Of the many activities happening during the 2012 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, one that seems to be a highlight every year is the featured seminars. Saturday’s seminar was the “Great Endurance Drivers” which featured Vic Elford, Brian Redman, Sam Posey, Derek Bell, David Hobbs, Jim Hall, Joe Buzetta, Gerard Larousse and Hurley Haywood as the [...] [...more]
This 1932 Delage D8S Sport was on display at the 2012 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Delage was founded by Louis Delage in 1905, he started racing in 1906. The victories were many and the Delage reputation was made. In 1929 the most elegant of the Delage line, the D8 series, was introduced to rival Bentley, [...] [...more]
As a highlight of our time at the 2012 Amelia Island Concour d’Elegance we share the following photo’s. Everyone view’s automobiles differently. Personally, I develop a sort of A.D.D. at car shows like this. I can hardly hold a conversation. My eyes are wandering, always. The shapes, the sounds the color and shine… The only [...] [...more]
This Amelia Award winning, 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Spyder began its racing career at the March 4, 1954 Sebring 12 Hours, driven by Phil Hill and owner Bill Spear. At the end of the 3rd hour, with Phil Hill driving, the car was in 1st place but toward the end of this hour, an oil [...] [...more]
A 1938 Bugatti Type 57 And A 1962 Ferrari 330LM Win Big at the 17th Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance The Worlds Most Innovative Automotive Event Draws Nearly 23,000 Fans and 295 Automobiles, Kicking Off The Season In Style! On Sunday, March 13, 2012 This 1938 Bugatti Type 57 and 1962 Ferrari 330LM took home [...] [...more]
If you don’t pay close attention at Amelia Island you’re definitely going to miss something. And as new venues unfold like the Concorso Atlantico I’m pretty sure I will have to clone myself to catch everything this year. Speaking of that, I could always use extra help covering the event (Contact me if you’re interested)! [...] [...more]
With the 2012 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance just days away we felt like wetting the appetite of car lovers with a few photo’s from the 2011 Driving Tour. The driving tour is limited to invited automobiles of the featured marque for the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. The 2011 Featured cars were Allard and Duesenberg although [...] [...more]
Continued from Page 1 We headed north for our next show, the Bay Harbor Vintage Car and Boat Festical in Michigan’s northern vacationland. At Bay Harbor, we were ushered in turn onto a red carpet next to a judge’s table while a knowledgeable car guy described us to the crowd. He did a good job [...] [...more]
Written By: Larry Rotta I’m a pretender. In the show world of pristine category-one cars, I remain an aspirant. I am as my restorer intended me to be — reborn for the open road. But that open road continues to remain elusive. Somehow I have had my head turned by the allure of the Concours. [...] [...more]
It’s 1972, on a sunny summer afternoon a young man is driving by the local Ford dealership. Before his eyes is a gleaming, exotic automobile. As he continues down the road his girlfriend grabs his arm and insists he go back for a closer look. How can he resist? It’s Italian, in the middle of [...] [...more]
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