Friday’s auction runs where the Quail crowd already is. Bonhams holds its Monterey sale at Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, and pairing it with the morning’s Motorsports Gathering makes for one of the fuller days on the Car Week calendar.
Bonhams brings a deep field of collector cars and motorcycles, and the Carmel Valley setting gives the sale a slightly more relaxed feel than the downtown or Pebble Beach rooms. The preview lets you walk among the lots up close before they sell, which is the accessible way in whether or not you are holding a paddle.
Bidding runs through the day and into the evening, and the results feed the same market-setting conversation the rest of the week’s auctions drive. You can attend as a spectator, with registration typically required to bid.
Carmel Valley Road funnels the whole valley through two lanes on Quail day, so go early and give yourself parking time. See where it fits in the ten days on the Car Week hub, and check the events calendar for the Friday schedule. For the catalog and details, Bonhams has the current information.