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La Jolla Concours d’Elegance 2025

May 7, 2025 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Combine great spring weather with the iconic scenery of La Jolla, California, and classic cars, add you end up with the 19th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance. This year, the event drew 15,000 guests for the three-day celebration. One hundred twenty-two cars graced the grounds of Scripps Park.

La Jolla Concours d’Elegance Theme

This year’s theme—Mascots in Motion—was a nod to the hood ornaments that were often at the forefront of the car’s styling cues. The series of car events took place April 25-27, 2025.

The Best of Show award went to a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing that the owner has owned since 1977. It had undergone a four-year restoration by a San Diego shop.

3 Days of Events

The event kicked off on Friday evening with an opening on the lawn. Saturday offered a cruise for 75 of these vintage pieces of art. Later, a collection of nearly 90 Porsches and hypercars was on display. The concours started early on Sunday morning, allowing the judges ample time to critique the classics. At the same time, the curious could walk by a showing of additional cars at the adjacent La Jolla Motor Car Classic. The concours split the cars into eleven classes, with extra “best of” awards.

Here is our coverage of the 2024 show

The 20th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance will return April 24-26, 2026. Make your plans now, you won’t be disappointed. In the mean time check out some of our favorite cars at the show

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Photos courtesy La Jolla Concours d’Elegance

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Baseball Signatures Collection on a BMW

January 19, 2025 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Many people have an autograph from their favorite personality or sports star. It gives a personal connection between the fan and the player. Imagine if you could combine a love of major league baseball and automobiles. What would the ultimate outcome be? Perhaps a 2000 BMW Z3 roadster with 647 signatures from major league baseball players.

Baseball Players’ Signatures

In 2000, the Houston Astros purchased a new BMW roadster and asked the visiting players to sign a portion of the car. Owners, managers, and other team officials also signed. The result was a car covered with 647 signatures, including the legendary Hank Aaron.

After the season, the signatures were covered with a clear coat to maintain the autographs. Then, it was auctioned off for the Hank Aaron Foundation charity. The car was housed in California until it was sold to a Canadian collector and is now offered for sale at the January 2025 Barrett-Jackson auction.

BMW Z3

The car hits a home run for car enthusiasts. The Z3 has a five-speed manual transmission mated to a string 2.3-liter six-cylinder engine. The car is ready for more fun miles, having only rolled 6,670 digits since new. The Z3 was only produced by BMW from 1995-2002 and offered as a coup and a roadster. Despite the BMW marquee, it was produced in South Carolina.

While looking over the car, seeing and deciphering the MLB signatures is neat. The current owner has details on all the signatures. The Yankees won the 2000 World Series, so their signatures hold extra meaning for some fans.

Barrett-Jackson Auction

Imagine having a collection of 600+ signatures from major league baseball players and a car to display them on.

Follow along on this blog, and we will update the results when it is sold.

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2024 La Jolla Concours d’Elegance

May 8, 2024 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

In April, the 8^th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance was held high above the Pacific coastline. Beautiful weather, beautiful cars, and great camaraderie. How can you go wrong?

113 automobiles competed in thirteen classes, including sixteen specialty awards.

La Jolla Concoursd’Elegance Showcase 1920-30s

Instead of featuring a single Marque, the 2024 La Jolla Concours featured cars from the 1920s and 1930s, including Duesenbergs, Packards, Bentleys, and others. Seeing these cars in person and up close showed what style and craftsmanship were like nearly 100 years ago. The ‘Best in Show’ was awarded to the William Lyon family’s pristine 1934 Packard Twelve.

The three-day event kicked off with a welcoming party on Friday night. On Saturday, the cars could go on a cruise through San Diego, including a swing into a local Cars and Coffee event, and enjoy “Porsches on Prospect,” a display along La Jolla’s street life. Of course, Sunday was reserved for the actual show, with plenty of food, live music, and libations to enjoy, along with the expanse of sheet metal.

Show Charities

The 18th Annual La Jolla Concours proceeds will go towards the La Jolla Historical Society, which preserves the rich history of the village of La Jolla. In addition to the La Jolla Historical Society, the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance benefits several additional local community non-profit partners each year.

Enjoy checking out some of our favorite entries to this year’s showcase.

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Photos courtesy of La Jolla Concours d’Elegance

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Vicari Auction Classic Car Favorites

October 1, 2023 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

The Vicari Auction is held in Biloxi, Mississippi, on October 4-7, 2023, as part of Crusin’ the Coast activities. It will be a popular mainstay of activities along “America’s Longest Block Party.” Last year, over 9,600 classic cars registered for the week-long activities along State Highway 90. Besides the cruise-ins at various designated sites, the Vicari Auction is a big highlight of the week, with memorabilia selling on Wednesday and cars selling Thursday -Saturday.

Vicari Auction Favorites

With so many cars on the auction block, many without reserve, it took a lot of work to narrow my choices down. But here are my three favorite cars that should draw some interest at the Vicari Auctions.

1969 Jaguar E-Type Series 2 at Vicari Auction

Auctioning on Saturday is this beautiful 1969 Jaguar. It is an E-Type Series 2 with a listed odometer reading just north of 100,000 miles. I love the Aztec Bronze color matched with a tan interior. It is outfitted with a three-speed automatic transmission mated to a 4.1-liter in-line six-cylinder engine. It has air conditioning and power brakes. It was previously offered for sale from a dealer, so perhaps Vicari can clinch a deal?

1956 Chevrolet Corvette

This classic 56 Chevrolet Corvette is a sweet stunner with Tuxedo Black paint, silver coves, and a red vinyl interior. A 350 engine is now under the hood, along with a Muncie four-speed manual transmission. This black-topped convertible has a four-barrel carburetor, upgraded rack and pinion power steering, and power brakes.

1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz at Vicari Auction

So when I saw this 1967 Cadillac Eldorado, my heart skipped a beat. It’s listed as a numbers-matching power top convertible with a 365 CID engine and 4-speed automatic transmission. Dual four-barrel carbs are under the hood, and this luxurious car comes with air conditioning and power everything (brakes, steering, and windows). The Eldorado is a classic Cadillac, and a numbers-matching offering is unique. It was offered for sale earlier at the Auburn Auction by Worldwide Auctioneers, but they couldn’t make a deal. Will Vicari hammer it sold?

Let me know which car gets your motor running.

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NASCAR Caps

March 21, 2023 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

NASCAR caps are a standard uniform for fans and crew. Team members often wear NASCAR caps during the day and fans wear them to connect with their driver’s sponsors. But the most important display of the baseball NASCAR caps occurs in Victory Lane after a race. Here in a highly orchestrated set of moves, crew members and the winning driver don a series of caps to honor the sponsors that helped get them into Victory Lane.

William Byron’s NASCAR Caps

This month William Byron won his second race of the short season and was excited to drive up onto Victory Lane surrounded by fans, photographers, news media, and public relations folk. The PR folk tote along plastic bags carrying the caps in sequential order that the team members will soon be wearing. Can you imagine the work involved each week lining up and organizing the caps, only to then see your driver not win the race?

Crew Members Need NASCAR Caps Too

Byron started out with a big cap from Valvoline as a cute gimmick and then swapped to a regular sized Valvoline cap along with his crew members. And there is a lot of crew that show up in Victory Lane beside the pit crew. Jeff Gordon even showed up to lead on the celebration and so he needed caps too. So yes, one more thing the PR folks need to account for- making sure they have enough sets of hats.

After that, the excited crew swapped to a United Rentals 500 cap to honor the race sponsorship.

Then they swapped to a NASCAR 75th anniversary cap.

Followed by a Valvoline cap again!

Yes Even More NASCAR Caps on Display

Axalta is a major sponsor for Byron, so of course the paint company had their chance in the limelight with their own hat.

Liberty University has been a long-term sponsor for William Byron so those caps were worn as well

Can’t forget your car manufacturer so the Chevrolet bow tie showed up on a cap as well.

Hendrick Motor Sports had to have their cap on display as well

Cincinnati Tools were the final caps to be worn and then the crew really got to celebrate. William Byron had a chance to thank others and mingle, obviously happy with his second win of the season at Phoenix Raceway. Wonder how many more times he will slide into Victory Lane with a bevy of NASCAR caps to wear?

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Ultimate Overland Vehicle 2022 Revealed

May 19, 2022 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Overland Expo revealed the Ultimate Overland Vehicle 2022 at Overland Expo West held in Flagstaff, Arizona this weekend. This vehicle displays Overland Expo’s unique vision of the ultimate overland vehicle.

Built on the all-new 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X, the Ultimate Overland Vehicle 2022 utilized parts and components from more than twenty Overland Expo exhibitors and was assembled by MULE Expedition Outfitters.

2022 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X

The 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X comes with a 6.2.-liter V8 engine and a four-wheel drive system with front and rear electronically locking differentials. The AT4X’s Multimatic DSSV spool-valve suspension dampers should make for a smooth ride even when off-road.

Ultimate Overland Vehicle 2022 Conversion

The pickup bed was replaced with a 6.4-foot tray and three-foot canopy from MITS Alloy North America. The MITS tray and canopy conversion reinforces the utility of the truck as an overlanding machine.

The canopy roof includes a solar panel to store energy in two lithium-ion batteries. These batteries are used to maintain the Dometic 110 refrigerator.

Inside the canopy is a kitchen and shower. The vehicle comes with an onboard air system to inflate the tires and air springs as needed. There are plenty of auxiliary lights to see this vehicle from miles away.

2022 Use of the Ultimate Overland Vehicle 2022

The Ultimate Overland Vehicle 2022 will make hit all the Overland Expo shows this year along with some scenic trails, before being auctioned off on Bring a Trailer with 100% of the proceeds going to the Overland Expo Foundation. Nice to see the proceeds go to a great outdoors need.

We love 4X4’s but this beast from Overland Expo raises the bar.

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Make-A-Wish for More Lingenfelter Horsepower

May 6, 2022 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Lingenfelter Eliminator Spec Engine Raffle Benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation

Make A Wish

Ken Lingenfelter is more than crafting innovative engineering into winning performance. He likes to get involved with charity events. Ken Lingenfelter often opens up his private collection for charity events. Now he is helping children with critical illnesses make some life-changing wishes come true through the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Through a raffle drawing, the proceeds will help children obtain their wishes. Plus the winner of the raffle takes home a Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Eliminator Spec Engine valued at $30,000. This engine was built to the same specifications used on the engine for the 1953 Kindig-It CF1 Roadster built by Dave Kindig at Kindig-It-Design.

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Eliminator Spec Engine

650 Horsepower
Lingenfelter 427 LS Engine
Lingenfelter LS3 Ported Heads with LSX Springs
Borla 8-Stack Injection
Billet Specialties Tru Trac Front Drive
Forged & Balanced Rotating Assembly
Lingenfelter Roller Camshaft
Lingenfelter Certificate of Authenticity
Signed by Dave Kindig and Ken Lingenfelter

The Lingenfelter Performance Engineering’s Eliminator Spec Engine Program of custom-built engines are “ENGINEERED FOR THE TRACK, BRED FOR THE STREET.”

To add to the excitement, the winning raffle ticket will be randomly drawn by Dave Kindig, owner of Kindig-It-Design and the star of the hit TV show “Bitchin’ Rides” at the Lingenfelter 21^st Annual Blue Suede Cruise on July 30^th, 2022.

Be there or Be Square

The winner does not need to be present to win, but all are welcome to join the fun and meet our celebrity guests, Dave Kindig and Kevin Schiele “KevDogg,” for three days of 1978 and older hot rods, customs, classics, muscle cars & trick trucks. It is a great event for the entire family with a car show; fun runs, drag racing, manufacturers midway, great food, live music, fireworks, and a coloring contest for all ages judged by Dave Kindig and Kevin Schiele! It all happens July 29^th-31^st, 2022 at the Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.

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Make-A-Wish Raffle Tickets

Event Info

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High Street Cars and Coffee – Phoenix , AZ

March 11, 2021 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Plenty of places offer a Cars and Coffee format in the Phoenix, AZ region. Show up in a vacant parking lot, check out some cars that you aren’t likely to see on too many roads, sip some lukewarm coffee and head back out with most of the day still available to you. You could even watch the departing cars and hope to see a dimwit crash his new car when he punches it on the drive out. See how it is done at High Street for March 2021.

Like I say there are plenty of places to check out the cars – until COVID-19 struck. Crowds and social distancing don’t mix. Some meets have had trouble getting city permits or landowner’s permission. But as things loosen up, the shows go on.

High Street Cars and Coffee

Highline Auto magazine has sponsored a show for a while, most recently at the Scottsdale Fashion Center, but for March 2021 they moved to the High Street complex. This setup involves a long tree-lined boulevard with plenty of street-side parking for the show cars. Some adjacent restaurants are open for business as well.

This month’s show had a nice collection of cars, some music from a DJ, some free Bang energy drinks and a vendor was selling donuts too. Nice vibe but even with security in the area, probably less than 50% were wearing masks.

Cars at High Street Cars and Coffee

Cars varied from a Koenissegg to Corvettes, McLarens to Porsche’s. There were even some classics and some down-low land yachts. Not to mention an older Bronco along with a Bronco Sport for an interesting comparison.

Not sure if this was a one-time location change or a permanent move. Spectator parking filled up fast along the east side of the area and many folks had to park in a dirt lot, just FYI.

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Do you have a favorite Cars and Coffee event?

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Cars at Casa – Monthly Car Show

March 1, 2021 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

The Cars at Casa is a once a month local car show held in Chandler, Arizona at the Shoppes at Casa Paloma Shopping Center. This car event is sponsored by the center’s Coffin & Trout Fine Jewelers and always has a friendly vibe to it.

Cars at Casa

Since it is held in Arizona it will typically shut down during the summer heat, but the balance of the year it draws a steady crowd. The cars will range from some British relics to traditional muscle cars to current exotics.

Thanks to COVID-19 masks are required while you sip the coffee and enjoy the cars.

It is held on the second Saturday of the month from 8-10 AM so if you are in the area check it out. In the meantime check out the gallery for a sampling of the rides that roll into Cars at Casa.

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Rides for a Reason

November 24, 2020 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

It seems everybody has resorted to hosting virtual car shows as COVID-19 hampers efforts to get out and about. The SEMA Show went to the virtual SEMA360 and plenty of places including the Petersen Museum have held “virtual” drive-ins. Recently the National Auto Body Council held their version “Rides for a Reason”.

The Rides for a Reason featured cars, trucks, and motorcycles judged through submitted photographs by some impressive judges, including the Ring Brothers, Dave Kindig, and Ray Everham.

The show featured nine categories and had some impressive rides to pick from. The entry fee proceeds went to the impressive charity works of the National Auto Body Council; assisting the needy, first responders, and efforts to eliminate distracted driving.

Let’s get to the picks- Check out the gallery below for more photos