Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2014 starts at the Monterey Jet Center

The Monterey car week is  made up of numerous festivities that make the whole Monterey area special place to be in mid-August. The center piece is the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance,  The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering, the Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca, the Concorso Italiana and numerous auctions of classic cars. The most well respected and widely attended kick is Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival.

 

Held at a small private airport, the Monterey Jet Center, McCall's Motorworks Revival marks the start of the celebrated car week in Northern California. This year was no exception, though many of the cars on hand certainly were exceptional. McCall's Motorworks Revival is a sophisticated soirée with Champagne and champion cars

 

Gordon McCall, the purveyor of the acclaimed Christie's auctions, holds this Gordon McCall's Jet Party invitation-only private party of more than 1,000 where the insiders meet to kick off their opulent weekend of car showing, ogling and buying

See our compelete photo journey of The Planes, Spacecraft and Automobiles at this link   .https://www.dropbox.com/home/Pebble%20Beach%202014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pagani showed off both the Zonda and newer Huayra, Singer showcased two of its retrofitted Porsche 911s,Lamborghini arrived with both the new Huracán and a personalized Aventador, and Hennessey brought out the Venom GT that hit 270 miles per hour at Cape Canaveral. A smattering of Ferraris, Maseratis, Alfa Romeos, Teslas and an array of vintage aircraft rounded out the field.

 

Also on display at McCalls was the "sports car of spacecraft,” XCOR Lynx. XCOR Aerospace is based in Mojave, California. The company is working on a Research and Development Center in Midland, Texas, and will be founding an operational and manufacturing site at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the assistance of Space Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your presence on the peninsula this week will provide you with a grand spectacle. Imagine an entire county filled with exquisite automobile classics, most in perfect condition – with histories spanning a literal century. The cars are well framed by the beautiful backdrop of Carmel-by-the-Sea as they wind their way along mountain roads and dazzle passers-by in the parking spots of the charming shops and restaurants.

Christie's AuctionAuctioneers from famed Christie's will have some special properties to call this year, including Steve McQueen's Ferrari Lusso and Peter Fonda's Harley-Davidson Road King.

 

The Quail (a Motorsports Gathering)Sponsored by the Quail Lodge and Resort, this high-ticket event will feature fine wine, cuisine, auto auctions, personal test drives of historic cars and even executive helicopter rides to the Monterey Historics at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

 

Monterey Historic Races runs for four full days from dawn till dusk. Featured this year are the Indy Roadsters the original open-wheelers. Remember, these are race cars, but they are the race cars of the past, and seeing them tool down the track is indeed inspiring.

 

Concorso Italiano in the nearby community Seaside is a gathering of more than 500 Italian classics such as Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, Fiats and Alfa-Romeos are paired with festival-style food, drink and exhibits in a park-like setting.

 

Concours d'EleganceThe pinnacle event of the Pebble Beach Week, the Concours brings out the who's who, the rich, the famous and the crème of the automotive press' proverbial crop. The event sets up early in the morning for viewing and culminates in the grand showing of the top motorcars. These are rare works of art on wheels and history, and there is only one winner. A stunning event, indeed.

By Rob Taylor and Dr. Longo

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