Well, This Should Be A Fun Day...

[Canon Shooter]

This show is always pretty fuckin' awesome:

Welcome to Amelia Concours d'Elegance

 

[Gdjjr]

Yes- it would be cool- it'd be better still if you could actually get up close and personal with them like a regular "week end" car show-

 

[Canon Shooter]

Yes- it would be cool- it'd be better still if you could actually get up close and personal with them like a regular "week end" car show-

Oh, but you absolutely can!

This is a 1929 Mercedes-Benz 680s :

The red car on the right is a 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900. The combined value of the two would be in the $15-$20 million range. But, there they are, right there on the fairway so people can get up close and personal with them!

I attend the Concours d'Elegance (here in Florida and, on occasion, Pebble Beach) and the Festivals Of Speed and the vehicles are always very accessible...

 

[Gdjjr]

Yeah, well Florida is a bit further than I want to go for a car show- just sayin-

 

[Canon Shooter]

Yeah, well Florida is a bit further than I want to go for a car show- just sayin-

For a regular car show, yeah. But this is considered one of the elite, ranking right up there with Pebble Beach. People come from all over the world for this show.

Here are some shots from Sunday.

There were hundreds of millions of dollars worth of automobiles on display, and you could get up close and personal with pretty much every single one of them. This isn't your average weekend car show, though. Tickets at the gate are $150...