vintage car exhibit 2011 - 2012 - Concours d'Elegance local debut culminates with vintage car exhibit
vintage car exhibit 2011 - 2012 - Concours d'Elegance local debut culminates with vintage car exhibit
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| vintage car exhibit 2011 - 2012 |
The show, on the 27-hole golf course at the former seminary, has its roots in the exhibitions of luxury automobiles in early 20th Century Europe. Translated from the French, Concours d'Elegance means “competition of elegance.”
The Concours d'Elegance is open to the public; general-admission tickets are $25 each and available at the gate. General-admission parking is at the ACH plant on Sheldon Road at M-14, and a shuttle service will take visitors between there at the St. John's grounds.
The Concours is coming to St. John's after 32 years at Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester. Organizers say the new venue provides more space to socialize and display show cars.
There are more than two dozen exhibit classes for the 2011 Concours, including the Gas Light era (1900-14), two classes for Duesenbergs, one for Auburns and Cords, 100 years of Chevrolet, 125 years of Mercedes-Benz, the color and chrome of the 1950s, and muscle cars.
The city of Plymouth is ready for an influx of Concours visitors with a free shuttle service to St. John's. The shuttle will run 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today (Sunday, July 31) between the Station 885 restaurant in the Old Village neighborhood, the Ironwood Grill downtown, the Hilton Garden Inn on Sheldon Road, and St. John's. The Downtown Development Authority and the Old Village Association, along with several businesses, are sponsoring the shuttle.
Sunday's Concours display is the culmination of several days of Concours events, including a motoring tour for exhibitors, an auction of vintage cars, a gala dinner and a display of automobile-themed art.
For more information, visit the Concours website, www.concoursusa.org.
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