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The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2011 was held Sunday, March 13th on the 10th and 18th fairways of The Golf Club of Amelia Island adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island. With more than 250 exceptionally interesting and diverse cars in attendance, the judges have a difficult job not only picking class winners, but also awarding the Best of Show Winners. The Amelia Island Concours … [Read more...]
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2011 was held Sunday, March 13th on the 10th and 18th fairways of the Golf Club of Amelia Island adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida. An estimated 15,000 people attended the Amelia Concours on a zero cloud, perfectly sunny Florida day. Honorary Chairman Bobby Rahal kicked off the 16th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance by … [Read more...]
The 1965 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Landaulet built for Pope Paul VI will be shown for the first time ever on U.S. shores at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2011, held March 11-13 on the 10th and 18th fairways of the Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. The historic papal car is part of a featured Class of Mercedes-Benz 600 vehicles on … [Read more...]
By Will Silk Automodello is producing 85 Griffith Series 200 race replicas in 1:43 scale for this year’s Ultimate Griffith Reunion to be held March 12th and 13th at Bill Warner’s Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Sports Car Digest previously reviewed Automodello’s 1:43 scale street going Griffith 200 replica, and just when we thought that model couldn’t be outdone lands this … [Read more...]
Former Amelia honoree and Le Mans winner Dan Gurney will return for the “Cannonball Run Revisited” seminar Saturday, March 12, during the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2011. Gurney along with Cannonball Run creator and automotive pundit Brock Yates won the 1971 race in a Ferrari Daytona Coupe crossing the United States in 35 hours and 54 minutes. The coast-to-coast challenge was … [Read more...]
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO at its 2012 event. The Foundation has been working on the anniversary celebration for more than two years and expects that it will be one of the most important milestones in the hobby. The Ferrari 250 GTO was built between 1962 and 1964, and is universally considered the most coveted of … [Read more...]
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2010 was held March 14th on the fairways of the Golf Club of Amelia Island adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida. Among others, the 15th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance also celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Porsche 917's victories at the 1970 24 Hours of Daytona and 24 Hours of Le Mans races. A seminar kicked off the … [Read more...]
Gooding & Company will hold its Amelia Island Auction 2011 on Friday, March 11th at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation in Florida. Gooding announced three consignments that represent Britain’s pre- and post-war automotive achievements: the first 1949 Jaguar XK120 Alloy imported to America, a 1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Sedanca Drop Head Coupe by Gurney Nutting and a 1962 Lotus 23B … [Read more...]
They may not have had the sponsors or the approval of their male competitors, but the women who chose racing as a career made waves then and still are today. Their challenges and successes will be the subject of the “Women of Racing” seminar at the 16th Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance scheduled for March 11-13, 2011, at the Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach. “In a … [Read more...]
When Amelia Island Concours Chairman Bill Warner was stumped by the Derby L8 at the recent Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival in Lakeland, Florida, the vehicle had to be special. So special that he selected it for the Amelia Award, which gave it an automatic invite to the 16th Amelia set for March 11-13, 2011, at The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach. Derby was a French-born sports … [Read more...]
The race was illegal; the movies were popular; and a number of the participants will be invited to Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance 2011 for “The Cannonball Run Revisited,” a seminar on the infamous coast-to-coast race that snubbed its nose at the pending national speed limit and other traffic laws in the 1970s designed to slow down the American driving public. The brainchild of Brock … [Read more...]
Bobby Rahal will be the honoree for the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance 2011, scheduled for March 11-13, at The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach. Indy Car legend Rahal has impacted the sport like few other drivers and continues today as a team principal in Rahal Letterman Racing. “One of the great pleasures about Amelia is that we can honor the best of the best and Bobby Rahal … [Read more...]
The 2010 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance was held on the fairways of the Golf Club of Amelia Island adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, Florida. With more than 250 cars in attendance, many deserving cars were not honored with a Best in Class or Amelia (close to winning) awards in their respective class. However, that doesn’t mean they weren’t noticed or appreciated by the rest … [Read more...]
The 2010 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, held Sunday, March 14th on the 10th and 18th fairways of the Golf Club of Amelia Island, featured more than 250 classic cars on the show field separated into 34 classes. In addition to Featured Guest Richard Petty, the featured marque was Mercedes-Benz and the Concours highlighted the 40th anniversary of Porsche’s inaugural victory at the 24 Hours … [Read more...]
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is well known for its penchant for sports and racing cars. Led by founder Bill Warner, who raced “in the day” and vintage races today, the Amelia Concours goes out of its way to include a wide variety of sports and racing cars. Further reinforcing the sports and racing partiality, Amelia was the first Concours to establish two Best in Show awards: … [Read more...]
