February 2018
• The 2018 Vintage Sportscar Charity tour, a “Run What You Brung” charity event for Vintage Sportscars will be held from Friday evening June 22, through Sunday lunchtime June 24, based from the Wyndham Hotel at Exit 16 off I-84 in Southbury, Connecticut, (203) 586-1524. The hotel’s special room rate is only $129 a night—including breakfast for two—for Friday eve June 22 and Saturday eve June 23. Ask for the “Vintage Sports Car Group’’ rate. The online booking code is 062218VIN and there will be a dedicated parking area and trailer parking. Anyone interested in participating should contact Ed Hyman at (860) 355-1804 (late evening EST is always best), or via Email at edhyman@charter.net
• The 6th Annual 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance has been scheduled for Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Excelsior, Minnesota, on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. The event will celebrate the styles and designs of antique cars, boats and motorcycles built between the late 1800s and 1980. More than 150 vehicles are expected to be displayed on the show grounds as attendees enjoy delicious food, beverages, live music, entertainment, vintage boat rides and shopping. Applications for 2018 entries are being accepted now. Past participants are welcome to return, but please know that the selection committee will not accept the same car, boat or motorcycle in consecutive years as organizers want their guests to experience a widely varied show field. For complete information please visit www.10000lakesconcours.com.
• The La Jolla Concours d’Elegance has announced the date and honored marque for its 14th edition, set now for April 7-8, 2018, on the lawn at Ellen Scripps Browning Park on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Southern California seaside city, with the honored marque set to be Lincoln. The event will open with its usual VIP Reception on Saturday April 7, from 5 to 9 p.m., and follow the next day with the Concours d’Elegance itself on Sunday morning April 8, beginning at 9 a.m. and running through to 4 p.m. For complete information please visit www.lajollaconcours.com.