Griot’s Garage hosted its first ever private “Garage Tour” of Richard Griot’s home garage in May of this year. The exclusive group was limited to 50 attendees, who met at the Griot’s Garage store in Tacoma, then shuttled to Richard’s home for a morning of fun. The discussions revolved around setting up your garage space... flooring, lighting, cabinets, and car care areas. Product demonstrations were conducted by Griot’s Garage car care specialists, as well as Mr. Griot himself!
Vintage race cars were on display, including a Lola Can Am and McLaren F1. A restored BMW 2002 and Camaro RS sat in the driveway, and a 1996 Porsche 4S was available for customers to experience the Griot’s Garage Random Orbital. The current project car on display was a Mustang GT about to receive a super charger. An editor from Road & Track magazine was present and brought his fleet car, a brand new BMW M3, for all to enjoy.
Richard also opened his home so that attendees could see his use of Griot’s Garage storage cabinets in the kitchen (the vintage motorcycle parked in the living room was a hit as well). Lunch was served to the group and each attendee received a custom "Garage Tour 2008" event hat.
The group returned to the retail store for some shopping and more demonstrations in the Car Care School. A great time was had by all, and we thank everyone who attended this special event.
Indianapolis Tech Session
On April 26, for the fourth year, Griot's Garage opened the doors of our Plainfield, IN Distribution Center in what has become an annual "Rite of Spring Cleaning".
Long before the 10:00am start of the event, the parking lot was already beginning to fill with Porsches, Corvettes, Ferraris, Minis, and more… It was clear this day would be "one for the books", with hundreds of rabid Griot's Garage fans and car care perfectionists descending from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, and Michigan.
It was all hands on deck as the doors rolled open, and Griot's Garage car care specialists began conducting demonstrations of our professional 6" and 3" orbital machines. Customers enjoyed interacting with our staff, asking questions, and getting some hands-on experience with our line of amazing car care products. Displays featuring new products and kits gave attendees an inside peek at the latest Griot's Garage offerings.
Our sincerest thanks to all those who attended the Tech Session. We enjoy meeting our customers and hearing how they're having fun in the garage! Plans are already underway for next year's event… you won't want to miss it.
Palm Beach Cavallino Classic
Griot's Garage was once again invited to be the exclusive Car Care sponsor for the 17th annual Cavallino Classic, which took place in Palm Beach Florida last January.
The event included four days of racing at Moroso Motorsports Park with both vintage contemporary Ferrari and Maserati automobiles making showings. An additional event this year was the Classic Sports Sunday that featured modern era sports and racecars. The concours took place on the grounds of the beautiful Breakers Resort. There was a private jet party, where Ferraris parked around numerous spectacular private aircraft, including a rare P51 Mustang. A night spent touring phenomenal yachts, along with a brunch at Donald Trump's Mar-a-lago home added to the first-class festivities.
Several Griot's Garage Car Care technicians were on hand throughout the event, answering owners' questions and providing demonstrations of our Machine Orbital System. One very kind customer loaned us his 360 Modena for four days to use as a demonstration vehicle. Thank you Gary, for your support and trust in our Car Care line!
The winner of the Griot's Garage Preservation Cup at the Cavallino Concours was a spectacular 1986 Ferrari Testarossa. Jim Ippoliti, who brought the car from his home in Florida, has meticulously cared for this black beauty. Congratulations Jim on your achievement and thank you for sharing your awesome Ferrari with us all.
