The dust has settled on Monterey Car Week 2026, and this year\u2019s gathering proved once again why the Monterey Peninsula becomes the center of the collector-car universe every August.<\/p>\n

The auctions were extraordinary, with the major auction houses generating approximately $748 million in sales, shattering the previous Monterey record. Among the headline results was a 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe at $42.9 million, establishing a new auction record for an American automobile.<\/p>\n

The legendary 1963 Corvette Grand Sport Chassis #003 sold at RM Sotheby\u2019s for an astounding $18,705,000, setting a new all-time auction record for a Corvette. One of only five Grand Sports ever constructed, and the first of just three coupes, #003 was raced by legends including A.J. Foyt, Jim Hall, Augie Pabst, and Dick Thompson.<\/p>\n

And it wasn\u2019t the only important Corvette making headlines. The historic 1968 L88 RED\/NART Le Mans Corvette, which won its class at the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans, sold for $747,500. Also offered were the 1960 Briggs Cunningham #1 Le Mans Corvette at a $2 million asking price and the legendary 1969 \u201cV.V. Cooke\u201d L88, regarded as one of the winningest competition Corvettes in history, at a $650,000 asking price.<\/p>\n

The grand finale came at the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance, where a spectacular 1935 Duesenberg SSJ Special Speedster, originally associated with Hollywood legend Clark Gable, was crowned Best of Show.<\/p>\n

From record-breaking auction prices to some of the greatest automobiles ever assembled on the Pebble Beach lawn, Monterey Car Week 2026 was one for the history books, and Corvette was right in the middle of it!<\/p>\n

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