wayne sheldon Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Thank you to all that contributed to this thread! I have enjoyed checking in often these past few days. A lot of wonderful cars there. Also congratulations to those forum few that won ribbons as well! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericmac Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I agree with Wayne. For those of us who could not attend you have done a fine job of giving us a flavor of what it was like to be there. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 This one? Looks fantastic. Bob 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTR Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 13 hours ago, alsancle said: First picture is what most of the entrants typically bring onto the field. The second picture shows what Ed does. Does that mean others have more confidence in their cars ? 😜 Kidding aside, I heard there were significantly fewer cars present than listed in the program and some no-shows were (allegedly) specifically protesting the new owners management approach to the event. I also heard the previous main sponsorship was shining with their absent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34LaSalleClubSedan Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, 1937hd45 said: This one? Looks fantastic. Bob Very nice. Is this picture the D with a Packard Roadster Body???? Edited March 7, 2022 by 34LaSalleClubSedan (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1935Packard Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Good times! Looking forward to Pebble in August. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 12:33 PM, alsancle said: The orange might be a little gaudy but it seems to work. This 1932 Twin Six has been in New Zealand for nearly 20 years but I don't know its 'colour history'. My poor quality photo taken last week. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 6 hours ago, 34LaSalleClubSedan said: Very nice. Is this picture the D with a Packard Roadster Body???? Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 8 hours ago, TTR said: Does that mean others have more confidence in their cars ? 😜 Kidding aside, I heard there were significantly fewer cars present than listed in the program and some no-shows were (allegedly) specifically protesting the new owners management approach to the event. I also heard the previous main sponsorship was shining with their absent. The only thing I can say first person is there was definitely less cars on the field. I think there were as many spectators as ever. I personally have no complaints about this years show. Now, third person, there was a lot of complaining going on. I'm going hope that it is simply the first year hiccups with a new organization in charge. Owners, collections managers, volunteers, etc all had issues with what was going on. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 22 hours ago, alsancle said: In my opinion, this was the greatest car at the show. Probably the last remaining unrestored Duesenberg J, and it's a supercharged SJ. Yep, it's scruffy, the engine is the wrong color, and someone reupholstered the rumble seat with the wrong stuff, but who cares? What a car! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 9 hours ago, TTR said: Does that mean others have more confidence in their cars ? 😜 Kidding aside, I heard there were significantly fewer cars present than listed in the program and some no-shows were (allegedly) specifically protesting the new owners management approach to the event. I also heard the previous main sponsorship was shining with their absent. This was my first time at Amelia but it was a very high-quality show. Yes, there were a lot of things that didn't go as well as they should have (the QR codes for reading each car's history, the fact that I had to cough up almost $500 for tickets for my children because they wouldn't comp them, etc.) but the cars were quality and we didn't really have any problems with the show, the parking process, or getting the cars off the field. It all went pretty smoothly from a participant standpoint. It did seem a little small to me after seeing Pebble and other shows, but I had nothing to which I could compare it and the cars that were there were quite impressive, top to bottom. There wasn't a single car that made me ask, "Why is that car here?" Quality was excellent. I'm calling it a success. The few hiccups were minor and I'm sure they'll make tweaks in coming years to fix the things that didn't go as well as many hoped they would. Sunburn aside, we had a great time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Matt Harwood said: In my opinion, this was the greatest car at the show. Probably the last remaining unrestored Duesenberg J, and it's a supercharged SJ. Yep, it's scruffy, the engine is the wrong color, and someone reupholstered the rumble seat with the wrong stuff, but who cares? What a car! I have been offered an up close and personal with this auto as well as a ride or two. Timing has not been on my side, maybe one of these days sooner than later. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 A bit confused, this is the Duesenberg LaGrande that won Best in Show. Not sure about the above mentioned Roadster. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Two Duesenberg J/SJ almost black roadsters? I will need to go through the entire thread again (darn!) to make sure I have the two straight in my head. Headlamps? Chrome wheels, black wheels? Both have black walls. Tan top and black top (if it is up?)? Which one is the Packard body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Google "Green Hornet" Duesenberg and you can get up to date history on the J with the Packard body. Personally I like the appearance of the Packard bodied car, I've added it to the Phantom Car Collection I can't afford. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 When I first saw that photo a couple days ago? I knew it wasn't, but it really reminded me of the Murphy bodied Duesenberg convertible coupe that Jack Passey had fifty years ago. I still think of that one as my all-time favorite model J! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 The Walker LeGrande is from the Wallis Bird estate auction circa 1962. I think they built 4. The Murphy convertible coupe owned by Col North is awesome also, as there a few factory supercharged cars, especially orignal ones. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I will give my impressions later today. There were 276 cars on the field, plus the new car trash...Porsche, Rolls, ect. Saturday was bigger than ever by gate count. Sunday’s show update and impressions later...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 27 minutes ago, edinmass said: I will give my impressions later today. There were 276 cars on the field, plus the new car trash...Porsche, Rolls, ect. Saturday was bigger than ever by gate count. Sunday’s show update and impressions later...... Love it! Think of all the therapists getting calls now from the offended. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) Car count 2020-310 2021-237 May show, covid year. 2022-276. New owners, new people in most positions. Edited March 7, 2022 by edinmass (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTR Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 17 minutes ago, edinmass said: Car count 2020-310 2021-237 May show, covid year. 2022-276. New owners, new people in most positions. First hand counting of each entry on the field or ... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 57 minutes ago, TTR said: First hand counting of each entry on the field or ... ? Published numbers on 2020 and 2021......and an actual count of cars on the field myself for 2022. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericmac Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, 1937hd45 said: Google "Green Hornet" Duesenberg and you can get up to date history on the J with the Packard body. Personally I like the appearance of the Packard bodied car, I've added it to the Phantom Car Collection I can't afford. The Phantom Car Collection. I like that. Sounds like a really good thread to me. I bet a lot of us would have some of the "usual players" but I am always interested in cars on people's lists that are a bit off the beaten path yet interesting cars at the same time. Love it! Think of all the therapists getting calls now from the offended For those of you who don't know, for my day job I am a therapist. Oddly, nobody brought this concern to my attention today. Edited March 8, 2022 by ericmac Clarification (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 hour ago, edinmass said: Car count 2020-310 2021-237 May show, covid year. 2022-276. New owners, new people in most positions. In years past the cars go all the way around the pond. It wasn't that way this year. Perhaps an additional 30 or so cars would make that difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Hagerty media site states Sunday’s count was 215. Down from previous years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom999w Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) I've never been to any of these show locations but prefer the working-mans car over classic high dollar and brand new cars in a show. The AMC pacer or Nash Metropolitan is just as much a part of automotive history as a bespoke Deusenberg. Edited March 8, 2022 by Tom999w (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1935Packard Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 17 hours ago, Matt Harwood said: In my opinion, this was the greatest car at the show. Probably the last remaining unrestored Duesenberg J, and it's a supercharged SJ. Yep, it's scruffy, the engine is the wrong color, and someone reupholstered the rumble seat with the wrong stuff, but who cares? What a car! I remember taking a close look at that car at the Hagley show in Delaware in 2011, and I was completely blown away by it. Just fabulous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericmac Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I am really looking forward to Ed's report about the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 27 minutes ago, ericmac said: I am really looking forward to Ed's report about the show. Ed is never 10 feet away from the car he is showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Ed maybe no more than 10 feet from the car he is showing but his eyes are never off of any one that comes too close to a car he is showing I’ll bet. dave s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I did the count by walking half the field in conjunction using the map supplied to park my car in its position. I could see being off by a few but not 60. Up to my eyeballs busy this morning. Will try and comment and add photos later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I was there and judged. Just a brief answer to some things here. The car count was down by design. There is not a shortage of people who would love to show their cars at Amelia. As to seeing other cars, on Saturday there was a Radwood and a quirky "lemon" show as well. Also they had a cars & coffee type event which was extremely well attended. If you are a car guy or car gal there is something for everyone to see! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 50 minutes ago, Steve Moskowitz said: I was there and judged. Just a brief answer to some things here. The car count was down by design. There is not a shortage of people who would love to show their cars at Amelia. As to seeing other cars, on Saturday there was a Radwood and a quirky "lemon" show as well. Also they had a cars & coffee type event which was extremely well attended. If you are a car guy or car gal there is something for everyone to see! If it was by design, I would suggest they space them out a little more. The crowds around the entrance side of the show are crushing and the cars are tightly spaced. I'm hopeful that the show doesn't get screwed up. I enjoy it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) Called the big guy and asked........215 invited, 211 on the field...........4 no show/problems.......PLUS the super cars and new cars stands............so it was about 250, the parking map showed 280 +/-............most of the adjustment was on the newer/race car stuff that I didn't get to walk by except about 30 percent of them.......There was much more "tent space" than ever before........some was VIP tents with great bars(so they tell me) and others were retail and lifestyle stands. Crowds seemed very large....maybe from less places to find shade or a quiet spot on the grass. From a spectator standpoint......which for me is very limited...........quality of cars was as good as it ever has been for CCCA stuff. Seemed light on early, brass, and nickel vehicles. Also maybe a bit less race cars and more of the 50',60's, and 70's special cars...............from showing a car standpoint........there were logistical hiccups .........nothing terrible, just stuff that gets under your skin. My biggest complaint.......The Ritz, which were terrible to deal with, and not worth 1/3 the cost.........I'm looking into a house rental on the beach.........with 7 bedrooms. It will still be half the price of the hotel...........more later..... Edited March 8, 2022 by edinmass (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 32 minutes ago, edinmass said: I'm looking into a house rental on the beach.........with 7 bedrooms. It will still be half the price of the hotel...........more later..... Bingo. Rented a condo on the beach about 6 miles up the road from the show. Cheaper than a hotel for six of us. Three bedrooms, kitchen, two bathrooms, three balconies, beach and pool access, and the view over the Atlantic was worth every penny in the morning: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 Matt, for a family what you did makes a lot sense. For Ed, being in the Ritz is required. He won't realize it until he's not there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 8 hours ago, alsancle said: Ed is never 10 feet away from the car he is showing. We can all chip in and buy more chain for the ancile bracelet. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 48 minutes ago, 1937hd45 said: We can all chip in and buy more chain for the ancile bracelet. I resent that.......I have a spotless record.........17 arrests and not one conviction! There may be a few No-Lo’s. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 42 minutes ago, edinmass said: I resent that.......I have a spotless record.........17 arrests and not one conviction! There may be a few No-Lo’s. Nothing like good legal counsel. But did your lawyer need an annuity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Im a fan of William Shakespeare.......... ”First thing......let’s kill all the lawyers!” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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