2026 Pebble Beach and Monterey Car Week Live BlogMarc Urbano - Car and Driver"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."Have you ever watched grown adults fight over a baseball hat? That's just one of many fascinating vignettes of the human condition that surrounds the glitz and glamor of Monterey Car Week, and we here at Car and Driver are ready to bring you all the hits as they happen.Car Week is a long weekend of automotive bacchanalia, tucked away in the Monterey Peninsula, where some of the rarest and most interesting cars come to strut their stuff. The weekend culminates in the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, where the cream of the automotive crop vie for best-in-show honors. This year, we've got K.C. Colwell, Ezra Dyer, Jack Fitzgerald, Andrew Krok, Joe Lorio, and editor-in-chief Tony Quiroga surveying the landscape.AdvertisementAdvertisementAnything you want us to check out in particular? Sound off in the comments below. And don't forget to check out our posts and stories on the Car and Driver social channels linked below.–Andrew KrokCar and Driver on Instagram|Car and Driver on Facebook|Shop NowThursday, August 13There's no taking the long way to Carmel in the BMW M5, because it's just too dang quick. (It's also too dang thicc, but that's a gripe for a different page.) Am I in love with the matte purple paint job? You betcha.I have already seen three Ferrari F40s and, somehow, one Lamborghini Sesto Elemento.–Andrew KrokAndrew Krok - Car and DriverMercedes-Benz Classic let me deliver its freshly restored 1961 300SL from Los Angeles to Monterey. The Fantasy Yellow Roadster was shown at the Paris Auto Salon and then sold in Europe before being imported to the U.S. Oh, and it's for sale. The first $1.9 million drives it home.–K.C. ColwellMichael ShafferMichael SchafferDuring Car Week, the quaint, tiny streets of Carmel are a car show unto themselves with all kinds of street-parked cool stuff within a three-block radius of my hotel. Never mind the misty rain.–Joe LorioPhoto credit: Joe Lorio - Car and DriverAdvertisementAdvertisementPhoto credit: Joe Lorio - Car and DriverPhoto credit: Joe Lorio - Car and DriverPhoto credit: Joe Lorio - Car and DriverPhoto credit: Joe Lorio - Car and DriverAdvertisementAdvertisementPhoto credit: Joe Lorio - Car and DriverPhoto credit: Joe Lorio - Car and DriverPhoto credit: Joe Lorio - Car and DriverPhoto credit: Joe Lorio - Car and DriverAdvertisementAdvertisementYou Might Also LikeGift Guide: Best Ride-On Electric Cars for KidsFuture Cars Worth Waiting For: 2025–2029
