Guest Dean_H. Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 (edited) It's the big car week for Monterey and Pebble Beach. I live about thirty minutes away and drove down on Thursday to see the cars on tour. They stop in Carmel for lunch and it's pretty cool to see them departing. In Carmel you can see some fantastic cars, and it's all free. :-)I had the still camera and got some pics. But my wife did pretty good using the video feature on her phone, so I'll post links for her videos instead of too many pictures. It was a lot of fun, we really enjoyed ourselves out there.YouTube - old cars 3YouTube - old carsYouTube - old cars 2YouTube - old cars 1v Edited August 14, 2010 by Dean_H. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Great cars. Thanks for posting them. The Pierce was unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 This Forum needs more photos like this in the posts, makes for interesting event coverage. Thanks for taking the time to post them. That Type 50 Bugatti on top was a local car for many years. Is that last Duesenberg J-444? If so that was local too, until Otis Chandler had it. Looks great with Blackwalls again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Oh MAN!! I had a chance to go to Monterey, but the bosses wanted me to work this weekend. That is why sometimes I call it "architorture" instead of architecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dean_H. Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Thanks guys, there were a lot of Pierce Arrows and even a few Studebakers. It must have been the theme for this year. Pictures are better than nothing, but the sounds and fumes from the cars made the show. A few of these fancy-dancy million dollar cars ran terrible. It was amusing seeing them backfire and belching smoke. :-) Here are a few more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 My favorite so far. I've never seen one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dean_H. Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dean_H. Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Yeah, Alsancle, that was beauty. It was sort of funny walking through the cars before they started moving. They were super shinny and perfectly clean except for that one pierce. It was dusty and dirty, the windshield had bug splats, very cool. I think he was smartest owner out there, just open the garage and drive down to pebble beach. Other owners are waxing and polishing for five days prior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dean_H. Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 If you ever wondered what support is needed to drive ten miles in a gazzilion dollar car, well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Nash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Yes, the blue convertible sedan is a Nash. Also the light grey Pierce club sedan is an ex Harrah's car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I'm guessing, but I think AACA Forum member David Mitchel restored that Nash. Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles D. Barnette Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 OK beautiful pictures, but where are pictures of the Tucker (number 1045) that sold for over One Million Dollars? Thanks, Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dean_H. Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 Wow! One million for a tucker? If I had that kind of money, it would be spent on a Duesenberg for sure. I don't think a Tucker was on this cruise. There was an oddball red car... I'll have to go through my pictures to make sure it wasn't a Tucker. Someone told me it cost $175 to get into the Concours, and all the auction places are charging hefty fees to get in as well. A little pricey for us poverty stricken types. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dean_H. Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 OK, here is the red car I mentioned. Could this be a one million dollar Tucker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Nope, that is no Tucker which is a very very rare sight driving down the road - and not just because they made very few.OK, here is the red car I mentioned. Could this be a one million dollar Tucker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) Nope, that is no Tucker which is a very very rare sight driving down the road - and not just because they made very few.That red car is the one of one DeSoto Adventurer ll. It is a 1954 Ghia bodied show car. Edited August 16, 2010 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles D. Barnette Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 My mistake, the Tucker (number 1045) appeared at the RM auction going on in Monterey at the same time as the Concours. Check it out. The Tucker set a record for the most ever paid for a Tucker at $1,127,500. Charles D. Barnette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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