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Both the young and the young-at-heart walked the manicured golf
course on March 13, where the classic and collector vehicles were
parked on the 10th and 18th fairways. This young photographer
captures details of this 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk. The car
participated in last year’s Italian Mille Miglia rally.
BELOW: A lineup of classic Cadillacs.

cant competition cars and the famous trophies they won in
some of history’s fabled classic races. The trophy display,
which occupied the lobby of The Ritz-Carlton from Thursday
through Saturday evening, moved to the field on Sunday to
be matched with cars that had won them. This included The
Borg-Warner Trophy paired with the Johnny Lightning Special, the Wheeler-Shebler Trophy with the 1909 Buick, Old
Number Ten, the Harley Earl Trophy from Daytona International Speedway with the 1971 Richard Petty Plymouth
Road Runner, the 1914 French Grand Prix Trophy with the
1914 Mercedes GP car, the Race of Two Worlds Trophy
from Monza with the Jim Rathmann Watson Roadster, the
Stevens Trophy with the Cord Beverly Sedan, the Sebring/
Alec Ulmann Trophy with the Stirling Moss/Bill Lloyd 1954
OSCA, a replica of the Vanderbilt Cup with the ALCO, the
Cannonball Sea- to- Sea Memorial Trophy Dash/Maurice
G. Bauer Trophy with the 1975 Cannonball Dino, and two
Le Mans Trophies with Ferrari bookends – the 1949 and
1965 trophies with the Ferrari 166MM of Luigi Chinetti
and Lord Selsdon and the Ferrari 250LM of Rindt and
Gregory, respectively.
“The Amelia continues to be more than just a Concours each
year,” Warner said. “It’s a celebration of the automobile and
great racers, designers and engineers of the industry.”
The 22nd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will
be held March 10-12, 2017 on the fairways of The Golf
Club of Amelia Island at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.
The show’s Foundation has donated over $2.75 million to
Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc. and other
charities on Florida’s First Coast since its inception in 1996.
A full list of the 2016 “Best in Class” winners is available
on the organization’s website: ameliaconcours.org.

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Now in its third decade, the Amelia Island Concours
d’Elegance is among the top automotive events in the world.
Always held the second full weekend in March, “Amelia”
draws over 250 rare vehicles from collections around the
world to The Golf Club of Amelia Island and The Ritz-Carlton
hotel. For more information, visit www.ameliaconcours.org
or call 904-636-0027.

A child of the psychedelic ‘60s was on display. This 1964 Porsche
356 was owned by singer Janis Joplin. One of her roadies, Dave
Roberts, gave it a psychedelic face lift.
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