September 27th & 28th, 2008
TheConcours History du Soleil, of literally Concours translated dufrom Soleil the French, means “competition in the sun” while “concours” today typically denotes “cars.” So a more modern, translation would denote “car competition/show in the sun.”
Concours du Soleil grew out of an informal gathering of the New Mexico Viper Club to view cars at the former Roehl residence at Washington and Constitution in Albuquerque. This first started in 1997 and each year a few more cars appeared.
In 2004, two events coincided which resulted in the creation of Concours Du Soleil: 1. The Roehls moved to new quarters, with more space to show and view fine automobiles; 2. During the annual Concours d’Elegance, held in Pebble Beach that year, Steve Maestas suggested to Jerry Roehl that “we should do a car show like this for charity.”
The group of guys, who were at Pebble Beach that weekend, talked more about it and had a “dry-run” car show in September of 2004. They invited Carrie Tingley Hospital as a potential benefactor to determine a level of interest to continue. Those friends and others who came that day uniformly thought it was a good idea to plan something on a bigger scale.
The following year, September, 2005, was the first Concours du Soleil, sponsored by Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation, the sole charitable benefactor. After the 2006 event, sponsorship was changed to the Albuquerque Community Foundation.
The individuals named above who started Concours Du Soleil have formed the Cinco Amigos Fund of the Albuquerque Community Foundation and it, together with other local charitable and educational endeavors, benefit each year from the event.
Due to the generosity of this year’s sponsors, it is anticipated that Concours du Soleil will contribute more than $100,000 to charity in 2008. 2008 Featured Automobile: 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL One of the mostGullwing iconic of all sportsCoupe cars ever built is the Mercedes Gullwing. Its fascination for persons of all ages stems from its doors, which lift upwards, and give the appearance of a gull’s wings when open.
Mercedes-Benz had been known for building extremely fast competition cars in the 1930s. Known as “Silver Arrows” (Ger- many’s international racing color is grey or silver), these cars were nearly unbeatable. By 1938-1939, as the Third Reich forged ahead with its war plans, production of war machin- ery became more important than “fiddling with race cars” and Hitler put a stop to Mercedes’ racing department.
Mercedes returned to postwar racing competition in 1952 with a vengeance, fielding two of its new 300 SL (W194) sports cars in the Mille Miglia, which was then, along with the 24 Hours of LeMans, one of the most significant competitions for closed wheel cars (as opposed to open-wheel grand prix cars) in the world. The closed-wheel cars that competed in these events internationally during the 1950s and 1960s, were then, and still are, the most beautiful and, as it properly turns out, the most collectible, cars ever made.
The two 300 SLs entered in the 1952 Mille Miglia finished 2nd and 4th overall. Encouraged by this start, Mercedes entered La Carrera Panamericana, the challenging endurance race across Mexico, and won.
Up to this point, the 300 SLs were raced in open form, that is, they were roadsters/convertibles. For the 24 Hours of LeMans, with its Mulsanne long straightaway, a closed body (hardtop) was preferred as being more aerodynamic. The 300 SL had high sills due to the construction of its multi-tubular spaceframe chassis. Access was not a problem in the open cars but the coupe bodywork required innovative thinking. So the car was designed so that its doors would open upward with the high, wide sill in place.
In its first race in gullwing form, a 300 SL won the 1952 24 Hours of LeMans and a legend was born.
The produc- tion gullwing retained most features of the famous race car, in- cluding the lightweight a l u m i n u m b o d y w o r k and space- frame chassis. Its engine, a 3-liter overhead-camshaft inline-6 cylinder was canted at 45 degrees to achieve a low hood line. The engine produced 215 horsepower and was mated to a 4-speed, all-synchromesh gearbox. The name “300 SL” derives from the size of the engine, 3 liters (“300”) and the special lightweight body, Super Leicht (“SL”) in German.
The gullwing had many innovative engineering features in addition to its famous doors. It had Bosch mechanical fuel injection, independent suspension on all wheels and synchro- mesh in all 4 gears.
By the standards of its day, the gullwing was very fast. Its 0 to 60 mph time was 7.4 seconds and its top end speed was 140 mph. According to Road & Track magazine, the gullwing was “far beyond our wildest expectations. “In fact, we can state unequivocally that in our opinion the 300 SL coupe is the ultimate in an all-around sports car. It combines more desirable features in one streamlined package than we ever imagined or hoped would be possible?”
The particular 300 SL gullwing coupe featured in this year’s Con- cours du Soleil has been owned by local Albuquerque collec- tor, Bob Friggens, for 25 years. It is unique in that it not only still maintains its original upholstery and interior but, with the exception of a paint respray to the body and rechroming of the bumpers, the car is entirely original.
It has the most desirable option available then for a gullwing: rudge wheels with central locking, which were original to this car, not a f t e r - m a r k e t acquisitions.
Bob Friggens is known as a me- ticulous, inno- vative mechani- cal engineer. Like its owner would require, this gullwing has not only received the best of care but particular attention has been paid to treatment of its fuel injection system to prevent a known problem of the oil thinning at low speed. Friggens has also fine-tuned the jetting of the injectors for this altitude.
Friggens used to drive his gullwing some on business trips and never encountered any problems. He recalls going to Amarillo, driving 85 mph and averaging 28 miles per gallon.
The Garage
#1 1934 Packard Dual-Cowl Phaeton Only two ever made.
This is the ONLY surviving one.
This car won Best in Show at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 1963. Owner: Bob Friggens
#2 1956 Mercedes Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” Coupe
Please see article on this year’s 2008 Featured Cars.
Owner: Bob Friggens
#3 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina One of only 40 Cabriolet Series 1 ever made. This car was the showcar at the Geneva Salon in 1958. Only one with this type of rear bumper. Owner: Jerry Roehl The Garage
One of only 235 made. #4 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Shortnose Won the 2003 Ferrari Club of America Best in Show. Motor Trend Classic named this car as #3 in their list of the “10 Greatest Ferrari’s of all time.” Owner: Jerry Roehl
#5 1990 Ferrari F-40 One of only 202 USA models. 0-60 in 3.6 seconds 525 HP Weighs 2400 lbs Top speed: 208 mph Owner: Jerry Roehl
#6 1972 Ferrari Daytona Spyder Conversion
380 HP Top speed 180 mph
Owner: JC Peterson The Garage
#7 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
602 HP F1 Transmission Top speed: 202 mph
Owner: JC Peterson
#8 2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Only one of 400 made. This car can beat the Enzo time around the Fiorano.
Owner: Steve Coe
#9 1965 Shelby GT 350
Owner: Redline Motors Ltd. The Garage
#10 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra Origina Cobra, not a replica. One of 348 made with a 427 engine. 0 to 100 and back to 0 in 13 seconds. Owner: Redline Motors Ltd.
#11 1999 Lamborghini Diablo Roadster
Owner: Mickey Hollingshead
#12 2005 Ford GT40
900 HP
Top speed: 220 mph
Owner: Kenric Garcia Specialty
#1 1927 Ford Model T Roadster
Owner: Danny and Victoria Deaver
#2 1934 Terraplane
Owner: Mark Barrow
#3 1967 Amphicar German
Only 3,800 made
Owner: Curt Richter Specialty
#4 1978 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II
Owner: Mickey Hollingshead
#5 1979 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II
Owner: Wendell Jones
Local Albuquerque car #6 1984 Rolls Royce Silver Spur purchased by Wyatt McGin- nis (School of Driving) in 1984 from Perfection Rolls Royce of Albuquerque.
McGinnis would treat his students to a spin in the Silver Spur upon successful graduation from his driving school. Owner: Kevin Cooper Specialty
#7 2007 Bentley Continental GT
Owner: Ted Jorgensen
#8 1969 Mercedes-Benz Grand 600 Short Wheel Base Limousine Limo #1365
Sunday Appearance Only Owner: Karl Schreiner Only 2,677 600s were assembled in 18 years from August 1963 to June 1981.
A special feature of this 600, making it one of only fifty 600 limos, is the partition divider.
This 600 was part of the Moroccan Royalty Fleet until it was shipped to the United States in 1971.
competition
#1 1957 Jaguar D-Type Replica
Owner: Jerry Roehl
#2 1965 Lotus Elan, Series 2
Owner: Jerry Roehl
Vintage Racing car. Weighs 1,400 pounds. 175 HP engine. competition
#3 1966 Beach/Lotus twin cam Sports Racer
Owner: Janice and Bill Swope competition
#4 1994 Dodge Viper R/T 10 First one delivered and sold in NM in October 1993.
400 HP
0-60 in 4.6 seconds Owner: Jerry Roehl
#5 1996 Dodge Viper GTS
450 HP.
0-60 in 4.1 seconds
Owner: Jerry Roehl
#6 2007 Noble M400 575 HP Weights less than 2500 lbs. 0-60 in 3.1 seconds. 0-100 in 7 seconds. Only 220 of these Owner: Dave Carey cars in the US. 2008 Featured Automobile: 1974 Jaguar E-Type Many noted automobileV-12 Roadster critics and enthusiasts, including Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the famous company that bears his name, believed that the Jaguar E-Type was the most beautiful car ever made. Many still feel the same today.
The origins of the E-Type began with Malcolm Sayer’s creation of the Jaguar D-Type. The D-Type was a purposeful built race car with an aero- dynamically designed body to accommodate high-end speeds on long straightways common to European racetracks. The D-Type had a lightweight body made of aluminum alloy and its engine was Jaguar’s venerable and time-tested inline 6-cylinder known as the XK. The engines had three two-barrel carburetors, mostly made by Weber but some were Solex. The engine, 3.8 liters, produced 300 horsepower.
Jaguar combined the engine type, XK, with the body type, D, and referred to these cars in their serial numbers as XKD followed by the cars’ number of production. The D-Types, due to their aerodynamic shape, lightness of weight and power of engine, were the first cars to exceed 180 mph on the Mulsanne straight during the 24 Hours of LeMans race. As a result, they won LeMans three consecutive years, 1955, 1956 and 1957. Only 67 D-Types were made over a four-year period. In July, 2008, a D-Type sold at auction for almost $5 Million Dollars. Because of the success of the D-Type, Jaguar decided to build a street-legal version known as the XK-SS. Jaguar had received over 200 orders for the XK-SS. While the factory was in the process of making only the 18th car, the factory burned to the ground and all tooling, jigs and parts were lost. The car being made was rescued. Only 18 XK-SS’s were made.
Due to the number of orders received for the XK-SS andits acclaim by critics, Jaguar knew that it had met success with a street-legal iteration of the D-Type. Out of the ashes of the XK-SS factory came the D-Type’s successor, the E-Type.
Malcolm Sayer, the aerodynamicist who designed the D-Type, took that racer’s sleek contours and fashioned them into a road car. The E-Type retained the XK inline 6-cylinder engine. The XK engine combined with the E-Type body resulted in the factory’s identification in serial numbers as the “XKE.” That is what the cars were typically called in the U.S.
The E-Type was first introduced at the Geneva Salon in 1961... the car world stood still.
The performance of the 1961 version was blistering for its day: 0-60 mph in 6.6 seconds and a top speed of 150 mph.
The E-Type was an instant must-have car. Jaguar took 500 orders at the Geneva show. A month later, in April, 1961, at the New York Auto Show, six sold in the first half hour. “I want that car and I want it now,” barked Frank Sinatra.
The E-Type’s popularity was enhanced by its price. It was a steal. At $4,250 in 1961, it was faster than an Aston Martin DB4 at one-half the latter’s cost and arguably looked better than a Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta, which cost more than three times as much. Because they were so popular, Jaguar made them and sold them in large numbers and that is why they are not rare today and are not worth more money.
Because of increasing demands on car manufacturers in the 1960’s by the U.S. Department of Transportation in terms of smog controls which lessened engine’s horsepower, by 1971 Jaguar changed its engine on the E-Type from the XK inline 6-cylinder to a V-12. That is why this car technically could no longer be called an XKE because the XK engine was gone. For years 1971 on, they were E-Type V-12s.
The 1974 E-Type V-12 represents the last year of production of all models of the E-Type.
This E-Type open two-seater (OTS) was sold in July, 1980 to Jerry Roehl, who has owned the car to present. In 28 years he has put 3,000 miles on the car. It only has 20,000 original miles.
In 1999, Roehl sent the engine to an expert rebuilder of Jag V-12 engines in Illinois. At about the same time a complete restoration of the car was undertaken. A frame-off restoration of an E-Type is impossible due to its unique (and then innovative) monocoque construction; however, what was done is as close as you can come to dismantling the body from the frame. The entire car was gone through. The body was stripped to its bare metal and repainted. The upholstery, carpets, and convertible top were replaced with materials that met all original specifications. Things like original engine tags and stickers were found and appropriately applied. The restoration took three years and was completed in 2002.
In October, 2002, at the Jaguar Club of North America (JCNA) Western Regional Concours D’Elegance in Phoenix, this E-Type won first place. As a result, it was eligible for, and did enter, the JCNA National Concours D’Elegance championship series in Phoenix in April, 2003. The contest for first place came down to this E-Type and one from Chicago. Finally, after being gone over as fastidiously as possible by three judges for 30 minutes, this E-Type lost the national championship first-place trophy be- cause one of the screws on an engine clamp was from Pep-Boys, not Jaguar. contemporary
#1 2001 Porsche Turbo
Owner: JC Peterson
#2 2002 Porsche 996 TT
Owner: Jim Wall Jr.
#3 2005 Ford GT
Owner: Ed Fogleman contemporary
#4 2006 Ford GT
Owner: Rick Quanz
#5 2007 Porsche 997 Turbo Launch Edition EVO GT700 Package
Owner: Kenric Garcia
#6 2007 Porsche Turbo
Owner: Stan Mason contemporary
#7 2007 Superformance GT-40 427 cubic inch engine, 560 horse- Continuation power, fuel inject- ed Roush engine.
Top speed: 210 mph
Clone of 1968-69 La Mans winner
Owner: Darrell Ratchner
#8 2008 Porsche 911 GT2 Twin Turbo with 530 horsepower and over 500 ft. lbs torque.
0 to 60 in 3.4 seconds
Only 200 made for US delivery.
Most powerful Porsche ever.
Owner: Kevin Yearout PCCB Carbon Ceramic brakes.
#9 2008 Porsche 911 GT3RS
Owner: Kevin Yearout
ferrari
#1 1966 Ferrari 330GT 2+2
Owner: Lowell Brown #2 1972 Ferrari Daytona Spyder Conversion
Owner: JC Peterson
#3 1977 Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer
Owner: Jim Wall ferrari
#4 1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi
Carborated 308 engine
225 HP
Top speed: 150 mph Owner: JC Peterson
#5 1992 512 Ferrari TR Testarossa
Owner: Douglas Morgan
#6 1993 Ferrari 512 Testarossa
420 HP Top speed: 190 mph
Owner: JC Peterson ferrari
#7 1997 Ferrari 355 Spider
360 HP Top speed: 175 mph
Owner: JC Peterson
#8 1998 Ferrari 550 Maranello
480 HP. Top speed: 180 mph
Owner: JC Peterson
#9 1999 Ferrari 360 Modena F1
Owner: Jerry Roehl ferrari
#10 1999 Ferrari F355
Owner: Fred Rivera
1999 was the last year this model was produced.
#11 2001 Ferrari 360 Spider
Owner: Debbie Maestas
400 HP Top speed: 183 mph 0-60 in 4.2 seconds ferrari
#12 2004 360 Challenge Stradale
One of 399 built. Owner: Steve Coe 440 HP. Stripped down race car version of a 360. Made for race track with launch control. Top speed: 186 mph
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#13 2004 Ferrari 360 F1 Spyder
Owner: Jim Wall
#14 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB
Owner: Kevin Yearout
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#15 - 1983 Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer Owner: JC Peterson
american muscle
#1 1967 Ford GT500 Shelby 428 Police Interceptor.
335 HP 4 speed
Original purchase price: $4,447 Owner: Steve Maestas
#2 1967 Plymouth HEMI GTX
Owner: Rick Quanz
#3 1969 Ford Boss 429
Owner: Rick Quanz american muscle
One of 1,806 Boss 351 models built in 1971, #4 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 351 600 known survivors.
This one owner car was restored in 2002 . It spent its entire life in Santa Cruz California until 2007.
Original everything including drive train, and body. Owner: Jeff Hale
#5 1969 Mustang Shelby GT500 428 Cobra Jet, with power steering and 4 speed on the floor
Valued at purchase: $5,300. Owner: Mickey Hollingshead
Only 532 door post Hemi Super Bees with automatic #6 1969 Plymouth Super Bee transmission were built in 1969. Further, only 12 were exported to Canada. This car is one of those 12. An ex Drag car, it was parked in 1978 until restoration in 2003. It has 16,500 miles (actual) on odometer. Restored/Rebuilt Owner: Jeff Hale to compete in F.A.S.T. (Factory Appearing, Stock Tire) Race Circuit. It sports a 482ci street Hemi producing close to 600B.H.P. on pump gas. american muscle #7 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T
Owner: Rick Quanz
#8 1970 Dodge Challenger TA
Owner: Rick Quanz
#9 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda
Owner: Rick Quanz american muscle #10 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible
Owner: Rick Quanz
#11 1970 Plymouth Superbird
Owner: Rick Quanz
440 6-pack #12 1971 Charger 6-pack engine with 390 HP and 4 speed HEMI transmission.
Dana 410 track- pack rear end. Air grabber hood. Owner: Rick Quanz
Not pictured: #13 - 1965 Ford Mustang Owner: JC Peterson european sport
#1 1962 Jaguar E-Type, Series 1
The first full year of production. 260 HP. Top speed: 150 mph
Owner: Jerry Roehl
#2 1965 Porsche 356C Coupe
Vintage race car.
Fully tricked out for racing.
Owner: Janice and Bill Swope
#3 1967 Mercedes Benz 230 SL
Last year of production of the 230 SL. Pagoda style iconic roof.
Owner: Jerry Roehl european sport
#4 1968 Mercedes 250 SL Coupe Roadster
Everything on this car is original, never been repainted.
Owner: Van White
#5 1971 280 SE Convertible
Owner: Mickey Hollingshead
#6 1972 Intermeccanica
Just underwent a three-year restoration.
Owner: Ed Brown european sport
#7 1973 DeTomaso Pantera
Owner: Darrell Ratchner Board and stroked to 393 cubic inches and 450 horsepower, top speed: 175 mph. Only 6,000 total made.
#8 1974 Jaguar E-Type, V-12 Roadster
Owner: Jerry Roehl
Please see article on this year’s 2008 Featured Cars. european sport
#9 1977 Porsche 911
Owner: Larry Bost
#10 1977 911 Turbo
Owner: Mickey Hollingshead
Owner: Mickey Hollingshead
All original. Only 15,000 miles european sport
#11 2005 Aston Martin DB9
Owner: Steve Maestas v12 engine. Six speed. 450 HP
Not pictured: #12 - 1964 Porsche 356C Owner: Richard Meyners
#13 - 1972 DeTomaso Pantera Owner: JC Peterson
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#1 1957 Ford Thunderbird
Owner: Emily DiLorenzo
#2 1958 Chevrolet Impala
Owner: Tim Pomeroy
# 3 1962/2003 Corvette - 50th Anniversary Red
Owner: Danny and Victoria Deaver american classic
#4 1963 Chverolet corvette split window Coupe
Owner: Jack Barnett
#5 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Continuation
475 Horsepower. Signed by Carrol Shelby. Remanufactured Cobra made at factory. One of the first 100. Owner:Bill Lang
#6 1965 Superformance Shelby Cobra Replica
Owner: Danny and Victoria Deaver american classic
#7 1966 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Coupe
Owner: Jack Barnett
#8 1967 427 Bigblock Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible
Owner: Curt Richter
Not pictured: #10 - 1930 Lincoln (custom Berline body by Judkins) Owner: Jock Finley
#11 - 1957 Thunderbird Owner: Jennifer Bean
#12 - 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Replica Owner: JC Peterson american classic
#9 1958 Chevrolet Corvette - blown engine
Owner:John Harvey
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