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Pebble Beach 2026

Podcast: BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show · Motoring Podcast Network

Opublikowano: 2026-08-21

Motoring historian Jon Summers recaps Pebble Beach 2026, focusing on the Best in Show: Clark Gable’s freshly restored 400-hp short-chassis Duesenberg SSJ, alongside notable Duesenbergs like the “20 Grand.” He highlights show-field storytelling through juxtaposed classes—streamlining to aerodynamics experiments—featuring the Round Door Rolls, Phantom Corsair, and Japanese Group C and other JDM race cars, plus Jaguars including a Lady Diana XJS and Bob Tullius’s caged racer. Summers’ favorite is a preserved Hispano-Suiza, emphasizing patina and smell over faultless restorations, and he reflects on how noise and odor may gain importance with electrification. He also discusses Car Week auction dynami...