2012 McCall’s Motorworks Revival-aka <strong>The</strong> Jet Center Party Although more and more events keep creeping up every year to extend <strong>Monterey</strong>’s Classic Car Week earlier into the week, we consider the ocial beginning of the week to be Gordon McCall’s annual swanky party at the <strong>Monterey</strong> Jet Center. Ocially known as McCall’s Motorworks Revival, this celebration of ne automobiles, aircraft, food and wine is a sneak peek at what the rest of the week has in store for you. e party oers a heady mix of featured cars from some of the upcoming auctions along with new car debuts from some of the most exotic manufacturers, race cars from the Historics, a selection of vehicles from the Quail Tour and more. With its unique setting allowing the presence of old military aircraft as well as the nest in personal jet powered executive transportation, the Jet Center Party also oers something no other event can match. row in the exquisite food and wine and you have an excellent excuse to get into town earlier next year. Assuming you can snag a ticket to this always sold out show before they are no longer available. is year’s event was another extravaganza of cool machinery, from the very rst Shelby Cobra and GT350 to the latest Lamborghini Sesto Elemento and Urus concept cars. Cars like the new Aston Martin Vanquish, Lotus Evora GP Edition, Koenigsegg Agera R, Bentley Continental Supersports ISR, Hennessey Venom GT Spider and Ferrari 458 Spider were nicely complemented by a Ferrari F40, Daytona and 275 GTB, Aston Martin DB5s, Lancia Aurelia Spider, BMW M1, Blower Bentley, Bizzarrini 5300 GT Stradale, dual cowl Bugatti Type 38 Torpedo, Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, Porsche 904 and Speedster, the oldest Corvette Sting Ray in the world and a pair of original Ford GT40s. But even more impressive than the assemblage of autos, perhaps, was the guest list. At one point we were within 20 feet of nine dierent people who can lay claim to having a car named after them, or at least one designed by them. Within the span of about ve minutes we spotted Reeves Callaway, Henrik Fisker, John Hennessey, Pete Brock (Cobra Daytona Coupe and Brock Coupe), Charles Morgan, Christian von Koenigsegg, Camilo Pardo (Ford GT), Jason Castriota (Maserati GranTurismo S), and last but not least, Horacio Pagani. If you’ve ever dreamt of owning a new Huayra, we suggest coming to McCall’s to have Horacio himself explain every detail to you. Oh, and if that new Lamborghini Urus is more your thing, you could have talked to Lamborghini head Stephan Winkelmann about production feasibility. Personally, the star of the show this year wasn’t a car or a person, though. It was the Grumman J2F Duck, a single-engine amphibious biplane that was used by every branch of the U.S. armed forces from the By Frank Filipponio mid-1930s until just after World War II. e one at the party was a J2F-6, one of only two left in the world that is kept in ying condition. It also happens to have been aoat during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, managing to escape damage. e J2F is easily distinguished by its large central oat, a sort of boat grafted onto the bottom of the plane. Following a shift in production from Grumman to Columbia Aircraft, the J2F-5 was updated to J2F-6 status with a 1,050 hp engine, and was tted with underwing bomb racks. It could hold a pilot and observer up top and two crewman below. Weighing in at less than 5,500 pounds, the J2F-6 could do 190 mph and had a cruising speed of 155 mph. It’s really an amazing plane. If the J2F Duck looks familiar, it might be because you remember it from the 1971 lm Murphy’s War, or possibly the 1970s TV series Baa Baa Black Sheep, aka Black Sheep Squadron. is particular J2F can be found at the Planes of Fame Air Museum, in Chino, California. And if for some reason the Duck wasn’t your cup of tea, there were several other notable aircraft on hand, some of which guests were allowed to sit in. We saw an A-4 Skyhawk, P-51 Mustang, Vultee BT-13B Valiant “Vibrator”, B-25 Mitchell and an Aero L-39 Albatross to name a few. For Frank’s Blog: www.frank4cars.com
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