Cincinnati Concours d'Elegance

 

The Cincinnati Concours d'Elegance is the second oldest such event in the United States. It recently celebrated its 47th showing. Held in beautiful Ault Park, the event raises money to support juvenile arthritis programs for the Arthritis Foundation. This year's featured theme was "Icons of British Motoring" which brought out some of Britain's top automobiles. Also featured was a display celebrating 100 years of Chrysler, a selection of Automotive Oddities, and a display by Jeff Lane from his Lane's Motor Museum in Nashville. In honor of the British theme, the above car is an actual 1965 Aston Martin DB5 from the James Bond movie Goldfinger. Here also is the winner of Best in Show, a 1931 Packard 840 convertible sedan that was originally owned by Swedish royalty, as well as the winner of the Esprit de Sport, a 1954 Kurtis 500 C that finished fifth in the 1954 Indianapolis 500. Get ready, for the next three weeks or so I will be featuring the automobiles from this amazing event.