The Amelia Island Concours 2017 was held March 9-11 on the 10th and 18th fairways of the Golf Club of Amelia Island adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida. The 22nd anniversary of the Concours attracted capacity crowds and more than 300 cars and motorcycles into 41 classes from 11 different countries. The visual history lesson that is the Amelia Island Concours again lived up to our lofty expectations as one of the premier classic car showcases worldwide.
With a near-certain forecast for rain on the Concours’ traditional Sunday date, Bill Warner and his team made the unprecedented decision to move the event up a day to Saturday. While we’re sure a few feathers were ruffled, from our perspective the Concours went off without any noticeable issues. And the weather was great.
Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser, Sr. kicked off the 2017 Amelia Island Concours dโElegance by driving onto the field in a Lola T332. A further selection of Unser’s racers were among the highlights of the ‘Race Cars of Al Unser, Sr.’ class, such as the Porsche 962 that he co-drove to victory at the 1985 Daytona 24 Hours, the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 he drove in the IROC series and a great selection of the open-wheelers he drove to victory in Indy.
In addition to the race cars of Al Unser, Sr., the Amelia Island Concours 2017 also celebrated the Cars of Brumos Racing; the 50th Anniversary of the Chevrolet Camaro; the 60th anniversary of the Jaguar D-Type’s third consecutive victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans; the Cars of Marmon; Japanese Power; the four-cam, four-cylinder ‘Giant Killer’ Porsches; The Cars of the Movies; BMW 501-507; Streamliners and much more.
Chevrolet celebrated the Camaroโs Golden Anniversary with some of the most notable vehicles throughout the modelโs 50-year history. The Camaro class was led by Camaro Number One, the gold 1967 coupe VIN number 10001, which was joined by the 1968 and 1969 Yenko Camaros, a 1969 Indy 500 RS/SS Pace Car, a 1973 Baldwin Motion Camaro and a COPO Camaro.
Headlining the Jaguar D-Type class were two surviving Le Mans-winning Jaguar D-Types, marking the 60th anniversary of its third consecutive and final victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In total, eleven D-Types and three XK-SS models were on display at this year’s event.
The Best of Show Concours de Sport was awarded to the 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider from the Dano Davis Collection and Best of Show Concours of Elegance at the 2017 Amelia Island Concours went to the 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ-582 owned by Terence Adderley. (See Best of Show gallery).
“I’m extremely pleased with the judges’ decisions for the 2017 Amelia Island Concours winners,” said Bill Warner, Chairman and Founder of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. “Both the Duesenberg Model SJ-582 and Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider are extravagant vehicles and we are thrilled to give them the praise they deserve.”
The 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will be held March 9-11, 2018. The showโs Foundation has donated over $3 million to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Inc. and other charities on Floridaโs First Coast since its inception in 1996.
Don’t fret if you didn’t attend the Amelia Island Concours 2017. We took enough photos to fill a library. Similar to 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, Sports Car Digest also documented this year’s banner event with the following selection from the fairways of the Golf Club of Amelia Island.
Amelia Island Concours 2017 – Photo Gallery (photos: Sports Car Digest)
Celebrating Al Unser, Sr. at the Amelia Island Concours 2017
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
BMW M1
1950 Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Le Mans
1952 Ford Golden Rod Streamliner
Bizzarrini Strada 5300 GT
Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing 1969 King Champ Dirt Car
1978 Lola T500-01, ex-Al Unser Sr.
Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing Johnny Lightning Special
Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo
1955 Kurtis Kraft Streamliner ‘Sumar Special’
Brumos Porsche 911S
Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7
Ferrari 412 MI
1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider won Best of Show Concours de Sport
1971 Ferrari 212 Inter
Marmon Wasp, winner of the 1911 Indianapolis 500
1931 Marmon Sixteen
1985 Chevrolet Camaro built for the Firestone Firehawk Series
Oldsmobile Aerotech
1950 Ferrari 166 MM Berlinetta Le Mans
Porsche 4-Cam Racing Class
Ferrari 275 GTB/4
1959 Porsche 718 RSK center seat
1960 Porsche RS-60
1966 Triumph TR4A IRS
2002 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
1960 Lancia Flaminia GT Touring
1965 Ford GT40 Mk I
Brumos Porsche 917-10 picked up a little debris on the way
Brumos Porsche 917-10 picked up a little debris on the way
Brumos 1970 Porsche 911 ST
1948 MG TC
1971 Datsun 510 BRE
1990 Nissan NPT1
The first production Chevrolet Camaro
Jaguar XK-SS
Jaguar D-Type
Marmon Wasp
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competition
Shelby Mustang GT500
Cisitalia 1100
MG TC
Bugatti Type 35
Penzoil Indy
Jaguar D-Type
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
Dodge Daytona Charger
Ferrari 212 Inter
Delahaye 135 MS Coupe
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
Brumos Race Car Class still under the wraps
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Lamborghini Islero
Early morning at the Amelia Island Concours 2017
Early morning at the Amelia Island Concours 2017
Early morning at the Amelia Island Concours 2017
Jaguar XK-SS
Jaguar D-Type
Porsche 356 Carrera GT Speedster
Ferrari 412 MI
Siata 300 BC
Maserati Tipo 60/61 Streamliner
Brumos Porsche 935
Mazda RX-7 IMSA GTU won five season championships and 21 race wins including Daytona 24 and Sebring 12 Hour in 1984
Chrysler Airflow Imperial Coupe
Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo
Chevrolet Camaro Class – Amelia Island Concours 2017
Jaguar D-Type
Jaguar D-Type
Jaguar XK-SS
Porsche 917K from the Le Mans movie
Ferrari 412 MI
Porsche 917K from the Le Mans movie
Maserati 300S
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Alfa Romeo GTA
The KING Cobra
Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider
Ferrari 212 Europa Vignale
Porsche 718 RSK
Oldsmobile Aerotech
Jaguar XK SS
Jaguar D-Type XKD 507
Jaguar D-Type
Jaguar D-Type
Chevrolet Camaro SS Pace Car
Bentley Park Ward
Rolls-Royce Duo
Lola T332
Amelia Island Concours 2017
Brumos Porsche 934.5
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR
Brumos Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8
Copenhagen Porsche 962
Photogenic Austin-Healey 100M
1933 Delage D8S
Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider
Shelby 427 Cobra
Ford GT40 Mk I
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Vanwall Formula
Streamliner Class – Amelia Island Concours 2017
Al Unser Sr Class
Porsche 962 that Al Unser Sr. co-drove to victory at the 1985 Daytona 24 Hours
Duesenberg J-408 Phaeton
1963 Chevrolet Corvette ‘Split-window’ Coupe
1967 Porsche 911 T/A
Jaguar D-Type
Jaguar XKSS
Jaguar D-Type
1973 Chevrolet Camaro Baldwin Motion
1919 Pierce-Arrow Model 66 A-4 Tourer
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, a veteran of the Bonneville Speed Weeks
Jaguar D-Type
1967 Chevrolet Camaro TransAm
BMW 502
1967 Toyota Shelby 2000 GT
Spirit of Rett Streamliner owns the single-engine naturally aspirated speed record at Bonneville
1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Streamliner
1960 Aston Martin DB4 Series II
1930 Minerva Hibbard and Darrin Convertible Sedan
1980 Lancia Beta Monte Carlo
1928 Bentley 4.5 Liter ‘Thunder Guts’
1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
1991 Mazda 787B
Jaguar XK SS
Jaguar D-Type
KING Cobra
Early morning at the Amelia Island Concours 2017
Mercedes-Benz 290 Cab A
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competition
COPO Chevrolet Camaro
Amelia Island Concours 2017
Mercedes-Benz W194
Dodge Daytona Charger
Mirage M2/300
Porsche 917K from the Le Mans movie
James Bond Aston Martin DB5
James Bond Aston Martin DB5
Aston Martin International
Cisitalia 1100 Columbo Sport Corsa
Wright Special
AC Ace
Trio of Jaguar D-Types
Jaguar D-Type on the high banks at Amelia
Jaguar D-Type
Ground pounder – Baldwin-Motion Phase III Chevrolet Camaro
Jaguar XK-SS
Triumph TR4A
AC Ace Bristol
Porsche 356B Super 90 Coupe
Watson Indy Special
Delahaye 135 MS
Brumos Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
Goat Alley Garage Racing Aston Martin International
Prepping the Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Comp
1932 Bugatti Type 55
Bugatti Type 59
Ferrari 166 MM/53 was in the movie ‘The Racers’ with Kirk Douglas
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