This week, the Amelia Concours returns with a broadened programme that reinforces its position as the season opener for the American collector car scene. Festivities begin on Friday with the 8 Flags Road Tour from downtown Fernandina Beach and build toward a packed weekend that blends concours tradition with racing heritage and contemporary car culture. Friday night’s Legends of Speed dinner honours Dario Franchitti MBE, this year’s celebrated figure, setting the tone for a field that promises both depth and diversity.
Saturday’s Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance promises a trip through automotive history, from horseless carriage pioneers, Pre-War American and European greats, Duesenbergs and early Rolls-Royces, supercharged Mercedes-Benz' and rare limited-production American machinery, through to European post-war touring cars, Euro muscle, turbocharged production cars of 1971–1990 and modern hypercars. Competition machinery is equally prominent, from Ferrari and Porsche racers to themed groupings for winners at Sebring, Daytona and Le Mans, as well as Can-Am competitors. Carroll Shelby Mustangs and Cobras, IMSA race cars, Kurtis creations, ARCF post-war racers and Chip Foose builds further enrich the field, while RADwood injects a vibrant 1980s and 1990s counterpoint into the weekend atmosphere.
Beyond the show field, the market focus sharpens with sales led by Gooding Christie's on March 5-6 and Broad Arrow Auctions on March 6-7, bringing significant collector cars to the block and offering an early barometer for the year ahead. You can browse both catalogues in the Classic Driver Market. Sunday closes with a programme of seminars ranging from The Future of Women in Motorsports, featuring Mia LeRoux and Sabre Cook, to in-depth discussions on Franchitti’s cars, Chip Foose’s career with Ken Gross, and a Can-Am panel with Tommy Kendall and Mark Raffauf — ensuring that, as ever, Amelia’s conversations are as compelling as the cars themselves.
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