Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed

By Ryan Standen
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 | 8 Jan 2025
Classic & Sports Car – Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed

Nine finalists for The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award 2024 have been announced ahead of a prize-giving at The Peninsula Paris hotel in France on 3 February.

Marking its 10th anniversary in 2025, the annual celebration of concours-winning classic cars will gather 2024’s finest Best of Show recipients from the world’s most prestigious concours events.

The previous winner, a 1935 Duesenberg SJ Speedster, was announced in London in September 2024, after it placed first at 2023’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.

This year, the winning car will be displayed at Rétromobile, also held in the French capital, from 5-9 February.

Scroll down to find out more about the nine classic cars vying for the ultimate concours prize.

Classic & Sports Car – Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed

Classic & Sports Car – Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed
Classic & Sports Car – Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed

Clockwise from top: this 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Convertible is the only British car shortlisted for the Best of the Best Award 2024; 1964 Ferrari 250LM; 1957 Ferrari 335S

The sole British entry is a 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Convertible, which earned its place in the competition after it triumphed at September’s Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace.

The Inskip-styled car was one of 18 Phantom IIIs bodied at the former Brewster works in Long Island, USA. It’s believed to be a unique design.

It will go up against three Italian entries, including two Prancing Horses.

The Best of Show-winning 1957 Ferrari 335S from the 2024 Salon Privé concours will be joined by the 1964 Ferrari 250LM that won last January’s Palm Beach Cavallino Classic.

Classic & Sports Car – Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed

Classic & Sports Car – Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed
Classic & Sports Car – Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed

Clockwise from top: Figoni-bodied 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Spider; 1947 Delahaye 135MS Narval Cabriolet; 1937 Delahaye 145 Cabriolet

The other Italian entry, a Figoni-bodied 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Spider, was awarded the top prize at the 2024 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.

The bulk of the Best of the Best 2024 finalists originate from France.

A 1937 Delahaye 145 Cabriolet – which scooped overall victory at last summer’s The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering – will take on the 1947 Delahaye 135MS Narval Cabriolet that came first at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in March 2024.

They will be joined by three classic cars from Bugatti, including the ex-King Leopold III of Belgium Type 59 Sports that won the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Classic & Sports Car – Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed

Classic & Sports Car – Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed
Classic & Sports Car – Best of the Best 2024 finalists revealed

Clockwise from top: this Bugatti Type 59 Sports won last year’s Pebble Beach concours; 1928 Bugatti Type 35C Grand Prix; Bugatti Type 57S Roadster

A 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Roadster is also in the running, having taken home the Best of Show trophy at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed’s Cartier Style et Luxe.

Chantilly Arts & Elegance’s 2024 winner, a 1928 Bugatti Type 35C Grand Prix, completes the shortlist for the Best of the Best Award 2024.

Designers Peter Brock and Fabio Filippini, plus Peter Marino, Ralph Lauren and Jay Leno are among the judges.

The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award 2024’s winner will be announced on 3 February 2025 in Paris.

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Ryan Standen

Ryan Standen is Classic & Sports Car’s Editorial Assistant