10 Bugatti Veyrons & Pebble Beach: Street Dreams Detail + Auto Concierge
Aug 31, 2011 | 08:33 AM
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10 Bugatti Veyrons & Pebble Beach: Street Dreams Detail + Auto Concierge
Bob of Auto Concierge and I were contacted by Bugatti USA to take care of several Veyrons during the events at Pebble Beach in Monterey this past week.
Overall we had to stay on top of about 10 cars. Among those cars included a few Veyron Grandsports and 2 Super Sport models, one of which is the world record holding fastest production car.
We also had the privelige of attending the unveil of the Bugatti L'Or Blanc Porcelain Car... pics of the unveiling and event will be shown as well.
This was a very tiring week but lucky for us Jimmy Lucci of Lucci Elite Detailing and JC of Lucci Elite were able to join us and help out in getting the cars cleaned for a couple events.
Day 1: Bob and I worked on the Bugatti's as they rolled into Monterey. Working conditions here were less than optimal because of the street parking but thanks to Bobs low pressure washer we were able to clean the cars as needed.
Few of the cars lining up in Monterey...
Check the plate frame: ZR-1 for Lunch Ferrari for Dinner
Working on the Blue SuperSport, this car was detailed by Todd Helme of Bella Macchina and Bryan Burnworth of Peachstate Detail a few months ago. Paint still looking good!
The low pressure washer earning its keeps...
Ferrari 599 GTO peeking its head out, and wondering why nobody is paying attention to it
One of the Grandsports used for test drives for perspective customers
Detomaso Pantera cruising by...
Bob and I finished with Bugatti for the day and had to work on 2 other cars. 1 Ferrari California and 1 A8L... here were some of the other cars parked in the garage that evening.
We met up with Jimmy Lucci that evening and he was kind enough to bring us some food while we were working late in the garage...things like that go a long way in my book!
Following day was the Quail, this was probably my favorite day of the trip. The second SuperSport was brought in as well.... Bugatti asked if we could wear their company shirts which matched the L'Or Blanc cars paint finish so we changed out and suited up.
In the middle of working on the cars another presenter at the Quail asked if we could do a little work on his car which was left out in the rain. After payment was agreed we went on over with the gear and removed the waterspots, titied up the wheels and engine etc.
Drying the car
Some photos from the Quail...
Wayne Carini from Chasing Classic Cars...
Pagani Zonda R
The latest Zonda creation, please dont ask me to spell it just know in person its even more stunning than the press shots
Spotted on the road on our way back to the hotel... Gullwing race car with macthing Mercedes Benz transport truck with matching plates
After prepping the cars for show on the lawn we grabbed a ride in a beautiful 1994 electric golf cart pushing about 1.6horsepower. I got stuck sitting in the cab, of course...
Working on the test drive car now off the lawn of the Quail... this car was driven by perspective customers (all of whom pre-qualified by Bugatti beforehand) and automotive journalists.
Stripping tires of old dressing...
Bob cleaning and conditioning the leather
Bugatti test driver Andy Wallace, a true gentleman, genuinely funny guy and he also set the world record for fastest production car in the McLaren F1 many years ago (240.1mph) .... that record was later broken by the Veyron which I found quite ironic as he is now a Bugatti test driver
Overall we had to stay on top of about 10 cars. Among those cars included a few Veyron Grandsports and 2 Super Sport models, one of which is the world record holding fastest production car.
We also had the privelige of attending the unveil of the Bugatti L'Or Blanc Porcelain Car... pics of the unveiling and event will be shown as well.
This was a very tiring week but lucky for us Jimmy Lucci of Lucci Elite Detailing and JC of Lucci Elite were able to join us and help out in getting the cars cleaned for a couple events.
Day 1: Bob and I worked on the Bugatti's as they rolled into Monterey. Working conditions here were less than optimal because of the street parking but thanks to Bobs low pressure washer we were able to clean the cars as needed.
Few of the cars lining up in Monterey...
Check the plate frame: ZR-1 for Lunch Ferrari for Dinner
Working on the Blue SuperSport, this car was detailed by Todd Helme of Bella Macchina and Bryan Burnworth of Peachstate Detail a few months ago. Paint still looking good!
The low pressure washer earning its keeps...
Ferrari 599 GTO peeking its head out, and wondering why nobody is paying attention to it
One of the Grandsports used for test drives for perspective customers
Detomaso Pantera cruising by...
Bob and I finished with Bugatti for the day and had to work on 2 other cars. 1 Ferrari California and 1 A8L... here were some of the other cars parked in the garage that evening.
We met up with Jimmy Lucci that evening and he was kind enough to bring us some food while we were working late in the garage...things like that go a long way in my book!
Following day was the Quail, this was probably my favorite day of the trip. The second SuperSport was brought in as well.... Bugatti asked if we could wear their company shirts which matched the L'Or Blanc cars paint finish so we changed out and suited up.
In the middle of working on the cars another presenter at the Quail asked if we could do a little work on his car which was left out in the rain. After payment was agreed we went on over with the gear and removed the waterspots, titied up the wheels and engine etc.
Drying the car
Some photos from the Quail...
Wayne Carini from Chasing Classic Cars...
Pagani Zonda R
The latest Zonda creation, please dont ask me to spell it just know in person its even more stunning than the press shots
Spotted on the road on our way back to the hotel... Gullwing race car with macthing Mercedes Benz transport truck with matching plates
After prepping the cars for show on the lawn we grabbed a ride in a beautiful 1994 electric golf cart pushing about 1.6horsepower. I got stuck sitting in the cab, of course...
Working on the test drive car now off the lawn of the Quail... this car was driven by perspective customers (all of whom pre-qualified by Bugatti beforehand) and automotive journalists.
Stripping tires of old dressing...
Bob cleaning and conditioning the leather
Bugatti test driver Andy Wallace, a true gentleman, genuinely funny guy and he also set the world record for fastest production car in the McLaren F1 many years ago (240.1mph) .... that record was later broken by the Veyron which I found quite ironic as he is now a Bugatti test driver
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Aug 31, 2011 | 08:34 AM
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Motorweek journalist going for a ride...he brought his own radar detector.
When the Grandsports polycarbonate roof is not on you can use the ragtop stored in the boot as a top for the car... or an umbrella for walks in the park
2 Bentley Mulsanne's in the background and the Lamborghini Aventador in the very un-detailer friendly matte black finish
Next day the cars were brought to La Casa Palmero hotel where they were all shown together for the first time
Jimmy and JC arrived to help out as there were a few more Veyrons to work on at this point. Bob and I only met Jimmy and JC a few nights prior but after a few great dinners there was no doubt they had the skills to back up their awesome writeups. After working with them for a short time that theory was proven even more. We all will absolutely be teaming up again in the future!
Mr. Lucci himself
JC
Working on exotics was never this much fun... or efficient, heres one of Jimmys photos of the car at Palmero
This picture was taken with myself, Bob, Jimmy, JC as well as Yens and the other Yens (two techs) from Bugatti.
The next day the cars were driven hard during test drives so a little more work was needed inside and out. With some downtime Bob went on to a little more specific detail work... removing adhesive transfer
Bob and Andy Wallace filling the tank with some proper fuel... 100 octane
Working on the Super Sport removing some bird excrements
Super Sport finished
Some shots of cars coming at going...
One of the many multi million dollar GTO's floating around
I heard that some of the more valuable cars from the show were being stored in the lower level of the parking garage so naturally I had to take a stroll and see what I could find
When the Grandsports polycarbonate roof is not on you can use the ragtop stored in the boot as a top for the car... or an umbrella for walks in the park
2 Bentley Mulsanne's in the background and the Lamborghini Aventador in the very un-detailer friendly matte black finish
Next day the cars were brought to La Casa Palmero hotel where they were all shown together for the first time
Jimmy and JC arrived to help out as there were a few more Veyrons to work on at this point. Bob and I only met Jimmy and JC a few nights prior but after a few great dinners there was no doubt they had the skills to back up their awesome writeups. After working with them for a short time that theory was proven even more. We all will absolutely be teaming up again in the future!
Mr. Lucci himself
JC
Working on exotics was never this much fun... or efficient, heres one of Jimmys photos of the car at Palmero
This picture was taken with myself, Bob, Jimmy, JC as well as Yens and the other Yens (two techs) from Bugatti.
The next day the cars were driven hard during test drives so a little more work was needed inside and out. With some downtime Bob went on to a little more specific detail work... removing adhesive transfer
Bob and Andy Wallace filling the tank with some proper fuel... 100 octane
Working on the Super Sport removing some bird excrements
Super Sport finished
Some shots of cars coming at going...
One of the many multi million dollar GTO's floating around
I heard that some of the more valuable cars from the show were being stored in the lower level of the parking garage so naturally I had to take a stroll and see what I could find
Aug 31, 2011 | 08:35 AM
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Another 250 GTO in silver (this one and the other 2 shown before were on the lawn at Pebble in the 22car GTO lineup)
Being prepped for the Concourso
Later that evening we were invited to the unveiling of the L'Or Blanc car. This Veyron was built as a collaboration between Bugatti and the Konigliche Porcelain factory in Berlin Germany...
Some photos of the event
Some work from Konigliche and parts of the car which are made from actual Porcelain
CEO of Bugatti introducing the car and highlighting its many unbelievable attributes, such as the lines in the finish matching up with the way light reflects upon it. Notice no two lines are exactly the same
Porcelain lined the door panels and center console as well
This car was designed as an art car and will probably will the Pebble Beach concourso 50 years from now, comes with matching Bugatti slippers
The shirts we were given were designed to match this car
Bob talking with a prospective client who commented on our work earlier in the day
The final day: Pebble Beach Concourso
Former 7 Time Mr. Olympia, former Terminator 1,2 and 3, former Governor of California and former husband of Maria Shriver showed up to view the silver Grandsport
And an equally as big celebrity to me Horatio Pagani stopped by as well, very kind man!
After Bob and I finished working for the afternoon we walked around the show, heres some pics
New Cadillac Ciel concept
BMW Hommage
Porsche 918
Onto the lawn at Pebble
Stirling Moss' Gullwing
Being prepped for the Concourso
Later that evening we were invited to the unveiling of the L'Or Blanc car. This Veyron was built as a collaboration between Bugatti and the Konigliche Porcelain factory in Berlin Germany...
Some photos of the event
Some work from Konigliche and parts of the car which are made from actual Porcelain
CEO of Bugatti introducing the car and highlighting its many unbelievable attributes, such as the lines in the finish matching up with the way light reflects upon it. Notice no two lines are exactly the same
Porcelain lined the door panels and center console as well
This car was designed as an art car and will probably will the Pebble Beach concourso 50 years from now, comes with matching Bugatti slippers
The shirts we were given were designed to match this car
Bob talking with a prospective client who commented on our work earlier in the day
The final day: Pebble Beach Concourso
Former 7 Time Mr. Olympia, former Terminator 1,2 and 3, former Governor of California and former husband of Maria Shriver showed up to view the silver Grandsport
And an equally as big celebrity to me Horatio Pagani stopped by as well, very kind man!
After Bob and I finished working for the afternoon we walked around the show, heres some pics
New Cadillac Ciel concept
BMW Hommage
Porsche 918
Onto the lawn at Pebble
Stirling Moss' Gullwing
Aug 31, 2011 | 08:35 AM
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Some past show winners
Line of 22 Ferrari 250 GTOs
What a view...
After walking the show we stopped in at the Mercedes exhibit... a pristine 300 SL Gullwing
Overall this was one of the more interesting things I have had a chance to do with regards to detailing. There were a lot of variables we could not control such as weather and parking etc. but we did all that we could with what we were given.
Thanks for reading!
Line of 22 Ferrari 250 GTOs
What a view...
After walking the show we stopped in at the Mercedes exhibit... a pristine 300 SL Gullwing
Overall this was one of the more interesting things I have had a chance to do with regards to detailing. There were a lot of variables we could not control such as weather and parking etc. but we did all that we could with what we were given.
Thanks for reading!
