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!

1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Touring:

1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Touring – in stunning white:

1967 Porsche 911 S:

1972 Porsche 911 T:

1961 Triumph TR3A:

1971 Lancia Fulivia:

1953 Morgan Plus 4:

Morgan Plus 8:

1940 Cadillac Convertible:

Video of New England Concours Rally from Bennington to Stratton. Cars left from Bennington, traveled up Route 7A north, through covered bridges and up to Manchester, then on to Stratton Mountain for the weekend:

Tags: 911S, Concours Events, Lancia, Morgan Cars, Morgan Plus 4, New England Concours D'Elegance, Plus 8, Porsche RS

Posted on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 10:32 pm under Concours Events, Lifestyle & Events. Follow responses through the RSS 2.0 feed.