Palm Springs Concours Feb 28-Mar01

For years I used to judge in two concours events in Palm Springs,
It was very mis-managed and the guy who ran it was a dick, but the location was great and it was a fun weekend....looks like it was brought back a few years ago....
Are any of you guys up for either a run on Saturday or Sunday
Sunday has a car corral for clubs that we could possibly get on the field at the golf course...
Check out the link below.....

http://www.desertconcours.com/visitors.html#corral

He he, he said "dick"!

I am interested. There is a great ride on HWY 74 over the mountain to Palm Desert. It is a long way from your house to do a 1 day run. I would do a over nite Sat/Sun or one day maybe. Lets get something together. The OC group could meet at Ortega Hwy/ 74 in San Juan Capistrano. It is a great run all the way to Palm Desert. Lots of twisties, great views going east from Hemet over the top to the desert!

OK, I am leaving Saturday morning, I'll be in the Twinkie mobile,
staying over night in Town....Hope to see a few of you there....
I have a very sick mother and leaving town overnight has become a big deal...looking forward to it...

Vince - thanks for the heads up on this event! I won't be able to make this event/this weekend, but it sure sounds like a fun overnighter! Be safe on the road!

Peace - Out!

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I'm not sure I understand what Roy was talking about, but my cruise to Palm Springs was a success.....Cruised the desert with a bunch of other crazy people, including Steve McQueen's son in his fathers 911S and his 930....Ghia Purred right along.....
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Wow! An Alfa C8 already! I'd love to see one of those up close. Not to mention the 430 Spyder. And whos sweet Ghia ragtop is that?

Vince, looks like a good time. I should have gotten up this AM and driven over the mountain!

Vince-nice images. McQueen also has a black Speedster, a '58 I think.
Saw it at the 1st annual "Friends of Steve McQueen" event at Boy's Republic in Chino last year (2nd annual sched. June 6, 2009). Also, saw a vintage look-alike Bullitt-had a tweed coat draped over the driver's seat, which I got to admit gave me pause for reflection.
Oops-add:
http://www.porsche356club.org/Calendar.htm (FYI-this group seemed friendly-that is, compared to some opinions of PCA guys I've read here)

All those cars are gorgeous, but the Alfa has got to be one of the closest to perfect designs I've ever seen. Absolutely beautiful!

Lane, I agree, the Alfa was my favorite also...

Nice pics, Vince. I think your Ghia hangs right in there with the best of 'em.

The Alfa is great. A beauty in an era of tecno trash.

Thanks John, I'm kinda fond of the little bugger myself...Funny how people are attracted to it...especially the women...

Vince, the second car, a black one. Is it an Alfa? It looks like a Zagato bodied car. Real cool bunch of rides. I'm kicking myself that I didn't make the scene. The Ghia is a classy machine, I love it!

Will, the Black Alfa is the one I was talking about...The other big red Alfa is a new one...and way to big for me...

Speaking of that Vince, in the latest Hot VW there's a pretty nice looking blonde with a sweet purple 67 Ghia vert. It's not as nice looking as yours though. And I'm not blowing sunshine up your ass.

Just out of curiosity - what were your thoughts on that Alfa C8? The older black Alfa was gorgeous no doubt, (I've always loved Alfas) but I was wondering if the C8 was a pretty in person as it is in pictures.

If your an Alfa guy, you will most likely like it. It was too big for my taste, I should have had Teri stand next to it so you could understand what I mean by big...A little wider and lower would have made a big difference...Give me that yellow Aston any day....

I love that Aston, but I gotta say that yellow is not the best color for it. It is one of the best shapes out there for a long time.