Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
3/12/18 3:51 p.m.

For 23 years, some of the most significant cars in automotive history have flocked to Amelia Island. There they lay out in the sun, spending a day being appreciated by the masses. The 2018 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance welcomed over 300 cars and thousands of guests onto the fairways of the Golf…

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Jerry From LA
Jerry From LA SuperDork
3/13/18 5:54 p.m.

So.......did the Sunday rain materialize as expected?

Tim Suddard
Tim Suddard Publisher
3/14/18 7:35 p.m.

No, it did not rain until later that evening.

gjz30075
gjz30075 HalfDork
3/15/18 4:26 p.m.

Tim, did you get a class win?    If not, fire the judges!

Justlooking
Justlooking
3/16/18 7:57 a.m.

On Monday I was looking at MSN news during lunch, and the article for the Amelia Island Concours scrolled on the screen. Without thinking, I went to the Classic Motorsports website to take a look at "our car". After some searching, I found the first photo of the Lotus Elan and it looked great. Then I realized I called it "our car"; well it may not be mine, but your articles definitely made it feel like it was!

Keep the great work

Tim Suddard
Tim Suddard Publisher
3/19/18 8:13 p.m.

Justlooking,

 

Thanks and welcome to the board.

You are too kind. And thanks for getting the fact that yes, I built this thing to see if it could be done and to show our readers that through methodical planning and with the help of some great people, nearly any car can be restored. This one holds a special place in my heart, as it takes a village and we definitely saved a rare car from the scrap yard with this project.

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