2021 Pebble Beach . . .

[LongRanger]

. . . more of the gauntlet

People really hadn't started showing-up, yet --- so I was in kindova hurry, here

These tents all opened-up, later . . . and some pretty amazing sh!t behind all this canvas, lemme tell/show ya (later)

Mercedes-Benz pavilion at the end --- kinda impressive for what 's basically a temporary structure . . . but looked/felt more like a new car show-room, so . . .

. . . blew through, there


Quick 180, and? . . . and there's the crowd at the entrance NOT

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= why I go early







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[LongRanger]

I'm guessing any space at the entrance of a high-end shew like ol' Pebble would make for a outstanding advertising space --- and/so would command a premium price . . .

. . . and attract a premium brand


Just wish these cars were --- I dunno . . .

. . . prettier?

Considering Ferrari's rather-cynical marketing calculus of producing 'one less than we can sell,' there 'll always be (at least) one customer for their sleds . . .

. . . so I'm guessing that maybe they just don't feel like they have to try very hard?

I mean --- I guess all the shapes + curves are sleek-enough . . .

. . . still --- looks to me like an Aston Martin spent a night in Vegas with a Camaro


Then/again --- maybe this is 'armored' version?


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[LongRanger]

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Wow . . .

. . . the lengths Ferrari 'll go to t' package a V12 in the front

No rear window, huh? --- just a camera, looks like . . . another way to reduce the weight of glass, I guess. 'Course, there is that spoiler thingy . . . blocking-off the first 100-or-so feet of rear vision

Oo-oo --- and the famous wing-on-the hood . . . what would Colin Chapman say about that?

And I'm sure the Singer Guys are taking notes, here --- what with all the scoops, extractors, strakes, misc addenda, present

I'm guessing cars like this don't get driven much, 'cause the first parking lot in my 'hood would prolly see-off half the plast --- er, carbon fiber hanging off this rig

. . . but I'm sure Ferrari will happily conjour any required replacements if, at some point in the future one should be required (gulp!)

Wonder if these already come with their 'red book'?





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[LongRanger]

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Just a guess, but . . . some kinda Ferrari event, maybe? Weird. Everything was covered, so I didn't bother. Later

See? This is what I get when I go to Pebble --- a really sad wrist-band . . . oh - + a program (soft-cover) . . . + a poster . . . which I doubt I'll ever put up. I'm an idiot

Oo-oo-oo --- izzat the 'new' Countach? Wow, nice job --- on a design that's 47 years old . . . never woulda recognized it

Gemballa 'Project Sandbox.' Really? Didn't Porsche already do this? . . . like, 40-years, ago? 'Cept for those bazooka-tube exhaust pipes, thing looks suspiciously like a Tesla from behind



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[LongRanger]

. . . I'm sure there's a name for this part of The Shew . . . I just don't remember it

Audi Skysphere --- too big for my camera . . . prolly has to be big to fit enough batteries to haul itself around . . . although that front grill looks kiiiiiinda big just for AC. Kinda gross proportions = nose-heavy-looking . . . better have radar for finding the curb when you're parking. And it's looking like rear windows are getting styled out of new cars --- being replaced by cameras, here . . . sprouting off the front quarters, looks like. Top is made out of a different material than the rest . . . removable, maybe? Looks like something Batman's Dad would drive . . . woof!

Genesis --- now this looks like a car that's ready for sale, like . . . now. Nice size = compact + tight body-work . . . just not my favorite face. Razor-blade rear-views. And am I seeing formation lights striping the front? Military aircraft use these = low-glare + useful in poor visibility. Pretty conservative . . . w/accent on the pretty

Acura NSX --- just what every high-schooler draws in English class. Just count those scoops, will ya? Better be fast . . . yawn


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[LongRanger]

. . . Koenigsegg

Kinda pretty -- but apart from car shows, maybe a magazine article-or-three, + assorted/inevitable cars & coffee . . . I just don't see this getting a lotta miles, y' know. And no rear window

Prolly a not-so-great place to sink 7-figures . . . unless you've got 8 or 9 more to burn, maybe?



But I am kinda diggin' on dem fin-things




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[LongRanger]

. . . interesting grouping


Now --- imagine stuffing a Cobra motor . . . in the Little One . . .

. . . which is exactly what they did --- almost 60 years, ago

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