The 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta. Photo / Supplied
An Alfa Romeo owned by Jon and Mary Shirley was named best of show at the 58th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the world's ultimate classic and historic car event.
Jon Shirley, the former president and chief operating officer of Microsoft, bought his 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring
Berlinetta four years ago.
The 8C 2900B was Alfa Romeo's most prestigious grand touring car of the 1930s.
Only 33 examples were ever completed for road use, and most were bodied by Carrozzeria Touring. The body on this car is unique. One of six privately commissioned Berlinettas, it was used in several advertisements by Alfa.
"This car has an intriguing history," says Jon. "It won the first race at Watkins Glen in 1948 and, although the car's been driven quite a bit, it has never been wrecked.
"I've always been an Alfa fan, so winning at Pebble Beach just doesn't get much better. I can't wait to take it back on the road real soon."
