The Elegance at Hershey, Part Three: Awards Presentation, June 11, 2017

With all the effort that owners make to get their cars to concours events, organizers tend to recognize as many as they can with a lot of different prizes.  The Elegance was no exception and while the awards list is here to look at, it was an opportunity to see the cars in motion as they were driven to the marquee where the trophies were located.  It was also a chance to take some photos of cars missed earlier.  The Elegance makes an effort to really be elegant with the awards ladies dressed in period clothing.

1931 Cadillac 452A V16 7-Passenger Imperial Limousine

 

1930 Willys-Knight 66B Plaidside Roadster

1904 Pope-Toledo V Rear Entrance Tonneau

1908 Pullman H Touring

1937 Packard 1508 Twelve Convertible Sedan

   

1913 Simplex 50hp Touring Car

1938 Lincoln K Convertible Victoria, by Brunn

1940 Packard 1806 Custom Super Eight Convertible Victoria

1936 Brough Superior Drophead Coupe

1929 Peerless 8-125 7-Passenger Sedan

1908 Studebaker Electric "To and Fro" Carry-All

1936 Jaguar SS 100 Roadster

1934 Alvis Speed 20 SB Sports Tourer

1933 Pierce-Arrow 836 Eight Sports Coupe

1931 Cadillac 355A Convertible Coupe

1932 Packard 903 Deluxe Eight Convertible Victoria

1950 Ferrari Inter Coupe, by Touring

1934 Chrysler Imperial Airflow CV Coupe

1934 Bugatti T-57 Stelvio Cabriolet, by Gangloff

1953 Buick Super Estate Wagon

1929 Duesenberg J Convertible Coupe

1936 Packard 1407 Twelve Convertible Coupe

1934 Lancia Belna Eclipse

1931 Duesenberg J Convertible Victoria

1958 Dual-Ghia Convertible

1960 Plymouth XNR Concept

1932 MG Magna F1 Stiles Special Threesome Open Roadster

1930 Packard 7-34 Speedster Runabout

1929 Bentley 4 1/2 -Liter LeMans Tourer

1911 Packard 30 Berline Limousine

  

1937 Packard 120 Eight Convertible Coupe

1964 Shelby 289 Cobra Roadster

   

1951 Ferrari 212 Export Spider

Of course, in Hershey you have to get a trophy that looks like a Hershey Kiss chocolate!

Driving home from Hershey on my birthday the next day we enjoyed a pleasant ride along familiar Interstate I-81 through Pennsylvania and New York State.  Arriving back in Ottawa, we discovered that every insect in this part of the world had attached itself to the front of the Corvette.  Not concours appearance anymore--and all those cars at The Elegance were transported home in semi-trailers-- but easily removed thanks to the protective film installed!

On the Road Again: the 2016 Drive Season Begins! CCC goes to Massena, New York on May 21, 2016

I had originally planned to have the insurance back on the Corvette on April 1 after our usual long, bleak winter but the roads were still such a mess with salt and sand debris and massive potholes to be filled that I changed plans and left the car cover on and battery charger plugged in until May 1.  The insurance and the satellite radio subscription were renewed and we were ready for a new season with some big plans.

The first outing of the Capital Corvette Club was to the Northern Car Show in Massena, New York, located on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, about 140 kms from Ottawa.  Massena was first settled by French lumberjacks around 1792 and subsequently named after one of Napoleon's more able commanders, Andre Massena.

A goodly group assembled on this beautiful day at the Tim Horton's off the 416 and we set out together for the border crossing at Ogdensburg.  This is one of the less busy ports of entry and we were through pretty quickly.  There was a minor incident--I had added a set of red plastic rim protectors to the car and discovered that the adhesive was insufficient to keep them on.  One of the other club members had noticed the strip on the left rear tire slapping the ground so while we waited to get through border controls I pulled off the two remaining strips--two had already disappeared. Well, one more thing to add to the list of useless accessories!

From Ogdensburg it was a short drive east to Massena.  As we approached the main street and Frenchies' Great Northern New York Car Show we had to navigate around some extraordinarily big potholes.  We also noticed that some of the houses we passed were not in the best condition.  Looking it up, Massena, with a population of around 10,000, has 30% of its population living below the poverty level, the fifth-highest rate in the state.  Major employers such as General Motors and ALCOA have shut down operations in the last decade and the unfortunate effects can be seen.

We pulled into the parking lot of Frenchie's Ford dealership en masse and as we rolled in I heard a bystander say: "It must be nice to have money."  Of course, he just had to look around at Frenchie's parking lot to see all the new Ford pickups worth far more than my car...

Anyway, we walked down the main street and registered and were awarded with a nice t-shirt to mark the event.  The rest of the day we wandered around and looked at a lot of interesting cars, ranging the whole gamut from muscle cars to custom pickups and drag racers.  Here is my photo selection from the day:

This gentleman comes to car shows and does pinstriping and graphics freehand.  Nice work!

New Roush Mustang for sale at the dealership

The Capital Corvette Club momentarily at rest...