This upscale event took place back on June 28th and once again it did not disappoint.  This year we were invited to participate in a ‘Then and Now” display.  We brought a friends 240z to be positioned across from a new 370z.  One of the most amazing cars of the show though was right next to our Z.

In front of our friend Glen’s new R35 GT-R there was an 1973 Skyline GT-R (also known as the “Ken and Mary” Skyline) in near original condition with 40K miles on it.  According to the importer of the car, it has not undergone any form of restoration and has been in climate controlled storage for most of it’s life.  The reason that this second generation GT-R is so special is that they made only 197 of them, total in the world.  They are rare and extremely expensive.  GT-R Wikipedia (2nd Gen. skip)

A few other highlights of the show included a one of the most original and un-restored Mazda Cozmos known to exist, vast vintage police vehicle display, as well as a plethora of vintage and historic race cars.  I was also pleased to see beautiful examples of almost every model of Porsche ever produced, there were some beautiful cars with great racing heritage.

I encourage all of you to join us at next years show.  The people are nice and the cars are even better.  I hope you like the few pictures I have included here.

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It is time again for one of the great car shows of the bay area.  I know what you are thinking, I already put up a post about the ZONC show at the Blackhawk Auto Museum.  Nope, it’s time for the 43rd annual Palo Alto Concours D’Elegance at Stanford.

This Sunday, Stanford University will once again host the councours on one of it’s northwest lawns along Sand Hill rd.  If you are wondering why I’m posting this, it’s because Z Car Garage has been invited to be part of the display for Japanese cars.  Last year we brought Rob’s Go Green 240z to the show, but this time I think we will be presenting a more traditional 240z for all to enjoy.

This event is held in very high regard in the automotive community and the level of cars that are brought out definitely reflect this.  For example: The PA Concours is and authorized Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg club meet, these cars are extremely rare and valuable, and they don’t get shown all that often, so don’t miss the chance to see these beauties in person.

It seems that the show isn’t ready to allow Japanese cars to be entered for judging just yet, but we are happy that they are beginning to realize the historical importance of these cars in the big picture.  Please visit their website below for all the links and information.

I have included a small map below just to give you an idea of where the event is located.

Official Website:  Palo Alto Concours D’Elegance