ENCINITAS, CA April 9, 2024 — Three Master-certified automotive detailers from San Diego County will polish a 1929 DuPont Model G Speedster and a 1937 Talbot-Lago T-150C SS ‘Goutte d’Eau’ on exhibit at Los Angeles’s Petersen Automotive Museum on Monday-Tuesday, April 15-16, then follow it to La Jolla Cove where they will maintain its pristine shine through the 3-day La Jolla Concours d’Elegance, Friday-Sunday, April 19-21.
Dr. Beasley Master-certified Aldo Alba, CD-SV, of ASAP Auto Detailing in Rancho Bernardino/Poway; with High Performance Auto Detail in Encinitas/North San Diego County; Gloss-It Master-certified trainer Royer Horton, CD-SV, RIT, of Got Detail in San Diego; and 3D Car Care Master-certified Jose Junco, CD-SV, RIT, with High- Performance Auto Detail in Encinitas/North San Diego County; will spend two days at Los Angeles’s Petersen Automotive Museum where they will meticulously clean both the interior and exterior to get the classics in world-class shape for competition at the Concours.
(L-R) The San Diego Detailing Dream Team: Aldo Alba of ASAP Auto Detail, Royer Horton of Got Detail; & Jose Junco of High Performance Auto Detail
They will then maintain the vehicles with white glove care throughout the prestigious car show in La Jolla over the weekend.
All three detailers are dually certified by the International Detailing Association and certified by Master SONAX detailer, Rigo Santana’s New Generation of Detailers Network. They have worked with Santana and the SONAX Team on priceless automotive projects at the Petersen.
Junco spent two years on the 2017 and 2018 Air Force One Detailing Team at Seattle’s Museum of Flight.
“I have been polishing paint on classic vehicles and historic airplanes for the past 10 years and I never take the opportunity for granted,” said Junco. “I am always honored when I am invited to these events because it is more than I ever dreamed of doing when I first got into the business.”
In addition to Dr. Beasley’s, Alba has been detailing for the past decade and is also certified in master-level sanding, polishing, and finishing with Rupes USA.
“When I got into the detailing business, I never saw myself detailing and polishing multi-million-dollar machines,” said Alba. “They were something to gaze at from behind car show rope lines in a museum or at a car show, so I am thrilled to now stand inside those rope lines and keep them free from handprints, dew, and other environmental fallout.”
Horton is a 25-year veteran detailer, paint correction specialist, and interior perfectionist with a specialization in ceramic coatings installation. For over seven years, he has trained detailing professionals in the application of ceramic coatings at SEMA in Las Vegas.
He said he recently developed a realization that exotic and classic cars are true works of art after training a team on a Pagani Huayra Roadster BC.
“I now have a much deeper appreciation for the need to preserve them and my gift at teaching others to do so,” Horton said.
1937 Talbot-Lago T-150C SS ‘Goutte d’Eau’
“The La Jolla show is one of the most exotic on the Concours d’Elegance circuit and with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop, making these iconic vehicles glisten in the sunlight is what I do for a living. It is a truly exciting opportunity for me.”
The ‘29 Speedster had 125-horsepower straight-eight engines that topped out at a whopping 100 mph. It sold for $5,335 new and was built from Merrimac of Massachusetts aluminum, featuring a one-piece fender, and running board along its sides.
The Talbot ‘Goutte d’Eau’, also known as the “teardrop”, was designed during the art deco era and was considered a “rolling sculpture”. It too featured aluminum bodywork and made its debut at the Paris-Nice Criterium de Tourism in 1937.
1929 DuPont Model G Speedster
If the media would like to join us either at the Petersen or La Jolla Cove during the Concours, we would love to show you how we maintain $80 million cars.
For more information, contact Jose Junco directly at (760) 994-3462; or his PR representative Kimberly Ballard at (256) 653-4003.
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