CARL BOMSTEAD bought his first car when he was 14 and reckons 100 or more have passed thought his garage since then. He’s partial to Full Classics, but can’t ignore a good sports car or hot rod. His vintage automobilia collection includes hundreds of porcelain signs, mascots, oil cans, and several display cases full of automotive memorabilia. Bomstead has judged at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance for the last 13 years and served as Chief Judge at the Kirkland Concours d’Elegance for its first three years. He was all over the place for SCM in Scottsdale.
Carl is partial to Full Classics but cannot ignore a good European sports car, ’50s American classic, or well-built street rod. His vintage automobilia collection includes hundreds of porcelain signs, mascots, oil cans, and several display cases full of automotive memorabilia. Bomstead has judged at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance for the last 13 years and served as Chief Judge at the Kirkland Concours d’Elegance for its first three years. His articles have appeared in every issue of SCM issue for the past nine years, and his regular “Motobilia” and “eWatch” columns appear this month on p. XX and XX, respectively. He splits his time between Redmond, Washington, and Palm Desert, California.
