Amelia Island Tour (2016) – Recap & Photo Gallery

The Amelia Island Tour 2016 was held Friday, March 11th, starting at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island and ending in downtown Fernandina Beach. The annual scenic trip around the coastal roads of northeast Florida was open to vehicles participating in the 2016 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, March 13th.This year’s ‘Eight Flags’ Road Tour saw more than 40 historic automobiles take off from Amelia Island for a journey of the region’s scenic driving routes. With its ‘Eight Flags’ name, the Tour celebrates the unique fact that eight nations’ flags have flown over Amelia since 1562, the only municipality in the United States that has flown that many national flags.

Interesting and notable participants included a 1952 Porsche 356 America Roadster; 1951 Cooper-MG ‘JOY 500’; 1953 Allard J2X Competition; 1934 Packard Twelve Dietrich Stationary Coupe; 1968 Ford GT40 Mk III; 1937 Delage D8-120 Cabriolet; 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta ‘Tour de France’; 1938 Graham 97 Supercharged Cabriolet by Saoutchik; 1958 Pegaso Z-103 Touring Berlinetta and 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta Bordinat Prototype; among others.

Sports Car Digest documented the 2016 Amelia Island ‘Eight Flags’ Road Tour with following selection of photos from the annual scenic trip around the coastal roads of northeast Florida. We split up the pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all photographs.

Amelia Island Tour 2016 – Featured Photo Gallery

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1961 Lancia Appia Sport Zagato

1961 Lancia Appia Sport Zagato

1954 Cadillac Eldorado

Porsche 356 Carrera GT

Porsche 356 Carrera GT

1965 Lamborghini 350 GT

1959 DKW Monza

1969 Lamborghini Miura P400S

1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2014

1958 Pegaso Z-103 Touring Berlinetta

1958 Pegaso Z-103 Touring Berlinetta

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2014

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2014

1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider

1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Tourer

1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider

Amelia Island Tour 2016

1954 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT

Ferrari 246 Dino

1934 Packard Twelve Dietrich Stationary Coupe

1964 Shelby 289 Cobra Mk II CSX 2512

1969 De Tomaso Mangusta Bordinat Prototype

1950 Maserati A6 1500 Pinin Farina

1953 Allard J2X Competition

1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2

1951 Cooper-MG ‘JOY 500’

1951 Cooper-MG ‘JOY 500’

1952 Porsche 356 America Roadster

1954 Cunningham C3

1957 BMW 503 Cabriolet

1933 Cadillac 452C Convertible Victoria

1955 Swallow Doretti

1956 Continental Mark II

1951 Ferrari 212 Export Touring Berlinetta

1910 Buick Model 17

1968 Ford GT40 Mk III

1968 Ford GT40 Mk III

1947 Cisitalia 202 Gran Sport

1965 Lola-Chevrolet T70 Spyder and 1965 Ford GT40

David Martin – Datsun 240Z.

Ivan and Charles start up the 250F Sunday morning.

Michael Doyle – Jaguar XKE Coupe

Pupulidy Porsche Special

1997 Porsche 911 GT1

1971 Lotus 72

1934 Bentley Derby Sports Saloon

Jack Woodruff’s 1976 MARCH 76B in turn eleven.

1958 Pegaso Z-103 Touring Berlinetta

Porsche 911 Race at Goodwood Members Meeting 2015

Jaguar D-Type Race – 2014 Goodwood Revival

AC Cobra 289

Quail Motorsports Gathering 2014

Sopwith Cup – Goodwood Members Meeting 2015

1952 Jaguar MkVII and 1959 Ford Anglia 100E

Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider and Ferrari 365 California Spider

Ferrari F40, Ferrari F50 and Ferrari Enzo

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe

1959 Ford Anglia 100E

Peter Harburg – 1973 Porsche 917/30.

Les Leston Cup at Goodwood Members Meeting 2015

Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2014

Goodwood Revival 2014 – Shelby Cup

1953 Allard J2X Competition

Another view of David Hinton’s wonderful 1969 Ferrari 365GTB Daytona.

Goodwood Revival 2014 – Shelby Cup

Goodwood Revival 2014 – Shelby Cup

1951 Cooper-MG ‘JOY 500’

1967 Ferrari 206 Dino Competizione Pininfarina Coupe

Maserati 250F Celebration – 2014 Goodwood Revival

1954 Cunningham C3

1937 Cord 812 SC Westchester

1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider

Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance 2014

AC Cobra

Amelia Island Tour 2016

1937 Delage D8-120 Cabriolet

Maserati 250F Celebration – 2014 Goodwood Revival

1954 Siata 200CS Balbo Coupe

Behind the Scenes at 2014 Goodwood Revival

Behind the Scenes at 2014 Goodwood Revival

Amelia Island Tour 2017 (photo: Sports Car Digest)

Amelia Island Tour 2017 (photo: Mark Coughlin)

Amelia Island Tour 2017 (photo: Mark Coughlin)

Amelia Island Tour 2017 (photo: Mark Coughlin)

Amelia Island Tour 2017 (photo: Mark Coughlin)

Amelia Island Tour 2017 (photo: Mark Coughlin)

Amelia Island Tour 2017 (photo: Mark Coughlin)

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