Carmel Concours Managed a Strong Comeback This Year

This year, the Carmel Concours on the Avenue made a stronger than ever comeback. There were gathered around 200 cars crammed in downtown Carmel, California. The event was, according to some, the biggest they have ever seen. It took place under the clear blue sky where the amazing lineup of Ferraris and Porches which stretched all the way to a tractor owned by Carroll Shelby’s doctor took its place under the sun for the audience to adore.

"There was a lot of enthusiasm among the entrants, the town and the spectators for the show’s coming back,” Ed Justice Jr., president of Justice Brothers Inc, was quoted as saying by autoweek.com. Worth mentioning the fact that last year was a tough one for Carmel Concours, but thanks to organizer Doug Freeman it turned out to be an excellent show after all. Most cars registered at the show were limited to the 1940 to 1973 production years.

But Porsches and Ferraris were allowed all the way up to 1989 and there were a lot of them present by the way. The best in show prize was awarded to two-time Pebble winner Bob Lee with his 1956 Ferrari 250 GTO Boano Convertible. The story behind the car says that Lee saw the car at the New York auto show that year and asked Ferrari Importer Luigi Chinetti if he could buy it.

Chinetti told him that the car was going back to Italy and it wasn’t for sale. As a result Lee telegramed Enzo Ferrari himself, whom he met a year nefore, and ended up having the car for $9,500. “Rick Rawlins had a great Alfa that won a special award, Stanley Gold won an award with his 356, there were just some really killer cars,” Ed Justice Jr, as the aforementioned source relates.