David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/13 11:19 a.m.

Anyone else head there yesterday? What an amazing show: tons of famed Porsches, more significant Sting Rays than you have probably ever seen before, and just rows of cool stuff. There's a few photos on the Classic Motorsports Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ClassicMotorsports

If you shot some, let's see them.

dyintorace
dyintorace GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
3/11/13 4:50 p.m.

I've got a bunch of shots, some on my camera, some on my phone. Here is a link to the ones from the camera, along with some of my favorites.

Photobucket shots

Mitchell
Mitchell SuperDork
3/11/13 5:29 p.m.

I went on Saturday, the day prior to the actual show, and it was still an amazing experience. I was able to see a lot of the cars, without the crowds. I was also able to test drive an SRT8 Charger; who would have believed ten years ago that the next police car would be available with 470 HP? The Bentley rep turned me away, as they were "already booked up."

The cars present at the show, and driving around the perimeter roads, simply defied reality. Not only did I see a Lancia Stratos on the show grounds, I saw one driving nearby on public roads as well. An added benefit of attending on Saturday is hearing some of the cars moving from the adjacent garage to the show grounds. Can you imagine a Ford GT40, or a number of classic Ferraris accelerating through a parking garage? Bliss.

I would highly recommend it to anyone. It's simply on another plane, and the personality and panache of the Ritz Carlton make a perfect backdrop for the event.

poopshovel
poopshovel UltimaDork
3/11/13 5:44 p.m.

Haha! My buddy Bill just sent me a pic of a Stratos 5 minutes ago.

dyintorace
dyintorace GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
3/11/13 7:45 p.m.

Finally figured out how to load photos from my iphone to my laptop (sans itunes). So many more photos now at: Photobucket shots

And here are some of my favorites from this set. The 911s, Corvettes and GT40s were simply overwhelming. You almost become numb reading all the placards. "Oh, this car only won Lemans twice." What a loser.

dyintorace
dyintorace GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
3/11/13 7:56 p.m.

Now that I look at these, clearly I didn't do a good job taking photos with my phone.

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave MegaDork
3/11/13 8:02 p.m.

Bill (driver of the s00p3rturd) had a cousin a few generations back who died in qualifying for the 1930-something indy 500. Turns out the Miller that the guy drove in the 1927 race was there. So that was a neat little piece of family history in person.

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