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I learned recently that a Concours d'Elegance is planned at the Pinehurst resort on Sunday May 5: http://www.pinehurstconcours.com/

It's modeled on the shows at Pebble Beach, Amelia Island, etc:

It will be held on the 1st holes of the Pinehurst #3 and #5 golf courses.

It's limited to 118 cars, by invitation only (by that, I mean you submit your car for entry at http://www.pinehurstconcours.com/entrant and the organizers invite the 118 entrants they like the most). The judging classes are:

Brass Era Cars 1895 to 1915
Production Prewar 1916 to 1942
Production Postwar 1946 to 1982
American and European Classics 1925 to 1948
Sports and GT Cars 1946 to 1966
Sports and GT Cars 1967 and on
American Muscle Cars 1961 to 1974
Race Cars 1900 to present
Preservation Cars
Corvette Anniversary
Porsche Featured Marque Cars
The cars of Holman Moody (Display; non-judged)

Lee Holman, of Holman & Moody, will be honored.

General Admission tickets are only $43 through April 30, from the website listed above. (This is a steal for this kind of show -- Pebble Beach Concours tickets start at $200)

In addition:

On Friday May 3, concours entrants will take part in a road rally to Fort Bragg and back, with a special ceremony on the Main Post Parade Field.

On Saturday, May 4, there will be a classic car auction. General admission tickets are $28, from http://www.RKMCollectorCarAuctions.com

Finally, they're looking for "reliable" volunteers: http://www.pinehurstconcours.com/volunteer

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Art McDonald
Premier Amateur #518
2008 Dishman Cup
Pivot Cone Snob

Rodney is a waxer (but in a good way)

Entering my Miata.

I so wanted to go to this, but instead my wife suggested I go to my niece's wedding. Tried to argue my way out of that but no dice....

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Rodney

'08 Bullitt mustang, CAM 7
Autox VP '09-'10, President '11-'12, interim President 2nd half of ‘14
proud recipient of the Bowie Grey service award '12
Now just a guy driving a mustang....

I got an email yesterday announcing a Saturday morning show at Pinehurst for lesser cars

Les, too bad you moved. Your six-million dollar Corvette would certainly be the class the field!


For Immediate Release

Contact: Dave Droschak, Droschak Communications
919-630-6656

Corvette vs. Porsche Lineup Prelude to Pinehurst Concours

VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (April 4, 2013) – Corvettes and Porsches from across the region are being invited to attend the inaugural Pinehurst Fairway Drive presented by AutoTrader Classics, with each brigade headed by cars owned by automotive executive and champion car owner Rick Hendrick and business executive and noted Porsche collector Bob Ingram.

Up to 118 selected Corvettes and Porsches will be staged in battlefield formation Saturday, May 4, on the same two fairways adjacent to the famed Pinehurst Resort Clubhouse that will house the show field for the inaugural Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, May 5.

“Rick and I are excited about presenting our particular collector car of choice in what is truly going to be a memorable weekend in the annals of North Carolina automobile history,” said Ingram, the honorary chairman of the Pinehurst Concours. “Car enthusiasts will see quite a collection of sports cars as a warm-up to the main Pinehurst Concours showcase event Sunday.”

Potential entrants for the Pinehurst Fairway Drive presented by AutoTrader Classics are asked to log on to www.pinehurstconcours.com and submit model, year and any show history. Entrants will be notified of their selection by April 12. Once the invitation is accepted, a field parking pass will be mailed.

Cars will load the field between 7 a.m.-9 a.m. May 4, with the staging open to the public free of charge from 9 a.m.-noon. After viewing the rare Corvettes and Porsches fans can attend a classic car auction staged by RKM Collector Car Auctions at the nearby Pinehurst Fair Barn.

More than 100 collectable autos will be for sale at the Saturday auction. General admission tickets for the auction are $25, with discounts for seniors, students, military and children. See www.RKMCollectorCarAuctions.com for details.

General admission tickets for the Pinehurst Concours on May 5 are now on sale at an introductory price of $40. VIP packages are also available to the competition of vintage and rare autos. See www.pinehurstconcours.com for details, scheduling and ticketing information, or call 910-973-6594.


Copyright © 2013 PINEHURST CONCOURS, All rights reserved.

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Art McDonald
Premier Amateur #518
2008 Dishman Cup
Pivot Cone Snob

Rodney is a waxer (but in a good way)

dang...when you said for "lesser" cars I was hoping there would be an announcement for a Concours d'Lemons at the nearby municipal golf course.

http://www.concoursdlemons.com/

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Steve Carter
1972 Datsun 240Z-- resto pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/srcartermd
2007 GPW Honda S2000-- STR 86

My Corvette should not be included in any sort of "d'Elegance" event. Even the "lesser" cars probably have a fully painted front bumper.

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'07, '08, '11 Autocross VP
'06, '10 Mike Dishman Cup
'21 MX5, '13 Corvette GS, '92 Corvette 383 c.i. 413whp/390wtq, '03 Expedition

anything about less than attractive track bmw? or how about not exactly beautiful wrx rally missle.

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hey yall,watch this...

I drove by that on my way to the Concorso Italiano show a few years ago. I can also claim to have made a tour of Dodi Auto Sales, where Wayne Carini bought the Volvo P1800 "Krappen Targa" that won him the Swedish Meatball class win.

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Art McDonald
Premier Amateur #518
2008 Dishman Cup
Pivot Cone Snob

Rodney is a waxer (but in a good way)

Complete listing of entries for the Pinehurst Concours:

Class 1 Brass Era 1895-1915

1904 Cadillac Touring Southern Pines, NC
1909 Peerless Touring Southern Pines, NC
1910 Ford Model T Speedster Pinetops, NC
1910 Oakland 24 Roadster Kingstown, RI
1910 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Tampa, FL
1911 Cadillac Touring Apex, NC
1911 Maxwell Touring Canton, GA
1912 Ford Model T Touring Pinetops, NC

Class 2 Production Pre-War '18-'42

1921 Ford Model T Sedan Cary, NC
1922 Cadillac Touring Lumberton, NC
1935 Desoto Airflow Sedan Athens, GA
1936 Ford Deluxe Phaeton Monkton, MD
1936 MG SA Open Tourer Sarasota, FL
1936 Stout Scarab Lumberton, NC
1937 Ford Station Wagon Carthage, NC
1937 Lincoln-Zephyr Coupe Chapel Hill, NC
1938 Ford Deluxe Coupe Garner, NC
1938 Morgan Drop Head Coupe Sanford, FL

Class 3 Production Postwar '46-'82

1951 Crosby Hot Shot Blandon, PA
1953 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Fayetteville, NC
1955 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Raleigh, NC
1956 Ford Thunderbird Raleigh, NC
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad Mirarmar Beach, FL
1957 Ford Thunderbird Mooresville, NC
1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk Raleigh, NC
1959 Cadillac Series 62 Wake Forest, NC
1960 Chevrolet Impala Mt Pleasant, SC
1963 Ford Thunderbird Waxhaw, NC

Class 4 Corvette

1953 Chevrolet Corvette Ashtabula, OH
1954 Chevrolet Corvette Duluth, GA
1958 Chevrolet Corvette Hickory Corners, MI
1961 Chevrolet Corvette Longwood, FL
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Rockledge, FL
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Lousiville, KY
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Phoenix, AZ
1965 Chevrolet Corvette Madison Heights, MI
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Wake Forest, NC
1968 Chevrolet Corvette Charlotte, NC
1976 Chevrolet Corvette Hickory Corners, MI

Class 5 Sports and GT Small Bore

1949 MG TC Charlotte, NC
1954 Arnolt Bristol Bolide Dedham, MA
1957 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Southern Pines, NC
1972 Ferrari 246 GTS Erie, PA
1959 Austin-Healey 3000 Reidsville, NC
1960 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Davidson, NC
1961 Austin-Healey 3000 Palm Coast, FL
1963 Sunbeam Alpine III Pylesville, MD
1964 Morgan Plus 4 Cranston, RI

Class 6 Sports and GT Large Bore

1953 Bentley Continental R Windermere, FL
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Commerce, GA
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Canton, OH
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Raleigh, NC
1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Wallingford, CT
1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Monterey, Mexico
1962 Jaguar E-Type Atlanta, GA
1965 Shelby Cobra Durham, NC
1968 Ferrari 330 GTC Raleigh, NC
1969 Iso Grifo Charlotte, NC
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Raleigh, NC

Class 7 American/Euro Classic 25-48

1928 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre Greenwich, CT
1928 Isotta Fraschini Oil City, PA
1929 Packard Dual Cowl Phaeton Indian Land, SC
1930 LaSalle 7-Passenger Touring Selma, NC
1931 Chrysler Imperial CG Raleigh, NC
1934 Packard Deluxe Eight Wilmington, NC
1936 Cadillac V16 Sedan Concord, NC
1936 Cord 810 Phaeton Durham, NC
1937 Bugatti Type 57 Windemere, FL http://pinehurstconcours.com/Media/Images/bugati-1.jpg
1938 Styer Roadster Oil City, PA
1941 Cadillac Series 62 Winston Salem, NC

Class 8 Preservation Cars

1915 Ford Model T Touring Wilmington, NC
1925 Chevrolet Pickup Raleigh, NC
1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six Sedan Celina, OH
1955 Ford Thunderbird Raeford, NC
1964 Porsche 356C Southern Pines, NC
1966 Porsche 911 Atlanta, GA
1967 Shelby Cobra 427 Greensboro, NC
1970 Porsche 914-6 Stanley, NC
1972 Ferrari 246 GT Dino Marietta, GA
1973 Porsche 911T Durham, NC

Class 9 Amercian Muscle Cars '61-'74

1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Z16 Longwood, FL
1965 Pontiac GTO Gloucester, MA
1967 Pontiac GTO Poughkeepsie, NY
1969 Chevrolet Z28 R/S Grovetown, GA
1969 Ford Shelby GT350 Henderson, NC
1970 AMC AMX Pinehurst, NC
1970 Oldsmobile 442 w-30 Tallahassee, FL ..... paging Rodney Wright...
1970 Plymouth Superbird Fayetteville, NC
1971 Dodge Charger R/T Cleveland, OH
1972 Oldsmobile 442 Wake Forest, NC

Class 10 Porsche

1954 Porsche 356 Atlanta, GA
1955 Porsche 356 Speedster Super Jefferson City, TN
1958 Porsche Speedster Gloucester, MA
1959 Porsche 356A Summerfield, NC
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Seattle, WA
1974 Porsche 911 Carrera Dahlonega, GA
1988 Porsche 930 Turbo Cornelius, NC
1994 Porsche 911 RS America Huntersville, NC

Class 11 Racecars

1941 Willys Speedway Coupe Apple Valley, CA
1959 Devlin Model C Summit, NJ
1963 Mercedes-Benz 220S Holly Hill, FL
1964 Chevrolet Corvette Davidson, NC
1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Charlotte, NC
1972 Bobsy SE 7 West Palm Beach, FL
1972 Brabham BT29 West Palm Beach, FL
1976 Greenwood Corvette Miami, FL
1978 Lola T333 Pinehurst, NC
1986 Porsche 962 Miami, FL
1998 Ferrari 333SP Raleigh, NC -- we must make him autocross with us
1999 Porsche 911 GT2 Turbo Danville, VA

Class 12 Holman Moody

1957 Ford Thunderbird Battlebird Brick, NJ
1963 Ford Galaxie Charlotte, NC
1964 Ford Falcon AF/X Flagler Beach, FL
1964 Ford Falcon Challenger Charlotte, NC
1967 Ford GT40 MkII Naples, FL -- race history includes Mario and AJ - http://pinehurstconcours.com/Media/Imag ... 20gt40.jpg
1967 Intermeccanica Omega Jackson, MI
1969 Ford Talledaga Torino Mooresville, NC
2014 Ford Mustang TdF Charlotte, NC

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Art McDonald
Premier Amateur #518
2008 Dishman Cup
Pivot Cone Snob

Rodney is a waxer (but in a good way)

OK, this actually would be cool but I'd rather be driving..

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1990 Faded Reddish CSP Lite Miata
2002 Electron Blue Corvette Z06
2005 Mazda 6 Wagon
2003 Nissan Pathfinder DTV (Dog Transport Vehicle)

You'll get more seat time by driving to Pinehurst than by driving to Fayetteville.

Updated with the final batch of entrants. Includes a Ford GT-40 Mk II, which they say was driven in competition by Mario and AJ, and it's painted the right color

There's also a classic car auction on Saturday in Pinehurst - the list of cars http://www.rkmotorscharlotte.com/auctions/cars#!/ seems to be a bit fluid. Yesterday I was really getting into what was the 2nd lot, a 1963 Falcon hardtop, red, vintage gray torque-thrusts and 289/4 speed. I guess someone decided to take early delivery

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Art McDonald
Premier Amateur #518
2008 Dishman Cup
Pivot Cone Snob

Rodney is a waxer (but in a good way)

They've announced the show date for next year - May 4. Attn A/X VPs -- please do not book events against that weekend!

http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=1c4 ... 869972f121

Featured classes include "Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary", "Porsche Turbo 40th Anniversary" and "Wood-bodied 1915-1950". Sorry, no "Howling, twitchy AP1" class, but a "non-judged display class will include a variety of unique race cars".

I'm thinking of entering my 1990 Mustang 5.0. If they won't take it in the 50th Anniv. class, then I'll try the "unique race cars" class. I'm sure that key phrases on my entry form like "sand-blasted rocker panel patina", "questionable provenance", and "indefatigable CEL" will score me a place on the show field.

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Art McDonald
Premier Amateur #518
2008 Dishman Cup
Pivot Cone Snob

Rodney is a waxer (but in a good way)

You forgot No brakes.

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George Bright Member # 141
One of the youngest of the old farts.
Yes I voted against you joining the club.

Nice try George, but real Concours d'Elegance people in the know have a solution. Take, for example, this lovely Bugatti:


And its Enhanced Concours Braking System:

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Art McDonald
Premier Amateur #518
2008 Dishman Cup
Pivot Cone Snob

Rodney is a waxer (but in a good way)