A 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K, winner of Best in Show at the 2019 Cobble Beach Concours dEleganceCobble Beach Concours dElegance A one-off 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K commissioned when new by a Swedish Olympian swimmer earned top honours at Canadas most prestigious classic car event this past weekend, the 2019 Cobble Beach Concours dElegance in Owen Sound, Ontario.The Best in Show win is the second in a row for owner Robert Jepson Jr. of Savannah, Georgia, who last year took the award home with a French coachbuilt 1938 Delahaye.Jepsons Mercedes-Benz was deemed the most elegant of the field of roughly 113 cars, and also won the Peoples Choice award. The event included a variety of pre-war cars, microcars, muscle cars, hot rods and Porsches from Ontario, Quebec and roughly a dozen American states.The cars body was built by Norrmalm in Stockholm for Max Gumpel, who won two medals swimming for Sweden in the 1912 and 1920 Olympics. Among the 6,300-lb cars many notable features are a siren; a hood mascot molded after the Roman goddess Diana; and a special split front bench seat widened so he could ride with two women. (Greta Garbo, in fact, was frequently seen with Gumpel in the car.)Gumpel put his significant influence to use protecting the car from harm and government conscription during the Second World War, but sold it in 1955. The car traded hands and was restored and re-restored numerous times before being bought up by Jepson in 2017. He also subjected the car to an extensive restoration, which helps explain its win at Cobble Beach. The three winners of the 2019 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Cobble Beach Concours dElegance Walter Eisenstarks 1954 Siata 200CS, one of 11 made and seven remaining, was perhaps the closest rival for the Best in Show title; the South Carolina-based enthusiast took home the award for most outstanding post-war with the Fiat-powered race car.Outstanding pre-war went to a 1917 Locomobile 48 Type M owned by John and Mary McAlpin of Naples, New York. The concours was hosted by Porsche Canada, which showed off dozens of gorgeous old and new Porsche sport cars across two classes and around the Cobble Beach resort; and raised money for the Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation, among other charities.The fundraising efforts included the sale of a guitar by astronaut and car enthusiast Chris Hadfield, who performed a cover of David Bowies Space Oddity on the instrument directly before its auction, for $6,000, Saturday
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Is Drake Canada’s coolest car collector?
As Canadian rapper Drake so eloquently explained in his hit single ‘God’s Plan’, he only loves his mom and his bed (and he’s sorry to the lovers in his life that don’t make the cut). But Drake has another love that he should’ve added to that list: cars. Likely, the word “car” did sound good in the lyrics, though based on the photos we’ve seen of the 32-year-old’s ever-growing automotive collection, it’s the truth. Really, it’s probably only a matter of time before he opens up a supercar museum of his own in the heart of Toronto. Here are 10 of the more famous cars in Drake’s car collection. Bentley Continental GTC V8 Drake has been spotted in his Bentley Continental GTC V8 around Toronto, but the car is most famous for its appearance in his music video for ‘Started from the Bottom’ in 2013. Devel Sixteen Tony Bet, CEO of Toronto-based Driving Emotions, has helped Drake customize a slew of his machines. Bet even helped Drake import the first Devel Sixteen from Dubai to Toronto, so the musician could feature it in his video for the single ‘I’m Upset’. While the vehicle isn’t yet solidly in production, some reports indicate that Drake has already bought #001 of this very exclusive hypercar. View this post on Instagram June 2018 with @champagnepapi on set for “I’m upset” video shoot in Toronto, Canada. I wonder what we were talking about LOL #facts A post shared by Tony Bet (@tonybet) on Feb 18, 2019 at 5:58am PST Ferrari LaFerrari Drake’s is yellow. The vehicle can also be spotted alongside the Devel Sixteen in last year’s ‘I’m Upset’ video. View this post on Instagram Paths cross for a reason . 🙏 @champagnepapi A post shared by Tony Bet (@tonybet) on Sep 26, 2018 at 2:24pm PDT He also had this Ferrari hoisted up inside of the ACC during one of his concerts in August 2018. View this post on Instagram Solar eclipse by @champagnepapi last night at @scotiabankarena A post shared by Tony Bet (@tonybet) on Aug 23, 2018 at 6:00am PDT Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Even Drake himself joked that he felt like Batman sitting inside the matte grey machine. Can you blame him? View this post on Instagram Like Im Christian Bale. A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on May 24, 2016 at 4:49pm PDT Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir Before the Aventador, Drake’s Batmobile was the Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir, one of the most exclusive special editions of one of the most insane hypercars ever conceived. Come to think of it, isn’t it about time he moved on to a Chiron? McLaren 675LT Drake was one of the first to buy the rare 2016 McLaren 675LT, and although it is not in the same price range as some of the above, the McLaren is a true driver’s car that we can fully appreciate. View this post on Instagram And the Mclaren 675LT 🙏@champagnepapi One day till Views! @drivingemotionstoronto #champagnepapi #drivingemotionstoronto #carsoftoronto #toronto #mclaren #675lt #carswithoutlimits #photooftheday #6ix #thesix #levels #views #ovo A post shared by Tony Bet (@tonybet) on Apr 28, 2016 at 6:10pm PDT 62S Maybach Landaulet His 62S Maybach Landaulet seems to be another favourite for cruising through the streets of the GTA. One lucky car spotter captured Drake getting out of the car in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood. Drake also uploaded a video of him riding alongside his mom in the convertible. Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet Another recent treasure that Tony Bet brought in for Champagne Papi? A Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet, which was celebrated with “Papi” balloons. Wow, Drake really likes his Landaulets, eh. View this post on Instagram 7AM in Germany 🎶.. 🦉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m just going to leave this here ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Congratulations to @champagnepapi ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ #drivingemotionstoronto #champagnepapi #ovo #g650L #maybach #canada #carsoftoronto #toronto #landaulet #brabus #mercedesbenz #1of99 A post shared by Tony Bet (@tonybet) on Feb 22, 2019 at 5:00am PST Rolls-Royce Phantom The Phantom is expensive, sure, but it’s far from rare. Unless you’re Drake. Then your Phantom features the Starlight headliner that twinkles. Obviously. View this post on Instagram Work ting we dey pon A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Aug 7, 2013 at 9:01pm PDT Rolls-Royce Wraith Like his Phantom, Drake’s Wraith is one-of-a-kind, too. The matte black 2015 Rolls-Royce Wraith Tony Bet Edition was gifted to the rapper from, yup, you guessed it, Tony Bet. View this post on Instagram Drake with his Rolls-Royce Wraith photo: @champagnepapi A post shared by DUB Magazine (@dubmagazine) on Oct 23, 2015 at 5:01pm
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