2015 20th Anniversary Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Photo Thread + 914 World Member Meet and Drive to the Concours, Let's caravan with pride in our ride! Meet itinerary post#59 / Concours photo content begins pg3 / Please RSVP for Meet + Breakfast and Drive post#110 Options

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Yeah, I took about 700 photos, over 450 of just the 12 914s alone! Editing them now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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Hey guys! I took TONS of pictures and am editing them now. I'll be posting them in sequential order of events (Cars and Coffee, the 914 World Member and 914 Experience East Coast Beach Party and The Concours d'Elegance).

First I'd like to say that it was a real honor and pleasure meeting everybody who came to the three events I hosted. I really enjoyed everybody's company and I'm so glad that everybody had such a good time. It was really nice to put faces, names and personalities to everybody we've interacted with on here with just a handle. Everybody was so nice, warm, welcoming and really just wonderful to get to know. And I'd like to extend an open invitation to all of you who came to get together anytime you're coming through Jacksonville.

I'd also like to send a special thanks once again to Eric, Andy and Jaime, who came to my house to help me out last minute with my car. The entire weekend you guys were just really nice, down to earth personable and a great group of guys. And I think on behalf of all of us on the World, we thank you for your efforts in making this documentary for all of us. Of course, I'm sure it's been great fun for you guys too, as it should be. And thank you to all the World members who helped pitch in funding this project.

Now onto the pics!

So the first set is from the Cars and Coffee at the Concours. Some 914 World Members braved the early hours to gather for food (coffee) and drive up to Amelia early for the couple of us that had to be there early to park on the green. There were hundreds of cars for the Cars and Coffee, but admittedly I didn't walk around too much and stayed primarily in the Porsche section and mostly by my car talking to people and generally just really being excited it was there. There were about nine 914s, two of which were completely OG - mine and John's 1970 Irish Green /6 with brown interior. Others were /6 conversions, most of which were tastefully done, and a couple /4s that had slightly modified engines. I also took a few shots of other cars that caught my attention for the brief time I wandered away from my car... which I took 100 pictures of itself. Enjoy!

I put on my NOS American lenses for the first time to make my car perfectly correct for the Concours, switching out my Euro lenses. I also just finished restoring my second pair of fog grills so late, that I didn't even get to put them on until I got to the green. They were corroded so I sanded them down with 0000 steel wool, cleaned them up, primed and painted them satin black. Came out pretty nice to show!






Leaving the 914 World Member Breakfast that morning:








Puttin' on the grillz





Cars and Coffee 914s:

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Some (not all) of the other Porsches at the C&C:

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Some other cars at the C&C:

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After the Cars and Coffee, we had the East Coast Beach Party at the historic Spanish Casa Marina hotel on Jacksonville Beach and later on at The Pier Cantina and Sandbar for 914 World Members to meet, hang out, enjoy, have cocktails and conversation and also for the Right Coast compliment to the West Coast Beach Party for The 914 Experience documentary film. Everybody had a great time!
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Group shot of the 914s at the ECBP. Unfortunately, 2 had left before we took the group shot (there were 6 in all).

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The 914 Experience crew, Dr. Evil and me.





After Casa Marina, some of us went next door to The Pier for dinner, drinks and more socializing on the boardwalk.

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Great cars...sure would be nice to get some names of the people in the group shot.

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While enjoying the pictures (while I edit hundreds more), you can also enjoy this video from last year. Every year at the Concours is completely different, showcasing various marquees, having many, many examples of a celebrated car, different themed cars, showcasing certain eras, racers, almost anything you can think of. Here's just a glimpse into last year's show in this short film. Click the title of the film for the link.

A CERTAIN INERTIA

Recounting the 19th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in Amelia Island, FL March 7-9 2014. Tons of exhaust noise and up close footage, with comments from Amelia Island Concours Founder and Chairman, Bill Warner.

We unload a 1967 Ferrari 330 P3/4 from a car carrier at 5:30 am, ride in an early sixties Aston Martin DB4, get chauffeured at 170mph by Hurley Haywood, hang out with Jochen Mass, take in a lot of carbon monoxide and end up really sunburned.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Maserati, the 50th anniversary of McLaren, Jochen Mass, BMW CSL 'Batmobiles', the cars of Zagato, Chrysler concept cars, the Underslung and much more.

Turn it up, or find your headphones, or do both.

Shot completely on the fly by Justin Lapriore and Alexander Liberman with aerial shots by Scott Lee. A LetsMakeMedia Film, find more of our work here letsmakemedia.com/#hello

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Here is also a 29 second video from this year's Concours, showing mostly just the 914s. Enjoy! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Concours d'Elegance 2015

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Not that can be posted on a family friendly site (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

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A few of the LE Can Am.

More extensive pictures of the LE in this dedicated thread:

Gracing the Green in a 914: The first and only appearance of a Porsche 914 LE Can Am at any Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
The rarest production 914 debut at the most prestigious car show in the world, where the 914 was celebrated in unprecedented form.

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