amelia island concours d'elegance pictures

[karmaken]

I managed to talk the wife into letting me dissapear for 4 days to attend the Amelia Island Concours at the Ritz Carlton. What an incredible show! Even better that I had press passes for this visit. I did some interviews that I'm hoping to get on Discovery HD Theater. I wanted to get Sir Stirling Moss but he met with the ground, at the bottom of his elevator shaft which meant 2 broken ankles.

Back to the concours, what a wonderful collection of cars. Here are some photos...

This Mercedes took best of show.



cobra at the RM auction



Duesy hood ornament



rolling to the auction block



I love shooting hood ornaments



Don Garlitz, Caroll Shelby and Richard Petty - they told some great stories about the good ole days



Spyker and the new Bugatti Veyron targa - only going for 1.7 million



I interviewed the vp of sales for Sypker and got a ride in this puppy. Gorgeous car with a Swiss watch interior and an Audi V8 pumping about 450 hp.



Dr Simeone's Hippy Porsche with the long tail setup. these cars were treacherous in their early configuration



I'm not sure what this one is, but it was cool.