My Car Quest

March 29, 2024

The Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance – What A Day!

by Mike - The Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance has turned into the best Concours in the San Francisco Bay Area. A few years ago it moved to an outstanding location at the Crystal Springs Golf Course immediately off of a major freeway, Interstate … [Read more...]

A Beautiful Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Race Car At Hillsborough

by Mike - It is not very often that one sees an Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato and it is very rare to see one painted white. This special Aston Martin was at the recent Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance. This 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato … [Read more...]

The Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance Was Excellent Today

by Mike - I just returned home from a long day driving the Bizzarrini GT 5300 to Hillsborough and back to display at the Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance with my friend Michael Menetto. It was a terrific day, the event, the cars, the people … [Read more...]

The Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance Is On Sunday

by Mike - The Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance is Sunday July 21 and a friend and I are driving the Bizzarrini GT 5300 to Hillsborough early Sunday morning. I know that I may have mentioned this before but the last time I took the Bizzarrini … [Read more...]

1960 Piranha Kit Car By AMT

by Mike - In the early 1960s, a Borg-Warner subsidiary, Marob Chemical, experimented with the development of "CRV" (Cycolac Research Vehicle) cars, named after the plastic used to construct the bodies. Only a handful were built. One was … [Read more...]

The Bizzarrini Wins The Owner’s Choice Award At Hillsborough

by Mike - The Bizzarrini GT 5300 went to the Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance this past Sunday, the oldest continually running Concours d'Elegance in the world. I signed up for "display only", meaning no judging, because I just wanted to relax … [Read more...]