About this episode

The episode covers the highlights of the hosts' trip to Monterey Car Week, including various car shows and auctions.

Thanks to Vredestein Tires for sponsoring the guys’ trip to Monterey Car Week! They couldn’t possibly see it all, but they went to many of the most notable and famous shows, including Motorlux, The Quail, auction previews, and an evening with Lotus at Hagerty House. The final show was the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where the guys chose the cars they think would take the overall Concours win, and the one car they would take home! 00:00 - Intro 2:07 - Motorlux At Monterey Jet Center 28:17 - Gooding Christie’s Auction Preview At Concours Village 33:09 - RM Sotheby’s Auction Preview At Portola Hotel Monterey Bay 37:15 - The Quail by The Peninsula, A Motorsports Gathering 1:01:51 - An Evening With Lotus At Hagerty House 1:04:33 - Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 1:18:22 - The Ferrari Luce Up Close Vredestein Tires North America provided airfare, lodging, food and rental car at Monterey Car Week 2026. Audio-only MP3 is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and 10 other platforms. Look for us on Tuesdays if you’d like to watch us debate, disagree and then go drive again! Thanks for taking the time to watch, and remember to support our sponsors Griot’s Garage, Vredestein Tires, FCP…

Topics covered

• Monterey Car Week
• Car Shows
• Concours d'Elegance
• Automotive Auctions
• Lotus
• Ferrari

Keywords

• Monterey Car Week
• Pebble Beach
• Motorlux
• The Quail
• Lotus
• Ferrari Luce
• Car Auctions

Sponsors

Vredestein Tires

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lotus, Hagerty House, Griot’s Garage, FCP Euro, Powerstop Brakes, Autotempest.com

Books & works: Ferrari Luce

Places: Monterey Car Week, Monterey Bay

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