From August 13 through 17, Northern California’s Monterey Peninsula once again became the annual bellwether for the collector-car market, as the world’s leading auction houses presented masterworks through the automotive ages. The annual sales events also shine the light on emerging trends while reflecting any economic vagaries.

After four years of attending Monterey Car Week, one would think that I could come up with some poetic way to start my traditional overview article of California's finest celebration of automotive madness.

We've been waiting with bated breath for Lexus to reveal the successor to the LFA, but instead, the brand quietly revealed the new Lexus Sport Concept at Monterey, saying it is "a vision for a next-generaton sports car." One of three Infiniti concept ...