Automotive Heritage Foundation Bulletin #5 May 2021

Just a few short weeks left to get your entries in for the Automotive Heritage Journalism Competition. Deadline is May 31st midnight EDST and can be done easily on the website. Awards are to be presented in July for “automotive heritage stories best told” in ten categories. Join the best automotive journalists in this contest.

Those who love racing history will love this chat with Bill Warner, founder and Chairman of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. This video is part of a series produced by the Brumos Collection in Jacksonville, FL. As a teenager Bill began photographing and writing about sports car racing leading to an amazing career. You’ll hear some great stories about the cars and the people of what some would call the golden age of sports car racing.

Easily the second most prestigious Concours d’Elegance in the U.S. is at the Ritz Carlton Hotel just north of Jacksonville. Bill Warner and his team do an amazing job every year of presenting the best classic, racing and collector cars in the world. Usually held the first weekend in March, it was cancelled last year and postponed this year. Lyn St. James will be honored along with the 935 Porsche cars, Chevy racing history, eccentric two-stroke motorcycles and a couple dozen other categories.

Though the dreaded virus slowed progress on the new visitors center and a comprehensive rethinking of the visiting experience, the Ford House is ready for a grand opening May 22-23. The EyesOnDesign show traditionally on Fathers Day has been moved to September 19th. Our friends at the MotorCities National Heritage Area explore the changes on their MotorCities At Home series.

Friend of the AHF, Bob Jepson of Savannah, won Best of Show European at the Wheels and Keels Concours in Texas last weekend with his magnificent Horch 835A Special Roadster by Erdmann & Rossi. Best of Show American went to a stunning Auburn Supercharged Boattail Speedster owned by Michael Sullivan of Cheyanne, WY. First U.S. showing for both cars.

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