The La Jolla Concours d'Elegance is a

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competition held annually in April on the

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beachfront in

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2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost at the 2022 La Jolla Concours d'Elegance

It is hosted by the

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History

In 2004 the event started as the La Jolla Motor Car Classic that included hot rods and antiques all from the local community. The next year the committee expanded by partnering with known Southern California car enthusiasts to help expand it to the more prestigious concours audience. By 2005 the event was expanded to a full weekend, containing the La Jolla Motor Classic Car Tour that has many of the competition automobiles driving along the La Jolla coast, a black-tie

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for competitors and attendees, and the finale car show on Sunday. In 2009 the committee turned the event's ownership over to the

. In 2011 the event was officially renamed to the La Jolla Concours d'Elegance and debuted with over 125 automobiles. In 2015 the competition was restructured with one overall Best of Show winner instead of a pre and post-war Best of Show. The 2020 and 2021 events were cancelled due to the

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. The 2022 the event featured several live

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with vintage aircraft alongside the concours and was sponsored by

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and Pacific

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Best of Show winners

Cameron & Carson Richards (La Jolla 2022)

Other winners

References

External links

* https://www.lajollaconcours.com {{Auto-stub Concours d'Elegance Annual events in California La Jolla, San Diego Auto shows in the United States Recurring events established in 2013