Greenwich Concours d'Elegance

eburg_dub1 · Jun 3, 2018

Went for the first time.

cons
40 bucks to get in is kinda steep
Quite small

Pros
40 bucks to get in is totally worth it
Quite small but duality of cars is top notch

Cars on the parking lot are a site to be seen by it self. Bunch of nice older prosches jags and ferraris.
long line to get in but we got there early so we did enjoy the cars with lesser cars. First thing I saw was Wayne Carini being followed by the camera crew ok this is kinda cool i guess .
Walked in to a site of a nice '57 335 sport

David Hoobs judging some cars

bugatti up close is insane

that was odd to see there

65 ferrari 330 gt vignale shooting brake

Briggs Cunningham cars that was an awesome site

VadGTI · Jun 3, 2018

eburg_dub1 said:
that was odd to see there

Bet the guys who made that never expected it to end up at a capitalist Concours d'Elegance, rubbing shoulders with the greats.

eburg_dub1 · Jun 3, 2018

VadGTI said:
Bet the guys who made that never expected it to end up at a capitalist Concours d'Elegance, rubbing shoulders with the greats.

that lada wasn't the only soviet car there

A.Wilder · Jun 3, 2018

eburg_dub1 said:
Walked in to a site of a nice '57 335 sport

One of my first large-scale model cars was one of these. I didn't even know what it was back then and my dad still has it in his office. Such a cool car :thumbup:

EPilot · Jun 3, 2018

I went today and right off the bat got to meet Wayne Carini and got a picture of him with my son. Great guy and super nice. Loved these the most.

Sent from my shack on my pdp 11

Iroczgirl · Jun 3, 2018

Some great cars there, that's for sure.

Was there a reason/theme behind all the Soviet era cars attending?

chucchinchilla · Jun 3, 2018

cons
40 bucks to get in is kinda steep

Pebble Beach Concours is $375 this year.

:facepalm:

Harv · Jun 3, 2018

eburg_dub1 said:
cons
40 bucks to get in is kinda steep

It's Greenwich. People leave $40 in the tip jar when picking up their pizza in Greenwich.

Harold · Jun 3, 2018

chucchinchilla said:
Pebble Beach Concours is $375 this year. :facepalm:

Do you at least get a flute of champagne or a shrimp cocktail ?

bothhandsplease · Jun 4, 2018

Harold said:
Do you at least get a flute of champagne or a shrimp cocktail ?

No, you need to go to the Quail for that. $650 per ticket, although the champagne and caviar is nearly limitless.

Ross1013 · Jun 4, 2018

I went to see this in like 2000, got to sit in an F40 and met David E. Davis, who had his old Fangio car with him. So cool.

Air and water do mix · Jun 4, 2018

Ross1013 said:
I went to see this in like 2000, got to sit in an F40 and met David E. Davis, who had his old Fangio car with him. So cool.

Damn, that’s amazing.

It looks like a good show, even if a bit small. Also, it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve ogled cars in the parking lot at a show!

barry2952 · Jun 5, 2018

Ross1013 said:
I went to see this in like 2000, got to sit in an F40 and met David E. Davis, who had his old Fangio car with him. So cool.

I believe we've been in the show 3 times. It's always a great gathering at a great venue.

I have my own David E Davis story. I met him several times at Concours events, back when my wife loved attending the black-tie events. We stayed at the host hotel, so you got to rub shoulders with the rich and famous, without being other. On Friday night they hold a charity fund-raiser as that's what these shows are all about. There are garage tours and airport parties, but the black tie events raise some serious money. We were going so often that I bought a tux. Never thought I'd do that. We parked in the covered parking under the hotel. As I pulled the convertible to the entrance to pick up my wife the valet brought up a black SUV that looked like something special-ops. My wife walked out with the Davis'. David says to my wife, "A convertible will just muss-up your hair, please let my wife drive you in comfort and I'll go with your husband. My wife knows the way."

She didn't. She got us very lost on the country roads around Greenwich. I just followed along, but observed that we were driving in circles. I flashed my lights at her and asked if she was lost. We had an early GPS in our car and I led us to the event where the guest speaker was Janet Guthrie. She was an excellent speaker, but there was a power failure during her presentation and she raised her voice and continued like nothing had happened. She kept the room calm and finished her bit and then directed people to leave the room.

The only thing more memorable about that evening was my conversation with David E. Davis. Actually, it wasn't a true conversation as I really didn't get to say much. I learned about his childhood growing up on a farm and working his way up the automotive food chain. David's hair was pure white and just blowing wildly in the breeze. His 5-day growth was incongruent with his monkey-suit, but I kept silent as he regaled me with tales of his past. I told him about almost being arrested at Amelia Island after the show and he had a great laugh. We got there late and missed the cocktail party, but I gained an experience most people never have. I got to spend an hour with David E. Davis.

barry2952 · Jun 5, 2018

chucchinchilla said:
Pebble Beach Concours is $375 this year. :facepalm:

The vast majority of that money is passed onto a list of charities. The show raises a staggering amount of money. When I was working on organizational management of the shows the predominant costs were covered by sponsors letting the gate go to the charities. A lot of that changed in the downturn, but shows get nice stipends form some makers.

It's also crowd control. If tickets were $50, like Greenwich, you'd be belly-button to ******* and nobody would get to see the show. The two times we've been there the crowd was overwhelming. The only roped area was the row of cars seaside so people are all over your cars. It wasn't quite as bad as rush-hour in NYC, but close.

Chris_V · Jun 5, 2018

Air and water do mix said:
It looks like a good show, even if a bit small. Also, it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve ogled cars in the parking lot at a show!

Looks like eburg only went on Sunday, which was gray, cold, and the day for imported cars. Saturday was sunny with the domestic cars (like Packards, Caddys, and brass era cars). I have pics of both days in my thread: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?9187977-Thanks-to-barry-Greenwich-Concours-2018

I took 200 pictures and didn't get all the cars and motorcycles by far, but I also went in and looked at the Bonhams tent and all the cars up for auction. And yeah, the parking lot had some interesting stuff, like a VW doublecab for sale for $125,000!!!

andlf · Jun 5, 2018

eburg_dub1 said:
Went for the first time.

barry2952 · Jun 5, 2018

Air and water do mix said:
It looks like a good show, even if a bit small.

It's medium-size, but has the added feature of being different sub-sets on consecutive days. The overall variety is astounding. That was the first place I ever saw the Soviet prop boat. Firing that up in that park was an astounding sound. Almost as good as hearing the Duesenberg race car start in the lower level of the parking deck at Amelia Island.

Greenwich Concours d'Elegance

eburg_dub1

VadGTI

eburg_dub1

A.Wilder

EPilot

Iroczgirl

chucchinchilla

Harv

Harold

bothhandsplease

Ross1013

Air and water do mix

barry2952

barry2952

Chris_V

andlf

barry2952

Top Contributors this Month

Recommended Communities