See Dazzling Works of Automotive Design Exhibited at the Spectacular William K. Vanderbilt II Estate
The Jaguar Driver’s Club of Long Island (JDLI) will hold its 38th Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, September 18 (rain date: September 25), at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum from 11:00 to 5:00 p.m. The club is expecting 40-50 entries. Shows are free to spectators with general museum admission: $7 adults, $6 students and seniors (62 and older), $3 children 12 and under.
Mike Carroll of the JDLI said the event, open to all cars manufactured in Britain, will mark the 50th anniversary of the popular Jaguar XKE. The show is sanctioned by the Jaguar Clubs of North America.
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To register, call Carroll at 516-607-6074, or e-mail him at: Macsl300@aol.com. Registration is $30. For more information, visit the club’s website: jdcli.com.
“The Vanderbilt estate, a venue rich in automobile history, is a fitting place for the anniversary of 50th anniversary of the XKE,” Carroll said. “William K. Vanderbilt II had a passion for fine automobiles and for racing, and built the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway.” Last year’s show at the Vanderbilt, he said, was featured in the May 2011 issue of Hemmings Motor News.
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Vehicle registration will be 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., with judging from 11:30 to 2:30, and an award ceremony from 3:00 to 4:00. Hot food, snacks and refreshments will be available, with seating in the Vanderbilt’s large celebration tent. The event will include a silent auction, raffle and 50/50 prize. In addition, Carroll said a local dealer will present some of the latest model Jaguars.
The museum, in keeping with William K. Vanderbilt II’s passion for automobiles and his seminal role in American automobile history, has hosted car shows on its grounds for more than three decades. The William K. Vanderbilt II estate, home to the museum, is a landmark in automobile and racing history. In 1904, Vanderbilt, a pioneer American race driver, set a new land-speed record of 92.30 miles per hour in a Mercedes at a course in Daytona Beach, Florida.
That same year, he launched the Vanderbilt Cup, the first major trophy in American auto racing. The popular, international Vanderbilt Cup races drew drivers from around the world and were run on a famous course Vanderbilt established in Nassau County, Long Island.
