In that vein, this year there will be some interesting American Iron
there too.
For example... how many are familiar with the 1965 Appollo? They
were made in Oakland for a few years in the mid-sixties and then
morphed into the Vetta Ventura.
The one at this year's concours is a convertible. I can't quote
numbers but the majority were GTs so this one must be pretty rare.
Also on the list is an assortment of Pierce-Arrows, a 1924 Kissel
(built in Wisconsin), two 1930 Willys-Knights and of course assorted
Packards, Cords and Caddys.
For those intent loving the Brit hardware there will be a Nash Healey,
a '37 Railton Drophead, some Rollers including at least one woody
shooting brake. In fact there is one whole category for Woodys. And
then there is the standard Brit stuff, one MGA, a TD, a TC, a Plus-4,
a 3 wheeler, a Daimler SP-250, A TR-6, an XK-150 Drophead, an XK-120
Coupe, and a couple post-war Bentleys.
This is the year for Porsche and there's a boatload of those on the
list but alas, not even one 904.
Apparently just for the fun of it there will also be a small cadre of
old mahogany speed boats on the lagoon.
One of the cars of interest for me is the '47 Nardi-Danese Corsa Spyder.
Well worth the trip down there on the 16th. I think the gates open
at 9AM.... so getting there before the throngs is probably a good plan.
Gerry
On May 3, 2010, at 2:47 PM, wendell bain wrote:
> Last year's Marin Sonoma Concours was a terrific show. Attracted some
> very interesting and unusual autos. Maybe you aren't particularly
> interested
> in old American iron, but to have three 29 Jordan's, one a legendary
> Playboy roadster, was pretty unusual. Well worth attending.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wendell
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