Gallery: Quail A Motorsports Gathering Getting Bigger Every Year
The Quail has grown every year for the last 17 years—to the point that it now rivals Pebble Beach as the place to be for manufacturers. Heck, with almost 20 press conferences and numerous supercar debuts, it rivals what used to be known as the Geneva Motor Show. It's big. Here's this year's Quail in living color.
1937 Delahaye Type 135 was announced as the “Best of Show.”
Beautiful Bugatti.
1956 Mercedes.
1962 300 SL Roadster.
1967 L89 Alloy Head 427, 1 of 16 produced.
The Jaguar E-Type is considered one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
There was a class for the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 930.
The 930 was made from 1975 to 1989.
This is why they call it the Slantnose.
Alfa Romeo Giulia SS.
Maserati Ghibli SS.
Alfa Romeo A-12 Flatbed.
1959 Isetta.
Look at that hood!
Another class celebrated the 100th anniversary of MG. Here's an MGA.
This custom race car was made by a private racer who took a crashed MGTD, then made a wooden buck and laid fiberglas over it to create what you see here.
This was the original driver's helmet.
Baldwin Special Mk3.
Singer has a winger.
Another Singer.
The Petersen Museum's Xenia gets a little help.
They don't mess around at The Quail.
1925 Morris MG 14/28 Bullnose Supersports.
Grandson Aaron Shelby stands next to his grandafather's first race car, an MGTD.
Bugatti Bolide under the skin.
1959 Jaguar XKSS 3.4 OTS.
Aston Martin DB5.
I proclaim this the most beautiful Lamborghini Espada in the world.
Citroen DS21 body by Henri Charon.
The Kalmar 9X9 debuted at the Quail.
You might see some 959 in there.
Kalmar 7-97 C1.
There were a handful of motorcycles here for the first time ever.
Marc Phillip Gemballa is no relation to the other Gemballa.
Iso Grifo.
Handmade Ferrari.
This was made from a Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2.
bbi Type-99.
RUF Rodeo was designed by Freeman Thomas.
Another RUF product.
The Cadillac Opulent Velocity concept represents the all-electric future of Cadillac’s V-Series cars, which first arrived 20 years ago.
Pagani has a huge stand at the Quail.
The balloon man takes a rest.
Meyers Manxes.
They like to play in the sand.
1961 Mercedes 300 SL Roadster.
Another view of the best of show Delahaye.
Sam and Emily Mann's Best of Show-winning 1937 Delahaye Type 135 makes the car eligible for the Penninsula Hotels' Best of the Best competition.
This Eccentrica Diablo is based on a Lamborghini model from back in the day, with modern amenities.
A Gateway Bronco.
A Czinger 21C in Rattlesnake Green.
The chassis of the Czinger and the heart of the company is the additive manufacturing used to develop many of the parts. The process is faster and can adapt to changes much better than traditional manufacturing methods.
UK-based Porsche specialist Tuthill Porsche unveiled the Tuthill GT One—its tribute to the Porsche 911 GT1 endurance racer of the 1990s.
Maserati introduced the GT2 Stradale, a race car for the street.
The Superleggera Veloce12 is the Italian coachbuilder's modern take on the Ferrari 550, with unique bodywork and a modernized 5.5-liter V-12 that makes 503 hp. It also sports an adaptive suspension and powerful Brembo brakes.
Mate Rimac said they wondered what could be achieved with the Nevera if it had more battery, better motor, and better tires. The Nevera R has 15% more downforce, Michelin Cup 2 tires, and an extra 200 hp. The company will build 40 of them.
The Acura Performance EV is the first car from the company on the Honda-developed EV platform.
The Acura Integra Type S features "authentic HRC performance parts, as well as shaves 200 pounds off the curb weight. It's meant to showcase a line of HRC parts from its oil cooler and intercooler to suspension and aerodynamic parts.
Porsche Sonderwunsch is the division of Porsche that makes personalized Porsches for discerning customers. This Speedster model is based on a 993 Cabriolet.
The Quail has grown from part of one fairway to several fairways, and from 3,000 guests to a reported 6,500.
1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 C SS.
The Gordon Murray T50s Niki Lauda Track Car is powered by a 772-hp version of the 3.9-liter V12 that revs to 12,100 rpm.
The Pininfarina Wayne Enterprises B95 Gotham made its world debut at the Quail. A unique ‘one-of-one’ creation, B95 Gotham is inspired by Bruce Wayne, the alter ego of DC superhero Batman. It sports 1,900 hp and 1,726 lb-ft of torque.
Pininfarina Targamerica makes the same 1,900 hp and 1,726 lb-ft of torque.
The casual confines of the Quail.
1949 Ferrari 166 MM.
This McLaren Senna LM is one of five produced for the US with 814 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque.
The Senna GTR is a track-only special.
Quail Motorports Gathering under attack from superior air elements.
Their attack was relentless.