Pebble Beach 2026
BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show · Aug 21, 2026 · 45:04
BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show
BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show · Aug 21, 2026 · 45:04
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Motoring historian Jon Summers recaps Pebble Beach 2026, focusing on the Best in Show: Clark Gable’s freshly restored 400-hp short-chassis Duesenberg SSJ, alongside notable Duesenbergs like the “20 Grand.” He highlights show-field storytelling through juxtaposed classes—streamlining to aerodynamics experiments—featuring the Round Door Rolls, Phantom Corsair, and Japanese Group C and other JDM race cars, plus Jaguars including a Lady Diana XJS and Bob Tullius’s caged racer. Summers’ favorite is a preserved Hispano-Suiza, emphasizing patina and smell over faultless restorations, and he reflects on how noise and odor may gain importance with electrification. He also discusses Car Week auction dynamics (record totals, Ferrari strength, a charity $40M Ferrari “Luce,” and McLaren F1/GTO comparisons), the K-shaped economy and investment-grade collectibles, and shares Laguna Seca paddock encounters with Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey, and Ford CEO Jim Farley.
===== (Oo---x---oO) =====00:00 Meet John Summers 00:40 Pebble Beach Recap Begins 00:58 Best in Show Duesenberg SSJ 10:18 Gotham City Streamliners 16:36 Vignale Oddities and Taste 18:16 Group C Magic at Laguna 22:26 Two XJS Surprises 23:49 Preservation Class and Patina 28:18 Auctions and Market Shock 30:41 Ferrari Luce and Brand Future 35:07 K Shaped Car Economy 39:52 Moto Legends Trackside 43:58 Wrap Up and Credits
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Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.
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