by Wallace Wyss - When you think of a concours d'elegance by the ocean, if you're American, you think "Pebble Beach" but there is another one that takes place in Southern California, the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance which returns April 24–26, … [Read more...]
Preview: La Jolla Concours – 2025
April 23, 2025 By 1 Comment
Text by Wallace Wyss and Curtis Bien - photos by Geoffrey Horton from 2015 OK the formula sounds familiar. Seaside location. Tourist town. Plenty of sunshine. Pebble Beach? No. La Jolla, a posh suburb of San Diego. The 19th Annual La Jolla … [Read more...]
La Jolla Concours 2024
April 26, 2024 By 8 Comments
Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - This is billed as "the road to Opulent Adventure" and that it is, going by the brands shown. The reason the La Jolla Concours is one of my favorite car shows is the location--right next to an ocean cove that … [Read more...]
The La Jolla Motor Classic is About to Happen
April 17, 2024 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - As a car artist, I attend many car events but this is one of the best in SoCal (the La Jolla Concours d'Elegance), largely by the jewel-like setting--on a grass field overlooking the Pacific. In fact you can hear the seals … [Read more...]
Event Review – The La Jolla Concours d’Elegance – 2019
April 21, 2019 By 10 Comments
Text by Wallace Wyss - Paintings by Wallace Wyss - Photographs by Richard Bartholomew - You don’t need a reason to go to La Jolla. A village perched on hills on the North edge of San Diego, it is one of the great destinations of … [Read more...]
The La Jolla Concours d’Elegance – 2018
April 13, 2018 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Photos by Richard Bartholomew - Every old car fan dreams of going to the Pebble Beach Concours but that’s over $300 a ticket now. A far less costly approximation can be found at the La Jolla Concours held each April … [Read more...]
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