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McCall’s Motorworks Revival Is Set to Commemorate Its 27th Year

McCall's Motorworks Revival Is Set to Commemorate Its 27th Year

For 2018, the illustrious McCall’s Motorworks Revival will enter their 27th year during world-famous Monterey Car Week and, if it’s anything like past years, this year’s celebration is undoubtedly going to be one party you just can’t miss!  Serving as host to 3,000 auto-moto-aero aficionados, the grand gala guarantees that they’ll be offering delectable culinary delicacies and fine wines for the indulgment of the guests throughout the evening.  Together with the innovative ideas of combining both the fields of aviation and…

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Citroën To Be Featured at The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2018

Citroën To Be Featured at The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2018

Yet another amazing addition is planned to be added to the the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this year, which will be nothing short of spectacular. This year’s event marks the very beginning of Citroën becoming a featured marque at the 18th fairway on August 26th, 2018. The Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance poster that was painted by Barry Rowe (as shown above), pays tribute to this momentous occasion. “Interest in Citroën among collectors has seen exponential growth in recent years, and…

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The New Lucid Air All-Electric Sedan

The luxury mobility company, Lucid Motors, is conceptualizing the car of the future to reawaken a new era of the automotive world.  Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the team at Lucid integrates innovative engineering, cutting-edge design, and groundbreaking technology to actualize an entirely new class of luxury vehicle: the Lucid Air all-electric sedan.  The Lucid Air boasts autonomous-ready Air, which will be capable of reaching up to 400 miles of range and hitting 60 mph in just under 2.5 seconds. Lucid is currently…

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Mecum’s 34 Million Dollar Auction at Monterey Car Week

Taking place this year at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on the world renowned Del Monte Golf Course was the prestigious Mecum Daytime Auction, which sold a total of 328 vehicles for a overall sales sum of $34 million.  The auction was simply phenomenal as it featured not one, but three contemporary supercars that eclipsed all other lots with a netted price exceeding at least the million dollar margin. There was many wonderful automobiles to see during the auction, but…

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McLaren Special Operations delivers “Fux Fuchsia” 720S at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

A one of a kind McLaren 720S finished in Fux Fuchsia made its debut at the 67th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance during famed Monterey Car Week, where it became a leading centerpiece of the event for the various automotive enthusiasts who were in attendance.  The Bespoke division of McLaren Special Operations (MSO) designed and then forged this distinctive McLaren to the personal specifications of entrepreneur and philanthropist, Michael Fux.  The Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Automotive, Mike Flewitt, conferred the supercar…

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Best of Show Winner at the 67th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

On August 20th, 2017, the 67th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance celebrated their Best of Show winner, Bruce R. McCaw’s 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer.  The vintage Mercedes-Benz came from the restoration shop of Steve Babinsky in Lebanon, New Jersey, to participate in the competition, where it masterfully achieved the top prize.  The vehicle was first delivered to a Captain Miller on behalf of Earl Howe, who co-founded the British Racing Drivers’ Club with Dudley Benjafield in 1928. “We’ve had the car for several…

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Huntsman Savile Row Kicks Off a U.S. Road Trip in an Airstream

To commemorate Huntsman’s recent opening of there New York City location and first boutique outside of London.  The Huntsman team are bringing Savile Row across the U.S. in a 1980’s Airstream camper, that has been retrofitted to match their Savile Row boutique.  The tour has kicked off at Spanish Bay Resort in famed Pebble Beach during Monterey’s annual Car Week, and has plans to visit several major cities across the United States; including Napa, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago,…

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Photo Gallery: The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has been widely known as the world’s foremost celebration of the automobile.  For it’s 67th year, the grand event once again became a gathering point for some of the most legendary cars ever seen, and were accompanied by celebrity guests as well as a multitude of leading names in the automotive and luxury industry.  Each year alone, the concours attracts tens of thousands of automotive enthusiasts from around the globe. In what first began as…

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Monterey Car Week Highlights: The Quail

The Quail event during Monterey Car Week is a must for any automotive, helicopter, party, wine, or epicurean enthusiast; there is beyond doubt something for anyone who enjoys the best.  For the price of the $600 all inclusive ticket you can spend your day surrounded by everything from a Ferrari F40 and Bugatti Veyron Vitesse to a decadent selection of 5 Buffet style pop-up restaurants prepared by Chef Ethan Mantle, offering Italian, Chinese, Carmel Valley, Beverly Hills, and French Cuisine…

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The Aston Martin DBR1 sets record as Most Expensive British Car

A 1956 Aston Martin DBR1 has been auctioned for a record $22.55 million by RM Sotheby’s auction at Monterey Car Week, making it the most expensive British car ever sold at auction; as well as the most expensive car to change hands during the 2017 Monterey Car Week.  The news of this Aston’s sale came just after the record breaking news that a one owner 1995 McLaren F1 was sold for $15.62 million by Bonhams Auction at Quail Lodge. “Coming from…

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