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Article: Third Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance puts on the Ritz.(Auto Weekend)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 8, 1998
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Chamber of Commerce weather greeted more than 15,000 attendees and about 200-plus exhibitors to the third annual Concours d'Elegance at Amelia Island in Florida recently. It was conceived three years ago by Jacksonville automotive aficionado Bill Warner.
The Concours at Amelia Island has rapidly grown to one of the more prominent displays of automotive excellence in the United States, this year featuring vehicles with a combined worth topping $70 million. Perhaps not yet on the same par as Pebble Beach, Calif., and Meadow Brook near Detroit, the Amelia Island show is closing the gap rapidly. That is thanks partly to the long-term ...