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 . d ’ Elegance also included a “ Trophy Cars ” class , featuring eleven significant 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 . o
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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