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Motorcycle Concours Canceled

Filed under: Wheels

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There are plenty of automobile concours events but motorcycle concours d'elegance are rare. One of them, the Legend of the Motorcycle, has canceled the 2009 event. The show, which takes place at the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay down the coast from San Francisco each year, is a charity event highlights classic motorcycles owned by collectors and includes displays of modern, custom and concept bikes. The event is being postponed because of "the effect the world economy has had on many sponsors," the concours's organizers said in a statement. It should be back on for 2010.

Rocky Mountain Concours D'Elegance

Filed under: Journeys, Wheels, Events


The latest resort spot to host a Concours 'Elegance is Colorado Springs. The inaugural Rocky Mountain Concours d' Elegance at the The Broadmoor hotel is scheduled for Labor Day Weekend. The two-day event begins with the "Tour of the Gods" with a parade of automobiles and motorcycles to Glen Eyrie Castle. That evening there is a gala dinner which includes a display of rare cars and motorcycles as well as a live auction. The Concours is scheduled for Sunday at the Broadmoor's West Golf course. The event will include selections from the Otis Chandler collection, Rudyard Kipling's 1916 Pierce–Arrow limousine, author Clive Cussler's 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K, John Lennon's 1965 Rolls Royce Limousine and "The World Fastest Indian," the 1920 Indian Scout built by Burt Munro of New Zealand, portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the recent movie. Admission to the Concours is $40 at the gate. Tickets to the gala dinner are $175.

Vintage Cars Auctioned Off For Charity

Filed under: Wheels, Auctions, Charity


The American Concours Foundation, a not-for-profit auction community, has put four classic automobiles up for sale on eBay with the benefits going to various concours-related charities. All four cars are now on eBay. They are a 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing, a 1954 Jaguar XK 120 Drop Head Coupe, a 1933 Lincoln KA V-12 Model 513A Convertible Roadster, and a 1967 Jaguar E Type Vintage Roadster OTS. The cars are all in concours-ready shape and the auctions end today through March 13.

1928 Mercedes Torpedo Roadster Could Bring in $3 or $4 Million

Filed under: Wheels, Auctions

This year's annual Christie's sale in Monterey, California features a variety of expensive cars and one that is truly astounding. The sale, which takes place on August 17 before the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance features 50 cars and is expected to realize in excess of $10 million. Most amazingly, $3 to $4 million of that total could come from one car, this 1928 Mercedes-Benz Torpedo Roadster. The car is one of only 124 Type S models built in 1928. It was ordered by Mrs. Charles Levine from Mercedes-Benz, but when Mr. Levine lost all his money in the stock market crash the car remained in the Mercedes showroom until it was bought by Mr. Bedford. The car has stayed in the family ever since. Other treats in the sale include eight Porsches from a private collection, a 1952 Ferrari 225 Sport Spyder and a 1947 Bugatti Type 73C racing car.


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