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2014 SeeHotCars.com 1 OYSTER PERPETUAL SKY-DWELLER Welcome to Concours du Soleil 2014 Here we are again together for the most exciting event of the fall season in Albuquerque, Concours du Soleil! We welcome you to our 8th annual show organized for one simple reason...to raise funds for our community. This show would not be possible without 1. Car owners who generously share their beloved automobile(s). They are the heart of our show and some of the finest people you will meet. 2. Sponsors and major contributors. Please support the businesses you see in this program, corporate generosity is the backbone of a thriving community. 3. Albuquerque Community Foundation-asked to become the organizers of Concours 8 years ago, the staff continues to design an event every year that becomes the talk of the town while raising funds for local nonprofit organizations. Watch SeeHotCars.com for the announcement of this year’s grant distributions. Thank you for your continued generosity. Jerry Roehl, Steve Maestas, Kevin Yearout, Jason Harrington, Mark Gorham —The Cinco Amigos rolex oyster perpetual and sky-dweller are trademarks. 3 2 3 Creative Partnerships Reap the Past Winners Best Reward for our Community. best of show people’s choice winners winners 100% of the proceeds from this weekend’s events will benefit our community Now & Forever. A portion will be added to the Cinco Amigos permanent fund of the Albuquerque Community Foundation. The rest will be granted to local 2007 2007 nonprofit organizations. 1929 Duesenberg SJ Murphy 2005 Lamborghini Convertible Coupe Murcielago Roadster Since this partnership began, Concours du Soleil has raised over $500,000. Following are the nonprofit organizations that have received grants: 2008 2008 1932 Dietrich Packard 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Convertible Sedan Gullwing Coupe Accion Global Opportunities 2009 Adelante Development Center A New Day Youth & Family Services 2009 1935 Mercedes-Benz 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago Albuquerque Community Foundation New Mexico Appleseed Foundation 500 K Spezial Roadster All Faiths Receiving Home UNM Foundation 2010 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago ARCA for the Formula SAE Program 2010 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe LP 640 Roadster Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico UNM Foundation for Law School Scholarships CLN Kids 2011 2011 Unser Children’s Discovery Center 1929 Ford Model “A” Pickup El Ranchito de Los Niños 1927 Rolls Royce Phantom One WESST Corp Future Fund of the Albuquerque 2012 2012 Community Foundation 1961 Porsche 356 B Roadster 1933 Cadillac 7 Passenger Sedan 2013 2013 1957 Jaguar XK140 1980 BMW M1 4 5 The Albuquerque Community Foundation is honored to partner with businesses that recognize the importance of generosity in their community. Corporate Partners in Philanthropy provide financial support so that the Foundation may continue to expand its grant program providing grants to nonprofit organizations offering programs and services for the betterment of the community. It’s a great way to support many local organizations through one gift. 2014 Corporate Partners First National Rio Grande Bank Bradbury Stamm Contract Associates, Inc. First American Title LoPour & Associates DDS The businesses listed above are donors to the Foundation’s operating budget. Concours du Soleil sponsors are featured throughout this publication. 6 7 Concours du Soleil Grant Impact The 2013 Concours du Soleil earned $125,000 for the benefit of the Albuquerque community. Last year the proceeds were awarded to six nonprofit organizations. Here is what two of them had to say about the grants. Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico “The Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico is grateful to have been a grant recipient of the Concours du Soleil event. The $7,000 grant we received was helpful in Jerrald J. Roehl providing critical financial assistance to families whose children are battling cancer in KC Roehl New Mexico. Albuquerque has the only cancer treatment centers for children in the Sate of New Mexico. No matter where a child is diagnosed or lives, children in New Mexico must travel to Albuquerque for treatments. Clinic visits and overnight stays are continually required by families already emotionally and financially burdened by this terrible disease. Many families face choosing between paying utility bills or paying for their child’s treatment. Some families even Third Central Plaza phone: 505.242.6900 face bankruptcy or foreclosure. The generosity of Concours du Suite 2500 East fax: 505.242.0530 Soleil has helped ease some of these burdens.” 300 Central Ave SW email: [email protected] Diana Trujeque Executive Director Albuquerque, New Mexico Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico A New Day Youth & Family Services WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY “The Life Skills Academy (LSA) has grown thanks to the support of new community partners who are utilizing the facility and assisting in recruiting new THANK YOU teachers for the classes. We have on average 8-10 classes each month that teach youth vital life skills TO ALL OF THE including cooking, resume writing, safe and healthy relationships, and financial literacy. The Transitional CAR OWNERS Living Program (TLP) apartments that are attached to the LSA are now full which means 6 young people are no longer homeless and have the support of New Day to help guide them into adulthood. We are also proud to announce that this summer we had our very first TLP graduate: Christian is an exeptional young woman who has been attending CNM for the past year and plans to transfer to UNM in 2015 to achieve a double major and Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Communications. We are thankful for the $10,000 grant from Concours du Soleil that helped us fund these programs.” Shawna Brown Development Coordinator New Day Youth & Family Services For more on all Concours du Soleil grants, visit SeeHotCars.com. 8 9 2014 Featured Car Ferrari MCLAREN 650S 1955 FERRARI 500 MONDIAL SERIES II Drawing on 50 years of racing success, McLaren has created some of the most iconic and exhilarating road cars the world has ever seen. During the epic 1988 season, Team Principal Ron Dennis and Technical Director Gordon Murray began thinking about the idea of a McLaren road car. In 1993 the influential McLaren F1 was launched. Two years later, the F1 GTR dominated at Le Mans, turning the greatest supercar of its generation into the most successful British race car of modern times. McLaren then pioneered the carbon monocoque in the McLaren F1, it took 3,000 hours to make each carbon fiber chassis. It now takes just four hours to create the carbon MonoCell of the 12C. Owner: Robert Phillips The McLaren 650S is the featured car at Concours du Soleil this year. The exotic Designed to compete in the up to two-liter class, this car was painted French Racing Blue supercar was announced in February 2014 as a new model, but based on the for the original owner, Francois Picard, who took delivery in May 1955. In November, as existing McLaren MP4-12C with 25% new parts. Formally unveiled at the 2014 a Ferrari team entry, this car won its class at the 1st Gran Prix of Venezuela driven by Geneva Motor Show, the 650S gets its name from the power output of its Eugenio Castellotti and Harry Schell. One month later, the car went on to class wins in turbocharged M838T engine which produces 650PS or 641 bhp. The ‘S’ stands two races at Nassau driven by Porfirio Rubirosa and Ebby Lunken. It was the first Series for ‘Sport’, emphasizing the focus on handling, transmission, drivability and II car imported into the US and quickly garnered another class win at the March 1956, engagement. The 650S shares the MP4-12C’s carbon fiber composite chassis, and 12 Hours of Sebring driven by Porfirio Rubirosa and Jim Pauley. Following a complete is powered by the same McLaren M838T 3.8-litre V8, twin-turbo engine, but now restoration begun in 2000, it was adjudged a 100 point car, winning its class at the developing 641 bhp and 500 lb/ft of torque. Power is transmitted to the wheels Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2008, and was awarded the Enzo Ferrari Trophy by Piero Ferrari for the Best Ferrari in the field at Pebble Beach. In fifteen meets, the car through a seven-speed near instantaneous shift dual clutch gearbox. With a top has been awarded 28 trophies. It is one of three remaining with an original motor of the speed of 207 mph, the 650S and can accelerate from 0–60 mph in 2.9 seconds original eight made. Goes from 0–100 mph in 5.7 seconds. and 0-100 mph in 5.7 seconds. This car will only be shown at the Sunday Public Show. 10 11 Ferrari Ferrari 1958 FERRARI 250 GT PF SERIES 1 CABRIOLET 1969 FERRARI 365 GT 2+2 Owner: Jerry Roehl Owners: Alberto and Julie Gutierrez One of only 40 ever built. This car Engine Specs: 320 bhp, 4,390 cc was the showcar at the Geneva overhead cam V-12 engine, five-speed Salon in 1958. Only one with this manual transmission, independent type of rear bumper. This car was front and rear suspension. Total shown by invitation at The Quail, A Production Run 809 cars 68-71. The Motorsports Gathering in 2007. 4.4-liter single overhead camshaft V-12 engine was fitted with three Weber carburetors and produced 320 horsepower. Such performance was combined with a luxurious interior to 1966 FERRARI 275 GTB LONGNOSE TORQUE TUBE make a most impressive grand tourer. Plush leather, luxurious veneered trim panels, the Owner: Bob Friggens last wood-rimmed steering wheel in a production Ferrari, air conditioning, a stereo, and This Ferrari 275 GTB Long nose standard power windows completed the interior appointments.