I was generously loaned a stunning 1966 Mercedes-Benz 230SL by my friend Keith for the journey, which fit right in with the rest of the cars. I really couldn't have asked for a better way to run my first Copperstate. I was immediately in the thick of it, surrounded by classics valued well into the six (and sometimes seven) figure range, many of which could be shown at Pebble Beach and some that probably had been.