1937 Mercedes 540K Special Roadster Is Best of Show at Pebble Beach

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This 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster, owned by Jim Patterson of Louisville, Kentucky, took top honors at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this afternoon in California.

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Brett Berk (he/him) is a former preschool teacher and early childhood center director who spent a decade as a youth and family researcher and now covers the topics of kids and the auto industry for publications including CNN, the New York Times, Popular Mechanics and more. He has published a parenting book, The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting, and since 2008 has driven and reviewed thousands of cars for Car and Driver and Road & Track, where he is contributing editor. He has also written for Architectural Digest, Billboard, ELLE Decor, Esquire, GQ, Travel + Leisure and Vanity Fair.