"The world certainly doesn't need another classic car concours. Barely a year goes past without a new luxurious car event popping up on the lawn of a stately home, hotel or golf course. But the Peninsular Classics Best of the Best isn't a concours event - it's the Oscars of the classic car world, complete with Hollywood greats like Nicole Kidman. This year, the top honors were awarded to a rather beautiful 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B."
"The Best of the Best is the brainchild of classic car heavyweights Sir Michael Kadoorie, chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, William E. (Chip) Connor, Bruce Meyer, and Christian Philippsen. Together, they co-founded the Best of the Best in 2015, sponsored by Kadoorie's Peninsular hotel empire, which has the tough job of pitting together every 'Best in Show Winner' from the world's greatest concours events of the year prior, to select an overall winner."
The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best unites supreme champions from the world's most prestigious concours to select a single overall winner. Founded in 2015 by Sir Michael Kadoorie, William E. (Chip) Connor, Bruce Meyer, and Christian Philippsen, the event is sponsored by Kadoorie's Peninsular hotel empire. The 2026 awards evening in Paris named a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B as the top honoree. The winning Alfa beat six rivals including a 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B, a 1954 Ferrari 375 MM, a 1996 Ferrari F50 GT, a 1936 Mercedes‑Benz 500K Spezial Roadster, a 1926 Rolls‑Royce Phantom I, and a 1951 Bentley Mark VI Cresta II. The event attracts luxury and Hollywood figures such as Nicole Kidman.
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