Article by Nick Maltby - carsceneinternational.blogspot.co.uk
As a car enthusiast it was a privilege to be able to attend the 21st Annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. It was also very rewarding.
If I was asked to nominate just one feature that impressed or excited me most then it would be the stunning array of Pegaso cars. These cars were amongst my favourites when I was a boy in the 1950s. But they are so rare that they had almost slipped from my memory. Those memories came flooding back when I saw the display at the Concours, there were a number of models which I had never seen before. Many congratulations to those who manged to get all those cars together for this occasion. The other thing that struck me was that I had never seen so many McLarens together at the same time.
The programme started on Thursday 10th March with a RM Sotherby's sale review and a Guardians of Porsche Wine Makers dinner. There were more corporate evnts on Friday, with the momentum building for the Concours itself on Sunday 13th March.
I was able to visit on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday local car clubs and owners were able to display their cars on the first hole of the Golf club of Amelia Island.
Here is just a small selection of pictures taken plus the amazing cars we saw entering the auction room on the eve of the 2016 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. You would have to be a real expert to understand why the cars achieved the prices they did; some seem excessive, others seem to be very good value.
1911 Rolls 40-50 Royce Silver Ghost Tourer 2
Range $M2.5 -3.5
1911 Stanley Steamer
Sold for $286,000
1927 Avions Voisin C14 Lumineuse
Range $800,000 - 950,000
1927 Avions Voisin C14 Lumineuse
1928 Bentley 4.5-Litre Tourer in the style of Vanden Plas
Sold for $852,500
1931 Cadillac V-16
1931 Cadillac V-16
1931 Marmon Sixteen Convertible
Sold for £632,500
1931 Stutz DV-32 convertible by Rollston
Sold for $M1.1
1931 Stutz DV-32 convertible by Rollston
1932 Ruxton Model C Sedan by Budd
Sold for $357,500
1932 Ruxton Model C Sedan by Budd
1935 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster
Sold for $715,000
1935 Auburn Eight Supercharged Speedster
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio
Range $M0.9 - 1.2
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio
1939 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Coupe
1939 Bentley 4 1/4 Litre Coupe
1947 Ford Super DeLuxe Sportsman Convertible
Sold for $154,000
1947 Ford Super DeLuxe Sportsman Convertible
1949 Delahaye 135 M Cabriolet Malmaison by Pourtout
Sold for $495,000
1949 Delahaye 135 M Cabriolet Malmaison by Pourtout
1952 Bentley Continental R Type
1952 Pegaso Z-102 'Cupula'
1952 Pegaso Z-102 'Cupula'
1952 Pegaso Z-102 'Cupula'
1953 Ferrari 250 Europa by Vignale
1953 Ferrari 250 Europa by Vignale
1954 Pegaso Z-102B Belinetta by Touring
1954 Pegaso Z-102B Belinetta by Touring
1955 Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe
1955 Pegaso Saoutchik Coupe
1957 Alfa Romeo 1900C SS Coupe by Touring
Sold for $302,500
1957 Alfa Romeo 1900C SS Coupe by Touring
1958 Ferrari Tour de France
1959 Ferrari 250GT Speciale by Pininfarina
1959 Ferrari 250GT Speciale by Pininfarina
1960 AC Ace Bristol
Sold for $495,000
1960 AC Ace Bristol
1960 AC Ace Bristol
1961 Maserati 3500 GT Coupe 'Speciale' by Frua
1961 Maserati 3500 GT Coupe 'Speciale' by Frua
1962 Kurtis Aguila
Sold for $423,500
1962 Kurtis Aguila
1965 Lamborghini 350GT by Touring
1965 Lamborghini 350GT by Touring
1965 Sunbeam Tiger Harrington Coupe - The only one ever built
1965 Sunbeam Tiger Harrington Coupe - The only one ever built
1966 Brabham BT-8
1966 Brabham BT-8
1967 Toyota 2000GT
Sold for $797,500
1967 Toyota 2000GT
1968 Ferrari 330 GTS by Pininfarina
Sold for $M2.0
1968 Ferrari 330 GTS by Pininfarina
1969 Ferrari 365GT 2+2
1969 Ferrari 365GT 2+2
2003 Aston Martin DB AR1 Zagato
Sold for $363,000
2003 Aston Martin DB AR1 Zagato
2003 Cadillac Sixteen Concept
2012 - present Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
2012 - present Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
2015 McLaren 570 S
2016 Lamborghini Huracan lp 610
2016 Lamborghini Huracan lp 610
2016 New Jaguar F pace SUV
2016 New Jaguar F pace SUV
Concept V-16 Engine
Ford's New GT-1
Ford's New GT-1
Robertson Racing Replica Ford GT 40
