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  1. 08-21-2007, 04:22 PM #1
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    Pebble Beach Concours '07

    Another top-drawer performance. Best weather ever, wonderful cars, "Aston - Martin & Duesenberg" were the the featured marques with some exceptional examples of each on display. The only way this could be significantly improved is for the selection committee to invite a Porsche or twenty, but Alas, another year goes by without one of Stuttgarts finest on the lawn. Never-the-less, what was there still was mighty impressive.

    The few Porsches you will see were all there to be auctioned off and were displayed outside the concourse venue.
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    These were the auction highlights (Blackhawk collection)
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    The 356 had a take-it-away tag of $125,000, the white RS was priced @ $450,000 if you wanted to buy it outright. A bit steep for a so-so RS. The RSR was priced at $850,000 and I believe actually went for $891,000.
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    These are the concept cars in their own area
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    Finally, we are now on the concours field. The yellow Duesenberg "Racer" went on to take "Best of Show". 1935 SJ based, supercharged, did a one-hour record of 145mph in '35. Pretyy special car.
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    For the devoted Ferraristi among us. Yes, that's Piero Ferrari, Enzo's second son and 10% owner of the firm. There were 17 Ferraris there, but nothing noteworthy.
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    and on we go to some pre-war iron.

    Bentley's famous No. 2

    The even more famous Mercedes "Blitzen Benz", which broke every speed record there was to break before and after WWI (note exposed valve gear)
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    Quote Originally Posted by John Z Goriup
    For the devoted Ferraristi among us. Yes, that's Piero Ferrari, Enzo's second son and 10% owner of the firm. There were 17 Ferraris there, but nothing noteworthy.
    Well, if GTOs and Barchettas are not noteworthy, I must be on the the wrong Planet. Perhps those are 330 GTs with fiberglass bodies...

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    and a final group before Chuck throws me off the forum.
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    >5% of the GTO Production

    And a 340 America are in your photos. Yet in your words are, "nothing noteworthy".

    One wonders what is noteworthy, an F40? Or a 348?

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    The Red GTO is Nick Mason's by the way. He used to race it in vintage events. I think I liked it better as a race car.
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