Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance
The Hillsborough Concours
d’Elegance, longest continuously- running concours d’elegance in the world, has
named the celebrated British luxury sports car line Aston Martin as the
featured marque at its 57th gathering, Sunday, July 21, on the
verdant expanses of Crystal Springs Golf Course in Burlingame, CA.
Hours
of the Hillsborough Concourse d’Elegance are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $30
for adults and children 13 and under are free.
“We
are extremely excited to be featuring the world-renowned cars of Aston Martin
this year,” said Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance Chairman Rob Fisher, “and
while we may identify the brand most directly
with the magnificent cars of Sir James Bond, Aston Martin is now celebrating
its 100th year, making it one of the elite car manufacturers of the
world.
“Aston
Martin has proven to be an enduring automotive icon that has built luxurious
cars for the road and highly competitive cars for the track – not a simple
task. I look forward to seeing the finest examples gracing our field in
July.”
Among
early Aston Martin entries in the Hillsborough line-up of more than 220
classic, vintage, distinctive and collectible cars is a silver 1965 Aston
Martin DB5 Coupe presented by the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
More than two dozen fine and rare examples of this legendary brand are expected
for showing on the Crystal Springs greens.
The
Concours has also announced a special showing coachwork cars from Italy’s
fabled house of Zagato, a lineup of vintage British motorcycles, a panorama of
Chevrolet Corvettes ecompassing the evolution of this all-American sports car
and a retrospective look at the cars that were making showroom history in
October, 1956 – the same date as the first Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance.
Charity
beneficiaries of the Hillsborough event are Autism Speaks, North America’s
largest autism science and advisory organization, the 49ers Foundation, which
provides extensive support for at-risk youth in the Bay Area and the
Hillsborough Schools Foundation, which provides support for four public schools
in Hillsborough.
For
further information, go to www.hillsboroughconcours.org.
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