Went to the local Italian Concours d'Elegance - pix!! (56k - don't even try)

[Laconian]

A few friends (including Psilos) attended the Des Moines Italian Concours D'Elegance, a local event put on by several local Italian car clubs showcasing some sweet pieces of Italian steel and/or carbon fiber. In addition to the usual suspects, there were a few surprises from England (V12 Vanquish and DB9) and the USA (Shelby Cobra!!!)

Here are some of the highlights:




(LM002 interior shot)







(The commodious trunk of a Dino!)


LP640



DeTomaso Pantera. Beautiful!

Here are the cars we saw on the streets leading down to the marina:



It's not Italian, but it still kicks ass

[the Teuton]

Being that it has a Shelby sticker on it, I think it's a real Shelby CSX.  Wow.  Nice show, but I wouldn't call it a concours.

[Raghavan]

Boo at the riced porsche!
Nice pics though. F40 =

[Laconian]

It was called a "concours" by the event organizers :) Lay off, we don't get much in the way of cars 'round these parts!!

[Onslaught]

God I still love a Countach. If I came into money I'd have to have one.
So did you wax up the Miata and park it near them and rev the motor? 

[the Teuton]

I probably would have messied myself if I had seen so many fine Italian automobiles like that in one spot, so don't think I'm knocking the show.  I'm just knocking the name.

[Laconian]

Here is a picture of the event taken from the hillside:

[Rupert]

Being that it has a Shelby sticker on it, I think it's a real Shelby CSX.  Wow.  Nice show, but I wouldn't call it a concours.

That's the same conclusion we came to. It's got Cobra badges, and replicas can't use Cobra badges.

[Minpin]

That's the same conclusion we came to. It's got Cobra badges, and replicas can't use Cobra badges.

Well the manufacturer's of the replica's can't. But joe schmo from wherever can buy them off the internet and install them himself.  Either way that sticker he has on there convinces me.

[the Teuton]

It's not a 1966 Cobra.  I can tell you that, but Carroll Shelby built a limited number of them in the 1990s and their prices are insane.  This guy wouldn't rice a Cobra.

[Rupert]

Here are some more. By the way, that 911 isn't so much riced out as it is ready for the track.


Interior of the Cobra


Sorry, I only got the butt end of the Jenson Interceptor III




In the F40


There were some motorcycles, too


Some neat Alphas


As far I we can tell, this baby is original


Did you know Maserati made a bicycle? I didn't.

[Rupert]

It's not a 1966 Cobra.  I can tell you that, but Carroll Shelby built a limited number of them in the 1990s and their prices are insane.  This guy wouldn't rice a Cobra.

How can you tell?

[the Teuton]

How can you tell?

No one would not restore a car like that to OEM spec.  It has steel braided radiator lines, whereas they were originally rubber.  Also, the paint looks hella better than anything from the 1960s.

[Raghavan]

No one would not restore a car like that to OEM spec.  It has steel braided radiator lines, whereas they were originally rubber.  Also, the paint looks hella better than anything from the 1960s.

You never know...

[Rupert]

Yeah, seriously. Steel braided lines aren't exactly damning. The fact that is was parked on the side of the road in the middle of the day is the only indication that it might not be real.

[the Teuton]

Do you want me to show you the 996 Turbo, the three 356s, the two Ferraris, the Maserati that weren't in the Glenmoor show, but were just parked out there?  It's more than possible.

[cawimmer430]

What are German and British cars doing there!? 



Nice pics.

[Rupert]

Do you want me to show you the 996 Turbo, the three 356s, the two Ferraris, the Maserati that weren't in the Glenmoor show, but were just parked out there?  It's more than possible.

I'm sure Glenmoor is rather less sketchy than this neighborhood. At any rate, I don't doubt that it's a real Shelby. I just think it's odd that such an expensive car, more so than any of the cars you mentioned, was parked on the side of the street.

[the Teuton]

I'm sure Glenmoor is rather less sketchy than this neighborhood. At any rate, I don't doubt that it's a real Shelby. I just think it's odd that such an expensive car, more so than any of the cars you mentioned, was parked on the side of the street.

I can imagine.  Glenmoor is a gated community with a Jack Nicklaus gold course behind it.  Weirder things do happen. 

[Rupert]

Yup. It's prolly insured for more than it's worth.

[SaltyDog]

 

[Rupert]

I just noticed that there's an AC badge on the steering wheel of the Cobra...

[sandertheshark]

There were some motorcycles, too

Classic Ducatis are not "some motorcycles" any more than that '67 Ferrari 275 GTB4 is "some car."

[Eye of the Tiger]

whts tha tyelllow one a triumphf?

[sandertheshark]

whts tha tyelllow one a triumphf?

That's a Laverda.  A 1998 Ghost Strike if my eye serves me.  The motorcycle equivalent to a Lamborghini Diablo SV.

[Eye of the Tiger]

That's a Laverda.  A 1998 Ghost Strike if my eye serves me.  The motorcycle equivalent to a Lamborghini Diablo SV.

never heard of them  in my life. i guess im not mising much

[Rupert]

No, it's a motorcycle like a Lamborghini is a car. An exotic motorcycle, sure.

[Eye of the Tiger]

whatever , i'm an enthusisast no a historian

[sandertheshark]

never heard of them  in my life. i guess im not mising much

They were bought out by Aprilla a few years ago.

[omicron]

I looked through all these photos of an Italian car show, and found myself drooling all over a Pantera and an Interceptor!

Sorry, Ferrari.