Auburn Is 'The Amelia's' Honored Classic In 2018
February 1, 2018 by Amelia Island Concours![Auburn Is 'The Amelia's' Honored Classic In 2018](images/articleimages/35-auburn-851-spdstr-dv_17_sjc_02-800-400.jpg)
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Introduced in 1935 Auburn's 851 Speedster packed a supercharged straight-eight engine and a plaque bearing the signature of legendary Bonneville speed record-setter Ab Jenkins confirming that the car had achieved 100 mph or more. Auburn's Speedster was more than just high velocities and a handsome profile. Sam Collier won the touring class (and second overall) of the 1937 Mt. Washington (NH) hillclimb in his Auburn Speedster. The sanctioning club of the twisting Mt. Washington 'climb to the clouds', ARCA (the Automobile Racing Club of America), even chose the prow of a charging Auburn Speedster as the central motif of its Bill Mitchell-designed insignia. 'Auburn is the charter member of a corporation of classics that came from the genius of Errett Lobban Cord,' said Warner. Tickets for the 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance on March 9-11, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island are available now. About The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Now in its third decade, the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is among the top automotive events in the world. Always held the second full weekend in March, 'The Amelia' draws over 300 rare vehicles from collections around the world to The Golf Club of Amelia Island and The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island for a celebration of the automobile like no other. Since 1996, the show's Foundation has donated over $3.2 million to Community Hospice & Palliative Care, Spina Bifida of Jacksonville, The Navy - Marine Corps Relief Society, Shop with Cops, and other deserving charities. In 2013 and 2016 the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance won Octane Magazine's EFG International Historic Motoring Event of the Year award.The 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is scheduled for March 9-11, 2018. For more information, visit www.ameliaconcours.org.
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