One day closer to the big car events at the end of the week in Monterey, CA. The RM Auctions' trucks are already unloading cars at Portola Plaza Convention Center (see link below); there will also be Italiano Concorso (Ferrari, Lambo, Bugatti, etc); Pebble Beach Concours D' Elegance and the Historic Races at Laguna Seca...whoo doggeee!!! I live for August!!! This burgandy Jag pictured is an early arrival - Lot # 126 from the link below (1961 Jaguar XK150 S): Link to list of auction cars: http://www.rmauctions.com/Carlist.cfm?SaleCode=MO06&Page=2&Category=Cars&SortBy=RO&Search=# So what Lot # from the link above is your favorite? I plan to drool on all of them but I'll definitely hone in on: #159 - '64 Shelby Cobra 289 "winningest Cobra in history" #167 - '63 split window Z06 Vette #169 - '66 Shelby Cobra 427 #163 - sweet clone Hemi Cuda Conv #178 - Reggie Jackson's 427/435 '68 Stingray #181 - '64 Shelby Cobra 289 #194 - '70 Mustang Mach 1 with the 351W #417 - '74 De Tomaso Pantera with the 351C #453 - the Pope's '64 Lincoln limo #456 - Ferrari F40 GT #457 - Jag XJ220 #460 - Maserati MC12 #465 - '58 Ferrari 412 (V12 racecar) #466 - '57 T-Bird with supercharger #468 - '36 M-B 540K #471 - yellow '94 McLaren F1 #491 - '67 Shelby GT350 #497 - black/black 512BB - Man, if I could just hit that lottery by Thursday!' In addition to the Jag XK150, here are a few pics of other early arrivals. - '51 Hudson in my right side mirror (made famous by the Pixar film "Cars" - Judging by the insignia beside the fuel fill door, the red car is a Maserati but I don't recognize which model (anyone know?)
