SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE CARMEL PINE CONE • August 19, 2011 CCONCOURSONCOURS WEEKWEEK YOUR GUIDE TO THE WORLD’S FINEST WEEK OF AUTOMOTIVE EVENTS 2Cd’E Concours Week • The Carmel Pine Cone August 19, 2011 REAL ESTATE SALES |VACATION AND LONG TERM RENTALS |SPECIAL EVENTS COTTAGES BY THE SEA GOLF ESTATES LANDMARK PROPERTIES CARMEL |PEBBLE BEACH |MONTEREY PENINSULA 831.622.1000 | www.carmelrealtycompany.com A Cornerstone in Luxury Real Estate for Nearly 100 Years August 19, 2011 Concours Week • The Carmel Pine Cone 3Cd’E PEBBLE BEACH 2.3 acre parcel | $30,000,000 | www.3414-17MileDr.com 5 beds, 6.5 baths | $17,500,000 | www.CasaRobro.com 4 br, 6+ ba, 2 guest houses | $15,600,000 | www.CrespiPebbleBeach.com 5 beds, 5.5 baths | $13,500,000 | www.4WindsOfHeaven.com 5 beds, 5.5 baths | $11,000,000 | www.1123PorqueLane.com 4 beds, 5+ baths | $8,950,000 |www.1601Sonado.com 6 beds, 5+ baths | $8,600,000 | www.1310Portola.com 5 beds, 8+ baths | $7,500,000 | www.1223PortolaRoad.com 5 beds, 4+baths | $5,400,000 | www.949SandDunesRoad.com 3 beds, 3.5 baths | $3,950,000 | www.990Coral.com 5 beds, 5+ baths | $3,950,000 | www.1211Padre.com 4 beds, 4.5 baths | $2,695,000 | www.1432OleadaRd.com 831.622.1000 | www.carmelrealtycompany.com A Cornerstone in Luxury Real Estate for Nearly 100 Years 4Cd’E Concours Week • The Carmel Pine Cone August 19, 2011 CARMEL | CARMEL VALLEY 4 beds, 4.5 baths | $11,500,000 | www.ScenicCarmelPoint.com 5 beds, 5+ baths | $7,250,000 | www.10BlackMountainTrail.com 5 beds, 5+ baths | $4,950,000 | www.7MesaTrail.com 6 beds, 5.5 baths | $4,850,000 | www.8640RiverMeadowsRd.com 4 beds, 3.5 baths | $4,695,000 | www.2360BayView.com 5 beds, 5.5 baths | $3,950,000 | www.14SanClementeTrail.com 3 beds, 3.5 baths | $3,999,000 | www.CaminoRealCarmel.com 4 beds, 4.5 baths | $3,400,000 | www.RandallWay.com 5 beds, 5+ baths | $3,200,000 | www.8630RiverMeadowsRoad.com 3 beds, 3.5 baths | $2,975,000 | www.8VistaLadera.com DANA BAMBACE BARBARA EHRENPREIS LYNN KNOOP BILL & VICKI MITCHELL SARAH BOUCHIER SUSAN FREELAND STEVE LAVAUTE TERRY PERSHALL PETER BUTLER MALONE HODGES MARCIE LOWE CHRIS PRYOR MIKE CANNING DAVE HOWARTH SHELLY MITCHELL LYNCH DOUG STEINY KENT & LAURA CIUCCI COURTNEY GOLDING JONES LINDA MILLER PAT WARD 831.622.1000 | www.carmelrealtycompany.com A Cornerstone in Luxury Real Estate for Nearly 100 Years August 19, 2011 Concours Week • The Carmel Pine Cone 5Cd’E Velvet Isabel Marant Theory Haute Hippie Gryphon Elizabeth and James A.L.C. Herve Leger Tracy Reese Milly Rag & Bone CALYPSO Diane Von Furstenberg Trina Turk Robert Rodriguez Vince Catherine Malandrino EQUIPMENT Inhabit Seaton Autumn Cashmere TseSay Rebecca Taylor blugirl blumarine Burning Torch Michael Stars James Perse Current Elliott J Brand Goldsign Citizens of Humanity Seven Jeans Hudson HANDBAGS Marc Jacobs Collection Marc by Marc Jacobs Kooba Jerome Dreyfuss SHOES Miu Miu Sigerson Morrison Golden Goose Rag & Bone ACCESSORIES Erickson Beamon CHAN LUU alexis bittar Beth Orduña %%'0* -7%'0*% "«iÊ >ÞÊ£äqÈ ÃÃÊEÊÇÌ ÊÛiÕi >ÀiÊHÊÈÓÈÎÎÈn 7iÊÜÊvviÀÊvÀiiÊ«>À} 6Cd’E Concours Week • The Carmel Pine Cone August 19, 2011 CONCOURS WEEK Two-wheeled masterpieces hold their own among world’s best collector cars By MARY SCHLEY the 1947 Vincent known as Gunga Din that had been raced extensively HE THIRD week in August in Europe and at the famed Isle of on the Monterey Peninsula Man in its heyday. Thas evolved into an impres- He had found the old race bike in sive and diverse homage to the auto- pieces in a Chicago basement, where mobile. But only recently have it had sat for many years after the motorcycles become part of the mix. former owner who planned to While Friday’s Quail Motorsports rebuild it died. Because Gunga Din’s Gathering has had a motorcycle class maker, Vincent, was British, since its inception a decade ago, and Concours officials decided to feature Concorso Italiano, also held on the bikes from the U.K. in its inaugural Friday of car week, always draws motorcycle class. American motorcy- some two-wheeled specimens, many cles — including the Indian that set of the shows and auctions have over- the land-speed record at Bonneville looked motorcycles. in Utah — were featured in 2010, That mindset shifted substantially and this year, Italian motorcycles are in 2009, when the world-famous taking the stage. Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Quail Motorsports Gathering introduced its first motorcycle class. founder Gordon McCall, a longtime Organizers had long acknowledged motorcyclist, too, said the auction the fact that car collectors are often house he assists, Bonhams & fascinated with motorcycles, too, but Butterfields, has included motorcy- they did not choose to include them cles in its sales for years, including PHOTO/COURTESY MECUM at Pebble Beach until the catalyst the dedicated bike auction held in arrived in the form an impassioned conjunction with the Quail World champion motorcycle racer “King” Kenny Roberts and TV letter from a British man detailing personality/gearhead Jay Leno are auctioning off this special Yamaha R1 at how he had painstakingly restored See TWO WHEELS page 24Cd’E Mecum’s Aug. 18 sale to benefit charity. Sunday may be the Super Bowl, but every day is the Rose Bowl By MARY SCHLEY ■ Dine in Di-Vine crema. The cost is $63 per person. Chateau Julien Classic Car Event is located at 8940 Carmel Valley Road in Carmel F IT’S August, this must be Pebble Beach. Valley. For more information, call (831) 624-2600 That’s what throngs of car enthusiasts are Chateau Julien Wine Estate, Carmel Valley or visit www.chateaujulien.com. Isurely thinking every summer, as they bring Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19-20 their priceless automobiles to the stunning seaside ■ RM Auctions’ annual Sports & location that hosts the world’s premiere classic car Winery owner Bob Brower is a longtime auto- event. mobile aficionado — particularly when it comes to Classics of Monterey But through the years, the Pebble Beach Ferraris — and has for the past several years host- Portola Hotel & Spa and the Monterey Concours d’Elegance has inspired a host of other ed a Ferrari concours at his Carmel Valley winery. Conference Center, Monterey This year, he’s celebrating multiple marques on automotive assemblages that now span more than Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19-20, a week and involve every part of the Monterey consecutive evenings during Concours Week. Dine in Di-Vine began with Porsche on Wednesday, fol- 6:30 p.m. both days Peninsula. (Previews run from 10 a.m. So numerous and so varied are these events — lowed by Ferrari on Thursday. Tesla and alterna- to 8 p.m. Aug. 19-20) including auctions, races, exhibitions, demonstra- tive fuel vehicles will be celebrated on Friday, and tions, competitions, receptions, parties and Alfa Romeo on Saturday. The parties begin night- ly at 6 and include family-style dining in Chateau The world’s largest collector car auction house, fundraisers — no matter how devoted you are, it’s RM Auctions will put hundreds of high-caliber difficult to keep track. And that’s why we’re here, Julien’s Sangiovese vineyard. Chef Terry Teplitzky will prepare a prix fixe menu of Basque dishes, motor cars on the block. Last year, RM facilitated with our annual calendar of the Monterey $67 million in sales — including 16 vehicles that Peninsula’s incomparable Concours Week. Enjoy! which will be accompanied by wine and followed with dessert and a car show. The menu is set to surpassed the $1 mil- lion mark — with an impres- include items like Ligurian-style spaghetti, herb- sive 95 percent sell-through rate. This year’s line- Calendar sponsored by roasted pork loin, fricasseed chicken, wine-braised up includes several fascinating specimens, like the beef brisket, chocolate flan, cornmeal shortcakes 1929 Bentley 4.5-liter Open Tourer by Vanden with summer berry compote and poached peaches in red wine with brown butter cake and almond See EVENTS page 12Cd’E PHOTOS/PAUL MILLER, MARY SCHLEY No matter what sort of vehicle fascinates you, you’ll find it somewhere on the Monterey Peninsula during Concours Week. August 19, 2011 Concours Week • The Carmel Pine Cone 7Cd’E Beauty and the Best PEBBLE BEACH PEBBLE BEACH RETROAUTO TOUR d’ELEGANCE & Auto Manufacturer Displays PRESENTED BY ROLEX Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Events The place for savvy collectors to Concours entrants trace the find historic automobilia, automotive most scenic spots in the area August 18 through 21, 2011 art and more. Located on both sides and then parade down Carmel’s of Ondulado Road, exhibits are open Ocean Avenue for all to enjoy. at no charge Friday, August 19 Best viewing times Thursday, and Saturday, August 20, August 18, Noon to 1:30 pm. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance A TRADITION ON THE MONTEREY PENINSULA FOR OVER 60 YEARS AND COUNTING Pebble Beach®, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance®, Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance™, and Pebble Beach RetroAuto™, are trademarks and service marks of Pebble Beach Company. Copyright © 2011 Pebble Beach Company. All rights reserved. 8Cd’E Concours Week • The Carmel Pine Cone August 19, 2011 CONCOURS WEEK Classic cars meet fine art on the 18th Fairway By CHRIS COUNTS official artwork for the Pebble Beach Concours are painters, sculptor Richard Pietruska’s fiber- d’Elegance,” Rowe said. “I look forward to it glass, resin and metal creations are a familiar sight HE 18th Fairway of the Pebble Beach every year. With its exciting heritage, the event at the annual event.