MONTEREY / Contents FEATURES 30 Auction Principals Roundtable The heads of the top auction houses pick their star cars — and sleeper cars — for this year’s Monterey sales 80 Cunninghams at Pebble Beach Miles Collier explores how one man led American cars to the top tier at Le Mans 88 Designs by Carrozzeria Touring Donald Osborne looks at the coachbuilder’s lasting influence 96 Carrozzeria Touring Memories SCMers share memorable moments in their Touring-bodied cars 106 Monterey Insider Tips Minimize your hassle, maximize your fun AUCTIONS & EVENTS 40 Auctions JR-Auctions / 40 SCM Insider’s Seminar / 40 Mecum Auctions / 42 RM Sotheby’s / 44 Russo and Steele / 46 Bonhams / 48 Rick Cole Auctions / 50 Gooding & Company / 52 66 Concours and Events Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours On The Avenue / 66 ADVERTISER INDEX Carmel Mission Classic / 66 The Little Car Show / 66 AIG PC Global Services, Inc ............17 Historic Sportscar Racing, Ltd..........92 Alain Pinel Realtors ..................... 24–25 Hyman, LTD ......................................115 Gordon McCall’s Motorworks Revival 2015 at American Collectors Insurance ......33 Intercity Lines ...................................107 the Monterey Jet Center / 68 Artcurial .............................................4-5 Investment Motorcars, Inc. ..............97 The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering / 68 Auctions America .............................69 JC Taylor...........................................105 Auto Kennel .......................................93 JR-Auctions ........................................39 Concorso Italiano / 68 Automotive Restorations Inc. ..........62 Kevin Kay Restorations .....................45 Second Annual Porsche Werks Reunion / 70 Autosport Designs Inc ....................114 Kiawah Island Motoring Retreat .....54 Legends of the Autobahn / 70 Barrett-Jackson .................................17 Legendary Motorcar Company...117 The Barnyard Shopping Village Ferrari Barrett-Jackson ................. 6–7, 8–9, 17 Lucky Collector Car Auctions .........57 Blackhawk Museum .........................83 MacNeil Automotive Products Ltd .34 Event / 70 BMW Car Club of America, Inc. .....95 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca .....36 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance / 70 Bonhams / SF .......................................3 Mercedes Classic Center .................. 2 Carficionado .....................................89 Mershon’s World Of Cars ...............101 74 Rallies and Racing Carriage House Motor Cars ...... 18–19 Morphy Auctions...............................81 Pebble Beach Motoring Classic / 74 Cars, Inc. ............................................37 Motostalgia .......................................71 The Quail Rally / 74 CHATEL - La Passion Horlogere .......99 Niello Concours At Serrano .............23 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance / 74 Classic Assets Motor Sports Center 112 P21S ....................................................91 / 76 Classic Showcase ...........................104 Palm Springs Exotic Car Auctions ...58 Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally ClassicCars.com ...............................79 Porsche Club of America ..............113 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion / 76 Coldwell Banker Del Monte Realty ........ PORsport.com ...................................28 ............................................12–13, 14–15 Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club ...116 Concorso Italiano .............................38 116 Cars as Art Reliable Carriers ................................43 Copley Motorcars.............................41 Automobilia Monterey Rick Cole Auctions ..................... 20–21 Cosdel ................................................86 RM Sotheby’s .....................................35 Pebble Beach RetroAuto Credit Suisse .......................................53 Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo ..................51 Automotive Fine Arts Society Exhibition D. L. George Coachworks ...............85 Ronald McDonald House ................78 Dragone Classic Motorcars Inc. ...115 Russo & Steele LLC ............................55 Exotic Classics .................................109 Sargent Metal Works ......................103 REFERENCE Ferrari Financial Services ..................47 SCM Monterey Insider’s Seminar .40, 110 Going To The Sun Rally .....................64 22 Silverstone Auctions ..........................87 Introduction Gooding & Company ......................29 T.D.C. Risk Management .................17 60 Events Timeline GTO Engineering LTD.................. 10–11 The Club Carmel ...............................84 Gullwing Motor Cars, Inc. ................73 63 Area Map The Finish Line ....................................56 Hagerty Insurance Agency, Inc. ....77 63 Phone Directory The FJ Company ...............................65 Hahn-Vorbach & Associates LLC ...67 The Stable, Ltd. ..................................75 Hamann Classic Cars ................. 26–27 TYCTA................................................102 Hammer Price ...................................61 VintageAutoPosters.com ................59 Heacock Classic ............................111 VintageDrivingMachines.com ........94 Heritage Classics ...............................49 West Coast Classics, LLC ...............118 16 SCM 2015 MONTEREY SPECIAL Hilton Head Island Concours ..........72 MONTEREY / Introduction Sports Car Market Publisher Keith Martin Executive Editor Chester Allen Art Director David Tomaro Digital Media Director Jeff Stites Managing Editor Jim Pickering Auctions Editor Tony Piff Senior Associate Editor Chad Tyson David Tomaro Copy Editors Yael Abel, David Tomaro Senior Auction Analysts B. Mitchell Carlson, Jack Tockston, Carl Bomstead, Paul Hardiman (Europe) Auction Analysts Michael Leven, Daniel Grunwald, Joe Seminetta, Adam Blumenthal, Phil Skinner, Travis Shetler Contributing Editors Steve Ahlgrim (Ferrari), Gary Monterey is all about the cars Anderson (English), Colin Comer (Muscle Cars), John Draneas (Legal), Donald Osborne (Etceterini), Prescott Kelly (Porsche), Thor Thorson (Race Cars) Contributors John Apen, Diane Brandon, Marshall A Great Ride Buck, Miles Collier, Martin Emmison, Paul Hardiman, Jay Harden, Alex Hofberg, Simon Kidston, Ed Milich, Steve Serio, John L. Stein, Pierre Hedary, Alexandra and a Great Show Martin-Banzer, Reid Trummel, Alec Ebert Brian Baker by Keith Martin Information Technology/Internet Financial Manager Cheryl Ann Cox ’ve always liked amuse- Strategic Planner Bill Woodard ment parks and county fairs. Print Media Director Wendie Martin The Monterey Classic Executive Producer, SCM Television Roger Williams ICar Week has everything you [email protected] might expect from a week ADVERTISING geared towards entertainment Display Advertising Executives — from buyers and sellers on emotional roller-coasters to owners parading their cars like thor- Darren Frank [email protected]; 877.219.2605 oughbred horses at a 4-H show. x 214 If you like cars, old or new, you’re sure to find something Cindy Meitle that hits your hot button. [email protected]; 877.219.2605 This is SCM’s 28th year at Monterey. Our intrepid staff will x 213 be at Gooding & Company all week long — and at booths at Steve Kittrell Legends of the Autobahn and Concorso Italiano. [email protected]; 877.219.2605 x 211 Nearly 40,000 copies of this Insider’s Guide have been dis- Advertising & Events Manager Erin Olson tributed throughout the Monterey Peninsula. 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It’s a great ride and a great show. • 22 SCM 2015 MONTEREY SPECIAL MONTEREY / Auction Roundtable Monterey Auction Roundtable SCM asks each auction house for their 2015 star cars and under-the-radar sleeper cars Gooding Gooding Sleeper: 1956 Fiat Eden Roc Kelleher David Gooding, GTB/4 carries a highly Fiat executive and style Ian Kelleher President, Gooding & attractive color combina- icon Gianni Agnelli for Senior Car Specialist, Company, tion of dark blue exterior use on his estate in Italy. RM Sotheby’s, Culver Santa Monica, CA and tan