I made a pit stop at the cove to check out the rides on display at the Sixth Annual La Jolla Car Classic Motor Show. As I had expected, the sights were impressive and the event had a distinct early 20th century fair flair complete with an announcer on an red, white and blue banner-clad stage donning a straw hat. From what I was able to glimpse from behind the fence, my personal favorites were the black and bronze 1966 Shelby Mustang GT 530H and a James Bond-worthy 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Coupe. The vintage Porsches were also in my top 5 and it occurred to me they looked just like a cute vintage VW Beetle next to them. Some other highlights included two unusual Rolls Royces: a brand new 2010 Rolls Royce Cabriolet and a more classic model that features a bar integrated in the front fender!  Even though I didn’t actually attend the show, there were enough jaw-dropping cars to check out all around town including a fierce jet black 2000 Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina and a 1985 Ferrari Testarossa both parked on Prospect St.

Photos taken by Benjamin Maury.

Symbolic Motors of La Jolla presented the latest addition to its fleet: an electric blue 2010 Lotus Evora. The new model boasts a 3.5L V6 making it a larger, more powerful evolution from its sister the V4 Elise. The event was the opportunity for industry professionals and motorsport fans to mingle. Some of the night’s highlights included meeting Ryan, Symbolic’s new manager and climbing in the Evora and experiencing its luxurious leather-clad interior.

The Sixth Annual La Jolla Motor Car Classic show is taking place this Sunday January 10, 2010 at the La Jolla Cove Park. You can come on down from 9 am to 3 pm for a look at some epic automotive gems. Entrants include vintage Aston Martins, Bentleys, Ferraris, Mercedes Benz, Porsches, and Rolls Royces among others. This year’s show is dedicated to the legendary racer Carroll Shelby and is sure to please all Mustang fanatics. While in the past the La Jolla Motor Car Classic has been held under frisky weather conditions, this weekend’s forecast is sunny and breezy. This will be a great chance to meet up with fellow car aficionados and simply enjoy a lovely Sunday morning stroll around the La Jolla cove. Save the date!

We have some complimentary guest passes for the San Diego International Auto Show. The pass admits two adults. The hours are from 10am to 9pm on Wednesday December 30^th and 10am to 7pm on Thursday December 31^st, 2009. Call San Diego Prestige today for a complimentary pass.

We’re pleased to announce the two newest additions to our fleet of exotic rental cars in the San Diego, La Jolla, Orange County, Los Angeles and Southern California area! Our line of Ferraris is very popular and we are constantly expanding our collection of cars from the Maranello, Italy based company to meet the demands of our clients – our latest edition is the company’s flagship, the 599 GTB Fiorano. Named after the company’s exclusive test track, the Ferrari 599 GTB is a superb performance car that develops an amazing 611hp thanks to its high-revving, naturally aspirated 6.0 liter V12 engine! If you have always wanted to experience the Prancing Horse firsthand, we can’t think of a better current model than the 599 Fiorano!

We have also added a car to our Rolls Royce fleet! While our current Phantom has proven very popular, especially for our chauffeur service, we found that some of our clients were looking for something a bit more exclusive that they would be at home driving themselves. The Rolls Royce Phantom coupe is just such a car. The rear-hinged coach doors make for dramatic exits whether at a wedding or at a black tie event, and the two-door layout gives the coupe a much different personality than its four-door sibling. If you want to experience the ultimate in luxury motoring, there is no other choice than the Rolls Royce coupe!

If you want to learn more about our newest Ferrari and Rolls Royce rental options in San Diego, Los Angeles and Southern California, contact San Diego Prestige today – we would be happy to speak with you!

We are launching Los Angeles Prestige!

We have been serving the greater San Diego area since 2005 but have found that many of our clients are actually from the Orange County and Los Angeles area. Though we appreciate our clients choosing San Diego Prestige despite the fact that they are in some cases 100 miles or more from our La Jolla office, we decided that to better serve them, it was time to expand! We will be launching Los Angeles Prestige in the near future to meet the needs of our clients in the L.A. and O.C. area seeking exotic car rentals and yacht rentals, and we’re looking forward to the venture. It’s an exciting time at San Diego Prestige; the holiday seasons will shortly be upon us, we’re launching a new branch of our company to better meet the needs of our clientele, and we’re in the process of getting some new and exciting cars! Stay tuned for more updates and a new website for L.A. Prestige!

By now I’m sure that you’ve all heard about our famous Super Car Tour, which takes place 2-3 times throughout the year. Our Super Car Tour is great for corporate functions and team building exercises, but unfortunately, the scheduled dates for this popular event do not always work out with our clients’ agenda. In such instances, we are happy to create special tours catered just for them, with the vehicles of their choice! Franck Danglard, CEO of San Diego Prestige and a devout driving enthusiast, will be driving up to Santa Barbara this weekend to map out a special tour for one such company in the Santa Barbra area that is looking to throw a unique and memorable team building event / holiday party for its staff. Though one might assume that Franck simply looks for the curviest road that he can find and calls it a day, he actually has to be mindful of many elements; road conditions, traffic conditions, topography, variety and an intuitive and easy-to-follow path are all elements that should be present so that the drivers have an opportunity to truly experience the exotic vehicles lined up for the tour. Stay tuned within the next few weeks for details on the route! If you’re going to be in the area, you just might see our Ferrari, Lamborghini and Mercedes Benz vehicle lineup pass by!

I wanted to thank you and the staff at San Diego Prestige for making my daughter’s Birthday a once in a lifetime celebration.  I live in the San Francisco area and have put on some over the top events for her Birthday.  These ranged from a Fashion show at the Fairmount, “Survior” party at a Safari reserve, to a VIP Cirque du Soleil evening.  My daughter is in college in San Diego and I really wanted to make her birthday special this year.  After I visited your website I thought want a novel idea a yatch would be and San Diego being the perfect spot.  From the moment I called you, all the details that I normally would have to deal with were taken care of immediately.  The food, transportation and any request I had were addressed.  Your staff were professional and knowledgeable and I had no worries or angst about leaving the little details to you.  Your Captain Assen was phenomenal….

I guess I could sum up this adventure with the phone call I received from my daughter at 8:00 pm:  “Thank you mom, this is the best Birthday I have ever had”.  Apparently that was the sentiment of all aboard.  This will truly be hard to top….

I look forward to Prestige coming to the Bay Area so that I might enjoy an adventure for myself.

Thank you,

J. Bertrand

San Diego Prestige is a proud sponsor of the San Diego Convention Center’s “Savor San Diego” event in conjunction with the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival the weekend of November 19^th - 22^nd, 2009 along with other sponsors such as Centerplate, Seats Planners Incorporated, Smart City, Manchester Grand Hyatt, Access Destination Services, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Marriott San Diego Hotel & Marina, Pacific Event Productions, San Org, Omni San Diego Hotel, & AV Concepts. This event will allow its guests to enjoy our beautiful city by the bay while sipping on legendary wine, enjoying celebrity chefs delicious creations, cooking & wine tasting classes, & both live & silent auctions. The finally to this event is a 2 hour bay cruise on our beautiful luxury yacht the 69 McKinna currently docked at the Marriot Marina next door to the Convention Center. The plan is to WOW these guests with the intent to have them keep coming back to San Diego giving our city the revenue that it needs, but let’s “KEEP IT REAL”, who wouldn’t fall in love with this beautiful city & what it has to offer wanting to keep coming back for more. There are still tickets available for all you wine & food lovers just visit this site http://www.worldofwineevents.com/ - who knows maybe we’ll see you there J!!!

San Diego Prestige is proud to announce Miss Point Loma Saddaf Yusuf; 1 of our favorite young ladies whose represented San Diego Prestige at many events is once again running in the Miss California Pageant. Join San Diego Prestige in helping Saddaf win this year’s event buy buying a page to advertise your business in this year’s catalog. Contact Saddaf by email at saddaf_yusuf@yahoo.com; the cost of advertising is $1500 for a whole page & or $900 for half a page. The upcoming pageant is taking place in beautiful Palm Springs CA in November; if you want to make it a fun filled weekend while attending the pageant rent our Ferrari California & make heads turn wondering which way to look - at the beautiful contestants or the beautiful exotic vehicle. The event will be televised live & we are 100% positive Saddaf will not only make it to the top 10 like last year, but this year she’ll win the crown & bring it back home to San Diego. After winning Miss California Saddaf will have the opportunity to compete in Miss USA & then Miss World, be part of this life changing experience…