One-off Concepts and limited-production vintage luxury and racing cars will converge on The Hotel Hershey to celebrate the automobile.
On June 12, 2011, some 60 rare, seldom seen automobiles, including the wild Labourdette-bodied Rolls-Royce Phantom III, above, and 1950s Chrysler, Mercury and Plymouth Concept cars, will be showcased at The Elegance at Hershey. Other iconic vehicles scheduled to attend: 1931 "Blower" Bentley (1 of 50 built), 1931 Mercedes-Benz SSK Roadster (1 of 38 supercharged sport racers) and a Tucker 48.
The celebrations will kick-off on Saturday, June 11 with the Grand Ascent. This homage to the history of racing in Hershey, PA will feature vintage racecars charging up the winding back road of The Hotel Hershey. Sanctioned by the Vintage Sports Car Club of America (VSCCA), the oldest vintage racing club in America, the Grand Ascent will feature grand marques of the Golden Age of racing produced prior to 1959, including Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, Bugatti and others. It will be a day-long exhibition of speed and sound!
Notable vehicles include the Belgian Grand Prix-winning 1932 Maserati 8C3000, above, driven by Tazio Nuvolari, an extremely rare 1912 Mercedes Grand Prix car, below, fitted with a monstrous 9.5-liter Hall-Scott airplane engine, and an amazing 1938 Alfa Romeo Volpi Special driven by famed five-time World Champion racer Juan Manuel Fangio.
The highlight of the weekend's events is The Elegance, an invitational showing of rare cars in and around the formal gardens and reflecting pools at The Hotel Hershey. The Elegance at Hershey is more than just a celebration. It is also about supporting causes: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the AACA Museum and AACA Library & Research Center.
For more information about this very special event, please visit, www.TheEleganceAtHershey.com