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A Porsche 914 with a big V8 engine installed. |
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A Martin race car from 1970 at Laguna Seca. |
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A brightly painted Porsche race car. |
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A gathering of Gallardos at Concorso. |
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A Lamborghini police car. No outrunning this one! |
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A modern McClaren. Note the pylons around it! |
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A real old-timer at Laguna Seca. |
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A very early Ferrari race car at Laguna Seca. |
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A very old, restored Lancia. |
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Akbar Hasan with friends at Thursday night dinner. |
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Akbar greets old friend Valentino Balboni. |
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A gorgeous Abarth at the Concorso. |
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Another early Ferrari race car. |
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Race car powered by Ford. |
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Ancient racer ready for the Laguna Seca track. |
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Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America (Rare!). Thanks to Donald Osborne. |
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One more veteran race car. |
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A very pretty Apollo automobile. |
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A black Apollo convertible. |
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Some Apollo coupes on the grass. |
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What a great shot of this car! |
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Ben Lombardi greets Akbar at the Thursday dinner. |
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The Best of Show green Bizzarini at Concorso. |
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A dark blue Chevron racer at Laguna Seca. |
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The power plant in an early Ferrari. |
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The Lambos lined up at La Canada. |
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Another Chevron race car at Laguna Seca. |
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All the hungry people Friday night at the Culinary Institute. |
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Chris Conte checks his voice mail while waiting for dinner. |
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Chuck and Fran at Saturday Dinner. |
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Chuck Charleton and Akbar. |
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Chuck Charleton's Espada on the viewing stand. |
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Coleen and her sister Thursday night. |
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Nice view of the white Countach. |
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Delage is a stunning sight at Laguna Seca. |
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Front view of the very rare Delage racer. |
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Two Diablos with thier wings up. |
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Finally, dinner is ready. |
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Very stunning early Ferrari. |
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Ed Costa listens intently. |
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A very photogenic light blue Gallardo. |
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Ex-James Hunt race car at Laguna Seca. |
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An expensive spinout on the track at Laguna Seca. |
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Inside view of the Surtees race car. |
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Another early Ferrari race car. Bet its worth a bundle! |
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A GTO on the grass at Concorso. |
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Gary Bobileff's restored silver blue Miura. |
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Bil Lucero shares a good laugh. |
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A gold colored McClaren race car. |
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Another view of the gold colored McClaren. |
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The great looking golden Miura S at Concorso. |
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The rear of the fabulous green Bizzarini. |
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A Gulf Mirage vintage race car. |
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What a real race car driver should look like! |
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Iso Grifo with the 7.0 liter engine. |
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Jack shovels down a great salad. |
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Jack, the Silvas, Elise and Uno at the Mariposa. |
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Jackie Stewarts old race car at Laguna Seca. |
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Jack's 400 in the foreground. Mike Palmieri in the back. |
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Jan Johnson, Chuck Gerber and Jim Saturday night. |
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Jim and Joah Heady Thursday night. |
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Jim finally gets a chance to taste his wine. |
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Jim Kaminski, Alberto, Elise, and Uno. |
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John Wittrig makes a point with Ben. |
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John Yardum is surprised by flash. |
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Jorge Bujazan and his 400 on the viewing stand at Concorso. |
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Laust samples the wine Saturday night. |
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A light blue Lola race car at Laguna Seca. |
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Loading up the plates for dinner. |
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Lanci Aurelia B52 Ghia Coupe (credit to Donald Osborne). |
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Another shot of the lovely red LP400. |
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Using his Ferrari for a picnic table. |
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Maserati Khamsin on the grass at Concorso. |
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The power plant in the McClaren race car. |
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Very businesslike early Porsche race car. |
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Mike Palmieri's favorite recurring dream. |
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Early reproduction body shell on a modern Corvette chassis. |
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Mike likes to take pictures of girls! |
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Nancy Macenroth with two of her girls at breakfast. |
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Nettie and Dan with Wayne Skiles. |
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Noreen Manashi and her daughters at Mariposa. |
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Iso Grifo with the Chevvy small block V8. |
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Old and beautiful boattail roadster. |
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The famous Old Yeller race car and its colorful driver. |
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Paul Roessler's Best Lamborghini trophy in the window. |
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Paul with his winning 400 at Concorso. |
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A red racing Alfa at Laguna Seca. |
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Securing that front wing in place. |
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Socializing before dinner. |
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Some nice fashion and hairdos at Concorso. |
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The orange pylons protect the valuable MacLaren. |
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Lots of Ferraris at Concorso. |
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Yellow Ferrari vintage race car. Great styling. |
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The Diablo takes its turn on the viewing stand. |
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John Fleissbach's dark blue Islero (from Holland). |
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Another shot of the Gulf Mirage. |
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The Haroutunians at dinner. |
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The black LM takes its turn on the stand. |
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The Miuras all opened up for judging. |
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The Miura S on the viewing stand at Concorso. |
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The Orange County Lamborghini girls. Great publicity. |
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Hey, the salads finally got here. |
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This is the view the competitors had of this car. |
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The white Countach takes the viewing stand. |
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This car is not quite ready to race just yet. |
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Lancia Belna hardtop convertible. |
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Restored interior of the Lancia Belna. |
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Still trying to figure out what this is.... |
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Valentino flashes his famous smile. |
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Valentino in a very familiar seat. |
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An awesome looking MacLaren racer. |
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A vintage taxi at Laguna Seca. |
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A 1956 Pegaso Z-102 Berlinetta Touring Panoramica. Thanks to Kaare! |
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Hey, what happened to my wheels?! |
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Mean looking yellow Enzo. |
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