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Conclusion of Panerai / La Jolla Concours and Motor Car Classic
I should finish this off with a general view of a few cars that I liked. A gutsy Isotta Fraschini owned and driven by Bill Evans.
A fantastic 1958 Cadillac Limousine; I think there were only 3-4 of these built
A Brace of Bentleys
Not just cars; there were plenty of olde world bikes too.
A Duesenberg in patriotic livery caught the eye of Mrs C.
While the Wandering Purist wouldn't forgive me if I didn't include an action shot of his favorite brand
Keith Martin, publisher of Sports Car Market was the emcee and award presenter. I don't know who won any of the awards, sorry.
This car seemed the right place to put an end to our participation in the Concours enclosure. What a lovely rear end!
A Brace of Bentleys
Not just cars; there were plenty of olde world bikes too.
A Duesenberg in patriotic livery caught the eye of Mrs C.
While the Wandering Purist wouldn't forgive me if I didn't include an action shot of his favorite brand
Keith Martin, publisher of Sports Car Market was the emcee and award presenter. I don't know who won any of the awards, sorry.
This car seemed the right place to put an end to our participation in the Concours enclosure. What a lovely rear end!
The sun came out as we wandered homewards on the closed and car-packed streets, lugging our bag of goodies and wondering which Paneral should fit into the Cazalea watch closet...
It was uphill all the way back to our car.
and coincidentally, our path took us right past the Panerai boutique, which had some customers in, trying on watches to take home with them.
I hope you enjoyed the report as much as I enjoyed remembering yesterday! Many many thanks to Rafael Alvarez, Michele Gallagher, Allison Sottile and the rest of the Panerai folks for their kind assistance.
Cazalea
This message has been edited by cazalea on 2014-04-14 08:15:16
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Continuing on the Panerai / La Jolla Concours and Motor Car Classic
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Conclusion of Panerai / La Jolla Concours and Motor Car Classic
I should finish this off with a general view of a few cars that I liked. A gutsy Isotta Fraschini owned and driven by Bill Evans. A fantastic 1958 Cadillac Limousine; I think there were only 3-4 of these built A Brace of Bentleys Not just cars; there were...
Remarkable report Mike
We should send you to cover all concourses ;) Really enjoyed your engine photo series Amazing is how much plastic appeared on car engines in last few decades Thank you for lovely report Sincerely Damjan
Thanks
If you want to send me back in the past, I have Auto Shows from London, Geneva, Los Angeles, SEMA in Las Vegas, etc going back about 20 years in my archives. I used to publish automotive books for a living. That meant Auto Shows. Mike
Excellent coverage
And excellent pictures too. Was Ralph Lauren and Jay Leno or any of their cars present this year? I have never been to a US car show but used to go to the Goodwood Festival of Speed every year back in the UK. Great coverage. Love the Pam girl ! Dean
Most of the cars were from Southern California; not like Goodwood
None of the national heavy hitters came in for this. A few cars came down from Los Angeles. We have more than enough around this area to fill a field, as you can see. Now Goodwood - that IS a treat. Home of jaw-dropping displays and dodgy weather. I think...
Excellent report Mike ...
.. makes me realize i haven't been to such an event since last summer ! Bim
wonderful report, thanks for sharing!
what a pleasure to see all these beauties...the cars, I mean of course, and the watches. thanks Stefan
Hello dear Cazalea! What a wonderful report! I enjoyed it so much...
... and it was "almost" like being there and viewing so many wonders! Thank you for so many great pictures, showing those awesome cars. Love it! Thank you for your time and effort! Very cordially, Abel
Excellent (here's an extra photo for you)
Thanks Abel. It was fun to put it together. I forgot to show this Corvair Monza Turbo Convertible (yes, I've owned several Corvairs) ...
I love seeing ladies wearing a Panerai. That is really sensual.
Thanks a lot, Mike, the car lover in me loved your report a lot! Best, Nicolas
Fantastic report of a great day at with cars and PAMs..
thank you for the exhaustive coverage...
Thanks for the wonderful coverage report Mike!
Looks like a great event for any car fan! The countdown timer on the PAM526 is pretty nifty :) Cheers, Anthony
Great coverage of the Panerai La Jolla event
Thanks cazalea for these pics. Wish I could have made it down to La Jolla for this. Maybe next year. Regards, ED-209
Quite a variety of vehicles on display
Thanks for the presentation, Mike. Felt like I could have been walking around with you. And the Panerai tent looked like a great place to relax and do some watch spotting. Andrew
More relaxing a place than this Roller
waiting for the battery to recharge outside the "fraternity house" Cheers ...
