A Ferrari F40 and a tiny Italian beach car might seem unlikely companions. Pebble Beach will bring them into the same conversation in 2027, exploring different expressions of speed, luxury and freedom.
The first featured classes have been announced for the 76th Concours, scheduled for Sunday 15 August 2027. Delage and Delahaye will take prominent roles in a programme spanning pre-war coachbuilding and more recent designs.
French elegance with a sporting past
Delage’s celebration combines its coachbuilt creations with the centenary of its 1927 World Championship success. The sporting side of the marque offers a useful perspective on a name often associated with luxury.
Delahaye will provide another view of French design. Its chassis became foundations for highly individual bodies, showing how proportion and surface treatment could give related cars very different identities.
Forty years of the Ferrari F40
The F40 class marks four decades since the model’s 1987 introduction. Organisers intend to explore its development from the preceding 288 GTO Evoluzione to the LM and GTE racing derivatives. That approach places a familiar supercar within a broader technical and sporting story.
Two influential centenaries
A special class and award, developed with 1000 Miglia, will commemorate the Italian race’s beginnings in 1927. Another feature will mark Harley Earl’s arrival at General Motors and the creation of its Art and Colour Section a century ago, placing automotive design itself at the centre of the celebration.
From chauffeur-driven luxury to the beach
Open-Front Town Cars will examine vehicles with enclosed passenger accommodation and an exposed driving position. La Dolce Vita Beach Cars will celebrate a lighter vision of motoring, represented by small leisure cars such as the Fiat Jolly.
Further classes are due to be announced. The accompanying archive photograph shows a 1927 Delage at the 2025 Concours; it does not confirm that individual car’s entry for 2027.
Source: Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance · 10 November 2026. Adapted from press information. Photograph: © Kimball Studios / Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
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