There’s good. There is better. And then, there’s best. But what about the best of the best? This is something we know a lot about at Robb Report . Epitomizing the particular tippy top of the winningest winners is a tough business, a task the Peninsula Hotels takes seriously by appointing the pinnacle of classic cars from the world’s top concourses every year at Monterey Car Week from their Quail Lodge & Golf Club property in pastoral Carmel Valley, California.

This time around the selection is predictably epic, covering an eclectic gamut of exceptional vehicles. Below, see the particular eight elite finalists.

1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione

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This beauty scored the Best of Show prize at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este . This jaunty rapscallion is one of nine built, and competed in the Mille Miglia only five days after it was delivered.

1957 Ferrari two hundred and fifty GT Berlinetta Tour de France

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Another silver fox through Maranello, the particular 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Tour de France was originally owned by racer Pierre Noblet. In spite of—or likelier because of—its extensive race history between 1958 plus 1960, the car was purchased for a boggling $1, 500 in 1975. One complete restoration (and many years) later, the Ferrari won Best in Show at the Cavallino Classic .

1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale

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On the particular even jauntier side is the 1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale, which will be one of only 500 road-going cars which were built for World Rally Championship homologation. Restored simply by Carrozzeria Dino Cognolato, this HF scored the top prize in the Goodwood Cartier Style et Luxe Concours d’Elegance , and is widely considered to be one associated with the world’s top examples.

1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahn-Kurier

Three of this year’s finalists are 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 Ks, pointing to the model’s vaunted status within the concours microcosm. The high-speed tuned Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahn-Kurier is the particular only one of its kind on the planet, and won the 70th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 Nited kingdom Spezial Roadster

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The particular Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial Roadster boasts a disappearing top plus suicide doors (not to mention its Best of Show award at The Quail, the Motorsports Gathering ).

1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 E Cabriolet A

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Rounding out the embarrassment associated with Mercedes-Benz riches is the particular 540 K Cabriolet A, whose supercharged inline-8 engine endowed it with an impressive triple-digit top speed, which didn’t hurt its chances of winning Best in Show at the Salon Privé Concours .

1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Cabriolet

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Hailing from the Amelia Island Concours ’ top spot is a stately 1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Cabriolet, whose wildly varied ownership history includes the King of Tunisia, the particular 12 Hours associated with Sebring founder, and a Long Island mail man.

1934 Avions Voison Type C27 Aérosport Coupe

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Last, and certainly not least, is the 1934 Avions Voison Type C27 Aérosport Coupe, among only two C27s built. Miraculously, this particular specimen was saved through being sold for scrap metal and restored in 2004 by Dominique Tessier, who rebuilt the  Hampton Court Palace Concours winner from just three reference photos of the original.

Which of these exquisite vehicular specimens will be standing atop this impossibly elegant dogpile of classics? Tune in Sunday, August 14 to find out which of these most beautiful finalists earns the Best associated with the Best award.

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