Monterey Car Week facts for kids

Monterey Car Week is an exciting event held every August in and around Monterey, California. It's a whole week packed with amazing car shows, races, and parties that celebrate some of the world's coolest and most famous cars.

Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is like a super fancy car beauty contest! It happens on the last Sunday of Monterey Car Week. Here, you can see some of the most elegant and important cars from all over the world. The money raised from this show helps support different charities.

Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is a thrilling event for race car fans. It used to be called the Monterey Historics until 2010. This four-day event takes place on the last weekend of Car Week at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. More than 500 cars participate, and each year, the event often highlights cars from a specific car brand. There's also a "Pre-Reunion" event held the weekend before.

Classic Car Auctions

During Monterey Car Week, many classic cars are sold at special auctions. These auctions are held by famous companies like Bonhams and Gooding & Company. In 2014, cars worth over $463 million were sold! One amazing example was a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO berlinetta, which sold for more than $38 million. These sales show how valuable and rare some of these cars can be.

Jet Center Party

The Jet Center Party is a very exclusive event. It used to be called the Motorworks Revival. This party is by invitation only and happens at the Monterey Jet Center on the Wednesday before the Pebble Beach Concours. Many people see it as the official start of the whole Car Week. At this party, you can see incredible exotic cars and even private jets on display!

Legends of the Autobahn

The Legends of the Autobahn show is all about amazing German cars. It started as an event just for BMW Car Club of America members. But it grew to include all kinds of German cars. For a while, it also showed Porsches, but now Porsches have their own separate event. This show is free for everyone to visit and is held at the Nicklaus Club - Monterey golf club.

Porsche Werks Reunion

The Porsche Werks Reunion is a special event just for Porsches! It started in 2014 after Porsches got their own show, separate from the Legends of the Autobahn event. At the first event, there were 519 Porsches on display. The Porsche Club of America started this reunion. In 2024, the event will be held at the Monterey Pines Golf Course. It welcomes all Porsche clubs, owners, and fans to its 10th annual gathering.

The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering

The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, often called "The Quail," is a very fancy car show. It takes place at the Quail Lodge & Golf Club and only features about 200 cars. To keep it from getting too crowded, only 3,000 tickets are sold. The show gives out a "Best of Show" award. The car that wins this award can then compete in the "Peninsula Best of the Best" competition in Paris, France. This competition brings together the top eight "Best of Show" cars from major car shows around the world.

Concorso Italiano

The Concorso Italiano is a car show that celebrates beautiful Italian cars. It is held on the golf course at the Bayonet & Blackhorse Golf Club.

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In Spanish: Semana del motor de Monterrey para niños