Club Celebration & Seminar Day
Club Celebration
A new element of the 2009 Fairfield County Concours
d’Elegance was Club Celebration Day for automobile and motorcycle clubs. Held
for the first time, six clubs from the Northeast Region attended with more than
100 cars. Says Co-Founder and Director of Operations John Shuck: “We wanted to
create another attraction for those people that help make our show into what it
is, for the car enthusiasts and owners who so generously shared their cars and
motorcycles with us and the public. We are grateful for their efforts
in bringing these cars to us, and with Club Celebration Day wanted to
highlight them and their unrelenting passion in preserving these
significant automobiles and motorcycles.”
Said Andy Williams - of the Aston-Martin Owners Club, "The Fairfield County Concours has gone from strength to
strength and is now firmly established as a major east coast classic car event. With a road tour and the newly established Club Day on Saturday,
the organizers have shown that they intend to constantly improve the show to keep it at the forefront."
Said Jerry Shapiro - President of
the LI Section of Mercedes-Benz Club, “A rare opportunity to get together with
peers and their cars for good fun and camaraderie on Club Day at the Fairfield
Concours. Thank you for Inviting our Section to be a part of this prestigious
automotive event."
The attending clubs chose one
car each per club which was awarded a place on the show field of the
Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance on Sunday. These cars were:
1962 Aston Martin DB4, Andy Williams (Aston Martin Owners Club)
1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, Ernst Benzien (Porsche Club)
1964 Cadillac Eldorado, Henny and Alyda Karreman (Cadillac LaSalle Club)
1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL, Jerry Williams (Mercedes-Benz Club)
1987 Maserati Biturbo Spyder, Anthony Ungaro (Maserati Club)
2003 Ferrari 360 Modena, Michael and Christopher Raduazzo (Ferrari Club)
Two of the Porsche Club attendees who were entered in Sunday's Concours also received
Concours awards:
Craig Bush - 1956 Speedster
People's Choice Sponsored by FedEx Custom Critical
Second in Class - Porsche |
Ernest Benzien - 1964 904
Porsche Cars North America Significant Porsche |
Seminars
For our first year of offering Seminars, they were very well attended and received great reviews.
With the Car Club attendees and Concours guests, more than 1,200 people atended
the seminars and enjoyed the day.
FIVA by Miles Morris
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Valuing Vehicles by Dave Kinney |
Ultimate Detailing by Mike Odierna
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Keys to a Happy Hobby by Kent Bain |
Vehicle
Photography Techniques by Michael Alan Ross |
More photos
are available in.
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