The McCall Motorworks Revival party of magical machines with tires

Kicking off the Monterey Car Week, Gordon McCall’s Motorworks Revival celebrated its 24th anniversary on Wednesday, August 12th, 2015. Held at the Monterey Jet Center in two hangers, the party once again thoroughly entertained all who attended. Starting at 5pm with a photo opportunity and being greeted with a flute of Champagne, it was a red carpet experience.

Seemingly more aviation themed than the past few years, automotive and motorcyclist enthusiasts were not disappointed. There are not many other events where you can speak with Horace Pagani in front of his artful supercars or with Christian von Koenigsegg at his One:1 display. There were many other notable displays. Honda brought their new NSX as well as the HondaJet aircraft, Maserati, Singer Porsche, McLaren with a 650S Spider and 570S and seeing the new Ford GT in person was a real treat. Mecum brought in vehicles to preview before their auction at the Hyatt as well which was another photo opportunity.

Tickets started at $350 or $425 the day of the event, but besides the airplanes, helicopters, and all types of wonderful automobiles, guests enjoyed complimentary champagne and wines from Bernardus and Roederer Estate along with delicious hors d'oeuvre and lite bites, an oyster bar and various desserts. It was quite divine from a culinary perspective besides a visual perspective.
Benefitting the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation for spouses and children of fallen officers, an auction was held featuring a 1956 356 Porsche replica, a Baume Mercier Capeland chronograph timepiece, a four-day driving experience at the Bondurant High Performance School of Driving, a vintage styled electric bike with CHP motif and a collection of products donated by CosBar of Carmel.

And of course well known attendees included Keanu Reeves, Wayne Carini, Adam Carollla and Reggie Jackson. Other notables from the motorsports arena included last names such as Bondurant, Brock, Sullivan, Rainey and Lawson. The only minor negative was not enough seating for the ladies in their glamorous attire with corresponding shoes. The thoughtful gift bag included a very nice color program, bottled water, a McCall hat and some little snacks. Truly a kickoff, it’s a sneak peak of all the awesome cars that are seen or spotted throughout the week with access like none other. It’s an opportunity to feel like a VIP, to truly attend and experience something magical among works of art and science that happen to have tires.

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