Werks Reunion Monterey 2023
Monterey Car Week

August 18, 2023

  • Werks Reunion Monterey 2023 unfolded on Friday, August 18, at Monterey Pines Golf Course, during Monterey Car Week—fairways by the airport turned into a Porsche city. From dawn, 701 Porsches—pre-A 356s to latest GT cars—rolled into corrals and judged classes. The atmosphere was more reunion than concours: owners trading stories, kids shadowing judges, sponsors setting up along the cart paths. I moved between color blocks and model rows, reading each car against the coastal light and fog: sun on Guards Red hoods, whale tails over the rough, patina beside factory-fresh paint. It’s Porsche culture compressed into eight hours and eighteen holes.

    I opened with the show marker on the grass—WERKS REUNION spelled in white, flanked by a Guards Red 964 and a livery-wrapped 911. From there, a long seam of GT cars—997 and 991 noses nearly touching—became a study in intakes, splitters, and brake ducts. My favorite detour landed on a jade-green 356 Cabriolet with a tan top and 976,500 miles on its windshield: nearly a million, written in patina. A black 356 Speedster held court nearby—blue headlight grilles, California black plate nodding “JAMES DEAN,” stance still stopping time. The morning’s coda was silver and low: a 550-style Spyder beside deep-blue 356s, louvers tracing Porsche’s earliest racing impulse.

    I think of Werks as PCA’s big-tent Porsche gathering: started in 2014 as a stand-alone Friday show during Car Week, designed to celebrate cars and community rather than concours nitpicking. PCA’s format blends judged classes with vast model corrals, inviting non-members to wander, talk, and join. Over the years, the venue shifted to Monterey Pines Golf Course, but the heartbeat stayed the same—camaraderie first, score sheets simplified, stories over trophies. That ethos is why I keep coming back: it’s where rare metal meets friendly parking-lot conversation, and where Porsche culture feels most accessible, inclusive, and unmistakably alive for everyone today.

Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A low-angle shot at the Werks Reunion Monterey 2023, with the event sign prominent in the foreground. A red Porsche 964 with gold HRE wheels is featured on the left, while a red Porsche 911 race car with PAGID l
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A low-angle, front-quarter view of a lineup of colorful Porsche 911s parked on a grassy field at an outdoor car event. In the foreground, a heavily modified dark grey Porsche 997 with riveted widebody fenders an
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A metallic slate blue-grey Porsche 911 Carrera from the G-body era is displayed on a manicured lawn during an outdoor car show. The vehicle is captured from a low, front three-quarter angle, highlighting its bla
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A vibrant lime green Porsche 911 Targa, heavily modified with a custom front bumper, yellow-tinted headlights, and black five-spoke wheels, is displayed on a manicured lawn at an outdoor car show. The car featur
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A high-angle, rear three-quarter view of a classic Porsche 911 Targa in a vibrant lime green finish. The car features a black engine grille with a matching lime green '2.7' badge and a ducktail spoiler. Through
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A classic green Porsche 356 A Cabriolet with a 976,000 miles, and a tan soft top, is parked on a grassy lawn at an outdoor car show. The car features whitewall tires on steel wheels and a chrome luggage rack on
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A close-up view of a green 1958 Porsche 356 A Convertible D with a tan soft top, displayed at an outdoor car show. The windshield has "976,500 MILES" written across it in white, and a descriptive placard is tuck
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A pristine, black Porsche 356 A Speedster is displayed on a vibrant green lawn under a clear blue sky. The classic convertible features a low-cut windshield, chrome wheels, blue-tinted headlight covers, and a ta
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A head-on, low-angle photograph of a vintage 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster, presented in a highly polished black finish. The car is parked on a vibrant green lawn, likely at a concours event or car show, under a br
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A low-angle, head-on view of the front bumper of a black 1958 Porsche 356 A Speedster, chassis #84360. The car features a chrome bumper guard and a California vanity license plate that reads 'JAMES DEAN'. In fro
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A dark blue Porsche 356 A Speedster is parked centrally on a vibrant green lawn at an outdoor car show, flanked by a blue 356 Coupe and a silver Porsche 550 Spyder race car. Spectators admire the classic cars un
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A detailed interior view of a classic dark blue Porsche 356 Speedster at an outdoor car show. The shot highlights the wood-rimmed steering wheel, the black dashboard with three VDO gauges, and the low-profile ch
Werks Reunion Monterey Car Week 2023 — A silver Porsche 550 Spyder replica is featured prominently in the foreground, parked on a vibrant green lawn at an outdoor car show. The Spyder has red interior accents, a wood-rimmed steering wheel, and vintag