Sunday’s Pebble Beach Concours featured a stunning display of Fiat 8Vs, Italian under 1-liter racing machines and an extensive display of significant Jaguar racecars, which included the Ecurie Ecosse transporter.
Rush hour, Monterey-style – the start of Sunday’s Trans-Am finale.
When an actor or a musician becomes a mega-star – becomes essentially a household word – they become known the world over by just a single name – Cher, Sting or Frank. In the automotive world, and certainly the classic automotive world – arguably one of the largest and most important events on the annual calendar shares this same status, Monterey.
Twenty-six years ago, Steve Earle and a few friends had a wacky idea: rent the Laguna Seca racetrack for an entire weekend and play with old racecars. Since that seminal day, the Monterey Historic Automobile Races has grown in stature and prominence to the point that it is now much more than just a race weekend. Monterey has now become a world event, spanning more than a week and featuring four major auctions, two major concours, two full weekends of racing, not to mention countless club gatherings, parties, manufacturer introductions and press launches. In short, it is automotive nirvana. However, ask anyone who has been in recent years and they will tell you that the one major problem with the Monterey “weekend” is that you can’t possibly fit it all in. There is simply too much to do and see.
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