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SUMMARY:16th Annual St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance on Chesapeake B
 ay
DESCRIPTION:Delahay is the featured Marque of the 16th Annual St. Mich
 aels Concours d’Elegance on Chesapeake Bay, with Bentley Motors as t
 his year’s presenting sponsor. This year Corvette’s 70th anniversa
 ry is being celebrated with an invitational class of racing Corvettes 
 sponsored by Cunningham Automotive.\n \nThe September 22-24 event tak
 es place at the Kent Island Yacht Club on the Kent Narrows and include
 s pre- and post-war classes of automobiles and a selection of Chesapea
 ke Bay yachts and antique boats. Sunday, September 24 is set aside for
  spectators and offers a day of grand classic motoring, lively music, 
 and Eastern Shore cuisine and libations in a casually elegant waterfro
 nt setting.\n \n“The Delahaye’s aerodynamic curves and lines embr
 ace elegance like no other,” says St. Michaels Concours d’Elegance
  Chairman Luke L. Phipps. “The world-renowned Audrain Auto Museum of
  Newport is entering a 1951 Delahaye, just one week before their own p
 restigious Concours & Motor Week. We feel extremely honored by their p
 articipation.”\n \nPhipps says the 1951 Delahaye 135M remains in re
 markable overall condition, including its very attractive two-tone gra
 y finish, supple red leather interior with exquisite, burled wood trim
 , and whitewall tires.\n \nThe Delahaye’s 135, introduced in Paris 
 in 1935, was a rare model that straddled both the pre-war and post-war
  eras. It boasted a brand-new chassis with the same 3.6-liter, six-cyl
 inder engine first seen in the earlier Type 138, and it proved to be a
  remarkable automobile upon its release. The 135 proved to more than h
 old its own in competition, as it swept the top six places at Marseill
 es in 1936. In the following years, leading up to the beginning of the
  Second World War, the 135 further cemented its reputation, taking sec
 ond place overall at Le Mans in 1937 and placing first, second, and fo
 urth the following year.\n \n\nThe invitational class of Corvettes in
 cludes six automobiles known on the racetracks at Le Mans, Sebring, an
 d Daytona. The 1960 Corvette Briggs Cunningham Le Mans Racer #1 is a m
 otorsports icon and will be on display at the event. The Corvette was 
 personally driven by Briggs Cunningham and has been fully restored to 
 its original 1960 Le Mans delivery. The 1960 Corvette Briggs Cunningha
 m Le Mans Racer #3—the first Corvette to win 1st Class at the famous
  24 Hours of Le Mans in 1960, a title held for more than 40 years—wi
 ll also be on display, along with a 1956 Corvette SR-2 Racer, the firs
 t General Motors purpose-built and sponsored Corvette Racer.\n \nSpec
 tators can also take in the only 1962 Corvette and one of five straigh
 t axel Corvettes to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The September/
 Turner Corvette was placed in the number one position, set by its 5.4-
 liter engine size. A 1966 Roger Penske Corvette Development L88 #9 wil
 l also be on display and is the only midyear Corvette with back-to-bac
 k wins in 1966 at Daytona, 24 Hours of Le Mans, and 12 Hours of Sebrin
 g. Wrapping up the invitational class is the 1968 Corvette L88 Rebel #
 4 Le Mans Racer, built by Toye English’s Red team as the successor t
 o the legendary “Rebel.” This Le Mans Racer completed the 1972 24 
 Hours of Le Mans and finished first in class and third overall at the 
 1973 24 Hours of Daytona.  \n\nPhipps says a single-family-owned 1926
  Isotta Fraschini will also be making its first public appearance at t
 his year’s Concours.\n\n \nLocally-sourced cuisine and craft libati
 ons will be available for purchase from the Kent Island Yacht Club, wi
 th early-bird discounted tickets for September 24 and more information
  about the event at www.smcde.org.\n \n\nFor more information visit h
 ttps://northeastwheelsevents.com/events/16th-annual-st-michaels-concou
 rs-d-elegance-on-chesapeake-bay
DTSTART:20230924T140000Z
DTEND:20230924T200000Z
CATEGORIES:concours
LOCATION:Kent Island Yacht Club
WEBSITE:http://www.smcde.org
URL:http://www.smcde.org
CONTACT:4106434101
ORGANIZER:St. Michaels Concours d'Elegance Chesapeake
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