We Are Getting Fancy! BANGshift Protection From The Amelia Island Concourse d’Magnificence Begins Proper Right here!
(Phrases and Images by Joe Grippo) Over the previous few weeks, we have now been displaying galleries of my Florida trip pictures. Drag Racing so far had been the main target of the primary half of our journey, with the Don Garlits Museum and the NHRA Child Gators, however now we’re switching it up…massive time.
Once we began planning our winter getaway to the Sunshine State, Gainesville was the principle vacation spot, however we regarded round for different stuff to do, and as luck would have it, we have been going to be down there on the identical time the Amelia Island Concours d’Magnificence was taking place. The Amelia Island occasion is a multiday affair with excessive finish auctions, a number of completely different automotive exhibits and gatherings spanning nearly a complete complete week. We didn’t wish to quit a day at drags, so we deliberate to hit up the Sunday Concours on the Ritz Carlton, it was the spotlight occasion of the present week anyway. Now, we go to tons of automotive exhibits and races, however this was a special expertise for my spouse Stacey and me. First off, it was costly, like 170 bucks every costly. Hagerty Insurance coverage owns the present now and as members of their Drivers Membership we acquired a considerable low cost, but it surely was salty, nonetheless. It was, nevertheless, utterly price it. The attendees have been fairly completely different as nicely, I’m used to automotive t-shirts, shorts and Vans, this crowd have been strolling round with wine glasses, leather-based footwear and sport coats. Fortunately Stacey did some pre-show analysis and made me at the very least have been a shirt with a collar. No matter. It was all concerning the automobiles for me, and there was some killer stuff to drool over.
Highlight courses at this yr’s Concours included Historic 50’s Customs, Ferrari GT Berlinetta’s, Porsche 959’s, LeMans Corvettes, Lamborghini Tremendous Vehicles, Fiberglass Desires (Specials), Board Observe Bikes, and Vehicles of the 2023 Honoree Jeff Gordon amongst many others. 260 automobiles in complete stuffed up just a few holes and fairways of the attractive Golf Membership of Amelia Island on the grounds of the Ritz Carlton Resort. This was some severe shit, positively not a cruise evening at our native Sonic degree. I noticed rides I had solely examine since I used to be child like Lamborghini Miura’s, Peter Revson’s McLaren, a Studying Normal Board Observe Racer, a Greenwood Corvette and the Bob Hirohata Mercury and a lot extra. Actually, too cool a lot stuff to even record on this already wordy weblog. So, dig into the galleries for some absolute BANGshift worthy goodness and a bunch of amazingly automobiles you don’t typically see on these digital pages. Hope you get pleasure from clicking by way of as a lot as I did clicking on my digicam shutter button.
THE GALLERY IS BELOW THE VIDEO!
