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Pinehurst best of show car has Hollywood history

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Ex-Fatty Arbuckle 1919 Pierce Arrow takes best of show at Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance | Andy Reid photos
Ex-Fatty Arbuckle 1919 Pierce Arrow takes best of show at Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance | Andy Reid photos

The Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance has come to a close and now has its third Best of Show winner, the magnificent 1919 Pierce Arrow Model 66 A-4 Tourer owned by Robert Jepson Jr. of Savannah, Georgia.

The car was originally delivered to the notorious Hollywood legend Fatty Arbuckle and has coachwork by Done Lee Coach & Bodyworks of Los Angeles.

The car is powered by a 6-cylinder 825-cid engine that only has around 50 horsepower. Jepson describes driving it as “it is like driving a underpowered truck with no power steering.”

Restored by Lon Kruger of Scottsdale, Arizona, the Pierce is a magnificent example and only better because of its purple paint.

Yes, the purple paint is the color the car was delivered in.

The car beat out a number of exceptional cars to win the Best Of Show honors at Pinehurst, including a 1937 Talbot-Lago T-150 C and a 1967 275GTB/4 NART Spyder.

2015 winner (left) is joined by previous best of show choices at Pinehurst
2015 winner (left) is joined by previous best of show choices at Pinehurst
Andy Reid
Andy Reid
Andy Reid's first car, purchased at age 15, was a 1968 Fiat 124 coupe. His second, obtained by spending his college savings fund, was a 1966 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2. Since then, he has owned more than 150 cars—none of them normal or reasonable—as well as numerous classic motorcycles and scooters. A veteran of film, television, advertising and helping to launch a few Internet-based companies, Reid was a columnist for Classic Motorsports magazine for 12 years and has written for several other publications. He is considered an expert in European sports and luxury cars and is a respected concours judge. He lives in Canton, Connecticut.

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