Midway through Monterey Car Week there’s a large event for everything small. For the past six years, The Little Car Show has been the nexus of microcars, minis, and subcompacts on the Monterey peninsula.
People who are not auto enthusiasts might find the concept of ‘bonding’ with a car strange. After all, how can you form an emotional attachment with an inanimate object? Anyone reading this piece wouldn’t have a problem with the idea but let me elaborate- so you might be better prepared the next time some well meaning but dense friend, relative or stranger attacks you for your incomprehensible behavior.
The third annual Carmel Mission Classic is Monterey’s only source for physical, spiritual, and automotive sustenance. It’s a laid-back car show set around the timeless architecture of Carmel Mission Basilica. Proceeds benefit local charities as well as the restoration of the Basilica, a national landmark that has occupied the Monterey peninsula for almost two and a half centuries.
Put the words “Mercedes” and “convertible” together, and you’re all but guaranteed a highly desirable luxury automobile. Turn the clock back to the late 1960s, and you could only be talking about the 280 SE, the marque’s flagship image model at the time.
Now in its 14th year, the Quail is the most exclusive of the slew of automotive events that comprise Monterey Car Week. Even the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, though prohibitively priced for casual spectators, is open to the public. The Quail, however, thrives on its invitation-only policy, creating a relaxed environment with the right cars and the right products for the right people.
The 18th Fairway of the Pebble Beach Golf Links becomes a time machine for one day only during the capstone concours of the Monterey Car Week. This fleeting event packs the exemplars of the golden age of automobiles onto the well-groomed strands of California’s central coast.
Bonhams’ Monterey auction is partnered with The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering, and upholds the latter’s reputation for the displaying some of the finest vehicles extant. Out of their docket of over 100 vintage and exotic automobiles, at least 12 have a low estimate exceeding one million dollars.
Premier Financial Services hopes to see you and your car at the over 50 events and venues for the Monterey Auto Week 2016. In attendance will be Premier’s CEO Mitch Katz, Vice President of Sales Doug Ewing, Southwest Sales Manager Michelle Yancey, West Coast Sales Manager Juan Garcia, and Southeast Sales Manager Chris Warren.
Like the faithful swallows that return to Mission San Capistrano every year on March 19, auto connoisseurs from around the world flock to California’s Monterey Peninsula in August for one of the greatest automotive spectacles on Earth: Monterey Classic Car Week.
