MONTEREY MADNESS: AUCTION ACTION!

Posted on September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 by MartynL

CGC's Jim Palam raises his camera – not paddle - at RM Sothebys, Gooding & Company & Mecum and grabs twenty standouts. By now you’ve heard the reports: 2019 Monterey Car Week auction results were soft. Not Charmin soft or Pillsbury Doughboy soft, but financially soft – like my timeworn leather wallet. Other analysts described the results as depressed. Not a depression like Shelly’s Frankenstein monster struggled with, or depressed like the seat of a plastic-webbed lawn chair. No, depress...

LAGUNA SECA: ROLEX MOTORSPORTS REUNION!

Posted on August 31, 2019August 31, 2019 by MartynL

No vintage-racing event showcases and celebrates the ‘way it was’ better than the 2019 Historics at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca, sponsored by Rolex during Monterey Car Week. CGC’s Mike Matune was trackside to bring you highlights of this year’s RMMR. Each year since 1974 vintage racers have flocked to California’s Monterey Peninsula to make their mark during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (RMMR). Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca again played host in 2019. This year was a celebration o...

MONTEREY MADNESS: PEBBLE & THE QUAIL!

Posted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 by MartynL

CGC’s Jim Palam ‘captures’ 20 gems from Monterey Car Week’s lauded treasure troves. How do you do it? How do you pick just twenty cars from two of the highest-profile Monterey Car Week events – the 69th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering – now in its 17th year? It’s a daunting task, much worse than selecting your favorite faux meat snack or all-time best action hero. But car guys do what they gotta do: MONTEREY MADNESS: PEBBLE & THE QUAIL! So I started b...

MONTEREY: MCCALL MOTORWORKS REVIVAL!

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by MartynL

When it comes to world-class eclectic events that showcase luxury lifestyle and power, nobody does it better than Molly and Gordon McCall. Mike Matune represented the CGC at the 28th annual extravaganza. The traditional opening of Monterey Car Week again this year was Molly & Gordon McCall’s MONTEREY: MCCALL MOTORWORKS REVIVAL! at the Monterey Jet Center. This event combines the best of aircraft, motorcycles and cars with world-class cuisine and mixology. Adding to the treats for all the sen...

LOTUS EVIJA: PLUG-IN HYPERCAR!

Posted on August 19, 2019 by MartynL

Evija, the first all-electric British Hypercar and world’s most powerful series production road car, broke cover in Monterey last week. The all-new LOTUS EVIJA: PLUG-IN HYPERCAR! was revealed during the world-renowned Monterey Car Week, which drew to a close at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday. It received plaudits from across the automotive world, including high profile collector Jay Leno, social media star Supercar Blondie and the Petersen Automotive Museum Checkered Flag 200, g...

JAGUAR E-TYPE: LOW DRAG COUPE REDUX!

Posted on August 16, 2019 by MartynL

Stunning Jaguar E-Type Low Drag Coupe, inspired by classic Jaguar racer 49FXN, debuted at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering following an eight-year build. Marco Diez today unveiled his re-imagined ‘63 Jaguar E-Type Low Drag Coupe at The Quail during Monterey Car Week. Inspired by the legendary original E-Type Low Drag Coupe 49FXN, this JAGUAR E-TYPE: LOW DRAG COUPE REDUX! is known as project OWL226 because of its California registration, was designed by Diez. He painstakingly recreated the ori...

SPEEDKORE: CARBON-FIBER ’70 CHARGER!

Posted on August 12, 2019 by MartynL

SpeedKore will show its all-carbon-fiber ‘70 Dodge Charger ‘EVOLUTION’, powered by a 966-horsepower Demon Hemi, at McCall’s Motorworks Revival. SpeedKore, the Grafton, WI company known for its carbon fiber vehicles and pre-preg carbon fiber body parts, will be displaying its one-of-one ‘70 Dodge Charger at McCall’s Motorworks Revival during Monterey Car Week. This full carbon classic features an almost 1,000 horsepower supercharged Dodge Demon 6.2L V8 mated to a Tremec 6060 6-speed transmis...

PEBBLE BEACH: ’38 MERCEDES-BENZ 320!

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by MartynL

Luxurious and sporty ’38 Mercedes-Benz 320 n combination coupe will be showcased at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and driven on the Tour d’Elegance. Mercedes-Benz introduced the 78 horsepower Type 320 (W 142) in 1937. The comfortable and powerful six-cylinder model of the luxury class was built in two wheelbases and countless body variants - like the Type 290 (W 18) before it. They produced the shorter Type 320 n with a 113.4 inch wheelbase for two years, while the Type 320 with a 129.9 i...

PEBBLE BEACH: ’32 MERCEDES-BENZ SSKL!

Posted on August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 by MartynL

Pebble Beach Concours hosts the driving premiere of the reconstructed ’32 Mercedes-Benz SSKL streamlined racing car. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance celebrates a highlight in the “125 Years of Motorsport” anniversary milestone for Mercedes-Benz. For the first time, the reconstructed Mercedes-Benz SSKL streamlined racing car from 1932 will be driven on the road at the world-class classic car event on Thursday, August 15. It will join other outstanding classics participating in the Pebble Bea...

SC1 VISION CONCEPT: GOOD KARMA!

Posted on August 8, 2019 by MartynL

Karma Automotive SC1 Vision plug-in electric Concept will debut at upcoming Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Southern California-based luxury electric automaker and high-tech incubator Karma Automotive today announced the North American debut of its SC1 VISION CONCEPT: GOOD KARMA! at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, August 18. Featuring the best of tomorrow’s cutting-edge technologies and design, the SC1 Vision Concept’s next-generation technology, artful aesthetics, customized ...