Murphy Auto Museum, Oxnard. CA

MEET THE AUTHOR — A Q&A With Andre Swygert A new book By A Car Show Safari team member focuses on a decades-long and unique aviation program conducted at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Today we honor those who greatly influenced the automotive industry that passed in 2023.

The following pages contain a one-stop guide to the history and events that constitute what has come to be known as Monterey Car Week, identifying the period leading up to its climactic event, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Part 2 relates the rest of the story of a unique combination of automotive and aviation technology utilized in a demonstration that deserves a lasting place in marketing textbooks.