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Don’t forget the other Concorso Italiano

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You likely have heard of Concorso Italiano, perhaps even attended the big annual celebration of all things Italian — especially cars and food — held on the Monterey Peninsula in mid-August. But did you know about the other Concorso Italiano, the one on the East Coast?

In Salem, New Hampshire, Tuscan Village Salem hosts its own Concorso Italiano, and this year it’s scheduled for Sunday, August 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  This show features exotic cars (and not just from Italy) as well as live music and food tents.

According to its website, Tuscan Village Salem is a shopping, dining, residential, entertainment development — “the art of life” — midway between Boston and Salem, New Hampshire.

1917 Locomobile wins AACA’s Zenith award

1917 Locomobile
The restoration of this 1917 Locomobile 48 Sportif Victoria won the Zenith Award | AACA photo

At its recent Grand Nationals car show in New Ulm, Minnesota, the Antique Automobile Club of America awarded its Zenith award as the best restoration of the year to a 1917 Locomobile 48 Sportif Victoria owned by John McAlpin of Naples, New York. 

The car originally was built for the Leggett Family (owners of Rexall Drug Stores) and was delivered to their estate in Newport, Rhode Island. The coachwork design was done by J. Frank deCausse of the Kellner Studios in Paris and was produced by the Farnham-Nelson Wagon Works in Brookline, Massachusetts. The car’s exterior colors — Pacific Coral and Deep Slate Blue Gray — match those of the Rexall Drug store signs.

The 1917 48 Sportif Victoria is powered by a 550cid, 82-horsepower 6-cylinder engine and is believed to be the only one of three such cars to have survived. 

Runner-up for the Zenith was a 1930 Ruxton Model C roadster by Rauch & Lang, owned by Cal and Dave High of Willow Street, Pennsylvania.

21st Autumn in the Mountains show set

The 21st annual Autumn in the Mountains car show featuring British and European automobiles and motorcycles is scheduled for September 25 at the Mills River Brewing Company in Mills River, North Carolina. Featured will be a 60th anniversary celebration of the Jaguar E-type. 

The show is staged by the British Car Club of Western North Carolina and benefits Meals on Wheels.

Cherry’s Jubilee show returns

The Cherry’s Jubilee car show and motorsports festival is back after going on hiatus in 2013, the two-day show-and-shine classic car, truck and motorcycle gathering scheduled to be held in conjunction with the 40th annual California International Airshow, October 30-31 at Salinas Municipal Airport.

The car show started in 1993 but has not been held for the past several years. During its 21-year run, it raised more than $6 million for various local health-care programs. 

Carlisle adjusts Florida events

Carlisle Events has announced changes for its upcoming events in Lakeland, Florida, adding a collector car auction to the November 12-13 event at the Sun ’n Fun Expo Campus and staging a two-day Winter Lakeland Collector Car Auction there February 25-26, 2022.

“Carlisle Events will no longer be taking the lead on car shows or parts shopping,” the company said of the February event, adding that, however, “these elements may continue by way of third-party hosts or car clubs in February 2022.  

“Long-time supporters of the NCRS Winter Regional event and the Mustangs and Mustangs, Legends Having Fun car shows should follow up directly with relevant club leaders for details moving forward.”

Mini plans to ‘take the states’ in 2022

Mini USA has announced the return of its “Mini Takes the States” event for 2022 and has set the dates for July 9-17. The event was canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The 2022 event will be the eighth such and will benefit the Best Friends Animal Society – Mini notes that 65 percent of Mini car owners have a pet. Mini Takes the States is a road rally that will start in Burlington, Vermont, and end in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Hot Wheels Tour in Detroit this weekend

The fourth annual Hot Wheels Tour visits Detroit this weekend with a car show at the Walmart Livonia on Plymouth Road from 8 a.m. until noon on August 7.          

The show features home-built vehicles people hope will be selected for consideration for conversion into a 1:64-scale Hot Wheels toy. 

After Detroit, the next live event is scheduled for September 18 in Houston, Texas.

Extreme E adds Sardinia to schedule

Electric-powered vehicles will race on the isle of Sardinia | Extreme E photo

After cancelling its scheduled events in South America because of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, the Extreme E electrified off-road racing series has announced it will stage the Island X Prix on October 23-24 on the Italian island of Sardinia.

“Extreme E was built around the ethos of racing electric vehicles in remote environments in an effort to raise awareness for climate change issues and showcase the performance and benefits of low carbon vehicles,” said Alejandro Agag, series founder.

“However, this crisis is not a problem which only affects remote locations. It is becoming increasingly noticeable closer to home, across North America, and here across Europe, with rising temperatures, heatwaves and wildfires, which currently rage in Sardinia itself, being some of the latest devastating examples.

“We will use the power of sport to educate on the causes of these climate issues which are taking place right here in front of us, as we aim to open the eyes even wider to the need for all of us to take collective action, now, before it’s too late.”

Oklahoma Route 66 tour set for October

The AACA’s Central Division Tour is scheduled for October 18-22 and will spend time along northeast Oklahoma’s historic Route 66. The event begins with a chuckwagon dinner at Broken Arrow. 

Tour stops include the ranch home of Phillips Petroleum founder Frank Phillips, the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed skyscraper that actually was built, and such Route 66 icons as The Blue Whale and the world’s tallest gas pump.

2021 car show and concours calendar

The following are dates currently set (but subject to change) for a variety of concours d’elegance, car shows and driving tours scheduled during 2021:

August

3-8 — Hot August Nights, Reno/Sparks, Nevada; 5-8 – Motor City Car Crawl, Detroit; 6 – Concours at Pasadera, Carmel Valley, California; 6-8 – Carlisle Truck Nationals, Pennsylvania; 7 – Red Barns Spectacular, Hickory Corners, Michigan; 7-8, Supercar weekend, Beaulieu, UK; 13 – The Quail, Carmel Valley, California; 13-14 — AACA Western Fall Nationals, Loveland, Colorado; 13-15 – Goodguys Great Northwest Nationals, Spokane; 14 – Lincoln Homecoming, Hickory Corners, Michigan; Concorso Italiano, Seaside, California;14-15 — AACA car show, Lindsay, Ontario; VW T(ransport) Chill, Beaulieu, UK: 15, Pebble Beach Concours, Monterey, California, 15 – Graham Walker Run (vintage motorcycles), Beaulieu, UK; 20-22 – Goodguys Great American, York, Pennsylvania; 21 – Woodward Dream Cruise, northern Detroit suburbs; Back to the Bricks, Flint, Michigan; Relix Riot (hot rods and customs), Hickory Corners, Michigan; San Marino Motor Classic, Pasadena, California; 22 – Simply Mercedes, Beaulieu, UK; 24 – Import Showcase, Seal Cove, Maine; 26-28 – Corvettes at Carlisle, Pennsylvania; 27-29 – Goodguys WEst Coast, Pleasantom, California; 28 – Automobilia: Art & Design, Carmel, Indiana; RADwood, Chicago; 28-29 – Taste of Motorsports, Portland, Oregon; 29 – Pierce-Arrow Gathering, Hickory Corners, Michigan.

September

3-5 – Concours of Elegance, Hampton Court, UK; 4-5 – International Autojumble (swap meet), 6-12 — Mustang Week, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; 9-11 – AACA Southeastern Fall Nationals, Greenville, South Carolina; 10 – Luftgekuhlt 7, Indianapolis; 10-12 – Goodguys Colorado Nationals, Loveland; 

Porsche Sportscar Together Festival, Indianapolis; 11-12 – Off-Road Expo Arizona; 12 – Muscle Cars, Hickory Corners, Michigan; Simply French, Beaulieu, UK; 12-17 – Revival AAA Glidden Tour, Saratoga Springs, New York; 17-19, Goodwood Revival, UK; Oregon Festival of Cars, Bend; Vail Automotive Classic, Colorado; 18 – Ford Model A Day, Hickory Corners, Michigan; 18-19 – Taste of Motorsports, Sonoma, California; 19 – EyesOn Design, Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan; RADwood, Seattle; Simply BMW, Beaulieu, UK; 21-26, Motor Bella, Pontiac, Michigan; 24-25 – Cadillac-LaSalle Fall Festival, Hickory Corners, Michigan; 24-26 – Detroit 4Fest, Mt. Holly, Michigan; Goodguys Lone Star Nationals, Fort Worth; 25 — Autumn in the Mountains, Mills River, North Carolina; 26 – Catskill Conquest Rally, Saratoga, New York; Camaros at the Corners, Hickory Corners, Michigan;  Simply British Classics, Beaulieu, UK; 29-October 3 – Fall Carlisle, Pennsylvania; 30-October 3, American Speed Festival, Pontiac, Michigan; Audrain Newport Concours & Motorweek, Rhode Island.

October 

1-2 – Euro Fest, Ridgeland, Mississippi; La Jolla Motor Car Classic, California; 1-3 – Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Italy; Goodguys Del Mar Nationals, California; 6-9 — AACA Eastern Fall Nationals & Flea Market, Hershey, Pennsylvania; 6-10 – Zoute concours, Belgium; 8-9 – Z Nationals, Road Atlanta; 9 – RADwood, Austin, Texas; DesutscheMarques Oktoberfest, Hickory Corners, Michigan; 13-14 – Goodguys Get-Together, Pleasanton, California; 16 – Gilmore Fall Color Tour, Hickory Corners, Michigan; 19-21 – Goodguys Southwest Nationals, Scottsdale; 21-24 – Las Vegas Concours d’Elegance, Nevada; Auto e Moto d’Epoca, Padua, Italy; 22-25 – Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, Connecticut; 23 – RADwood, Greenwich, Connecticut; 29 – Fort Lauderdale Concours, Florida.

Have an event to add? Email details to [email protected].

Larry Edsall
Larry Edsall
A former daily newspaper sports editor, Larry Edsall spent a dozen years as an editor at AutoWeek magazine before making the transition to writing for the web and becoming the author of more than 15 automotive books. In addition to being founding editor at ClassicCars.com, Larry has written for The New York Times and The Detroit News and was an adjunct honors professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.

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