Las Vegas has spent five years trying to prove it can host a serious concours, and this year’s edition made the case. The fifth Concours at Wynn Las Vegas ran from October 31 to November 1 on the grounds of the Wynn Golf Club. It sold out and drew more than 7,500 visitors. The 385 cars on show, spread across judged and non-judged classes, were collectively worth over $1.3 billion.

Presented by Richard Mille, the Saturday exhibition was organised around four themes: elegance, artistry, speed, and the modern hypercar and supercar world. The top prizes went to two very different machines. A 1933 Hispano-Suiza J12 from the Nethercutt Collection won Best of Show among the pre-war cars. Thomas Peck’s 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Ghia took the post-war honour. Each also won its respective class.

The judges rewarded breadth. Class winners included a 1931 Packard Dietrich Newport Sport Sedan, a 1967 Lamborghini Miura, a 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL, a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429, a 1950 Jaguar XK120 in alloy and a 1957 Porsche 356A Speedster. A first-time Editor’s Choice prize from duPont Registry went to a Gulf Blue Porsche 959 SC, reimagined by Bruce Canepa for collector Chad Williams. Special awards went to a 1977 Rolls-Royce Corniche, a 1971 Miura SV and a 1934 Packard LeBaron Runabout.

The event doubled as a launch pad. Horacio Pagani presented the Huayra 70 Anima in its world debut. Aston Martin gave the Valhalla Spider its world premiere, and McLaren showed the McL 6GT to the public for the first time. Bugatti marked 20 years in the United States by presenting its new Destrier. Smaller makers and coachbuilders also came with news. Gunther Werks showed its Brundle Edition Turbo, CÄVEN Atelier unveiled its first car, and Apollo brought the EVO to North America. Lanzante showed the Tag Turbo Championship for the first time on the continent.

Some of the strongest displays were collective. Organisers gathered a record 19 GT1-era cars, ten of them McLaren F1s. They also lined up 43 Paganis and one of the biggest assemblies of Porsche Carrera GTs ever seen, 25 in total alongside the original prototype. Bentley showed its new Torcal, and Rolls-Royce marked a decade of Black Badge with three of its most dramatic cars. Jaguar’s Type 01, Czinger’s 21C Spyder and Singer’s turbocharged restorations also took part.

Wynn Resorts North America COO Brian Gullbrants credited collectors, judges, manufacturers and staff for raising the event’s profile each year. He said more carmakers are choosing the show for major reveals, and that owners are shipping in cars that have never been on US soil. Co-chief judge Chris Kramer said the quality of entries keeps rising and that judges must keep pace. He confirmed that the M100 judging format now covers supercars, hypercars and restomods. He also said organisers plan to introduce judging of cars in motion, probably from the 2027 show.

Honorary Helene Awards recognised several figures in the hobby. Sandra Button received the lifetime achievement award, and Mate Rimac was named Celebrated Innovator.

The wider weekend also included a record-setting auction in the same city, which showed how much money now follows such gatherings. For collectors, though, the lasting impression will be how many significant cars appeared in one place, many for the first time.