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October 30, 2024

Archives for August 2024

The New Carmel Concours

by Mike Gulett - By looking at the crowd size on Tuesday I could tell that people really missed the Concours-on-the-Avenue, which used to be held in downtown Carmel every Tuesday of Monterey Car Week. That is until the founder, Doug Freedman, … [Read more...]

Monterey Car Week – The Map and Other Details

by Mike Gulett - If you are planning to attend Monterey Car Week it is important to have a plan because it is not possible to go to every event. Things are spread out over a rather large area separated by traffic jams. The experts who get … [Read more...]

Are There Any Bargains During The Monterey Car Week Auctions?

by Mike Gulett - Monterey Car Week starts soon - it has been starting earlier every year it seems. The Laguna Seca Monterey Pre-Reunion & Corkscrew Hillclimb is this weekend. This is nine days before the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance which was … [Read more...]

Scarab Formula 1 Race Car up for Auction in Monterey

by Mike Gulett - Regular readers of My Car Quest know what a big fan I am of Lance Reventlow and his Scarab race cars. One of the Scarab Formula 1 race cars will be auctioned off by Mecum during Monterey Car Week this … [Read more...]

Are Rat Rods The Dadaists Of The New Century?

As Monterey Car Week approaches most of our thoughts are about cars, maybe even ones we want to buy, sell or build. This article shows us what Wallace Wyss was thinking about the week before Car Week in 2018. This is quite different than the … [Read more...]

Why is my car noisy on the highway?

Common causes and solutions... According to the U.S. Census Bureau, millions of drivers commute daily on the highway; that’s more than 3.3 million people with an average commute time of 27 minutes. Under normal conditions, the only sounds you … [Read more...]