A free preview of over 100 vintage automobiles, which will participate in Sunday's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, took the road for a 50 mile long drive through the Monterey vicinity. Along the 17-Mile Drive, through Cannery Row, up to Laguna Seca, into Carmel and back to Pebble Beach - the participants proved beyond a doubt, that their vintage automobiles are far from being ' Trailer Queens '.

1955 Jaguar D Type Shortnose - the actual poster car for this years' Concours d'Elegance on the scenic 17-Mile Drive.

1938 Maybach DS 8 Zeppelin Sport Cabriolet with coachwork by Spohn - a beautiful example of this years' featured marque.

1934 Voisin C-25 ETS Roadster with coachwork by Saliot - a very strong candidate for this years' Best of Show. -Update 8-18 : confirmed Winner of the 52nd  Pebble  Beach  Concours  d'Elegance

1917  Hall-Scott   A-7A - one of the favorites with the spectators during the Tour as well as the Concours d'Elegance.

1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Chassis - without any coachwork yet but a reliable and comfortable means of transportation.

1930 Maybach DS 7 Zeppelin Cabriolet - another coachwork by Spohn of Ravensburg, who bodied the majority of the Maybachs.

1932Maybach DS 8 Zeppelin Cabriolet with coachwork by Spohn - and another candidate for " Best of Show " in 2002.

1958 BMW 507 Roadster - maybe the prettiest BMW ever built

1956 Maserati A6G 2000 Zagato Coupe - with owner David Sydorick.

Lunch break in Carmel - the 1957 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Pininfarina Coupe received last minute adjustment by it's mechanic.

1934 Cadillac 452 D Fleetwood Convertible Victoria - a wonderful example of one of the featured marques in 2002.

Close to the finish : 1932 Auburn 12-160A Speedster followed by the 1915 Stutz 4F Bearcat with Hanne and Craig Ekberg.