coupe in the third position.
The winner of the Class F-2 category was declared as the 1931 Cadillac 452A Pinin Farina Boattail Roadster, while the 1936 Alvis Speed 25 Vanden Plas Tourer was placed second and the 1930 Stutz M LeBaron 4 Passenger Speedster came third.
A 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta was crowned the overall winner of the event.
Courtesy :- Team-bhp