Greenwich Concours d’Elegance 2008

The 13th Annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance took place on Saturday June 7th and Sunday June 8th, 2008 inGreenwich Concours d\'Elegance 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.

Some of the highlights of the show included the 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster, 1981 BMW M1, 1958 Ferrari 250 Tour de France, Coupe, 1992 Porsche USA Carrera Cup Coupe and the 1952 Porsche 356 Supercoupe. These were not official results, but more Sportscar Advisor’s subjective favorites.

Sunny weather brought out car enthusiasts and some of the the very best concours level cars in the northeast region.

Following is Sports Car Advisors’ collection of images from Sunday:


1957 Dual-Ghia 500 Convertible:

Dual-Ghia

1991 Ferrari F40 Coupe:

F40

2005 Ferrari Superamerica Convertible:

Superamerica Ferrari

1948 Casitalia Nuvolari Spyder 014SMM Barchetta:

Castalia Barchetta Classic Italian Sportscar

1995 Cosworth (Ford) RS Escort:

Ford Cosworth Escort

1938 Maserati 8 CTF Grand Prix:

Maserati Grand Prix Race Car

1955 Tojeiro Bristol TAD Sports Racer:

Tojeiro Bristol race car

2006 Ford GT:

Ford GT

1981 BMW M1 Coupe:

BMW M1 - MPower

1973 BMW 3.0 CSL:

Classic Bimmer 3.0 CSL

1957 Ferrari LWB Berlinetta:

Ferrari Berlinetta

1958 Ferrari 250 Tour de France Coupe:

Ferrari 250

1972 Ferrari 246 Dino GT:

Ferrari Dino Greenwich Concours

1981 Ferrari 308 GTSi:

Ferrari 308

1954 Dennenhauer & Strauss:

Collector Porsche Dennenhauer

1958 Porsche Speedster Convertible:

rare porsche convertible speedster

1952 Porsche 356 1500 Super Coupe:

Porsche 356 Greenwich Concours d\'Elegance

1968 Porsche 912:

Porsche 912 Targa Softwindow

1957 Porsche 1500 GS Carrera Speedster:

Porsche Speedster GS - Sportscar Advisors.com

1992 Porsche USA Carrera Cup Coupe:

Porsche Carrera Cup Sportscar - Rare

1986 Porsche 911 Turbo:

Porsche 911 Turbo

1989 Porsche 911 Turbo Slantnose Cabriolet:

911 Turbo Slantnose - Concours condition car

1967 Porsche 911 S:

911 S

1965 Aston Martin DB5:

Aston Martin DB5

1985 Aston Martin V-8 Volante Vantage Convertible:

Aston Marin Volante Vantage Greenwhich Concours

1969 Lotus Elan S4 Convertible:

Lotus Elan

1961 Lotus Elite:

Lotus Elite

1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster:

427 Cobra Greenwich Concours d\'Elegance

The best part of a true Concours such as Greenwich, CT is that participation promotes the preservation of classic and collectible automobiles that may otherwise be lost to time and neglect. At this particular event there were too many gorgeous cars to list so Sports Car Advisors hopes you like what we’ve covered with this post.

Congratulations to Bruce and Genia Wennerstrom and the Town of Greenwich, CT for putting together another superb Concours automobile event!


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  2. soctt Says:

    Fantastic pics… I wish you had a photo of EVERY car in the show! Some of the background cars were tantalizing. Thanks!

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  4. Ross Killian Says:

    love them all! great pics! Shelby cobra is amazing!!!

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