Summer 2026

interest in cars, Concours Chairman Sandra Button recommends that they chat with partic- ipants on the show field. “The owners love talking about their cars.Ask them, ‘Why did you buy this car? Why did you restore this car? What does this car mean to you?’ That human aspect brings the cars alive,” she says. The same curiosity and passion that fuels par- ticipating car collectors influences how Concours events unfold each year. Just as Manson and other volunteers elevate road rac- ing cars and history, for example, regular atten- dees also inspired the Dawn Patrol and related annual rituals that welcome Concours entrants Taking in one of the most spectacular views in the world, this 1915 Packard 3-38 Six Five-Passenger Phaeton, from the collection of Howard A. Schaevitz, crosses over the Bixby Creek Bridge on the 2025 Tour d’Elegance. 120 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R 2 0 2 6 Cameras flash as this 1953 OSCA MT4 Barchetta, shown by Elad Shraga at the 2025 Tour d’Elegance, drives by. Photo: Kimball Studios/Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Photo: Kimball Studios/Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance