The Carmel Concours on the Avenue 2011 was staged Tuesday, August 16th on the downtown streets of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
A field of approximately 175 automobiles were featured at the fifth edition of the Carmel-By-The-Sea Concours on the Avenue, vying for 14 major awards and Best of Show. This year’s event presented multi-marques from 1940 to 1973, in addition to Porsche and Ferrari from the beginning through 1989.Best of Show at the Carmel Concours on the Avenue 2011 was awarded to the 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano Convertible of Robert Lee. Wearing chassis number 0461GT, this one-off body was the 1956 New York Auto Show car.
Similar to previous years, Carmel-By-The-Sea’s Ocean Avenue was be closed to traffic and sixteen blocks of downtown were filled with collector cars and related motorized items. As always, an interesting mix of domestic and foreign cars were displayed in front of Carmel’s charming shops, galleries and restaurants.
Carmel Concours on the Avenue 2011 – Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture)
Spotted early Tuesday morning parked on a side street.
Early arrivals line up for registration.
First in line. Elva Courier race car.
32 Ford pick up. Olds engine. What’s behind the main subject is often just as interesting in these shots.
Oldsmobile engine.
Loud raucous Shelby Cobra pulls into line.
Number two in line, a early Porsche Speedster.
Enough said.
Wonderful early Porsche Speedster in silver.
‘Woody Magic’ That describes this car.
Under the overcast skys sitws this sunny 356 Porsche.
Another view of the silver Speedster.
AC Bristol badge.
Better and better. 1947 Woody.
Ferrari Daytona pulls into line.
Indy car.
Check in line continues to grow.
275 GTB 4cam pulls into line.
MG.
MG in line.
Porsche ‘Slope Nose’ pulls into line.
Indy car on the streets of Carmel.
Another Ferrari Daytona pulls into line.
And another Ferrari Daytona.
The line up.
XK 140 Jaguar.
XK 140 Jaguar.
VW Bug.
Dario Franchitti.
Shelby Cobra parked on a side street.
ASA 1000cc.
Mini car.
Nash Healey.
Ferrar 250SWB.
Ford Tractor.
1967 Corvette.
Ferrari 275 GTB/4
Ferrari 330 GTS.
1900CS Alfa Romeo and 275 GTB Ferrari.
XK 120 Jaguar.
Mercedes 300SL ‘Gull Wing’.
Lola T70 Can-Am car.
Maserati.
Cadillac Allard LeMans car.
‘Thunder Guts’ Bentley.
Mk.1 Jaguar 3.4.
Early Porsche Speedster.
Porsche Speedster. Stock factory color ‘Orange’.
REO Speed Wagon pick up truck.
1956 Ferrari Boano Convertable.
330 GTC Ferrari.
Mark Sange’s 1956 Avia BMW Special.
1953 Morgan +4 TT LeMans Special.
Fiat Abarth Zagato 1000cc.
Lola T70 Can-Am car.
1953 Morgan +4 TT LeMans Special.
Cadillac Allard.
BMW CSL.
Porsche Carrera.
Porsche Carrera.
Mk.1 Jaguar 3.4.
1968 Lamborghini Miura P400.
1967 Fiat Abarth 1000 OTR. Owned and driven by Dave Buchanan.
Alfa Romeo 1900CSS, Carrozzeria Ghia.
Alfa Romeo 1900CSS, Carrozzeria Ghia.
Alfa Romeo 1900CSS, Carrozzeria Ghia.
1958 Porsche 356A Sunroof Coupe. Owned and driven by Jerry Cvitanich.
Daytona Row.
1955 Ferrari 250GT Boano. Owned, and raced by Gerald Vento.
Woodys.
1950 Jaguar XK 120 OTS. Owned and driven by Mike Harris.
1950 Jaguar XK 120 OTS. Owned and driven by David Olson. The first 242 XK 120 Jaguars were all OTSs, hand made aluminum bodies on ash frames between 1948 and 1950.
1955 Jaguar XK140 OTS. Owned and driven by Eddy Bennett.
1955 Jaguar XK140 SE FHC.
Owned and driven by Geoffrey Horton. Special Equipment Fixed Head Coupe.
1961 Jaguar XK 150. Owned and driven by Tom Krefetz,
1960 Porsche 356B, owned and driven by David Rossiter. The color is ‘Royal Blue’.
1956 Ferrari 250GT Boano Convertable. Chassis #0461GT. The 1956 New York Auto Show car. Owned from new by Robert Lee.
1960 Ferrari 250GT SWB, aluminum body, chassis number 1905GT, owner driver Peter Reid. The sixteenth car built by Scaglietti. The 2953cc, SOHC, V12 gives 280 horsepower at 7,000rpm.
1967 Fderrari 275 GTB/4, owned and driven by Ken Wolleson.
The crowd gathers around Mark Sange’s 1958 Avia BMW 750cc race car.
Hudson 6 dragster.
Morgan.
Bardahl Kurtis Indy car.
Sharon Wardman’s 1963 rene Bonnet D’jet.
Alfa Romeo
1956 Austin Healey 100m. Owned and driven by Hudson Vitaich.
1956 Austin Healey 100m. Owned and driven by Hudson Vitaich.
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 cam, owned and driven by Rick Pricipe.
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 cam, owned and driven by Phil White. Chassis # 09931.
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 cam, owned and driven by Rick Pricipe.
1940 Ford Delux Type 79B Station Wagon. Owner driver Don Orosco.
1940 Ford delux Type 79B Station Wagon. Owner driver Don Orosco.
Don Orosco drives his Woody Ford off the stand.
GT40 Ford.
The crowds were drawn to the competition cars.
1968 McLaren M6B Can-Am car.
The engine is Sharon Wardman’s 1963 rene Bonnet D’jet.
Bardahl Kurtis Indy car.
Bardahl Kurtis Indy car.
Double Bubble 1956 Fiat Abarth 750GT Zagato.
Mallya Collections cadillac Allard LeMans car.
Double Bubble Abarth 1956 Fiat Abarth 750GT Zagato
Hudson drag racer. 13 second quarter mile times. Built in the day and still raced by the same owner/driver.
Hudson drag car engine.
Hudson dragster engine.
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