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36-413: For his work, Tjaarda was honored at the 1997 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance as well as the 1997 Concorso Italiano. Jalopnik called Tjaarda "one of the defining automotive designers of the 20th century." Noted automotive designer and journalist Robert Cumberford called Tjaarda "one of the world’s most accomplished Italian car designers." Car Design News called him "one of the great unsung heroes of

72-532: A car in hopes of being chosen. Once a car is accepted to the Concours, it cannot again be entered in the event for ten years, with three exceptions; the ownership of the car has changed, the car has been restored, or if the featured marque is obscure, the Concours car selection committee can reach out to invite cars of varying restoration quality—or cars that have previously been entered in the Concours—in order to provide

108-407: A combination of 56 years. It also supports a number of other local and national organizations. The 2016 event raised over $ 1.75 million, and the Concours has given more than $ 23 million to charities through the years. 36°33′49″N 121°56′18″W  /  36.56361°N 121.93833°W  / 36.56361; -121.93833 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited

144-501: A healthy representation of the marque for exhibition. Many of the competing cars are valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and more recently into the millions of dollars. For this reason, along with its remarkable setting and amenities, the Pebble Beach Concours is considered the premier concours in the world, and is the centerpiece of over 50 related events spanning over a week, including vintage racing cars running at

180-599: A new Rolls-Royce administrative headquarters and production facility on the Goodwood Estate near Chichester , West Sussex , and develop the Phantom, the first Rolls-Royce from the new company. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited became the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce branded cars in 2003. Rolls-Royce announced in September 2014 that a new technology and logistics centre would be built, which opened in 2016, 8 miles away from

216-575: A smaller field of 23 on May 27, 1951. In 1952, the event was moved to the 18th green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links, between the Lodge at Pebble Beach and the Pacific Ocean, overlooking Carmel Bay. The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance has continued since 1950 with one missed year: in 1960, the show was cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. In addition, heavy rain at the event in 1963 and 1965 made

252-473: Is a British luxury automobile maker that has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW AG since 2003 – as the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce -branded motor cars. The company's administrative and production headquarters are located on the 42-acre (17 ha) Goodwood Estate in Goodwood , West Sussex , England, United Kingdom. From 1906 to 2003, motor cars were manufactured and marketed under

288-867: Is an annual automotive event held on the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California . It is widely considered the most prestigious car show in the world and it is the pinnacle Concours d'Elegance competition worldwide. It is the finale of Monterey Car Week held in August every year. A Concours d'Elegance ( French , literally "a competition of elegance") is an event open to both prewar and postwar collector cars in which they are judged for authenticity, function, history, and style. Classes are commonly arranged by type, marque (manufacturer), coachbuilder , country of origin, or time period. Judges select first-, second-, and third-place finishers for each class in

324-825: The Chevrolet Corvette Rondine , the Ferrari 330GT 2+2, the Fiat 124 Spider , and the Ferrari 365 California . He later returned to Ghia, where he designed the Isuzu Bellett MX1600 concept, the De Tomaso Pantera , and the De Tomaso Longchamp . In 1981, Tom was appointed as Director of Fiat Advanced Studios. In 1984, he started his own independent design firm, Dimensione Design. Pebble Beach Concours d%27Elegance The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

360-631: The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (formerly called the Monterey Historic Automobile Races) conducted at nearby WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca , as well as classic car auctions. The Best of Show award is the pinnacle accolade given to the overall winner of the Concours that is chosen from a selection of the three highest judged vehicles from the entire event. It is considered the most prestigious award achievable at any car show worldwide. J.B. Nethercutt has

396-518: The Rolls-Royce brand by Rolls-Royce Limited and Rolls-Royce Motors . The Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG has no direct relationship to Rolls-Royce -branded vehicles produced before 2003, other than having briefly supplied components and engines. The Bentley Motors Limited subsidiary of Volkswagen AG is the direct successor to Rolls-Royce Motors and various other predecessor entities that produced Rolls-Royce and Bentley branded cars between

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432-576: The University of Michigan and presented an automobile (a sport station wagon) rather than building design for his senior thesis — winning an internship at Carrozzeria Ghia , the renowned Italian design house. In 1958, he moved to Turin, Italy , where his career began and where he continued to live and work. Tjaarda started his career at Ghia with the Innocenti 950 . By 1961 had moved to Pininfarina , where he went on to work on designs that included

468-412: The 18th green and hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links with 25 judged classes, with cars brought to Pebble Beach from 27 states and 13 countries (including the U.S.). The event describes itself as " Exhibiting prewar and postwar automobiles along with the latest in concept car designs, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is the premiere concours in the world. " 24 of the 175 cars in the field come from outside

504-431: The 1980s (unknown year), is given to, as the name says, a car of French origin considered the most significant. In 2021 the award went to a 1937 Delahaye 135 M Chapron Cabriolet owned by Tom McGough Sr. and Tom McGough Jr. of North Oaks, Minnesota . World-renowned luxury and supercar brands use the event as an overarching auto show to officially debut their new models and showcase their future concept cars , with many of

540-588: The Middle East with sales increases of 47 percent, 30 percent and 23 percent respectively. In 2014, the company designed a silver coloured Rolls-Royce-themed Paddington Bear statue—"The Spirit of Paddington"—which was located in Berkeley Square Gardens (one of fifty located around London prior to the release of the film Paddington ), which was auctioned to raise funds for the National Society for

576-618: The Pebble Beach Concours included classic motorcycles for the first time under the theme of pre-1959 British Motorcycles. The Concours received the 2011 Motoring Event of the Year award by the International Historic Motoring Awards. With the 2020 event being scrapped by the COVID-19 pandemic , the 70th was deferred to 2021. Each year's Pebble Beach Concours honors a featured marque (manufacturer), coachbuilder, or type. Though

612-633: The Rolls-Royce brand has been in use since 1906, the fate of the brand diverged between 1998 and 2003. In 2003, the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars subsidiary of BMW AG, which had been a major supplier to the brand up to 2003, began manufacturing vehicles with the Rolls-Royce name. Volkswagen AG took ownership of the Bentley name as well as previous Rolls-Royce production facilities and previous Rolls-Royce designs. Former chief executive Torsten Müller-Ötvös joined

648-477: The Rolls-Royce brand identification marks split between the two companies and Volkswagen's engine supply in jeopardy, the two companies entered into negotiations. Volkswagen agreed to sell BMW the Spirit of Ecstasy and grille shape trademarks and BMW agreed to continue supplying engines and components until 2003. Volkswagen continued to produce Rolls-Royce branded vehicles between 1998 and 2003. This gave BMW time to build

684-411: The Rolls-Royce name and logo to BMW AG for £40 million ($ 66 million), because Rolls-Royce plc had recently had joint business ventures with BMW. BMW's contract to supply engines and components to Rolls-Royce Motors allowed BMW to cancel the contract with 12 months' notice. Volkswagen would be unable to re-engineer the Rolls-Royce and Bentley vehicles to use other engines within that time frame. With

720-464: The U.S, representing Italy, England, France, Switzerland, Australia, China, Germany, Mexico, Czech Republic, Netherlands, and the Philippines. The total estimated cost of the vehicles spread across the 18th fairway at the 2006 event was US$ 200 million. From 227 cars in 2005, the 2006 event had a field reduced to 175 cars. Organizers said the change was made to allow more time to judge each car. In 2009,

756-550: The car design world." Tjaarda was born in Detroit, the son of Irene Tjaarda and Dutch auto designer John Tjaarda (born Joop Tjaarda van Starkenburg, 1897–1962), designer of the 1935 Lincoln Zephyr . Tjaarda's parents divorced in 1939 and he lived with his mother in Detroit. Tjaarda studied high school in Birmingham High School, Birmingham, Michigan (1953 renamed to Seaholm High School ). Tjaarda studied Architecture at

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792-554: The company in January 2010, with a pledge to regain the quality standards that made Rolls-Royce famous. That year sales in China increased by 600%, making it the company's second largest market after the US. On October 5, 2023, Rolls-Royce announced that Müller-Ötvös will be retiring as CEO on November 30 after 14 years. He will be succeeded by Chris Brownridge, the current CEO of BMW UK, who will become

828-402: The company's new CEO on December 1, 2023. Müller-Ötvös was the company's longest serving CEO to date. In 1998, Vickers decided to sell Rolls-Royce Motors. The most likely buyer was BMW, which already supplied engines and other components for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, but BMW's final offer of £340 million was beaten by Volkswagen's £430 million ($ 703 million). A stipulation in

864-608: The competition, whether it be due to rarity, quality of restoration, or stunning appearance. The owners of the winning vehicle are then offered the opportunity to have their car featured in the Gran Turismo series. Yamauchi is also an honorary judge for the main awards. In 2021, the Gran Turismo Award went to a 1969 Ferrari 512 S Berlinetta once driven by Jacky Ickx and John Surtees owned by Swiss-based Frenchman Pierre Mellinger. The French Cup This award, established in

900-544: The event, and the judges confer the pinnacle " Best of Show " award on one car from the group of first-place winners, which includes with an engraved trophy and engraved Rolex watch. In addition, a group of honorary judges—individuals who have made significant contributions to the automotive industry or motorsports—award a number of subjective awards to recognize standout vehicles regardless of class ribbons, as well as memorial awards created to honor specific automotive industry personages. Approximately 15,000 spectators attend

936-484: The event. Dozens of world-renowned luxury and supercar brands use the event to officially debut new models and showcase their future concept cars , with many of the participating manufacturers having their own corporate display building for the duration of the event. Participating brands have included Aston Martin , Bentley , Bugatti , Ferrari , Koenigsegg , Lamborghini , McLaren , Rolls-Royce , and dozens of others. The 72nd Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

972-621: The foundation of each company and 2003, when the BMW-controlled entity started producing cars under the Rolls-Royce brand. The BBC called Rolls-Royce "probably one of the most recognised icons in the world", and that "the name Rolls-Royce entered the English language as a superlative ." The company's line of vehicles includes the Phantom , a four-door saloon first offered in 2003 as well as its extended wheelbase two-door coupé and convertible variants;

1008-472: The lawn area unusable, and so the cars were shown at the old start/finish line of the road race, near the horse stables now known as the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. In 2001, the event saw an introduction of a new category for preservation cars. This category was designed to "bear witness to the passage of time", including the so-called barn find car. The 2006 event saw 175 cars lining

1044-468: The main headquarters, in the seaside resort town of Bognor Regis . The all-time high record of sales (beginning in 2005) was achieved in 2023, at 6,032 cars, topping 2022 sales by 11 cars. In 2011, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited sold 3,538 cars, an increase of 31 percent compared to 2010, beating the previous sales record from 1978. The strong sales growth occurred in the Asia Pacific region, Britain and

1080-460: The most Best of Show awards with 6 wins, while Bugatti and Mercedes-Benz are tied as the most successful marque with 10 wins each as of 2024. Gran Turismo Award Since 2008, Japanese-American Kazunori Yamauchi and the president of Polyphony Digital , creator of the Gran Turismo series, has presented the Gran Turismo Award to the participant vehicle that stands out as exemplary among

1116-433: The original European "Concours d'Elegance" events of the early 20th century focused on then-new cars and coachwork, the modern Concours show circuit focuses primarily on classic and vintage collector cars. Prospective entrants must submit an application for each car, and the Concours field is selected from each year's pool of applicants. Many collectors spend years and hundreds of thousands of dollars purchasing and restoring

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1152-449: The ownership documents of Rolls-Royce dictated that Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, the aero-engine maker, would retain certain essential trademarks, including the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo if the automotive division was sold. Although Vickers plc sold the vehicle designs, nameplates, administrative headquarters, production facilities, Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks to Volkswagen AG, Rolls-Royce plc chose to license

1188-428: The participating manufactures having their own corporate display building for the duration of the event. Participating brands have included Aston Martin , Acura , Audi , Bentley , Bugatti , Cadillac , Czinger , DeLorean , Ferrari , Ford , Hennessey , Koenigsegg , Lamborghini , Land Rover , Lincoln , Lucid , McLaren , Porsche , Rolls-Royce , SSC , and several others. The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport

1224-675: The smaller Ghost four-door saloon; Wraith two-door coupé; Dawn convertible; the Cullinan SUV, and the 2023 Spectre , the first all-electric Rolls-Royce. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW in 1998 after BMW licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from Rolls-Royce Holdings plc , and acquired the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG . Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has been manufacturing Rolls-Royce branded cars since 2003. Although

1260-708: Was on August 20, 2023. The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was founded in 1950 as an adjunct to the Pebble Beach Road Race , a race event sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America and conducted on a circuit of closed public roads. The 1950 and 1951 Concours were held on a practice tee and driving range adjacent to the Beach Club, a private club near the Del Monte Lodge (now known as "The Lodge at Pebble Beach"). Thirty cars were exhibited on November 4, 1950, and

1296-591: Was revealed at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours. The event hosts the Pebble Beach Auctions, which is an auto auction centered around high-end vehicles valued in the millions. In 2022 alone the auction's total sales accounted for $ 469 million USD. The proceeds of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance have supported the United Way of Monterey County and the Pebble Beach Company Foundation for

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