Hum Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 An ultrarare 1931 Daimler car was awarded "Best of Show" at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the top competition for high-priced collectible cars, on Sunday. The long-nosed 1931 Daimler Double-Six Corsica Drophead Coupe is one of only four that were produced. The car is currently owned by Robert Lee of Reno, Nev. It was judged the best car among 175 competing cars. The most valuable car at the show this year was a 1962 Ferrari valued at $12 million to $14 million. The average value of the cars competing at this year's event was $1.1 million, according to a spokesman for the Concours. No information was available about the value of the winning car. Daimler is a British ultraluxury car brand. It has no relationship to today's DaimlerChrysler. The 1931 Double-Six Corsica Drophead Coupe has a V-12 engine. It is the only surviving one of the four originally made. The competition involved judging in 25 narrowly defined categories. The "Best of Show" winner each year is selected from among the category winners. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levianthen Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 that is one cool car, especially if it beat out a 12 million dollar ferrari, awsome (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djesteban Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 ****! that's my car!! :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdodson Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 I wish there were some more pictures, it looks like a gorgeous car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudworth Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 (edited) I wish there were some more pictures, it looks like a gorgeous car. If you go to the PB Concourse D'elegance web page, in the 'news room' menu there is a retardedly high-res version of the pic at the top of this thread, as well as some other pics. I went through a gallery of another year's Pebble Beach entries a while back, and its just about enough to make you want to go slit your wrists. I'll see if I cant dig up the link. .... There, found it http://www.classics.com/pbbch00.html Edited August 22, 2006 by Scudworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 (edited) :unsure: I guess it's different, but I really wouldn't want to own one. What a headache it would be to take care of: garage, maintenance, insurances, etc. Edited August 22, 2006 by Hum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 screw the daimler, i wanna see that $12million ferrari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scudworth Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 screw the daimler, i wanna see that $12million ferrari. The Ferrari was a 1962, so unless you really like old ferraris you'd probably think as much of it as you do the Daimler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire21 Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 The Daimler was my dads car for over 40 years in the UK until he sold it 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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