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Amelia Island Concours d'Elégance 2018 - Florida's freak show

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Created on March 19, 2018

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Long time no see - another Ed Roth custom, this time the Mystrion from 1963, incidentally powered by two V8 displacement giants.

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One of the stars of the Concours d'Elegance on the coastal Atlantic island of Amelia Island - the sensational 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt show car with folding headlights and retractable hardtop.

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Unique 1960 Plymouth XNR dream car from the pen of the great designer Virgil Exner.

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Porsche 917 K in a slightly different sliding mode.

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Concours class of the classic racing cars from Team Martini Racing. By no means out of competition - the Fiat 242 panel van of the racing team behind it.

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Another 917 K - and another one from the Le Mans dream team Dr. Helmut Marko/Gijs van Lennep.

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Daytona with typical US pinstripe livery. The inscription identifies this Ferrari 365 GTB/4...

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... than the car in which racing driver Dan Gurney and car journalist Brock Yates won the first edition of the legendary Cannonball Run from New York to Los Angeles, which was filmed several times - in a driving time of 35 hours and 53 minutes.

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Culture shock for Ferrari fans - N.A.R.T. from Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti not only used cars made in Maranello, but also this very American Corvette with an L88 engine, which unofficially produces over 500 hp.

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Six times Daytona - half a dozen different versions of the Ferrari 365 GTB/4.

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Arrived from South America - Cisitalia Abarth Coupé Scorpione from 1961 from Argentinian production.

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Racing Youngtimer - Concours class for Group C cars.

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Trident in baby blue - 1951 Maserati A6G/2000 with body by Pinin Farina

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Beautifully shaped, but relatively unsuccessful Ford GT 40 successor GT Mk IV.

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Next racing Ford, this time from "good old Germany" - Capri RS 2600 from 1972.

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Small but incredibly fast - Fiat-Abarth Monomille with an impressive racing history.

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Abarth again, but not related to Fiat - Porsche-Abarth Carrera GTL.

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High-bred - V6 engine of the Ford Capri RS 2600 in race trim.

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Special design required - interestingly shaped protective cover over the Porsche 935.

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America's first "production sports car" - 1949 Kurtis Roadster with Ford V8, only 36 built.

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Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 from 1934.

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In the land of hot connecting rods - typical US hot rod.

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Shortly after Datsun - Nissan sports prototype ZX-GTP from 1988.

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Show effect - it's hard to believe that the rigged 1956 Chevrolet Corvette SR-2...

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... was not only a serious, but even a successful racing machine.

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Off-color - Ferrari Testarossa in typical US racing livery.

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Fast at the Sarthe - 1981 Ferrari 512 BB Le Mans.

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Just looking, not touching - a prospective Ferrari customer, apparently without any serious intention of buying. Incidentally, this 250/275 P from 1963 was named "Best of Show" a few hours later.

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No Concours participants, but offers from an auction in Amelia Island's supporting program - here a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost,...

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... there a Ferrari 275 GTB and a 330 GTS.

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Ferrari 512 M from 1971 - one of the loudest Concours competitors...

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... and, of course, one of the most uncomfortable in the exit discipline.

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Stylishly drawn by a steady hand against the fin mania - enchantingly simple 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II.

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More grace is hardly possible - Bugatti 57S from 1937 with Gangloff body.

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Familiar from childhood - the show car "Beatnik Bandit I" is still remembered by the older ones among us as a Hot Wheels model from Mattel. Less popular, but no less original...

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... is its successor "Beatnik Bandit II".

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The next spectacular one-off from the poison kitchen of custom wizard Ed "Big Daddy" Roth - the bizarre Orbitron from 1964.

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For all those who still haven't had enough - once again the cool "Beatnik Bandit I", here in side view.

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Lancia 037, driven by the Cheever/Alboreto/Facetti trio at Le Mans.

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Controversial shape, but highly impressive car - Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione, bodied by Michelotti as a Targa with retractable rear window for the 24 Hours of Le Mans - nicknamed "Corvettona", whereby ...

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... Ingredients such as the gills in front of the windshield suggest a lot of attention to detail by the design genius Giovanni Michelotti.

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Identifiable as a Daytona, but somehow still confusing - Ferrari 365 GTS/4 with extremely rare hardtop.

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Open your eyes - The "Moon Eyes" stickers belong on every US hot rod that wants to be taken seriously.

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The forefather of all twelve-cylinder mid-engined civilian Ferraris - Ferrari 365 P Treposti style study from 1966 with center steering.

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Dino's big brother - Ferrari 365 P2 from 1965.

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Very contrasting competitors in the "Ferrari Production" class - 400 Superamerica from 1961 and 212 Export Barchetta in front of the colorful greenery of Amelia Island.

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Another N.A.R.T. - strangely shaped Ferrari 250 TRI/61 from Luigi Chinetti's "North American Racing Team".

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No one was faster at the time - the 1965 Ferrari 500 Superfast, 400 hp, 280 km/h fast.

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When Japan was still far away - Fairlady 1200 Roadster from 1960, of course...

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... as a Datsun made by Nissan.

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Later influence - The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 from 1971, re-bodied by Michelotti as the N.A.R.T. Spider Speciale, later served in many details as a blueprint for the Reliant Scimitar SS1, which took shape on the same drawing board

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Fiat 1100/103 TV Desirée from 1957, fitted by Vignale.

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The Porsche 962s of the late 1980s dominate the field of Group C racing cars in terms of numbers alone.

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Cisitalia 202 SC, built in 1951.

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Sounds Italian to Spanish, but it's quintessentially British - Tojeiro Barchetta from 1952.

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Something else almost unknown from the island - Cooper-MG T21, manufactured in 1952.

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Within reach - March 83G from 1983.

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Like an A 110 with a long tail and small engine - Alpine M64 Le Mans prototype with just under 1100 cubic centimeters.

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Indy car with weird poultry - 1972 Parnelli VPJ-1.

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1968 Pontiac Firebird, used successfully in TransAm races - hence the surname of its successor.

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Off the road - As the heir to the Carrera GTS (internally 904), the Carrera 6 (internally 906) was Porsche's first racing sports car for which civilian registration was no longer possible.

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Just the right choice for scaring rhinos - Buick El Kineño hunting car from 1949.

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Similarly consistently spruced up for the discerning safari driver - 1968 Jeep Wrangler with dangerously open flanks.

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Next hunting car from an era when big game hunting was still sexy - Rolls-Royce Phantom I Tourer from 1925.

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Another Rolls-Royce Phantom I, this time with a wooden shooting brake body and a horned trophy on the radiator.

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Hunting car against its will - The Porsche 597, which is believed to have been produced only 99 times, only became a civilian forest champion because the German armed forces spurned it.

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Roaring Twenties - 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I with torpedo body by Barker.

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"How you've changed" - Cadillac Series 62 from 1948, here opulently wrapped in sheet metal by the French bodywork freethinker Saoutchik.

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Given the exotic crowd on Amelia Island, it's almost a boring mass-produced standard - here an Aston Martin DB5 from 1965,...

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... a Maserati Ghibli Spider from 1970 - an original, by the way, not a coupé cutaway.

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The oldest representative in the richly equipped class of pre-war MGs - the delightful M-Type from 1929.

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Once again the Thunderbolt, but here with the folding hardtop open - Chrysler Thunderbolt from 1941.

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Another unique "concept car" - Plymouth Plainsman, built by Ghia in 1956.

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On Corvette chassis - one-off Bosley Interstate Mark II, 1966. The front view follows a few clicks later.

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Another impressive rear view - the Plymouth XNR from 1960, designed by Virgil Exner, shown at the beginning on the bow side.

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Pre-war MG, the second - here an example whose hood should fit a little better than the factory original almost 90 years ago.

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Named after an ex-paradise - a very free-spirited study called Dodge Grenada - in 1954 nobody knew that the last military showdown between the USA and the USSR would take place on Grenada almost 30 years later

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The huge golf course in the shadow of the super-luxury Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island hotel provides the perfect setting for the East Coast equivalent of the Concours d'Elegance in Pebble Beach, California.

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Promises kept - here is the front view of the Corvette-based Bosley Interstate Mark II,...

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... followed by the rear view of another old acquaintance from this gallery - rear impression of the Chrysler Thunderbolt from 1941. The incredible show car is presented...

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... by Stephen Murphy, the curator and chief coachbuilder of the fascinating classic car collection of Richard H. Driehaus in Chicago. Unfortunately, the accompanying lady is not known to the author of these lines.

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More absorbent than any kitchen roll - eight-fold funnel arrangement of the 625 hp Chevrolet seven-liter in the Lola-CanAm T 160.

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Badische Kleinkunst - 1929 BMW with roadster bodywork by Ihle, Bruchsal.

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Parade of the masses - morning at the Daytona Parade in Amelia Island

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Naked facts - technology of the Group C Nissan,...

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... who can be identified in this picture by the starting number 83.

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Honking through the crowds - Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 from 1973.

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The two Porsche 917 Ks with a great Le Mans history were constantly swarmed around.

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The original model can only be recognized by the rear light lenses - opulently winged Porsche 935.

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Early work with kidney grille - close-up of the BMW Ihle Roadster.

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Name inherited from the race track - Healey Silverstone, 1950.

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Seven liters of national pride - twin-camshaft inline eight-cylinder from Duesenberg, by far the most powerful series-produced passenger car engine in the world around 1930 - 265 hp without, 310 hp with Roots blower.

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Well sorted is half done - unbound tool bag of an Alfa Romeo 6C.

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An old star in the New World too - Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ-1.

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All stable odor removed - MG TD Sport Speciale with beautiful Barchetta bodywork by Rocco Motto, Italy.

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When time flies - Concours participants in a Pan Am livery that is not quite true to the original, but of course with traditional gender division.

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Fast truck - Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona as a very bold sports station wagon interpretation by the British manufacturer Panther.

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Noses in front - European racing classics in Florida.

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Magnificent car from the darkest era - Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Spider from 1942.

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Priceless back then, similarly expensive today - 1930 Duesenberg J, here as "Dual Cowl Phaeton".

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Big name - this 1974 Porsche 911 RSR IROC was driven by the Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi - in whose honor an entire concours class was held at Amelia Island.

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... another model with a highly original, three-part retractable hardtop, and finally...

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... completed by this magnificent Auburn, which, from the perspective shown, makes it perfectly clear why it is called a "Boattail Speedster".

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A gem with wicked manners - twin-camshaft engine in the rear of the legendary Abarth Monomille.

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And? Did you recognize him? That's right, Emerson Fittipaldi, two-time Formula 1 world champion, Indy 500 winner, CART championship winner, and, and, and. And he's still active, no sign of retirement

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No air brake à la Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, just a forgotten soft top flap - Corvette C2 with temporarily dubious aerodynamics.

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Fins up! - Cisitalia 202 Spyder Mille Miglia Nuvolari from 1948.

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... and goodbye - farewell to the Concours d'Elegance 2018 on Amelia Island. Next year it's time for a new one! Date 2019 - March 8 to 10.

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Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible (1929) - together with the Ferrari 250/275P from 1963 - honoring the Best of Show vehicles

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Ferrari 250/275P (1963) - together with the Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible from 1929 - the two Best of Show

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Ferrari 250/275P (1963) - Best in Show, Concours de Sport

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Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible (1929) - Best in Show, Concours d'Elegance

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Ferrari 250/275P (1963) - together with the Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible from 1929 - the two Best of Show

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Amelia Island, March 10, 2018 It's seven o'clock in the morning. The first shadows that form in the morning sun are still just as long as the yawns of the first early risers, who sneak across the millimeter-cut green with the obligatory "coffee to go" in their hands. From the day after tomorrow morning, the wealthy golfers will be swinging their clubs here again and hitting small, holey balls into the bunkers. But until then, valuable historic automobiles have right of way over the odorless and silent golf carts.

Very contrasting competitors in the "Ferrari Production" class - 400 Superamerica from 1961 and 212 Export Barchetta in front of the colorful greenery of Amelia Island.

Very contrasting competitors in the "Ferrari Production" class - 400 Superamerica from 1961 and 212 Export Barchetta in front of the colorful greenery of Amelia Island.

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Postponement at short notice

Yesterday, Friday, the organizers had brought forward the Concours d'Elegance from tomorrow's Sunday to today's Saturday at short notice - due to a storm warning that turned out to be a blind alarm. But it's amazing that a major event with hundreds of participants and thousands of visitors can be rescheduled at short notice. And still function smoothly. Easy going made in the USA.

Parade of the masses - morning at the Daytona Parade in Amelia Island

Parade of the masses - morning at the Daytona Parade in Amelia Island

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So now the Sunday program on Saturday. Regardless of this, it is essential to turn up early if you want to photograph the magnificent vehicles in such a way that you can see them in the pictures - and not countless far less interesting backsides of those that crown the bodies like locusts. So the motto is: arrive very early, take lots of photos very quickly and then have a hearty breakfast in front of the streams of visitors that start arriving at nine o'clock.

Relaxed and down-to-earth

Anyone who sees Amelia Island as a less prominent east coast version of Pebble Beach is an ignoramus. Here, on Florida's north-eastern tip on the border with the neighboring state of Georgia and within throwing distance of the ugly city of Jacksonville, the automotive beauty competition is much more relaxed.

... by Stephen Murphy, the curator and chief coachbuilder of the fascinating classic car collection of Richard H. Driehaus in Chicago. Unfortunately, the accompanying lady is not known to the author of these lines.

... by Stephen Murphy, the curator and chief coachbuilder of the fascinating classic car collection of Richard H. Driehaus in Chicago. Unfortunately, the accompanying lady is not known to the author of these lines.

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The atmosphere is more down-to-earth, the people more laid-back to funnier, the cars cheaper - as far as this adjective fits in view of the dream cars on display here, which change hands with very solvent owners for seven rather than eight-figure dollar sums. In any case, big business is a good deal less present on this golf course - or rather easier to ignore - than on the 18-hole green some 4500 kilometers further west.

Tradition for a good cause

Amelia Island now even has a kind of concours tradition: This year saw the 22nd consecutive edition of the rare speedsters. Which proves organizer Bill Warner right: The wealthy car photographer, motoring journalist, classic car collector and philanthropist in one has established one of the best shows around old metal in the world in the short-grass circle of the luxury Ritz-Carlton of Amelia Island.

Above all, and this should also be emphasized here, Old Bill defines his charitable spirit in a way of its own magnitude: the proceeds go to the Jacksonville Hospice, which also runs one of the largest palliative clinics in the United States - a level of charity that many European organizers can take a leaf out of their book...

With racing class

Another special feature à la Amelia Island: every year, the Concours d'Elegance is dedicated to a different famous motor sportsman - a living one, mind you, so that he is personally able to receive the honors. It started with Sir Stirling Moss in 1996, followed by Carroll Shelby, John Surtees, Dan Gurney and Phil Hill, Jochen Mass in 2014, Hans-Joachim "Striezel" Stuck in 2016 and Stirling Moss again in between.

Big name - this 1974 Porsche 911 RSR IROC was driven by the Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi - in whose honor an entire concours class was held at Amelia Island.

Big name - this 1974 Porsche 911 RSR IROC was driven by the Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi - in whose honor an entire concours class was held at Amelia Island.

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This year, it was Emerson Fittipaldi's turn - absolutely deserved as one of the few drivers to win everything in Formula 1 (world champion in 1972 and 1974) as well as in the major US racing series. And probably the only one in his age group who, due to a lack of fun in retirement, is still active as a guest driver.

The corresponding class of vehicles that the pockmarked Brazilian has driven in various championships over the decades is, of course, part of the folklore. From the 1970 Formula 1 Lotus 72 to a Porsche 911 RSR and a Chevrolet Camaro to the 1994 Penske-Mercedes PC 23 from the CART Championship. Always in the middle: an incomparably popular Emerson Fittipaldi, 71, in a splendid chatty mood.

A colorful bouquet

Well, numerous Ferraris, Porsches and Jaguars adorn the almost unmanageable field of Concours participants - unavoidable attributes of such an event, which seem almost mundane in view of the rest of the line-up. Just like representatives of the US brands Duesenberg, Auburn, Cadillac, Packard et cetera.

Roaring Twenties - 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I with torpedo body by Barker.

Roaring Twenties - 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I with torpedo body by Barker.

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But that sounds more disrespectful than the circumstances deserve: Especially when it comes to Ferrari, the line-up is so diverse and unusual that even true connoisseurs of the Cavallino rampante sometimes have to look twice to identify a vehicle as a thoroughbred from their favorite stable. What's more, where no fewer than 293 automobiles come together in a beauty contest, the bouquet is automatically colorful enough for everyone.

Humor is part of it

The other classes are no less colorful. There are the cars of the famous Martini Racing Team - from Lancias 037 and Delta S4 to Porsches 917 and the service panel van of the white-blue-red Wermut racing team, the Ducato predecessor Fiat 242 from 1981.

Concours class of the classic racing cars from Team Martini Racing. By no means out of competition - the Fiat 242 panel van of the racing team behind it.

Concours class of the classic racing cars from Team Martini Racing. By no means out of competition - the Fiat 242 panel van of the racing team behind it.

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Well, if that's not original... At any rate, unlike other concours organizers, this speaks for the Amelia arrangers' pronounced sense of comedy.

Hot wheels and concept cars

More exotic classes? There was one called BDR. This stands for "The Cars of Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth", the custom impresario who created many of those naked-engined showpieces that the older ones among us remember from our childhood as "Hot Wheels" from Mattel. Outlaw, Beatnik Bandit, Orbitron, Mysterion - there aren't many car connoisseurs who can relate to these model names outside of their long-discarded looping racetrack.

The next spectacular one-off from the poison kitchen of custom wizard Ed "Big Daddy" Roth - the bizarre Orbitron from 1964.

The next spectacular one-off from the poison kitchen of custom wizard Ed "Big Daddy" Roth - the bizarre Orbitron from 1964.

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Or the "concept cars": the 1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt alone, which appears several times in our accompanying picture gallery, is a highlight of this Concours.

Once again the Thunderbolt, but here with the folding hardtop open - Chrysler Thunderbolt from 1941.

Once again the Thunderbolt, but here with the folding hardtop open - Chrysler Thunderbolt from 1941.

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But there are also competitors such as the sharp Plymouth XNR from the pen of the famous designer whose surname stands for the model abbreviation.

Unique 1960 Plymouth XNR dream car from the pen of the great designer Virgil Exner.

Unique 1960 Plymouth XNR dream car from the pen of the great designer Virgil Exner.

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We're talking about Virgil Exner, of course.

Hunting car

The craziest class, however, is that of the "Hunting Cars": wildest hunting car constructions that even vintage car fans with a big game gun in their gun cabinet have never seen before in their lives.

Another Rolls-Royce Phantom I, this time with a wooden shooting brake body and a horned trophy on the radiator.

Another Rolls-Royce Phantom I, this time with a wooden shooting brake body and a horned trophy on the radiator.

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However, one competitor fell well short of the 1920s Rolls-Royces and the daring US one-offs with which the wealthy and courageous Serengeti Desperados once chased fleeing pachyderms: the Porsche Type 597 hunting car - a kind of off-road 356, which Waidmann could only hope to thank because the young German army did not have the means to buy large numbers of a four-wheeler from the sports car manufacturer for its army at the time.

Large crowd at

As the morning sun rises, the field fills up and thousands of onlookers - predominantly mature to very mature semesters in the style of the state of Florida - spill onto the golf turf, which groans under thousands of sneakers and not many fewer diagonal and radial tires. "It'll all be over in a few hours," you want to shout to the tormented blades of grass. But they can't hear it.

... who can be identified in this picture by the starting number 83.

... who can be identified in this picture by the starting number 83.

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A few meters further on, a naughty, Le Mans-boosted Ferrari twelve-wheeler roars its revs at the crowd. And they cheer too. All right, thinks the tolerant nature lover: once a year they're allowed to do it, the high-octane ones. Especially as they ensure that Amelia Island is one of the most desirable destinations among knowledgeable classic car enthusiasts. In Florida. Also in the USA. But above all in the whole wide world.

Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible (1929) - together with the Ferrari 250/275P from 1963 - honoring the Best of Show vehicles

Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible (1929) - together with the Ferrari 250/275P from 1963 - honoring the Best of Show vehicles

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Of course there are also winners, there are even two "Best of Show", one in the Sport category, a Ferrari 250/275P from 1963, one in the Elegance category, a Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible from 1929. There are also many other celebrated category and class winners, these are mentioned in the appendix.

... and goodbye - farewell to the Concours d'Elegance 2018 on Amelia Island. Next year it's time for a new one! Date 2019 - March 8 to 10.

... and goodbye - farewell to the Concours d'Elegance 2018 on Amelia Island. Next year it's time for a new one! Date 2019 - March 8 to 10.

Copyright / Photographer: Wolfgang Blaube

The picture gallerywith over 100 photos gives a real impression of this special event.

Category winners

American Classic (1930-1932)
1930 Packard 745 Roadster
American Classic (1933-1948)
1933 Packard 1005 Twelve Convertible Victoria
American Classic (Pre 1930)
1925 Locomobile 48-9
American Limited Production
1953 Buick Skylark
Auburn
1935 Auburn 851 S/C
Bentley (Post-War)
1955 Bentley R-Type Continental Fastback
Cars of Fittipaldi
1974 McLaren M23/8
Concept Cars
1960 Plymouth XNR
Duesenberg
1929 Duesenberg J-175 Dual Cowl Phaeton
E-Type
1961 Jaguar E-Type FHC
European Custom Coachwork
1932 Isotta Fraschini 8B - Commodore
Ferrari Daytona
1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Ferrari Production
1951 Ferrari 212 Export
Grand Touring Prototype
1988 Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo
Horseless Carriage (30+ Horsepower)
1915 Stanley 820
Horseless Carriage (Electric)
1912 Rauch & Lang Town Car
Hunting Cars
1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Shooting Brake
Martini Racing
1988 Lancia Delta Integrale
Mercedes-Benz (1947-1972)
1961 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
Mercedes-Benz (Pre 1947)
1938 Mercedes-Benz 320 Cabriolet B
Motorcycles
1981 MV Agusta Magni 850S
NART
1961 Ferrari 250 TRI/61
Porsche (Carrera)
1955 Porsche 356 Pre-A Carrera
Pre-War
1934 MG NA Special
Race Cars (1946-1957)
1956 Chevrolet Corvette SR2
Race Cars (1958-1966)
1964 Alpine M64 LeMans Prototype
Race Cars (1967-1980)
1972 Parnelli VPJ-1
Race Cars (Pre-War)
1926 Bugatti T39A
Rolls-Royce (Post-War)
1950 Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn DHC
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Sports and GT Cars (1951-1956)
1954 SIATA 200CS
Sports and GT Cars (1957-1964)
1958 BMW 507
Sports and GT Cars (1965-1975)
1965 Aston Martin DB5
Sports Cars (Pre-War to 1950)
1934 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300

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