Concours founder Bruce Meyer, who launched the show in 1993, praised the turnout: “This day truly offers something for everyone, and it’s wonderful to see so many people enjoying these amazing cars. Celebrating dads and families with a free, world-class car show is what makes this day so special.”

Kip Cyprus received the Chairman’s Award for his remarkable 1917 Hispano Suiza-Panhard. “The car is a real Panhard chassis from 1917, as we bought it intact,” Kip Cyprus told Autoweek. “It is a real World War I aircraft engine that we acquired, but the car itself was assembled together by us in Argentina at the Pursang factory.”

Kip Cyprus described the Concours as “a celebration of automotive artistry and history,” where people from all backgrounds come together to honor the stories behind these machines. “Walking down Rodeo Drive, surrounded by automotive legends, you can’t help but feel the energy and passion that drives this community. Every car has a story, and every owner is a steward of history,” he said.

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The1929 Duesenberg with Jay Leno to the left of Kip Cyprus and Beverly Hills car collector Bruce Meyer to the right in the cowboy hat.

Kip Cyprus together with Jay Leno as he is scrutinizing the restoration of Bruce Meyer’s 1929 Dusenberg.

Bill Corbett, Bruce Meyer, Kip C. Cyprus and Chuck Wagner next to the 1929 Dusenberg.

Kip Cyprus together with Jay Leno as he is scrutinizing the restoration of Bruce Meyer’s 1929 Dusenberg.

Bruce Meyers and Kip Cyprus with the Pebble Beach judges.

Kip Cyprus describes the 1929 Duessenbeger:

A unique fact about the 1929 Duesenbergar is that it is one of the only J models that has an angled window to that degree with a chopped top.

It was built this way with an invisible top. So, what happens is the back deck look of the car – the deck that goes up and the top goes down – and it disappears along with the rumble seat.

The Dusenbergers were all custom-made for each client. It was the very wealthiest people in the 20s who were able to buy one of these, and they were all made a little different and special for each client.

This Duesenberg has been well-preserved interior-wise, supporting its original seats and dash, along with a lot of its original finishes along with some finishes from when it was previously restored in 1977.
It had to undergo a refresh and cleanup this past year for Pebble Beach.

Running a straight-eight, this car is a non-supercharged model, although they had some that were supercharged.

This is the step you take to step into the rumble seat that opens up, and there’s a couch back there.

It’s just a beautiful piece of art.

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“This is a 1967 De Tomaso Vallelunga, the first Formula 3 race car”, commented Kip Cyprus.

Kip continued, “It’s argued whether it was the De Tomaso Valanga or the Lotus, but they were the same time, so it’s a debate that remains open.”

“This 1967 De Tomaso Vallelunga has a fiberglass body with a Ford Cortina motor, a 1600cc engine.

They made 50/50 production or prototypes of the 1967 De Tomaso Vallelunga.

It weighs about 1,500 lbs with a 1600cc motor, so it really gets up and goes” remarked Kip C. Cyprus.

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It’s first model was the Corvette then the second model under the Chevrolet brand was the Bel Air.

The Bel Air convertible fuel injection would’ve been the top-of-the-line for the Chevrolet luxury performance model of that year.

Below are General Motors first example of the fuel injection 283 motor which would’ve been found in a 1957 Corvette.

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