Concours D'Elegance 2013

Old Cars Bring Back Memories

We Came To See The Old Things.... Paul, Ed, Bob..... You Know... Old Things!

Since the founding of the Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance, a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization, in 1991, the Concours' mission has been to create a world-class show of classic, vintage historical, and special-interest automobiles, to provide funds for charitable and community purposes and to promote the beauty and opportunities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

The 21st Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance will be a memorable event as we celebrate the “Age of Elegance” by showcasing some of the most luxurious automobiles from the Classic era. This year’s marques and featured classes will include Rolls-Royce & Bentley, Duesenberg, Town Cars and Dietrich Coachwork.

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The fog was just clearing as we arrived at 10:00 am

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Thomas and Hannah were ready to go!

 

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We are ready for the day (Courtesy of Vicky)

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Ed is wearing the appropriate shirt (Courtesy of Vicky)

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Don't ask... Don't tell (Courtesy of Vicky)

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Kathy found her car... (Courtesy of Vicky)

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Kathy changed her mind (Courtesy of Vicky)

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Hey there Big Boy (Courtesy of Vicky)

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You need another one for the other leg! (Courtesy of Vicky)

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T-Birds are always classic

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Beautiful car....

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Ed looks like he found his next car (Courtesy of Vicky)

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Yup! Vicky and Del stood her for a while (Courtesy of Vicky)

Did You Know? - The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors (GM) that has been produced in seven generations. The first model, a convertible, was designed by Harley Earl and introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car.

Myron Scott is credited for naming the car after the type of small, maneuverable warship called a corvette. Originally built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri, the Corvette is currently manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky and is the official sports car of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Donna would have not been in Rossmoor if her Dad had bought this car instead of a new house

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Serious discussions underway (Courtesy of Vicky)

Fire Trucks Were Well Represented

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Great fire truck

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Fire Chiefs car

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Horse drawn 1902 pumper

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Did You Know? - Dalmatians are perhaps best known for their role as fire-fighting apparatus escorts and firehouse mascots. Since Dalmatians and horses are very compatible, the dogs were easily trained to run in front of the carriages to help clear a path and quickly guide the horses and firefighters to the fires.

Dalmatians are often considered to make good watchdogs, and they may have been useful to fire brigades as guard dogs to protect a firehouse and its equipment. Fire engines used to be drawn by fast and powerful horses, a tempting target for thieves, so Dalmatians were kept in the firehouse as deterrence to theft.

Must Have A Few Hot Rods

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Hot rod '32 Ford

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A plumbers nightmare

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The wheel is on the wrong side of the road

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All engine

Did You Know? - Hot rods are typically American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. The origin of the term "hot rod" is unclear. One explanation is that the term is a contraction of "hot roadster," meaning a roadster that was modified for speed. Another possible origin includes modifications to or replacement of the camshaft(s), sometimes known as a "stick" or "rod".

A camshaft designed to produce more power is sometimes called a "hot stick" or a "hot rod". Roadsters were the cars of choice because they were light. The term became commonplace in the 1930s or 1940s as the name of a car that had been "hopped up" by modifying the engine in various ways to achieve higher performance.

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The fog was down below us still at 11:00 am

Muscle Cars

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(Courtesy of Vicky)

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How did they get 450 HP into this little "muscle car"

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Bob stands in the center and looks at everything while we go car-to-car

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Hannah and Thomas behind the back of the white car

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Gull-wings are neat but difficult to get in and out

Did You Know? - Gull-wing door (German: Flügeltüren) is an automotive industry term describing car doors that are hinged at the roof rather than the side, as pioneered by the 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300SL race car (W194) and its road-legal version (W198) introduced in 1954.

Opening upwards, the doors evoke the image of a seagull's wings. In French they are portes papillon (butterfly doors). The papillon door, slightly different in its architecture from a gullwing door – which Jean Bugatti designed in 1939, fourteen years before Mercedes-Benz produced its similar, famous 300SL gullwing door – is a pre-cursor, but is often overlooked when discussing "Gull-wing" design. Conventional car doors are typically hinged at the front-facing edge of the door and the door swings outward in a horizontal plane.

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The XKE - Timeless

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Donna and Sue like the Jags

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Note" The ladies always have their champagne in hand and do not spill a drop

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Speaking of champagne....

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Eyeing the Buick Skylark

Did You Know? - All 1,690 regular-production Skylarks built in 1953 (and all in 1954) were convertibles .

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Now this is a red//// Cold have been the fire chiefs car

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Wire wheels and dramatic design

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Simply beautiful

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High beam switch was on the floor

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The Roadmaster was next door

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1958 Chevy is still a classic

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The people you run into at a car show.... Kathy Berg and Tom were at the show

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The "Playboy Car"... Really

Did You Know? - Playboy Motor Car Corporation was a Buffalo, New York-based automobile company, established in 1947. The company only produced 97 cars before going bankrupt in 1951.

The Playboy had a 40 hp (30 kW) Continental four-cylinder sidevalve engine driving a three-speed manual transmission. It would get 35 mpg-US (6.7 L/100 km; 42 mpg-imp). It would accelerate from 0-30 mph (48 km/h) in six seconds, and 0-50 mph (80 km/h) in 17 seconds. Advertised top speed was 75 mph (121 km/h).

With a 90-inch (2,300 mm) wheelbase (10" {250 mm} less than the Rambler American), the Playboy measured 156 inches (4,000 mm) overall, and was priced at just US $985. It ran on 12 in (30 cm) rims, and weighed 1,900 lb (860 kg). It was offered as a three-passenger convertible with a folding steel top. (A station wagon was planned, but never built.)

Under-capitalized, Playboy could not compete with better-financed companies offering more conventional cars.

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One of ninety-seven.... Wow!

Time For Luxury Cars

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Now here is a real car....

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Donna and Bob strolling...

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Powder blue??

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RR always has style

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Silver Cloud

Did You Know? - The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud was the core model of the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars range from April 1955 until March 1966. It replaced the Silver Dawn and was, in turn, replaced by the Silver Shadow. They made 7,372 between 1955 and 1966.

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Sue goes to the front to verify the year////

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It's almost 11:30 and still some fog at the beach below the bluffs

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The phaetons are always a class act

Did You Know? - A phaeton is a style of open car or carriage without weather protection. It is an automotive development of the fast, lightweight phaeton carriage. Originally meant to denote a faster and lighter vehicle than a touring car, the two terms eventually became interchangeable. A popular style of phaeton was the dual cowl phaeton, with a cowl separating the rear passengers from the driver and front passenger.

Phaetons fell from favour when closed cars and convertibles became widely available in the 1930s. Convertibles and pillarless hardtops were marketed as "phaetons" after actual phaetons were phased out.

The term phaeton had earlier referred to a light, open four-wheeled carriage, which again referred to the disastrous ride of the mythical Phaëton, son of Helios, who set the earth on fire while attempting to drive the chariot of the sun.

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Look... This car has a Dalmation also.... Oops, strike that!

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Checkout the pin striping

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Green manifold??? Duesenberg was always ahead of it time

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1933.... Great looking car

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The girls checkout the inside of the car... They liked the running boards

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Love the license plate

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Love the lunch box on the back!

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Remember the gearshifts on the floor???

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Our tour leader is pointing the way

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Bon and Paul have plans for next year

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All chrome

Did You Know? - Lincoln quickly became one of America's top selling luxury in 1902 brands alongside Cadillac and Packard and in 1927, Lincoln adopted the greyhound as the emblem to be featured as their hood ornament, symbolising stamina, speed and beauty.

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Hey! Paul is in a picture... Sort of!

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A real beauty... and the car is nice also!

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The voice communicator to the back seat....

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Marlene Deitrick's 1929 Packard

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No doubt about it

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Love the wild colors

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Fatty Arbuckle's Packard

Did You Know? - Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope.

Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s, and soon became one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, signing a contract in 1921 with Paramount Pictures for an unprecedented US$1 million.

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Neat license plate

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Amazing bodywork on these automobiles

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1947 Packard

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Handsome devil

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Checkout the shirt

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This is a real running board

Did You Know? - A running board is a narrow step fitted under the side doors of a car or truck. It aids entry, especially into high vehicles, and is typical of vintage cars, which had much higher ground clearances than today's vehicles. It is also used as a fashion statement on vehicles that would not otherwise require it.

Running boards may also be used to stand on while the vehicle is moving. The name running board is also given to safety appliances for walking on rail cars.

Gangsters in the early 20th century used running boards to get a good aim at police officers, and rival gangsters. They stood on them while the getaway car was moving at high speed.

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Donna checks out the details

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Sue spots Richard the luxury car judge....

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A classy rumble-seat... With its own windshield

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See the head lamps... They have an eyelid to keep lights out of oncoming cars eyes

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Simply a classic

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Bob gets interested in the Packards

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We run into Vicky and Kathy

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"This is OK.. Has a compartment for the golf clubs"

Up The Hill To The European Cars

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"Ah... Finally a car for Sue and I"

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Looks like a bumble bee

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B-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z

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The fog seems to be gone... Finally

Concours d'Elegance at Trump National September 2013 Yeah! It's gone (Courtesy of Vicky)

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Long may she wave

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The ladies also like the small cars

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Vicky wants to trade in her Mercedes (Courtesy of Vicky)

Looking At The Studebakers

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A studebaker Flight Hawk

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Only a few more cars to see before lunch

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Studebaker was also ahead of their time

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Even a four-door in their lineup

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Interesting styling

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The Avanti

Did You Know? - The Studebaker Avanti was a personal luxury coupé built by the Studebaker Corporation between June 1962 and December 1963. Studebaker itself referred to the Avanti as "America's Only 4 Passenger High-Performance Personal Car!" in its sales literature. The Avanti was developed at the direction of the automaker's president, Sherwood Egbert.

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Super Hawk

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The Avanti inside was very interesting....

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Fiberglass body!

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Duh! Going up hill is always slow (Courtesy of Vicky)

Time For Lunch!

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Discussing their favorites

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Iced Tea??? (Courtesy of Vicky)

 

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Donna researches the details in the brochure

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Sharing photos on the iPad

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Del is all decked out in the car shirt

Concours d'Elegance at Trump National September 2013 Sharing what we saw

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Mirror mirror on the wall

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Vicky checks out the kids....

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Ed and Paul thought they were hatracks

Did You Know? - A hatstand (UK spelling), hatrack (US spelling) or hall tree is a device used to store hats and often coats on, and umbrellas within. Some upscale catalogues in Europe markets it as a portmanteau.

The front hall was the introduction to the house, and as such was an important part of the Victorian home. Furnishings were selected not only to make it a useful place to hang a hat and coat, store an umbrella and leave a calling card, but also to show family wealth, social position and knowledge of current styles. A hall stand or a hatrack was the most important piece of furniture.

 

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