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Sports Car MarketKeith Martin’s
The Insider’s Guide to Collecting, Investing, Values, and Trends
™
Supplement to Sports Car Market
2016 Insider’s Guide to
Concours d’Elegance
■ Complete 2016 Event Calendar■ Creating a Concours for the 21st Century ■ In-Depth Background on 17 Featured Concours
introduction / table of contents
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Entertainment and ExcitementConcours are really “showtime,” auto-
motive style.We get to see automobiles prepared to
far-better-than-new condition, the state to which we aspire with our own personal cars. With preservation classes, we see his-tory in front of us, as we observe vehicles that have suffered the ravages of time yet survived in presentable form.
Most concours have a “gotcha” mo-ment, where they unveil an unusual class, such as the hearses featured at the Concours of America last year.
I like to hang around marque experts at concours and listen to them evaluate cars. Where else am I going to learn how to confirm that a Delahaye 135M has a correct wiring harness, or a Cobra 289 the appropriate loom to the carpet?
Excitement grows as we begin to predict which cars will make Best of Class, and which will be anointed Best of Show. Like the audience waiting for the Academy Awards to be announced, anxious owners and restorers watch the judges evaluate their cars. They wait for their names to be called for the first round of awards. And then they hope for the nod that means their car is the best of the best.
Chances are, as you use this guide, you’ll find out about events that are new to you, and also remind yourself to put the familiar events on your calendar. Someone from Sports Car Market and American Car Collector magazines is at nearly every event, and we look forward to seeing you there. — Keith Martin, Publisher, Sports Car Market ■
14 Building a Concours for the 21st Century — Larry Moss
52 10 Years of Pebble Beach Winners
FEaturEs
sChEDuLE42 Complete 2016 North american Concours Listing
FEaturED CoNCours22 21st annual amelia Island Concours d’Elegance22 La Jolla Concours d’Elegance24 Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance24 Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance25 Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance25 33rd annual Colorado Concours d’Elegance and Exotic sports Car show26 ault Park Concours d’Elegance26 the Elegance at hershey
aDvErtIsErs INDExability Connection Colorado Concours. 35amelia Island Concours ............................20american Collectors Insurance ...............31Chantilly arts & Elegance richard Mille ..50Cincinnati Concours Foundation ...............9Classic assets Motor sports Center ..........49Classic showcase ......................................38Cobble Beach Concours ..........................47Columbia river Concours .........................48Cooper technica, Inc ................................10D. L. George Coachworks .........................27Forest Grove Concours ..............................43Greystone Mansion Concours..................37Gto Engineering LtD ..................................15Gullwing Motor Cars, Inc. ..........................11hagerty Insurance agency, Inc. ..............17hahn-vorbach & associates LLC .............13hollywood Wheels Inc .............................6-7hyman, LtD ..................................................21Keels and Wheels Concours .....................45Keeneland Concours.................................51La Jolla Concours D’ Elegance ................19Law Offices of Bruce Shaw ........................41Milwaukee Concours...................................2Misselwood Concours ...............................40Pebble Beach Concours ...........................39Pinehurst Concours D’ Elegance ..............23Putnam Leasing ............................................3reliable Carriers .........................................56rick Cole auctions ...................................4-5sports Car Market ................................ 33, 54the Elegance at hershey ..........................55trump Properties Concours .......................36tYCta............................................................34Welsh Enterprises, Inc. ................................12
28 44th Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance28 Keeneland Concours d’Elegance29 Misselwood Concours d’Elegance29 Columbia river Concours d’Elegance30 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance30 the Milwaukee Concours d’Elegance32 Crescent Beach Concours d’Elegance32 vail automotive Classic33 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Cover photo by Dave Tomaro
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Creating a Concours for the 21st Century
how can we produce a show that companies will want to sponsor and spectators will want to attend?By larry Moss, chairman of the concours d’elegance of america at st. John’sPhotos by dave tomaro
The idea of a Concours d’Elegance has been around since horse-drawn carriages
paraded around Europe hundreds of years ago. But only in the past 50 years or so has this celebration of the automobile hit Amer-ican shores.
It began as a show of beauty, showcas-ing both fashion and art with the automo-bile. Thirty years ago, there were just a few shows. Now, Sports Car Market produces this annual Insider’s Guide to Concours d’Elegance, highlighting the incredible number of shows that take place in the U.S. every year.
staying relevantIt’s a challenge for the collector, spon-
sor, judge and spectator to decide which shows to attend. And for the organizers, the challenge is how to make your event the “go-to” show. While each year we hear of a new concours event, we also sadly learn of the passing of another. The question we must ask is how can we produce a show that companies will want to sponsor, spectators will want to attend, and in which car collec-tors will want to exhibit?
In the 1930s, European shows exhibited cars that were mostly new, for obvious rea-
Organizers, judges and exhibitors are continually looking for ways to create “go-to” shows
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sons. After the war, shows in Europe and the U.S. highlighted pre-war along with a few post-war cars. In recent years, the focus for shows like Pebble Beach, Concours of America at the Inn at St John’s (formerly Meadow Brook), and Amelia Island has been to continue the tradition of inviting pre-war and early post-war cars, but also to expand the class lineups to include newer and more varied marques. The concours of the 21st century is facing a difficult chal-lenge: to include or not include?
The concours of years past included rel-atively new cars. The Pebble Beach show in 1955 had a 1931 Pierce-Arrow as its Best in Show winner — a car that was then only 24 years old. So, what does all this mean for shows beyond 2015? The problem we face is the inclusion of cars produced in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and later. And, if so, how to do that within the context of a Concours of Elegance? At what point does a Concours d’Elegance morph into a car show? That is the challenge.
a newer trendSince its inception in 1979, the Con-
cours of America at St John’s has always been considered a classic-car-type show. With Don Sommer, our founder, myself, and now Brian Joseph, we have continued the tradition of a field heavily dominated by pre-war cars. However, each year we’ve expanded the lineup to include a few rare and stylistically interesting cars produced in later years.
Amelia Island always has a great selec-tion of race cars and sports cars, including cars that were produced in the 1960s and 1970s. Our show has featured muscle cars, sports cars, race cars and special features from the 1950s and 1960s. Other shows are expanding their feature classes as well.
As organizers, we ask ourselves what constitutes a class suitable for a Concours d’Elegance. We must try to balance the sponsors’ desires with the spectators’ wish-es to put on a show that has rare, unique and beautiful cars. Like concours of the
Cars of the ’70s and ’80s are more frequent concours participants as younger collectors emerge
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past, our shows today feature art and fash-ion. But it’s the cars people come to see. So the various car selection committees work to balance the tradition of old with the reali-ties of today.
Cars of the 1980s are now 30 years old. When our car selection committee suggest-ed the idea of “Dream Cars of the 1980s” for our 2015 show, I initially balked. The idea was to feature cars that today’s 45-year-olds dreamed of as teens and might have had as a poster on their bedroom wall — for example, a Lamborghini Countach. The elder statesmen in our hobby view these cars as new.
Yet, like the concours of the post-war era, the cars of the 1970s and 1980s are still 30–40 years old. And while those younger en-thusiasts are embracing the older brass cars and classics, their first love is the car they remember while growing up. So, we and a lot of other shows have moved to highlight not just pre-war and post-war automobiles, but race cars, sports cars, ’50s and ’60s cars, and maybe now ’70s and ’80s cars.
More than a car showWhat separates a Concours d’Elegance
from the weekly or monthly neighborhood car show is the rarity, setting, theme ele-ment, and the celebration of style, restora-tion and beauty. Surely there are cars that have been produced in the past 10 years that will be an upcoming feature at some future concours, begging the question: How long shall we wait to invite or feature them?
Looking forward, what kind of cars should a 2025 concours feature? Each year I host a gathering of organizers from vari-ous concours events to discuss this and oth-er issues related to putting on a successful and profitable show. At what point, we ask, do we transition from “pre- and post-war” to cars that exhibit rarity, styling, panache and elegance befitting a concours? And will the fine line that separates a car show from a concours become even more blurred? Time will tell.
One thing is certain, however — what-ever form it may take, the tradition of the concours will endure. ■
In whatever form they evolve, the tradition of concours will live on
Featured ConCours
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Date: March 11–13, 2016Location: The Golf Club of Amelia Island, 4700
Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island, FL, 32034General admission: Adult: $120 day of show, $95
in advance. Youths 12–18 years old: $50. Children younger than 12 are admitted free with paying adult
Featured anniversaries: Honoring multiple Sebring 12-Hour and Le Mans 24-Hour winner Hans-Joachim Stuck
Website: www.ameliaconcours.orgTelephone: 904.636.0027Year founded: 1996Founding sponsors: Mercedes-Benz USA and The
Ritz-Carlton, Amelia IslandNumber of cars entered last year: 325Host hotel: The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, 4750
Amelia Island Parkway, Amelia Island, FL, 32034, 904.277.1100
Location description: The Golf Club of Amelia Island is a short walk from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel — and the lush golf course and balmy ocean breeze
Tour: Concours vehicles are invited on the Reliable Carriers Eight Flags Road Tour
Last year’s Best of Show cars: Best in Show, Concours d’Elegance, 1930 Cord L29 Brooks Stevens Speedster from the Ed and Judy Schoenthaler Collection, Oak Brook, IL; Best in Show, Concours de Sport, 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 owned by David Sydorick of Beverly Hills, CA
Quick take: The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is among the top automotive events in the world, drawing more than 250 rare vehicles from collec-tions around the globe.
Date: April 8–10, 2016Location: Ellen Browning Scripps Park, 1133 Coastal
Blvd., La Jolla, CA, 92037Admission: $50 in advance, $60 day of event.
Children younger than 14 admitted free. VIP tick-ets are $150 and include one entry plus admission to the exclusive VIP area
Featured marques: French CurvesWebsite: www.lajollaconcours.comTelephone: 619.233.5008Year founded: 2005Presenting sponsor: LPL FinancialNumber of cars entered last year: 150Host hotels: Grande Colonial Hotel, 910 Prospect
St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, 855.267.4884; La Valencia Hotel, 1132 Prospect St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, 858.454.0771; Estancia La Jolla, 9700 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA, 92037, 855.430.7503; La Jolla Cove Suites, 1155 Coast Blvd., La Jolla, CA, 92037, 858.459.2621
Location description: La Jolla Cove and Ellen Browning Scripps Park are scenic jewels
Tour: The La Jolla Tour d’Elegance takes place on Saturday, April 9, 2016
21st Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
Last year’s Best of Show cars: Best in Show, Peter Mullin’s 1937 Peugeot Darl’mat cabriolet; Most Outstanding Pre-War, Aaron and Valerie Weiss’ 1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster; Most Outstanding Post-War, The Calumet Collection’s 1967 Rolls-Royce Phantom V Landaulet State Limousine; Most Elegant Award, Frederick M. Lax’s 1930 Cadillac V16 Roadster cabriolet
Quick Take: The La Jolla Concours attracts discerning car enthusiasts from around the globe to a picturesque venue on the Pacific Ocean. Celebrating French Curves, the 12th annual concours will feature some of the best-preserved and extravagantly styled examples of French autos.
La Jolla Concours d’Elegance
Featured ConCours
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Date: April 23–24, 2016Location: Lakewood Yacht Club, 2425 NASA
Parkway, Seabrook, TX, 77586Admission: $35 at the gate; $25 in advance onlineFeatured marques: Automotive, honoring
Duesenberg, Concept Cars and Muscle Cars; Boat, honoring Chris Craft Racing Runabouts
Website: www.keels-wheels.comTelephone: 713.521.0105Year founded: 1995Number of entries last year: 180 cars and 68
boatsHost hotel: Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake
Hotel, 3000 NASA Road 1, Houston, TX, 77058, 281.333.9300
Location description: Held on the grounds and inner harbor of Lakewood Yacht Club
Last Year’s Best of Show cars: Best of the Best American, 1930 Stutz Lancefield Supercharged from the collection of Richard and Irina Mitchell, Montgomery, TX; Best of the Best European, 1939 Bugatti Aravis from the collection of Peter and Merle Mullin, Oxnard, CA; Best of Show American,
1930 Cadillac 452 from the Joseph A. Scott Collection, Houston, TX; Best of Show European, 1950 Aston Martin DB2 from the Frank Rubio Collection, Pinecrest, FL
Quick take: Keels & Wheels has established itself among the nation’s top concours events while in pursuit of multiple goals. Those goals include raising significant funds for charities the show supports — $1.5 million so far — while producing the best possible event that draws participants and spectators from across the U.S. and Europe. Side benefits have included an economic impact of over $3.5 million each year on the local community, while simultane-ously raising national awareness of Seabrook.
Date: April 30, 2016Location: The Village of Pinehurst, NCAdmission: $30–$50Featured marques: Pre-War French
Curves, Future Collectible Japanese, Mercedes-Benz 300SL coupe and Roadster (1954–1963)
Website: www.pinehurstconcours.comTelephone: 910.973.6594Year founded: 2013Number of cars entered last year: More
than 300Host hotel: Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst
Resort, 80 Carolina Vista Drive, Pinehurst, NC, 28374, 910.295.6811
Location description: The cars will be displayed on the world-famous Pinehurst Resort Golf Course
Last year’s Best of Show: A 1919 bright purple Pierce-Arrow Model 66 A-4 Tourer, owned by Georgia-based philanthropist and businessman Robert S. “Bob” Jepson Jr.
Quick take: The fourth annual vintage car showcase of rare and pristine collector automobiles will be staged on the fairways of one of golf’s historic
Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance
Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance
locales, and will be followed by a live concert performed by the Grammy Award-winning Commodores. The Pinehurst Concours will also feature an Iron Mike Rally on Friday, April 29, in which approximately 50 entrants — some accompanied by heroic soldiers — drive in a caravan from the Village of Pinehurst to Fort Bragg to spend a day with the troops. A par-three golf tournament and 5k race will also be a part of the weekend’s activities.
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Featured ConCours
Date: May 1, 2016Location: Greystone Park, 905 Loma Vista Drive,
Beverly Hills, CA, 90210Admission: $125 (includes gourmet food and adult
libations, a commemorative poster and program book)
Website: www.greystoneconcours.orgTelephone: 310.285.6830Year founded: 2010Number of cars entered last year: 135Host hotel: Montage Beverly Hills, 225 N. Canon
Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210, 310.860.7800; Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel, 360 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, 90210, 310.273.0300
Location description: Doheny Greystone Estate is located in Beverly Hills and is the former home of the Doheny Family. It is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places and is designated as Historic Landmark #4 of the City of Beverly Hills. The automobile and motorcycle concours is the centerpiece of the event; attendees have access to over 18 acres of lushly landscaped grounds as well as the 55-room Greystone Mansion, which is open
for vendors and lecturesLast year’s Best of Show cars: Best of Show
Concours de Sport, 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB; Best of Show Concours d’Elegance, 1929 Duesenberg Model J LeBaron DC phaeton
Quick take: At the Greystone Concours, over 150 vintage pre-1974 automobiles and motorcycles show their stuff in front of magnificent panoramas of Beverly Hills and the entire Los Angeles Basin. The event supports the Friends of Greystone for the ongoing restoration of Doheny Greystone Estate.
Date: June 5, 2016Location: Arapahoe Community College, 5900
South Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, CO, 80120Admission: $10; free for youths 12 and younger
and for military, police and firefightersFeatured marques: Mid-engine formula
Can-Am, Le Mans race cars/automobiles, Corvettes (1963–67 Sting Rays), Jaguar and Mercedes automobiles
Website: www.coloradoconcours.orgTelephone: 303.691.9339Year founded: 1983Presenting sponsor: Circle KNumber of cars entered last year: 486Host hotel: Hyatt Regency Tech Center, DTC, 7800 E
Tufts Ave., Denver, CO, 80237, 303.779.1234Location description: On the tree-shaded lawn at
Arapahoe Community College in the Southwestern Denver metropolitan area
Tour: The scenic Tour for the Kids is an associated tour on a separate weekend. Date to be an-nounced
Last year’s Best of Show cars: People’s Choice, 1964 Willment Cobra coupe, owned by Larry Miller
Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance
33rd annual Colorado Concours d’Elegance and Exotic sports Car show
Quick take: The Colorado Concours benefits Ability Connection Colorado’s Creative Options Program for at-risk children from birth to age 5. Regional sports, GT and racing clubs, along with Ability Connection Colorado, organize the concours. The family-friendly event attracts nearly 14,000 spectators and almost 500 rare automobiles and motorcycles. Car registration for the event is only $50. The event also features celebrity judges, car designers, race car drivers and automobile restorers.
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Date: June 12, 2016Location: Ault Park, 3600 Observatory Ave.,
Cincinnati, OH, 45208Admission: Pre-sale, $20 adults, four for $60; day-
of-show pricing, $25 adults, $15 students w/school ID; children 12 and younger get in free
Featured marque: An Italian Icon — FerrariWebsite: www.ohioconcours.comTelephone: 513.321.1951Year founded: 1978Presenting sponsor: EXAIRNumber of cars entered last year: 197Host hotel: Best Western Mariemont Inn, 6880
Wooster Pike, Cincinnati, OH, 45227, 513.271.2100Location description: The historic gardens of Ault
ParkTour: Scenic guided driving tour around the Greater
Cincinnati area, with a stop at a local point of interest
Last year’s Best of Show cars: Best of Show Concours d’Elegance, 1931 Chrysler CG Imperial roadster from the collection of Brent Merrill of Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Best of Show Esprit de
Sport, 1928 Auburn 8-88 Boattail Speedster from the collection of Richard Harding of Beavercreek Township, OH
Quick take: The Ault Park Concours d’Elegance is a nationally recognized car show that highlights some of the most spectacular automobiles and motorcycles of all time. Ault Park offers a unique backdrop: A classic pavilion hosts an automotive art show and brunch, overlooking cars displayed in the park’s historic formal gardens below. Concours weekend also includes Cruisin’ for a Cure fundraiser event and hangar party at the landmark Lunken Airport. All events benefit Juvenile Arthritis.
Date: June 10–12, 2016Location: The Hotel Hershey, 100
Hotel Road, Hershey, PA, 17033Admission: Varies by event.
Concours tickets on Sunday are $30
Featured marque: Non-specific. Poster car this year is the Oscar Davis Alfa Romeo Mille Miglia 2.9
Website: www.theeleganceather-shey.com
Telephone: 717.534.1910Year founded: 2010. Inaugural
event held in 2011Presenting sponsor: Xcoal Energy ResourcesNumber of cars entered last year: 72Host hotel: The Hotel Hershey, 100 Hotel Road,
Hershey, PA, 17033, 717.533.2171Location description: The formal gardens of The
Hotel HersheyTour: The Grand Ascent, a revival of the Hershey Hill
Climb, runs on Friday. To qualify, cars and drivers must meet VSCCA standards and requirements
Last year’s Best of Show car: 1948 Daimler DE36
ault Park Concours d’Elegance
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Green Goddess drophead coupe by Hooper, from the Mark Hyman Collection, St. Louis, MO
Quick take: This three-day event commences on Friday, June 10, with the first of two days of hillclimb competition featuring vintage race cars. Saturday is the Concorso Bizarro, an offbeat car show for the “non-star cars” of our hobby. Don’t miss the Keno Brothers Fine Automobile Auction, the Gala dinner, and the silent auction. Sunday, June 12, showcases the automobiles of the Elegance.
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Date: July 16, 2016Location: Keeneland Race
Course, 4201 Versailles Road, Lexington, KY, 40510
Admission: $15 online pre-sale, $20 day of show. Children younger than 12 and active military in uniform admitted free
Featured marque: ChryslerWebsite: www.keenelandcon-
cours.comTelephone: 859.422.3329Year founded: 2004Presenting sponsor:
Kentucky Children’s Hospital (event beneficiary)
Number of cars entered last year: 144Location description: Keeneland Race Course,
home of the 2015 Breeders’ CupTour: The 13th annual Tour d’Elegance takes place
July 17, covering 90 miles of Bluegrass roadsLast year’s Best of Show cars: 1937 Bugatti Type
57SC Atalante from the Patterson Collection
Quick take: A large Car Club Paddock surrounds the show field. The Paddock area is limited to vehicles identifiable as being of special interest, sports cars and club cars. Attendees are free to set up lawn chairs and spend the day relaxing near their rides, touring the show field and enjoying the many concours attractions.
Keeneland Concours d’Elegance
Date: July 17, 2016Location: Pacific University, 2043 College Way,
Forest Grove, OR, 97116General admission: $20 for adults, $18 for seniors,
$7 for children, free for children 12 and youngerFeatured marques: Allure of the Autobahn:
Porsche, 100 Years of BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. Featuring a special display of Porsche competition cars, and honoring Northwest racer Monte Shelton. Miles Collier to serve as Senior Judge
Website: www.forestgroveconcours.orgTelephone: 888.359.2530Year founded: 1973Presenting sponsor: Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo and
Tonkin FiatNumber of cars entered last year: 305Host hotel: Best Western University Inn and Suites,
3933 Pacific Avenue, Forest Grove, OR, 97116, 503.992.8888
Location description: The tree-shaded campus of Pacific University, founded in 1849
Tour: The Vineyard Tour winds through scenic Oregon wine country on Saturday, July 18
Last year’s Best of Show car: 1934 Packard dual-cowl Sport Phaeton, owned by Larry Nannini of Colma, CA
Quick take: An automotive tradition for the past 43 years, this event attracts automobiles from mu-seums and private collections all over the Pacific Northwest. The concours weekend features a vineyard driving tour and the Evening of Elegance dinner. As a fund-raiser for the Forest Grove Rotary Club, the Concours has returned over $1m for community service programs and for student scholarships to Pacific University.
44th Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance
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Featured ConCours
Date: July 23–24, 2016Location: Endicott College, 376 Hale
Street, Beverly, MA, 01915Admission: General admission,
$25; VIP admission, $75; 12 and younger are admitted free
Featured marques: Lincoln and Chrysler Imperial
Website: www.misselwoodconcours.com
Telephone: 978.232.2128Year founded: 2010Number of cars entered last year:
125Host hotel: Wylie Inn, 295 Hale St.,
Beverly, MA, 01915, 866.333.0859Location description: On the campus of Endicott
College at the Misselwood Estate, a one-of-a-kind oceanfront setting
Tour: The Misselwood Tour d’Elegance on July 23 winds 60 miles along the beautiful, historic North Shore of Boston, with a stop in Newburyport
Last year’s Best of Show cars: 1913 Rolls-Royce
Date: August 7, 2016Location: Fort Vancouver, 1501
E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, WA, 98661
Admission: $12 in advance and $15 on the day of the event. There is no charge for children 12 and younger who are ac-companied by a paying adult
Featured marque: FerrariWebsite: www.columbiarivercon-
cours.comTelephone: 360.992.1800Year founded: 2009Number of cars entered last
year: 180-plusHost hotel: Homewood Suites,
701 SE Columbia Shores Blvd., Vancouver, WA, 98661, 360.750.1100
Location description: The concours takes place at Officers Row at the Fort Vancouver Historic Site, which is across the Columbia River from Portland, OR
Last year’s Best of Show cars: Best of Show, Class Winner, Founders’ Choice and People’s Choice awards went to a 1960 Imperial Crown convertible owned by Joel Holland of Sumner, WAQuick take: Officers Row at Fort Vancouver is a fantastic venue for a concours. Cars are parked on the grass under 100-year-old trees between 1850s-era homes. Vehicles here represent virtually all the classic and collectible marques, including Jaguar, Bentley, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Alfa Romeo, Austin-Healey, MG, Porsche,
Triumph, Cadillac, Corvette, Lincoln, Morgan and a host of others. There are also classes for race cars and commercial vehicles, all of which means something for everyone with an interest in vintage and classic cars and motorcycles.
Silver GhostQuick take: At Misselwood, rare, unique and vintage
automobiles and motorcycles show off with the Atlantic Ocean just footsteps away. It’s an event for the whole family, with fashion shows, fancy-hat contests, live music, art, food and beverages. All proceeds benefit student scholarships at Endicott College.
Misselwood Concours d’Elegance
Columbia river Concours d’Elegance
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Date: August 27–28, 2016Location: Veterans Park, 1184
Lagoon Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202
Admission: One day, $15 in advance or $20 at the gate; two days, $25 in advance or $30 at the gate
Featured marques: Historical American cars that raced at Le Mans
Website: www.milwaukeeconcours.com
Telephone: 414.336.2345Year founded: 2004Presenting sponsors: The Private Client Reserve
of US Bank, Kohler Company, Prescient Financial, Robert W. Baird & Co., Concours Motors, Lexus North Shore, Lexus of Brookfield, and Steve Foley of Northbrook
Number of cars entered last year: 200Location description: At the Lakefront on scenic
Lake MichiganLast year’s Best of Show cars: Best of Show —
Early, 1935 Auburn 851 Supercharged Speedster, Greg Ornazian, Troy, MI; Best of Show — Late, 1958 Buick Limited Convertible, Ken Nagel, Plano, IL
Quick take: Since its inception, the Milwaukee Concours has raised more than $200,000 for charity to improve the lives of children and families in the greater Milwaukee area. Its designated charitable partners are Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, and Meta House.
the Milwaukee Concours d’Elegance
Date: August 21, 2016Location: Pebble Beach Golf Links, 17-Mile Drive,
Pebble Beach, CA, 93953Admission: General admission is $325 in advance,
$375 on concours Sunday. Club d’Elegance VIP tickets are $750
Featured marques: BMW centennial, Ford GT40 50th anniversary of victory at Le Mans, Delahaye, Chapron coachwork, Bizzarrini, two-man Indy race cars from 1930–37, BMW motorcycles
Website: www.pebblebeachconcours.netTelephone: 831.622.1700Year founded: 1950Host hotel: The Lodge at Pebble Beach, 1700
17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, CA, 93953, 831.574.5606
Location description: Pebble Beach Golf Links on the edge of the Pacific Ocean
Tour: The Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, presented by Rolex, takes place Thursday, August 18. Also related are Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum, presented by Credit Suisse, and Pebble Beach RetroAuto, both of which take place from August
the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
18 to 20.Last year’s Best of Show car: 1924 Isotta Fraschini
Tipo 8A F. Ramseier & Cie Worblaufen cabriolet, owned by Jim Patterson/The Patterson Collection, Louisville, KY
Quick take: Originally a small event paired with a road race through the pine and cypress forests of Pebble Beach, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has become the top-ranking collector car competition in the world. An increased empha-sis on the importance of preservation also began in the late 1990s, with the addition of special awards and classes.
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Date: September 9–11, 2016
Location: Vail and Gypsum, CO
Admission: $25–$150Featured marques:
CorvetteWebsite: www.vailautomo-
tiveclassic.comTelephone: 970.376.1299Year founded: 2009Number of cars entered
last year: 185Location description: The
Vail Valley Jet Center and Vail Village serve as backdrop for this annual celebration of cars and planes
Tour: The Battle Mountain Road Tour on September 9 rolls through the Colorado Rocky Mountains
Quick take: The Vail Automotive Classic is much more than a car show — it’s an auto enthusiast’s weekend filled with cars, motorcycles, airplanes, an auto auction, aerobatics shows, road tours and
awards. Saturday is the Wheels & Wings Festival. With so many entry classes (judged and display only), there’s something for every car-show participant. Last year’s event brought in 4,000 spectators to view over 185 cars, 50 aircraft and 50 motorcycles on display, enjoy the spectacular Aerobatics Show and the kids’ activity hangar, and shop for deals at the Auto Auction.
vail automotive Classic
Date: September 3, 2016Location: Blackie Spit Park at
Crescent Beach, 3136 McBride Ave., Surrey, British Columbia, CAN
Admission: By donationFeatured marques: 1932 Ford —
all modelsWebsite: www.crescentbeachcon-
cours.comTelephone: 604.908.9865Year founded: 2002Presenting sponsor: Pelling
Collector Car InsuranceNumber of cars entered last year: 100Host hotel: Ocean Promenade Hotel, 15611
Marine Drive, White Rock, B.C., V4B1E1, CAN, 604.542.0102
Location description: Oceanfront at Crescent Beach’s Blackie Spit — a nature area by the sea. This area is within walking distance of Crescent Beach restaurants, shops and the Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens
Crescent Beach Concours d’Elegance
Last year’s Best of Show car: People’s Choice — 1959 Watson Indy Roadster owned by Larry and Jan Pfitzenmaier, Sonoita, AZ
Quick take: Benefiting BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, the Crescent Beach Concours is a combination of rare automobiles, unique people and a spectacular oceanfront location. British Columbia is one of the most stunning landscapes on the planet, and you won’t regret visiting.
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Featured ConCours
Date: September 17–18, 2016Location: Cobble Beach Golf Resort, 221
McLeese Drive, Kemble, ON, CANAdmission: Adult, $30; youths (5–16), $25;
family, $85; VIP, $300 (prices increase September 1, 2016)
Website: www.cobblebeachconcours.comTelephone: 416.366.4820 ext.228Year founded: 2013Presenting sponsor: Cobble Beach Golf
Resort CommunityNumber of cars entered last year: 100+Host hotel: Inn at Cobble Beach, 221 McLeese Drive,
Kemble, ON, NOH1S0, CAN, 519.370.2173Location description: 18th and 9th holes of the
Cobble Beach Golf Links course on the shore of Georgian Bay
Tour: 100-km (62-mile) Participants’ Tour takes place on Saturday of concours weekend, and a Two Nations Tour takes place the week leading up to the event
Last year’s Best of Show car: 1938 Graham 97 Supercharged cabriolet with coachwork by
Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Saoutchik, owned by Edgar Masters, Copake Falls, NY
Quick take: In its first year, the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance brought 4,000 attendees and 100 participants and raised $51,000 for the Sunnybrook Foundation. By 2015, new classes (over 100 vehicles), more judges, vintage motor-cycles, vintage wooden boats and an innovative Museum Class brought over 5,000 guests to the event, which raised more than $200,000 for the Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation. ■
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DATe CoNCourS LoCATioN WeBSiTe
JaNuarY1/23 Arizona Concours d’Elegance Arizona Biltmore
Phoenix, AZ www.arizonaconcours.com
1/23–24 The Palm Beach Cavallino Classic The Breakers Palm Beach, FL
www.cavallino.com/cavallino-classic.html
FEBruarY2/21 Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance Boca Raton Resort and Club
Boca Raton, FL www.bocaratonconcours.com
MarCh3/12 Festivals of Speed Amelia Island Select Omni Amelia Island Plantation
Amelia Island, FL www.festivalsofspeed.com
3/13 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance The Ritz-Carlton — Amelia Island Amelia Island, FL www.ameliaconcours.org
3/19 The Palm Event The Mar-a-Lago Club Palm Beach, FL www.thepalmevent.com
aPrIL4/10 La Jolla Concours d’Elegance La Jolla Cove at Ellen Browning
Scripps Park—La Jolla, CA www.lajollaconcours.com
4/16 Kiawah Island Motoring Retreat The Sandcastle Kiawah Island, SC
www.kiawahislandmotoringretreat.com
4/24 Concours d’Elegance of Texas La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa Montgomery, TX www.concoursoftexas.org
4/24 Concours d’LeMons Georgia Road Atlanta Braselton, GA www.concoursdlemons.com
4/24 Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance Lakewood Yacht Club Seabrook, TX www.keels-wheels.com
4/30 Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, NC pinehurstconcours.com
MaY5/1 Greystone Mansion Concours
d’EleganceGreystone Mansion & Park Beverly Hills, CA www.greystoneconcours.org
JuNE6/5 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance Excelsior Commons
Excelsior, MN www.10000lakesconcours.com
6/5 Concours d’Elegance of Chicago Northerly Island Chicago, IL www.concourschicago.net
6/5 Colorado Concours d’Elegance and Exotic Sports Car Show
Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO www.coloradoconcours.org
6/5 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance Roger Sherman Baldwin Park Greenwich, CT www.greenwichconcours.com
6/11 Ramapo Concours d’Elegance Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ www.ramapoconcours.com
6/12 Alameda Point Concours Alameda Naval Air Station Alameda, CA www.alamedapointconcours.com
6/12 Ault Park Concours d’Elegance Ault Park Cincinnati, OH www.ohioconcours.com
6/12 San Marino Motor Classic Lacy Park San Marino, CA www.sanmarinomotorclassic.com
6/12 The Elegance at Hershey The Hotel Hershey Hershey, PA www.theeleganceathershey.com
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6/19 Rodeo Drive Concours Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills, CA www.rodeodrive-bh.com
6/25 Bloomington Gold Corvettes USA Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, IN www.bloomingtongold.com
6/26 Art of the Car Concours Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO www.artofthecarconcours.com
June-TBA Le Belle Macchine d’Italia Pocono Raceway Blakeslee, PA www.italiancarevents.com
July7/17 Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR www.forestgroveconcours.org
7/17 Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance Crystal Springs Golf Course Burlingame, CA www.hillsboroughconcours.org
7/18 Keeneland Concours d’Elegance Keeneland Race Course Lexington, KY www.keenelandconcours.com
7/24 Misselwood Concours d’Elegance Misselwood Estate Beverly, MA www.endicott.edu/concours
7/30 Concours d’LeMons Michigan Inn at St. John’s Plymouth, MI www.concoursdlemons.com
7/31 Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s
Inn at St. John’s Plymouth, MI www.concoursusa.org
August8/7 Columbia River Concours d’Elegance Fort Vancouver
Vancouver, WA www.columbiariverconcours.com
8/13 Lake Bluff Concours d’Elegance of Southwest Michigan
Lake Bluff Park St. Joseph, MI www.concoursswmi.com
8/16 Carmel-By-The-Sea Concours on the Avenue
Ocean Avenue Carmel, CA www.carmelconcours.com
8/17 The Little Car Show Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove, CA www.marinamotorsports.org
8/19 Legends of the Autobahn Nicklaus Club-Monterey Monterey, CA www.legendsoftheautobahn.org
8/19 Porsche Werks Reunion Rancho Canada Golf Club Carmel, CA www.werksreunion.com
8/19 The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering Quail Lodge and Golf Club Carmel, CA
signatureevents.peninsula.com/en/Motorsports/Motorsports.html
8/20 Concorso Italiano Black Horse Golf Course Seaside, CA www.concorso.com
8/20 Concours d’LeMons California Laguna Grande Park Seaside, CA www.concoursdlemons.com
8/21 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Pebble Beach Golf Course Pebble Beach, CA www.pebblebeachconcours.net
8/26–27 Carmel Artomobilia Carmel, IN www.carmelartomobilia.com
8/28 Geneva Concours d’Elegance Third Street Geneva, IL www.genevaconcours.net
8/28 The Milwaukee Masterpiece Veterans Park Milwaukee, WI www.milwaukeemasterpiece.com
september9/3 Crescent Beach Concours d’Elegance Blackie Spit Park at Crescent
Beach—Surrey, BC, Canada www.crescentbeachconcours.com
9/3–7 Lime Rock Park Historic Festival Lime Rock Park Lakeville, CT limerockhistorics.com
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9/4 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille
Chantilly Chateau Paris, FRA www.richardmille.com
9/10 Chico Concours d’Elegance Butte Creek Country Club Chico, CA www.chicoconcours.com
9/10 Wheels and Wings Festival Vail Valley Jet Center Gypsum, CO www.vailautoshow.com
9/11 Pacific Northwest Concours d’Elegance LeMay—America’s Car Museum Tacoma, WA
www.americascarmuseum.org/event/pnw-concours-delegance
9/11 Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elegance Radnor Hunt Club Malvern, PA www.radnorconcours.org
9/11 Vail Automotive Classic Vail Village Vail, CO www.vailautoshow.com
9/17 Carmel Mission Classic Carmel Mission Plaza Carmel, CA www.carmelmissionclassic.org
9/18 Classics on the Green New Kent Winery New Kent, VA www.classicsonthegreen.com
9/18 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Cobble Beach Golf Links Kemble, ON, Canada www.cobblebeachconcours.com
9/18 Dayton Concours d’Elegance Carillon Historical Park Dayton, OH www.daytonconcours.com
9/18 Oregon Festival of Cars Broken Top Club Bend, OR www.oregonfestivalofcars.com
9/24 Ironstone Concours d’Elegance Ironstone Vineyards Murphys, CA www.ironstonefoundation.org
9/25 St. Michaels Concours d’EleganceHyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina Cambridge, MD
www.smcde.org
Fall 2016 Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance Los Verdes Golf Club, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA www.pvconcours.org
oCtoBEr10/2 Niello Concours at Serrano Serrano Visitors Center
El Dorado Hills, CA www.nielloconcoursatserrano.com
10/2 Santa Fe Concorso The Club at Las Campanas Santa Fe, NM www.santafeconcorso.com
10/2 Telluride Festival of Cars & Colors Telluride, CO www.carsandcolors.com
10/9 Fifth Avenue Auto Showcase Fifth Avenue San Diego, CA www.gaslamp.org
10/16 Lake Mirror Classic Automobile Festival
Lake Mirror Promenade Lakeland, FL www.lakemirrorclassic.com
Oct. -TBA Americana Manhasset Concours d’Elegance
Americana at Manhasset Manhasset, NY www.americanamanhasset.com
Oct. -TBA Edison Concours d’Elegance Llewellyn Park West Orange, NJ www.edisonconcours.org
NovEMBEr11/6 Hilton Head Island Concours
d’EleganceThe Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa—Hilton Head, SC www.hhiconcours.com
11/12 Trump Charlotte Concours d'EleganceTrump National Golf Club Charlotte Mooresville, NC
www.trumpcharlotteconcours.com
11/13 Desert Concorso Palm Springs Stadium Palm Springs, CA www.desertconcorso.com
11/13 Winter Park Concours d’Elegance Winter Park Country Club Winter Park, FL www.winterparkconcours.com
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