Best of the Best 2023 finalists revealed

A 1937 Bentley Gurney Nutting Sedanca, owned by Classic & Sports Car’s Simon Taylor, is in the running, having won Best of Show at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed’s Cartier Style et Luxe.

It’s the only British car in the final eight.

There are three Italian entries, including two Prancing Horses: the Best of Show-winning 1953 Ferrari 250MM Berlinetta from the 2023 Cavallino Classic, as well as the 1956 Ferrari 410 Superamerica ‘Superfast’ Coupé which triumphed at last summer’s The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering.

Clockwise from top: Maserati A6GCS Spider by Frua; 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Roadster; 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster

They’re joined by one of two surviving Frua-bodied Maserati A6GCS Spiders, which won at last September’s Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace.

The 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance champion, a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster, makes the Best of the Best shortlist, too, as does Salon Privé’s Best of Show, a 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Roadster.

1935 Duesenberg Model J Speedster (left); Voisin C25 Aérodyne

One of four remaining Voisin C25 Aérodynes is also competing for the Best of the Best trophy.

The 1935 car, which has previously been a Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance winner, took home Best of Show at The Amelia last year.

A 1935 Duesenberg Model J Speedster completes our rundown of these concours-winning stars.

This car – the sole Gurney Nutting-bodied Model J – earned its place on the list thanks to victory at 2023’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.

Designers Peter Brock, Flavio Manzoni and Chris Bangle, plus Ralph Lauren and Jay Leno, are among the judges for the latest edition of the Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, and 2023’s winner will be crowned on 3 September 2024 in London.

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