Pictures from Monterey Week, 2011

[Michael Stoops]

Russo & Steele Auctions Street Promo

We made it to Monterey this afternoon and Russo & Steele Auctions has a bunch of cars on display lining the street in front of our hotel. Here are a few teaser shots to whet your appetite for what's to come over the weekend. We'll have more pictures posted throughout the weekend from Concorso Italiano, Russo & Steele Auctions, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and others.

This is what Russo & Steele calls "Monterey Sports and Muscle at the Marriott" and it runs all weekend, displaying a group of cars prior to sale. Today's group was heavy with late '50s Chrysler/Dodge/DeSoto iron, but there were a few other cars out as well.

[ronniejay]

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Do you have a full shot of the PRESIDENT's car? What do you shoot with?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Pictures from Monterey Week, 2011

Do you have a full shot of the PRESIDENT's car? What do you shoot with?

Shooting with a Canon EOS T3i DSLR and a variety of lenses. No full shots of that car however, sorry.

[Michael Stoops]

Part 2: Concorso Italiano

This morning and into the afternoon was Concorso Italiano which, as one might imagine, is a gathering of all thing Italian automotive. Great event with a huge selection of amazing cars......


Our booth, prior to opening


The hood of a Wraptivo wrapped Ferrari 599 GTB with a Vorsteiner body kit - in our booth


A barn find Ferrari 275 GTB


Do we need to tell you any more?





1956 Fiat 600


1955 Lancia Aurelia "survivor"


Wiping the morning dew off the Ferrari Enzo in our booth





Ex-Michael Schumacher Ferrari F1 car





A pair of old Maseratis, one fully restored, on a "survivor"





1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale


1967 Bizzarrini


1963 Lancia Flaminia


1953 Fiat Stanguellini


1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS


Grille from the car above


New and old Fiat 500s, with matching tri-colore paint schemes on the roof. Father and son owned!


1977 Lancia Scorpion


1980 Fiat X1/9 Dallara racer


1967 Fiat Dino


1960 Lancia Flaminia


Hey, they're Italian cars after all!





1960 Fiat 600 Jolly


1964 Maserati Sebring





1966 DeTomaso Vallenlunga


DeTomaso Mangusta


The next few shots are engine bays from various DeTomaso Panteras - from the mild to totally mental!














Lamborghini Jalpa


Lamborghini Espada


Pair of Lamborghini Miuras beyond the Countach


Spaghetti wiring in the Miura engine


Miura engine bay seen from above


The Lamborghini area - AKA the bull pen


Yours truly doing a radio interview with Motor Trend Radio



Ferrari row


Magnum PI, your car is ready!


Racing version of Ferrari F50


1966 Ferrari Dino 206SP racer


Ferrari 288 GTO


1964 Ferrari 250 GTL


Talk about a clean interior!!




1965 Ferrari 275 GTB (we just watched one of these sell at RM Auctions for $1.3 million)


1972 246 GTS Dino


1952 Ferrari 212/225 Barchetta

[Andy M.]

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Awesome pics Mike!!!!!

Andy

[Marc08EX]

Re: Pictures from Monterey Week, 2011

Great event to be in Mike! Thanks for sharing the pics!

[Michael Stoops]

Part 3: Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

Later in the day I managed to head out to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for a bit of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.

All kinds of cars at this event, like this old Lotus sports racer


and this Ford Cortina. The great Jim Clark used to race one of these between Formula 1 events, his in classic white with green stripe livery.


Lots of Lotus cars, actually, including this formula car





A handful of these mid to late '30s Bugatti Type 31 Grand Prix cars were on hand too.


This collection of French racers included this Talbot Lago


The banner behind the car tells the story here.


Classic sports racer here


Great fun in small packages!


Another Lotus!


This car was shown as a 1956 Avia MK3 Streamliner, built in Czechoslavakia and powered by a BMW 750cc 4 stroke opposed piston motocycle engine.


1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa 625 TRC LM - an early Testa Rossa built specifically to run at LeMans. This was one of only two built with a 2.5L 4 cylinder and back in '57 it would run 0-60 in 5.8 seconds!


A pre WWII MG racer


A pair of Ferrari 250 GTOs (this is serious money!!)


1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight, one of only 12 built


Again, the picture tells the story





Another Bugatti Type 31 Grand Prix car, this one unrestored obviously


1963 Aston Martin "Project 214", a modified DB4 built in an attempt to duplicate Aston's win at Le Mans in '59. The 3,995cc engine made 355 HP at 10,500 rpm (!) but was a DNF at Le Mans that year.


1957 AC Aceca, predecessor to the AC Ace (the basis for Carrol Shelby's AC Cobra)


Ex Mario Andretti Lotus F1 car




Ex Nigel Mansell Lotus F1 car


A pair of Bob Tullius Group 44 Jaguars


D-Type Jaguar sports racer


One of the most original Jaguar XKSS in existance, nicely patina'd throughout


Jaguar XJR-9. This very car won Le Mans in 1988, the first time for Jaguar since 1957 and seventh time overall. The Silk Cut Jaguar team also won the 24 Hours of Daytona and the World Sportscar Championship that same year.


A few shots of cars on track, here a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing

[juliom2]

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Simply Amaizing..............Incredible Display............An historic Time Frame..........

[Michael Stoops]

Part 4: Ferrari Detail at RM Auctions

We had a little project at RM Auctions - a quickie detail (we had just two hours to refresh a car) and we had a choice of a black 1962 Triumph TR4 or a red 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe. We like a challenge so we opted for the Ferrari, even though the paint was horribly swirled.





This is how all the emblems looked when we started - as if someone had scooped a paste wax out of the can and just globbed it on and left it there!


We did a couple of quick test spots and settled on Ultimate Compound via W8207 polishing pad on the G110v2


The gentleman behind me was a prospective buyer, very interested in the car.





We did some trim clean up to get rid of all the old wax build up around the edges.


A little QD.....


.... a soft brush....


.... and a bamboo cooking skewer.


I quickly taught Allyson the techique and then tasked her with cleaning up all the emblems and trim while I continued buffing.


A couple thousand percent better than when we started!





Yep, single stage paint.... that is Ferrari essence on the face of the pad!


A little All Metal Polish to at least brighten up the wheels. They were so bad that each wheel deserved several hours attention, but we simply didn't have the time.


After following up with Ultimate Polish via W9207 finishing pad, we opted for Ultimate Wax paste to finish her off.


All done, and the paint simply looks brighter and redder.


Gotta love a nice reflection shot!


That's a beautiful BMW 507 reflecting in the door of the Ferrari 250. Nice pair of cars!



The gentleman who was overseeing the car for the seller told us that his boss is a Kuwaiti Sheik who shipped the car to the States just for this auction. He described what we did as "transforming the car" and emailed a picture to the owner. He was, to say the least, thrilled with the outcome. I wished we'd had more time, but when the owner is that happy, what more can you ask for?

We got into the hall just as the car went up for auction....







And the hammer fell at $185,000!


Incidentally, that BMW 507 reflected in the door above once belonged to Ursulla Andres and sold for $975,000 a few hours later.

[Michael Stoops]

Part 5: RM Auctions Saturday Pre-Sale

RM Auctions had a couple dozen cars with pre-sale estimates in excess of $1,000,000 and without question there were some stunningly beautiful cars for sale today.

1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing


1936 Mercedes 540K Sport Cabriolet


1932 Marmon HCM V12


In front, a 1955 Ferrari 750 Monza Spyder (sold at $2,300,000)


1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Berlinetta


1937 Mercedes 540K Spezial Roadster (bidding opened at $4,000,000 and the hammer came down at $8,800,000, a new record for this make/model. Yowza!)


1935 Mercedes 500K Roadster


In front, 1953 Jaguar XK120; at the rear, 1969 Jaguar E-Type


1937 Bugatti Type 57C Ventoux


1941 American Bantam Convertible Coupe


1954 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback

[HCAD]

Re: Pictures from Monterey Week, 2011

Great thread! And nice work on the Farrari. You've got a nice camera eye Michael.

[Michael Stoops]

Part 6: Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The grand daddy of all car shows - a truly amazing experience. This year they celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GTO, Mercedes Benz, and the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. Any one of these would be pretty amazing in and of itself, but all three at once??? Notes on the various cars supplied by the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Car Guide


1960 Jaguar E2A. This car was the design link between the D-Type and E-Type Jaguars and was raced in the 1960 24 Hours of LeMans by Dan Gurney and Walt Hangsen. It equaled the fastest lap time, but retired after 6 hours with engine failure.


A mid '30s Packard - apologies for not any more info on this beauty.


1939 Talbot-Lago T120


1926 Bugatti Type 23 Brescia Lavocat it Marsaud. This was Bugatti's first commercially successful car.


One of several Ferrari 250 GTOs in attendance this year, celebrating 50 years of the model. This is a 1964 250 GTO/64 Scaglietti Berlinetta. Only 3 were ever built like this, with this particular being the last 250 GTO ever built.


1911 Benz 200 HP "Blitzen Benz".


Number 722. So designated because it left the start line at the 1955 Mille Miglia at 7:22 AM with Stirling Moss behind the wheel and Denis Jenkinson acting as navigator. Yes, this is indeed the actual car.


1934 Ford Model 40 Special Speedster.


1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne. In several hours this car would drive off with the grand prize.


Another of the many Ferrari 250 GTOs on hand, this one is a 1962 Scaglietti Berlinetta


1937 Talbot-Lago T150-SS Figoni & Falaschi Coupe


1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Oxford Tourer


Yep, another 250 GTO. Only 36 were ever made, and 22 of them were on hand today.



1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Barker Style Tourer


Moss's '55 Mercedes 300 SLR


Imagine completing 1,000 miles in roughly 10 hours, along open winding roads up and down Italy in this!


A huge collection of Ferrari 250 GTOs, celebrating 50 years of this iconic sports racer. This photo represents somewhere betwee a quarter of a billion (yes, Billion) and half a billion dollars worth of vehicles.


Again, the 1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne that ultimately won Best of Show.


Interior of the Voisin


1932 Austro Daimler 635 Armbruster Sport "Bergmeister" Cabriolet


1929 Minerva Type AM Murphy Convertible Sedan. Minerva was a Belgian marque founded in 1899. This particular car was originally ordered for Mrs. Campbell, as in Campbell Soup.


Barry interviewing Evert Louwman, owner of the Louwman Museum in The Hague, Netherlands.


1909 Knox Open Touring


1931 Marmon Sixteen LeBaron Convertible Sedan


1939 Talbot-Lago T120


1938 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Touring Coupe


1939 SS Cars SS100 Two Seater Sports. SS Cars were the forerunners of Jaguar, with SS standing for Swallow Sidecar. Following WWII it was no longer appropriate to use the SS name, hence Jaguar came into being.


No specific information on this Rolls Royce


1934 Ford Model 40 Special Speedster. This is the second of three Speedsters and was built for Edsel Ford by Robert Gregorie. The custom body sits on a Model 40 chassis and the engine is a stock 75HP Model 40 flathead with straight exhausts that run through the frame to the rear.


1935 Pierce-Arrow 845 Coupe. This car was prepped for the event, and beautifully so, by MOL member Nick Chapman.


1929 duPont Model G Merrimac Club Sedan


Sir Stirling Moss looks over a collection of Mercedes Benz "White Knights" race cars from the mid 1920s and earlier.


1911 Benz 200 HP "Blitzen Benz". On April 23, 1911 at Daytona Beach, FL, Bob Burman set the world speed record of 141.7mph in this 21.5 liter beast. Yes, 21.5 liters!!! And that from just 4 cylinders!!


1955 Lancia Aurelia B245 Pinin Farina Spyder. Only 240 of these were made, and this one came in from Hong Kong for the event.


1926 Renault 40CV Labourdette Skiff


Jay Leno discusses this 1916 Winton Model 33 Touring, shown in the "Prewar Preservation" class, with it's owner.


1953 Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonic


1952 Lancia Aurelia B52 Vignale Coupe


1950 Talbot-Lago T26 Saoutchik Grand Sport Coupe


1969 Mercedes-Benz 600 Presidential Landaulet. Only 10 were built for various heads of state, this particular car for the Romanian Government. It was used by Nicolae Ceausescu until the late 1970s


1911 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Hooper Limousine



1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible. Powered by a Chrysler HEMI engine, these cars (only 117 made) were popular with the Rat Pack - Sinatra, Martin, Davis, etc.


1948 Dodge Derham Club Coupe. This is a one off car, commissioned by Chrysler and based on the Dodge five window Club Coupe.


1930 Stutz M Lancefield Coupe


1914 Stutz Series E Bearcat


The Best of Show Voisin, here driving off with it's Most Elegant Closed Car award prior to the big one. Notice the solid arched roof that slides open.


Barry Meguiar presents Second in Class award to the 1937 Frazer Nash-BMW 328. This car was one of the first six delivered to the UK and was raced at both Brooklands and Crystal Palace prior to WWII. It is in original, unrestored condition.



Sir Stirling Moss drives the very same Mercedes 300 SLR with which he won the 1955 Mille Miglia road race in Italy. Here he's just picked up the Mille Miglia Award.






This 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Scaglietti Berlinetta, the first 250 GTO ever built, drives off with the Strother MacMinn Most Elegant Sports Car Trophy.


Obscured by fireworks, confetti and gold foil streamers, the 1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne collects Best of Show honors.

[Nick Chapman]

Re: Pictures from Monterey Week, 2011

Man what a beating! Just got home from the show. Hated to leave that weather, just to come home to the 100's Our car didn't do so well, but at least we were there! I'll post some of my own pictures after I get unpacked and relax a bit.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Pictures from Monterey Week, 2011

OK, I've gone through the catalog and scoured my images in order to add captions to all the Pebble Beach images. You now know what you're looking at for all but a couple of the pictures.

More to come in the next few days!