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DRIVENWORLD<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Monterey</strong><br />
<strong>Issue</strong><br />
Oct 2012<br />
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Contents<br />
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ISSUE 33, October 2012<br />
EDITOR IN CHIEF Dustin Troyan<br />
ART DIRECTOR Connected Media Group LLC<br />
COPY EDITORS Melena Gergen<br />
Heather Jederlinich<br />
Kathleen Troyan<br />
DESIGN Connected Media Group<br />
WEB DESIGN Je Balbien<br />
STORIES BY Dustin Troyan<br />
Leo Mayorquinn<br />
Frank Filipponio<br />
Jerey Brynan<br />
Greg Grundt<br />
Tommy Mansuwan<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY Leo Mayorquin<br />
Tommy Mansuwan<br />
Greg Grundt<br />
Frank Filipponio<br />
Advertising/Marketing:<br />
Dustin@connectedmediagroup.com<br />
818-516-5053<br />
www.drivenworld.com<br />
www.connectedmediagroup.com<br />
www.supercarsunday.com<br />
Driven World Magazine is published twelve times per<br />
year by Connected Media Group LLC. It is distributed<br />
at upscale locations and events all over California. It<br />
is also available online and distributed electronically to<br />
high-net-worth individuals as well as members of the car<br />
community at large.<br />
All rights reserved. Driven World and Supercar Sunday are<br />
registered trademarks of Connected Media Group LLC.<br />
No articles, illustrations, photographs, or any other materials<br />
or advertisements herein may be reproduced without<br />
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for the claims provided herein.<br />
Connected Media Group LLC, Driven World Magazine, and<br />
its aliates, contributors, writers, editors, and publisher<br />
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information and/or advertisements contained herein.<br />
Connected Media Group LLC does not assume liability for<br />
any products or services advertised herein and assumes no<br />
responsibility for claims made by advertisers or editorial<br />
information.<br />
On the Cover:<br />
e Veyron<br />
Photo: Greg Grundt
e Magazine<br />
I really don’t know how this magazine<br />
got started. Well, I do but I don’t. It all started when<br />
I purchased a new Mac computer. It had a program<br />
called Publisher. It was a bare-bones program that was<br />
most likely geared towards kids and school projects.<br />
I started playing around with it and thought, “wow,<br />
maybe I could do something.” It seemed like a wacky<br />
idea but, hell, why not? So I sat down to design my rst<br />
magazine. Now, I can assure you that some nine-yearold<br />
kid could probably have done it better but, to me it<br />
looked pretty good. (Looking back, ouch!) I was once<br />
mentored by a regular at the coee shop who explained,<br />
“Sometimes it is just better to get something done” and<br />
then grow it.<br />
So I designed the rst Driven World Magazine.<br />
Again, I thought it looked great. I really do not<br />
remember the content or the layout, but I walked down<br />
to Kinko’s in the shopping center and printed three<br />
hundred copies. is was right before a “big Sunday”<br />
so I had no idea what to expect. I laid out copies of the<br />
magazine on the condiment stand in the coee shop<br />
and put them in every car with an open window until I<br />
ran out. What would happen after? Who knows. What<br />
would people think? No idea.<br />
e following morning I woke up, went into<br />
the shop bright and early, and I had ve emails from<br />
people wanting to advertise in the new magazine. I was<br />
in shock. No, really in shock! Looking back, I should<br />
have passed out. But, maybe I was on to something.<br />
Shortly thereafter, the shop closed, we lost the Supercar<br />
Sunday location, and things went on hold.<br />
A few months later, we got the event back<br />
and something drove me to again start the magazine.<br />
I really don’t know why; I guess it is something that is<br />
inside of me. I know I like to communicate with others<br />
and I love people so I guess that is it. Well, perhaps<br />
there is more. I know that I like to try to send a nice<br />
message. I see so many amazing people on a regular<br />
basis—so much potential on so many dierent levels—<br />
and I now have a medium to share that. I nd great<br />
pleasure in highlighting positive people in our community.<br />
How lucky I am to be able to do that?<br />
I am very lucky to know most of the top car<br />
event photographers in the state. Our friendships have<br />
all been very organic. I have watched them grow and<br />
become better and better photographers. I have seen<br />
them gain so much recognition and seen career doors<br />
open. eir passions and roles in the community are<br />
truly unparalled. ey are the living documenters of<br />
our lifestyle. Decades later, we will be able to illustrate<br />
where we have been and what we have done with their<br />
photographs. ank you boys! One thing I wanted to<br />
do with the magazine is to give them an outlet to reach<br />
more people. I am very lucky that they trust me with<br />
their work and that I am able to include their photos<br />
in the magazine. ey bring a tremendous value to<br />
Driven World. Many of them have also started writing<br />
articles. is makes me so very happy because some of<br />
them have never previously done that. I do have to say<br />
that when you put your thoughts out publicly, it can<br />
be stressful. It can be a hurdle and you will see that the<br />
regular contributors are really doing a ne job. ank<br />
you gentlemen.<br />
I know my “Letter from the editor” can<br />
be a little wacky and unorthodox. Once I even did a<br />
poem—it was just what came out. Over the last year or<br />
so, I have received some very nice comments regarding<br />
the magazine. ey usually have something to do with<br />
the message being really heartfelt. I assure you, with<br />
me, what you see is what you get. I have said it over<br />
and over, I love our community. I love that more and<br />
more people are participating in the magazine and that<br />
people see value in it. My goal is to only be from the<br />
heart. My message will only be positive. I believe in you<br />
Save the date!<br />
e 9th <strong>Annual</strong> Motor4toys<br />
Charity Car Show is upon us!<br />
Our goal is 40,000 toys for needy<br />
kids in California! Invite all your<br />
friends, pick up some toys and<br />
let’s have a whole lot of fun!<br />
www.motor4toys.com<br />
from the editor<br />
and our community and I hope the feeling is mutual.<br />
Suce to say, I cannot do any of the things that I do<br />
without any of you. is magazine went from being me,<br />
to the photographers, to attendees, to an attorney, to<br />
friends going out on a limb. But, I assure you with 100%<br />
certainty, everybody who is a part of this magazine is<br />
in it for the right reason; they too love our community<br />
and lifestyle. I think the only way this magazine will<br />
ever make sense is if it is true and honest. I have told<br />
you before that I am making it up as I go along and I am.<br />
I don’t necessarily know what it means to be a proper<br />
publisher or designer, but the trust that so many of you<br />
have given me is one of the greatest compliments a man<br />
can ask for. ank you.<br />
So here is what I promise to you. Driven<br />
World Magazine will always come from the heart. It<br />
will always be true and it will always be positive. e<br />
magazine will continue to grow, slowly and organically.<br />
My goal is to build a strong foundation over time. I will<br />
not compromise the magazine as I do not think that<br />
is right. Similarly, if you don’t like it, that is your right<br />
and I respect it. If I can do something positive for our<br />
community with the magazine, I will do it. at is truly<br />
one of my motivations. I can tell you that this is an<br />
extension of me—that guy in an orange hat in a parking<br />
lot at Supercar Sunday.<br />
ank you all for the trust, support, and the<br />
opportunity to be a part of your lives. ank you taking<br />
a moment to read this; I know you don’t have to. ank<br />
you for all the wonderful Sundays and all the amazing<br />
generosity with all of our charitable endeavors. I am<br />
proud to be a part of your community. ank you to my<br />
advertisers for the same trust, dedication, and support.<br />
Without you...well, this might not be possible.<br />
Dustin
A Job Well Done<br />
I had a crazy notion to restore a 1969 Mustang.<br />
It was rough, ran poorly, and had a $99.00 paint<br />
job. I completed all of the major items and I was at the<br />
stage that excited me the most: paint and body. Later<br />
a friend asked “How is the ’69 coming along?” And<br />
he proceeded to educate me about a shop called West<br />
Coast Auto Collision. He explained that it was in Palm<br />
Springs, family owned and operated, old school, and<br />
“amazing”.<br />
After speaking with Robert Horn, the<br />
owner, I knew my search was over. Robert explained,<br />
with no prompting, how they would disassemble every<br />
piece, strip them to metal, weld and ll holes, remove<br />
rust, and repair every dent. After reviewing photos<br />
I sent, Robert quoted me a price. I at bedded the car<br />
out and met with Robert, his wife, and their daughter.<br />
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ey were such a delight to meet with; I felt welcomed<br />
and appreciated. Robert and his crew took detailed<br />
notes as we walked around the car; I said my good<br />
byes, and I left.<br />
ree months later the car was detailed and<br />
awaiting my arrival. I was truly taken aback; it was<br />
EXACTLY as I had imagined it. ey stayed on budget<br />
and they provided several extras at NO cost. As Robert<br />
would say, “It just wouldn’t be right to overlook it nor<br />
just do it then expect you to pay for it”. After 5 years,<br />
my car was nally show quality!<br />
I wrote this article as an appreciation to<br />
the Horn Family, Ron, and the entire West Coast Auto<br />
Collision team. I am grateful for their hard work and<br />
dedication and I will honor them with each road trip I<br />
go on.<br />
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Supercar Sunday 2012<br />
Marque Schedule<br />
Oct. 28th is Ferrari Vs. Lamborghini<br />
Nov. 25th NO MARQUE<br />
Preparing for the 9th <strong>Annual</strong> Motor4toys.com<br />
Dec. 2nd NO SUPERCAR SUNDAY-<br />
9th <strong>Annual</strong> Motor4toys.com Charity Car Show<br />
Dec. 30th Primered Cars, Rat Rods & Customs
October Calendar<br />
of Events<br />
Wed-Sat 3-6<br />
Wendover UT- 2012 World Finals, Bonneville, www.scta-bni.org<br />
Fri-Sat 5-6<br />
Crescent City-21st Sea Cruise, Beach Front Park, 8am-4pm, 707-954-4207, www.northernknights.us<br />
Fri-Sun 5-7<br />
Sacramento-NSRA Golden State Street Rod Nationals, Marriott Cal expo,1782 tribute Rd, 901-452-4030, www.nsra-usa.com<br />
Las Vegas,NV-Silver State Challenge Vintage Races, Las Vegas International Raceway, 800-280-vara, www.vararacing.com<br />
Bishop-Owens Valley Cruisers Fall Colors Car Show, Tri-County Fairgrounds, www.owensvalleycruisers.com<br />
Newport Beach-2nd <strong>Annual</strong> Vintage Trailer Rally, Newport Dunes 1131 Back Bay Dr, 949-566-4221, dkjennings@cox.net<br />
Fri 5<br />
Mission Hills – First Friday Niter, Santa Monica Sports Car Club/SCCA Navigation Rally, BofA rear lot, NE corner Devonshire and Sepulveda, 7PM, Info: 310-372-7168, 818-<br />
986-4565, http://n.smscc.org<br />
Sat 6<br />
Burbank – Autobooks THE STAINLESS STEEL CARROT - Revisited<br />
John Morton, Sylvia Wilkerson & friends<br />
10 - 2<br />
open 9AM! Free coee and Donuts, 2900 W. Magnolia. 818-845-0707. www.autobooks-aerobooks.com<br />
Santa Fe Springs-5th <strong>Annual</strong> Rotary Charity Classic Car Show, 12016 Telegraph Rd., Santa Fe Springs, 9-3, www.santafespringsrotary.org<br />
Sun 7<br />
Burbank- rottlers Car Show, Johnny Carson Park, 8:00 AM -1:00 PM 818 648-6982<br />
Long Beach - Hi-Performance Swap Meet & Car Show - Veterans Stadium. Vintage, Classic & Hi Performance trucks. New/used/vintage/parts/cars/accessories, www.toppingevents.com<br />
or 800-762-9785<br />
El Dorado Hills-8th <strong>Annual</strong> Niello Concours at Serrano, www.theconcours.net<br />
La Jolla-German Autofest by Nuts 4 Cars, Girard Ave between Silverado & Prospect, 7am-1pm, 619-980-4586<br />
Ramona-4th <strong>Annual</strong> Run To e Ranch, 940 Montecito Way, 11AM-?, 619-517-2522, 619-566-3212, www.restorationranch.com<br />
West Hills-L.A. Fire Department Car Show, 22801 Roscoe Blvd, 9am-3pm, www.lafdcarshow.com<br />
<strong>Monterey</strong> Park-Harmony Festival Car Show, 350 S McPherrin Ave, 9am-3:30pm, 626-307-1388, www.ci.montery-park.ca.us (put in car show in search)<br />
Canyon Country-All Corvette Charity Car Show, 18730 Soledad Canyon Rd, 3pm-9pm, carshowchairman@scvcc.org<br />
Chatsworth-California Car Cover Tri-Five Chevy Show, 9525 De Soto Ave, 9am-2pm, 818-998-2100<br />
Norco-American Legion Riders Car & Bike Show, 3888 Old Hamner Road,10am-4pm, 951-310-8801<br />
San Diego-65th <strong>Annual</strong> Picnic & Ole Timers Reunion, Ventura Cove Park Mission Bay, 9am-3pm, www.prowlers.org<br />
Sun 7<br />
Glendale-Caruso Concours d’Elegance @ Americana at Brand, 889 American Way, 11am-4pm, 818-637-8982, www.americanaatbrand.com<br />
Loma Linda-22nd annual Veterans memorial Car show, VA medical Center 11201 Benton, 8am-3:30pm, 909-350-9816, htttp;//veterancarshow.com<br />
Burbank-rottlers 2012 Car Show, Johnny Carson Park, 8am-1pm, 818-648-6982<br />
Laguna Beach-9th <strong>Annual</strong> Classic Car Show, 650 Laguna Canyon Rd, 9:30am-3:30pm, www.lagunabeachrotary.com<br />
Ontario-Streets of under, 4000 E. Ontario Center Pkwy, 11am-5pm, 909-899-9288, www.streeetsofthundermotorsportsevents.com<br />
Vista-4th <strong>Annual</strong> Classic Car Show, 1601 Longhorn Dr, 10am-2pm, 760-295-3128, www.rbvgradnite.com<br />
Wed-Sun 10-14<br />
Indian Wells-FCA Ferrari Club of America 2012 National Meet, Hyatt Grand Champions Resort & Spa, www.ferrariclubofamerica.org<br />
Wed 10<br />
Pomona- Prolong’s Twilight Cruise Night ; NHRA Museum 1101 W. McKinley Ave; 4PM - 8PM, www.calrods.com<br />
Fri-Sun 12-13<br />
San Diego-MCAS Miramar Air Show, www.miramarairshow.com<br />
Sat-Sun 13-14<br />
Willow Springs-HSR-W 14th Fall Formula Festival, Willow Springs Int’l Raceway, 310-750-6933 www.hsrwestrace.com<br />
Sat 13<br />
Burbank – Autobooks open 9AM! Free coee and Donuts, 2900 W. Magnolia. 818-845-0707.<br />
Pomona-AMA Pro Racing Flat Track Finals, Fairplex, 888-718-4253,www.attracknals.com<br />
Mojave-5th <strong>Annual</strong> Wineld & Watson Custom Car & Hot Rod gathering, 8201 Sierra Hwy, 10am-6pm, 760-762-6861, www.rodtossers.com<br />
Oakhurst-Corvettes in the Park, Oakhurst community Park Hwy 41, www.fallinthesierra.com<br />
Anaheim-91 Car Show Down Low Kustom eme, Canyon RV Park, 7am-3pm, www.classicpickupsgarage.com<br />
Apple Valley-4th <strong>Annual</strong> Classic Car Show,19311 Jess Ranch Pkwy, 10am-3pm, 760-961-7815, www.xuncitycruisersapplevalley.com<br />
Torrance-8th <strong>Annual</strong> THS Classic & Custom Car Truck & Cycle Show, 2200 Carson St, 10am-2pm, www.torrancehighschoolcarshow.org<br />
Menifee-4th <strong>Annual</strong> Menifee Motor Madness, 28237 La Piedra Rd, 9am-3pm, 951-805-5614<br />
Placentia-26th <strong>Annual</strong> Heritage Festival Car Show, Tri-City Park - 9AM - 4PM, 714-524-8533<br />
Upland-3rd <strong>Annual</strong> Car Show & Shine, Upland Memorial Park 1100 E. Foothill Blvd, 8am-Noon, 714-273-3331<br />
Anaheim-Colony Classic Car Show, 811 W. Lincoln, 10am-2pm, www.anaheimcolonists.com<br />
Chatsworth-California Car Cover Nova & Chevelle Show, 9525 De Soto Ave, 9am-2pm, 818-998-2100<br />
Covina-17th <strong>Annual</strong> underfest & Music Festival, Downtown, 1pm-6pm, www.covina.com/covina_thunderfest/<br />
Sun 14<br />
Pomona-Pomona Car show & Swap Meet Fairplex, Info @ www.pomonaswapmeet.com<br />
San Diego-4th <strong>Annual</strong> fth Avenue Auto showcase, Gaslamp Quarter, 10am-4pm, 619-233-5008, www.mcfarlanepromotions.com<br />
Tustin-8th <strong>Annual</strong> All Chevy Car Show, Enderle Center 14081 S. Yorba St, 9am-3pm, 949-786-7875, www.ocvcca.org<br />
Lake Arrowhead-VWJamboree- Octoberfest Edition, 28200 Highway 189, 10am-4pm, www.vwjamboree.com<br />
Stockton- Swap Meet & Car Show, San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, 6am-3pm, (209) 948-5307<br />
Costa Mesa-Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac Show, Crevier Classic 365 Clinton St, 8am-3pm, 714-644-1592<br />
Del Mar-Del Mar Concours d’Elegance, Del Mar RaceTrack Paddock, 10am-3pm, 858-356-9701, www.delmarconcours.com<br />
Ontario-Ontario Elks 2rd <strong>Annual</strong> car show, 1150 W. Fouth St, 8am-2pm, 909-984-6204<br />
Dana Point-Octoberwood Woodie Car Show, Lantern Bay Park, 8am-3pm<br />
Pico Rivera-Route 66 Classic Car Show, 9613 Whittier Blvd, 10am-5pm, 714-536-6708<br />
Supercar Sunday<br />
Every Sunday<br />
7-‐10am<br />
Supercarsunday.com<br />
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October<br />
Calendar of Events<br />
San Diego-Pal Joey’s IV, 5147 Waring Rd, 8am-2:30pm, 619-980-6699<br />
Wed-Sun 17-21<br />
Lake Havasu City-35th annual Run to the Sun, 1000 McCulloch blvdN, 928-855-0933, www.relicsandrods.co<br />
Fri-Sun 19-21<br />
McFarland- NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion, Auto Club Famoso Raceway,<br />
www.museum.nhra.com<br />
Pomona-21th <strong>Annual</strong> NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion at the Wally Parks NHRA Museum, 909-622-2133, http;//museum.nhra.com, www.nhratix.com, Tommy Ivo will be<br />
Grand Marshal<br />
Sat 20<br />
Burbank – Autobooks open 9AM! Free coee and Donuts, 2900 W. Magnolia. 818-845-0707.<br />
Chino-3rd <strong>Annual</strong> Car Truck & Bike Show, 6950 Edison Ave, 8am-2pm, 909-627-7043, www.troop309chino.com<br />
San Bernardino-Car Show for the Animals, 1001 E. Highlands Ave, 8:30am-2pm, 909-838-4866<br />
Sun 21<br />
Pasadena-Art Center Car Classic 21, Art Center College 1700 Linda Vista Drive, 626-396-2304, www.artcenter.edu<br />
El Mirage-SCTA Land Speed Racing, El Mirage Dry Lake Bed, www.scta-bni.org<br />
Buena Park-Picker’s Paradise Automotive Swap Meet, Elks Lodge 7212 Melrose St, 8am-1pm, 714-299-1776, garyoccarguy@gmail.com<br />
San Diego-All American Pow Wow, Embarcadero North-Pacic Dr & Harbor Dr, 8am-2:30pm, 858-484-3388, 760-598-9809<br />
Buena Park-Classics on the Green Car Show, 7225 El Dorado Dr, 9am-2pm, 714-299-1776<br />
Fri-Sat 26-27<br />
Palm Springs-RetroMania Festival, Knott’s Soak City, 12-8PM, 760-980-0665<br />
Sat 27<br />
Burbank – Autobooks open 9AM! Free coee and Donuts, 2900 W. Magnolia. 818-845-0707.<br />
Indio-2nd <strong>Annual</strong> Trunk or Treat Car Show, 45250 Dune Palms Rd, 2pm-7pm, kathleen.beach@dsusd.us<br />
San Diego-4th <strong>Annual</strong> Kong’s Toilet Seat Panel Jam, 6695 Rasha St, 10am-?, 619-995-6952<br />
Riverside-Riverside Plaza Car Show, 3545 Central Ave, noon-5pm, 951-858-3701, wwwhttp://operationsafehouse.org<br />
Chino-Vets & Pets Car show, Chino Airport, 8am-3pm<br />
Calimesa-16th <strong>Annual</strong> Garden of Angels Charity Car Show, 11251 Desert Lawn Dr, 9am-3pm, 909-795-2595<br />
Escondido-4th <strong>Annual</strong> All Car Lovers Show, 2430 S Escondido Blvd, 10am-2pm, 868-485-9888, www.corvettesofsandiego.com<br />
Sun 28<br />
Supercar Sunday<br />
Every Sunday<br />
7-‐10am<br />
Supercarsunday.com<br />
Los Alamitos- WINGS WHEELS ROTORS & EXPO 2012 9 AM TO 4 PM (0900 -1600hrs) LOS ALAMITOS ARMY AIRFIELD, JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE, California<br />
National Guard 11200 Lexington Drive<br />
562-598-6659 / 562-598-7035 fax www.WWRExpo.net / info@losalcha<br />
Long Beach–Cycle Show & Swap @ Veterans Stadium Motorcycles & bicycles. Buy/sell/trade.vintage/parts/bikes/accessories. www.toppingevents.com, or 800-762-9785<br />
Moorpark-33rd <strong>Annual</strong> Ram’ N Relics Car show, 7am-3pm, 805-583-2965, roamnrelics.com<br />
Sacramento- Hot Rod & Race Car Parts Swap Meet, Sacramento Raceway, 5305 Excelsior Rd, 6am-, 408-266-3324<br />
Sacramento- Hot Rod & Race Car Parts Swap Meet, Sacramento Raceway, 5305 Excelsior Rd, 6am-, 408-266-3324<br />
Costa Mesa-Mustang Madness Halloween Car Show, 8am-3pm<br />
Lancaster-2nd <strong>Annual</strong> Creepy Cruise - Lancaster Auto Mall, Noon-4pm, www.avmoparclub.com<br />
Tues-Fri 30-Nov 2<br />
Las Vegas, NV-SEMA, Las Vegas Convention Center, www.semashow.com
SEE THE NEW FIAT 500 HERE.<br />
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Simply more.
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Collector Cars and the Law....<br />
Last month we began a look at the “live”<br />
auction process, focusing on matters from the point of<br />
view of the buyer and so now we will have a look at the<br />
process from the seller’s perspective and the legal obligations<br />
they have (and once again, we will leave auction<br />
systems such as ebay and other online alternatives out<br />
of the mix for now).<br />
As noted last month, while conducted<br />
throughout the year’s calendar, the summer months<br />
are typically the height of the collector car (live) auction<br />
season, with the zenith coming in August during<br />
Pebble Beach week where this year, over two hundred<br />
million dollars in vehicles changed hands at the various<br />
auctions that were conducted, evidencing the popularity<br />
and success of the “live” auction process for collector<br />
cars.<br />
So to begin this process as a seller, having<br />
chosen the auction house you wish to utilize, you will be<br />
required to sign a consignment agreement so as to start<br />
the process. is is a legally binding contract whereby<br />
you, as the seller, are retaining the auction house to<br />
serve as your agent to present your vehicle for sale to<br />
the public at the auction to be conducted. ere are<br />
several key terms to consider and address, including:<br />
1.e commission (fee) you will have to pay to the auction<br />
house, which is typically a percentage of the nal<br />
high bid that is made for your vehicle. Some auction<br />
houses have set fees, others are open to negotiation.<br />
In addition to paying a percentage of the nal high bid,<br />
certain auction houses also require the payment of a<br />
fee for photographing and otherwise preparing the<br />
presentation of your car in the auction’s catalogue and<br />
advertisements. Often too, available for negotiation, is<br />
the day and time slot (lot number) of when your car will<br />
be sold, along with issues pertaining to the advertisement,<br />
if any, that your car might specically receive<br />
prior to the conduct of the auction.<br />
2.Reserve or no reserve? is is the critical term under<br />
which you are willing to sell. A vehicle placed for sale<br />
without a reserve price will be sold for the nal high bid,<br />
whatever that might be. A vehicle placed for sale with a<br />
reserve price entails your agreement with the auction<br />
house as to a minimum dollar gure to which the car<br />
must be bid before it can be sold. For example if you set<br />
a reserve of $100,000.00 the car must receive a bid of<br />
at least that amount to be sold. Once the car has been<br />
bid to your reserve price, the highest bid then takes the<br />
car. If the bidding does not reach your reserve price the<br />
car is not sold. (You are typically permitted to lower<br />
your reserve, even during the course of the bidding so as<br />
to ensure a sale). Do also note that the reserve price is<br />
typically not revealed in advance of the sale nor during<br />
the course of bidding until the reserve price has been<br />
reached, at which time the auctioneer will typically let it<br />
be known that the car is now “in the market for sale” i.e.<br />
e Leagalities of Selling at Live Auctions<br />
that its reserve price has been met.<br />
3.Setting an estimate. In keeping with the setting of<br />
a reserve, it can be of extreme importance to reach a<br />
realistic estimate gure/range as to the value of your<br />
car, to be agreed upon with the auction house for their<br />
use in promoting and advertising your car for sale<br />
prior to the auction. Although clearly a very subjective<br />
process, setting an appropriate estimate can be of great<br />
importance in attracting bidders to your car in advance<br />
of the sale or in the alternative of scaring away potential<br />
buyers if your estimate is not consistent with current<br />
market trends. Here, as with the setting of a reserve or<br />
placing your car at no reserve, it is important to work<br />
closely with the auction house and to take advantage of<br />
their expertise as to the current market and trends so as<br />
to maximize the most favorable outcome for the sale of<br />
your vehicle.<br />
Of course the auction house can make no<br />
guarantee or warranty to you as to pricing or results<br />
that can be obtained, but a carefully considered estimate<br />
and reserve (if applicable) will serve your best interests<br />
in maximizing a sale for you.<br />
As noted above, the auction house is your<br />
agent as the seller and is NOT the seller of the car. e<br />
auction house merely serves to present your vehicle<br />
as the seller to the audience of buyers for the buyers’<br />
consideration and oer/bid to purchase.<br />
Typical to most any sale, unless otherwise<br />
stated, each and every car is presented on your behalf as<br />
the seller on an “as is” basis and without warranty. As a<br />
seller you are required to disclose all material facts that<br />
are known to you with regard to your vehicle but you are<br />
not required to conduct an inspection or other investigation<br />
beyond the actual knowledge you have of the<br />
vehicle; and the auction house need do nothing more on<br />
your behalf as your agent than pass on the information<br />
that you have provided as to the material facts that are<br />
known to you regarding the vehicle and its history and<br />
condition.<br />
Having disclosed the facts known to you<br />
regarding your vehicle, the burden then shifts to the<br />
potential buyers to conduct any further inspection, investigation<br />
or other due diligence in which they wish to<br />
engage. Further in this regard (as noted in last month’s<br />
article), catalogue descriptions, comments or opinions<br />
of auction personnel, condition reports, advertising and<br />
the like are not considered to be warranties or representations<br />
by the auction house or the seller upon which a<br />
buyer may rely as a basis for their purchase.<br />
Once you have made necessary arrangements<br />
to consign your vehicle to an auction house for<br />
presentation for sale at a “live” auction you still have<br />
further obligations to which you must attend, rst and<br />
foremost being that along with the vehicle you must<br />
provide to the auction house clear and marketable title<br />
to the car and you will typically be asked to sign neces-<br />
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sary documents to allow the auction house to eectuate<br />
transfer of your car upon sale to the successful bidder/<br />
buyer. In that regard the auction house typically holds<br />
a dealer’s license and is empowered if not required to<br />
handle all necessary steps to eectuate the transfer of<br />
your vehicle once it has been sold, to collect sales tax<br />
from the buyer, along with the sales proceeds and to pay<br />
you your share of the sales proceeds.<br />
Do note that along with providing proper<br />
title papers, it is typically your responsibility as the<br />
seller to arrange for delivery of your car to the auction<br />
site prior to the sale and at your own expense. You<br />
may obviously deliver the car yourself or utilize the<br />
services of a transport company and your consignment<br />
papers should provide for authorization for the auction<br />
company to accept delivery of your vehicle from the<br />
transport company at the auction site in your absence.<br />
Once again, remain mindful that the auction house is<br />
your agent as the seller to take possession of the car<br />
and maintain possession of the car through the auction<br />
process until its sale and transfer to the buyer.<br />
Having delivered your car to the auction site<br />
and provided the necessary title papers to the auction<br />
house, you are free to rely on the auction house to care<br />
for your vehicle now that it is in their possession and, as<br />
noted, they are acting as your agent to present the car<br />
for sale.<br />
In this regard, any reputable auction house<br />
will have insurance to cover your car for any loss or<br />
damage while in their possession and control but you<br />
would be wise to keep your insurance in place and allow<br />
it to remain until the auction has been conducted, your<br />
sale concluded and your proceeds are in hand. e payment<br />
of a few days extra insurance premiums can go a<br />
long way should problems arise. is is especially critical<br />
in the event your car does not sell for any reason and<br />
you are required to then once more assume possession<br />
and remove the vehicle from the auction site. Of course<br />
though having set a thoughtful estimate and/or reserve<br />
and revealed all material facts known to you about the<br />
vehicle and having allowed the auction house to carry<br />
out their duties as your agent in presenting your car for<br />
sale, it is most likely you will leave with funds in hand<br />
and a fond farewell to your former prize.<br />
In the upcoming months we will explore issues<br />
concerning title, transport companies, DMV issues<br />
among the many other things aecting the world of<br />
collector cars, along with any questions you may wish to<br />
submit.<br />
Jerey Brynan<br />
Jerey Brynan is a duly licensed attorney, practicing in<br />
Beverly Hills, California. e foregoing article is a general<br />
discussion and overview of the topics that are addressed and<br />
should not be relied upon in lieu of obtaining legal counsel<br />
for your specic circumstances, issues and facts.<br />
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Bugatti Veyron Drive to <strong>Monterey</strong> 2012<br />
Story & Photography by Greg Grudt<br />
On Wednesday, August 15, 2012 a very rare<br />
event occurred in Oxnard, CA. Five Bugatti Veyrons<br />
pulled up to the Mullin Automotive Museum around<br />
1:20pm before the long drive up to <strong>Monterey</strong> the following<br />
day. e orange Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport<br />
Vitesse (pictured on the front of the magazine) led the<br />
pack, which included two standard Veyrons and two<br />
Veyron Grand Sports. At the time, this was the very rst<br />
sighting of a Grand Sport Vitesse in California. ere<br />
have since been three sightings of such a car in California.<br />
e Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is the latest<br />
agship model Bugatti with an extra 199 horsepower<br />
from the previous 1001 horsepower in earlier models<br />
and a price tag of nearly $2.5 million.<br />
For those of you that are not aware, the<br />
Mullin Automotive Museum houses one of the largest<br />
collections of Bugattis in the world among other rare<br />
French automobiles. On temporary loan from a private<br />
individual from the United Kingdom was a World<br />
Record Edition Bugatti Veyron Super Sport which is<br />
1 of 5 produced. is incredibly rare automobile was<br />
scheduled to join the drive up to <strong>Monterey</strong>, however the<br />
owner backed out so I was unable to capture the shot of<br />
all four generations of Veyrons lined up (Veyron 16.4,<br />
Grand Sport, Super Sport, and Vitesse). Since the World<br />
Record Edition Super Sport was upstairs in the museum<br />
roughly 300 feet away from the other ve Bugattis<br />
technically they were all together for the photo. I spent<br />
a solid 3.5 hours photographing these cars until they<br />
were ready to depart.<br />
Around 4:00pm the catered lunch and private<br />
tour of the museum had concluded and the Veyrons<br />
red up and left. A good friend of mine, Duane Steiner<br />
from Speed and Motion, was also on-site photographing<br />
the cars. Since we had an itinerary from the Bugatti<br />
Club, we thought it would be neat to follow them to<br />
theFour Seasons in Santa Barbara where they would be<br />
spending the evening. Duane drove as I hung out the<br />
window capturing these amazing cars in motion on the<br />
picturesque 101 Freeway. We encountered some trac<br />
and a few of the Bugattis left us in the dust when the<br />
trac cleared. We made it to Santa Barbara and spent<br />
some time photographing these cars a little bit more. It<br />
would have been fun to follow them the next morning<br />
to <strong>Monterey</strong>, but you can’t do everything.<br />
On Saturday, August 18, 2012, Duane and I<br />
drove up to <strong>Monterey</strong> for the day to catch a glimpse of<br />
the world famous “Car Week”. ere were so many cars<br />
we wanted to see and only about seven hours to see<br />
them all. Luckily, we saw just about every possible car<br />
imaginable from Ferrari F50s to McLaren F1s and even<br />
the only Koenigsegg Agera R in the United States but,<br />
our trip would not have been complete without seeing a<br />
few more Bugatti Veyrons, of course. While photograph-<br />
ing the Koenigsegg Agera R on the 17 Mile Drive, we<br />
noticed further down the road that a white and blue<br />
Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse was being photographed by<br />
a Bugatti photographer overlooking the Pacic Ocean.<br />
We quickly drove over and joined in on the shoot. We<br />
then hustled over to the Spanish Bay Inn Hotel which<br />
is known as the hot spot for exotics during car week.<br />
We pulled up and sure enough a black Veyron Grand<br />
Sport with orange accents was parked in front. ere<br />
were a handful of other exotics parked there as well.<br />
We also spotted a bright red Pagani Huayra in the guest<br />
parking lot too! Finally, we headed back to the Pebble<br />
Beach Lodge as we wanted to see the Bugattis arrive for<br />
the dinner. ere were three Veyrons parked outside<br />
the Lodge and one of them I hadn’t seen before. It was<br />
a very classy champagne colored one that I had only<br />
seen pictures of in the past. I am so glad that I nally<br />
got to see it in-person after all these years. e sun was<br />
setting and our time in <strong>Monterey</strong> had come to an end as<br />
we then endured the ve and half hour drive home. In<br />
a ve day period I saw nine Bugatti Veyrons! Until next<br />
year <strong>Monterey</strong>……<br />
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<strong>The</strong> 1 of 1 Bugatti Veyron “Pur Blanc” Edition<br />
Super Sport Visits Supercar Sunday<br />
On Sunday, September 2, 2012 the 1 of 1 Bugatti Veyron<br />
“Pur Blanc” Edition Super Sport made its rst visit to Supercar<br />
Sunday. e owner of the car just recently took delivery and has<br />
been driving and enjoying the car ever since. e Bugatti Veyron<br />
Super Sport produces an extra 199 horsepower for a grand total of<br />
1200HP from the previous 1001HP on earlier models. is production<br />
car can reach a top speed of 267 mph however it is electronically<br />
limited to 258mph to prevent the tires from shredding. is<br />
car reaches 0-60 mph in just 2.5 seconds and has a price tag of over<br />
$2 million dollars. Roughly 35 to 40 Super Sports will be produced,<br />
5 of those being the orange/black World Record Editions. anks so<br />
much BC for bringing out your new toy to Supercar Sunday for all<br />
of us to enjoy!<br />
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Car Culture<br />
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Leon’s Transmission by Mark Llewellyn Services, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />
Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />
OUT Clutch TO Time LUNCH for the Clutch Pedal<br />
Think Fewer back! than What 10% was of the all best cars thing and about light trucks starting sold in the U.S. last year were<br />
the equipped new school with year? a traditional For many, manual it was getting transmission a new with a clutch pedal. This is<br />
lunch despite box! the Each rising year fuel kids costs put a and lot of the thought fact that into a manual transmission provides<br />
what<br />
better<br />
box<br />
fuel<br />
they<br />
economy.<br />
would get. Just as what car we drive<br />
defines us, a lunch box made the statement of what<br />
one was about. It had to tell Clutchless the dudes to manual “back off,” transmissions originated in<br />
and the girls to “take notice.” European Being the vehicles ‘Hot Wheel’ a few and years ‘Matchbox’ back. <strong>The</strong>y car gear-head are making<br />
generation that we were, many their naturally appearances picked in a lunch the United box with States a car on in it. Ford Fiesta<br />
and Focus models. Using the “power-shift feature”<br />
Let’s take a step back. <strong>The</strong> however, first lunch has boxes provoked came about some in the complaints late 1800’s and from were new<br />
used by blue-collar workers buyers. to protect <strong>The</strong> their technology food from and the feel rigors are of new the to workplace. consumers.<br />
<strong>The</strong> golden age of lunch boxes Ford came has about actually in the launched 1950’s. <strong>The</strong> a campaign first character-licensed to educate<br />
lunch box was Mickey Mouse buyers in 1935. on the Sales clutchless of that box manual skyrocketed! transmission. Aladdin<br />
Industries was looking for a way to increase sales of their plain steel lunch kits, as they<br />
were Porsche called reports then. <strong>The</strong>y that came 60% out of with their ‘Hopalong new cars Cassidy’ sold and are ‘Roy Rogers’ boxes in<br />
the equipped 50’s, and with the clutchless craze was manual born. Aladdin transmissions. later added the thermos, complete with<br />
additional Volkswagen graphics, is also making currently the lunch offering boxes vehicles even more with desirable a for kids and moms.<br />
With<br />
clutchless<br />
new T.V.<br />
manual<br />
shows<br />
transmission.<br />
and new fads coming along each<br />
007 and his DB5<br />
year, Other the factors addition contributing of new themes to and the images demise on of lunch the clutch<br />
boxes pedal would are automatic assure kids transmissions would have to that get can a new be one used in a<br />
each ‘full year. manual As a mode’. result, 120 On million vehicles lunch equipped boxes were with sold this<br />
between feature, the 1950 driver and can 1970. choose In 1962, whether Aladdin to embossed shift gears the or not.<br />
front and back of the lunch boxes giving them a 3D effect.<br />
Ford has dropped the option of a manual transmission in the F150 trucks,<br />
All since good the things demand come in to recent an end, years and became so it was so with low. the metal lunch box. In the late<br />
1970’s cost cutting saw the lunch boxes made out of plastic. Florida actually banned<br />
Learning the stick shift was a rite of passage for many teenagers for years. Car<br />
metal lunch boxes, fearing kids would use them as school yard weapons. 1987 saw<br />
collectors and enthusiasts are heart-broken at the<br />
the last mass-produced metal lunch box, graced with the image of Rambo.<br />
demise of the stick. “Car and Driver” magazine has<br />
actually So why launched are we talking a campaign about lunch to “Save boxes the in Manuals”. a car<br />
magazine? Well, just look at all these cool lunch<br />
Many believe that declining interest in truly driving<br />
boxes! Many believe the cars are just as much the<br />
a car will end up consigning classic automobiles to<br />
“stars” as the actors; you be the judge. Bon appétit.<br />
museums and show displays. Perhaps the next<br />
generation Fred and Barney of mechanics won’t know what a<br />
“clutch at the drags!<br />
job” is!<br />
George Jetson<br />
in his commuter!<br />
Note: the dome design of the box<br />
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Mallory Llewellyn off to work<br />
with her Dukes of Hazard<br />
lunch<br />
15<br />
box<br />
year<br />
& thermos<br />
old Taylor Halby<br />
learning to drive her father’s<br />
Suzuki Samari, 5-speed manual<br />
Robinson’s Family station wagon<br />
(aka <strong>The</strong> Chariot)<br />
1960 Toy with Shifter<br />
George Barris’ Munster Koach from the<br />
CBS Series “<strong>The</strong> Munsters”
2012 McCall’s Motorworks Revival-aka <strong>The</strong> Jet Center Party<br />
Although more and more events keep creeping<br />
up every year to extend <strong>Monterey</strong>’s Classic Car Week<br />
earlier into the week, we consider the ocial beginning<br />
of the week to be Gordon McCall’s annual swanky party<br />
at the <strong>Monterey</strong> Jet Center. Ocially known as McCall’s<br />
Motorworks Revival, this celebration of ne automobiles,<br />
aircraft, food and wine is a sneak peek at what the<br />
rest of the week has in store for you.<br />
e party oers a heady mix of featured cars<br />
from some of the upcoming auctions along with new car<br />
debuts from some of the most exotic manufacturers,<br />
race cars from the Historics, a selection of vehicles from<br />
the Quail Tour and more. With its unique setting allowing<br />
the presence of old military aircraft as well as the<br />
nest in personal jet powered executive transportation,<br />
the Jet Center Party also oers something no other<br />
event can match. row in the exquisite food and wine<br />
and you have an excellent excuse to get into town earlier<br />
next year. Assuming you can snag a ticket to this always<br />
sold out show before they are no longer available.<br />
is year’s event was another extravaganza<br />
of cool machinery, from the very rst Shelby Cobra<br />
and GT350 to the latest Lamborghini Sesto Elemento<br />
and Urus concept cars. Cars like the new Aston Martin<br />
Vanquish, Lotus Evora GP Edition, Koenigsegg Agera<br />
R, Bentley Continental Supersports ISR, Hennessey<br />
Venom GT Spider and Ferrari 458 Spider were nicely<br />
complemented by a Ferrari F40, Daytona and 275<br />
GTB, Aston Martin DB5s, Lancia Aurelia Spider, BMW<br />
M1, Blower Bentley, Bizzarrini 5300 GT Stradale, dual<br />
cowl Bugatti Type 38 Torpedo, Mercedes-Benz 300SL<br />
Gullwing, Porsche 904 and Speedster, the oldest Corvette<br />
Sting Ray in the world and a pair of original Ford<br />
GT40s.<br />
But even more impressive than the assemblage<br />
of autos, perhaps, was the guest list. At one<br />
point we were within 20 feet of nine dierent people<br />
who can lay claim to having a car named after them,<br />
or at least one designed by them. Within the span of<br />
about ve minutes we spotted Reeves Callaway, Henrik<br />
Fisker, John Hennessey, Pete Brock (Cobra Daytona<br />
Coupe and Brock Coupe), Charles Morgan, Christian<br />
von Koenigsegg, Camilo Pardo (Ford GT), Jason Castriota<br />
(Maserati GranTurismo S), and last but not least,<br />
Horacio Pagani. If you’ve ever dreamt of owning a new<br />
Huayra, we suggest coming to McCall’s to have Horacio<br />
himself explain every detail to you. Oh, and if that new<br />
Lamborghini Urus is more your thing, you could have<br />
talked to Lamborghini head Stephan Winkelmann<br />
about production feasibility.<br />
Personally, the star of the show this year<br />
wasn’t a car or a person, though. It was the Grumman<br />
J2F Duck, a single-engine amphibious biplane that was<br />
used by every branch of the U.S. armed forces from the<br />
By Frank Filipponio<br />
mid-1930s until just after World War II. e one at the<br />
party was a J2F-6, one of only two left in the world that<br />
is kept in ying condition. It also happens to have been<br />
aoat during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, managing to<br />
escape damage.<br />
e J2F is easily distinguished by its large<br />
central oat, a sort of boat grafted onto the bottom of<br />
the plane. Following a shift in production from Grumman<br />
to Columbia Aircraft, the J2F-5 was updated to<br />
J2F-6 status with a 1,050 hp engine, and was tted<br />
with underwing bomb racks. It could hold a pilot and<br />
observer up top and two crewman below. Weighing<br />
in at less than 5,500 pounds, the J2F-6 could do 190<br />
mph and had a cruising speed of 155 mph. It’s really an<br />
amazing plane.<br />
If the J2F Duck looks familiar, it might be<br />
because you remember it from the 1971 lm Murphy’s<br />
War, or possibly the 1970s TV series Baa Baa Black<br />
Sheep, aka Black Sheep Squadron. is particular J2F<br />
can be found at the Planes of Fame Air Museum, in<br />
Chino, California. And if for some reason the Duck<br />
wasn’t your cup of tea, there were several other notable<br />
aircraft on hand, some of which guests were allowed to<br />
sit in. We saw an A-4 Skyhawk, P-51 Mustang, Vultee<br />
BT-13B Valiant “Vibrator”, B-25 Mitchell and an Aero<br />
L-39 Albatross to name a few.<br />
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Oakley Golf<br />
Sunglasses<br />
by<br />
Tommy Mansuwan<br />
Since the creation<br />
of my golf and travel<br />
blog last December, I<br />
have been fortunate to<br />
have a good amount of<br />
people visit my page. With topics that range from my<br />
tournament progress to odd things I encounter on the<br />
road, the entry that has brought the most viewers to<br />
my blog was my review of Oakley golf sunglasses back<br />
in January. Well, with the popularity of this subject and<br />
being in sunny Southern California, I gured the readers<br />
of Driven World might nd interest in the review<br />
as well. Below is from my blog entry comparing the<br />
Oakley G30 golf specic lens to the Oakley positive red<br />
iridium lens.<br />
Never being a person to wear glasses on<br />
the golf course, it quickly became the rst adjustment<br />
I made while playing in Asia. With the location of<br />
ailand and most other events being near the equator,<br />
the magnitude of sunlight that bears down on a daily<br />
basis really wears on the eyes. While on a trip back to<br />
the States last year, I was fortunate enough to get some<br />
help from Mark at Oakley in regards to golf sunglasses<br />
and understanding how each lens functioned on the<br />
golf course. e result was me switching between two<br />
dierent lenses in Oakley’s Flak Jacket model: the G30<br />
and the positive red iridium lens.<br />
After testing a few others (regular black and<br />
polarized included) I felt these two gave the best denition<br />
for my eyes. e balance of diminishing sunlight<br />
without reducing texture can be a very delicate line and<br />
Oakley does a tremendous job of this. I initially settled<br />
for the G30, not only because it was made for golf, but<br />
becuase this these lens gave the most feel (visual) of<br />
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the course and also made my eyes really relaxed in full<br />
daylight. It’s amazing how much better my head and<br />
body feel after a round of golf without having to squint<br />
from the sun. In conclusion, I found these were most<br />
useful on a clear afternoon day when the sun is at its<br />
peak.<br />
As for the positive red lens, it initially attracted<br />
me with its shiny red/blue hue. Yeah, I know, a<br />
sucker for marketing right? I gave it a shot just to see<br />
how the colors would look. Maybe it was a coincidence<br />
that it was a bit cloudy that day but it immediately<br />
brightened up the gloominess and dark spots around<br />
the course. Denitely allows more light than the G30s<br />
while providing the much needed details of the ground.<br />
A dull and melancholy day can become bright and joyful.<br />
Alright, I won’t get too carried away here. However,<br />
the red lens really does even out the tone/daylight on<br />
those days mixed with clouds and sun. In my opinion,<br />
these lenses will help in the early mornings, as well as<br />
golng in the fall (for us So Cal golfers).<br />
Summary:<br />
G30 lens – allows less light, soothing feel, great<br />
denition, for full sun days<br />
Red Iridium – Brighter than G30, great for cloudy<br />
days and mornings, good denition, red/blue hue<br />
look amazing<br />
If you’d like to contact me with further questions<br />
or comments:<br />
tmanswordpress@gmail.com<br />
or<br />
visit my blog:<br />
www.tommymansuwan.wordpress.com
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DT: Greg, I remember rst seeing you and your<br />
father. You guys would pull into Supercar Sunday<br />
and politely shoot the event and then leave. How<br />
did you rst hear of Supercar Sunday and is it a<br />
family aair?<br />
GG: I rst heard about Supercar Sunday in January<br />
of 2006. My wife’s parents were driving by the old<br />
location on Mulholland and noticed a car show. We<br />
were having dinner one evening and they mentioned<br />
to me that there was a car show going on at the El<br />
Camino Shopping Center. e next Sunday, I went<br />
over there and saw a Mercedes SLR McLaren, two<br />
Lamborghini Diablos and a Gallardo. I have been<br />
hooked ever since. Supercar Sunday is denitely<br />
a family aair. My dad and I both share the same<br />
passion for cars. We meet up every Sunday at<br />
Supercar Sunday and spend the morning together.<br />
Sometimes my wife Lindsey will bring our daughter<br />
Emersyn to visit too.<br />
DT: How many Supercar Sundays do you think you<br />
have attended over the years?<br />
GG: So many! I have attended nearly 250 Supercar<br />
Sundays within the past 6 years. Rain or shine, I<br />
always nd a way to make it there. In fact I have<br />
24 www.drivenworld.com<br />
Photographer of the Month:<br />
seen Ferrari Enzos in the rain.<br />
DT: You are so very passionate. What inspired you<br />
to chase your passion and what continues to be your<br />
inspiration?<br />
GG: In October of 2005 my dad and I were at the<br />
Pt. Mugu Air Show. On the way home we stopped<br />
o the freeway and noticed a silver Porsche Carerra<br />
GT parked at a gas station. I had seen these cars in<br />
video games and on television, but never up close.<br />
We quickly pulled in and I started taking pictures of<br />
it. e owner was absolutely amazing and told me<br />
all about the car and he even opened up the doors<br />
so that I could check out the interior. e owner<br />
and I ran into each other a few years ago at none<br />
other than Supercar Sunday and still remain friends<br />
to this day. I love muscle cars, but there is nothing<br />
like seeing the latest and greatest Ferrari, Bugatti or<br />
even the Batmobile roll into Supercar Sunday for the<br />
rst time.<br />
DT: Do you have a favorite moment/experience at<br />
any event?<br />
GG: Six years is a long time when you attend car<br />
events almost every single weekend. I have so many<br />
incredible memories and experiences, that it is hard<br />
to narrow down. One memory that sticks out was<br />
back in June of 2010 at the Ultimate Lamborghini<br />
Experience at the California Speedway. I was given<br />
the opportunity to drive the brand new Lamborghini<br />
LP570-4 Superleggera on the track. I thought<br />
I was going fast (roughly 120-130 miles per hour +<br />
on the straights) until the legendary Lamborghini<br />
test driver Valentino Balboni ew past me like I was<br />
standing still. Wow what an experience!<br />
DT: What has been the best year on record for<br />
automotive photography?<br />
GG: Even though 2012 is not over yet, I would have<br />
to say that 2012 has by far been the greatest year on<br />
record. With trips to <strong>Monterey</strong> Car Week, Laguna<br />
Seca Ferrari Racing Days, visits to multiple private<br />
collections, numerous car rallies, photo shoots, parties,<br />
driving some exclusive cars and just showing up<br />
to Supercar Sunday on a weekly basis, it has been a<br />
fabulous year and one that I will never forget.<br />
DT: What doors has your passion and photography<br />
opened for you?<br />
GG: It has allowed me to not only photograph but
to drive some of the most rare and most expensive<br />
cars on the planet. It has also allowed me into car related<br />
events, parties and collections that the general<br />
public is typically not allowed to attend.<br />
DT: What type of equipment do you use?<br />
GG: I currently am using a Canon 5d Mark III with<br />
Canon L-Series lenses and ashes.<br />
DT: What would you tell the new photographers<br />
entering the car scene?<br />
GG: Photograph cars because you appreciate and<br />
are passionate about them, not for the bragging<br />
rights.<br />
DT: If you had a dream car, what would it be?<br />
GG: e Ferrari F50 for sure! Some day one will be<br />
sitting in my garage.<br />
DT: Is photography your profession?<br />
GG: It sure is. I run a local Entertainment and Public<br />
Relations photography company. We shoot a lot<br />
of red carpet events, award shows, galas, concerts,<br />
corporate parties, executive headshots and panels.<br />
I also shoot a lot of weddings on the weekends, as<br />
Greg Grudt<br />
well.<br />
DT: As you are very involved in the car world, where<br />
do you see the hobby going?<br />
GG: I see it continuing on for many years to come.<br />
Eventually I would like to add some automotive<br />
clientele to our predominately entertainment list of<br />
clients at work.<br />
DT: Do you expect to be “shooting cars” for the rest<br />
of your life?<br />
GG: Of course. Each year, car companies around<br />
the world release the latest and fastest cars. I can<br />
always count on the newest automobiles to make<br />
appearances at Supercar Sunday. I plan on taking my<br />
grandkids to Supercar Sunday if that says anything.<br />
DT: What do you consider the best part of being an<br />
integral part of our car community?<br />
GG: e friendships! I have gained so many lasting<br />
friendships, ones in which we all share the same<br />
passion.<br />
DT: Are you available for private shoots?<br />
GG: Of course, feel free to give me a call or send me<br />
an email. I am on Facebook as well.<br />
DT: What else do you like to do besides photography?<br />
GG: Photography is a big portion of my life, however<br />
I love to scuba dive, snowboard, attend heavy<br />
metal concerts, watch classic movies and best of all<br />
spend time with my wife and daughter.<br />
DT: Where can others see your work and years of<br />
documentation?<br />
GG: My photos are all posted to<br />
www.exoticcarfotos.com. I also post “the best of the<br />
best” photos to my Facebook fan page:<br />
ExoticCarFotos<br />
Contact Information:<br />
Greg Grudt<br />
(818) 581-7634<br />
Zero727@aol.com<br />
www.exoticcarfotos.com<br />
Examples of Greg’s work on the next page
Sleepless in <strong>Monterey</strong>! by Leo Mayorquin<br />
www.cncpics.com<br />
<strong>Monterey</strong> Car Week has been a dream, so<br />
close yet so far, for many years. It is one of the best<br />
weeks of the year if you’re a car guy—a collection of<br />
events centered around the celebration of the automobile.<br />
e world’s top cars, collectors, and brands all<br />
descend upon the sleepy towns of Carmel, <strong>Monterey</strong>,<br />
and Pebble Beach during this special week. It becomes<br />
the norm to see a priceless collector car, which you<br />
would normally see behind the softest velvet rope, just<br />
parked on the street like any other car. I never planned<br />
to attend Car Week this year but some persuasive<br />
friends convinced me to drive up even though I didn’t<br />
have tickets to any events and I had no hotel reservations.<br />
I threw caution to the wind and decided to take a<br />
few days o work so I could take part in and document<br />
a car lover’s Disneyland.<br />
Well, I only threw caution to the wind to a<br />
degree; I decided to play it safe and rent a car together<br />
with my friend, Dilan. Both our cars have over 250,000<br />
miles so driving that far gets kind of sketchy. I rented<br />
a 2013 Ford Escape, which seemed more than suitable<br />
with an interior that was spacious enough to double as<br />
a dormitory and a great fuel mileage rating. Disappointingly,<br />
we never got to test any of its capabilities<br />
because, after driving twelve miles, I made a stop and<br />
the car refused to start again. We received a 2012 as a<br />
replacement, and it was…well, a well-worn rental…and<br />
that’s all I have to say about it. is set us four hours<br />
behind our schedule and it meant that we were going<br />
to be up for a long, long time. On top of this, I slept<br />
only two hours the night before due to my excitement<br />
but we set forth on our journey.<br />
We arrived in the <strong>Monterey</strong> area and, as car<br />
enthusiasts, the rst thing we did was start car hunting<br />
to nd out what was in town. Immediately we found<br />
row upon row of Ferraris and Lamborghinis lining hotel<br />
parking lots. We also saw a McLaren F1, Ferrari 250<br />
GT California Spiders, a Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling<br />
Moss, Bugatti Veyrons, etc. ere were so many exotics<br />
just driving around that seeing one almost became like<br />
seeing a Camry or an Accord. It was a taste of what was<br />
to come.<br />
e rst event we chose to attend was “e Quail: A<br />
Motorsports Gathering,” one of the most exclusive<br />
events of the weekend. We used our crafty skills and<br />
connections to get in and we immediately knew why<br />
it was such a big deal. ere were the best examples of<br />
some of the most beautiful cars ever created. Ferrari
250 GTO, Ford GT-40, Bizarrini, Iso, Jaguar, Alfa-Romeo,<br />
Bugatti, and all manner of Ferraris were incredibly<br />
well-represented on the grounds of the Quail Lodge.<br />
is is where McLaren Automotive unveiled their oneof-a-kind<br />
$7 million creation, the X-1. A car built “for<br />
the opera” per the owner’s discerning taste. Bugatti had<br />
a row of ve custom Veyrons parked facing their booth,<br />
which held a Veyron Vitesse and a Type 35 with matching<br />
paint schemes. Koenigsegg showed o the Agera<br />
R, Pagani the Huaraya, Aston Martin the Vanquish,<br />
Lamborghini the Urus and Sesto Elemento. Rolls-Royce,<br />
along with Mercedes-Benz, showed o their latest<br />
products. Not only do you get to see and touch great<br />
machinery at e Quail (they actually let you sit in most<br />
of the new cars) but you also get to meet a lot of really<br />
cool people, like Horacio Pagani, Christian von Koenigsegg,<br />
and James Glikenhaus. We also spotted Stephan<br />
Winkelmann, the President of Lamborghini, as well as<br />
Wayne Carini, who was lming his TV show.<br />
Next we went to the Bonhams auction tent<br />
right next door. ere we found a great collection of<br />
cars set to be auctioned, such as an Mk1 Ford GT40, the<br />
last McLaren F1 GTR Long Tail, a Tatra V8, BMW 3.0<br />
CLS race car, a 1967 Fiat Abarth TC Berlina Corsa, and<br />
a N.A.R.T. Ferrari Daytona. As we were leaving we ran<br />
into our friend, Erik Reynolds, who oered to let us stay<br />
with him after he found out we planned to sleep in our<br />
rental car.<br />
e next event we attended was “Legends of<br />
the Autobahn,” a celebration of German automobiles,<br />
which was just ve minutes up the street. Here we<br />
found a nice, small grouping of great cars including a<br />
row of 80’s Benz coupes, the BMW Zagato Roadster, the<br />
BMW M8 Prototype, BMW Z1, BMW M1, a collection<br />
of Audi Quattro powered beasts, and a Glockler-Porsche<br />
Roadster.<br />
After attending two events and one auction<br />
you might think we would call it a day. But anyone who<br />
knows me understands that would never happen if<br />
there’s the prospect of seeing even more cool cars. So<br />
on we went to Carmel to see what we could spot driving<br />
around. ough there wasn’t much of anything interesting<br />
driving around Carmel, there was a pair of Tesla<br />
Model S’s parked on the street for people to check out.<br />
I have to say that it is a beautifully-styled sedan with<br />
crazy amounts of practicality, and a trunk up front and<br />
a hatchback-type opening in back. What really disappointed<br />
me about the car though was the interior; it was<br />
kit car bad.<br />
But wait there’s more! We drove to downtown<br />
<strong>Monterey</strong> to the RM auction and convinced them<br />
to give us passes so we could see and photograph these<br />
cars that would sell for extraordinary amounts of<br />
money. e most stunning of which was the 1968 Ford<br />
GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight, which ended up selling<br />
for a record-breaking $11 million. is car has extraordinary<br />
provenance—it was used as a camera car for the<br />
Steve McQueen lm “Le Mans” and is one of only three<br />
lightweights to be built. Next to it sat, appropriately so,<br />
a stunningly perfect Ferrari F40 which we couldn’t help<br />
but drool over. e rest of the cars were your “standard<br />
fare” collectible Ferraris, Shelbys, Fords, Rolls-Royces,<br />
etc. On a nearby street we once again saw the McLaren<br />
F1 and also a highly-modied Freightliner with turbos<br />
sticking out the side, and a three-wheeled Reliant!<br />
ings got even more interesting after this.<br />
As we were driving, we saw a huge dust cloud<br />
in front of us on the road and trac came to a screeching<br />
halt. As we inched forward we saw one of our friends<br />
standing at the side of the road with a van and the<br />
trailer it was towing in a ditch. We pulled o the road<br />
and asked her what happened. She said that a car sideswiped<br />
them, sent the van and trailer o the road, and<br />
then drove o. We saw a car stopping in the distance<br />
and sped o to check it out. Right as we got there two<br />
men were grabbing their things from the stopped car<br />
and starting to walk away. ere was noticeable damage<br />
on the side of the car and the suspension was badly<br />
bent, which is probably why they stopped. I pulled our<br />
Escape in front of their car, blocking it so they couldn’t<br />
get back in and drive away, and stayed there until the<br />
police arrived. Inside the trailer they side-swiped was a<br />
1 of 1 Ferrari 250 SWB Nembo Spyder, which is worth a<br />
few million. Luckily it was strapped down really well and<br />
was unhurt during the whole ordeal!<br />
After running errands and getting a bite to<br />
eat we returned to Carmel to nd the SLR Stirling Moss<br />
parked on the street, like any other car, a block from the<br />
McLaren F1. Our night ended with the F1 doing a nice<br />
burnout for us. It was a great way to end our rst night<br />
and well worth the 43 hours without sleep.<br />
On day two we originally planned to scour<br />
Craigslist for tickets to the Rolex Historics and/or to<br />
attend Concours d’Lemons, the anti-concours concours,<br />
but we overslept for both, having had just seven hours<br />
of sleep. So, after waking up and having a huge breakfast,<br />
we decided to head o to Pebble Beach to explore<br />
the grounds.<br />
Once at Pebble, the rst thing we did was<br />
head towards the Gooding & Company tent to get<br />
our media credentials for the auction. But not before<br />
encountering some distractions; the rst of which was<br />
a Porsche 928 with an extra set of doors. ey were<br />
Mazda RX-8 style doors; it was as if the car was the<br />
predecessor to the Panamera. A few feet from it sat the<br />
legendary Porsche 953 Carrera 4x4 which had competed<br />
at many rallies. Our next distractions were on the polo<br />
elds where all the car transporters park and a lot of<br />
cars are prepped before heading to the shows. Here we<br />
saw a 1 of 1 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Rissi, a Ferrari Daytona<br />
that was custom built with a half vinyl top, a stainless<br />
hoop, and a plastic removable rear window. ere were a<br />
few other cars of interest sprinkled around the elds. As<br />
we were about to go into the Gooding & Company tent<br />
we saw the father-son combo of the McLaren F1 and<br />
Ferrari 250GT SWB California Spider.<br />
Immediately upon entering the Gooding
tent we were awe-struck. Right at the entrance they<br />
had a Ford GT40 prototype and a Ferrari 857 Sport.<br />
So we quickly got our credentials and went in to see<br />
what else they had in store for the auction weekend.<br />
e very rst car we saw in the preview area was an<br />
absolutely stunning Mercedes 540k. Its glamour<br />
per square inch is simply unmatched even today!<br />
We quickly saw why Gooding & Company at Pebble<br />
is considered one of the top auctions in the world.<br />
ey also had a Maserati Birdcage, Porsche RS60,<br />
Monteverdi HAI 450 SS Prototype, Ferrari Enzo, a<br />
bunch of Bugattis, Auburn Boat-tail Speedster, Ferrari<br />
400 Superamerica Coupe Aerodinamico, Ferrari 250<br />
GT LWB prototype and a competition model, Toyota<br />
2000GT, Lamborghini Miura SV, and the list goes on<br />
and on. It was a great collection of automobiles.<br />
Our next notable stop was the Mercedes-<br />
Benz display that held a collection of some of the<br />
most important 300SL Gullwings ever made. As soon<br />
as I walked in I just stood there and stared. I couldn’t<br />
believe I was seeing all of these cars in one place. I<br />
quickly started taking as many pictures as I could<br />
before rushing o to meet photographer Richard<br />
ompson, who had invited us to see and shoot a very<br />
cool group of cars. When we arrived there we were<br />
astounded to see a Ferrari Enzo, an F50, 599GTO and<br />
a 458 Italia parked on the street of a very auent<br />
neighborhood. We jumped out of our car and started<br />
shooting as if we were paparazzi. We wanted to get<br />
every detail, every angle. Richard ompson and the<br />
owner of the cars were kind enough to reposition the<br />
cars for us and open doors so we could get interior<br />
shots. e owner is a true car guy, not only does he<br />
own these magnicent machines he actually drives<br />
them. He has over 55,000 miles on the F50, which is 1<br />
of 4 black F50s ever produced.<br />
We headed back to Pebble Beach to the<br />
concept lawn to photograph some of the concept cars<br />
before heading to downtown <strong>Monterey</strong>. In <strong>Monterey</strong><br />
we revisited the RM auction to see if we had missed<br />
anything before having a great dinner at Old Fisherman’s<br />
Grotto. en back to our room it was. But did<br />
we sleep? Hell no! We had to edit our photos from<br />
the day and upload them to our sites so people could<br />
have updates of what we had seen and experienced!<br />
We planned on sleeping a few hours before waking up<br />
super early but that didn’t happen; we just stayed up<br />
all night working.<br />
Sleepless, we got ready in haste and headed<br />
back to the Pebble Beach resort for Dawn Patrol,<br />
which is a Pebble Beach tradition for the hard core car<br />
guys. Everyone arrives around 5:00 a.m. for coee and<br />
donuts and a free hat so you can brag to your car guy<br />
friends about how hard core you are. You then wait in<br />
the frigid cold for all the concours participants to roll<br />
in one by one.<br />
We got lucky and each managed to get a hat before<br />
they ran out and got there in time for plenty of free<br />
coee and donuts. As I stood there waiting for the<br />
cars to roll in, who else but Wayne Carrini came along<br />
and took a spot right next to me with his entourage.<br />
It was cool having the man stand next to me as he was<br />
discussing various facts about the cars and some of<br />
his adventures.<br />
After all the cars were done rolling in and<br />
thanks to Erik’s great relationship with McLaren,<br />
we went to the McLaren tent to check out the new<br />
MP4-12C Spider and Can-Am before anyone else even<br />
got in. By the time we got out of the tent, the Pebble<br />
Beach Concours d’Elegance was already super active.<br />
ere were people EVERYWHERE. We started taking<br />
pictures as quickly as we could before the crowds got<br />
even bigger. e whole day we would take photos<br />
then take a break at the McLaren booth—drink some<br />
champagne, eat a few snacks, and chat with Hong Yeo,<br />
the designer of the X-1. Inside the McLaren tent we<br />
ran into all sorts of important people in the car world.<br />
We even got to see the president of Lamborghini and<br />
the president of Ferrari North America both checking<br />
out the 12C Spider at the same time. e highlight for<br />
the Star Wars fans was seeing George Lucas come in.<br />
While hanging out on the porch of the McLaren tent I<br />
got to see the 1910 Brooke Swan Car drive by and come<br />
to a stop in front of Jay Leno and Horacio Pagani. e<br />
car then proceeded to barf and then poop in front of<br />
them, much to their amusement. Yes, ladies and gentlemen,<br />
back in 1910 someone had the money to not only<br />
make their car look like a swan but also barf and poop<br />
like a swan. It must have been quite something to see<br />
this car driving around India of all places.<br />
When we got back to the show eld I ran<br />
into Bruce Meyer and got to tell him my story about his<br />
Shelby Cobra. You see Bruce owns the very rst Shelby<br />
Cobra and shows it all over the place. is year he had<br />
it at the Beverly Hills Father’s Day Concours. I was<br />
checking it out at that show when a gentleman, if you<br />
can call him that, proclaimed to his friend that it was<br />
stupid that they would put a replica in such a show. He<br />
laughed at how everyone was taking photos of it as if<br />
it were real when it was really a cheap knock-o. I told<br />
him he was mistaken; it was in fact a real one and I told<br />
him a brief story of the car. e guy absolutely blew up<br />
in my face and pointed out that the badge was wrong,<br />
the hood pins were wrong, and, besides “Real Cobras<br />
don’t have wipers! You don’t need wipers on a race car!”<br />
e guy kept going on and on about being a collector<br />
and how he bought dozens of real Cobras, blah, blah,<br />
blah. I just quietly walked away in bewilderment that<br />
someone would react like that. He could have simply<br />
said all of that in a kind manner. No need to scream<br />
at me and berate me. Bruce laughed and told me that<br />
when he bought the Cobra, he too thought it was a replica.<br />
It wasn’t until they broke it down to restore it that<br />
they found it was the real deal and learned how special<br />
it was.<br />
I took a relaxed approach to Pebble, I didn’t<br />
rush through the show as I usually do. I never really<br />
got frustrated with the huge crowd, in fact I enjoyed it<br />
since it made for great people watching. Seeing some of<br />
the stu the ultra-rich wear is quite amusing, chrome<br />
orange gator shoes anyone? I just took my time, chatted<br />
with some friends, and soaked it all in. After all, it<br />
was my rst Pebble experience. When it came time to<br />
announce the winners I rushed to that area and tried to<br />
guess which car would win. To everyone’s surprise the<br />
winner was a 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik Torpedo.<br />
We all expected a Duesemberg or Alfa Romeo to<br />
win. is one shocked us because it didn’t seem to possess<br />
the elegance the others did. e reworks went o<br />
and the car disappeared in the smoke. It was quite the<br />
sight. We then went back to the McLaren booth to chill<br />
for a bit and let the crowds dissipate before leaving. We<br />
chatted with Frank Stephenson, the designer of the<br />
MP4-12C, P1, Ferrari FXX, Ferrari 599, BMW X5, Mini<br />
Cooper, and a bunch of other iconic cars. He is a truly<br />
great guy and he even signed a bunch of posters for us.<br />
He wrote mine in Spanish after he noticed my accent.<br />
As soon as I spoke to him, he switched the conversation<br />
to Spanish, which frankly was not very easy for me<br />
since I’m not very uent anymore. Frank Stephenson is<br />
part Spaniard so he recognized my last name and actually<br />
gave me a brief history of my family’s last name,<br />
which was pretty neat since I really don’t know much<br />
about my ancestry.<br />
Now it was time to go but instead of going<br />
home we headed back to the Gooding & Company tent<br />
because we wanted to see the 540k sell as well as the<br />
California Spider prototype. While we were there we<br />
got to see a Toyota 2000GT sell for an extra ordinary<br />
$640,000. e amount of money being thrown around<br />
was just insane. I highly recommend attending one<br />
of these auctions as it’s a surreal experience. It might<br />
sound weird but you become accustomed to hearing<br />
million dollar bids after a while.<br />
We came, we saw, we conquered? I was<br />
exhausted, my feet were pulsating, and my eyes were<br />
burning but it was time to head home and go to work<br />
on Monday. e drive home was pretty sketchy because<br />
of the lack of sleep. When I started seeing things on<br />
the road—unicorns, elephants, dogs, cats, collapsing<br />
bridges (heck, the road even seemed to be moving)—it<br />
was quite scary so we took a break, drank Monster<br />
Energy drinks, and soldiered on. Somewhere along the<br />
way I ran over a skunk which made for a huge stink and<br />
almost made Dilan barf. I couldn’t stop laughing which<br />
helped me stay awake. When I eventually got home,<br />
I threw my stu down and konked out. I had been<br />
awake for 29 hours and nally slept for a good 14 hours<br />
straight.<br />
Would I do it again? Hell yes! Will I plan better<br />
next time? Maybe!
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