Coach I Memorial Ferrari and Motorcar Concorso 5-22-24

Eh, I've recovered from all other injuries and incidents pretty quickly

 

This was one smooth weekend. Look at some of the "Add" on Cars. But the Tractor was actually outside the backdoor at the Highlands food joint.
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The Superamerica is one of only 599 made worldwide. Nice lines and looks great from the Rear.
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This may be the rarest of all exotic photos. You can see Sir Richard had to climb the hillside on Friday night. Not sure if it was on purpose or he just could not see in the dark....... The Rolls is a mighty ranger when on dirt and inclines.
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I have to mention the weather was perfect. Humidity was almost undetectable . Man, someone paid the Preacher well.
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Jim did one of the best jobs of backing up his car.
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Sir Richard explaining to David how he would proudly wear the "Gold" even in the shower, and that is was more of a "lifetime" award to him........... etc. etc. Deb trying not to cry during this touching moment.
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The other cars were generally arranged clockwise around the lawn: American, British and Japanese on the left, "special interest" cars in the middle, down towards the lake, and other Italian and German on the right. That's the order I'm presenting them here, but at various times of the day.

The "police car" was actually a drift car that Roland Linder (better-known for his F40) was going to drive all the way to Texas the next day. And what looks like an early Corvette as actually a modern car under the vintage body, done by the same fellow as the Clemson Camaro shown previously.

Fittingly, perhaps, the McLarens were about as far from the Ferraris as possible. Someone said that the white Porsche Speedster was once driven by Pedro Rodriguez; can anyone corroborate that? And what can one say about the Miura and its lovely "eyelashes"?

The Porsches were forced to move back when the space they were originally occupying was needed for more Ferraris! That is why they appear in different order.

The excellent '57 Buick Roadmaster 4-door hardtop was probably my favorite car in the entire group. I love cars of that vintage that look original and haven't been "hot-rodded".
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The most bizarre vehicle there was probably the Polaris Slingshot, which rather looks like a CanAm Spyder on steroids but sounded disappointingly quiet. A close second would be the six-rotor drone that made several appearances; somehow when it was buzzing overhead I rather felt like reaching for a can of Raid Flying Insect Killer!

The band was called Nitrograss and they were very good. Aside from their bluegrass specialty, they also did the Beatles, Mozart and even the James Bond theme while I was listening. I'll forgive them doing "Rocky Top", since I know that there were Tennesseans present.

The last photo is rather interesting. Those are helmets actually once worn by Ayrton Senna, Jim Clark and Tazio Nuvolari, and a cap worn by Michael Schumacher, and a suit worn by Richie Ginther during his Ferrari days. That's quite a collection of memorabilia!
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At about 3:30, we hopped in our cars and headed up to Highlands, NC for dinner. I didn't hear any official announcement, and the cars traveled in small groups rather than all together. I had John Denton's 550 in front of me and a Rolls-Royce Phantom behind me, not a bad trio, don't you think?

The road is four lanes through Clemson and up to Walhalla, but then the fun begins, when it narrows down to two lanes and starts to climb. Fortunately we had relatively little problem with slow traffic, and I was impressed with how well the big Rolls was able to keep up with the supposedly nimbler Ferraris. Route 28 actually goes through 3 states on the way, from SC through GA and into NC; it's the northeasternmost road in the state of Georgia.

The last time we ate in Highlands it was a mile west of downtown; this time we were right on main street, and arrived early enough to do some sightseeing. The main business district is really only about two blocks long, but quite bustling on a nice weekend afternoon. We didn't park together, but I think that most found spaces conveniently close to the Cyprus Restaurant, where we ate outdoors on that upper deck.

Highlands is at about 4100 feet elevation, so it was much cooler than in Anderson. As the kitchen at Cyprus was again a bit leisurely, I was concerned about it getting chilly by meal's end, but fortunately the wind died down and it remained comfortable, though some heaters were started up to help keep it that way. The menu was very international and quite diverse; my ginger-soy chicken was fine, but I saw some other interesting dishes that I might try if I'm ever back there.

From there I headed down the mountain to Dillard, GA (another great "sports car road") and then four-laned it back to Atlanta via US-23 and I-985. I want to thank Julie for her hospitality and David for putting this all together, since everything ran like the proverbial Swiss watch. I hope I don't have to wait 3 years to do this again!
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Man, what great pictures. I'm sorry Debbie and I had to skip the festivities this year but my motorcycle crash recovery just wouldn't allow. David, thanks for the two BBQ plates and the red & yellow flower arrangement. You should've left the checkered flag in it. Anne and Riley dropped by with the BBQ on their way home and really lifted my spirits. My injuries continue to improve and I should be back in driving shape soon. You really had a great lineup of cars this year.
Claude
PS: Don't listen to Brother when he starts talking about me selling my 930. Also, think about coming to our Vintage Boys Club meeting at Nick's next week. I'll PM you the details.

 

Thank you again, David and Julie, for putting on another great event! As always, my wife and I enjoyed walking through the lawn looking at the array of different cars as well as bringing a few people that wouldn't normally have the opportunity to see cars of this caliber in this atmosphere.