Porsche and More at Legends of the Autobahn 2012 Car Show

Posted by pikesan on Oct 7, 2012 in Shows & Events | 1 comment

Porsche, BMW, Mercedes and Audi on the Grass

Pictures and words by Gary Lieber

Being a Car Guy, August is always my favorite time to be in the San Francisco Bay area. The Monterey Peninsula is just an hour away, and for the 3rd week in August Monterey becomes the center of the car universe. Every day that week there is something going on, from the Pebble Beach Concours Run-up, to the Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca Raceway, to the many Concours and cars shows that are going on.

This year I decided to attend one of the newer Concours, “The Legends of the Autobahn”. This Concours style car show is only 4 years old, but still has a local, intimate flavor to it. The Concours is held in Carmel Valley at the Rancho Canada Golf Course. The venue is just a few miles from the beautiful Pacific coastline and Pebble Beach, which provides a breathtaking background to view the cars.

The Concours started out as a BMW club event, and over the years has grown to include the local Porsche, Mercedes, and Audi clubs, too. This year there was an audience of several thousand on hand to view over 500 excellent examples of German cars.
The car show has a formal, judged Concours and also a great owners Corral, which in many ways rivals the fine Concours field of cars with many rare and exclusive examples of “daily driver” Porsche, BMW and Audi marques.

As a member of the Porsche Club of America, I decided to enter my 2002 911 Porsche Cabriolet just to see how I would do in the Concours. The level of competition was, as you would expect, extremely high, so despite 3 days of preparation, my 911 did not finish in the top three positions. Never the less, it was a fun day, with fantastic weather, great cars, and interesting personalities.

Enjoy some photos of the highlight cars of the event.