Pebble Beach Automotive Week and Monterey Classics Week 2013 preview

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If you love cars, one little corner of the globe will be irresistibly calling out to you this week. The air around Pebble Beach and the Monterey Peninsula in California is throbbing with the engine notes of world’s greatest, fastest, newest and most valuable cars.

It’s Pebble Beach Automotive Week and Monterey Classics Week 2013, a loose collection of glittering world-class car events bringing together an incredible collection of jaw-dropping exotica from across the entire automotive spectrum. From multimillion-dollar car auctions like the RM Auctions Monterey sale and the Gooding & Co Pebble Beach Auction to the Quail motorsports gathering and a host of world-exclusive new model launches, this pocket of California is hosting a full week of petrolhead nirvana.  

Naturally, we’re bringing you the full Pebble Beach and Monterey car week experience as it happens on MSN Cars. Below we run through the major model launches, car shows, auctions and track events we’ll be covering and we’ll be adding links to our exclusive content as it goes live, so bookmark this page and call back throughout the week to keep up to date with everything that’s going on at Pebble Beach 2013.

Legends of the Autobahn ay Monterey
Pebble Beach and Monterey car week 2013 preview: in pictures
We drive a Bentley Mulsanne to Monterey

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Pebble Beach is best known for its priceless classic car displays but the week’s exclusive events are increasingly being viewed as a great place for car brands to launch brand-new models. Around 20 concepts and production cars will be making their world or North American debuts this year. Here’s the pick of the crop…

Aston Martin Vanquish Volante world debut
Aston Martin reveals the convertible version of its Vanquish supercar in the metal for the first time.
Aston Martin Vanquish Volante revealed

BMW M4 Concept world debut
BMW’s 4 Series has replaced the 3 Series coupe which means the legendary M3 Coupe is now an M4 - this is the first look we'll get of the car.
BMW M4 Coupe concept revealed in Pebble Beach

Cadillac Concept world debut
Cadillac unleashes its latest concept car at the most exclusive car event in the US.
Global car launches at Pebble Beach 2013

Galpin Ford GTR1 world debut
Galpin Auto Sport will show its modern interpretation of the Ford GT. The GTR1 has a twin turbo V8 capable of pumping out 1,025hp.
Global car launches at Pebble Beach 2013

Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 50th Anniversario Roadster world debut
A new Anniversary edition of the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster breaks cover.
Lamborghini 50th anniversary collection at Concorso Italiano 2013

Laraki Epitome Concept world debut
Laraki shows off its new 1,100hp hypercar for the first time.  
Global car launches at Pebble Beach 2013

Spyker B6 Venator Spyder Concept world debut
Dutch supercar brand Spyker shows off its B6 Venator Spyder in concept car form.
Global car launches at Pebble Beach 2013

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Jaw-dropping cars routinely change hands for mind-boggling sums of money at Pebble Beach. Here’s where the action happens…

The most expensive Ferrari ever sold at auction
 

Pebble Beach Auctions – Gooding & Co
Saturday 17 August – Sunday 18 August
Right up with the biggest events at the automotive week, the Gooding & Co Pebble Beach Auctions have been selling the most sought-after cars in the world since 1990.

RM Auctions Sports and Classics of Monterey
Friday 16 August - Saturday 17 August
A major car auction event with a whole series of cars set to break the million-dollar barrier.
RM Auctions Monterey car auction 2013 preview

Mercum Auctions
Thursday 15 August – Saturday 17 August
A daytime car auction featuring classic cars, street rods, hot rods and muscle cars.

Russo and Steele
Thursday 15 August – Saturday 17 August
A car sale specialising in European sports cars alongside American muscle cars, hot rods and customs.

Bonhams Quail Lodge
Friday 16 August
British auction house Bonhams celebrates its 15th year at Pebble Beach with a major sale.
 

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Pebble Beach and Monterey present a unique opportunity to (metaphorically) kick the tyres of the most exotic and desirable cars in existence...
 

Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
Thursday 15 August
A driving tour that takes a convoy of classic cars on the beautiful roads of Monterey’s famous 17-mile drive.
Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2013: in pictures

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Sunday 18 August
The jewel in the crown of a great week of cars, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance hosts 200 of the most desirable cars in the world. Cars and bikes are judged for their style, technical merit and historical accuracy.
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance: in pictures

The Little Car Show
Wednesday 14 August
A display of weird and wonderful cars of the smaller persuasion. Exhibits must be electrically powered or with engines displacing up to 1,601cc.
The Little Car Show 2013: in pictures

The Quail Motorsports Gathering
Friday 16 August
The prestigious event showcases rare sporting cars of all kinds in a salubrious garden party setting.
The Quail Motorsports Gathering 2013: in pictures

Concorso Italiano
Friday 16 August
A celebration of Italian style embracing cars, music and food. The event has run since 1985 and this year helps Lamborghini celebrate its 50th anniversary.  
Concorso Italiano 2013: in pictures
Concorso Italiano 2013: the non-Italian cars

Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
Friday 16 August – Sunday 18 August
A three-day celebration of pre- and postwar sports and racing cars. This year the event celebrates the 60th anniversary of Corvette.
Monterey Motorsports Reunion: in pictures

Pebble Beach Retro Auto
Friday 16 August – Sunday 18 August
A display of the world’s finest automotive accessories and collectables from the past, present and future.

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In the aftermath of Pebble Beach we round-up the best and most interesting cars. Links to our exclusive content will be added as it goes live…

The best cars at the Monterey Classics week 2013
The best cars at Pebble Beach and Monterey 2013 
The most beautiful cars of Pebble Beach 2013
The most beautiful cars at Pebble Beach and Monterey week 2013
The weirdest cars of Monterey Classics week 2013
The weirdest cars of Pebble Beach and Monterey week 2013
 

Porsche celebrates 50 years of the 911 at Pebble Beach
We drive a Bentley Mulsanne to Monterey
The Little Car Show 2013: in pictures
Pebble Beach and Monterey car week preview: in pictures
RM Auctions Monterey car auction 2013 preview
RM Auctions' Villa Erba sale: the £23 million classic car auction
Legends of the Autobahn ay Monterey

 

By Steve Walker, content editor, MSN Cars