by Chris Mulvihill - 03/14/2022
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| This restored 1964 356 SC Coupe is judged at the PCA Werks Reunion. This numbers matching car displays its ‘Champagne Yellow’ factory color paint |
The Porsche Club of America (PCA) held their Werks Reunion on Friday, March 4 with 163 ‘judged’ cars broken into 14 classes. Teams of 2 to 3 judges review cars with the mindset of: What is the car’s story, how well is the car presented, overall impression, and is the car actually clean on inspection? There were another 575 Porsches registered for ‘The Coral’ which was a field designated for Porsches of all years. These cars are not judged and it is a great place to view Porsches from all years and varying levels of condition. The PCA approaches the Werks Reunion as a fun day that brings all together who enjoy the brand and the pleasure of driving a fine machine.
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| This 1970 Aston Martin DB6 MK 2 Vantage is just one in the lineup of many outstanding RM Sotheby’s auction cars parked on the lawn at the Ritz-Carlton. |
On Saturday RM Sotheby’s held their event with 88 cars registered for the auction. Prices remain strong with 80% of the cars sold resulting in $46M in sales. The quality of the cars was high with modern performance cars such as a 2006 Ford GT selling for over $543,000. Also on Saturday the Cars and Caffeine event along with the Concours d’Lemons was held on the Ritz-Carlton golf course. These events combined offered over 450 vehicles to view from all ‘highways of life.’
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| A 2016 Ford GT LM is prominently displayed in the Cars of Chip Ganassi Class |
‘The Amelia’ on Sunday was well attended with 215 cars registered for display. These vehicles were broken into 21 classes and reviewed by teams of 2 to 3 judges. Unlike the PCA event, concourse judging rules applied. This year’s honoree was former race car driver now racing team owner Chip Ganassi. Retiring as a driver in 1987, Chip is the only racing team owner to have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Daytona 500, Indy 500, and the Brickyard 400. Some of the more interesting classes this year were the 100th anniversary of Lincoln, the 60th anniversary of the Daytona 24 Hour Race, and Gurney Eagle Race Cars.
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| This factory-correct Robin Egg Blue 1956 Continental Mark II Coupe was first owned by the president of Nebraska Telephone and Telegraph. The MSRP was $10,860 making it the most expensive American-produced car of its day. |
Founded in 1920 by Henry Leland (founder of Cadillac) the Lincoln debut at the January 1921 New York Auto Show. Unfortunately for Leland, there were supply shortages and labor issues at his Detroit manufacturing facility. This combined with a 1921 postwar recession forced the company to operate under receivership. Ford Motor Company was expanding its lineup at the time and acquired Lincoln at a receiver’s auction. With Ford dropping Mercury in 2011, the Lincoln franchise is once again being marketed as a stand-alone brand.
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| The 2022 Amelia winners: 2017 Cadillac DPI-V.R. race car and a 1934 Duesenberg Model J Convertible. |
This being the first year ‘The Amelia’ was under Hagerty ownership there were bound to be growing pains. As I walked around the show field I did hear folks discuss the lack of food vendors and the inconvenience of display car information plaques requiring a QR Code reader (on your cell phone). In past years non-hotel guests were allowed to enter The Ritz-Carlson to eat and the car display plaques held brief descriptions of the cars. With any change, there will be time to make adjustments. Aside from these minor items, it was an outstanding concourse weekend and I’m looking forward to attending next year!
About the author: Chris Mulvihill is the owner of Classic Car Advisors which offer a number of services to owners of classic cars from inspections and evaluations to locating collectors and car assisting with Concourse d'Elegance placement.
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