2021 Carmel Concours on the Avenue

Pic #1 shows 5207 GT.

Thank you very much for the great photos.

Marcel Massini

 

Did you take any pix of the placards in front of each car?

Marcel Massini

 

the 275gts won its class
owner: tazio

 

2+2 330gt owned by john h.

 

Pic #2 shows 06855.
Pic #3 shows 07723.

The Dino 246 GTS was 05514.

Marcel Massini

 

lusso owned by orwin of santa barbara.
a famous singer once owned it. sam (dont know last name)

 

Pic #4 shows 8025.

Marcel Massini

 

Lusso 5207 GT:
A later (not the first) owner was Samuel Cooke, an African-American recording artist and R&B singer born on the 22nd January 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, resident in Los Angeles, CA/USA.
11 December 1964 Cooke was murdered at the Hacienda Motel in Santa Monica and the Lusso sold by the LA County Probate for 7 K $ to Vandagriff/Hollywood Sport Cars. Later on Vandagriff sold it to Dennis Carl Wilson, drummer of the Beach Boys, who paid 10 Grand. Wilson lost the Lusso in his divorce from Carole Wilson.
Orwin got it November 1986.

Marcel Massini

 

Thanks for sharing the pics, This was the first year I wasn't at the Tues Carmel Concours on the Avenue.

-Kurt

 

Car appears in period newspaper photographs of the Cooke crime scene. Sad story....

 

That Lusso is utter perfection

 

Bumpers?

 

Gone.

Marcel Massini

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^ what was orig color?
it still has its orig black interior.

 

Bumperless is the best.

 

I owned 8025 for two years before trading it in 2006 to RPM for my GTC/4. I am very glad to see the new owner is taking good care of it and is as welcoming as I was about sharing the car with others. Thank you John H.!

 

Grigio Argento 18940 M Italver.

Marcel Massini