One of the most important dates in the classic car calendar is almost upon us ? the Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance, and with it special events to celebrate BMW?s centenary, 50 years of the Lamborghini Miura and the 60th anniversary of the Ford GT 40 knocking Ferrari off its perch at Le Mans. Universally considered […]The post Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance Preview appeared first on Pursuitist.

One of the most important dates in the classic car calendar is almost upon us ? the Pebble Beach Concours d?Elegance, and with it special events to celebrate BMW?s centenary, 50 years of the Lamborghini Miura and the 60th anniversary of the Ford GT 40 knocking Ferrari off its perch at Le Mans.Universally considered the Concours d?Elegance of Concours d?Elegance events, this year?s parade of stunning pre- and post-war classic cars gets underway on August 21, the final day of Monterey Car Week.BMW fetes its centenaryIf you?re lucky enough to be going ? ticket prices start at US$325 ? then expect to see an awful lot of BMWs. The German marque is promising the biggest celebration of its centenary outside of Munich.As well as pristine examples of its greatest road and racing cars of all time, the company will be unveiling a concept-car homage to the 2002, the compact coupe that really established BMW?s performance and premium car credentials in 1966. The Concours will also see the official global unveiling of a painstakingly-restored 1957 BMW 507 roadster that once belonged to Elv...