Best of the Best 2025: Paris honours Alfa Romeo and Arturo Keller

Choosing the most beautiful among the beautiful has always been a difficult - and risky - task. The judges themselves experienced this when faced with cars so different that one might even question what beauty truly is. Between two extremes - the 1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom I, with its richly decorated Rococo-inspired interior, and the unique Ferrari F50 GT Competizione built in Maranello in 1996, still seemingly ready to leap back onto the track - the range of choice was extraordinarily wide.

The finalists spanned everything from the 1934 Alfa Romeo Tipo B, a pure-bred racing car, to the captivating Bentley Mark VI and Ferrari 375 MM of the 1950s, and on to the majestic 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Spezial Roadster and the equally imposing 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Roadster, which had already claimed Best of Show honours at Amelia Island.