gcarter
03-10-2008, 07:43 PM
This weekend at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.
Yep, VonKamp, myself, and our wives forked over $200.00 to get in. But boy, was it worth it.
This has got to be one of the three best Concours in the US right after Pebble Beach, and Meadowbrook Hall.
But half way through the afternoon, Elaine and I visited the AFAS (Automotive Fine Art Society) tent and I bought this print;
http://www.autoartgallery.com/afas/juratovic.htm
from the artist. While there, we mentioned we were from the Leesburg area, then he mentioned the "Mt Dora" event, which led Elaine to mention I was restoring a Donzi, which then Jack, the artist, mentioned he had styled the deck of the X-18 for the Chishloms..........
Well, it was a little more complicated than that...seem while just out of school, he did a stint w/Ford styling department, which bored him silly. So he took a hike to Chrysler, where he found things weren't much different. After Chrysler, he landed a job with a promenent industrial design firm (whose name I can't remember) where the owner took the time to really teach him the industry. While there, the Chisholms hired the firm to do some styling work and the account was given to Jack. The Chisholms told him they wanted something a little sportier for a distinct 18 model. He described adding a "ducktail" to the back of the deck. Considering how popular the "X" is, I guess his styling job was pretty successful. This was in the late '60's.
Yep, VonKamp, myself, and our wives forked over $200.00 to get in. But boy, was it worth it.
This has got to be one of the three best Concours in the US right after Pebble Beach, and Meadowbrook Hall.
But half way through the afternoon, Elaine and I visited the AFAS (Automotive Fine Art Society) tent and I bought this print;
http://www.autoartgallery.com/afas/juratovic.htm
from the artist. While there, we mentioned we were from the Leesburg area, then he mentioned the "Mt Dora" event, which led Elaine to mention I was restoring a Donzi, which then Jack, the artist, mentioned he had styled the deck of the X-18 for the Chishloms..........
Well, it was a little more complicated than that...seem while just out of school, he did a stint w/Ford styling department, which bored him silly. So he took a hike to Chrysler, where he found things weren't much different. After Chrysler, he landed a job with a promenent industrial design firm (whose name I can't remember) where the owner took the time to really teach him the industry. While there, the Chisholms hired the firm to do some styling work and the account was given to Jack. The Chisholms told him they wanted something a little sportier for a distinct 18 model. He described adding a "ducktail" to the back of the deck. Considering how popular the "X" is, I guess his styling job was pretty successful. This was in the late '60's.