Finalists Announced for The Best of the Best Award

This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Peninsula Classics’ Best of the Best Award — an award that highlights the finest collector car of the concours year.

This year, nine finalists will compete for the honor of Best of the Best. These are all cars that have been already awarded at major concours events in 2024. All of them have an equal chance to win — but only one will be chosen as the world’s most exquisite classic car by a panel of judges at The Peninsula Paris on February 3.

Following the award, the winning car will be on display at Retromobile in Paris from February 5-9.

“We are delighted to highlight this lineup of truly exceptional motorcars, which exemplify an astonishing level of beauty and performance,” said The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, and co-founder of The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award. “It is also a great pleasure to have become recognised, over the past ten years, as one of the premier classic car showcases in the world.”

The nominees for 2024:

Italy

1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider, coachwork by Figoni. Best of Show, 2024 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2024.

1957 Ferrari 335 S, coachwork by Scaglietti. Best of Show, 2024 Salon Privé Blenheim Palace Concours.

1964 Ferrari 250 LM, coachwork by Scaglietti on a design by Pininfarina. Best in Show, 2024 Palm Beach Cavallino Classic.

France

1937/1946 Delahaye 145 Cabriolet, coachwork by Franay. Best in Show, 2024 The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering.

1947 Delahaye 135MS Narval Cabriolet, coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi. Best of Show, 2024 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.

1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports, coachwork by Bugatti. Best in Show, 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

1937 Bugatti Type 57S Roadster, coachwork by Corsica, Best in Show, 2024 Cartier Style et Luxe.

1928 Bugatti Type 35C Grand Prix, coachwork by Bugatti. Best of Show, 2024 Chantilly Arts et Elegance Richard Mille.

Great Britain

1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Convertible, coachwork by J.S. Inskip. Best of Show, 2024 Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace.

Judges for The Peninsula Classics’ Best of the Best include Peter Brock, Fabio Filippini, Ed Welburn, Henry Ford III, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, HH Rana Manvendra Singh of Barwani, Peter Marino, Ralph Lauren and Jay Leno.

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