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Celebrate Art + Automobile The Collaboration
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rom their earliest days, automobiles have been elegant works of art. The precise engineering, the curves and angles, the chrome and high gloss finishes – it all fuses into a bravura aesthetic that registers with the eye and the mind and the heart. That’s why a partnership between The Bascom: Center for the Visual Arts and the Highlands Motoring Festival Committee is as natural as a 1953 Jaguar C-type slipping into fourth. CELEBRATE ART + AUTOMOBILE is our collaboration on a unique and fascinating series of events for the 2021 season. The cornerstones of this celebration are a special exhibition at The Bascom from May 11 – August 21, and the Highlands Motoring Festival June 10 – 13, 2021. The special exhibition in The Bascom’s Bunzl Gallery, FreeWheeling – the Allure of the Automobile in Contemporary Art, will feature works of renowned international automotive artists, including canvas, paper, and sculpture. Additionally, there will be a rotating display of extremely rare and special automobiles in the Gallery that are a testament to the concept of the automobile itself as art. Throughout the exhibition period, The Bascom will be offering a number of related displays and activities, some of which are interactive. A few examples of these include Artist/ Curator Discussions, Submitted Automobile Photography Presentation, Model Car Display, and Educational S.T.E.A.M. Initiatives. Other public programming will be announced as it is developed. On Saturday, June 12, the 14th annual Highlands Motoring Festival features Cars in the Park, a juried display
of approximately 100 specially selected automobiles from around the world, representing a diversity of styles and concepts from the earliest days of the automobile through 1989. The theme for 2021 is Pure Bloods d’Italia, featuring grand marques such as Ferrari, Maserati, and Lamborghini. Additional classics expected on the show field include Porsche, Jaguar, BMW, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, Bentley, Rolls Royce, Packard, and others. Other activities of the Motoring Festival include One Lap of the Mountains (two days of drives on the exciting mountain roads of Western North Carolina), evening social events, presentations and discussions by renowned automotive experts, a parade of classic automobiles, and High Octane, a casual car show open to any interesting automobile. Highlands, the venue for all these exhibits and activities, has been a special summer getaway for nearly 150 years. At 4118’ elevation, it’s a temperate respite from the surrounding Southern heat and humidity. The town itself is filled with boutique shopping, fine dining, and a wide variety of excellent lodging; and is ringed by a wealth of magnificent outdoor scenery and activities for the entire family. And Highlands’ perch on the lower spur of the Southern Appalachians means that we’re surrounded by roads that twist and turn like a snake on a griddle, while undulating like the waters off Tierra del Fuego. You have to believe that if these high-performance vehicles on display at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park or adorning the gallery space at The Bascom dream at night, they must imagine roads just like these.
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Table of Contents About The Bascom ................................................................................................................6 Art + Automobile At a Glance Schedule ............................................................................8 Map of Highlands...................................................................................................................9 About FreeWheeling ............................................................................................................10 FreeWheeling: The Artists ................................................................................................11-17 FreeWheeling: Knight Martorell .......................................................................................... 18 FreeWheeling: Classic Cars .......................................................................................... 20-22 The Bascom: Support The Arts ............................................................................................24 The Bascom: Events and Exhibits .......................................................................................25 Highlands Motoring Festival: Welcome..............................................................................30 Highlands Motoring Festival: One Lap of the Mountains Driving Tours..........................32 Highlands Motoring Festival: One Lap of the Mountains Guide Book...........................32 Highlands Motoring Festival: Welcome Soiree..................................................................34 Highlands Motoring Festival: Parade of Main Street ........................................................36 Highlands Motoring Festival: Awards Gala and Charity Auction...................................37 Highlands Motoring Festival: High Octane........................................................................38 Highlands Motoring Festival: Featured Marque and Special Exhibits............................39 Highlands Motoring Festival: Cars in the Park.............................................................. 40-41 Highlands Motoring Festival: Pure Bloods d’Italia....................................................... 42-44 Highlands Motoring Festival: Select Gallery................................................................ 45-48 Highlands Motoring Festival: Porsches of the Ingram Collection...................................49
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About The Bascom A Center for the Visual Arts
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he Bascom creates visual art experiences that inspire and empower individuals and communities through seeing, thinking and doing. The continuous goals of The Bascom’s programming are building essential creative skills for area youth and adults, increasing professional development opportunities for artists and educators, and becoming a key player in the creative economy in Western North Carolina. For over 30 years, The Bascom has been a vital cultural resource to Western North Carolina. What began in 1983 as a small exhibition space in one room of the Hudson Library now occupies a six-acre former horse farm near downtown Highlands, North Carolina. The 28,000-square-foot main building houses exhibition and event spaces, classrooms, offices, and a retail outlet. The adjacent David Drake Studio contains studio space for pottery and three-dimensional arts instruction and additional retail space. Entrance to the campus is through an early 19th Century, 87-foot-long covered bridge. Along with sizable terraces, our outdoor spaces include meadows and forest land, streams and trails, unblemished mountain views and
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sculpture installations. Our location just two hours from Atlanta, Asheville and Greenville, as well as our free admission, makes The Bascom accessible to a wide swath of the population, both near and far. Annually, more than 25,000 people visit The Bascom. An additional 500 take classes in ceramics, drawing and painting, with more than 1200 youth participating in art activities. We reach another 3000 visitors and residents through our extensive outreach programs. We partner with local, county and state organizations and provide programming in local schools, libraries, senior centers, literacy councils, regional arts organizations and community nonprofits. Our impact on the regional artistic community is significant in that we support almost 300 working artists through residencies, retail sales, exhibition sales and instruction. The support equals nearly $300,000 each year in commissions, contract artist fees and stipends. Contact us at thebascom.org, info@thebascom.org, or (828) 526-4949.
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At a Glance Schedule Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Grand Opening of FreeWheeling Exhibit Bunzl Gallery at The Bascom Thursday, June 10, 2021 One Lap of the Mountains- Speciale 9:45 am to 3:00 pm Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park One Lap of the Mountains- Classic 10:15 am to 3:30 pm Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park Welcome Soiree with Bill Warner 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm The Bascom Friday, June 11, 2021 One Lap of the Mountains- Grande 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park Parade of Main Street 5:45 pm to 6:30 pm Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park Parade Party 5:45 pm to 8:00 pm The High Dive Saturday, June 12, 2021 Cars in the Park Classic Car Show 10:00 am to 3:45 pm Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park Awards Gala and Charity Auction 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm Highlands Falls Country Club
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Sunday, June 13, 2021 High Octane Car Show and Gathering 8:30 am to 11:00 am Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park Monday, June 14, 2021 Second Group of Classic Cars Premiere Bunzl Gallery at The Bascom Friday, July 2, 2021 Women in Automotive Art: Panel Discussion 5:30 – 7:30 pm The Bascom Saturday, July 3, 2021 FreeWheeling Community Day 11:00 am – 2:00 pm The Bascom Terrace Monday, July 19, 2021 Third Group of Classic Cars Premiere Bunzl Gallery at The Bascom Saturday, August 21, 2021 Closing of FreeWheeling Exhibit 5:00 pm Bunzl Gallery at The Bascom
HWY 64 to Highlands Falls Country Club
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FreeWheeling The Allure of the Automobile in Contemporary Art
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he Bascom's major exhibitions highlight the work of the artists who live and work in our region, Bascom instructors and students, Artist Fellows and Residents, as well as world-renowned artists whose work might not otherwise be seen in this region. The Bascom's three galleries and the Winkler Sculpture and Nature Trail are host to approximately 10 exhibitions each year, which pair with our Education programs to attract 25,0 0 0 visitors to The Bascom. FreeWheeling: The Allure of the Automobile in Contemporary Art May 11 - August 21, 2021 This special exhibition is presented in partnership with Highlands Motoring Festival in the Bascom’s Bunzl Gallery. FreeWheeling: The Allure of the Automobile in Contemporary Art, features works of renowned international automotive artists, including canvas, paper, and sculpture. Additionally, there will be a rotating display of extremely rare and special automobiles in the Gallery that are a testament to the concept of the automobile itself as art. This multi-tiered experience, curated by artist and
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architect Knight Martorell, is presented in the appreciation of art and the automobile. It examines design as art, the inherent duality of functional art, the allure of the automobile as art itself inspiring expression in another artform, and the dialogue between inspiration and expression. The Bascom would like to thank the Highlands Motoring Festival leadership, including Mark Chmar, Steve Ham, and Knight Martorell. Months of collaborative planning were necessary to coordinate this exciting visual arts experience. Without the automobile expertise of the Highlands Motoring Festival, the artwork and impressive automobiles presented in this exhibition would not be possible. We would also like to thank The Bascom’s Board of Directors and staff for their work in organizing FreeWheeling. Board leadership including Brad Armstrong, Martha SutherlandWright, and Ansley Tolleson all devoted a tremendous amount of time and expertise to this exciting collaboration. Bascom staff members Zach Rogers (Exhibitions Manager), Kate Bruno (Director of Marketing), and Billy Love (Creative Director) worked diligently to coordinate exhibition logistics, and marketing.
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artist since 2009. She is known for her “intimate portraits of automobiles,” showing her work in Concours d’Elegance automobile shows as well as museum exhibitions focusing on the automobile as fine art. Her perspective is centered on capturing the character and the story within the subject and is said to favor a “Rubinesque” perspective in her automotive work. It’s an especially feminine and unusual viewpoint. Crews lives and works in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Daniel Brown
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Daniel Brown from Troy, Ohio, works in oil on canvas. Daniel started playing with cars in the early 2000’s when he was at Goshen College in Indiana. He purchased a 1967 Firebird Convertible, which was in such bad shape it had to be pushed into the garage with a front-end loader. The time spent rebuilding the car with his friend inspired him to be an artist. AutoExpressionist.com Instagram: @autoexpressionistDanielBrown
Shan Fannin Shannon “Shan” Fannin was born in Long Beach, California. She earned a college scholarship to pursue an art teaching degree for special needs children. However, life had other plans. She put becoming an artist on hold for marriage, a career in marketing, owning a business, and raising a family. Using her portfolio for a resume, she taught elementary school art for two years through a private academy.
Bobbie Crews Bobbie Crews’ paintings bring out the human element in her subject, focusing on the connections between us and our material possessions. She’s been working as an automotive
After a 25 year hiatus from an art career, Shan returned to school to refresh her abilities. She took a handful of courses to reacquaint herself with mediums, and began building her expressionistic style. Her favorite courses were figurative life drawing. From the artist: Who are we when no one is looking? What is our history?
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Most of us go about our lives often concealing our inner selves from the world. One indication of our true personality is the vehicle we drive and/or dream of someday owning. To me, what we drive are more than appliances to get us from Point A to B – they are mobile sculptures that reflect who we truly are. They give a hint of our cultural background, financial status, and personality. By interviewing owners, photographing, and then painting these vehicles, I capture a bit of these personalities onto canvas. I create visual stories of: that first motorcycle in high school, the classic family car that was driven on vacations, or the Italian sports car that we dream of owning. Vehicles are a subject that we can all relate to. No matter our differences, we all have a story that revolves around a car, motorcycle, or airplane. ShanFannin.com Instagram: @shanfannin
Palm Springs; Art Palm Beach; The International Guild of Realism’s Masterworks Traveling Museum Tour; Something More Than Realism at Galeria ArteLibre in Zaragosa, Spain; Industrialism in the 21st Century at the Nicole Longnecker Gallery; Luster – Realistic and Hyperrealistic Art of Automobiles and Motorcycles , which made its debut at the Daytona Beach Museum of Art & Science in March 2018. Gorman was awarded a Fellowship for Painting from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (2013). In 2011, he was awarded a resident fellowship to Vermont Studio Center and was invited back again in 2014 and 2018. In 2016, he was selected for a fellowship residency by the ESKFF Foundation at Mana Contemporary. Gorman’s work has been featured for four consecutive years in Arte Libre’s Arty Libertad; Manifest’s International New Painting Annuals 2, 6 and 8; America Art Collector; Poets & Artists Magazine; Steadfast Arte Magazine; The Huffington Post; and dozens of other print and electronic publications. His art is also included in numerous corporate and private collections. AllanGorman.com Instagram: @allangormanart
Lory Lockwood
Allan Gorman Allan Gorman is a realistic artist with a history that includes over 100 exhibition showings in museums, galleries and major art fairs including: Hyperrealism at The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago; Re-Presenting Realism at the Arnot Art Museum (Elmira, NY), ArtPrize7 and ArtPrize8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan: The ArtHamptons Art Fair; Art
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Lory Lockwood is an artist who specializes in photorealistic automobile and motorcycle fine art. This contemporary style exudes a power of obsessive detail that focuses on chrome reflections, bright colors and abstract patterns. Lockwood’s interests range from vintage, exotic, and classic auto manufacturers like Rolls Royce, Bentley, and Mercedes Benz to motorcycle manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson, Gilera and custom choppers. Her exquisitely detailed oil paintings are inspired by visits
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to Daytona Bike Week, Laguna Seca Historic Races and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Aficianado, Hemmings Classic Car, and Automobile Quarterly, among others.
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Also, he has been a signature member of the National Watercolor Society for some 25 years, and he has also recently been invited to participate in an exhibit called International Watercolor Masters, to be held in 2022 in Shropshire, England. This event is bringing together 40 of the most prominent watercolor artists worldwide, and is quite an honor. From the artist: There are endless artistic explorations to be discovered on, in, and about the automobile. Its surface is a limitless supply of contour and color; compositions to be isolated – painted in a realistic technique, yet abstract in the way that a section of chrome and pastel can be removed from its larger context and assume an aesthetic all its own. Reflected images of other vehicles or surroundings can play along the shape of a fender and take on the effects of a funhouse mirror.
Dan McCrary It was inevitable that Dan McCrary would become an automotive artist. He was born in 1949 in Raleigh, North Carolina. By the mid1950’s, his lifelong passion for cars was being fueled by weekly outings to a local speedway, and on the street the everyday passing of the exuberant designs of the 50s was adding all that much more fuel to the fire. All his childhood drawings were of cars – no planes, boats, people – nothing but cars!
In that uniquely American archive that is the “junk yard,” there are explorations of a different kind of mood; the irony of finding a once-proud luxury car, the pride and joy of days gone past now in a state of decay, has its own magnetism...plus, as an added “bonus,” the contrarian in me loves to stand on its head that notion held by polite society that an old car as nothing but an “eyesore” dmccraryart.com Instagram: @dmccraryart
During his teen years, Dan and some of his gearhead friends took up guitars, and this started a parallel foray into the life of a musician. Interspersed with college years and two years in the Army, this lasted until Dan was about 30, when the rigors of the road life began to wear thin. It was at this point that he took up the pursuit of automotive art in a serious way. His work began with a pretty straightforward “car portrait” approach, and over the years has evolved into the highly reflective (and sometimes rusty) sections of the automotive subject that he currently emphasizes. The many years of this single-minded pursuit of automotive fine art have led to many awards, and places in quite a few prominent private and corporate collections. His work has been published in such mainline automotive magazines as Road & Track , Street Rodder, Auto
Richard Pietruska As a member of the AFAS or Automotive Fine Arts Society, Richard Pietruska has won the prestigious Peter Helck Award for three years in a row, and numerous Athena Awards of Excellence at Pebble Beach. He is a highly
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respected professor at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and has been teaching for over 30 years. Many of his former students are the leading automotive designers in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Chuck has designed numerous award-winning books: Salute to Ferrari by Louis Klemantaski & Jesse Alexander, A Champion’s View by Phil Hill, Phil Hill: A Driving Life, and Ferrari: Stories from Those Who Lived the Legend.
His career as an automotive designer started early as a winner of the Fisher Body Craftsman Guild and he won a scholarship to study at the Art Center. There he received both a Bachelor of Science Degree in Automotive Design and a Masters of Fine Arts Degree.
As a graphic designer, Queener created the iconic logo for the Monterey Historic Automobile Races and produced its program for over 30 years. In 1987 he was asked by David E. Davis Jr. to redesign Automobile magazine and that was the launching pad for Queener Design. Since then, he’s designed numerous consumer and trade titles in a variety of fields. Currently he produces the event program for The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, which he has done since 1996.
With a background in various media from paint to tapestries, his focus is now on automotive sculpture using techniques ranging from bronze casting, cast resin, fiberglass, stainless steel, plastics and whatever else that comes along that is new and exciting. These sculptures exhibit the dynamic fluid motion of the automobile while simplifying the basic design lines of some of the most exotic vehicles of the past and present. His work has been featured in various magazines including Road & Track, Automobile Magazine, The Robb Report, AUTOAficionado, Rosso Ferrari, The Star (Mercedes Benz Magazine), Showcase Magazine, Pilota, Octane Magazine and Garage Magazine. rpmart.com Instagram: @richardpietruska
His illustrations have appeared in Automobile, Car and Driver, Motor Trend, Road & Track, and many European publications. In 2006 David Bull Publishing released Chuck’s gold-medal-winning The Alphabet and the Automobile. He has produced five posters for Club Ferrari France, three for Jacques Swaters’ 40th anniversary in 1992, nine for the Amelia Island Concours and many others. Additionally, Chuck has been a judge at the National Magazine Awards for 17 years. Chuck’s clients have included BMW of North America, ELLE magazine, Ferrari North America, Hachette Filipacchi Magazines Inc., Louis Vuitton, New York Magazine, Rolex Watch U.S.A., Saab, Variety, and The Waldorf-Astoria. QueenerDesign.com
Chuck Queener Chuck Queener, is a graphic designer and illustrator, known for his exciting and colorful paintings for the automotive and racing industries. He attended Art Center School (Art Center College of Design) in the mid-1960s. Specializing in publication design, he has held staff positions at Motor Trend, Road & Track , SKI Magazine, Automobile, and was Creative Director at TAM Communications for over 17 years.
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canvases with a special intriguing view of automotive details and reflections.” From the Artist: I translate my interest and fascination with classic automobiles into compelling compositions. Each one relies on the principles of balance, value, and movement. They are not so much documents of a car in a particular moment as they are line compositions that satisfy my investigations of the edges of each painting. I enjoy the pursuit of finding new views of cars and new canvas proportions for a dynamic composition. Each painting is an opportunity to refine my skills of painting and seeing. KenScagliaStudios.com Instagram: @kenscaglia
Ken Scaglia Ken Scaglia was born and raised in Indiana. Growing up near cornfields and the Indy 500 led him to connect his love of drawing, cars, and fine details with degrees in technical illustration and visual communication from Purdue University. He later moved to Columbus, Ohio, to work in an architectural firm, providing graphic design for their marketing and presentation needs. The next stop on his journey took him to Yale University and their graduate program in graphic design. Graduating from Yale allowed Ken to seek out many freelance clients in publications, packaging, and corporate identity. He was able to discover his abilities as a college design instructor. His association with area colleges helped him refine his sense of design, color, and composition. All these experiences in the classroom informed Ken’s painting, which he originally re-discovered as a way to find some relaxation and revive memories of the comfort of studio painting. Ken states: “I had painted casually throughout my design career, but took to it in earnest in 2005 as a means to satisfy my interest in building my skills and seeking a particular vision for my work. I found some old slides of car parts I had taken from my time in Ohio. These translated into large
John Schaeffer John Schaeffer is an award-winning and published artist who lives in La Grange, Texas, and is a member of the LUSTER
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Traveling Museum Exhibit of Realistic and Hyper Realistic Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Paintings. Recognized for his photorealistic acrylic paintings of automobiles, John’s goal is to create the illusion of depth on a two dimensional surface. After a 35 year hiatus from painting, John rekindled his passion for painting in acrylics. Having been an abstract painter prior to his hiatus, John learned the value of composition and juxtaposing values. As a former drafting and photography teacher, John knows the value of the line and of shadows. John’s work is classical in nature although contemporary in subject matter. He still uses an underpainting process followed by multiple layers of transparent colors. John is a graduate of Texas State University with a BS in Commercial Art with post graduate work in Art Education. As an active member in the International Guild of Realism, he has been juried into the 12th, 13th, and 14th Annual International Juried Exhibitions. JSchaefferArt.com Instagram: @johneschaeffer
Sue Steele Thomas Sue Steele Thomas is an automotive artist from Roanoke, Virginia, working in gouache. With 35 years of experience, Sue likes to capture the essence of well-designed machines and explore their conceptual interaction with nature. SteeleThomasStudios.com Instagram: #suesteelethomas
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Brian Tull Brian Tull translates his own narrative of the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s through his paintings. His subjects come from the past and present, from all things nostalgic. His strategically cropped compositions in oil and acrylic are sometimes confrontational and often feature the female figure as protagonist, giving you a subtle glimpse into the characters’ lives. Usually leaving you wondering what or who is beyond the edges. You might find yourself squinting to see what’s being reflected in the gleaming chrome in some of Brian’s pieces. More hints about the setting might be found by studying a car in the painting, or a woman’s dress, shoes, or jewelry; the color of her lipstick. His compositions can range from graphic-oriented realism to true photorealism using original staged photographs as source material. Staging the photograph for the painting reference is essential, as he rarely changes anything throughout the painting process. Everything must be period correct. Brian is pulled to photorealism because it allows the viewer to notice things they wouldn’ t notice in real time, especially with detailed, large-scale works. A painting freezes movement and reflections. Photorealism is a wellsuited vehicle for capturing moments that occur with little notice, but are nonetheless revealing in their narrative. The painting process forces the artist to look beyond the subject matter; to just let a face be a series of objects, or
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an object simply a block of color. In the end, the story will be seen and told. From the Artist: My paintings are about making the acrylic, oil and brushes work. They’re about me constantly improving technique with an interest in composition, narrative, and technicalities. For you, realize the people and objects in my paintings are real; the stories they tell are up to you. Inspired by life, completed by faith. BrianTull.com Instagram: @artistbriantull
vibrant brushwork were the talk of the show. Retromobile has been the mainstay of his exhibition schedule ever since, although he has added places like Goodwood Revival, Festival of Speed and Techno Classica to that list over the years. Being voted into the prestigious Automotive Fine Arts Society in 2013 also makes him a regular exhibitor at the Pebble Beach Concours, and at Amelia Island. A contact through an Austrian Lotus collector unexpectedly led to him being commissioned to paint the poster art for the 2007 Daytona 500. He also rates the 2006 calendar he painted for the Carabinieri in Italy and the whole cultural experience that went with it, as one of his personal highlights. Realistic backgrounds don’t interest Wagger as he prefers to employ bold, abstract tones that focus on the main subject: Capturing the drama of the car. The noise and the speed. He also doesn’t like to sketch out compositions too much, as he feels it restricts the expressive route and the fresh approach. He prefers to put the background colors in quickly to set the mood, and then see the painting develop, surprises included.
Klaus Wagger
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Klaus Wagger grew up in the Austrian Tirol, surrounded by mountains, cows and a surprisingly active motorsport scene, which included F1 drivers Gerhard Berger, Karl Wendlinger and local hero Franz Albert, who always seemed to run the noisiest and most exotic cars, leaving a deep impression on the small kid. From drawing cars in his school exercise books, he graduated to a degree in Industrial Design, and a freelance career as designer and technical illustrator. As a compensation for the endless fiddling with details, he kept up painting race cars in his spare time, and to make good use of it, entered a competition to design a poster for the Mille Miglia in 2000. His spectacular study of a Mercedes SSK in full flight took first prize, and Wagger’s work has since been featured several times for the promotion of prestigious Italian events. He has also staged exhibitions in Brescia where the Mille Miglia traditionally starts and finishes. But it was at the Retromobile in Paris that his painting career really took off. Motoring art has always been a strong feature of this premier French show, and in 2002 Wagger’s bold style and
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FreeWheeling Knight Martorell, Guest Curator
On a very personal level, curating FreeWheeling has been the marriage of, and the opportunity to share, two great passions in my life, Art and Automobiles. Choreographing this experience, within a contained gallery space also embraced a third passion, architecture. I grew up in a family infected by the automobile obsession, such that collecting, restoring, displaying, and driving magnificent vintage machines was in many ways a foundation of our upbringing and an ever-present topic in our household. The deep love for art began when I started sketching, and painting at the age of 9, and continues to be a joy. Following my undergraduate studies in Fine Art, I worked as an illustrator and artist, selling my own paintings for a decade before returning to school to acquire a Masters in Architecture. It’s my hope that you will find FreeWheeling as exciting and stimulating as it has been for me to be a part of bringing it to you. Curator Exhibit Design
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reeWheeling intends to position the viewer within the dynamic dialogue between automobiles displayed as exceptional examples of functional art and the artwork these machines inspire. A contributing subplot within the FreeWheeling experience is the inherent dichotomy of functional works of art. It’s my personal conviction that the purpose of Art is to alter one’s perception such that, upon turning away from a painting or sculpture, the viewer now considers the world a little differently. Humans can be sentimental creatures, but nostalgia and sentimentality that only serves to soothe and bolster preexisting perceptions and emotions should never be its sole intention. With this criteria as a requisite, a relatively small list was compiled of top-tier, award-winning automotive artists whose work stood out as exceptional. Compiling this body of work was never a quest for paintings of cars, but was a search for an artist whose work resonated with the fundamental principles of composition, emphasis, contrast, color theory, figure-ground dynamics, rhythm, and proportion. The works had to be visually, and emotionally engaging regardless of whether the viewer knew, or cared anything about the subject matter of automobiles. Some of the paintings in FreeWheeling are not about cars at all, but contain cars as supporting actors in a compositional narrative. 20 | A R T
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Mark Chmar of the Highlands Motoring Festival has worked diligently to curate exceptional examples of rare automobiles for the FreeWheeling exhibition. The following automobiles are a sampling of the cars that will be on display at The Bascom, and are representative of the caliber of vehicle viewers can expect to see inside the gallery. A special thank you goes to the lenders of these amazing automobiles whose willingness to share their private collections with the public is greatly appreciated.
Clark Gable's 1954 Jaguar XK 120 OTS
1965 Jaguar Series 1 E-type
In 1948, William Lyons, Jaguar’s founder, created one of the most innovative and captivating cars of the era. The XK120 was so modern, it established Lyons as a legend in his own lifetime. The actual design took three months and a handbuilt prototype was completed in time for the 1948 Earls Court Motor Show. And at 120 mph, it was the sustained top speed of the new car.
Legend has it that when it went on display for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in 1961, none other than Enzo Ferrari remarked that the E-type (known as the “XKE” in the U.S.) was the most beautiful car he’d ever seen. Mr. Ferrari knew a pretty car when he saw one and he might have been one of the first to express the sentiment, but an incalculable number of others have said virtually the same thing and they’re still saying it 60 years later. Designed by noted aerodynamicist Malcolm Sayer, the E-type was meant to cheat the wind, but its glass-covered headlights, long hood, short rear deck and compound curves also coincidentally looked great.
The XK 120 was competition ready, and was the fastest production car in the world achieving 132.6 mph when first introduced. With a 0 to 60 mph in 10 seconds, and a quarter mile in 17, the XK120 dominated immediate post-war racing. It handled superbly and had a successful racing history. Sixty percent of production ended up in the U.S. The engine design was so advanced, it was used until 1985. MGM Studios purchased this car for Clark Gable. They had the Los Angeles dealer install the Borrani wire wheels. The car was actually registered to the studio, as was customary, but maintained for Gable’s use exclusively. MGM subsequently sold the car to long-time set designer, who restored it in 1981. A complete frame-off restoration has just been completed by Special Cars Only of Oldsmar, Florida. The Jaguar won Best Of Class Award at the 2006 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.
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With a 0-60 time of around seven seconds and a 150 mph top speed, the Series I E-type was near the top of the early 1960s food chain and was indeed quicker than numerous sports cars with a much higher price tag. A 2+2 coupe was added to the coupe and convertible body styles in 1966, and the 2+2 was the first E-type to be available with an automatic transmission. Parts are easy to find and not terribly expensive for any version of the E-type.
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1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 Alloy
1963 Corvette Split-Window Coupe
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1963 was a defining year in Corvette history. It was the beginning of the 2nd generation design referred to as the C2. This generation spanned from 1963 through the 1967 model year, and represented several significant changes from the earlier C1 generation:
Introduced at the 1964 Paris Motor Show, the 275 GTB replaced the 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso. The most important new mechanical features of the 275 GTB were the rearmounted gearbox and independent rear suspension. Ferrari already had plenty of experience of both systems in their competition cars, so the technology filtered through to the road models. The 275 GTB was more aggressive in appearance than its predecessor. Fabled designer Pininfarina designed the body, and coachbuilder Scaglietti constructed it. These sleek-nosed, Kamm-tailed grand tourers from the midSixties were dubbed by Road & Track “the most satisfying sports car in the world” back then. This car is a 275 GTB/4. Introduced in 1966, the 275 GTB/4 was an updated version of the early 275 GTB. Power came from a substantially reworked 221 kW (300 PS) 3,285.72 cc Colombo V12, still with two valves per cylinder but now with four cams and six carburetors. Most examples were built in steel with aluminum doors, hood, and trunk lid. However, a handful of examples – including this particular car – received full aluminum alloy bodies. Although Ferrari built 330 275 GTB/4 coupés in the 1966-1968 period, only 16 of these were bodied in aluminum panels. This example was fully restored in 2015. It wears its original colors, Giallo Fly (Fly Yellow) with black leather trim. The car is a multiple Platinum (Best in Class) award winner at shows sanctioned by the Ferrari Club of America.
The 1963 split window coupe is unique among not only the C2 generation, but among the entire Corvette lineup from its inception in 1953 to the latest mid-engine design that was introduced in 2020. The split rear window makes this model easily identifiable in that it was produced for only that single year. While that feature enhanced the body lines it also obstructed the driver’s rear view vision to the point that it was replaced by a single rear window glass in 1964. The design beauty of the 63 split window coupe along with its rarity makes this model possibly the most collectable of all vintage Corvettes. This Corvette on display here today has several attributes that makes it even rarer among the rare split window coupes. Most of the mechanical components are original including the fuel injected 327 cubic inch, 360 horsepower engine. Only about 6% of the 21,513 Corvettes manufactured in 1963 were fuelie coupes. The odometer reading of just over 71,600 is thought to be correct in that this vehicle has spent most of its life as a part of various vintage automobile collections. A 3-year restoration that began in 2015, disassembled this car including removal of the body from the frame. Components that could not be restored were sourced from original old GM parts stock (New old stock) or rebuilt parts that matched the original equipment. Even the tires are period correct as noted by the absence of DOT numbers that became a manufacturing mandate by the US Department of Transportation in 1971. A R T + A U TO M O B I L E
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FreeWheeling Classic Cars in the Bascom
1966 Porsche 906-158 Fuel injected
Shelby Cobra 427 The first 427 was produced in the Fall of 1964. There were 364 cars made in total between 1964 and 1967. The chassis and suspension were one of the first cars to be designed on a computer at Ford Motor Company. The hood, trunk and doors, are basically interchangeable between the 289 and 427, the headlights and taillight centers are the same, the front and rear fenders are larger to accept wider wheels and tires to handle the horsepower and torque of the larger engine. There are several different variants of the car, from full race competition cars to more basic street cars. There were 3 different variants on the wheels, and four different variants on the body. The first 154 cars had square taillights, and the remaining 210 had double round taillights. Competition cars came with larger wheel wells, roll bars, hood scoop, competition gas filler and larger 42-gallon fuel tank, and side pipes. Those were all accessories that could be added at the factory to street cars. Of the 364 427 cobras built, 100 were actually 428 engines instead of 427’s. It is the most popular replicated car on the planet.
As the new head of Porsche Racing and development, Ferdinand Piech’s vision to create an entirely new generation of race cars resulted in the spectacular Carrera 6, known internally as the Type 906. Developed in a wind tunnel, the shape was both beautiful and curvaceous, while maintaining a drag coefficient of only 0.35. Among the very last of the 906’s built, this particular example is one of only 4 long nose, short tail, fuel injected models produced.
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale Alfa Romeo collaborated with Bertone to produce a series of Berlinetta Aerodinamica Technica studies that produced three concept cars: the B.A.T. 5, 7 and 9. Inspired by this partnership, the Bertone-designed Sprint Speciale appeared 1957. It was a very streamlined car and achieved a record (for a production car) .28 coefficient of drag, not bested for over 20 years. It was capable of 125mph with power coming from a potent 1.6-litre DOHC engine. There were only 1400 examples produced. This particular matching numbers car received a comprehensive restoration around 12 years ago and is finished in its original color of Blu Medio.
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The Bascom Support the Arts in Highlands
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here are many ways you can support The Bascom. Whether by becoming a Member, sharing your time via volunteer opportunities or through financial support, all contributions are greatly appreciated. Join! Our members have helped shape The Bascom into what it is today. Every single exhibition, program, class, and workshop is sustained in part through membership, creating a lasting impact that is felt throughout the community. Director’s Circle Membership: Our Directors’ Circle membership draws together a select group of individuals who share an appreciation and passion for the arts. As a Directors’ Circle member, you’ll experience The Bascom in exceptional ways through benefits such as invitations to exhibition opening celebrations, access to special curatorial talks, and preview events for ceramics sales and trunk shows. Support from the Directors’ Circle members is at the heart of our ability to sustain The Bascom’s mission and offer a variety of incredible art experiences to meet the needs of our regionally diverse population. Your Directors’ Circle contribution ensures that The Bascom offers free access to our exhibitions so that the power of art is accessible to all. Sponsor: In 2020, The Bascom implemented an annual theme to focus our exhibition and related programming for the year, and we will be doing so again in 2021. This year we are exploring the theme of “play” throughout our 26 | A R T
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exciting exhibition schedule. We encourage your support through sponsorship of our 2021 Exhibitions Program that invites the surrounding communities to come “play” in The Bascom’s galleries this year. You may choose a specific exhibition of interest or support the exhibitions program as a whole by becoming a Year-Round Sponsor. Sponsorship support can range from $1,000 to $25,000 or more. We thank you for considering sponsorship of our exhibition programming, and want to express the importance of these exhibitions as the centerpiece of all programming at The Bascom. The Bascom continues to touch lives in our community because of the generosity of our supporters. Without you, none of what we do is possible. Your generosity sends the message that the arts are a critical component to the personal and professional development of all in our region, and with your help we will continue to create visual arts experiences that inspire and empower individuals and communities through seeing, thinking, and doing. For more information or to support The Bascom, please contact us: www.thebascom.org development@thebascom.org 828-526-4949
The Bascom Events and Exhibitions 2021
Friday, July 2 Women in Automotive Art: Panel Discussion
April 2021 – April 2022 Outdoor Sculpture
Please join us at The Bascom for an evening of lively discussion between four prominent female artists working in the automotive genre. Curator Knight Martorell will join the conversation on The Bascom campus.
2021 marks the beginning of an annual outdoor sculpture exhibition on The Bascom Campus. Five playful sculptures have been selected to activate The Bascom campus.
Saturday, July 3 FreeWheeling Community Day Bring the family to visit The Bascom and the FreeWheeling exhibition. The fun and family-friendly SKATE exhibit will also be on display! There will be hands-on activities for kids on The Bascom Terrace.
May 11 – August 29 Model Car Exhibit
June 7 – August 15 Chamber Music Cover Art (with Highlands Cashiers Chamber Music Festival) July 20 – September 4 Members Challenge: Play August 28 – December 23 Art League
Experience big time automobiles on a smaller scale. Model cars from the collection of Steve Ham will be on display The Bascom’s Greehey Atrium
September 13 – December 30 Contemporary Sculpture (Curator: Gregor Turk)
April 3 – May 29 The Longest Threads
September 13 – December 30 Craft to Art Series: Mosaics
Photography by The Bascom’s 2021 Photography Artist in Residence, Deborah Shannan.
April 6 – July 3 SKATE Show Another great Bascom exhibit where you can view skateboard-related art like you’ve never seen in Thompson gallery!
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Highlands Motoring Festival Welcome
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reetings to our fellow enthusiasts, We are excited to welcome you to the 2021 Highlands Motoring Festival. Our team has worked hard for the past 24 months to bring this festival to you. Because of the pandemic, the world suffered the disappointment of cancelling almost every major event in 2020 including the Highlands Motoring Festival. This gave our planning team inspiration and enthusiasm to take the 2021 festival to an even higher level of excellence. We further challenged ourselves to stage a unique exhibit of automotive artwork and the classic cars that inspire art, in a collaboration with the Bascom Center for Visual Arts. Over the past 14 years, our local car show has grown to become one of the South’s most popular automotive events and was voted Best Concours by Classic Motorsports Magazine in their January 2019 issue. Dennis Gage has filmed his TV show “My Classic Car” from our show field. Highlands Motoring Festival’s greatest asset is the resort town of Highlands, North Carolina, and its people. The village is a sparkling jewel during June. Its high elevation ensures cool summertime temperatures. Its location, surrounded by mountains, national forests, and waterfalls, makes it rich with scenery. High quality mountain roads attract driving enthusiasts from around the world. The festival operates with the full support of town officials including the exclusive use of its Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, right in the heart of Highlands. The town sits on the eastern continental divide in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina at an average elevation of
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4,000 feet. For decades, it has been a popular destination for golfers, hikers, and fly-fishers. It is vibrant with almost 100 shops, boutiques, and restaurants concentrated along a three-block stretch of Main Street, only steps away from the Highlands Motoring Festival show field. The vision for Highlands Motoring Festival was conceived in 2007, at a lunch table after a meeting of the Rotary Club of Highlands. The mission was to contribute to local charities and the Highlands business community by attracting motoring enthusiasts to our beautiful area. The Highlands Motoring Foundation, a 501(c)(3), was incorporated. Highlands Motoring Festival has grown from a one day car show to a four day festival with eight events. A team of 80+ volunteers work the event, with all proceeds going to local charities. Our 2021 partner charities are REACH of Macon County, The Literacy and Learning Center, and the Community Care Clinic. All these groups share a common theme of assisting the less fortunate who need help.
The Highlands Motoring Festival is proud to be an allvolunteer organization. We welcome all new volunteers to our group. If you want to join the team, please contact us through the festival’s website. We hope you’ll enjoy this year’s festival. See you on the road!
Mark Chmar
HMF2021 Co-Chair
Steve Ham HMF2021 Co-Chair
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Highlands Motoring Festival One Lap of the Mountains Driving Tours
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ou’re invited to join the fun as 50 lucky drivers and their passengers, will drive beautiful mountain “less traveled” roads and experience the camaraderie with the “One Lappers.” The annual One Lap of The Mountains Driving Tour has become the festival’s most popular event. It’s been expanded for 2021 with a second day of driving tours. It will be held on both Thursday June 10, and Friday, June 11. This exhilarating driving adventure is a technical rally as opposed to a timed rally, designed to give drivers a chance to enjoy the scenery while staying together as a group. Event organizers plan a different course every year on roads chosen to provide the ultimate
mountain driving experience. Thursday’s One Lap of the Mountains – Speciale and One Lap of the Mountains – Classic are curated mountain driving tours of less than 80 miles, including a stop to enjoy a boxed lunch. It is open to any vehicle. There are two run groups with 25 slots each. Registrants can choose between the faster paced “Speciale” group or a second “Classic” group with a more casual pace. Friday’s One Lap of the Mountains – Grande follows its tradition of a more ambitious 175-mile route. A complimentary hot breakfast is included with Friday’s event, beginning at 7:30 A.M. At noon, the route travels to a popular restaurant where lunch can be ordered from their extensive menu. Then it’s off to a fascinating transportation museum at discounted pricing. The route then returns to Highlands. All One Lap of the Mountains Tours will begin on Pine Street at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park. Registrants will also receive the detailed tour route instructions, a swag bag, two hats, and the HMF2021 poster, dash plaque and window sticker. All vehicles are eligible. Bonus judging points are awarded to those One Lap participants who also show their driven car at Saturday’s Cars in the Park.
One Lap of the Mountain Guided Route Tour Book
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ver the years of Highlands Motoring Festival, the most popular driving event has been the One Lap of the Mountains Driving Tour. Each year, a new route is designed for a perfect combination of road condition, scenery, and terrain. Every effort is made to avoid high traffic areas. Breaks and lunch stops are selected to accommodate the enjoyment of a group activity. Points of interest and local history add color to the detailed instructions. Each route is repeatedly test-driven and verified. Detailed directions, just like on the original One Lap tours, are available in the form of a pair of route guidebooks. The One Lap Book includes the six One Lap routes; each updated and verified. There are also two routes with sections of unpaved surfaces. And there are additional bonus routes and photos. New for 2021, is the second route guidebook, Second Lap of the Mountains . You’ll also find the curated routes of more recent years not included in the original book. The Second Lap book also includes several more novel routes ranging from under 50 miles to over 150 miles. Descriptions of selected historic roads in the region are covered. The books are authored by the originators of the event, Jan and Gus Lard. Both publications, One Lap of the Mountains’ Route Guide and Second Lap of the Mountains , will be available for sale to the public on June 10-13 at the merchandise tables at Highlands Motoring Festival events. The books are also on sale anytime at the Highlands Chamber of Commerce and on the Highlands Motoring Festival website.
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Highlands Motoring Festival Welcome Soiree Thursday, June 10
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elcome Soirée at The Bascom Center for Visual Arts features FreeWheeling – the Allure of The Automobile in Contemporary Art in the Bunzl Gallery and The Evolution of Postwar American Automobile Design presentation by Bill Warner with cocktails and light appetizers on the Terrace. This exhibition at The Bascom includes original works of art by internationally recognized artists from both America and abroad as well as some extremely special automobiles that epitomize the concept of the automobile itself as art. Bill Warner’s experience in the car world will make for a memorable evening and is a much anticipated addition to Highlands Motoring Festival.
About Bill Warner
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ill Warner, chairman and founder of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, and a lifelong racer, automotive photographer, and all-around gearhead will be presenting The Evolution of Postwar American Automobile Design. Bill Warner has been working with cars his entire life, getting his start as a teenager working in the parts department and driving a delivery truck for a local Volkswagen dealership. After earning his degree in Electrical Engineering from The Citadel in 1966, Warner joined the Florida Air National Guard where he served for 30 years, married his wife Jane, and started selling filters at his father’s business, H.C. Warner Inc. Although Warner was a busy man, he always wanted to be involved with cars
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and racing, picking up a side gig photographing races at Daytona for Sports Car Graphic in 1967. Warner’s abilities for dramatic photography and storytelling quickly earned him the Sports Car Club of America Photographer of the Year Award for 1970, as well as having his work published across various other publications. Although Warner found success in his photographic and journalistic abilities, he knew he wanted to be the one racing the cars he’d spent so long photographing. Warner began racing in the late 70s and has taken part in the pastime ever since, winning three IMSA Media Challenges, participating in the SAAB World Speed Record Run, driving factory sponsored racer cars for Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Mercury, and Ford, as well as competing in the Cannonball Run in 1975, and more. In 1996, Warner was approached by the public relations team of the Ritz-Carlton of Amelia Island, who wished to put together a world class car show to draw visitors to their resort. Warner decided he would help, if the event would benefit the Hospice organization where his father had recently passed away. With a worthy cause to support, Warner called in many of his connections from over the years for the inaugural Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in April of 1996. Now going into its 25th year, The Amelia has become a staple in the automotive world, known as the People’s Concours for the community feeling and friendliness of many who attend this show every March.
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Highlands Motoring Festival Parade of Main Street and Parade Party Friday, June 11
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his year there will be a Parade of Main Street. All vehicles and drivers are invited to participate, at no cost, by gathering at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park at 5:45 P.M. There will be a brief driver’s meeting at 6:00 P.M. with the procession departing shortly after. Exiting onto Fifth Street, the group will then proceed west on Main Street on a predetermined route. At the termination of the Parade of Main Street, the group returns to the park, where they can join others at the Parade Party, which will be at the High Dive watering hole, located at 476 Carolina Way (one block north of KelseyHutchinson Founders Park). Cash bar and complimentary snacks will give you a start for the evening.
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Highlands Motoring Festival Awards Gala and Charity Auction Saturday, June 12
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his evening of food and beverage, charity auction, and a special presentation by renowned automotive experts Bob Ingram and Bill Warner is one for the books. Their discussion will cover wide ranging topics and personal stories related to their passion for classic cars. The program will begin with the presentation of awards to the owners of winning cars from the “Cars in the Park” show. Registrants will enjoy the taste of specialty heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages.
At the end of the evening there will be a fast-paced live auction with Highlands’ own Chuck Cooper performing auctioneer duties. There will also be several silent auctions which people may bid upon. Items for the auction are provided by local individuals, businesses, and other supporters of the festival. The Awards Gala is a rollicking way for enthusiasts to share their passion, have fun, and raise money for charity.
About Bob Ingram Bob Ingram with several Porsches from the Ingram Collection, including the 918 Spyder
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obert (Bob) Ingram took his first Porsche ride in a friend’s 911 in 1971. Having grown up as a “car guy” from a young age, the Porsche bug bit hard, and he vowed to eventually own a Porsche. But first came building a successful career and, along with his wife Jeannie, supporting and raising a family. Over time, Bob rose to become CEO of Glaxo Wellcome,
one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, and co-led the merger that created global powerhouse GlaxoSmithKline. Today, he is a General Partner of the venture capital firm Hatteras Venture Partners. He has the distinction of having been appointed to national boards and panels by three different US presidents. Eventually, Bob and Jeannie acquired their first Porsche, a 964 generation 911. Then came another, and another, until eventually they have one of the most renowned collections in the world, the Ingram Collection, which boasts an early Gmund- (Austria) built coupe, to the latest “new” 935 and 918 Spyder (both on display at the Highlands Motoring Festival). Now comprised of about 80 vehicles, including such rarities as the Pebble Beach-winning 356 B Carrera GTL Abarth and a former factory team Porsche 906E (on display at Highlands Motoring Festival and the Bascom’s Freewheeling Exhibition), the collection accentuates Rennsport versions of many of Porsche’s greatest cars. Except for the 935, all the Ingram Collection vehicles are registered for, and regularly driven on, the public roads. Besides Bob and Jeannie, son Rory also developed and runs the Ingram Driving Experience, while son Cam focuses on Road Scholars and manages concours-winning restorations of rare and classic Porsches. For the Ingrams, Porsches and the Ingram Collection truly are a family affair.
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Highlands Motoring Festival High Octane Sunday, June 13
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inding up a perfect Highlands Motoring Festival weekend is a second car show, the annual High Octane at 8:30 A.M. on Sunday, June 13, at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park. All vehicles are welcome at this more casual car show.
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Cars of any age are invited – there is no entry fee or judging. Participating cars will receive a windshield sticker and an HMF2021 dash plaque. Cars can arrive and depart at any time. Refreshments will be available. Four churches are within easy walking distance with early and late services. Old and new friends will find this the opportunity to exchange contact information, tell one more story, make plans for HMF2022, and bid each other a fond farewell. High Octane is a uniquely home-grown event, an extension of a weekly gathering of local car lovers known as “Butts on the Bench” with its own Facebook page. Every Saturday morning, during the summer months (except the weekend of the Motoring Festival), enthusiasts gather at the Loafer’s Bench on Main Street. You’ll find sports and classic cars with car lovers drinking coffee and talking cars. Over the years these mornings have evolved to include passing motorists who notice the cars and stop to join the gathering. Car clubs often travel to Highlands, and often their members make it a point to stop to talk shop and show off their cars.
Highlands Motoring Festival 2021 Featured Marque and Special Exhibits
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Purebloods d’Italia” is a phrase that arouses the passion and memories of Italian supercars from the 1960’s and 1970’s. This era produced the ultimate sports cars before government interference and gas shortages brought an end to unlimited design philosophy. Highlands Motoring Festival is pleased to revisit those halcyon days with a curated collection of some of the finest cars of the era. On display will be creations by Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Isotta Fraschini, Alfa Romeo, and de Tomaso, including a Pantera that twice finished 16th at the 24 hours of LeMans in the 1970’s! Three additional special collections will be exhibited. Road Scholars will present some rare and extraordinary Porsches from the Ingram Collection. There will be a selection of very special pre WWII automobiles. The cars of Highlands’ own restorer/customizer Tim Voss will be highlighted. And, as always, Highlands Motoring Festival will have a sampling of vintage race cars.
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Highlands Motoring Festival Cars in the Park Saturday, June 12
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ighlands Motoring Festival’s centerpiece event, a classic car show, will be on Saturday, June 12, from 10:00 A.M. to 3:45 P.M. at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park. Organizers expect 90 entrants and more than 2,500 visitors on show day. For 2021, all the classic cars on the show field have been invited to create a curated experience. “Cars in the Park” focuses on autos from the pre-computer car era; cars from the model years prior to 1990. Early application is urged. There is no charge for spectators, but donations to the charity partners are appreciated. Show cars will be exercised at noon, with an in-place Gentlemen, Start Your Engines performance for spectators. Judging begins at 10:00 A.M. and class winners will be
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announced in the early afternoon. Awards will be presented to car owners at the Awards Gala and Charity Auction at Highlands Falls Country Club. Spectators will see classic (prior to 1990) and unique, sometimes very limited edition, cars in several judged classes. Each class will have a Best in Class winner, and there will be an overall Best of Show award. In addition, special awards will be presented for vehicles deemed by the judges to be of particular merit. Volunteers will be cooking and selling hot food on-site. Merchandise tables will have the current and past year’s HMF posters, One Lap of the Mountains Tour Books, and other festival items for sale. The festival committee has assembled a panel of judges who are not just knowledgeable but are owners of similar
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cars. Cars are judged on overall quality of restoration, authenticity, historical significance, provenance, and presentation. Areas that will be judged on correctness and cleanliness are exterior paint and body, interior, engine compartment, and trunk. We recognize that many collector cars are driven regularly, so modifications for safety and drivability are given special tolerance when our judges consider originality. For 2021, the actual class designations will be determined based on entry applications accepted by the Selection Committee. All cars must carry an up-to-date fire extinguisher. The awards are custom-made, locally produced, pieces of pottery commemorating HMF2021. Previous year’s shows have featured such diverse cars as pre-war race cars, BMW M1 and 328, Ferrari 166MM,
Bugatti Type 35, Indy cars, rare muscle cars, and a corral of real Shelbys and Cobras. In 2016, a trio of Mercedes 300SL Gullwings were on display. Italian-car lovers have brought cars from Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Maserati, and Lamborghini. Race cars have included Lotus, Lola, Shelby, Porsche, and McLaren. Antique Model A’s, Bentleys, and many other classic cars round out the collection. Sometimes a word can spark an image. Icons such as Countach, Miura, Testarossa, Stingray, Cobra, and Gullwing have graced the HMF show field. Applications for invitation for 2022 will be available on the HMF website later in the year.
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Highlands Motoring Festival Must See Pure Bloods d'Italia
Isotta-Fraschini Flying Star | Pat Ryan
1972 Ferrari Dino GT | Ray Morgan
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1963 Ferrari 250 GTE | Chuck and Vicki Beam
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1966 Ferrari 275 GTB2 | GTM and Son
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale | Werner Kettelhack
1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 | Michael and Julie Jetzer
1967 Maserati Mistral | Mark And Sally Mohney
1980 Ferrari 308 GTBi | Kuy Lim
1972 DeTomaso Pantera | Ed Lyerly
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1967 Ferrari 330 GTC | Steve Cantera
1991 Ferrari F40 | Julie and David Scott
1970 Maserati Ghibli Spyder | Ivan and Myrna Ruiz
1962 Ferrari 250 GTE | John and Shanna Kenney
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona | Bill and Jane Warner
1975 Ferrari 308 GT4 | Tommy Mulkey
1972 Alfa Romeo Giulia Nuova Super 1300 WL and Carol Wagnon
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1972 DeTomaso Pantera GR.4 (2 x Le Mans 16th Overall) Guy Trigaux
Highlands Motoring Festival Select Gallery
1934 Packard Dual Cowl Sport Phaeton Super 8 | Sue and Millard Choate
1962 Chevrolet Corvette | Fred and Nancy Hamilton
1936 Auburn 852 Custom Cabriolet Stephen and Beth Templeton
1937 BMW 328 | Dirk de Groen
1956 Austin Healey 100M LeMans Conversion Jim and Kay Ellis
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Highlands Motoring Festival Select Gallery
1950 Buick Special | Jeff Hardin
Simca Gordini F2 | Ray Morgan
1953 Jaguar XK120 DHC | Richard Martorell
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1957 Experimental Rolls-Royce Limousine Phantom V Prototype John and Eloise Haulbrook
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1962 Porsche 356B T6 | Craig Colaluca
1962 Volvo PV 544 | Patrick Kennedy
1969 Dodge Charger | Beverly Raznoff
Chevrolet Corvette | Ron Ilhardt
1964 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk | David Finn
Jaguar E-type | Jerry and Janice Wise
1967 Austin Healey 3000 BJ8 | Greg Bentzel
1972 Chevrolet Corvette | Ty and Fonda Dyar
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1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 | Lawrence and Tees Booth
1989 Porsche 911 Speedster Karl and Linda Boegner, Wolf Mtn Vineyard Collection
1973 BMW 3.0 CSL Batmobile | Scott and Fran Hughes
1983 Avanti 20th Anniversary Prototype Randy and Linda Cunningham
1985 Alpina B9 Coupe | Todd Howerton
1973 Datsun 240Z | Rob Estill
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1909 Sears Model J | Van Thurston
Highlands Motoring Festival Porsches of the Ingram Collection
1966 Porsche Carrera 6 Typ 906
Porsche 935-19 at Pikes Peak
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