'13 Motorsport Re-Union, aka Monterey Car Week

.........and the last five.

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Photo 1 - a brand-spanking new Aston-Martin Vanquish - Yes, I know I said no editorializing, but I feel the first version of a few years ago looks infinitely better and sleeker - this car has an unfortunately high and bulbous hood which must be difficult in traffic
Photo 2 - a very nicely and competently done home-built sports racer.............I just don't think chrome-plated spoked wheels are ever safe, suitable or appropriate for a track car
Photo 3 - some of Bonhams Auction's assembled jewels, which will be bid on next Friday evening in Monterey
Photo 4 - The front-mounted supercharger on a '31 Birkin Bentley, which has been in the same family since purchased new back in '31 - supercharger and other mods added by the original owner at the factory in the '30s. Almost totally original
Photo 5 - Vic Edelbrock being disgustingly cheerful for that early in the morning, polishing his personal Hot Rod which he built as a 76th Birthday present to himself

Hope I'm not boring you

JZG

Great shots, John --- always good to see your stuff splashed across my screen

And the weather looks spectacular!

We're coming-up Thursday for the Legends show, Friday. I actually got an extra battery --- attached to another Little Marvel, as a matter of fact . . . so I can shoot some more pics. I was also thinking about maybe hitting some of the auctions --- do some walk-thrus + check-out some cars . . . but I need to see what Zovig has patience for

Meanwhile ---- keep your pics coming, please! . . .

This is a great drive for those interested Friday AM:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...ry-8-16-a.html

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Originally Posted by Mr9146

So, the Photoquelle car finally had the fan color changed...it was only a matter of time. :(

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Tom van Overbeek acquired the car last year. He got used to being competitive in Spec 911, so things on a car that was getting tired appear to have been tuned-up a little bit...

[QUOTE=John Z Goriup;666806].............and another set

Photo 2 - another photo of the same botched image posted earlier today of this Metallic Green '70 911T, which was over processed so badly, that I felt I just had to post a more believable, corrected version.......apologies for the amateurish attempt above.
Photo 3 - don't know the car or the driver, but thought I'd put one up for the gents down under ( on the front fender.......Ron Goodman - Sydney, Australia )

Hi John,,

Lovely pic of the metallic green car in the car park - you've inspired me to repaint my L in its original colour.

Re Ron Goodman - Ron is one of the pre-eminent repairers of Porsches, McLaren etc etc in Sydney, Australia. He is the official Porsche repairer in Sydney. He very kindly opens up his shop on Saturday morning for "church" where we all come along tell tall stories and wince at the cars in at Ron's for repair or restoration.

The little 356 has been beautifully restored, and its rapid. I'd expect to be seeing it there are thereabouts at the front of its group. The car was very successfully (and spectacularly) driven at Rennsport Australia in Sydney in May.

John...

I can't be in Monterey/Carmel this week and I really enjoy your coverage. I hope there are pix coming of Carmel on Tuesday. I heard it was a huge turn-out this year.

Cheets,
John

JA. Tues was fantastic on the avenue. I gave 2 guys your contact info for early parts. Tate

Got back in time for a great home-cooked dinner after a week of restaurant fare and overpriced crap from the various vendors at Laguna Seca and the Concours venues, and got unpacked in record time.

To continue with promised coverage of Monterey Car Week I'd like to do something completely different instead of just resuming to post pictures from the various events. I have a total of about 2500 images which I will download starting tomorrow morning , process and post in event order, but in the meantime

This whole week is about cars and every aspect of the automotive passion, but not much would ever become of this many-faceted obsession with our beloved vehicles if it weren't for the things they rest and roll upon........namely, their WHEELS.

During the week there are many venues to visit where all kinds of tiny slices of the car-nut market are highlighted and presented in their best light, to sell and get your money, to show and raise desire for their products to fever pitch, and sometimes simply to impress with studied indifference towards spending huge sums of money, or to simply have the safest, fastest car for the track where you can measure yourself against other cars & drivers in your class.

The common thread in this is the wheel, and not for the first time as I walked through the pits or on the lawn of a Concours did I notice how much attention, work, money and care is spent on giving cars character and finishing off the exact look these owners wish their cars to project to the world by way of putting wheels on the car that the owners are convinced are the cherries atop their automotive sundaes. In another hobby I'm passionate about, building 1/43 scale, museum quality white metal Grand Prix cars, there is an old, time-honored saying: "no matter what model of which car you're building, if you get the wheels and the paint right, you'll have a winner".

So, in addition to the highest quality photos I'm capable of and the most complete coverage of each event I visited that I can offer, and which I committed to post when I return, here's a completely unplanned and random cross section of various wheels on many different cars I ran across during the past seven days at Monterey Car Week. The idea came to me as I studied the wide variety of just one type of wheel, Fuchs wheels on various 911s, and how many owners in some small and sometimes grandiose way try to differentiate themselves from other owners of Porsches with like wheels. With luck, maybe there's an idea or two buried within this group of images.........all I can say is that you would be very surprised to know how many of these are pictures of wheels on Porsches.

Please don't bother to critique the images from a photographic standpoint, since I just pointed the camera in the vast majority of cases and snapped the shutter. All following photos are minimally processed, except for some cropping to remove extraneous detail and concentrate on the wheel, while hopefully leaving enough of the car in the picture to assist in identification. I suspect the majority of members will be able to make heads & tails out of the photos and will be able to guess exactly what they're looking at.

Tomorrow, after I download the rest of the images I will start to process them and continue with the serious business of sharing the excitement of Car Week with the membership.......meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this small offering.

JZG

.........the second of seven sets of five

.........the third of seven sets of five