Monterey Car Week 2014 Pictures

Posted by FreeBosh on Oct 9, 2014 in Blog, Photography

It’s been about a month now and I’ve finally got around to editing some of my Monterey Car Week 2014 Pictures. This was my first time attending Monterey Car Week and it definitely won’t be the last… this is a car show that you really need to see to believe. There are so many amazing cars all over the place that it can almost get overwhelming. Seeing regular Ferraris and Lamborghinis were like seeing Honda Civics and there were so many of them that after a while you almost get sick of them.

The trip from Orange County to Monterey took roughly about 5 hours and as soon as we got there we headed straight to The Quail show in Carmel Valley. Just walking through the parking lot was a show in its own, we hadn’t even been there for 20 minutes and had already seen 4 Bugatti Veyrons… and this was just in the parking lot!

The Quail

Once we got into The Quail there were so many cars that caught my eye that I didn’t know what to check out first. Right at the entrance there were 6 Bugatti Veyron Legends Editions, but what really grabbed my attention was the Blue Maserati MC12 Corsa. This car is intended for track use only and there were only 12 of them in the world that were sold to selected customers. After drooling over the MC12 Corsa I headed over to the Pagani section which consisted of 4 Pagani Huayras and a Pagani Zonda F belonging to the creator himself Horacio.

Once I was done taking pictures of the Paganis I walked a little further and noticed a group or red cars so I decided to check them out. It turned out to be a group of Ferraris… but not just any Ferraris, it was a 288 GTO, 288 GTO Evoluzione (1 of 5), F40, F50, and Enzo all belonging to the same owner!

Towards the end of the show the owner of the Maserati MC12 Corsa started it up and parked it in an area to let us take pictures. Seeing this thing away from all of the other cars was the quite the experience and I made sure to snap away.

Downtown Carmel Valley

After The Quail show we got some food then headed to Downtown Carmel Valley to check out the rides on Ocean Avenue. I didn’t know what to expect but I immediately found out that the nightlife in Carmel during Car Week is absolutely insane! Some of the crazier cars we saw were Bugatti Veyrons, Porsche Carrera GT, Gemballa Mirage GT, McLaren P1, McLaren F1 HDK, and 2 Hennessey Venom GTs. While we were taking photos of the white Venom GT the founder of Hennessey Performance (John Hennessey) came over and introduced himself. It was so awesome to talk to John and he was such a nice guy. We chatted for a bit but it was starting to get late so headed to the hotel to finally check in for the first time. The first day in Car Week was amazing and I couldn’t wait to see what the next day entailed.

Pebble Beach

The next morning we headed to the Pebble Beach Lodge which is where the big Concours De Elegance show takes place. The show didn’t start until the next day but there was still a lot going on like the showing of the new McLaren P1 GTR and the concept lawn where they were already beginning to set up. During out time there we also got a chance to see the Bugatti Veyron Legends Editions start up and drive through the parking lot. We checked out everything we could then decided it was time to check out a new spot.

Serata Italiana

On the way out of The Lodge we found out about a private dinner for the Lamborghini Club of America and we decided to go check it out. The place was filled with Lamborghinis and inside was Lamborghini’s latest creation, a stunning new Huracan featuring a bright orange paint job. It was my first time seeing a Huracan so it was pretty awesome to check it out up close. Parked next to the Huracan was a classic blue Lamborghini Countach which seemed to get most of the attention from the crowd. It was quite interesting seeing the evolution of the old classic compared to Lamborghini’s latest supercar. Former Lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni also made an appearance in his Balboni Edition Gallardo. The rest of the night was pretty uneventful so we decided to head back to the hotel and catch up on some sleep.

Lamborghini Huricans

On the final day we stopped by Pebble Beach for a little bit then decided to hit the road early so we could get home at a reasonable time. While we were passing through Carmel Valley a group of Lamborghinis pulled in front of us and since it was on our way back we decided to see where they were going. The group consisted of 4 Huracans and 2 Aventadors, all different colors and really pushing the cars to the limits. They would slow down then floor it, charge around corners, and at one point a guy in a Huracan started turning the steering back and forth aggressively while he was going about 50mph… it was awesome! We spoke with the group and were invited to go on a ride along, but we were all eager to get home and didn’t want to wait around.

Overall it was an awesome trip and my only regret was that we didn’t spend more time there… but I guess that’s what happens when you plan at the last minute. I hope you enjoyed my Monterey Car Week 2014 Pictures and if you’d like to view any of these images in larger sizes you’re welcome to check out our Flickr page. If you have any questions or comments feel free to do so in the section below.

Monterey Car Week 2014 Pictures