FCA Alberta, Oct 27 1PM Epic Garage Tour! The Jon Shirley AND Greg Whitten Collection

What if.....You had the chance to see two of the greatest private collections of Ferraris and significant 50s and 60s cars in the world?

You could meet one of the most well known collectors of Ferraris and have one hour of his time to give you a personal tour? This is your chance!! We have an opportunity to meet
Jon Shirley in Bellevue, Washington
and he will introduce us to the cars in his incredible collection! Jon doesn't do tours very often - typically only once every 5 years so this is an opportunity you do not want to miss!!

This event is open only to FCA members and immediate family members of the Western Canada Region (including the BC Chapter and Alberta Chapter) and the NW Region. We must limit the number of participants to 60 and you must be registered to attend.
Itinerary:

11 am: Meet at for an early lunch in the Bellevue area. The address and directions will be provided on our forum.
1 pm: Doors open at Jon Shirley's garage. You will have 1 hr for a self guided tour.
2 pm: Meet Jon Shirley. He will give us a personal tour of his collection.
3 pm: Depart

Please watch this thread in our forum for further details such as hotel suggestions, etc. If you have any questions please post them in this thread and they will be answered ASAP.

http://fcawesterncanada.freeforums.org/oct-27-13-jon-shirley-garage-tour-t221.html

http://jonshirleytour.eventbrite.com/

SEPT 26: IMPORTANT UPDATE!!
Don't leave Seattle so early! We just confirmed a tour of a second amazing garage that is "next door" to Jon Shirley's. Greg Whitten (also of Microsoft) has given us access to his incredible garage. What else could be so amazing? Well, a series 2 250 GTO for starters. A 250 LM, 275, F40, F50, Enzo, Alfa Romeo P3, Alfa Tipo 33/2 longtail, GT40, and more!

For a preview of what you will be seeing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/threefourfive/106418246/in/set-416710

That's right, you will see 2 GTO's this afternoon!! The Series 1 GTO at Jon Shirley's garage and a Series 2 GTO at Greg Whitten's garage.


Who is Jon Shirley??
This is a great article from Sports Car Digest if you are interested in knowing more about Jon and his collection.

http://www.sportscardigest.com/jon-shirley-collection-interview-and-profile/

Who is Greg Whitten??
Greg had badge #6 at Microsoft in the very beginning. He was Microsoft's Chief Software Architect from 1979 to 1998.


While you are in the Seattle area, we recommend....
You might want to check out the local Saturday morning "Cars & Coffee" in Redmond. "Exotics at Redmond Town Center" happens every Saturday from 9-11 am and usually attracts about 100 cars or more on a nice day. It is weather dependent. Consult the website to see if it is on for October 27!
http://www.exoticsat.com/


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The weekend just got even better!!

Don't leave Seattle so early! We just confirmed a tour of a second amazing garage that is "next door" to Jon Shirley's. Greg Whitten (also of Microsoft) has given us access to his incredible garage. What else could be so amazing? Well, a series 2 250 GTO for starters. A 250 LM, 275, F40, F50, Enzo, Alfa Romeo P3, Alfa Tipo 33/2 longtail, GT40, and more!

For a preview of what you will be seeing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/threefourfive/106418246/in/set-416710

That's right, you will see 2 GTO's this afternoon!! The Series 1 GTO at Jon Shirley's garage and a Series 2 GTO at Greg Whitten's garage!!!


President - Alberta Chapter
FCA-Alberta


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Thank you for arranging the tour. The Shirley and Whitten are true "car guys" and their collections are stunning. It was a fantastic day that will be a very memorable. A lifetime experience! Jon

 

+1 to that! What a great day.

 

Any pics of the collections?

 

There was a waiver that each attendee had to agree to, to not post photos on social sites.

 

Update

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/vintage-thru-365-gtc4-sponsored-redline-restorations/363740-jon-shirley-collection.html

 

Photo credit: Sports Car Digest