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Irish tea time - Lectures musicales autour d'un thé irlandais avec Sabrina Livbardon et Michael André - Chambon-Feugerolles- 29 novembre 18h30

Irish tea time – Lectures musicales autour d’un thé irlandais avec Sabrina Livbardon et Michael André – Chambon-Feugerolles- 29 novembre 18h30

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Vaguely art Related Research

Image from  “MISSION ARCHÉOLOGIQUE DE MARI”, the “stele of Ninhursag”

If people are interested, I have included a summary of the research I did for my latest piece under the cut. (outside of the source myth) Though, to be honest, describing it here is mostly for my own sanity.

I came across the paper Texts, art, and archeology: An archaic plague from Mari and the Sumerian birth-goddess Ninhursag. (Gregory Chambon, Michael Guichard,  Anne-Isabelle Langlois) which is entirely about trying to prove that the above plague could be Ninhursag. The paper makes a pretty convincing argument (to me anyway, I’m still a novice in reading this kind of analysis) so I thought I would try doing a rendition on it. 

My design of her overall is based more off of the reliefs that have been conclusively identified as her, such as a pre-Sargonic plaque the paper also mentions, where she has long chaotic braids and a sort of muffin-top shaped crown.

I did some digging as to the plants that Enki eats in Enki and Ninhursag as well, but could not find anything conclusive. @yamayuandadu​ replied about this subject (I suppose I’m outing myself as the anon that asked about the plants a while ago) was helpful in illuminating that identifying specific plants in ancient Mesopotamian texts can be difficult. I decided to make exaggerated versions of real plants in the region, and did some reading about Mesopotamian gardens (Ancient Mesopotamian Gardens and the Identification of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Resolved by Stephanie Dalley was a great read, but it didn’t help me that much) and culinary plants, and made the final version based on those.

All considered I spent like a week researching these plants that don’t even take up a full third of the page. Maybe I will do a piece involving Babylonian gardens at some point, since I’ve got some knowledge on that now. 

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Full interview of Timothée and Armie : Le Figaro 02.28.18 Translation (approximative by me)

-INTERVIEW - In competition for four Oscars, Luca Guadagnino's film will be released this Wednesday. His director has breathed his sensuality and unprecedented modesty, revealing the talent of the actor of 22 years and resurrecting the career of Armie Hammer. Le Figaro met the two actors for a facetious discussion.

-No respite for the Call me by your name team. After a week spent between Los Angeles and Rome, they landed mid-January in Paris to promote the film from the cult novel by André Aciman Later or never. This jewel of tenderness and humanity signed by Luca Guadagnino, the director of Amore and A bigger splash tells the awakening of the desire between two young men in Italy of the 80s and is like Tom Thumb at the Oscars, with 4 appointments. The idyll is in the running, on March 4, the statuette of the best film and the best actor for his star and revelation, Timothée Chalamet. At 22, the Franco-American actor, seen in Homeland and Lady Bird who also released Wednesday in theaters, is the youngest actor to compete in this category since 1939! Call me by your name also marks Armie Hammer's return to the stage. Noticed in 2010 in The social network by David Fincher, the 31-year-old American has also suffered several setbacks at the box office, with Lone Ranger, birth of a hero and very special agents: Code U.N.C.L.E.

-Unveiled at the Sundance Festival in January 2017, Call me by your name has offered its stars an incessant world tour. Despite fatigue and jet lag, no weariness was visible to the accomplice duo who responded with enthusiasm and jocularity to our questions.

- LE FIGARO - Call me by your name took more than eight years to mount. Initially the adaptation of Andre Aciman's novel was to be brought to the screen by James Ivory. Then producer, Luca Guadagnino was propelled coscenarist and director. When did you join the adventure?

-TIMOTHEE CHALAMET - I met Luca when I was 17 in 2013. The only reason I got this appointment when I had no experience was that I had the same agent as Tilda Swinton with whom Luca had just turned A bigger splash (laughs). At the time, there was no scenario yet. I borrowed André Aciman's novel from the library of my university. I discovered a rare role for an actor of my age. Elio is an authentic and sincere description of the obsession that can accompany the awakening to sensuality. There was the added complexity of playing a contradictory character and very intellectual.

-ARMIE HAMMER - I met Luca seven or eight years ago. He liked The social network and came to Los Angeles to meet me. We had a fabulous 4:30 hours conversation about art, cinema, philosophy, literature. I said to myself: "I hit the nail, I had the role". Then no more news ... Until two years ago. I wanted to say yes immediately. My agent was worried and encouraged me to read the script: but even with a love scene with a peach, I was going!

-Do you have much in common with your characters?

-AH - Very much. Oliver is good at giving the change, to make him feel comfortable, to have confidence in him, when he does not feel that way at all. I am like that too. Oliver is not well in his skin because he can not live as he wishes: only Elio manages to break through his defenses.

- TC - This Italian summer reminded me of my holidays in France in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in the family of my father in Haute-Loire. In small European cities there is a different awareness of time: we have breakfast, we discuss, we read newspapers, we bask in the sun ...

- How did you prepare for your roles?

-TC - With Luca, we tried to stay close and faithful to the book. I have also been inspired by other films of transition to adulthood and awakening to sexuality, such as Y tu mama tambien by Alfonso Cuaron and La vie d'Adèle by Abdellatif Kechiche.( Blue is the warmest colour is the english tittle)

AH- The book portrays Elio's point of view which is not very reliable (laughs). It is enough for Oliver to say hello to him so that Elio finds cala fantasy. Conversely, if Olivier leaves without saying a word it's a bastard. Researchers gave me an idea of ​��what it is like to be gay and Jewish in the 80s in the United States on the East Coast.

- What were your most delicate scenes to shoot?

- AH- The dance scene. Oliver had to let go, get lost in space and time. This is exactly the antithesis of who I am. Swinging in front of 75 extras and technicians without music is the most uncomfortable thing I've ever done, much more than sex scenes!

- TC - The most pointed was the piano scenes because in the book Elio is a little genius. I arrived in Italy a month and a half before shooting started. I am often asked about the scenes of love, Luca filmed them with a lot of delicacy. I never had to fear that they were opportunists or voyeurs.

-Did call me by your name change your outlook on life?

- AH - In this film, there is absolutely no exposure. At no point does Luca Guadagnino tell you what these characters feel. Everyone can identify themselves. During our existence, we will go through bitter moments and milder moments. The accumulation of these moments makes what makes life so precious. Do not throw away the good for fear of the bad.

- TC - I think back to Michael Stuhlbag's monologue playing Elio's father. Listening to him declaim it's like I heard a little voice say to me, "Timmy, hunt exhilarating experiences. Be sad if they do not succeed but do not repress what you feel. If one hurts and one suffers, it suffers in the right way. To suffer in the wrong way is to suffer by hating oneself.

- ... and your career?

- TC - Call Me By Your Name is a dream come true. I got this role when I left school. How lucky to find such a fresh, demanding project with which the public reacts! When I called Call me by your name, nobody knew me. I did not have a career to risk unlike Armie ...

-AH- You mean my tramp career?

-Call me by your name was presented in January 2017 at Sundance where he received an enthusiastic actor, then in February 2017 at the Berlin festival. Now you are promoting in Europe and are in the running for four Oscars. How did you live these past months, out of the ordinary?

-TC- I do not feel absolutely jaded. I benefit every moment. Go to the four corners of the world to interact with the spectators is magic. When I was shooting with him Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, Matthew McConaughey told me something very fair: "A movie is not a sprint but a marathon. There are catches, gambling bets that do not work. We must not fight the guilt but start over and continue. Playing with Armie, seeing how he let himself be guided by his instinct but also how he approached the press events, the evenings were very instructive. It was enough for me to look at him, Luca or Daniel Kaluuya of Get out who also had an extraordinary year to know how to do it.

AH -  I am so happy that Timothy lives this great moment of recognition. There has not been such a catchy performance, so subtle from a young actor for 70 years!

-TC - After March 4th, it may be time to take a little vacation. Armie and his wife invited me to come to the Cayman Islands where he grew up! (Laughs).

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A Second Decade of Movies

Ten years ago on Facebook, I compiled a list of every movie I watched, in order, from the first decade of the network’s existence. Now, here’s part two, covering the years 2010-2019. There are 754 titles below, though some are repeat viewings. The movie I watched the most? Harold Lloyd in “The Freshman.” My favorite movie from the last decade? “The Tree of Life.”

But I began the 2010s with James Cameron’s mega-hit “Avatar.” I’ll go on record saying the movie is still enjoyable ten years later, as I watched it again in 2019 with my kids to prep for visiting the World of Pandora at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. But--I also agree with those who say there’s little remembered from the film in the culture today. Can you name the stars? Recount the plot in detail? Mostly what we remember from the film is the spectacle of it all, game-changing when it was released in 2009.

At any rate, enjoy the list below! If a title is hotlinked, it will take you to an essay, interview, or related coverage on the film by yours truly.    

1.       Avatar 2.       I Walked With A Zombie 3.       The Paradine Case 4.       Whip It 5.       The Body Snatcher 6.       Coraline 7.       Everybody’s Fine 8.       The Blind Side 9.       The Hurt Locker                 10.   Citizen Architect 11.   Fantastic Mr. Fox 12.   Dance With the One 13.   The Happy Poet                 14.   When I Rise 15.   Mr. Nice 16.   Lemmy 17.   Haynesville 18.   Rashomon 19.   Cabin in the Sky                 20.   Toy Story 2 21.   Being There 22.   Modern Times 23.   Iron Monkey 24.   Kiki’s Delivery Service 25.   Alice In Wonderland 26.   WALL·E 27.   Goldfinger 28.   A Fistful of Dollars 29.   The Red Shoes 30.   M. Hulot’s Holiday 31.   When In Rome 32.   Toy Story 3 33.   The Godfather 34.   White Heat 35.   The Girl on the Train 36.   Mary Poppins 37.   Kapò 38.   Dr. Strangelove 39.   White Dog 40.   Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 41.   Scoop 42.   Katyn 43.   Metropolis 44.   Days of Heaven 45.   Shane 46.   Ramona and Beezus 47.   Duck Soup 48.   Pillow Talk 49.   Monte Carlo 50.   Persona 51.   The Powderkids               52.   Machete 53.   THX 1138 54.   Ran 55.   Fantasia 2000 56.   Contempt 57.   The Big Red One 58.   Mid-August Lunch 59.   McCabe & Mrs. Miller 60.   Casablanca 61.   The Last Song 62.   Close Encounters of the Third Kind 63.   Sherlock, Jr. 64.   The Thin Red Line 65.   Modern Times 66.   Fantasia 67.   Mon Oncle 68.   Stagecoach 69.   Hallelujah 70.   Mademoiselle Chambon 71.   Double Take 72.   Black Swan 73.   Tangled 74.   The King’s Speech 75.   TRON: Legacy 76.   A Safe Place 77.   The King of Marvin Gardens 78.   Wings of Desire 79.   Head 80.   The Social Network 81.   Drive, He Said 82.   The Fighter 83.   Gold Diggers in Paris 84.   The Gay Divorcee 85.   The Love Parade 86.   127 Hours 87.   Never Let Me Go 88.   Forrest Gump 89.   A Film Unfinished 90.   How To Train Your Dragon 91.   Modern Times 92.   Malcolm X 93.   When I Rise 94.   Inception 95.   The Kids Are All Right 96.   A Time For Drunken Horses 97.   Our Hospitality 98.   The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 99.   The Mikado 100.   Something Ventured 101.   Five Time Champion 102.   Natural Selection 103.   Kumare                 104.    F#$k My Life 105.    Hesher 106.    Small, Beautifully Moving Parts 107.      Win Win 108.     Beats of Freedom 109.     Topsy-Turvy 110.     Taken By Storm                 111.     I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang 112.  Army of Shadows 113.  The Life of Emile Zola 114.   Rio 115.  East of Eden 116.  The Drummond Will 117.  Cooper 118.  Marriage Italian Style 119.  Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 120.  Sunflower 121. Salt of This Sea 122. Casablanca 123.   The Happy Thieves 124.  The Art of Getting By 125. Patty Hearst 126. Breathless 127. The Tree of Life 128.  Nora’s Will 129.  Mr. Popper’s Penguins 130.                        My Man Godfrey 131.                        The Muppet Movie 132.                        Back to the Future 133.                        Back to the Future Part II 134.                        Back to the Future Part III 135.                        Rear Window 136.                        Q: The Winged Serpent 137.                        Cars 2 138.                        The Godfather Part II 139.                        Super 8 140.                        Dazed and Confused 141.                        All Night Long 142.                        The Tree of Life 143.                        Winnie the Pooh 144.                        M. Hulot’s Holiday 145.                        Snow Flower and the Secret Fan               146.                        A Thousand Clowns 147.                        Tokyo Story 148.                        The Smurfs 149.                        The League of Gentlemen 150.                        Malcolm X (1972) 151.                        Late Spring 152.                        Ladies & Gentlemen the Rolling Stones 153.                        The Princess Bride 154.                        Hud 155.                        The Boys 156.                        Poetry 157.                        Waking Sleeping Beauty               158.                        Martha Marcy May Marlene 159.                        Seduced and Abandoned 160.                        The Nightmare Before Christmas 161.                        The Third Man   162.                        Dressed To Kill 163.                        Echotone 164.                        Straw Dogs (1971) 165.                        Sapphire 166.                        Broken Embraces 167.                        The Wild One 168.                        La Belle et la Bête 169.                        The Tree of Life 170.                        Beauty and the Beast 171.                        Killer’s Kiss 172.                        The Producers 173.                        Camille (1921) 174.                        She’s Gotta Have It 175.                        La Belle et la Bête 176.                        The Descendants 177.                        Hugo 178.                        The Muppets 179.                        Another Earth 180.                        Rise of the Planet of the Apes 181.                        Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked 182.                        The Artist 183.                        Arthur Christmas 184.                        The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 185.                        Midnight in Paris 186.                        War Horse 187.                        The Whistleblower 188.                        The Great Waltz 189.                        Manhattan 190.                        Annie Hall 191.                        The Help 192.                        Moneyball 193.                        Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 194.                        Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 195.                        The Lorax 196.                        Kid-Thing 197.                        Zodiac 198.                        Hunky Dory 199.                        Wolf 200.                        Tchoupitoulas 201.                        21 Jump Street 202.                        Crulic: The Path to Beyond 203.                        The Imposter 204.                        The Descendants 205.                        Victim 206.                        Revenge of the Electric Car 207.                        We Bought a Zoo 208.                        Titanic (3D) 209.                        Shame 210.                        The Jazz Singer 211.                        For Greater Glory 212.                        Lola Versus 213.                        The Avengers 214.                        Prometheus 215.                        Citizen Kane 216.                        Brave 217.                        Rio Bravo 218.                        The Black Hole 219.                        Thunder Soul 220.                        The Gold Rush 221.                        Children of Paradise 222.                        The Natural 223.                        An American in Paris 224.                        North By Northwest 225.                        Harold and Maude 226.                        Killer Joe 227.                        Gilda 228.                        Miss Bala 229.                        Bride of Frankenstein 230.                        The Graduate 231.  ��                     Madagascar 3 232.                        Close Encounters of the Third Kind 233.                        Star Trek VI: The Final Frontier 234.                        TRON: Legacy 235.                        Rise of the Guardians 236.                        Lincoln 237.                        Finding Nemo 238.                        Hitchcock 239.                        The Illusionist 240.                        Les Misérables 241.                        A Christmas Story 242.                        Kit Kittredge: An American Girl 243.                        Silver Linings Playbook 244.                        The Apple Dumpling Gang 245.                        Zero Dark Thirty 246.                        Wreck-It Ralph 247.                        On the Waterfront 248.                        The Life of Pi 249.                        Argo 250.                        Bag It 251.                        Loves Her Gun 252.                        Good Night 253.                        Mud 254.                        Museum Hours 255.                        This Is Where We Live 256.                        Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story 257.                        Sake-Bomb 258.                        The Girl                 259.                        Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 260.                        Return to the Hiding Place 261.                        The Purple Rose of Cairo 262.                        To The Wonder 263.                        Epic 264.                        There Will Be Blood 265.                        Star Trek Into Darkness 266.                        Lawrence of Arabia 267.                        The Birds 268.                        Star Trek: First Contact 269.                        Barry Lyndon 270.                        Star Wars: A New Hope 271.                        Saboteur 272.                        Hell’s House 273.                        Of Human Bondage 274.                        The Flowers of St. Francis 275.                        Monsters University 276.                        Old Joy 277.                        Out of Africa 278.                        Safety Last! 279.                        The Killing 280.                        A Night To Remember 281.                        Singin’ in the Rain 282.                        Sherlock, Jr. 283.                        The Smurfs 2 284.                        Planes 285.                        Sicko 286.                        Brief Encounter                 287.                        Meek’s Cutoff 288.                        Wendy and Lucy 289.                        Side By Side 290.                        A.I. Artificial Intelligence 291.                        Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 292.                        Powaqqatsi 293.                        Machete Kills 294.                        Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 295.                        The Royal Tenenbaums 296.                        Moonrise Kingdom 297.                        Bottle Rocket 298.                        The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou 299.                        The Exorcist 300.                        The Darjeeling Limited   301.                        Dreamgirls 302.                        Dallas Buyers Club 303.                        Brewster McCloud 304.                        Cruising                 305.                        City Lights 306.                        Saving Mr. Banks 307.                        Frozen   308.                        Lili 309.                        The Gold Rush   310.                        Ninotchka 311.                        12 Angry Men 312.                        Lone Survivor 313.                        Her 314.                        The Nut Job 315.                        Cool It 316.                        American Hustle 317.                        Money and Medicine 318.                        Life Itself 319.                        The X From Outer Space 320.                        Captain Phillips 321.                        A Cat in Paris 322.                        Le Ciel est à Vous 323.                        Las Marthas 324.                        Rezeta 325.                        La Jaola de Oro 326.                        Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory                 327.                        Clue 328.                        Gravity 329.                        Nebraska 330.                        The Lego Movie                 331.                        Up 332.                        Liv & Ingmar 333.                        Before Midnight 334.                        Two Weeks in Another Town 335.                        Rio 2 336.                        All Is Lost 337.                        The Great Mouse Detective 338.                        The Adventures of Robin Hood 339.                        Stephen Tobolowsky’s Birthday Party 340.                        Belle 341.                        Bottled Up: The Battle Over Dublin Dr Pepper 342.                        My Dinner With Andre 343.                        Harry Dean Stanton Partly Fiction 344.                        The Lego Movie                 345.                        Bears 346.                        The Nightmare Before Christmas 347.                        Contempt 348.                        How To Train Your Dragon 2 349.                        Vertigo 350.                        Gojira 351.                        The Wizard of Oz 352.                        12 Angry Men 353.                        A Hard Day’s Night 354.                        Network 355.                        Picnic At Hanging Rock 356.                        Get On Up 357.                        E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 358.                        The Drop             359.                        The Match Factory Girl   360.                        Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 361.                        Superman 362.                        Horse Feathers 363.                        I Married A Witch 364.                        The Grand Budapest Hotel           365.                        Il Sorpasso 366.                        Conde Drácula 367.                        Boyhood 368.                        Fun and Fancy Free 369.                        The Freshman (1925)     370.                        Intimidation       371.                        I Am Love 372.                        Fantastic Mr. Fox 373.                        The Freshman (1925)     374.                        The Freshman (1925) 375.                        Safe 376.                        Invitation to the Dance 377.                        Captain America: The Winter Soldier 378.                        Bicycle Thieves 379.                        Sherlock, Jr. 380.                        Whiplash 381.                        Ida 382.                        Tron 383.                        Return of the Jedi 384.                        Petting Zoo 385.                        Western 386.                        Cinderella (2015) 387.                        Lamb 388.                        Babysitter 389.                        The Thin Blue Line 390.                        Vernon, Florida 391.                        Gates of Heaven 392.                        Purple Rain 393.                        Sullivan’s Travels 394.                        Star Wars: Episode I 395.                        Safety Last! 396.                        Jesus Christ Superstar 397.                        Anatomy of a Murder 398.                        Mary Poppins 399.                        Inside Out 400.                        Love & Mercy 401.                        A Star Is Born (1954) 402.                        The Princess and the Frog 403.                        The Freshman (1925) 404.                        Zazie dans la Métro 405.                        The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 406.                        Lilo & Stitch 407.                        Monkey Kingdom 408.                        Foreign Correspondent 409.                        The Princess Bride 410.                        Tomorrowland 411.                        Rome: Open City 412.                        A Hard Day’s Night 413.                        Star Trek: Generations 414.                        The Roaring Twenties 415.                        Following the Ninth 416.                        Samantha: An American Girl Holiday 417.                        He Named Me Malala 418.                        Wings of Life 419.                        Singin’ in the Rain 420.                        The Peanuts Movie 421.                        Spotlight 422.                        The Good Dinosaur 423.                        Fantasia 2000 424.                        Reel Injun 425.                        It Happened One Night 426.                        Star Wars: The Force Awakens 427.                        Star Wars: Episode II 428.                        Concussion 429.                        One Hour With You 430.                        Enchanted 431.                        A Room With A View 432.                        The Hateful Eight 433.                        Speedy 434.                        Time Out of Mind 435.                        Cinderella (2015) 436.                        The Lady Vanishes 437.                        Naqoyqatsi 438.                        Suzanne’s Career 439.                        Bear Country 440.                        The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window… 441.                        Bandidas 442.                        Star Wars: The Force Awakens 443.                        Virtuosity 444.                        The Big Short 445.                        Two Days, One Night 446.                        The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe 447.                        Bridge of Spies 448.                        Brooklyn 449.                        Michael Jackson From Motown To Off The Wall 450.                        Tower 451.                        Transpecos 452.                        Last Night at the Alamo 453.                        Claire In Motion 454.                        Zootopia 455.                        Bodyguard 456.                        W. 457.                        The Adventures of Pepper and Paula 458.                        The Jungle Book (2016) 459.                        Star Wars: The Force Awakens 460.                        Captain America: Civil War 461.                        What About Bob? 462.                        Love & Friendship 463.                        Dial M For Murder 464.   ��                    Garfield                 465.                        Ben-Hur 466.                        To Kill A Mockingbird 467.                        Citizenfour 468.                        Finding Dory 469.                        Ant-Man 470.                        The Quiet Man 471.                        The Peanuts Movie 472.                        The BFG 473.                        My Dinner With Andre 474.                        Children of Men 475.                        The Last Temptation of Christ 476.                        The Secret Life of Pets 477.                        Chimes At Midnight 478.                        Brewed in the 210 479.                        Saturday Night Fever 480.                        The New World 481.                        Who Framed Roger Rabbit 482.                        Walt & El Grupo 483.                        Saludos Amigos                 484.                        The Jungle Book (2016) 485.                        The Last Picture Show 486.                        Beetlejuice 487.                        The King and I 488.                        Ride in the Whirlwind 489.                        Dracula 490.                        The Angry Birds Movie 491.                        The Sword in the Stone 492.                        Queen of Katwe 493.                        The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 494.                        Beetlejuice 495.                        Dracula 496.                        Arrival 497.                        Tron: Legacy 498.                        Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams 499.                        Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 500.                        Boomerang (1947) 501.                        Safety Last! 502.                        South of the Border 503.                        Honey, I Shrunk The Kids 504.                        Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 505.                        Jiro Dreams of Sushi 506.                        Rogue One 507.                        Moana   508.                        Once 509.                        Redes 510.                        Max Dugan Returns 511.                        Amadeus 512.                        The New World 513.                        13th 514.                        Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 515.                        Yarn 516.                        Paddington 517.                        Hidden Figures 518.                        Doctor Strange 519.                        The Lego Batman Movie 520.                        Clue 521.                        The Honor Farm 522.                        Mr. Roosevelt 523.                        La Barracuda 524.                        The Ballad of Lefty Brown 525.                        Beauty and the Beast (2017) 526.                        Cat People 527.                        The Adventures of Tintin 528.                        The Freshman (1925) 529.                        The Artist 530.                        Day for Night 531.                        Stranger on the Third Floor 532.                        Twentieth Century 533.                        Modern Times 534.                        Alien: Covenant                 535.                        Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 536.                        Norman 537.                        Casablanca 538.                        Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 539.                        Alvin & the Chipmunks: Road Chip 540.                        The Man Who Knew Too Much 541.                        Cars 3 542.                        The Sugarland Express 543.                        Redes 544.                        School of Rock 545.                        Duck Soup 546.                        Cat People 547.                        Tower 548.                        War for the Planet of the Apes 549.                        Pete’s Dragon (2016) 550.                        Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny 551.                        The Double Life of Veronique 552.                        Dunkirk                 553.                        The Adventures of Robin Hood 554.                        Something Wicked This Way Comes 555.                        Young Frankenstein 556.                        Duck Soup 557.                        Tampopo 558.                        Beggars of Life 559.                        Tender Mercies                 560.                        The Princess and the Frog 561.                        Rogue One 562.                        Steve Jobs 563.                        Despicable Me 3 564.                        Close Encounters of the Third Kind 565.                        Koyaanisqatsi 566.                        Honeysuckle Rose 567.                        Wonder Woman 568.                        Creed 569.                        North By Northwest 570.                        Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 571.                        The Nightmare Before Christmas 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諾獎預測：今年生理學或醫學獎的最大熱門是？

從2013年開始，以“兩年基礎、一年應用”的規律（基本符合基礎佔2/3這一大趨勢），今年基礎領域獲獎機會較高。

其次，基礎領域裡，誰更有機會？

前幾年是“細胞生物學—神經生物學”交替（至少兩次），再往前間或生物化學和免疫學領域，按道理今年細胞生物學的概率較高。

但考慮到近幾年尚未有生物化學（去年也算給了免疫學領域）等因素，個人傾向認為，2019年生物化學領域（以酶或蛋白為核心）機會更大，並預測以下3組機會較大。

一

純基礎領域——轉錄因子

授予在“轉錄因子發現”方面做出卓越貢獻3位科學家，其中1/2授予美國洛克菲勒大學羅德（Robert Roeder），以表彰在通用轉錄因子發現方面的貢獻。

路德教授（圖片來源：美國Wabash學院）

另外1/2由法國斯特拉斯堡大學尚邦（Pierre Chambon）和美國索爾克研究所埃文斯（Ronald Evans）教授分享，以表彰他們在特異轉錄因子——核受體方面的發現。

尚邦教授（左）

埃文斯教授（右）

預測理由：

今年恰逢真核生物RNA聚合酶發現50週年（1969年發現），而羅德和尚邦教授均對此做出重要貢獻。遺憾的是2006年化學獎已授予轉錄機制研究，因此發給這一發現的機率極低。

但是轉錄因子的發現，對轉錄調控機制的理解和藥物研發具有重要價值，考慮到這一發現對整個生命科學乃至醫學領域的重大價值，因此認為今年3位科學家分享機會最大。

另外一個考量因素，是這一發現在20世紀70、80年代取得，3位科學家年齡都已偏大，尚邦教授88歲高齡，羅德教授77歲，最年輕的埃文斯教授也已70歲（平均年齡約80歲），因此需要儘早頒獎，今年機會最大。

二

純基礎領域——組蛋白修飾

授予3位科學家：

美國洛克菲勒大學艾莉斯（David Allis）、加州大學洛杉磯分校格倫斯坦（Michael Grunstein）和哈佛大學施瑞伯（Stuart Schreiber） ，以表彰他們“在組蛋白修飾和基因表達調控領域的重要貢獻”。

艾莉斯（左）

格倫斯坦（中）

施瑞伯（右）

預測理由：

和轉錄因子類似，組蛋白修飾在基因表達調控方面也極為重要。

這是在20世紀80、90年代的貢獻，3位科學家解釋了組蛋白乙酰化修飾對轉錄過程的調控作用，核心就是組蛋白乙酰轉移酶/去乙酰化酶。

3位科學家平均年齡約70歲，這對諾貝爾獎獲得者而言，算是中年了。

三

CRISPR-Cas9系統的發現和應用

平均分配給3位科學家，德國馬普研究所卡彭蒂耶（Emmanuelle Marie Charpentier）、美國加州大學伯克利分校的杜德娜（Jennifer Anne Doudna）和杜邦公司的霍瓦特（PhilippeHorvath），以表彰他們在“CRISPR -Cas9系統發現和應用中的重要貢獻”。

卡彭蒂耶（左）

杜德娜（中）

霍瓦特（右）

預測理由：

基因編輯可稱得上目前生命科學乃至醫學最熱領域，3位科學家在2007-2012年的一系列發現為CRISPR-Cas9基因編輯技術的誕生奠定了堅實基礎，該技術核心是一種序列依賴的核酸內切酶Cas9，從這個角度出發亦可授予生理學或醫學獎（類比1978年限制性內切酶），今年獲獎也毫不奇怪。

3位科學家平均年齡約50歲，算是名副其實的青年了。

以上所列是今年獲獎機率最大3個組合，分老中青3個年齡段，個人傾向1和2組。畢竟第3組都還年輕，來日方長。

但瑞典卡羅琳斯卡醫學院評審委員如何考量，就不得而知了。

四

補充

最後再補充一個組合，假如今年仍然頒發給細胞生物學領域，則以下組合機會較大。

授予日本京都大學森和俊（Kazutoshi Mori）和美國加州大學舊金山分校瓦爾特（Peter Walter），以表彰他們在“內質網未折疊蛋白應答反應”中的重要發現。

森和俊（左）

瓦爾特（右）

當然，mTOR發現者瑞士���塞爾大學霍爾（Michael  Hall）、���脂信號通路發現者美國威爾康奈爾醫學院坎特利（Lewis  Cantley）等也是強勁競爭者，這裡不再贅述。

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Podcast 126: Running, Athletes & MTSS (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome)

Key tag words: running, gait, injuries, achilles tendon, CRIPSR, swearing, limbic system, MTSS, stress fractures, tibial stress fracture, medial tibial stress syndrome, shoe drop, treadmill running, treadmills, barefoot, cortisone, cartilage loss, runners, marathons Plus a plethora of other great running geeky stuff, clinical pearls, swearing, why not to use cortisone injections and more !

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Implantable computer chips will control your body’s movement http://nypost.com/2017/05/16/implantable-computer-chips-will-control-your-bodys-movement/?utm_campaign=partnerfeed&utm_medium=syndicated&utm_source=flipboard ANU researchers grow brain cells on a chip that can be used for neural implants http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/anu-researchers-grow-brain-cells-on-a-chip-that-can-be-used-for-neural-implants-376218.html How Scientists Think CRISPR Will Change Medicine http://time.com/4764488/crispr-genomic-technology/ 'Exercise-in-a-pill' steps closer with new study http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317263.php Swearing can boost muscle strength and stamina, scientists claim http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/swearing-can-boost-muscle-strength-10358340 MTTS: medial tibial stress syndrome https://www.thegaitguys.com/thedailyblog/2017/5/2/medial-tibial-stress-syndrome-mtss-and-the-long-flexor-of-the-big-toe Corticosteriod coffin Effect of Intra-articular Triamcinolone vs Saline on Knee Cartilage Volume and Pain in Patients With Knee OsteoarthritisA Randomized Clinical Trial Timothy E. McAlindon, DM, MPH1; Michael P. LaValley, PhD2; William F. Harvey, MD1; et al https://twitter.com/JAMA_current/status/864631934483345408 http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2626573?utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social_jn&utm_term=901304561&utm_content=content_engagement|article_engagement&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=37665463 Achilles Tendon Load is Progressively Increased with Reductions in Walking Speed. http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/publishahead/Achilles_Tendon_Load_is_Progressively_Increased.97204.aspx Shoe drop has opposite influence on running pattern when running overground or on a treadmill.   Nicolas Chambon et al https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00421-014-3072-x

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¿Carece de fundamento la evolución?

¿CUÁL es la esencia de la teoría darwiniana de la evolución? “En el sentido pleno de la palabra, el biológico, [...] evolución es el proceso por el que la vida surgió de materia inanimada y después se desarrolló enteramente por medios naturales.” La evolución darwiniana afirma que “casi todos los aspectos de la vida, o cuando menos los más interesantes, obedecen al aprovechamiento de las variaciones fortuitas por parte de la selección natural”. (Darwin’s Black Box—The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution [La caja negra de Darwin: La bioquímica cuestiona la evolución],* de Michael Behe, profesor adjunto de Bioquímica de la Universidad Lehigh, Pensilvania [E.U.A.].)

La complejidad irreducible: ¿escollo para la evolución?

Cuando Darwin formuló su teoría, los científicos sabían poco o nada de la asombrosa complejidad de la célula viva. La bioquímica moderna, el estudio de la vida a nivel molecular, ha desentrañado parte de dicha complejidad y también ha planteado serias dudas sobre la teoría de Darwin, así como importantes objeciones a ella.

Las células, los componentes básicos de todo ser vivo, están formadas por moléculas. El profesor Behe es católico, y cree en la evolución como explicación del desarrollo posterior de los animales. Pero también plantea serias dudas sobre el hecho de que la evolución explique la existencia de la célula. Él habla de máquinas moleculares que “transportan carga de un lugar a otro de la célula por ‘carreteras’ formadas por otras moléculas [...]. Las células se desplazan utilizando máquinas, se copian a sí mismas con maquinaria e ingieren alimento con maquinaria. En resumen, máquinas moleculares sumamente sofisticadas controlan todo proceso celular. De modo que los detalles de la vida están calibrados con gran precisión, y la maquinaria de la vida es complejísima”.

Ahora bien, ¿a qué escala se lleva a cabo toda esta actividad? El diámetro de una célula típica mide solo tres centésimas de milímetro. En ese espacio infinitesimal tienen lugar complejas funciones esenciales para la vida. (Véase el esquema de las páginas 8, 9.) No es de extrañar que se haya dicho: “El punto fundamental es que la célula —la base de la vida— es extraordinariamente compleja”.

Behe razona de este modo: como la célula solo puede desempeñar sus funciones cuando está completa, sería inviable mientras se estuviera formando mediante los cambios lentos y graduales provocados por la evolución. Para explicar su argumento utiliza el ejemplo de una ratonera. Este sencillo aparato solo puede funcionar cuando todos sus componentes están en su lugar. Un componente por sí solo —plataforma, resorte, barra de retención, percutor, seguro— no es una ratonera ni puede desempeñar tal función. Para que la trampa funcione han de estar todas las partes simultáneamente y en su debido lugar. De igual manera, una célula solo puede desempeñar sus funciones si tiene todos sus componentes en su lugar. Behe utiliza esta ilustración para explicar lo que él denomina “complejidad irreducible”.*

Esto representa un gran problema para el supuesto proceso de la evolución, que exige la aparición de características útiles adquiridas gradualmente. Darwin sabía que su teoría de la evolución gradual por medio de la selección natural corría el peligro de ser cuestionada, pues dijo: “Si se pudiera demostrar que existió un órgano complejo que no pudo haber sido formado por modificaciones pequeñas, numerosas y sucesivas, mi teoría se destruiría por completo”. (El origen de las especies.)

La compleja e irreducible célula constituye un enorme escollo para creer en la teoría darwiniana. En primer lugar, la evolución no logra explicar el salto entre la materia inanimada y la animada. Luego viene el problema de la primera célula compleja, que tiene que surgir de un solo golpe como unidad integral. En otras palabras, la célula (como la ratonera) tiene que aparecer de la nada, completa y funcionando.

La irreducible complejidad de la coagulación sanguínea

Otro ejemplo de complejidad irreducible lo tenemos en un proceso que la mayoría de nosotros damos por sentado cuando nos cortamos: la coagulación de la sangre. Normalmente, cualquier líquido se sale de un recipiente perforado hasta dejarlo vacío. Sin embargo, cuando nos pinchamos o cortamos la piel, rápidamente se forma un coágulo que sella la herida. Ahora bien, como saben los médicos, “la coagulación de la sangre es un proceso muy complejo e intrincadamente entretejido en el que actúan muchas proteínas interdependientes”. Estas activan lo que se denomina “cascada de la coagulación”. El delicado proceso de curación de una herida “depende por completo de la sincronización y la rapidez con que se produzcan las diferentes reacciones”. De no ser así, a una persona podría coagulársele y solidificársele toda la sangre o, por el contrario, morir desangrada. Los factores decisivos son la sincronización y la rapidez.

La investigación bioquímica ha demostrado que en la coagulación de la sangre intervienen muchos factores, y que para que el proceso tenga éxito no puede faltar ninguno de ellos. Behe pregunta: “Una vez iniciada la coagulación, ¿qué impide que esta continúe hasta que toda la sangre [...] se solidifique?”. Su respuesta es que “la formación, la restricción, el endurecimiento y la eliminación de un coágulo sanguíneo” constituyen un proceso biológico integral. Si falla una sola fase, todo el proceso falla.

Russell Doolittle, evolucionista y profesor de Bioquímica de la Universidad de California, pregunta: “¿Cómo pudo evolucionar este proceso tan complejo y delicadamente equilibrado? [...] Lo paradójico es que si cada proteína dependía de otra para activarse, ¿cómo pudo iniciarse el proceso? ¿De qué utilidad sería cualquier parte del mecanismo sin todo el conjunto?”. Doolittle trata de explicar el origen del proceso valiéndose de argumentos evolucionistas. No obstante, el profesor Behe dice que haría falta “muchísima suerte para que las piezas génicas adecuadas aparecieran en los lugares adecuados”. Según él, la explicación de Doolittle y su habla simplista ocultan enormes dificultades.

De modo que una de las principales objeciones al modelo evolutivo es el obstáculo insuperable de la complejidad irreducible. Behe afirma: “Hago hincapié en que la selección natural, el motor de la evolución darwiniana, solo funciona si hay algo que seleccionar, algo que es útil en este momento, no en el futuro”.

“Un silencio extraño y sepulcral”

El profesor Behe dice que algunos científicos han estudiado “modelos matemáticos de la evolución o nuevos métodos matemáticos para comparar e interpretar datos secuenciales”. Pero concluye lo siguiente: “Tales cálculos presuponen que la verdadera evolución es un proceso gradual y fortuito; no lo demuestran (ni pueden hacerlo)”. (Las cursivas de la última frase son nuestras.) Anteriormente había dicho: “Si uno investiga en las obras científicas que tratan de la evolución, y centra su investigación en la cuestión de cómo se desarrollaron las máquinas moleculares —la base de la vida—, encontrará un silencio extraño y sepulcral. La complejidad de los cimientos de la vida ha paralizado los intentos científicos de explicarlos; las máquinas moleculares interponen una barrera, de momento infranqueable, que impide la aceptación unánime del darwinismo”.

Esto plantea una serie de preguntas para que los científicos concienzudos las analicen: “¿Cómo se desarrolló el centro de reacción fotosintético? ¿Cómo empezó el transporte intramolecular? ¿Cómo se originó la biosíntesis del colesterol? ¿Cómo empezó a intervenir en la visión el retinal? ¿Cómo se desarrollaron las vías de señalización fosfoproteínica?”.* Behe añade: “El simple hecho de que ninguno de estos problemas siquiera se trate, y mucho menos se solucione, es una indicación muy clara de que el darwinismo no es el marco adecuado para entender el origen de complejos procesos bioquímicos”.

Si la teoría de Darwin no logra explicar el complejo fundamento molecular de las células, ¿cómo va a explicar de manera satisfactoria la existencia de los millones de especies que habitan este planeta? Al fin y al cabo, la evolución ni siquiera puede producir nuevas familias genéricas salvando la distancia entre una familia genérica y otra. (Génesis 1:11,21, 24.)

Los problemas del origen de la vida

Por muy verosímil que les parezca a algunos científicos la teoría darwiniana de la evolución, a la larga tienen que enfrentarse a la siguiente cuestión: Aun suponiendo que las variedades de seres vivos hubieran evolucionado por selección natural, ¿cómo se originó la vida? En otras palabras, el problema no radica en la supervivencia del más apto sino en la llegada del más apto, ¡y del primero! Sin embargo, como indican los comentarios de Darwin sobre la evolución del ojo, a él no le inquietaba el problema de cómo empezó la vida, pues escribió: “El saber cómo un nervio ha llegado a ser sensible a la luz, apenas nos concierne más que saber cómo se ha originado la vida misma”.

Philippe Chambon, autor francés de artículos científicos, escribió: “El propio Darwin se preguntaba cómo había seleccionado la naturaleza formas incipientes antes de que tuvieran verdadera utilidad. La lista de misterios evolutivos no tiene fin. Y los biólogos de hoy tienen que admitir humildemente, como el profesor Jean Génermont de la Universidad del Sur de París en Orsay, que ‘la teoría sintética de la evolución no puede explicar fácilmente el origen de los órganos complejos’”.

A la luz de las poquísimas probabilidades de que la evolución originara la infinita variedad y complejidad de formas de vida existentes, ¿le resulta difícil creer que todo evolucionó en la dirección correcta por pura casualidad? ¿Se pregunta cómo pudo sobrevivir criatura alguna en la lucha por la supervivencia del más apto mientras aún no se le habían terminado de desarrollar los ojos o mientras supuestamente se le desarrollaban dedos primitivos en un cuerpo infrahumano? ¿Se pregunta cómo sobrevivieron las células si existían en un estado incompleto e inadecuado?

Robert Naeye, escritor de la revista Astronomy y evolucionista, dijo que la vida en la Tierra es el resultado de “una larga secuencia de sucesos improbables [que] ocurrieron precisamente de la forma adecuada para que llegásemos a la existencia, como si hubiéramos ganado un millón de dólares en la lotería un millón de veces seguidas”. Ese razonamiento pudiera aplicarse a toda criatura que existe hoy día. Las probabilidades son ínfimas. Sin embargo, se espera que creamos que la evolución también produjo por casualidad un macho y una hembra al mismo tiempo a fin de perpetuar las nuevas especies. Para hacerlo aún más improbable, tenemos que creer además que el macho y la hembra no solo evolucionaron al mismo tiempo sino también en el mismo lugar. Si no se encuentran, no procrean.

Desde luego, creer que los millones de formas perfeccionadas de vida existen debido a millones de casualidades que salieron bien constituye un caso de credulidad extrema.

¿Por qué cree en ella la mayoría?

¿Por qué goza la evolución de tanta popularidad y tantas personas la aceptan como la única explicación del origen de la vida en la Tierra? En parte se debe a que es el criterio ortodoxo que se enseña en las escuelas y universidades, y pobre del que se atreva a expresar sus dudas. Behe dice: “Muchos estudiantes aprenden en sus libros de texto a ver el mundo con ojos evolucionistas. Pero no aprenden cómo pudo originar la evolución darwiniana los sistemas bioquímicos tan intrincados que se describen en dichos libros”. Y añade: “Para entender el éxito del darwinismo como ortodoxia y también su fracaso como ciencia en el terreno molecular, hemos de examinar los libros de texto que se utilizan para enseñar a los que aspiran a ser científicos”.

Asimismo afirma: “Si se encuestara a todos los científicos del mundo, la inmensa mayoría diría que el darwinismo es cierto. Pero los científicos, como toda otra persona, basan la mayor parte de sus opiniones en lo que dicen los demás. [...] También, y es una lástima, la comunidad científica con demasiada frecuencia rechaza las críticas por temor a dar argumentos a los creacionistas. Resulta irónico que en aras de proteger la ciencia, se haya pasado por alto la crítica científica tajante contra la selección natural”.*

¿Qué alternativa viable y confiable hay a la teoría darwiniana de la evolución? El último artículo de esta serie trata dicha cuestión.

[reseau-actu]

Déséquilibrés, terroristes, djihadistes ? Les querelles sémantiques n’y changent rien : de plus en plus d’agressions, notamment au couteau, frappent les populations occidentales. Peu importe le motif invoqué par leurs auteurs, il faut qualifier les faits en s’interrogeant sur le modus operandi des coupables.

Anne-Sophie Chazaud m’a fait l’honneur de me citer dans le cours de ses réflexions très justes sur la montée des actes d’agression sauvage, notamment des attaques au couteau.. Elle évoque un point qui me tient à cœur autant du point de vue politique que du point de vue théorique.

Les voies du déni

Comme philosophe empiriste se réclamant de la philosophie analytique, j’ai en effet depuis toujours la plus grande défiance envers les explications par les intentions subjectives. Ce qui compte, ce ne sont pas les intentions mais les actes. Hegel, pourtant pas très philosophe analytique, disait que « la vérité de l’intention, c’est l’acte ».

Or dès qu’il y a une attaque au couteau (et il y en a beaucoup – la dernière en date à Périgueux!)  non seulement les belles âmes islamo-gauchistes mais aussi les bonnes consciences des médias s’empressent d’invoquer l’absence d’intention terroriste avérée ou la pathologie mentale ou l’alcoolisme des agresseurs pour se rassurer : non ce n’est pas une action terroriste mais juste l’acte d’un déséquilibré. Et donc, circulez il n’y a rien à voir.

Une philosophie de l’action solide et crédible demande qu’on s’interroge sur les actions à partir non pas des intentions supposées des acteurs, qui sont toujours confuses et variables et susceptibles d’être décrites de mille manières, mais de la gamme des actions socialement possibles à la disposition des acteurs au moment où ils ont agi.

Les terroristes imitent les artistes

L’historien de l’art Michael Baxandall, qui se présentait lui-même comme le dernier des empiristes anglais, a génialement analysé dans son livre de 1985, Patterns of intention, on the historical explanation of pictures, que je fis traduire dans ma collection Rayon Art chez Jacqueline Chambon en 1991 sous le titre Les formes de l’intention, les stratégies de création de quatre « artistes », Chardin, Picasso, Piero della Francesca… Et les deux architectes du pont sur le Firth of Forth au nord d’Edimbourg, Fowler et Baker.

Baxandall y montrait qu’un artiste, y compris quand il innove, crée en fonction d’un registre d’intentions possibles que la culture de son temps met à sa disposition. Son intention est définie à travers les choix qu’il fait entre ces « formes » de l’intention. On ne doit donc pas partir pour l’analyse des œuvres (ici des actions) des intentions subjectives des acteurs mais des registres intentionnels à leur disposition. Il ne sert à rien de se demander quelles étaient les intentions de Chardin quand il peint « une dame prenant le thé » mais quel registre intentionnel est à sa disposition dans l’art de son temps et comment il choisit entre eux et insère sa manière propre.

On me dira : « que diable cela a-t-il à voir avec les attaques au couteau ? » ?

C’est pourtant assez clair : un agresseur a aujourd’hui à sa disposition un registre d’actions socialement définies. Aujourd’hui les attaques au couteau, avec leur signification religieuse caractéristiquement islamique, font partie des « formes de l’intention » à disposition des terroristes mais aussi des déséquilibrés, des voyous et des violents. On peut toujours s’interroger ensuite sur la responsabilité réelle de l’agresseur mais ce n’est qu’une question dérivée, annexe et en fait sans grande importance : la vérité de l’acte, c’est la reprise d’un modèle d’action religieux terroriste.

Terrorisme low-cost

La propagande islamique diffuse d’ailleurs sans relâche ce modèle et le propose à tous ceux qui veulent produire une action violente : voilà ce que vous pouvez faire…

Qui plus est ce modèle d’intention est factuellement accessible, pas cher (le prix d’un couteau de cuisine à ce jour en vente libre !) et sa portée communicationnelle et terrorisante est maximale. Il est même peu risqué du point de vue pénal car on pourra toujours invoquer l’absence de préméditation ou le dérangement – ou invoquer son droit au silence. Dans notre monde faussé par le psychologisme des juges et des avocats, c’est donc tout bénéfice. On dirait parfois que les assassins ont, eux, parfaitement compris les sophismes de l’analyse des intentions subjectives et les tournent à leur profit.

Il est donc temps d’en finir avec ces larmoiements sur des intentions qu’on peut déformer dans tous les sens avec un avocat même pas malin et devant des juges qui se prennent pour des confesseurs. Et, pire, il faut être lucide : ce genre d’attaque aura la vie dure…

[jesusvasser]

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer Named Best of Show at 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Just a week ago, Bruce R. McCaw’s 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer emerged from the restoration shop of Steve Babinsky in Lebanon, New Jersey. Today, having crossed the country, the boattailed beauty captured the top prize at the prestigious 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

“This Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer is a combination of speed, style and power,” said Concours Chairman Sandra Button. “Somehow these three elements—along with those fantastic torpedo running boards—become the very definition of elegance.”

The car, a sporting tourer, was first delivered to a Captain Miller on behalf of Earl Howe, who founded the British Racing Drivers’ Club.

“We’ve had the car for several years,” said McCaw, of Bellevue, Washington. “The question was whether or not to restore it. I always hate to restore something that doesn’t need it. But we finally found enough pictures that we knew the car needed to be restored.”

The car retains its original Marchal lighting equipment and chrome-plated wheels; these are complemented by low-cut doors and unusual torpedo-style running boards containing tools and other ancillary equipment. The rich blue color was a dress inspired by a dress made of peacock feathers in the 1850s.

In the final circle, Bruce was up against his brother John McCaw who, with wife Gwen McCaw, competed for Best of Show with their 1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder. Also in the Winner’s Circle was a 1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria owned by William E. (Chip) Connor of Reno, Nevada.

The 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, held on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links, drew 204 cars from 15 countries and 31 states—and the total included 54 first-time entrants.

This Pebble Beach Concours also raised more than $1.6 million to help people in need. Through the Pebble Beach Company Foundation, the primary charitable partner of the Concours, these charitable funds will benefit over 80 local charities.

Celebrity guests who were in attendance included comedian Jay Leno, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, media personality and former defensive end for the New York Giants Michael Strahan, actor Jerry Seinfeld, and Chief Creative Officer of Pixar John Lasseter.

The 68th Pebble Beach Concours will be held on Sunday, August 26 (the fourth rather than the third Sunday in contrast to the norm). For more information on the Pebble Beach Concours, please visit http://ift.tt/12i7tyI.

COMPLETE LIST OF 2017 WINNERS

Best of Show

  1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

  Best of Show Nominees

  1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

  1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder

John & Gwen McCaw

  Elegance Awards

  Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

  J.B. & Dorothy Nethercutt Most Elegant Closed Car

1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff Coupé

The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong

  Jules Heumann Most Elegant Open Car

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

  Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car

1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina Cabriolet Speciale

The Golomb Family Trust

  Special Awards

Alec Ulmann Trophy

1931 Hispano-Suiza J12 Saoutchik Transformable Grande Luxe

Mark & Sonia Richter, Wanaka, New Zealand

Ansel Adams Award

1906 Pope-Toledo Type XII Touring

The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

ArtCenter College of Design Award

1933 Auburn 12-165 Speedster

Lou & Kathy Ficco, Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Briggs Cunningham Trophy

1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer

Axel Schuette Fine Cars GmbH & Co. KG, Oerlinghausen, Germany

Chairman’s Trophy

1904 Holsman Model 3 Runabout

Marta Holsman and Henrietta Holsman, Carpinteria, California

Charles A. Chayne Trophy

1909 De Dion-Bouton BV Type de Course

John S. Adamick, Westlake Village, California

Classic Car Club of America Trophy

1940 Packard 1807 Custom Super Eight Rollson Sport Sedan

Michelle & Martin Cousineau, Beverly Hills, California

Dean Batchelor Trophy

1967 Gyro-X Alex Tremulis Prototype

Lane Motor Museum, Nashville, Tennessee

Elegance in Motion Trophy

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

Enzo Ferrari Trophy

1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta

Anne Brockinton Lee / Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection, Reno, Nevada

FIVA Postwar Trophy

1953 Bentley R-Type Continental H.J. Mulliner Sports Saloon

Derek Hood, Maldon, England

FIVA Prewar Trophy

1916 Locomobile Model 38 Collapsible Cabriolet

Mike Guffey, Hartford City, Indiana

The French Cup

1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet

Wayne Grafton, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Gran Turismo Trophy

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

Lincoln Trophy

1933 Lincoln KB-260 Brunn Convertible Victoria

Bill & Barbara Parfet, Hickory Corners, Michigan

Lorin Tryon Trophy

Robert T. Devlin

Lucius Beebe Trophy

1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Ascot Tourer

Jay & Christina Moore, Lahaina, Hawaii

Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Award

1929 Mercedes-Benz SS Castagna Cabriolet

The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy

1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III H.J. Mulliner Sports Limousine

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Robet, France

The Phil Hill Cup

1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

The Revs Program at Stanford Award

1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

Tony Hulman Trophy

1915 Packard 2-38 Six Runabout

Allen Strong, Urbana, Illinois

The Vitesse ~ Elegance Trophy

1956 Maserati 300S Fantuzzi Race Car

Henri Chambon, Vence, France

Class Winners

Class A: Antique

1st: 1913 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker Torpedo, Charles E. Nearburg, Dallas, Texas

2nd: 1906 Pope-Toledo Type XII Touring, The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

3rd: 1910 Thomas Flyer Model K 6-70 Flyabout, Jim Grundy, Solebury, Pennsylvania

Class C-1: American Classic Open

1st: 1932 Studebaker President Series 91 Convertible Sedan, George & Valerie Vassos, Westfield, Massachusetts

2nd: 1933 Lincoln KB-260 Brunn Convertible Victoria, Bill & Barbara Parfet, Hickory Corners, Michigan

3rd: 1928 Stearns-Knight H 8-90 Phillips Cabriolet, Brent Merrill, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Class C-2: American Classic Closed

1st: 1940 Packard 1807 Custom Super Eight Rollson Sport Sedan, Michelle & Martin Cousineau, Beverly Hills, California

2nd: 1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Custom LeBaron Sedan, Larry & Susan Nannini, Daly City, California

3rd: 1930 Cord L-29 Brougham, Shawn Coady, Loda, Illinois

Class D: Packard

1st: 1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria, William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

2nd: 1932 Packard 904 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Sport Phaeton, Samuel Lehrman, Palm Beach, Florida

3rd: 1939 Packard 1703 Super-8 Darrin Convertible Victoria, Leon Flagg and Curtis Lamon, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Class G: Duesenberg

1st: 1935 Duesenberg SJ Bohman & Schwartz Town Car, Lee & Penny Anderson, Naples, Florida

2nd: 1935 Duesenberg JN Rollston Berline, Rob & Jeannie Hilarides, Visalia, California

3rd: 1931 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe, Linda & Paul Gould, Pawling, New York

Class H: Rolls-Royce Prewar

1st: 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III H.J. Mulliner Sports Limousine, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Robet, France

2nd: 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Ascot Tourer, Jay & Christina Moore, Lahaina, Hawaii

3rd: 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Inskip Convertible Roadster, Stephen Brauer, St. Louis, Missouri

Class I: Mercedes-Benz Prewar

1st: 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer, Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

2nd: 1929 Mercedes-Benz SS Castagna Cabriolet, The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

3rd: 1934 Mercedes-Benz 380K Cabriolet A, Yi Hong Chen, Beijing, China

Class J-1: European Classic Early

1st: 1931 Hispano-Suiza J12 Saoutchik Transformable Grande Luxe, Mark & Sonia Richter, Wanaka, New Zealand

2nd: 1931 Bentley Speed Six Vanden Plas Open Four Seater Sports, Ivor Dunbar, London, England

3rd: 1930 Delage D8C Chapron Cabriolet, Ray & Bonnie Kinney, Dallas, Texas

Class J-2: European Classic Mid

1st: 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff Coupé, The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong

2nd: 1934 Delage D8 S Fernandez et Darrin Cabriolet, John Rich Jr., Frackville, Pennsylvania

3rd: 1934 SS Cars SS1 Fixed Head Coupé, Carl & Marcia Baxter, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Class J-3: European Classic Late

1st: 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Voll & Ruhrbeck Cabriolet, Jim Patterson / The Patterson Collection, Louisville, Kentucky

2nd: 1938 Lagonda V12 Rapide Drophead Coupé, Ron Rezek, Ashland, Oregon

3rd: 1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Graber Mille Miglia Cabriolet, Dr. Matthias Metz, Rosengarten, Germany

Class J-4: European Classic Sport

1st: 1930 Bentley 4½ Litre SC Vanden Plas Le Mans Sports, Private Collection

2nd: 1935 Lagonda M45 Rapide Tourer, Richard D. Lisman, Southampton, New York

3rd: 1930 OM Tipo 665 SS MM Works Race Car, Michael Haentjes, Hamburg, Germany

Class K-1: Isotta Fraschini

1st: 1927 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Fleetwood Roadster, Joseph & Margie Cassini III, West Orange, New Jersey

2nd: 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS LeBaron Cabriolet, Peter T. Boyle, Covington, Ohio

3rd: 1931 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8B Viggo Jensen Cabriolet, The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

Class K-2: Isotta Fraschini Castagna Coachwork Open

1st: 1930 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Cabriolet, Karol Pavlu, Bratislava, Slovakia

2nd: 1932 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Commodore, Blake & Lauren Atwell, Buda, Texas

3rd: 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Commodore, The Stephens Family, San Francisco, California

Class K-3: Isotta Fraschini Castagna Coachwork Closed

1st: 1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Limousine, Morton Bullock, Ruxton, Maryland

2nd: 1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Imperial Cabriolet, Paul & Joyce Toberty, Newport Coast, California

3rd: 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Imperial Landaulet, The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

Class L-1: Prewar Preservation

1st: 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer, Axel Schuette Fine Cars GmbH & Co. KG, Oerlinghausen, Germany

2nd: 1916 Locomobile Model 38 Collapsible Cabriolet, Mike Guffey, Hartford City, Indiana

3rd: 1930 Bentley Speed Six Gurney Nutting Sports Saloon, Gregor Fisken, London, England

Class L-2: Postwar Preservation

1st: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, Lukas Hüni, Zurich, Switzerland

2nd: 1954 Jaguar XK120 Open Two Seater, Kim McCullough, Pompton Plains, New Jersey

3rd: 1960 Abarth 1000 Record Pininfarina Prototype, Simone Bertolero, Moncalieri, Italy

Class M-1: Ferrari Grand Touring

1st: 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Cabriolet, Peter S. Kalikow, New York

2nd: 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta, Bob Cohen, Beverly Hills, California

3rd: 1968 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 Scaglietti NART Spyder, Chris & Ann Cox, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Class M-2: Ferrari Competition

1st: 1958 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti Spyder, Andreas Mohringer, Salzburg, Austria

2nd: 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Touring Barchetta, Thomas Peck, Irvine, California

3rd: 1967 Ferrari 412 P Competizione, Harry Yeaggy, Cincinnati, Ohio

Class M-3: Ferrari Major Race Winners

1st: 1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder, John & Gwen McCaw

2nd: 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Berlinetta, Jack & Kingsley Croul, Corona del Mar, California

3rd: 1975 Ferrari 312 T F1 Race Car, Richard Griot, Tacoma, Washington

Class M-4: Ferrari One-off Speciales

1st: 1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Pinin Farina Coupe, Lee & Joan Herrington (for the Herrington Corp. Collection), Bow, New Hampshire

2nd: 1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina Cabriolet Speciale, The Golomb Family Trust

3rd: 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano Cabriolet, Anne Brockinton Lee / Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection, Reno, Nevada

Class O-1: Postwar Open

1st: 1952 Porsche 356 Reutter Cabriolet, Robert Ingram / The Ingram Collection, Durham, North Carolina

2nd: 1965 AC Cobra 427 Roadster, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Swanson, Boston, Massachusetts

3rd: 1951 Cisitalia 202 SC Vignale Cabriolet, Leo & Lisa Schigiel, Miami Beach, Florida

Class O-2: Postwar Closed

1st: 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Boano Coupé Speciale, Tony Shooshani, Long Beach, California

2nd: 1954 Jaguar XK120 SE Pinin Farina Coupé, Classic Motor Cars Ltd., Bridgnorth, England

3rd: 1953 Siata 208CS Coupé, Tim & Janet Walker

Class O-3: Postwar Racing

1st: 1952 Siata 208CS Corsa Bertone Spider, Raffi Najjarian, Brisbane, California

2nd: 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Zagato Coupé, Jack & Kingsley Croul, Corona del Mar, California

3rd: 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Zagato Coupé, David & Jody Smith, Medina, Washington

Class O-4: Postwar Grand Touring

1st: 1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet, Wayne Grafton, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

2nd: 1948 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8C Monterosa Boneschi Cabriolet, Collezione Lopresto, Milan, Italy

3rd: 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Coupe, Vin & Erica Di Bona, Los Angeles, California

Class R: American Dream Cars of the 1960s

1st: 1965 Pontiac Vivant Herb Adams Roadster, Mark & Newie Brinker, Houston, Texas

2nd: 1966 Bosley Mark II Interstate Coupe, Stephen & Kim Bruno, Boca Raton, Florida

3rd: 1969 Farago CF 428 Carrozzeria Coggiola Coupe, Frank Campanale, Orchard Lake, Michigan

Class V: Open Wheel Race Cars

1st: 1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer, Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

2nd: 1908 Mors Grand Prix Race Car, Collier Collection at The Revs Institute, Naples, Florida

3rd: 1909 Isotta Fraschini FENC Tipo A Factory Touring, Harold Peters and Juanita Doerksen

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Just a week ago, Bruce R. McCaw’s 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer emerged from the restoration shop of Steve Babinsky in Lebanon, New Jersey. Today, having crossed the country, the boattailed beauty captured the top prize at the prestigious 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

“This Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer is a combination of speed, style and power,” said Concours Chairman Sandra Button. “Somehow these three elements—along with those fantastic torpedo running boards—become the very definition of elegance.”

The car, a sporting tourer, was first delivered to a Captain Miller on behalf of Earl Howe, who founded the British Racing Drivers’ Club.

“We’ve had the car for several years,” said McCaw, of Bellevue, Washington. “The question was whether or not to restore it. I always hate to restore something that doesn’t need it. But we finally found enough pictures that we knew the car needed to be restored.”

The car retains its original Marchal lighting equipment and chrome-plated wheels; these are complemented by low-cut doors and unusual torpedo-style running boards containing tools and other ancillary equipment. The rich blue color was a dress inspired by a dress made of peacock feathers in the 1850s.

In the final circle, Bruce was up against his brother John McCaw who, with wife Gwen McCaw, competed for Best of Show with their 1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder. Also in the Winner’s Circle was a 1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria owned by William E. (Chip) Connor of Reno, Nevada.

The 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, held on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links, drew 204 cars from 15 countries and 31 states—and the total included 54 first-time entrants.

This Pebble Beach Concours also raised more than $1.6 million to help people in need. Through the Pebble Beach Company Foundation, the primary charitable partner of the Concours, these charitable funds will benefit over 80 local charities.

Celebrity guests who were in attendance included comedian Jay Leno, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, media personality and former defensive end for the New York Giants Michael Strahan, actor Jerry Seinfeld, and Chief Creative Officer of Pixar John Lasseter.

The 68th Pebble Beach Concours will be held on Sunday, August 26 (the fourth rather than the third Sunday in contrast to the norm). For more information on the Pebble Beach Concours, please visit http://ift.tt/12i7tyI.

COMPLETE LIST OF 2017 WINNERS

Best of Show

  1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

  Best of Show Nominees

  1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

  1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder

John & Gwen McCaw

  Elegance Awards

  Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

  J.B. & Dorothy Nethercutt Most Elegant Closed Car

1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff Coupé

The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong

  Jules Heumann Most Elegant Open Car

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

  Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car

1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina Cabriolet Speciale

The Golomb Family Trust

  Special Awards

Alec Ulmann Trophy

1931 Hispano-Suiza J12 Saoutchik Transformable Grande Luxe

Mark & Sonia Richter, Wanaka, New Zealand

Ansel Adams Award

1906 Pope-Toledo Type XII Touring

The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

ArtCenter College of Design Award

1933 Auburn 12-165 Speedster

Lou & Kathy Ficco, Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Briggs Cunningham Trophy

1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer

Axel Schuette Fine Cars GmbH & Co. KG, Oerlinghausen, Germany

Chairman’s Trophy

1904 Holsman Model 3 Runabout

Marta Holsman and Henrietta Holsman, Carpinteria, California

Charles A. Chayne Trophy

1909 De Dion-Bouton BV Type de Course

John S. Adamick, Westlake Village, California

Classic Car Club of America Trophy

1940 Packard 1807 Custom Super Eight Rollson Sport Sedan

Michelle & Martin Cousineau, Beverly Hills, California

Dean Batchelor Trophy

1967 Gyro-X Alex Tremulis Prototype

Lane Motor Museum, Nashville, Tennessee

Elegance in Motion Trophy

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

Enzo Ferrari Trophy

1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta

Anne Brockinton Lee / Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection, Reno, Nevada

FIVA Postwar Trophy

1953 Bentley R-Type Continental H.J. Mulliner Sports Saloon

Derek Hood, Maldon, England

FIVA Prewar Trophy

1916 Locomobile Model 38 Collapsible Cabriolet

Mike Guffey, Hartford City, Indiana

The French Cup

1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet

Wayne Grafton, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Gran Turismo Trophy

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

Lincoln Trophy

1933 Lincoln KB-260 Brunn Convertible Victoria

Bill & Barbara Parfet, Hickory Corners, Michigan

Lorin Tryon Trophy

Robert T. Devlin

Lucius Beebe Trophy

1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Ascot Tourer

Jay & Christina Moore, Lahaina, Hawaii

Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Award

1929 Mercedes-Benz SS Castagna Cabriolet

The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy

1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III H.J. Mulliner Sports Limousine

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Robet, France

The Phil Hill Cup

1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

The Revs Program at Stanford Award

1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

Tony Hulman Trophy

1915 Packard 2-38 Six Runabout

Allen Strong, Urbana, Illinois

The Vitesse ~ Elegance Trophy

1956 Maserati 300S Fantuzzi Race Car

Henri Chambon, Vence, France

Class Winners

Class A: Antique

1st: 1913 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker Torpedo, Charles E. Nearburg, Dallas, Texas

2nd: 1906 Pope-Toledo Type XII Touring, The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

3rd: 1910 Thomas Flyer Model K 6-70 Flyabout, Jim Grundy, Solebury, Pennsylvania

Class C-1: American Classic Open

1st: 1932 Studebaker President Series 91 Convertible Sedan, George & Valerie Vassos, Westfield, Massachusetts

2nd: 1933 Lincoln KB-260 Brunn Convertible Victoria, Bill & Barbara Parfet, Hickory Corners, Michigan

3rd: 1928 Stearns-Knight H 8-90 Phillips Cabriolet, Brent Merrill, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Class C-2: American Classic Closed

1st: 1940 Packard 1807 Custom Super Eight Rollson Sport Sedan, Michelle & Martin Cousineau, Beverly Hills, California

2nd: 1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Custom LeBaron Sedan, Larry & Susan Nannini, Daly City, California

3rd: 1930 Cord L-29 Brougham, Shawn Coady, Loda, Illinois

Class D: Packard

1st: 1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria, William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

2nd: 1932 Packard 904 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Sport Phaeton, Samuel Lehrman, Palm Beach, Florida

3rd: 1939 Packard 1703 Super-8 Darrin Convertible Victoria, Leon Flagg and Curtis Lamon, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Class G: Duesenberg

1st: 1935 Duesenberg SJ Bohman & Schwartz Town Car, Lee & Penny Anderson, Naples, Florida

2nd: 1935 Duesenberg JN Rollston Berline, Rob & Jeannie Hilarides, Visalia, California

3rd: 1931 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe, Linda & Paul Gould, Pawling, New York

Class H: Rolls-Royce Prewar

1st: 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III H.J. Mulliner Sports Limousine, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Robet, France

2nd: 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Ascot Tourer, Jay & Christina Moore, Lahaina, Hawaii

3rd: 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Inskip Convertible Roadster, Stephen Brauer, St. Louis, Missouri

Class I: Mercedes-Benz Prewar

1st: 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer, Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

2nd: 1929 Mercedes-Benz SS Castagna Cabriolet, The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

3rd: 1934 Mercedes-Benz 380K Cabriolet A, Yi Hong Chen, Beijing, China

Class J-1: European Classic Early

1st: 1931 Hispano-Suiza J12 Saoutchik Transformable Grande Luxe, Mark & Sonia Richter, Wanaka, New Zealand

2nd: 1931 Bentley Speed Six Vanden Plas Open Four Seater Sports, Ivor Dunbar, London, England

3rd: 1930 Delage D8C Chapron Cabriolet, Ray & Bonnie Kinney, Dallas, Texas

Class J-2: European Classic Mid

1st: 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff Coupé, The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong

2nd: 1934 Delage D8 S Fernandez et Darrin Cabriolet, John Rich Jr., Frackville, Pennsylvania

3rd: 1934 SS Cars SS1 Fixed Head Coupé, Carl & Marcia Baxter, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Class J-3: European Classic Late

1st: 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Voll & Ruhrbeck Cabriolet, Jim Patterson / The Patterson Collection, Louisville, Kentucky

2nd: 1938 Lagonda V12 Rapide Drophead Coupé, Ron Rezek, Ashland, Oregon

3rd: 1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Graber Mille Miglia Cabriolet, Dr. Matthias Metz, Rosengarten, Germany

Class J-4: European Classic Sport

1st: 1930 Bentley 4½ Litre SC Vanden Plas Le Mans Sports, Private Collection

2nd: 1935 Lagonda M45 Rapide Tourer, Richard D. Lisman, Southampton, New York

3rd: 1930 OM Tipo 665 SS MM Works Race Car, Michael Haentjes, Hamburg, Germany

Class K-1: Isotta Fraschini

1st: 1927 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Fleetwood Roadster, Joseph & Margie Cassini III, West Orange, New Jersey

2nd: 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS LeBaron Cabriolet, Peter T. Boyle, Covington, Ohio

3rd: 1931 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8B Viggo Jensen Cabriolet, The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

Class K-2: Isotta Fraschini Castagna Coachwork Open

1st: 1930 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Cabriolet, Karol Pavlu, Bratislava, Slovakia

2nd: 1932 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Commodore, Blake & Lauren Atwell, Buda, Texas

3rd: 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Commodore, The Stephens Family, San Francisco, California

Class K-3: Isotta Fraschini Castagna Coachwork Closed

1st: 1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Limousine, Morton Bullock, Ruxton, Maryland

2nd: 1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Imperial Cabriolet, Paul & Joyce Toberty, Newport Coast, California

3rd: 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Imperial Landaulet, The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

Class L-1: Prewar Preservation

1st: 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer, Axel Schuette Fine Cars GmbH & Co. KG, Oerlinghausen, Germany

2nd: 1916 Locomobile Model 38 Collapsible Cabriolet, Mike Guffey, Hartford City, Indiana

3rd: 1930 Bentley Speed Six Gurney Nutting Sports Saloon, Gregor Fisken, London, England

Class L-2: Postwar Preservation

1st: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, Lukas Hüni, Zurich, Switzerland

2nd: 1954 Jaguar XK120 Open Two Seater, Kim McCullough, Pompton Plains, New Jersey

3rd: 1960 Abarth 1000 Record Pininfarina Prototype, Simone Bertolero, Moncalieri, Italy

Class M-1: Ferrari Grand Touring

1st: 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Cabriolet, Peter S. Kalikow, New York

2nd: 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta, Bob Cohen, Beverly Hills, California

3rd: 1968 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 Scaglietti NART Spyder, Chris & Ann Cox, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Class M-2: Ferrari Competition

1st: 1958 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti Spyder, Andreas Mohringer, Salzburg, Austria

2nd: 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Touring Barchetta, Thomas Peck, Irvine, California

3rd: 1967 Ferrari 412 P Competizione, Harry Yeaggy, Cincinnati, Ohio

Class M-3: Ferrari Major Race Winners

1st: 1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder, John & Gwen McCaw

2nd: 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Berlinetta, Jack & Kingsley Croul, Corona del Mar, California

3rd: 1975 Ferrari 312 T F1 Race Car, Richard Griot, Tacoma, Washington

Class M-4: Ferrari One-off Speciales

1st: 1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Pinin Farina Coupe, Lee & Joan Herrington (for the Herrington Corp. Collection), Bow, New Hampshire

2nd: 1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina Cabriolet Speciale, The Golomb Family Trust

3rd: 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano Cabriolet, Anne Brockinton Lee / Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection, Reno, Nevada

Class O-1: Postwar Open

1st: 1952 Porsche 356 Reutter Cabriolet, Robert Ingram / The Ingram Collection, Durham, North Carolina

2nd: 1965 AC Cobra 427 Roadster, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Swanson, Boston, Massachusetts

3rd: 1951 Cisitalia 202 SC Vignale Cabriolet, Leo & Lisa Schigiel, Miami Beach, Florida

Class O-2: Postwar Closed

1st: 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Boano Coupé Speciale, Tony Shooshani, Long Beach, California

2nd: 1954 Jaguar XK120 SE Pinin Farina Coupé, Classic Motor Cars Ltd., Bridgnorth, England

3rd: 1953 Siata 208CS Coupé, Tim & Janet Walker

Class O-3: Postwar Racing

1st: 1952 Siata 208CS Corsa Bertone Spider, Raffi Najjarian, Brisbane, California

2nd: 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Zagato Coupé, Jack & Kingsley Croul, Corona del Mar, California

3rd: 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Zagato Coupé, David & Jody Smith, Medina, Washington

Class O-4: Postwar Grand Touring

1st: 1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet, Wayne Grafton, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

2nd: 1948 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8C Monterosa Boneschi Cabriolet, Collezione Lopresto, Milan, Italy

3rd: 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Coupe, Vin & Erica Di Bona, Los Angeles, California

Class R: American Dream Cars of the 1960s

1st: 1965 Pontiac Vivant Herb Adams Roadster, Mark & Newie Brinker, Houston, Texas

2nd: 1966 Bosley Mark II Interstate Coupe, Stephen & Kim Bruno, Boca Raton, Florida

3rd: 1969 Farago CF 428 Carrozzeria Coggiola Coupe, Frank Campanale, Orchard Lake, Michigan

Class V: Open Wheel Race Cars

1st: 1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer, Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

2nd: 1908 Mors Grand Prix Race Car, Collier Collection at The Revs Institute, Naples, Florida

3rd: 1909 Isotta Fraschini FENC Tipo A Factory Touring, Harold Peters and Juanita Doerksen

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1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer Named Best of Show at 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Just a week ago, Bruce R. McCaw’s 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer emerged from the restoration shop of Steve Babinsky in Lebanon, New Jersey. Today, having crossed the country, the boattailed beauty captured the top prize at the prestigious 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

“This Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer is a combination of speed, style and power,” said Concours Chairman Sandra Button. “Somehow these three elements—along with those fantastic torpedo running boards—become the very definition of elegance.”

The car, a sporting tourer, was first delivered to a Captain Miller on behalf of Earl Howe, who founded the British Racing Drivers’ Club.

“We’ve had the car for several years,” said McCaw, of Bellevue, Washington. “The question was whether or not to restore it. I always hate to restore something that doesn’t need it. But we finally found enough pictures that we knew the car needed to be restored.”

The car retains its original Marchal lighting equipment and chrome-plated wheels; these are complemented by low-cut doors and unusual torpedo-style running boards containing tools and other ancillary equipment. The rich blue color was a dress inspired by a dress made of peacock feathers in the 1850s.

In the final circle, Bruce was up against his brother John McCaw who, with wife Gwen McCaw, competed for Best of Show with their 1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder. Also in the Winner’s Circle was a 1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria owned by William E. (Chip) Connor of Reno, Nevada.

The 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, held on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links, drew 204 cars from 15 countries and 31 states—and the total included 54 first-time entrants.

This Pebble Beach Concours also raised more than $1.6 million to help people in need. Through the Pebble Beach Company Foundation, the primary charitable partner of the Concours, these charitable funds will benefit over 80 local charities.

Celebrity guests who were in attendance included comedian Jay Leno, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, media personality and former defensive end for the New York Giants Michael Strahan, actor Jerry Seinfeld, and Chief Creative Officer of Pixar John Lasseter.

The 68th Pebble Beach Concours will be held on Sunday, August 26 (the fourth rather than the third Sunday in contrast to the norm). For more information on the Pebble Beach Concours, please visit http://ift.tt/12i7tyI.

COMPLETE LIST OF 2017 WINNERS

Best of Show

  1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

  Best of Show Nominees

  1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

  1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder

John & Gwen McCaw

  Elegance Awards

  Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

  J.B. & Dorothy Nethercutt Most Elegant Closed Car

1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff Coupé

The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong

  Jules Heumann Most Elegant Open Car

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

  Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car

1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina Cabriolet Speciale

The Golomb Family Trust

  Special Awards

Alec Ulmann Trophy

1931 Hispano-Suiza J12 Saoutchik Transformable Grande Luxe

Mark & Sonia Richter, Wanaka, New Zealand

Ansel Adams Award

1906 Pope-Toledo Type XII Touring

The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

ArtCenter College of Design Award

1933 Auburn 12-165 Speedster

Lou & Kathy Ficco, Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Briggs Cunningham Trophy

1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer

Axel Schuette Fine Cars GmbH & Co. KG, Oerlinghausen, Germany

Chairman’s Trophy

1904 Holsman Model 3 Runabout

Marta Holsman and Henrietta Holsman, Carpinteria, California

Charles A. Chayne Trophy

1909 De Dion-Bouton BV Type de Course

John S. Adamick, Westlake Village, California

Classic Car Club of America Trophy

1940 Packard 1807 Custom Super Eight Rollson Sport Sedan

Michelle & Martin Cousineau, Beverly Hills, California

Dean Batchelor Trophy

1967 Gyro-X Alex Tremulis Prototype

Lane Motor Museum, Nashville, Tennessee

Elegance in Motion Trophy

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

Enzo Ferrari Trophy

1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta

Anne Brockinton Lee / Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection, Reno, Nevada

FIVA Postwar Trophy

1953 Bentley R-Type Continental H.J. Mulliner Sports Saloon

Derek Hood, Maldon, England

FIVA Prewar Trophy

1916 Locomobile Model 38 Collapsible Cabriolet

Mike Guffey, Hartford City, Indiana

The French Cup

1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet

Wayne Grafton, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Gran Turismo Trophy

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

Lincoln Trophy

1933 Lincoln KB-260 Brunn Convertible Victoria

Bill & Barbara Parfet, Hickory Corners, Michigan

Lorin Tryon Trophy

Robert T. Devlin

Lucius Beebe Trophy

1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Ascot Tourer

Jay & Christina Moore, Lahaina, Hawaii

Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Award

1929 Mercedes-Benz SS Castagna Cabriolet

The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy

1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III H.J. Mulliner Sports Limousine

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Robet, France

The Phil Hill Cup

1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

The Revs Program at Stanford Award

1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

Tony Hulman Trophy

1915 Packard 2-38 Six Runabout

Allen Strong, Urbana, Illinois

The Vitesse ~ Elegance Trophy

1956 Maserati 300S Fantuzzi Race Car

Henri Chambon, Vence, France

Class Winners

Class A: Antique

1st: 1913 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker Torpedo, Charles E. Nearburg, Dallas, Texas

2nd: 1906 Pope-Toledo Type XII Touring, The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

3rd: 1910 Thomas Flyer Model K 6-70 Flyabout, Jim Grundy, Solebury, Pennsylvania

Class C-1: American Classic Open

1st: 1932 Studebaker President Series 91 Convertible Sedan, George & Valerie Vassos, Westfield, Massachusetts

2nd: 1933 Lincoln KB-260 Brunn Convertible Victoria, Bill & Barbara Parfet, Hickory Corners, Michigan

3rd: 1928 Stearns-Knight H 8-90 Phillips Cabriolet, Brent Merrill, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Class C-2: American Classic Closed

1st: 1940 Packard 1807 Custom Super Eight Rollson Sport Sedan, Michelle & Martin Cousineau, Beverly Hills, California

2nd: 1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Custom LeBaron Sedan, Larry & Susan Nannini, Daly City, California

3rd: 1930 Cord L-29 Brougham, Shawn Coady, Loda, Illinois

Class D: Packard

1st: 1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria, William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

2nd: 1932 Packard 904 Deluxe Eight Dietrich Sport Phaeton, Samuel Lehrman, Palm Beach, Florida

3rd: 1939 Packard 1703 Super-8 Darrin Convertible Victoria, Leon Flagg and Curtis Lamon, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Class G: Duesenberg

1st: 1935 Duesenberg SJ Bohman & Schwartz Town Car, Lee & Penny Anderson, Naples, Florida

2nd: 1935 Duesenberg JN Rollston Berline, Rob & Jeannie Hilarides, Visalia, California

3rd: 1931 Duesenberg J Murphy Convertible Coupe, Linda & Paul Gould, Pawling, New York

Class H: Rolls-Royce Prewar

1st: 1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III H.J. Mulliner Sports Limousine, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Robet, France

2nd: 1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Ascot Tourer, Jay & Christina Moore, Lahaina, Hawaii

3rd: 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Inskip Convertible Roadster, Stephen Brauer, St. Louis, Missouri

Class I: Mercedes-Benz Prewar

1st: 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer, Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

2nd: 1929 Mercedes-Benz SS Castagna Cabriolet, The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

3rd: 1934 Mercedes-Benz 380K Cabriolet A, Yi Hong Chen, Beijing, China

Class J-1: European Classic Early

1st: 1931 Hispano-Suiza J12 Saoutchik Transformable Grande Luxe, Mark & Sonia Richter, Wanaka, New Zealand

2nd: 1931 Bentley Speed Six Vanden Plas Open Four Seater Sports, Ivor Dunbar, London, England

3rd: 1930 Delage D8C Chapron Cabriolet, Ray & Bonnie Kinney, Dallas, Texas

Class J-2: European Classic Mid

1st: 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff Coupé, The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong

2nd: 1934 Delage D8 S Fernandez et Darrin Cabriolet, John Rich Jr., Frackville, Pennsylvania

3rd: 1934 SS Cars SS1 Fixed Head Coupé, Carl & Marcia Baxter, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Class J-3: European Classic Late

1st: 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Voll & Ruhrbeck Cabriolet, Jim Patterson / The Patterson Collection, Louisville, Kentucky

2nd: 1938 Lagonda V12 Rapide Drophead Coupé, Ron Rezek, Ashland, Oregon

3rd: 1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300B Graber Mille Miglia Cabriolet, Dr. Matthias Metz, Rosengarten, Germany

Class J-4: European Classic Sport

1st: 1930 Bentley 4½ Litre SC Vanden Plas Le Mans Sports, Private Collection

2nd: 1935 Lagonda M45 Rapide Tourer, Richard D. Lisman, Southampton, New York

3rd: 1930 OM Tipo 665 SS MM Works Race Car, Michael Haentjes, Hamburg, Germany

Class K-1: Isotta Fraschini

1st: 1927 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Fleetwood Roadster, Joseph & Margie Cassini III, West Orange, New Jersey

2nd: 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS LeBaron Cabriolet, Peter T. Boyle, Covington, Ohio

3rd: 1931 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8B Viggo Jensen Cabriolet, The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

Class K-2: Isotta Fraschini Castagna Coachwork Open

1st: 1930 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Cabriolet, Karol Pavlu, Bratislava, Slovakia

2nd: 1932 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A SS Castagna Commodore, Blake & Lauren Atwell, Buda, Texas

3rd: 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Commodore, The Stephens Family, San Francisco, California

Class K-3: Isotta Fraschini Castagna Coachwork Closed

1st: 1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Limousine, Morton Bullock, Ruxton, Maryland

2nd: 1929 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Imperial Cabriolet, Paul & Joyce Toberty, Newport Coast, California

3rd: 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Imperial Landaulet, The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

Class L-1: Prewar Preservation

1st: 1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer, Axel Schuette Fine Cars GmbH & Co. KG, Oerlinghausen, Germany

2nd: 1916 Locomobile Model 38 Collapsible Cabriolet, Mike Guffey, Hartford City, Indiana

3rd: 1930 Bentley Speed Six Gurney Nutting Sports Saloon, Gregor Fisken, London, England

Class L-2: Postwar Preservation

1st: 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, Lukas Hüni, Zurich, Switzerland

2nd: 1954 Jaguar XK120 Open Two Seater, Kim McCullough, Pompton Plains, New Jersey

3rd: 1960 Abarth 1000 Record Pininfarina Prototype, Simone Bertolero, Moncalieri, Italy

Class M-1: Ferrari Grand Touring

1st: 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Cabriolet, Peter S. Kalikow, New York

2nd: 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Scaglietti Berlinetta, Bob Cohen, Beverly Hills, California

3rd: 1968 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 Scaglietti NART Spyder, Chris & Ann Cox, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Class M-2: Ferrari Competition

1st: 1958 Ferrari 335 Sport Scaglietti Spyder, Andreas Mohringer, Salzburg, Austria

2nd: 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Touring Barchetta, Thomas Peck, Irvine, California

3rd: 1967 Ferrari 412 P Competizione, Harry Yeaggy, Cincinnati, Ohio

Class M-3: Ferrari Major Race Winners

1st: 1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder, John & Gwen McCaw

2nd: 1950 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Berlinetta, Jack & Kingsley Croul, Corona del Mar, California

3rd: 1975 Ferrari 312 T F1 Race Car, Richard Griot, Tacoma, Washington

Class M-4: Ferrari One-off Speciales

1st: 1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Pinin Farina Coupe, Lee & Joan Herrington (for the Herrington Corp. Collection), Bow, New Hampshire

2nd: 1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina Cabriolet Speciale, The Golomb Family Trust

3rd: 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano Cabriolet, Anne Brockinton Lee / Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection, Reno, Nevada

Class O-1: Postwar Open

1st: 1952 Porsche 356 Reutter Cabriolet, Robert Ingram / The Ingram Collection, Durham, North Carolina

2nd: 1965 AC Cobra 427 Roadster, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Swanson, Boston, Massachusetts

3rd: 1951 Cisitalia 202 SC Vignale Cabriolet, Leo & Lisa Schigiel, Miami Beach, Florida

Class O-2: Postwar Closed

1st: 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Boano Coupé Speciale, Tony Shooshani, Long Beach, California

2nd: 1954 Jaguar XK120 SE Pinin Farina Coupé, Classic Motor Cars Ltd., Bridgnorth, England

3rd: 1953 Siata 208CS Coupé, Tim & Janet Walker

Class O-3: Postwar Racing

1st: 1952 Siata 208CS Corsa Bertone Spider, Raffi Najjarian, Brisbane, California

2nd: 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Zagato Coupé, Jack & Kingsley Croul, Corona del Mar, California

3rd: 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Zagato Coupé, David & Jody Smith, Medina, Washington

Class O-4: Postwar Grand Touring

1st: 1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet, Wayne Grafton, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

2nd: 1948 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8C Monterosa Boneschi Cabriolet, Collezione Lopresto, Milan, Italy

3rd: 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Coupe, Vin & Erica Di Bona, Los Angeles, California

Class R: American Dream Cars of the 1960s

1st: 1965 Pontiac Vivant Herb Adams Roadster, Mark & Newie Brinker, Houston, Texas

2nd: 1966 Bosley Mark II Interstate Coupe, Stephen & Kim Bruno, Boca Raton, Florida

3rd: 1969 Farago CF 428 Carrozzeria Coggiola Coupe, Frank Campanale, Orchard Lake, Michigan

Class V: Open Wheel Race Cars

1st: 1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer, Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

2nd: 1908 Mors Grand Prix Race Car, Collier Collection at The Revs Institute, Naples, Florida

3rd: 1909 Isotta Fraschini FENC Tipo A Factory Touring, Harold Peters and Juanita Doerksen

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2017 Pebble Winners

Pebble Concours D’Elegance has now raised over 23million for charitable purposes, while rewarding the finest design, preservation and restoration accomplishments in the automotive world.

COMPLETE LIST OF 2017 WINNERS Best of Show 

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington 

Best of Show Nominees 

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria 

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada 

1957 Ferrari 315 S Scaglietti Spyder

John & Gwen McCaw 

Elegance Awards Gwenn Graham 

Most Elegant Convertible

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria 

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada 

J.B. & Dorothy Nethercutt Most Elegant Closed Car

1937 Bugatti Type 57S Gangloff CoupéThe Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Hong Kong 

Jules Heumann Most Elegant Open Car

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington 

Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car

1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Pinin Farina Cabriolet Speciale

The Golomb Family Trust 

Special Awards

Alec Ulmann Trophy

1931 Hispano-Suiza J12 Saoutchik Transformable Grande Luxe

Mark & Sonia Richter, Wanaka, New Zealand

Ansel Adams Award

1906 Pope-Toledo Type XII Touring

The Nethercutt Collection – Helen & Jack Nethercutt, Sylmar, California

ArtCenter College of Design Award

1933 Auburn 12-165 Speedster

Lou & Kathy Ficco, Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Briggs Cunningham Trophy

1931 Bentley 8 Litre Vanden Plas Tourer

Axel Schuette Fine Cars GmbH & Co. KG, Oerlinghausen, Germany

Chairman’s Trophy

1904 Holsman Model 3 Runabout

Marta Holsman and Henrietta Holsman, Carpinteria, California

Charles A. Chayne Trophy

1909 De Dion-Bouton BV Type de Course

John S. Adamick, Westlake Village, California

Classic Car Club of America Trophy

1940 Packard 1807 Custom Super Eight Rollson Sport Sedan

Michelle & Martin Cousineau, Beverly Hills, California

Dean Batchelor Trophy

1967 Gyro-X Alex Tremulis Prototype

Lane Motor Museum, Nashville, Tennessee

Elegance in Motion Trophy

1932 Packard 906 Twin Six Dietrich Convertible Victoria

William E. (Chip) Connor, Reno, Nevada

Enzo Ferrari Trophy

1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta

Anne Brockinton Lee / Robert M. Lee Automobile Collection, Reno, Nevada

FIVA Postwar Trophy

1953 Bentley R-Type Continental H.J. Mulliner Sports Saloon

Derek Hood, Maldon, England

FIVA Prewar Trophy

1916 Locomobile Model 38 Collapsible Cabriolet

Mike Guffey, Hartford City, Indiana

The French Cup

1947 Delahaye 135 MS Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet

Wayne Grafton, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Gran Turismo Trophy

1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer

Bruce R. McCaw, Bellevue, Washington

Lincoln Trophy

1933 Lincoln KB-260 Brunn Convertible Victoria

Bill & Barbara Parfet, Hickory Corners, Michigan

Lorin Tryon Trophy

Robert T. Devlin

Lucius Beebe Trophy

1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Brewster Ascot Tourer

Jay & Christina Moore, Lahaina, Hawaii

Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Award

1929 Mercedes-Benz SS Castagna Cabriolet

The Keller Collection at The Pyramids, Petaluma, California

Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy

1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III H.J. Mulliner Sports Limousine

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Robet, France

The Phil Hill Cup

1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

The Revs Program at Stanford Award

1907 Renault AI 35/45 HP Vanderbilt Racer

Robert Kauffman, Charlotte, North Carolina

Tony Hulman Trophy

1915 Packard 2-38 Six Runabout

Allen Strong, Urbana, Illinois

The Vitesse ~ Elegance Trophy

1956 Maserati 300S Fantuzzi Race Car

Henri Chambon, Vence, France

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