Purchase Your Automotive Experience Starting
September 12, 2024
TRAVERSE
CITY, Mich., Aug. 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Amelia by Hagerty
(NYSE: HGTY) celebrates 30 years of global motoring excellence as
it returns to the breathtaking oceanside Golf Club of Amelia Island and The Ritz-Carlton Resort from
March 6 – March 9, 2025. Tickets will be available for
purchase starting September 12, 2024,
at AmeliaConcours.com.
After record-breaking attendance last year, The Amelia, one of
the world's most recognized lifestyle concours, once again
kicks-off The Amelia Car Week bringing the global community
together around the love of cars. Guests will enjoy a showcase
of top luxury automotive and lifestyle brands, immersive
experiences, timeless "racer's concours" traditions, A-list live
entertainment, thrilling auction action, and new culinary delights.
This event promises to be unforgettable, celebrating the passion of
automotive enthusiasts like never before.
Some of the Concours d'Elegance featured classes include:
- Corvette at Sebring. The Corvette became a serious
sports car in 1956, debuting at Sebring and winning both the SCCA
and Cal Club championships that year. Nearly 70 years later,
hundreds of Corvettes have raced and scored victories at Sebring,
which plays host to the biggest names in racing and is part of the
Triple Crown of endurance racing including the 24 Hours of Daytona
and the 24 Hours of LeMans.
- Alfa Romeos of the 1930s. Alfa Romeo began the
1930s as it ended the 1920s; dominating Italy's sports car and competition scene. In
all, from 1894 to 1949, Alfa won more international races than any
other marque, Bugatti, and Mercedes-Benz included.
- Formula 1 Cars 1950-Present. The FIA Formula One World
Championship has been one of the world's premier forms of racing
since its inaugural running in 1950. Always centered around
single-seat, open wheel racers, F1 continues to attract the world's
best drivers and builders who create cars that push the
technological envelope. Today 24 races held across five continents
lead to a World Championship for one driver and one
constructor/manufacturer.
"The Amelia is a cherished tradition for the hundreds of
thousands who have attended the show over the decades. Automotive
history marches along with us now, and so do the cars we display on
the showfield – many younger than the event itself," said
McKeel Hagerty, The Amelia
Chairman and Hagerty CEO and Chairman. "As we celebrate 30
years of the 'racer's concours,' we welcome a new generation of
enthusiasts with new ways to engage them, including integration of
Formula 1 elements this year."
"Our goal has always been, and will always be, to bring car
enthusiasts together to experience a unique array of vehicles in a
sophisticated and enjoyable setting," said Matt Orendac, Concours Vice Chairman. "As we
celebrate our 30th year, we're excited to present an innovative new
showfield format featuring nearly 300 cars across more than 30
classes on Concours Sunday. While we'll honor the beloved elements
of past events, we're also introducing fresh features with details
to be revealed soon. Above all, it's about reconnecting with
friends and colleagues who share our passion for cars."
Since its inception in 1996, The Amelia has donated more than
$4 million to deserving non-profit
and charitable organizations. In keeping with past tradition,
The Amelia will continue to support Spina Bifida of Jacksonville,
local Shop with Cops programs and Community Hospice and Palliative
Care.
About The Amelia
The Amelia is a multiple award-winning motoring event held at The
Golf Club of Amelia Island and The
Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Last
year's 29th annual gathering at The Amelia attracted a
record-breaking 27,000 enthusiasts, collector car ride and drive
experiences, thousands of young enthusiasts engaged and test drive
events on the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.
The Broad Arrow Auction, luxury shopping, new luxury automotive
unveilings, experiential drives, exclusive gatherings and
entertaining seminars surround Saturday's Cars and Community,
including RADwood, and Sunday's Concours d'Elegance, which
showcased 285 historically significant vehicles in 36 classes. More
details can be found in the event program here. Each year
The Amelia honors a racing legend, including last year's honoree
and NASCAR hall of famer Rick
Hendrick, and attracts celebrities from across the
automotive landscape.
About Broad Arrow Auctions
Broad Arrow, a Hagerty
(NYSE: HGTY) company, is an advisor, market maker, and financier
for car collectors with a commitment to integrity, trust, and
innovation. Broad Arrow operates Broad Arrow Auctions, Broad Arrow
Capital, and Broad Arrow Private Sales (formerly Collectors Garage)
and is headquartered in Grosse Pointe,
Michigan. For more information, please visit connect with us
on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Broad Arrow Auctions, the official auction house of The Amelia,
hosted its second annual auction at The Amelia on Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2, 2024. Following a
well-attended preview on February 29
– March 1, the auction was standing
room only as principal auctioneer, Lydia
Fenet, took the sale. The auction achieved total sales
exceeding $63 million and a
sell-through rate of over 90% including the top result, a 1967 Ford
GT40 Mk I Road Coupe which sold for $4,405,000. Collectors interested in
consigning their car(s) to Broad Arrow's third annual auction at
The Amelia are invited to contact a car specialist via
broadarrowauctions.com.
About Hagerty, Inc. (NYSE: HGTY)
Hagerty is an automotive enthusiast brand committed to saving
driving and to fueling car culture for future generations. The
company is a leading provider of specialty vehicle insurance,
expert car valuation data and insights, live and digital car
auction services, immersive events and automotive entertainment
custom made for the 67 million Americans who self-describe as car
enthusiasts. Hagerty also operates in Canada and the UK and is home to Hagerty
Drivers Club, a community of more than 850,000 who can't
get enough of cars. For more information, please
visit www.hagerty.com or connect with us
on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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