The coronavirus pandemic is having a major impact on automotive events, many of which are being canceled or postponed. The latest are:
- Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance canceled (event was scheduled for April 24-25 at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum and has been a major fund-raiser for the Cools Cars for Kids, which provides help and hope for children born with rare genetic diagnoses.
- The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, scheduled for May 15-16, canceled
- National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park, suspension of all events until April 6
- Historic Sportscar Racing has canceled the Spring Fling at Sebring International Raceway
- Trans Am Series race at Road Atlanta, canceled
- Vicari Auction at Biloxi Crawfish Fest, canceled
- Closure of the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, England, means that the H&H Classics collector car auction March 18 will be held online
- Ford and Volkswagen have temporarily suspended vehicle production in Europe
- MAG collector car auction in Peoria, Arizona, canceled
- Buffalo Motorama canceled
- Saratoga Automobile Museum closed
- Muscle Car City car show canceled
- Bicester Heritage April Scramble postponed
Here is our latest and updated list of automotive events impacted by health concerns:
Cancelled —
Geneva Motor Show
Historic Vehicle Association Drive History conference
Australian Grand Prix F1 race
Goodguys events in Texas and Arizona
Stadium launch for Copperstate 1000 vintage rally
Greenwich Concours d’Elegance
Buffalo Motorama
MAG auction, Peoria, Arizona
Philadelphia Concours d’Elegance
The Quail Motorcycle Gathering
Studebaker Extravaganza at AACA Museum
Muscle Car City March 21 car show
HSR Spring Fling at Sebring
Trans Am Series at Road Atlanta
Vicari Auction at Biloxi, Mississippi
Postponed —
New York Auto Show
Techno-Classic Essen and RM Sotheby’s auction (tentatively rescheduled for mid-June)
Bahrain, Vietnam and Chinese Grand Prix races
IndyCar races at St. Petersburg, Alabama, Long Beach and Texas
IMSA races at St. Petersburg, Sebring (rescheduled for November 11-14), Alabama and Long Beach
RADwood events in South Carolina and Philadelphia
F9 movie (rescheduled for release April 2, 2021)
Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction (rescheduled for October)
RM Auctions Palm Beach auction (to be held as online-only sale)
NASCAR races at Atlanta and Homestead-Miami
NHRA Gatornationals
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2020 induction ceremony
Team Shelby Bash
Road Racing Drivers Club Evening with Rick Mears
Michelin NCM Bash at the National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park (rescheduled for May 28-30)
Vehicle production at Lamborghini and Ferrari
Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show (UK)
ZF installation education program (through March 31)
NASCAR races (through May 3)
Bicester Heritage April Scramble (rescheduled for June 21)
National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park (all events suspended until April 6)
Relocated
Classic Car Auctions (UK), moving to Warwickshire Event Centre
Temporarily closed —
Newport Cart Museum (through March 20)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (until March 30)
Studebaker National Museum (through March 27)
Owls Head Transportation Museum (through March 29)
AACA Museum (through March 29)
Petersen Automotive Museum (through March 31)
The Henry Ford museum (through April 5)
Phoenix Art Museum (through April 6)
Blackhawk Collection museum (through April 7)
Automotive Hall of Fame (through April)
Motorsports Hall of Fame (until further notice)
Stahl’s Auto Collection (until further notice)
LeMay — America’s Car Museum (until further notice)
Saratoga Automobile Museum (until further notice)