Pebble Beach and Monterey car week 2013 preview: in pictures

Every August, car nuts from around the globe congregate on the Monterey Peninsula, on the west coast of America, to pay homage to the internal combustion engine. A series of events is run, culminating in the most prestigious concours in the world – Pebble Beach.

Over the next few days we’ll be bringing you coverage of the key events and some of the smaller ones too, all leading up the grand finale. We’ll be offering full exclusive coverage of the Pebble Beach Tour, Concorso Italiano, The Quail Concours, the Motorsports Reunion historic racing at Laguna Seca and then the Pebble Beach Concours itself.

For a full list of what makes up Pebble Beach and Monterey car week, check out our detailed preview page here – in the meantime, sit back and luxuriate in MSN’s coverage of all the key fixtures over the next few days.

By Richard Dredge, contributor, MSN Cars