Last Saturday I took advantage of what I think could have been the chance of a lifetime. A few very wealthy and generous people, all obviously big fans of the automobile, opened up their private car collections for a visit and tour by members and guests of the PSR BMW CCA chapter.
The collections in total included some of the most beautiful, famous, and collectible cars ever made. I was as giddy as a kid in a candy factory for the approximately two hours that we were there. Nick and Brian joined me on the tour that beautiful Seattle morning, along with about 500 other club members and guests. Here are only some of the cars that we saw on Saturday:
- Ferrari F40
- Ferrari F50
- Ferrari Enzo aka F60
- Ferrari F1 race car, driven by Michael Schumacher in 1997
- A couple Ferrari 512 Testarossas
- Ferrari 575M
- Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe and Convertible
- Jaguar XKE (E-Type) in British Racing Green
- Ford GT40, one of the originals from the 60′s
- Ford GT, the 2005 remake, two of them, including the first delivered to a customer
- A handful of other rare classic European cars including Lotus, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and Porsche
- Classic mint condition Thunderbird, Mustang, and Shelby Cobra
- Several Fords and Lincolns from the 1930s and 1940s including the Model A
- BMW Z8, M5′s, M3′s and others
- Chevrolet Corvette Z06, the new 2006 505hp beast
I probably missed some but that should at least whet your appetite for the pictures:
Armen’s Photos
Other Gallery #1 (taken same day as mine)
Other Gallery #2 (taken earlier)
Other Gallery #3 (taken earlier)
Other Gallery #4 (taken earlier)
Afterwards we hit up The Pancake House in Kirkland for some brunch. They have some pretty good pancakes there and some very big portions. Later in the day, inspired by the great (read: sunny in Seattle winter) weather and all of the awesome cars seen earlier in the day, I decided I’d like to go for a nice scenic drive.
I scoured Google Maps looking for some nice windy-looking back-roads that weren’t too far away. I was able to come up with a decent circular route that let me explore the nearby countryside and towns for a couple of hours until sunset. All in all it was a top notch way to spend a Saturday.