Eighth Annual Concours d’ Elegance to Benefit MSCF

The Eighth Annual St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance will be held on Sunday, September 28, 2014. This elegant gathering of rare and classic automobiles will take place on the 18th waterfront fairway of Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge, Maryland. The magnificent automobiles will be accompanied by classic wooden speed boats and fashion.

From left to right, 1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic Coupe with Buck Duncan, President of Mid-Shore Community Foundation, David North, Co-Chair of Coucours, and George M. Walish, Jr., Chairman and Founder.

This year’s Concours will feature pre-war grand classics with European coachwork (1900-1942) and significant post-war sports cars (1947-1964).
The origin of the Concours d’Elegance, or Competition of Excellence, dates back to the 1920s and 1930s in the Parc de Paris. The coutures would introduce the latest in fashion and the automobile coach builders would display the latest in automotive design.
The St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance was founded in 2007 and continues this tradition of paring grand classic automobiles with fashion. Mimi’s Closet of Easton and Chestertown will provide the fashion show at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Once again this year, the event will be presented by Jaguar and Annapolis Jaguar Land Rover.

Some of the rare automobiles on display will include a 1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic Coupe; a 1934 Pierce-Arrow convertible sedan with coachwork by LeBaron, the only one made; a 1932 Packard Model 904 convertible Victoria with coachwork by Dietrich, one of four built; and a 1929 Rolls Royce P1 convertible sedan with coachwork by Hibbard & Darrin of Paris, originally owned by the Rothschild family.

For sports car enthusiasts, the entrants include a 1949 Jaguar XK120 Roadster with alloy body, one of only 25 made; a 1954 Siata 200CS, body by Balbo; and a 1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide, body by Bertone.

“In total, we expect over sixty concours-quality automobiles,” said George M. Walish, Jr., Chairman and Founder of the event. “We plan to have an exceptional showfield for 2014. We have cars coming from Vermont, Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio in addition to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. We will also have an exhibition of classic wooden speed boats and fashion for an afternoon of casual but elegant enjoyment.”
The Concours will open at 10:00 AM on Sunday the 28th. General admission tickets are $35.00. There is also a VIP ticket which includes lunch at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and a program. The VIP ticket is $100.00.

All proceeds benefit the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of Mid-Shore residents. MSCF supports needy and deserving individuals through grants from over 200 donor-advised and discretionary funds to charities serving the five counties making up the Mid-Shore: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot. For more information about the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, you can visit their website at www.MSCF.org.

For more information about the Eighth Annual St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance, you can visit www.SMCDE.org or call at 410-822-8366.

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