BEVERLY HILLS
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Ferrari Beverly Hills previews its newest collections including the FF at Rodeo Drive and Santa Monica. The O’Gara Coach Company will display a full slate of next-generation automobiles from its collection of top automotive marques including the new Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, the superlative Aston Martin Vanquish, the unparalleled Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, the exhilarating new Bentley GT Speed Convertible, and the highly anticipated Rolls-Royce Wraith. Fitting of the Concours’ Jet Age theme, these vehicles represent the future of automotive performance and luxury, pushing the boundaries of design and engineering.
Evolutionary Leap McLaren Automotive and The Auto Gallery are thrilled to present their all-new hypercar, the McLaren P1. Designed in a wind tunnel, the all-carbon fiber P1 boasts over 900 horsepower via the combined forces of its twin-turbo V8 and hybrid electric drivetrain. With an estimated 1,500 lbs. of downforce and Formula 1-derived technologies, the McLaren P1 offers drivers the highest performance road car the world has ever seen.
Fast & Furious Motorcycles get their moment in the sun as well with jet-inspired bikes such as the custom 2012 Moto Guzzi Dust-Bin 750 on display by Storage Wars’ Barry Weiss and Pro-Italia Motors.
The 300 block will feature autos inspired by the Jet Age with smooth aerodynamic body shapes from the 1950s and 60s, representing the optimism of the future with exciting visual elements such as fin tails, chrome-plated steel grilles and white-wall tire applications. The 400 block will once again showcase “The Best of the Best” with pre-1975 classic cars of any brand considered by the show’s curators. Scandinavian Design Gearys Beverly Hills and Kosta Boda will be providing the awards for this year’s Concours. Kosta Boda is one of the world’s leading brands of glassware and art glass, founded in Sweden in 1792, available at Gearys Beverly Hills. The Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance is produced by the Rodeo Drive Committee in association with the City of Beverly Hills. Presenting sponsors include Flexjet and Bombardier. Additional sponsors include Auto Gallery; Ferarri Beverly Hills; O’Gara Coach Company; Porsche Beverly Hills; Gearys Beverly Hills; Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau; IWC Shaffhausen; Airstream; RM Auctions; Merrill Lynch Wealth Management; Brooks Brothers; Beverly Wilshire, a Four Season’s Hotel; Kosta Boda; Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive; Lladro; Smartwater: and Fatburger. The media sponsor is The Beverly Hills Courier.
First: Ferrari FF Second: McLaren P1 Third: 2012 Moto Guzzi Dust-Bin 750 Fourth: The 1948 Tucker is one of only 51 cars made before the company folded in 1949.