Beverly Hills Style: Our 15 Favorites from the Rodeo Drive Concours

As Weezer said 20 years ago, “Beverly Hills, that’s where I want to be!” Maybe we can’t all be livin’ in Beverly Hills, but every Father’s Day for the last 30 years, thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of Bruce Meyer, the city, and a million or so volunteers, we’ve all been able to come to Rodeo Drive every year and enjoy—for free!—some of the greatest cars in the world.

“This day truly offers something for everyone, and it’s wonderful to see so many people enjoying these amazing cars,” said Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance founder Bruce Meyer. “We are so grateful to the car owners and sponsors who make this event possible. I can’t believe we’ve been doing this for 30 years, but it’s incredible to know that we’ve created special experiences for generations of fathers and their families.”

Click on to see our 15 favorites. Above is the Best in Show winner, Richard and Boni Losee’s 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster. We kinda liked the pink ’63 Lincoln. But to each his own. Happy Father’s Day!

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

Little kid, big dreams.

4) Jaguar XK Convertible

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

The Jaguar XKs started out with the XK120 in 1948 and went on to the XK140 and XK 160 and, of course, the modern XKs from 1996 to 2015. All gorgeous.

5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

Gary Wales' car won the Rodeo Drive Award: Most Fashionable.

"And the original owner," Jay Leno said at the awards ceremony.

"Yeah I bought it from you," Wales shot back.

Great crowd!

6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

Peter Brotman's Lambo won the Fire Chief's Award for Smokin' Haute Classic.

7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

8) Porsche 550 Spyder

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

French car restoration specialist John Bothwell oversaw the recreation in Argentina of a car that could have been: a 1917 Hispano Suiza-Panhard. The car is owned by Kip Cyprus.

"The car is a real Panard chassis from 1917, as we bought it intact," Cyprus said. "It is a real World War I aircraft engine that we acquired, but the car itself was assembled together by us in Argentina at the Pursang factory."

It's all part of the car passion, expressed in real, rolling 3D.

"There is a group of guys called the Ragtime Racers that gather in different spots around the country and always meet up in August at Laguna Seca during the Historics and this car was collaborated and built in order to join the ranks of them, as all of them are of a similar story as to how they could’ve or would’ve been in the day."

Rodeo Concours co-host Jay Leno currently has two Pursang cars, a big Fiat and a Bugatti. They are all a joy to behold.

10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

Aaron Weiss has a great collection of giant old classics. Plus, he's a fun guy to hang out with.

11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

One of the cars brought by the Petersen Automotive Museum

12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

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1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

Bruce Meyer and Jay Leno chat with some of the concours' many supporters.

14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

The license plate says, "JFK."

15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

1) 1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, 2) 1964 Lincoln Convertible, 3) 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, 4) Jaguar XK Convertible, 5) 1912 Oldsmobile Defender Speedster, 6) 1968 Lamborghini Miura, 7) Ex-Michael Schumacher F1 Ferrari, 8) Porsche 550 Spyder, 9) 1917 Hispano-Panhard “Pegoud”, 10) 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III, 11) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 12) 1937 Delage DB-120 Aerosport Coupe, 14) 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible, 15) 1977 Chevrolet IROC Camaro

This one was driven by Al Unser.

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