Beautiful and rarely seen automobiles will herald in a new tradition of distinction and elegance on the shores of Georgian Bay.
On September 17 & 18, 2016, Cobble Beach Golf Resort Community presents the 4th annual Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance. On Saturday September 17, 2016 the Participant tour will take place in Grey County. Sunday, September 18, 2016 the Concours will be held on the 18th fairway of Cobble Beach, this extraordinary bayside course will play host to a rich assortment of international automobiles and distinguished guests.
Original Article – Dan Proudfoot – The Globe and Mail
1935 Packard 1207 Coupe Roadster
Category: American Classics 1928-48
Owner: Brent Merrill, Toronto
National Grocers founder Marland Woolnough bought this car new from Toronto’s Packard showroom. Only 788 Packards were sold with V-12 engines in 1935; six coupe roadsters with V-12s are known to exist. Merrill previously showed this car at Pebble Beach in 2015.
1967 Beaumont SD 396
Category: Canadian Built and Engineered, 1948-73
Owner: Mark Bortolotto, Burlington, Ont.
A spectator at a Port Colborne, Ont., show said her dad had owned one just like it – as it turned out, her father was its first owner. Bertolotto relishes the rarity of GM Canada’s Chevelle-based muscle car. Only 259 SDs were made in 1967 with the big-block, 396-cubic-inch V-8
1912 Tudhope Model 4-36
Category: Museum Class
Owner: Orillia Heritage Centre, Orillia, Ont.
The Tudhope Building, now City Hall, originally opened as a car factory. Almost 80 years after an Albertan bought this 4-36, brothers John and Paul Smith set about its restoration. Their grandfather Gord once owned the 1909 Tudhope that’s also in the Orillia collection.
1922 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost
Category: European Classics, 1915-48
Owner: Robert and Nancie Thompson, Port Elgin, Ont.
Although the Thompsons have driven another Rolls-Royce more than 193,000 kilometres since an engine rebuild in 1990, this Barker Pullman Limousine’s 150-inch wheelbase makes it too large for regular use. “Our daughter takes it for outings with her four children,” Thompson says. “Lots of room for a bushel of apples.”
1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk
Category: American Production, 1945-73
Owner: Mark James, Lancaster, Pa.
Perusing a book on 1950s cars in 2012, James decided he had to own a Golden Hawk. Now, he has eight and is publishing his own book on the coupes. After winning at Cobble with a ’58 last year, he returns with a ’56 that already has won at Hilton Head, S.C., and Boca Raton, Fla.
Some of the other Cars and Scenes from the 2016 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Photo Gallery Credit: Jordan Lenssen (ca.motor1.com)
