My Car Quest

December 22, 2024

Carmel Concours On The Avenue – 2018

by Mike - This past Tuesday August 21 the Carmel Concours On The Avenue kicked off Monterey Car Week in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. Much of the downtown area is reserved for the show cars and all of the shops and restaurants are open. It … [Read more...]

Cars On The Street In Carmel

by Mike - Today I attended the Carmel Concours-on-the-Avenue in Carmel-by-the-Sea. I will publish photos of that on another day. Here are my photos of interesting cars on the streets - not in the show - parked on the street or driving around. … [Read more...]

The BMW 507 – They Should Have Made More

by Mike - What a guy that Max Hoffman was. He talked BMW into making the beautiful BMW 507 which we see here (photos from the Carmel Concours-on-the-Avenue in August 2016). From 1956 to 1959 BMW only made 252 examples supposedly … [Read more...]

Carmel Concours-on-the-Avenue

by Mike - It has been a long day for me on my first day of Monterey Car Week, 2016. Today was a great day in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea for the Carmel Concours-on-the-Avenue with people from around the world who came to enjoy great cars, … [Read more...]

Update: Monterey County Wildfire

by Mike - Monterey Car Week for 2016 is underway. Some of you from outside the Monterey County area who are planning to attend Monterey Car Week may not be aware we are in the middle of the largest wild fire in Monterey County in many years, … [Read more...]

One Man’s Monterey Car Week Schedule

by Mike - Everybody who is planning to go to Monterey is trying to keep track of the activities and plan ahead. Wallace Wyss sent us his own list but he says “I know I will be lucky to make 75% of the activities on my list.” He is right … [Read more...]