The 14th Annual Greenwich Conours d’Elegance arrived to Greenwich, CT’s Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on the shores of Greenwich Harbour on June 6th and 7th.  The event was packed. Sports Car Advisors arrived very early and parking anywhere near the show proved a challenge, a sign of this concours’ rising popularity and success. (more…)

Sunday August 10th, 2008 brought the Hemmings Sports & Exotics Car Show to the Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York. Triumph cars was the featured marque and sports and exotic cars of all makes came out to Saratoga Springs on this day. The show started promptly at 10am but by about 1pm heavy thunderstorms and lightning sent everyone packing and heading for the roads. The Saratoga Automobile Museum is a great venue and Saratoga Springs has so much to offer for weekend out; from Horse Racing at the famed Saratoga tracks to Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), it’s a fantastic town to have a car show. (more…)

The third and final day of the New England Concours put together the actual Concours level cars on the 9^th Hole of the Stratton Mountain Golf Club course for the big show. Great weather and a scenic golf course setting put all attendees in a great mood for prepping and showing wonderful cars in their very best condition. There were makes and models ranging from the 1914 Mercer all the way to the early Porsche 911’s. Classes entered into the Concours were Early American, Closed and Open, mid-century American, Closed and Open, Muscle Cars, European, Preservation, Chrysler, Classic Trucks and Ford Model T’s. (more…)

Day 2 at the New England Concours d’Elegance saw cruise-in participants show up in droves to Stratton Mountain’s upper parking areas. Classic cars including Chrysler Letter Series, Porsche 911’s, MG’s, and many rare cars were on display. Cars were parked on top of the main parking garage and food was catered by Stratton. Chairs were folded out behind the cars and owners and spectators exchanged stories and information on cars of all makes and models. Each car has a story and all owners at cruise-in events are proud to display dossiers and discuss how and where they found their cars, and how and when they were restored or preserved in great condition. (more…)

The Second Annual New England Concours d’Elegance kicked off at noon on Friday, July 18th at Hemmings Motor News’ Headquarters in Bennington, Vermont with a general attendee cruise-in. By 1PM, a smattering of classic American cars, muscle cars, and European classics and sports cars filled the back parking-lot of Hemmings. After viewing and chatting each other up, attendees were invited to lunch mid-day and popcorn at the museum.

At 3pm cruise-in cars lined up for the Green Mountain Rally to go up historic Route 7A through covered bridges from Bennington to Manchester and on to Stratton Mountain where Saturday’s major cruise-in, and Sunday’s Concours were held.

Following are pictures of the cars at the Hemmings headquarters from Day 1 along with a brief video of cars leaving the lot to head out on the rally. Enjoy! (more…)

The 13th Annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance took place on Saturday June 7th and Sunday June 8th, 2008 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Saturday brought American cars of all marques from turn of the century to modern day sports cars. Sunday brought the best and the brightest of the imports in the sports, touring and competition classes. Raising money for the charity Americares the Concours really is an important automobile event. (more…)