{"id":259181,"date":"2026-08-23T18:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/?p=259181"},"modified":"2026-08-23T18:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T16:40:59","slug":"monterey-car-week-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/en\/monterey-car-week-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Monterey Car Week del 1: - Fr\u00e5n skateboardlegender till Monterey Car Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"h-monterey-car-week-del-1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Monterey Car Week<\/strong> part 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-fran-skateboardlegender-till-monterey-car-week-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From Skateboarding Legends to <strong>Monterey Car Week 2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trip to the US had one clear main purpose: Monterey Car Week 2026. But before heading north towards Monterey, I spent a few days further south in Vista, just outside San Diego, staying with legendary Swedish professional skateboarder Tony Magnusson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me, it almost felt like starting the trip in a completely different chapter of my life. I photographed skateboarding long before I started working with cars, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tony_Magnusson\">Tony Magnusson<\/a>, who founded <a href=\"https:\/\/h-street.com\">H-Street<\/a> together with Mike Ternasky and still runs the brand today, was one of the major figures of that era. The H-Street team also included <a href=\"https:\/\/skateboardinghalloffame.org\/shof-2018\/matt-hensley-2018\/\">Matt Hensley<\/a>, who was my absolute idol when I was skateboarding myself in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4287-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259202\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4287-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Magnusson och jag\" class=\"wp-image-259202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4287-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4287-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4287-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4287-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4287-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4287-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4287-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4233-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259198\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4233-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"H-Street warehouse and Tony Magnusson\" class=\"wp-image-259198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4233-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4233-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4233-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4233-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4233-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4233-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4233-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4237-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259199\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4237-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Me and Tony Magnusson in H-Street warehouse\" class=\"wp-image-259199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4237-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4237-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4237-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4237-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4237-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4237-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4237-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not long after I arrived, Tony asked if I wanted to join him at a pool party at a friend's house. Of course I did. What I didn't know was that some of the world's best skateboarders right now would be there. Among them were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xgames.com\">X Games<\/a>-winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heili_sirvio\/\">Heili Sirvi\u00f6<\/a>, Olympic skateboarders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lillystoephasius\/\">Lilly Stoephasius<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/keeferwilson\/\">Keefer Wilson<\/a> along with several other top international skaters. The only problem was that I'm old enough to have absolutely no idea who any of them were. That certainly didn't stop me from thinking it was great fun to suddenly find myself in the middle of it all, and naturally taking a selfie with the whole group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4244-515x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259200\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4244-515x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Minna Stess - @minnastess - 2x World Championship bronze medalist, OlympianTommy Calvert - @tommycalvert_ - British park skateboarder and rising international talentHeili Sirvi\u00f6 - @heili_sirvio - X Games gold medalist, Olympic finalistEgoitz Bijueska - @egoitz_bijueska - World Champion and World Cup winnerJoey Yarbrough - @joeygirl.yarbrough - Rising US park skateboarderTay Cunningham - @tay_cunningham_ - Rising British park skateboarderLilly Stoephasius - @lillystoephasius - 2x Olympian, German park championKeefer Wilson - @keeferwilson - Olympian, Australian park skateboarderRyan Farmer - @ryan.farmz - US vert skateboarderGuglielmo Marin - @guglielmo_marin - Italian park skateboarderMizuho Hasegawa - @hasegawa_mizuho - 3x X Games gold medalistPhoenix Sinnerton - @phoenixsinno - Australian park skateboarderReef Orlando - @reefeo - Rising US vert skateboarderJordan Santana - @jordanfsantana - US vert and park skateboarder\" class=\"wp-image-259200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4244-515x1024.jpg 515w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4244-151x300.jpg 151w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4244-768x1526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4244-773x1536.jpg 773w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4244-1031x2048.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4244-6x12.jpg 6w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4244-scaled.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4247-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259201\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4247-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Minna Stess - @minnastess - 2x World Championship bronze medalist, OlympianTommy Calvert - @tommycalvert_ - British park skateboarder and rising international talentHeili Sirvi\u00f6 - @heili_sirvio - X Games gold medalist, Olympic finalistEgoitz Bijueska - @egoitz_bijueska - World Champion and World Cup winnerJoey Yarbrough - @joeygirl.yarbrough - Rising US park skateboarderTay Cunningham - @tay_cunningham_ - Rising British park skateboarderLilly Stoephasius - @lillystoephasius - 2x Olympian, German park championKeefer Wilson - @keeferwilson - Olympian, Australian park skateboarderRyan Farmer - @ryan.farmz - US vert skateboarderGuglielmo Marin - @guglielmo_marin - Italian park skateboarderMizuho Hasegawa - @hasegawa_mizuho - 3x X Games gold medalistPhoenix Sinnerton - @phoenixsinno - Australian park skateboarderReef Orlando - @reefeo - Rising US vert skateboarderJordan Santana - @jordanfsantana - US vert and park skateboarderand me.\" class=\"wp-image-259201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4247-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4247-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4247-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4247-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4247-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4247-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4247-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The skateboarding part of the trip just kept getting better. I met skateboarding legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/don_brown\/\">Don Brown<\/a> and had breakfast with him in Huntington Beach. But the real highlight came when Tony arranged for me to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/a100sband\">Matt Hensley<\/a> at his home and meet him. More than 35 years after he had been my skateboarding idol, I suddenly found myself sitting in his home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4350-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259203\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4350-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Don Brown\" class=\"wp-image-259203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4350-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4350-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4350-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4350-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4350-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4350-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4350-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4355-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259204\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4355-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Don Brown and me\" class=\"wp-image-259204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4355-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4355-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4355-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4355-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4355-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4355-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4355-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also came away with two original H-Street decks featuring Matt Hensley graphics, signed by both Matt and Tony. One is going on the wall at home. The plan for the other is to give it away at the launch party for my upcoming skateboard photography book. The trip also gave me some new material for the book: a skateboarding photo of Tony Magnusson, something I was actually missing and obviously needed to include, as well as behind-the-scenes photos from my meeting with Matt Hensley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-13-2026-at-05_20_45-AM-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Magnusson, smith grind\" class=\"wp-image-259208\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4822898760517507;width:1100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-13-2026-at-05_20_45-AM-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-13-2026-at-05_20_45-AM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-13-2026-at-05_20_45-AM-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-13-2026-at-05_20_45-AM-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-13-2026-at-05_20_45-AM.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5114-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259205\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5114-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Hensley, his signed board and me.\" class=\"wp-image-259205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5114-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5114-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5114-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5114-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5114-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5114-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5114-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5121-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259206\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5121-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Hensley and me.\" class=\"wp-image-259206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5121-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5121-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5121-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5121-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5121-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5121-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5121-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/E0B49E36-551D-4B8F-B871-2457337F4F75-819x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259197\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/E0B49E36-551D-4B8F-B871-2457337F4F75-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Hensley signed boards and me.\" class=\"wp-image-259197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/E0B49E36-551D-4B8F-B871-2457337F4F75-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/E0B49E36-551D-4B8F-B871-2457337F4F75-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/E0B49E36-551D-4B8F-B871-2457337F4F75-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/E0B49E36-551D-4B8F-B871-2457337F4F75-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/E0B49E36-551D-4B8F-B871-2457337F4F75.jpg 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So even before I had reached Monterey, the US trip had already delivered far more than I had dared hope for. But the main purpose of the trip was, after all, the cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-monterey-car-week-2026-var-inte-riktigt-som-jag-trodde\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Monterey Car Week 2026 Wasn't Quite What I Expected<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have experience of many different types of automotive events, both in Sweden and internationally. Among other things, I have been to <a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/goodwood-festival-of-speed-2025\/\">Goodwood Festival of Speed<\/a> in England twice, and the setup is usually fairly straightforward. As a journalist, you apply for media accreditation to the event and, if approved, you have access to most of what happens during those days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was roughly how I thought Monterey Car Week worked as well. I had applied for media accreditation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pebblebeachconcours.net\">Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance<\/a> and, after a bit of effort, had finally been approved. Perfect, I thought. Monterey Car Week 2026 was sorted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It turned out not to be quite that simple. Monterey Car Week isn't really one event, but rather a whole collection of independent events that together take over the Monterey Peninsula for almost a week. Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance is the grand finale on Sunday, but before that there are events including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peninsula.com\/en\/signature-events\/events\/motorsports\">The Quail<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/motorlux.com\">Motorlux<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/weathertechraceway.com\/pages\/rolex-monterey-motorsports-reunion?srsltid=AfmBOopJZ9dmVS1sDCY92xyrofvhMqv2e7aQkCKtCi3aJEu0JrmdNhk9\">Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion<\/a>. Each has its own media accreditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of that, several of the world's most exclusive car manufacturers rent private houses and villas around Pebble Beach and Carmel, where they showcase cars, meet customers and arrange interviews. There is no media accreditation to apply for at these venues. Either you're invited, or you simply don't get in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hadn't fully understood this when I planned the trip. I had applied to The Quail, Motorlux and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, but far too late. Some didn't even respond, while The Quail informed me that all the available media spots had already been filled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So when I drove up towards Monterey, I was pretty disappointed with myself. I had travelled all the way from Sweden to California for what is perhaps the world's most spectacular automotive week, yet the only major event I knew for certain I would get into was Pebble Beach on Sunday. I simply had to make the best of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-en-dimmig-morgon-med-de-tomaso-p72\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Foggy Morning with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detomaso-automobili.com\">De Tomaso<\/a> P72<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things were about to start much better than I had dared hope. I already knew Norman Choi, who is behind De Tomaso today. Our contact goes back to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.granturismoevents.com\">Gran Turismo Event<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nuerburgring.de\/en\/\">N\u00fcrburgring<\/a> where I photographed cars from both De Tomaso and Apollo, two brands he was involved with at the time. Some of my images were purchased afterwards, and we have stayed in touch ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 p\u00e5 N\u00fcrburgring under Gran Turismo N\u00fcrburgring \" class=\"wp-image-259213\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4822898760517507;width:1100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1A5107D0-491B-4839-8407-621455C060D2-861x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"861\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259215\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1A5107D0-491B-4839-8407-621455C060D2-861x1024.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 p\u00e5 N\u00fcrburgring under Gran Turismo N\u00fcrburgring \" class=\"wp-image-259215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1A5107D0-491B-4839-8407-621455C060D2-861x1024.jpg 861w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1A5107D0-491B-4839-8407-621455C060D2-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1A5107D0-491B-4839-8407-621455C060D2-768x913.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1A5107D0-491B-4839-8407-621455C060D2-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1A5107D0-491B-4839-8407-621455C060D2.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S4A0786-869x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"869\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259216\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S4A0786-869x1024.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 p\u00e5 N\u00fcrburgring under Gran Turismo N\u00fcrburgring \" class=\"wp-image-259216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S4A0786-869x1024.jpg 869w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S4A0786-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S4A0786-768x905.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S4A0786-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S4A0786.jpg 1022w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 869px) 100vw, 869px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 p\u00e5 N\u00fcrburgring under Gran Turismo N\u00fcrburgring \" class=\"wp-image-259214\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4886198437216065;width:1100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before the trip to Monterey Car Week 2026, Norman and I got back in touch and talked about the possibility of doing something together during Monterey Car Week. That led to an invitation to a morning photoshoot with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_Tomaso_P72\">De Tomaso P72<\/a> in Big Sur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I met the team at a hotel in Monterey early in the morning and then followed them out along the coast. Big Sur almost feels as if it was made for automotive photography, although the classic California sunshine had been replaced by fog that morning. At the same time, that's fairly typical for the area. Mornings can be grey before the skies clear around lunchtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4436-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259210\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4436-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 utanf\u00f6r L\u2019Auberge Hotel, Carmel, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4436-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4436-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4436-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4436-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4436-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4436-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4436-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4437-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259211\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4437-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 utanf\u00f6r L\u2019Auberge Hotel, Carmel, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4437-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4437-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4437-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4437-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4437-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4437-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4437-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4440-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259212\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4440-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 utanf\u00f6r L\u2019Auberge Hotel, Carmel, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4440-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4440-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4440-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4440-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4440-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4440-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4440-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, we weren't the only ones who knew that exotic cars tend to find their way onto the roads of Big Sur during Monterey Car Week. As soon as we stopped, a whole group of young automotive photographers appeared, clearly knowing exactly where to be and when. The P72 was quickly surrounded by cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259186\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2622.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 at Monterey Car Week och influensers i Big Sur\" class=\"wp-image-259186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2622.jpg 1902w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2622-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2622-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2622-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2622-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2622-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the fog, it turned into a fantastic photoshoot. I also had the opportunity to shoot car-to-car images of the P72 from the bed of a pickup truck, which I shared with another photographer. It gave me exactly the kind of images I had hoped to bring home from Monterey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2603.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259185\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2603.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 i Big Sur, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2603.jpg 1966w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2603-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2603-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2603-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2603-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2603-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2633.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259188\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2633.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 i Big Sur, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2633.jpg 1911w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2633-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2633-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2633-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2633-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2633-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the car in front of my camera wasn't just any P72. This was a customer car. The De Tomaso P72 is the brand's modern tribute to the P70 of the 1960s and perhaps one of the clearest reactions against today's increasingly digital supercars. Beneath the sculpted bodywork sits a supercharged 5.0-litre V8 producing around 700 horsepower and 820 Nm of torque, paired with a six-speed manual transmission. Production is limited to just 72 individually specified examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting to spend the morning with a finished customer car on the roads around Big Sur made for a pretty special start to the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2626.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259187\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2626.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 i Big Sur\" class=\"wp-image-259187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2626.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2626-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2626-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2626-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2626-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2626-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2651.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259190\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2651.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 i Big Sur\" class=\"wp-image-259190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2651.jpg 1258w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2651-200x300.jpg 200w, 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https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2641-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2641-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2641-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2641-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2666.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259192\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2666.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 i Big Sur, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2666.jpg 1237w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2666-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2666-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2666-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2666-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2666-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2655.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259191\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2655.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 i Big Sur, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2655.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2655-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2655-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2655-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2655-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2655-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3183-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259196\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3183-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 i Big Sur, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3183-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3183-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3183-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3183-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3183-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3183.jpg 1955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3539.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259220\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3539.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 i Big Sur, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3539.jpg 1966w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3539-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3539-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3539-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3539-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3539-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2687.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259193\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2687.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 i Big Sur, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259193\" style=\"width:1100px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2687.jpg 1966w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2687-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2687-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2687-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2687-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A2687-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3551-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259221\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3551-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"De Tomaso P72 i Big Sur, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3551-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3551-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3551-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3551-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3551-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3551.jpg 1859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-gooding-christie-s\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodingco.com\">Gooding Christie\u2019s<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the morning in Big Sur, the day continued with a visit to the Gooding Christie\u2019s car auction. This was yet another of the many independent events during Monterey Car Week, but fortunately things were a little easier here. Unlike several of the other events, it was possible to apply for a media pass directly at the entrance, which I did and was approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monterey Car Week 2026 isn't just about new hypercars and world premieres. At the same time, some of the world's most significant collector cars change hands at the auctions taking place around Monterey, and Gooding Christie\u2019s had assembled an impressive line-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the cars that really caught my attention was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodingco.com\/lot\/1968-porsche-907-langheck\">Porsche 907 Langheck<\/a> from 1968, chassis 907-005. The car was one of the auction's headline attractions and has a remarkable racing history. This very car won the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona, giving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.porsche.com\/sweden\/?cs_redirect=1\">Porsche<\/a> its first overall victory in a 24-hour race. Ahead of the auction, its value was estimated at between $4.5 million and $5.5 million. Seeing it with its enormous rear bodywork raised also made it clear just how extreme the design really was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same exhibition also featured some far more unusual creations. One of the most spectacular was the <a href=\"https:\/\/macsmotorcitygarage.com\/a-firebird-from-another-tomorrow-the-1970-pontiac-one\/\">Pontiac Firebird One<\/a> from 1970, a futuristic concept car that could hardly be mistaken for an ordinary Firebird. Together, the two cars illustrated the incredible breadth of the auction, from a historic Porsche built to win some of the world's greatest endurance races to American automotive design at its most experimental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3635-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259233\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3635-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Pontiac Firebird One under Gooding Christie\u2019s, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3635-scaled.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3635-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3635-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3635-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3635-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3635-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3635-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3620-683x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259229\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3620-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gooding Christie\u2019s under Gooding Christie\u2019s, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3620-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3620-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3620-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3620-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3620-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3620-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3620-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contrasts between the cars were enormous. On one side were modern collector cars such as a black <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bugatti.com\/en\/models\/chiron-edition-noire\">Bugatti Chiron Sport Edition Noire<\/a>, one of only 20 produced, alongside a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mclaren.com\/cars\/gl_en\/ultimate-models\/mclaren-elva\">McLaren Elva<\/a>. Just a few metres away were rows of classic Porsches, including several different versions of the 356, together with other European sports and GT cars from an entirely different era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was exactly this kind of mix that made Gooding Christie\u2019s so fascinating. You could literally walk just a few steps and travel several decades through automotive history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3616-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259228\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3616-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bugatti Chiron Sport Edition Noire, och en McLaren Elva, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3616-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3616-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3616-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3616-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3616-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3616-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3616-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3612-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259227\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3612-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Tre stycken Porsche 911 och en Lamborghini, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3612-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3612-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3612-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3612-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3612-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3612-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3612-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a completely different chapter of automotive history stood several magnificent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com\/en_GB\/home.html\">Rolls-Royce<\/a> from the marque's early years, cars from an era when bodies were built by hand and virtually every example could be unique. Just a few steps away, an entirely different kind of exclusivity was waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One particularly interesting sight was a pair of extremely rare Vectors. One was the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vector_WX-3\">Vector Avtech WX-3 Coup\u00e9<\/a>, the other the open Vector Avtech WX-3R Roadster. Each was built as a single prototype, and the two were displayed together at the 1993 Geneva Motor Show, from an era when Vector was trying to challenge Europe's most exotic supercars with something that looked as though it had come straight from the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vectors also brought back memories of the original Cars Collection. In one of the earlier issues, Tommy Viking wrote an extensive and beautifully produced article about the American supercar manufacturer, which made it even more special to stand in front of two such unusual examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3630-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259232\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3630-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"3 stycken Rolls-Royce, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3630-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3630-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3630-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3630-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3630-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3630-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3630-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3626-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259231\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3626-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Vector Avtech WX-3 Coup\u00e9 och  den \u00e4r den \u00f6ppna\u00a0Vector Avtech WX-3R Roadster, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3626-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3626-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3626-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3626-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3626-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3626-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3626-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the racing cars was also a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chaparral_Cars\">Chaparral<\/a> and next to it a <a href=\"https:\/\/sv.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lancia_Rally_037\">Lancia 037<\/a> in full rally specification. The 037 became the last rear-wheel-drive car to win the World Rally Championship for manufacturers when Lancia took the title in 1983 during the legendary Group B era. It is also the Lancia 037 that forms the basis for the modern interpretations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kimera-automobili.com\/blank\">Kimera Automobili<\/a> build today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next to it stood a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lamborghini.com\/en-en\/news\/lamborghini-lm002-turns-40-first-super-suv\">Lamborghini LM002<\/a>the model nicknamed the \"Rambo Lambo\". The LM002 also has a special connection to Cars Collection. I previously wrote an article about the Sultan of Brunei's extraordinary example, which was converted into a unique estate version.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/lamborghini-lm002\/\">You can read the full article about the unique Lamborghini LM002 here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was precisely this mix that made Gooding Christie\u2019s one of the highlights of&nbsp;<strong>Monterey Car Week<\/strong>. Within just a few metres, you could travel through almost the entire history of the automobile, from the earliest luxury cars to modern hypercars, with some truly significant racing cars in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a few hours among the classics, it was time to return to the present. Or perhaps, more accurately, the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3622-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259230\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3622-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Chaparral, Lancia 037 och  Lamborghini LM002 under Monterey Car Week\" class=\"wp-image-259230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3622-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3622-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3622-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3622-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3622-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3622-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-ett-stopp-hos-brabus\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Stop at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brabus.com\/en-int\">Brabus<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After leaving Gooding Christie\u2019s, I also managed to make a spontaneous stop at Brabus. Right by The Lodge at Pebble Beach, the German manufacturer had set up its own display featuring a number of its more extreme creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among them were several heavily modified Mercedes models, alongside a Brabus version of the Lamborghini Urus. As usual with Brabus, it wasn't simply about adding more power. Carbon fibre, bespoke interiors, huge wheels and extensive body modifications meant the cars were almost unrecognisable from the models that had originally left the factory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4596-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259242\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4596-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Brabus Lamborghini Urus, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4596-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4596-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4596-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4596-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4596-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4596-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4596-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4606-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259245\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4606-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Brabus Lamborghini Urus, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4606-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4606-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4606-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4606-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4606-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4606-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4606-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4607-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259246\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4607-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Brabus Lamborghini Urus, Monterey Car Week 2026\" class=\"wp-image-259246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4607-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4607-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4607-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4607-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4607-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4607-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4607-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the more spectacular cars was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brabus.com\/en-be\/cars\/supercars\/brabus-800-superblack-w465.html\">Brabus 800<\/a> based on the Mercedes G-Class, significantly raised and looking as though it had been built for considerably tougher environments than the golf courses surrounding Pebble Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5324.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259240\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5324.jpg\" alt=\"Brabus 800 Monterey Car Week\" class=\"wp-image-259240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5324.jpg 603w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5324-170x300.jpg 170w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5324-579x1024.jpg 579w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5324-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5325.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259241\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5325.jpg\" alt=\"Brabus 800 Monterey Car Week\" class=\"wp-image-259241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5325.jpg 603w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5325-170x300.jpg 170w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5325-580x1024.jpg 580w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5325-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on display was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brabus.com\/en-fr\/cars\/supercars\/brabus-bodo.html\">Brabus Bodo<\/a>, a car I knew well. I had photographed the coup\u00e9 version earlier in the summer at Aurora in Sweden together with Brabus CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/constantin_brabus\/\">Constantin Buschmann<\/a>The model is named after his father, Brabus founder Bodo Buschmann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Monterey Car Week, Brabus had also brought along the new open-top version, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brabus.com\/en-cy\/cars\/supercars\/brabus-bodo-cabriolet.html\">Bodo Cabriolet<\/a>. I would have reason to return to that car later in the week, when I photographed it at The Quail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn't a long visit, but it was yet another example of what makes Monterey Car Week 2026 so special. Even between the major events, new displays and cars constantly appear, offering the chance to see things you rarely encounter anywhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4603-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259244\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4603-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4603-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4603-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4603-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4603-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4603-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4603-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4603-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4601-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259243\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4601-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4601-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4601-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4601-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4601-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4601-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4601-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4601-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4609-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259247\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4609-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4609-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4609-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4609-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4609-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4609-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4609-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_4609-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-hemma-hos-zenvo\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In the home of <a href=\"https:\/\/zenvoautomotive.com\">Zenvo<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next invitation came from someone I know much better, Jens Sverdrup. When I told Jens about my bad luck with accreditation for several of the events during Monterey Car Week, he immediately invited me to Zenvo's house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-18 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"259257\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3676.jpg\" alt=\"Zenvo Aurora during Monterey Car Week\" class=\"wp-image-259257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3676.jpg 1908w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3676-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3676-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3676-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3676-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3676-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jens and I go back a long way in the automotive world, and today he is Executive Chairman of Danish manufacturer Zenvo Automotive. During Monterey Car Week, Zenvo, like several other exclusive manufacturers, had its own house where customers, media and other invited guests could get much closer to both the cars and the people behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I went there in the afternoon and had the opportunity to photograph the Zenvo Aurora. Both the Tur and the sportier Agil were on display, but I chose to focus on the yellow-orange Tur version, which I thought looked fantastic in photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-19 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3658.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259254\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3658.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3658.jpg 1203w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3658-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3658-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3658-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3658-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3658-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3654.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259253\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3654.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3654.jpg 1249w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3654-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3654-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3654-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3654-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3654-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3651.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259252\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3651.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3651.jpg 1292w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3651-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3651-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3651-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3651-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3651-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3646.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259251\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3646.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3646.jpg 1276w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3646-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3646-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3646-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3646-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3646-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3638.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259249\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3638.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3638.jpg 1271w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3638-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3638-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3638-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3638-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3638-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3644.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"259250\" src=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3644.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-259250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3644.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3644-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3644-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3644-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3644-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carscollection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0S4A3644-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aurora is without doubt the most important project in Zenvo's history and marks the beginning of an entirely new generation for the Danish manufacturer. At its heart is the specially developed 6.6-litre Mj\u00f8lner V12 with four turbochargers. The combustion engine produces up to 1,250 horsepower and revs to 9,800 rpm. Combined with the hybrid system, total output can reach an incredible 1,850 horsepower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aurora comes in two distinctly different versions. 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