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Fairfield County Gold Coast Concours d'Elegance

Ahhh, the Gold Coast, that stretch of far Southwest Connecticut where the real estate is lapped gently by the salt water of Long Island Sound and residents' asses are lapped gently by exotic car dealers. In a place where income is as disposable as toenail clippings there's bound to be some hotness, and I'm not talking about Stepford wives and the Postfather's favorite lemon tarts. I mean cars that draw from grown men the same sounds Marcus Vindictus made at Empress Nympho. Falls ends the summer concours season the way a blue light and metal grate end a moth, so I hope this gallery is enough to sustain us all until the next time we can lay eyes on a '27 Isotta Fraschini.
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11:00 AM on Mon Oct 22 2007
1,233 views, 12 comments

Latest by n/a: Will somebody please elbow Lieberman and point out the 8C and whisper the letters "JFG," please? more »

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Access to the Quail Once More Denied

Bumbeck put on his special polo shirt and we headed off from Santa Nella this morning in the hope of taking in the full experience of the Quail — a show which we snuck into last year. Sadly, we were once again denied entry into toffish society, causing Bumbeck to quip, "Well we shan't waste our time here then." Still, the parking lot at the Quail Lodge offers a finer collection of automobles than many shows so we took a quick trot across the greens and fairways of the course before heading off for the greener pastures of Laguna Seca. Gallery of wondrous motor vehicles follows below.

4:00 PM on Fri Aug 17 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
436 views, 12 comments

Latest by Bad Juju: Uh, yeah, wtf Mighty Max? Actually saved the pic of the muddy rally Merc for future reference. So great. more »

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Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy! We're Off to the Monterey Historics!

This afternoon the two Los Angeleno Jalops who are not the Loverman will hop in a mysical Korean bucket to be magically transported to the Monterey Peninsula for three glorious days of what can only be called The Greatest Spectacle in Auto Enthusiasm. Seriously, the events surrounding the Concours d'Elegance are that face-melting. But the greatest one of all has to be the Monterey Historics. While Pebble's got the pageantry and the "Oh my freaking bloody hell, I had no idea that this even existed and/or never thought I'd see it in my life!" factor going for it, for plebian gearheads, the Historics are where it's at. The entry fees are ridiculously reasonable... More »

1:30 PM on Thu Aug 16 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
394 views, 7 comments

Latest by bajames: I was at the Historic Ferrari event this morning and the cars were amazing. I was pretty surprised at how hard the cars were driven given what they are worth not to mention the glorious sound! I took some photos more »

i'm gonna git you seersucka

You Are There: The 2007 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance

No one tried to sell me a private plane this time, but I did get laughed out of the Lamborghini Greenwich tent. I figured I could smooth talk my way into a test drive if I wore enough seersucker. I was wrong. That wasn't much of a surprise, but something else was: I love Packards (I had no idea). On a 90-plus degree day in Greenwich it was time to celebrate American Iron. Rolling sculptures of sheetmetal were on display, ringed by vendors of $100,000-and-up European cars with a legitimate chance to make a sale. You want to recreate the vibe? Have about three beers to give yourself a pleasant, low-grade buzz, get yourself some deck shoes, a belt with whales on it, and two matching dogs on one leash, and then go stand in a sauna with The Girl From Ipanema playing in the background. That's about right. The sights and commentary are in the galleries. As always, the show started in the parking lot. – James Gribbon More »

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1:28 PM on Fri Jun 8 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,324 views, 15 comments

Latest by Turboner: Something tells me that R5 turbo costs more than what I have in my rally budget. more »

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The Classic Car Club of Kenya!

We know that Homo habilis and Homo erectus hung out in Kenya back in the day, but we had no idea the country supported a collection of vintage car enthusiasts. We ran across this gallery from their 2000 Concours d'Elegance, and while the variety of the iron tends to be a little more econo than what one would see at Pebble Beach or Amelia Island, it's chock full of radness, including what may be the only RHD FAF ever built. Yay Kenya! Yay FAF! – Davey G. Johnson More »

6:45 PM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
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The Society of the Spectacle: Voisins at Pebble Beach

We have to admit that Voisin was only an automotive name that hung somewhere in the back of our mind, along with Buick and Lincoln until we got to Pebble this year. A long-past-gone luxury marque with an illustrious history that ended long before we were born. That said, even the most incredible Lincolns and Buicks have nothing on the insane vehicles Gabriel Voisin came up with during the first half of the century. If Saab can claim to be born from jets, Voisin automobiles were directly birthed from the loins of the glorious age of early propeller aviation. If looks could stun, these cars' phasers are set on "kill." And the switch is stuck there. More »

8:00 AM on Wed Aug 23 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
337 views, 6 comments

Latest by TheGuinnessTooth: I see a black one mentioned, but I don't see a link to more pictures. Am I missing something? If so, where are they? more »

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Coiffures d'Elegance: Best Hair at Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach summons a diverse, and times, slightly-off crowd. For some, it's the thing to do in the area that weekend, and the $175 admission fee is no barrier to entry whatsoever. For others, it's a carefully-planned vacation for the hardest of the hardcore car geeks. For us, it was an adventure in skin-of-the-teeth party crashing and media-credential scamming. But at any event, there are almost always at least two people whose hairstyles rise above the rabble and make themselves known with a yawp like a crack of thunder. (Apologies to Whitman and Chaucer.) This year's awards for best coiffure go to Odd Rattail Guy and Weird Blonde Poof Lady. More »

11:00 PM on Tue Aug 22 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
229 views, 5 comments

Latest by EmilGH: Ouch. :-) more »

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Coming Out: James Glickenhaus Unveils His Pininfarina-Built Ferrari P4/5


Video by Dru Wynings More »
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Be a Dear and Bring 'Round the Cars: The Greenwich Concours, 2006

The 2006 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance is the kind of event where the parking lot could be confused with the show itself: I puttered in as a guy driving a Maybach 57 was coolly gliding out. You see that kind of stuff in Greenwich. You also see tiny dogs being chauffeured in man-purses, but we're
here to talk about cars. More »

1:38 PM on Mon Jun 5 2006
By Mike Spinelli
349 views, 9 comments

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Meadow Brook Concours Wrap-Up


In some ways, we're not big on the Concours phenomenon in the sense that these cars tend to be owned by very rich, very anal-retentive men. We are neither of those things. On the other hand, it's wonderful to see historic vehicles restored and on display for the proles to wonder over, like the '36 Delahaye Falaschi coupe pictured here, for example, at the just-past Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance. (Say "Kon-koor Delegonse," please.) The Car Connection's got a show report a well as a great batch of photos. If stupid-rare and stunningly restored or preserved vehicles Hardcastle your McCormick, get thee to clicking posthaste. More »

12:59 PM on Thu Aug 11 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
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Alfa Romeo Bringing Spider Concept to Pebble Beach

Italy's Autoblog.it notes that Alfa will be bringing a new concept roadster (purrrrr) to this year's Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance. Dubbed the 8C Spider, the two-seater was derived from the company's 8C Competizione coupe, whose on-again, off-again production plans have bred thoughts of self-immolation for millions of car nuts (ok, us). Dare they tease us without thoughts of bringing the thing to market eventually? Could they possibly be so cruel? More »

11:41 AM on Thu Aug 11 2005
By Mike Spinelli
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The Concours d'Elegance at Cranbrook

Oh, how we wish we could be in Bloomfield Hills, MI at the Cranbrook Educational Community this Sunday. And no, not for some dumb ol' graphic design seminar, but because of these simple, yet resonant combinations of letters and numbers: More »

12:49 PM on Fri Jul 22 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
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