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The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering 2024

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Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by Lon Price unless otherwise noted

The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, was started by Gordon McCall way back in 2003. I have said before in these columns, and it bears repeating, there are two people responsible for creating this wonderful week in August in Monterey: Gordon, for this show and for the Jet Center show, and Steve Earle, for creating the Monterey Historic Automobile Race since 1974, as a way for his friends to exercise their old racecars at Laguna Seca. Every car enthusiast who comes to Monterey in August owes a debt of gratitude to these two men whose genius (and luck) created this ecosystem. Gordon is still in charge of entrant selection for this show. [Read more…] about The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering 2024

Nino’s P4 takes your breath away….

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John and Debbie Nino with the 412 P at the Quail where Elitch first saw the car.

By Brandes Elitch
Photos courtesy John Nino

“When it does not exist, design it,” Henry Royce

At Monterey Car Week you would rightfully expect to be surprised and delighted by some of the things you will see, both on the show field and in the streets. After all, between the three major shows (Quail Lodge, Pebble Beach, and the Concorso Italiano), not to mention the Historics at the Laguna Seca racetrack, there will be over a thousand show cars on display, many of them quite fantastic. This year was no exception, an embarrassment of riches, so to speak. It can be quite overwhelming. You have to pace yourself, and from time to time just have a sit down and catch your breath, because some of these experiences can take your breath away. [Read more…] about Nino’s P4 takes your breath away….

The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, 2022

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Spirt of the Quail 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Bertone Sprint Coupe Dick McClure – California. VeloceToday’s Favorite Winner

Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by Steve Burton

August 19, 2022. This was a remarkable day. It has been described thusly:
-Car Week’s crown jewel in a whirlwind of events [Read more…] about The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, 2022

The 18th Annual Quail Motorsports Gathering

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Ah, yup, a new Delage for the Evolution of the Supercar class.

Story and photos by Brandes Elitch

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As most of our readers know, Steve Earle started the first annual Monterey Historic Car Races in 1974.

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The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, 2019

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Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

August 16, 2019 saw the seventeenth year of the Quail Lodge automobile show, located in bucolic Carmel Valley, California, at the base of the Santa Lucia mountain range. Often described as a “garden party,” this is such an extraordinary event that it’s difficult for me to come up with a lead sentence to adequately describe the day.

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