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Sports Car Digest 27.07.2010
Concours d’Elegance of America at Meadow Brook 2010 – Photos

Concours d’Elegance of America at Meadow Brook 2010 – Photos
The Concours d’Elegance of America at Meadow Brook 2010 event was held Sunday, July 25 on the grounds of Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester, Michigan. The 2010 Concours d’Elegance of America at Meadow Brook (formerly known as Meadow Brook Concours) showcased more than 100 years of automotive history, with a field of over 200 cars [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 27.07.2010
Concours d’Elegance of America Leaves Meadow Brook

Concours d’Elegance of America Leaves Meadow Brook
After more than 30 years of celebrating Detroit’s “love affair” with the automobile at Meadow Brook Hall on the campus of Oakland University, the Concours d’Elegance of America will relocate to The Inn at St John’s in Plymouth, Michigan for the July 31, 2011 Concours. The Inn at St John’s offers the Concours 197 acres [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 26.07.2010
Quail Motorsports Gathering 2010 Honors Carroll Shelby

Quail Motorsports Gathering 2010 Honors Carroll Shelby
The Quail Motorsports Gathering 2010 will pay tribute to racing icon and legendary designer Carroll Shelby for his contribution to American motorsports as a record breaking racer and sports car designer. Held Friday, August 13, 2010 at Quail Golf Club in Carmel, California, the Quail Motorsports Gathering will display more than 30 Shelby cars to [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 23.07.2010
Salon Prive Concours d’Elegance 2010 – Results and Photo Gallery

Salon Prive Concours d’Elegance 2010 – Results and Photo Gallery
The 4th annual Salon Prive Concours d’Elegance in association with Chubb Insurance was held 21-23 July 2010 on the lawns of the prestigious Hurlingham Club, situated on the banks of the River Thames in South West London. Part motor event, part social occasion, the Salon Prive Concours d’Elegance has quickly catapulted up the ranks of [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 23.07.2010
Legends of the Autobahn – New Monterey Week Event

Legends of the Autobahn – New Monterey Week Event
German car enthusiasts now have a place to call their own during Monterey Week 2010 with the addition of a new event, the Legends of the Autobahn: West Coast Summer Concours. The BMW Car Club of America (BMW CCA), the Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA), and the Porsche Club of America (PCA)—the largest German marque [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 22.07.2010
Presidio of San Francisco Concours 2010 – Photo Gallery

Presidio of San Francisco Concours 2010 – Photo Gallery
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Presidio of San Francisco Concours d’Elegance was held Sunday, July 18th, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The second annual Concours was staged on the grounds of the Presidio, a former military base turned national park that overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay. The Presidio of [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 21.07.2010
Capitol Concours d’Elegance 2010 Information

Capitol Concours d’Elegance 2010 Information
The 17th annual Capitol Concours d’Elegance will be held in its new home on the greens of Capitol Mall in Sacramento, California on Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 10am to 4pm. All proceeds will benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children®- Northern California. The Capitol Concours d’Elegance 2010 will feature more than 100 exceptional examples of American [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 16.07.2010
Fairfield County Concours 2010 – Jesse Alexander Honored

Fairfield County Concours 2010 – Jesse Alexander Honored
Legendary automotive photographer Jesse Alexander will be the featured artist at the Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance, to be held September 12, 2010 at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, Connecticut. Alexander, widely known for his iconic motorsports photography, will not only showcase some of his most famous work at this year’s event, including key [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 15.07.2010
Pebble Beach Concours 2010 – Ferrari 250 GT SWB Honored

Pebble Beach Concours 2010 – Ferrari 250 GT SWB Honored
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2010 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheelbase Berlinetta by displaying eight SWBs on the 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. Racing great Sir Stirling Moss, who serves among the Honorary Judges at the Pebble Beach Concours, is eager to see [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 13.07.2010
Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival 2010 Information

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival 2010 Information
The city of Auburn, Indiana aims to live up to its reputation as “The Classic Car Capital of the World” this Labor Day Weekend, with five days of auctions, events, tours and much more. The long-standing Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival will once again present car lovers of all ages with an ever growing choice of [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 08.07.2010
Ault Park Concours d’Elegance 2010 – Report and Photo Gallery

Ault Park Concours d’Elegance 2010 – Report and Photo Gallery
Report by Lee Robie and photos by Al Wolford The Ault Park Concours d’Elegance was held at Ault Park in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sunday, June 13, 2010, featuring “International Designers and Coachbuilders” from France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and the United States. The event benefited the Arthritis Foundation and Children with Juvenile Arthritis, with the [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 06.07.2010
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 – Cartier Style et Luxe Concours

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 – Cartier Style et Luxe Concours
The Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 is a Concours event displayed on the lawn of Goodwood House, far from the ‘noisy’ racing engines booming up the hillclimb. Befitting the larger ‘Viva Veloce’ theme of the Festival, Italian Masterpieces were the focus of this year’s Cartier Style et Luxe Concours. [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 01.07.2010
Saab Festival 2010 Celebrates New Era

Saab Festival 2010 Celebrates New Era
Thousands of Saab enthusiasts from all over the world are expected to attend the 2010 Saab Festival in Sweden between 15–18 July, the first to be held since Saab became an independent company earlier this year. The biennial festival is traditionally the world’s largest gathering of Saab fans. Based around the Saab Car Museum in [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 25.06.2010
Legendary Streamliner at Pebble Beach Concours 2010

Legendary Streamliner at Pebble Beach Concours 2010
Story by Raffi Minasian Pop quiz. Name the fastest single engine car in America in 1952? Or how about the most extensively wind tunnel tested car in America up until that time? Next question – Name the car that put Art Chrisman into the 200 MPH Club? Still thinking? How about naming the first Bonneville [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 24.06.2010
Sir Stirling Moss Will Judge at Motorclassica

Sir Stirling Moss Will Judge at Motorclassica
Motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss will return to Melbourne in October as a guest judge for Motorclassica, the Australian International Concours d’Elegance & Classic Motor Show, held 22-24 October, 2010. Sir Stirling enjoyed one of his many great racing successes at Melbourne in 1956 when he won the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 14.06.2010
Tour Australis Featured at Inaugural Motorclassica

Tour Australis Featured at Inaugural Motorclassica
Victoria’s finest driving roads and most enticing scenic, cultural and epicurean attractions will star in Tour Australis, the on-road highlight of Motorclassica, the Australian International Concours d’Elegance & Classic Motor Show that will be held in October. The six-day luxury tour for classic cars will run from 16 to 21 October 2010, ahead of the [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 08.06.2010
Rolls-Royce Featured at Louisville Concours d’Elegance 2010

Rolls-Royce Featured at Louisville Concours d’Elegance 2010
Historic Churchill Downs, home of the world famous Kentucky Derby, welcomes a different kind of horsepower on October 1-3, when it plays host to the 2010 Louisville Concours d’Elegance. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is the 2010 presenting sponsor and will also be the Featured Marque of this up and coming Concours. “Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is pleased [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 02.06.2010
Wings and Wheels – Memorial Day 2010

Wings and Wheels – Memorial Day 2010
Story and Photos by Leigh Dorrington It’s not for me to write about the men and women Tom Brokaw described as our ‘Greatest Generation’. My father, my uncles—and an aunt, who served in the Waves—showed me by their example all their lives. One uncle fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Another fought on Iwo [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 31.05.2010
The Snake Honored at Dana Point Concours d’Elegance 2010

The Snake Honored at Dana Point Concours d’Elegance 2010
Drag racing legend Don “The Snake” Prudhomme will be the Honorary Chairman for the 28th annual Dana Point Concours d’Elegance, held Sunday, June 27, 2010, on the Monarch Beach Golf Links at the St. Regis Resort in Dana Point, California. A true legend of drag racing, Don “The Snake” Prudhomme’s 47-year career saw him behind [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 25.05.2010
Pebble Beach Concours 2010 Features Lakesters and Bonneville

Pebble Beach Concours 2010 Features Lakesters and Bonneville
The 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will feature a Hot Rod Lakesters and Bonneville Racers class, honoring the spirit and innovation of land speed racing. Held Sunday, August 15th, the 60th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2010. In the halcyon days of dry lakes racing, during the years just before [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 21.05.2010
Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance 2010 – Photo Gallery

Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance 2010 – Photo Gallery
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance 2010 was held Sunday, May 16th at the Marin County Fairgrounds in California. The second annual event saw a strong and diverse field of more than 200 American and European sports and race cars, hot rods, commercial vehicles and wooden boats artfully brought together [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 18.05.2010
Concours d’Elegance of America at Meadow Brook Update

Concours d’Elegance of America at Meadow Brook Update
More than 30 years after its inception, the Concours d’Elegance of America at Meadow Brook (previously Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance) will once again be take place on the historic grounds of the Meadow Brook estate, located on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Held the weekend of July 23rd, 2010, the annual [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 13.05.2010
Poster Artists Chosen for Pebble Beach Concours 2010

Poster Artists Chosen for Pebble Beach Concours 2010
One of the most anticipated traditions of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the annual commemorative poster. In recent years this tradition has extended to posters created to honor the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance and Pebble Beach RetroAuto. “The art of the automobile is at the heart of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance,” said Sandra [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 12.05.2010
Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac Featured at Palo Alto Concours 2010

Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac Featured at Palo Alto Concours 2010
Two marques share the spotlight at the 2010 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance, with Mercedes-Benz as the European Featured Marque and Cadillac as the U.S. Featured Marque. Sponsored by the Palo Alto Lions Club, the 44th edition of this annual event will be held on Sunday, June 27 on Stanford University’s intramural fields in Palo Alto, [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 07.05.2010
2010 Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance Update

2010 Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance Update
Porsche and classic car enthusiasts will enjoy the field of more than 200 rare and vintage vehicles at the 2nd Annual Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, May 16, 9am – 4pm, at the Marin County Fairgrounds, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, California. Along with the array of cars on exhibition and judging of vehicles [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 03.05.2010
Inaugural Masterpiece London Announces Additions

Inaugural Masterpiece London Announces Additions
Masterpiece London announced Fiskens and Coys joined the line-up of classic car specialists, with Coys presenting a 1932 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix that was raced in period by driver Jean Pierre Wimille. Another highlight will be classic cars from Fiskens, including cars such as a French Blue Aston Martin DB4 GT, which competed in [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 26.04.2010
2010 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Results and Photo Gallery

2010 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Results and Photo Gallery
The 2010 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este took place April 23-25 on the grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and Villa Erba on Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy. The Trofeo BMW Group, awarded “Best of Show” by the judges at the Concorso went to a 1938 Talbot-Lago T150 C SS Teardrop Coupé bodied Figoni & [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 19.04.2010
2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to Celebrate Jaguar

2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to Celebrate Jaguar
The 60th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will focus on the 75th anniversary of Jaguar, as the 2010 event will feature the famed marque when it returns to the Pebble Beach Golf Links on August 15, 2010. The Pebble Beach Concours began in tandem with the first Pebble Beach Road Race in 1950 [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 13.04.2010
Concept Cars at 2010 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

Concept Cars at 2010 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
The weekend of 23 – 25 April 2010 will see the fabulous grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and Villa Erba in Cernobbio once again offering a stage for classics of the past and the concept cars of the present. The first Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este was held here on the banks of Lake [...]Related stories:
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Sports Car Digest 05.04.2010
2010 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Corporate Award Winners

2010 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Corporate Award Winners
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, [...]Related stories:
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