Monterey Car Week Daily Highlights-Friday August 18th Quail, Legends and the Gooding Auction

Friday morning of the Monterey Car Week, the California Car Cover team was on the road early to attend the Quail Motorsports Gathering at Quail Lodge. This prestigious event includes a world class car show, premium food and hospitality, plus notable automotive celebrities.

1995 Porsche RUF CTR2

1984 Ferrari 308 GTB

1965 BMW R60 Motorcycle

1973 Porsche Carrera RS

Many major automotive manufacturers were on hand to debut or unveil custom builds, prototypes or race cars.

A few Koenigsegg supercars on display

1971 American LaFrance 900 Series Pumper

It was nice to see our friends from Hollywood Hot Rods in attendance at the Quail. The Mullholland Speedster has been garnering plenty of attention at the major car shows around the country this summer. 

1928 Chandler

1964 ATS 2500 GTS Coupe

The large crowd enjoying the Quail.

After a great morning at the Quail Motorsports Gathering it was off to the Legends of the Autobahn. This event is all about BMW, Audi and Mercedes automobiles. It showcased 100's of well maintained new and classic vehicles.

Friday night there was plenty of action over at Pebble Beach for the Gooding and Co. auction. This event attracts highly sought after and rare automobiles.

1956 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible

1962 Chevrolet Corvette 327/360 Fuel Injection Roadster

1941 Chrysler Royal Town and Country Barrelback

1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS

1937 Maserati 6CM

The star car for Saturday was this 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C.

1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Touring

1939 Bugatti Type 57C Cabriolet

The star car for Friday night was the 1970 Porsche 917K. It sold for over $14 million dollars on Friday evening.

That wrapped up our Friday evening. It was an exciting day in Monterey for Car Week. It was incredible to see so many different makes and models of automobiles within such close proximity.