Simply Put, The 2009 Amelia Island Concours D’ Elegance was the most overwhelming assembly of vintage automobiles I have ever seen in one place. And not just any place but one of the most beautiful settings you could imagine for a car show. The Fairway’s of the Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island.

First off was the Saturday afternoon auction. Some awesome cars were being offered. Many at no reserve. Here’s an early 911 race car.

Sunday morning my co-pilot and 4 yr old son was wide awake at 6:30 excited for the day. The drive up to Amelia in our 1969 912 was foggy with a light mist this morning. It provided a great lighting for taking pics and video. Upon arrival to the entrance all of the automobiles to be shown were driving in. This is one of my favorite parts of the show because you actually see the car’s in motion. It’s very impressive. How often to you get to listen to a Ferrari GTB 4 Revving the engine?

The 14th Annual Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance showcased unique vintage cars from around the world. Proceeds from the event went to support Community Hospice of NE Florida and other well deserving charities on the First Coast.

We snapped alot of photo’s at the entrance to the fairway listening to the sound of these beauties as they roar by. The smell of of burnt race fuel filled the thick air as the Ford GT40 was making its way to the grass.

There were so many rare car’s it was hard to keep track of them all. Here are a few more coming through the entrance.

Fin and I were too excited to wait at the entrance any longer so we decided to make our way over the lush green grass and have a look at the concours. I can’t put into words what it’s like to step over the hill and look out onto this lush green fairway full of the worlds rarest automobiles. The concours is set up very orderly with each category having it’s own avenue of sorts. Signs point out what category you are vewing. First off we saw the vintage race cars.

One of Fin’s favorites:

Another one of his favorites

The sun broke through the fog and mist just as we hit the Italian display (of course). Angels began singing from the heavens and… Somebody pinch me!

The owner of this Ferrari frantically show’s the judges its authenticity. I thought the car spoke fluently itself.

One of my favorite cars displayed was this Siata

The full photo album can be seen here.

Thanks to Amelia Concours Staff and Volunteers for the fantastic event. They were so kind to provide credentials to The Motoring Journal for this spectacular event.