tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755879866028108959.post5131449740148397758..comments2024-03-15T18:40:55.904-07:00Comments on Stephen Mitchell: Pebble Beach 2011Stephen Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808705341828556267noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755879866028108959.post-65089882246573356102011-08-24T00:53:35.170-07:002011-08-24T00:53:35.170-07:00This was a thoroughly enjoyable read! Like all you...This was a thoroughly enjoyable read! Like all your posts!<br />Must be an amazing event.Gabriele Spangenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641570887480361339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755879866028108959.post-76676364094463647662011-08-23T13:15:49.906-07:002011-08-23T13:15:49.906-07:00It was a fantastic weekend for sure. I can't b...It was a fantastic weekend for sure. I can't believe I never got to see Gary driving his beast.<br />I can't wait for your film, where will it be shown?<br />TonySirrackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06797474400529400349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755879866028108959.post-45948829584399603082011-08-23T08:19:41.157-07:002011-08-23T08:19:41.157-07:00I was soooo looking forward to attending this year...I was soooo looking forward to attending this year's events up at the Monterey Peninsula. Personal commitments and a tight budget prevented me from attending last weeks automotive nirvana.<br /><br />I'm glad to read that you made the event and were able to be around and photograph the 3987's siblings on the greens of Pebble Beach.<br /><br />Look forward to seeing the pictures you captured of your weekend.<br /><br />VicVichttp://www.victorvarela.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755879866028108959.post-54337845977526768262011-08-23T08:13:55.149-07:002011-08-23T08:13:55.149-07:00Stephen,
Great stories. I am sure that I know the...Stephen,<br /><br />Great stories. I am sure that I know the owner of that Iso Rivolta. Piero Rivolta spent much of the day with the Iso Bizzarrini club at Concorso Italiano and attended the club dinner later that evening. He also was on the grandstand when the class prizes were awarded to the club including my silver Bizzarrini (second). He is a real gentleman.<br /><br />We also were visited by Valentino Balboni, the famous Lamborghini test driver, but that is a story for my blog, My Car Quest.Mike Guletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123152478767734465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755879866028108959.post-69439471187030795212011-08-23T01:20:34.670-07:002011-08-23T01:20:34.670-07:00from 83-2003 i was a faithful attendee!i never dre...from 83-2003 i was a faithful attendee!i never dreamed after the first one that in later years the 330 gt Michelotto coupe 1 off i found and sold to Gary Thelgis and restored by friend/partner Carl Steuer would be awarded 2nd despite the hood damage in transport,or that 15 yrs later our 400 SuperAmerica #1517 also restored by Mr.Steuer that i bought from Dean Kruse at Bill Harrahs auction in Reno for Robert Butler.it was long after Mr.Bill had stuffed it but i was thrilled regardless (first ferrrai road car with disc brakes,a gift from Enzo to Gianni Agnell and as Sergio Pinifarina told me at Pebble that year was the ONLY Ferrai ever made with a rectangular grille)there were so many "new mechanical/design aspects on this car that even the astute judges had never seen=no clue to what they meant it was pretty much ignored (i take solace in the fact that one of my mentors the late Greg Garrison who was familiar with #1517 from the Agnelli days to the Harrah stuffing,wearing his trade mark shorts and panama hat told me as i was filming his 365 California early that morning Carl did an incredible restoration but with all the political BS (his words)that we had no chance in hell of placing and to just enjoy the moment!!that trophys and ribbons only gather dust but memories dont!!)i was crushed when he passed away in 2005 and ive never been back since!this post makes me wish i was there with you!!!Bongoramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919461045946977645noreply@blogger.com