Summer 2025

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, AUG 11-13 The Quail Rally 2025 www.peninsula.com/en/signature- events/events/rally A pplicants selected for this annual driving event steer noteworthy vehicles along scenic routes between Big Sur and Santa Cruz. Participants also take part in WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca driving experiences and other activities during the three-day precursor to The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11-13 Automobilia Collectors Expo www.automobiliacollectorsexpo.com S hop for historic photographs, hood orna- ments, model cars, apparel, art, racing mem- orabilia and more at the Embassy Suites Monterey Bay Seaside. Highlights for 2025 include the Pit Stop Social Zone, car rally dis- plays and more than two dozen Pre-War, Porsche and European racing posters from VintageAutoPosters.com. TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 Automobilia Auction www.automobiliacollectorsexpo.com/auc tion/overview K icking off at 4 p.m., this live Automobilia Collectors Expo event features high-profile consignments from the No Reserve Porsche Collection, Laguna Seca Private Collection and others. Also up for auction are rare items from automotive historian Donald Osborne’s private “Tin Toy” Collection. Explore daytime previews on Monday and Tuesday. C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R 2 0 2 5 119 AUTOMOBILIA COLLECTORS EXPO Photo: Will Elkadi Continued on page 120