I went to the Amelia Island car show last weekend.

[Obliviax]

pretty darned impressive. As I understand it, it is the third largest in the world. This 1959 Ferrari 250 took the top bid at just under $9,500,000. It was $500 to attend the auction and I did not spend that kind of money to watch. I did fall in love with a 1957 Black Corvette with red interior though. LINK They expected it to go for between $80k and $100k. As I understand it, they had 169 vehicles with an expected value of $79m.

1959 Ferrari 250

This 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B took Best in Show

This 1969 F1 Lotus 49 won Sports Best in Show

 

[Ralphie_]

Would love to attend that show sometime. Friends who have gone couldn't say enough about it.

 

[Obliviax]

Would love to attend that show sometime. Friends who have gone couldn't say enough about it.

Everything was free except the auction and parking at the Ritz Carlton. They had a parade but it was mostly locals and secondary cars. The primo stuff was on the lawn of the R-C. My point is that you can go and enjoy it for next to nothing.

They did have a burned out hulk sitting there and said it had sold last year for $650k+ and burned on the way to it's new owners.

I talked to a guy who makes these, below, for $500k in Tennessee. It takes two years. He then asked me "what is keeping you from ordering one of these right now?" I responded "About $485,000".

 

[retsio]

Beautiful Bentley !

 

[Fac]

If you did not spend that kind of money to watch, well .............

 

[OKLionFan]

Nice post Obli. I would love to attend that show someday. Are you sure about the Lotus being a 1949. I'm not aware of any rear engine open wheel cars until closer to 1969.

 

[OKLionFan]

Hey I just looked up the Lotus. The car is a Lotus 49, which made its debut in F-1 in 1967 and was made famous by Jim Clarke.

 

[Obliviax]

Nice post Obli. I would love to attend that show someday. Are you sure about the Lotus being a 1949. I'm not aware of any rear engine open wheel cars until closer to 1969.

You're are correct! it was a 1969 Lotus. Here is the article. I'll change my post to reflect that. Good catch! A friend texted me the winners and said it was a 49. it looks like it was a Lotus 49 that was made in 1969. I don't know much about cars previous to fairly current models.

Ex-Jim Clark Lotus 49 F1 Car Wins 2025 Amelia Concours de Sport Best in Show - Hagerty Media

The 1967 Lotus 49 Formula 1 car made famous by Jim Clark wins Concours de Sport Best in Show at the 2025 Amelia Concours d'Elegance.

www.hagerty.com

 

[retsio]

Jim Clark - the man who symbolized British Racing Green !

 

[The Spin Meister]

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