As always, this year's Monterey car week unofficially kicked off with the Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Although the two-day event did not attract the full grids expected for the upcoming Reunion, there were plenty of interesting machines out on track. Among them were a very rare and all conquering Delage 15 S8, which is more akin to a Swiss watch than a racing car, and one of just two Aston Martin-engined Lola T70s built. These and many more star in our 200-shot gallery from the Pre-Reunion. On display in the paddock were also plenty of interesting road and racing cars, including one of the five Shelby Cobra FIA Roadster of which we added 12-shots to our existing gallery.
Next on the schedule was the Concours on the Avenue in Carmel by the Sea. One of the absolute stars was a Ford Mk IV; a sister car to the 1967 Le Mans winner. This particular chassis, J-9, was built in 1967 but not completed because Ford decided to withdraw from endurance racing. It was later converted to a Can-Am car but never raced. In more recent years it has been re-built as a Mk IV and will later this year star in the dedicated GT40 race at the Goodwood Revival. We used this rare opportunity to capture every angle of this striking machine, as can be seen in our enlarged gallery.
Two of the very first Ferrari 250 GTs are set to star at Pebble Beach this weekend. Gooding & Co. will offer this 250 Europa GT Pinin Berlinetta at their two-day auction. The car on offer was originally raced by Alfonso de Portago and scored the very first of many GT victories for Ferrari. Recently repainted in its original white colours, this beautiful machine has a pre-sale estimate of $6.5 - $7.5 million. After being withdrawn at the very last minute in 2012 this 250 Europa GT Scaglietti Berlinetta is due to shine in Sunday's Concours d'Elegance. Styled by Pinin Farina and built as a show car by Scaglietti, it is one of the prototypes for the legendary 'Tour de France' range.

Enjoy the links:

Welcome to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca - Ultimatecarpage.com - Images, Specifications and Information

1964 AC Shelby Cobra FIA Roadster - Images, Specifications and Information

1956 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Scaglietti Berlinetta - Images, Specifications and Information

1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Pinin Farina Berlinetta - Images, Specifications and Information

1967 Ford Mk IV - Images, Specifications and Information

2013 Toyota Hybrid-R Concept - Images, Specifications and Information