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Montecito Motor Classic and Winners of 3 prizes of $300 Gift Certificates

Congratulations to the 8th annual Montecito Motor Classic car show! This year the event was held at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club on a hot sunny Sunday, Sept. 22nd. Terry Ryken and Team joined the car show with a booth, greeting spectators with free cold waters and even giving away 3 prizes of $300 Gift Certificates each for Montecito resorts; the Rosewood Miramar Beach, Four Seasons The Biltmore, and the San Ysidro Ranch. Congratulations to our winners!

Even with soaring temperatures, the car show had a great turn out of local and international visitors who appreciated the wide array of exotic cars, ranging from original classics to modern marvels.

It was a nice opportunity to meet so many car enthusiasts at this fabulous event and present an award of recognition to Michael Hammmer’s 8i Turbo V12 Mercedes . The theme of this years Montecito Motor Classic was “Hypercar Designs & Supercar Milestones,” featuring 50 years of supercars.

Michael Hammer from the Armand Hammer Foundation was the presenting sponsor and the event benefited The Police Activities League and The Santa Barbara Police Foundation.

We look forward to the next Montecito Motor Classic in 2020!

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Montecito Motor Classic

This year the Montecito Motor Classic was held on Sunday September 23 to Benefit The Police Activities League and The Santa Barbara Police Foundation. Hundreds of old time classics and new innovative cars as well as motorcycles of every era lined the streets of Coast Village Road.

Terry Ryken is a proud sponsor of Montecito Motor Classic and had the pleasure to present an award to a vintage Camaro SS along with team member Judit Schweller.


Photographer Corina was excited to capture so many unique cars in this yearly event.

The presenting sponsor of the event was the Armand Hammer Foundation and many local businesses support this great cause.

Police Foundation Boardmember Sgt. Mike McGrew, who is retired from the Santa Barbara police, talked about how the Foundation offers help to police who are in need of support and counseling.


This year there was a special celebration of the history of Porsche and Ford Model A. There were a large number of Porsche cars entered in the event, from various eras.

Monte Wilson hosted the event and interviewed guest of honor Dana Newquist. Dana is an American Red Cross instructor and is on the Boards of the Alzheimers’s Association, Montecito Fire Protection District, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, and the Murphy Auto Museum.


Next year the Montecito Motor Classic will be held on Sunday, September 22, 2019 from 9am to 3pm along Montecito’s Coast Village Road.

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Design Santa Barbara TV Interview

Design Santa Barbara’s Michael Kourosh interviewed Terry Ryken and Team for a special two part episode about Terry’s career as a Santa Barbara real estate broker serving the Montecito, Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley.

Watch Episode 1 and Episode 2

The two episodes aired on KEYT Channel 3.