Our good friend and occasional contributor Nigel Matthews has just returned from the inaugural Barrington, Illinois concours, where he was a judge in the Power and Grace-American Horsepower class. Nigel writes that: "The quality of the vehicles entered into the event were absolutely top notch, many of them would be considered Pebble Beach quality." He also raved about the setting: "The weather was fabulous, the hospitality incredible… " Some nice words about Chicago, too, where downtown waterfront condos sell for considerably less than overpriced Vancouver, Nigel's home. Of course, he wasn't there in mid-winter! Along with an e-mail, Nigel sent us several images of the show cars, some of which I'll post in the next few days. This one just blew me away when I saw it: an absolutely gorgeous 1938 Talbot-Lago Teardrop Coupe owned by Joe and Angela Cantore of Oak Brooke, Illinois.
What ever happened to french design? Some of the most beautiful designs of the 30s and 40s were French, but not recently.
September 21, 2007 @ 6:54 amTokio Okie