The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance

[hls30.com]

Here are a few more pics...for those of you that need a little more of what you missed, or more persuasion not to miss next year!

Will

Edited August 26, 2008 by hls30.com

[cunniwj]

Will, I'd really like to go since it's just up the road from me. What's the process for attending. It would be great to see a bunch of Z's lined up outside the entrance. Keep me informed.

[hls30.com]

I wiill collect and post the info on next years show as it becomes available-the website is in the process of being updates, and has a haphazard mix of last years info and this years intentions on it right now-so I won't share its info yet.

Here is a photo of the first poster signed at the Legends of the Trans-Am group talk given last year. It was the first poster through the autograph line. I followed it about thirty five signatures later with my ZCCA commerative poster to get Peter Brock and John Morton to autograph it. The Autograph Nazis were out in full force trying to assure that nothing but the $20 poster they were selling at the front of the autograph station got signed, but those signing Autographs were not on board with that restriction...so if you got past the profiteers your stuf got signed!

PS the Mugs are from Bre2.net

http://www.bre2.net/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=B&Category_Code=funstuff

Edited August 27, 2008 by hls30.com

[26th-Z]

The site looks somewhat current. http://www.ameliaconcours.org/ But it's e a r l y to think about the event other than talk it up. Hell, I don't even have a 2009 calendar yet!

Congrats on the poster, Will. Many years ago when the "autograph session" was first conceived, it was a lot of fun and I managed to collect some really nice stuff. At one of the Rennesport Reunions, Dan Gurney signed a model car of mine and I had the chance to chat with him for a moment. Nowadays, the autograph line is like a heard of cattle on their way to eBay speculation. Even the lines at ALMS races are production series. The most enjoyable part is standing in line talking to some kid who is there with his dad. That was me 50 years ago!

[hls30.com]

Chris,

I took a very close friend(see the Z theft protection thread) with me, (he is absolutley not a car guy), and he jumped in line as soon as they started putting the tables together, and did not budge for three hours. When I got out of the "Legends" talk, I was #37 behind him, and I bee-lined it! There were something like 350 people waiting for autographs-The Nazis were risking bodily harm trying to enforce their buy a poster for an autograph-but only on the poster.

That was a great weekend, Clif and I camped on the Park(a required part of securing the permits) where the photos of Carl's were taken. The wind was pretty healthy during the day, but after eating dinner with everyone who came to the photoshoot, Clif(my buddy) and I drove back to the park and put up my family sized tent in 28 degree weather, 40mph winds at something like 1:30am. Suprisingly it was all great fun as it was happening but then I enjoy camping. It was almost too cold to sleep, so We got up at 5am to S,S, and S and then we headed to breakfast and then to the car show. I took over 700 pictures, and really had a great time!

Will

[geezer]

The site looks somewhat current. http://www.ameliaconcours.org/ But it's e a r l y to think about the event other than talk it up. Hell, I don't even have a 2009 calendar yet!

There isn't enough information on their site yet to make travel/lodging plans yet. I've been watching it also. It sure looked convenient to stay at the Carlton Ritz and use the shuttle they provide to go to the show, until we compared prices. Even though they are sponsoring the event, were leaning towards a stay in the Jacksonville area, using the savings to gain a few extra days stay and just make the commute from there to the car show. Mrs Geezer doesn't enjoy a hurried schedule, but prefers to see all the attractions the area has to offer. Keeping an eye out:pirate:.

[rdefabri]

Geezer - that was my plan this year. My family is in the Orlando area, actually about 45 minutes north, so the commute to Amelia wasn't completely off base. However, my little girls could care less about cars, so no point in going to a Concours if they were going to pitch fits, so we never made it.

Anyway, you could easily make it there by car if you stay somewhere nearby.

[full house]

I love to come but its not possible got lots of things to do here . . .My younger son is going to have his first b day and need to prepare for that. When is the last registration and how much?

[hls30.com]

Ron,

I am with you vacation should have a few scheduled things, but no imposing plan with serious time management needed!

I'll get together some area info, and post it to a new thread to help everyone make plans(including keeping children pleasantly occupied),

Tickets to view will be in the $40/$50 range(discount for advance purchase-there will be an online store), and displaying a car in this show is by invitation only.

Will

[BRE-240Z]

I'll get together some area info, and post it to a new thread to help everyone make plans(including keeping children pleasantly occupied)

This would be very much appreciated; I'd be interested. I'll be selling this to the wife as a 'beach weekend with a car show mixed in'....having other options in the JAX area to get the wife and daughter's interest stoked would be very useful.

I'm from the Daytona Beach area originally, but just never spent much time in the Jacksonville/Flagler/Amelia Island vicinity.

[cunniwj]

Brian, Good luck selling the beach thing to your wife and daughter. The beach is still to cold there that time of year for us natives.

[hls30.com]

Cold for the beach is warm for the mountains...

Jacksonville Fl average March Temps High 73 Low 50

Asheville NC average March Temps High 58 Low 36

73 degree day at the beach...sounds pretty appealing to me!

Granted, Saturday and night last year were COLD, but Sunday was very comfortable from 10 am until about 6 pm

Will