SeeHotCars.com September 2010 1 Creative partnerships reap the best rewards for our community. CapriPlus Collection Concours du Soleil is a partnership between the Albuquerque Community Foundation, the Cinco Amigos, (fi ve gentlemen who originated the event), passionate automobile owners and generous businesses and individuals who recognize the importance of giving back to their community. 100% of the proceeds from this weekend’s events will benefi t our community, Now and Forever. Enjoy the ride. THE ULTIMATE ITALIAN ART OF CREATING JEWELS 2 3 Welcome to Concours du Soleil 2010 Thank you! It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 6th annual Successful fund raising events like Concours du Soleil require the Concours du Soleil. efforts of many. We would like to recognize the following for their generous time and/or fi nancial support: Automobile enthusiasts of all kinds gather in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico each year for what has become known as “The Hottest Car Show in the Southwest”. Kelli Cooper, Cathy Cavanaugh Albuquerque the Magazine and the staff of the Albuquerque Journal Whether you join us as an enthusiast, an owner displaying a car or Albuquerque Community Ultimat Vodka Foundation as an expert in the fi eld, we hope to exceed your expectations. Maker’s Mark Bourbon Mrs. Nancy Roehl 100.3 the Peak Since 2004 when Concours du Soleil was formalized into a U.S. New Mexico Federal Monte’s fundraising event, over $300,000 has been raised for nonprofi t Credit Union Chief Ray Schultz and Sergeant organizations serving the greater Albuquerque area. Each year a Mercedes Benz of Albuquerque portion of the proceeds are added to the Cinco Amigos permanent Peter E. Hackett, APD Beauchamp Jewelers fund at the Community Foundation which will benefi t the Mary Jo Griffi n, ABQ Uptown Starline Printing community in perpetuity, while the remaining funds are granted to Chris Goblet, Downtown local nonprofi ts to meet current community needs. Coe Properties Action Team Maestas & Ward Jim Guthrie and David Swope, This year, proceeds will be granted to Adelante Development Roehl Law Firm Sandia Motor Speedway Center, the Children’s Cancer Fund, UNM Foundation for Yearout Mechanical scholarships and the Community Foundation’s competitive Unser Racing Museum grant program. Quanz Advanced Auto Care The Village of Los Ranchos Frank’s Supply Gerald Chavez Thank you for supporting this magnifi cent event. Sun Vista General Contracting Corey Cooper Melloy Jaguar Lotus Kevin Cooper Warm regards, Clear Channel Outdoor The Cinco Amigos Brendan Cavanaugh Kenny and Rebekah Barela 2011 UNM LOBO MotorSports 4 5 2010 Concours du Soleil Grant Recipients Adelante Development Center Established in 1978 at a time when ideas such as independence, rights, choice and respect for the disabled were emerging. Embracing those concepts, Adelante offers day programs, residential support, therapy services, employment and a variety of individualized services for over 800 people with mental and physical disabilities. PAST WINNERS Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico Best of Show Winners From the moment a child in New Mexico is diagnosed with cancer, Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico (CCCFNM) is there 2007 to help. Proceeds from the Concours du Soleil program ensures 1929 Duesenberg SJ Murphy Convertible Coupe CCFNM’s continued ability to help meet the day-to-day emotional, (with disappearing top) fi nancial, and educational needs of living with and fi ghting cancer. 2008 UNM Foundation for Scholarships 1932 Dietrich Packard Convertible Sedan One of UNM Foundation’s scholarship programs is awarded through the UNM Law School to the student winner of the “mock 2009 trial” competition. An endowed scholarship fund, one student is 1935 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Spezial Roadster selected each year. In addition to being an exemplary student, the recipient often performs legal services for UNM. People’s Choice Winners The Cinco Amigos Fund A donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation, the fi ve 2007 gentlemen who founded Concours chose a Now & Forever fund 2005 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster so that proceeds from the event could benefi t the community now and forever. A portion of proceeds are added to this fund which 2008 will award grants forever, the remaining portion is granted out 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe immediately to address current community needs. 2009 The Community Foundation Competitive Grant Program 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago Remaining proceeds are granted to nonprofi t programs providing broad support in six fi elds-of-interest: Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Education, Environmental & Historic Preservation, Health and Human Services. 6 7 exclusive French automobiles. Eventually he formed his own company 2010 FEATURED AUTOMOBILES which evolved into Fernandez and Darrin. Unfortunately by 1935, due to the Nazi menace, many of the Jewish businessmen and professionals who were his customers had left Paris. In 1938, he moved to the U.S. settling in southern California so that he could play polo year-round. Darrin established a new custom coach-building company in Los Angeles. He had known Daryl Zanuck from his days in Paris. Zanuck, the Hollywood producer of “Gone with the Wind” and other classic movies, introduced Darrin to his friends, many of whom were well- known actors and actresses. Darrin sold his fi rst U.S. custom, a Ford, to the actor Dick Powell. He then switched to Packards, having made a deal to buy several from a Texas dealer. Darrin, a sort of forerunner of what Carroll Shelby did with his Cobras, would take a stock Packard and heavily modify the body and sometimes the engine, making a rakish, sporty car from a staid design. His designs had classic lines and the Hollywood set loved having a custom automobile that no one else had. His second car and the fi rst Packard, was sold to the actress Carole Lombard, who gave it to her husband Clark Gable for his birthday. Darrin wanted to sell more of his cars. So in the fall of 1940 he parked one of his Victoria convertibles at the entrance to the annual meeting 1940 Darrin Packard Victoria convertible Packard was holding with its dealers. The dealers wanted a car like this and pressured the Packard offi cials into making a deal with Darrin for By 1935, due to the Great Depression, Packard Motorcars was the production of these cars. almost bankrupt. The company realized that its expensive cars were not selling while at the same time Henry Ford and Walter Chrysler were This particular car is built on a Packard Super Eight chassis, the most “coining money” making cheap cars. So Packard decided to stop desirable. It has a special dash taken from a 1938 Packard limousine. focusing on the affl uent and instead started building inexpensive Its engine has twin carburetors with a high compression head. It is 160 vehicles, the 110 and 120 models. The expensive V-12’s made from that horsepower and can easily go over 100 mph. It has a 127” wheelbase point on were mostly from left-over parts, accessories and engines. which makes for a comfortable ride, even at speed. By 1940 the components to make Packard V-12’s were exhausted This car exemplifi es a late 1930’s Parisian design plus Packard’s then and these expensive cars were no longer produced. There was now a newest Super Eight chassis (so advanced that Packard used it until vacuum in what had been Packard’s top end. Into this vacuum 1954). This made for a beautiful, innovative and fast combination appeared Howard “Dutch” Darrin. This particular car was purchased by its current owner in 2002, 28 Dutch Darrin was an entrepreneur. Born in New Jersey, he went to years after he missed buying it the fi rst time. Paris as a young man and became involved in custom-built bodies on 8 9 Ferrari had initially decided to limit production of the F40 to a 2010 FEATURED AUTOMOBILES two-year run of approximately 350 cars but demand for the car was so great, particularly in the U.S., that Ferrari sought and obtained DOT- certifi cation by 1990. You could now buy an F40 in the United States. Prices of Ferraris continued to climb following Enzo Ferrari’s death in 1989. As the fi rst F40 arrived in the U.S., dealers realized that bidders would be plentiful. The Ferrari dealer in Monterey, California made a deal to have the second Ferrari ever exported to the U.S. shipped to him in Monterey so that it could be auctioned the day before the Pebble Beach Concours D’ Elegance. The bidding ended with Jerry J. Moore of Houston, then the No.1 car collector in the world with 832 cars, including 44 Duesenbergs. Mr. Moore traded six new Ferrari Testarossas and paid $500,000 for this car on August 18, 1990. Known as the “Pebble Beach F40” due to the circumstances surrounding its purchase, this particular F40 has 2500 miles along with the only option available, air conditioning. F40’s were available only in this red exterior color with red nomex racing fabric on the seats. They were primarily made of carbon fi ber, have 478 horsepower and weigh about 2400 pounds. With a 3-liter, 8-cylinder engine with twin turbos, they’ll go 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds and have a top-end speed of 208 mph. They have no spare tire and instead furnish a can of tire 1990 Ferrari F40 infl ator along with a set of tools. Ferrari made 1315 F40’s and 202 for the U.S. market. These cars Enzo Ferrari, founder of the Italian car manufacturer bearing his name, have become highly-collectible.