The prestigious Cars & Cigars annual car show returned to Scottsdale for its 20th year in December. This strictly invitation-only show, hosted by Oliver Smith Jeweler, features 100 handpicked vehicles from the Phoenix area. The annual event was hosted at Smith’s flagship store in Scottsdale’s Shops at Gainey Village.
The 2025 show featured a theme focused on classic cars from before 1975. This theme came with some showstopping inclusions like a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, which is valued at over $70 million – a car that Enzo Ferrari and racecar driver Luigi Chinetti used to personally vet buyers for – and a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, valued at approximately $40 million.
Other featured vehicles included exceptional vintage models: a 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC and 1972 Daytona; 1965 Lamborghini 350 GT and1972 Miura; 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT and 1967 DB6; matching black Mercedes-Benz 1955 300SL Gullwing and 1957 300 SL Roadster; 1952 Jaguar C-Type and 1967 E-type.
The show also featured a French 1906 Sizaire Naudin race car, which was “driven to the event by the period attired owner, an annual participant with something from his collection of over 100-year-old vehicles.”
The event was judged by three Valley-based racers who are notable in the car enthusiast community: Arie Luyendyk, two-time winner of the Indy 500; Derek Daly, former Formula 1 and Indy car driver and Sebring winner; and Didier Theys, winner of major sports prototype races including Daytona, Sebring, and Spa.
The judges concluded that the Best of Show was the 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, a sporty red number sure to turn the head of any car lover in its vicinity. Another 1964 Ferrari 250 LM just sold for $36.3 million at Sotheby’s 2025 Paris auction, proving the value of this classic endurance racing machine.
Luyendyk and Daly were also judges at Smith’s 2024 Cars & Cigars event, selecting the Ferrari 500 Superfast as the Best in Show. The event included a complimentary lunch and a cigar bar.
While Smith’s annual event makes him well known in Arizona’s high-end car-collecting community, he’s primarily known across the Southwest for his high-end watch and jewelry business in Scottsdale, which he established in 1981. Car enthusiasts can also check out Concours in the Hills on February 14.
The free event will be hosted in Fountain Hills, with proceeds supporting Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and the Cardiothoracic Surgery Support Fund. For more information, visit oliversmithjeweler.com.
