2017 cobble beach concours d'elegance - deck (10.11.16)

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SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2017CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE

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Across the globe, the Concours d’Elegance is a celebrated tradition. Dating back to 17th century French society, the Concours d’Elegance has evolved from a parade of horse drawn

carriages through the parks of Paris to the most venerated international red carpet of automobile events.

From the Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este in Lake Como, Italy, to the Monte Carlo Concours d’ Elégance in Monaco, and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, CA, the highly anticipated event takes place in the most exclusive, sought after destinations around the world - and now, it has found a worthy home in Canada.

CONCOURS d’ELEGANCEA WORLDWIDE STANDARD

FOR EXCELENCE

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Nestled in the heart of the magnificent Bruce Peninsula – a top rated National Geographic destination - Cobble Beach Golf Resort Community stretches across over 2 km of unparalleled private beach and bay, accessible by yachts up to 120’.

A four-season playground, the heart of the property features an intimate Nantucket style clubhouse and award-winning Sweetwater Restaurant with culinary delights by Executive Chef Tim Johnston. Luxury amenities abound, including a five-star Vichy Spa, exclusive boutique Inn, and US Open style tennis courts.

Deemed a Top 20 Golf Resort by Links Magazine in 2012, and Top 10 Best New Courses in the World by Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine, Cobble Beach’s internationally acclaimed golf links features 18 holes of stunning coastal vistas and a private helipad.

For more information on Cobble Beach visit www.cobblebeach.com

A WORLD CLASS RESORT DESTINATION

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BUILDING A LEGACY SHARE IN A GRAND TRADITION

Born from a dream based on heritage, tradition and excellence, the McLeese family’s vision for the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance began in 1998, after acquiring 574 spectacular acres on

a stretch of untouched shoreline, with panoramic views of Georgian Bay.

Envisioning a promenade of rarely seen classic automobiles down Cobble Beach Drive, founder Robert McLeese was inspired to createan exclusive experience that would entertain an international arena, beckoning automotive enthusiasts and jetsetters from far and wide.

Bringing the world’s elite to the shores of Georgian Bay, the incredible success of the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance has introduced a new era of luxury experience to Canada.

NET PROCEEDS FROM THE COBBLE BEACH CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE SUPPORT THE SUNNYBROOK FOUNDATION & THE OWEN SOUND REGIONAL HOSPITAL

FOUNDATION.

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Welcome to the 5th annual Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Building on the momentum of four successful annual events, The Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance is immensely proud to bring Canada a fifth year of this important automotive tradition of excellence.

In year one, 4000 attendees and 100 Participants raised $51,000 for the Sunnybrook Foundation.

By year four, new classes, more judges, vintage wooden boats, motorcycles and the Museum Class brought over 6,000 guests to the event and has raised over $290,000 for charity.

Chief Judge & Lee Lacocca award winner John Carlson says “Hands down, Rob McLeese has the nicest Canadian Concours d’Elegance going. There is nothing in the country that holds a candle to this event with its location, quality of cars, sponsorship and hospitality”.

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“The United States has Pebble Beach, but Canada has Cobble Beach, and ‘our stones are bigger,’

Rob McLeese notes with a chuckle as he prepares to host Cobble Beach’s fourth annual Concours

d’Elegance on the shores of Georgian Bay.” – Larry Edsall, ClassicCars.com, Phoenix, AZ

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ROBERT MCLEESE

Rob McLeese is the President and Founder of Access Capital Corp., a company dedicated to independent power project financing and development. Along with his late father, Willis

McLeese, Rob began developing a portfolio of sustainable energy projects in the 1980s providing many small and medium-sized companies the funding and development support needed to invest in environmental projects. Their leadership has allowed for significant advances in the sustainable energy sector.

Rob’s deep commitment to renewable resources and sustainable development is entrenched in all areas of his life; including passion for his Cobble Beach Golf Resort Community just north of Owen Sound, Ontario. The 574-acre property puts sustainability and the environment at the forefront, with a five-star Inn and Clubhouse that employs geothermal heating and cooling, as well as an 18-hole award-winning golf course which uses 1/3 of the pesticides, herbicides and water of a typical golf course.

FOUNDER & CHAIR ROB MCLEESE

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Set against the romance of lush fairways and windswept coastal views, international tastemakers and distinguished guests will have the rare opportunity to view an elite

collection of classic automobiles hand-selected from private collections across North America.

Over a hundred examples of automotive beauty and ingenuity will compete, each telling a unique story of the North American love affair with the automobile.

PRISTINE SHORESSET THE STAGE

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“As a whole (Cobble Beach) was a show

unequaled in Canada and surpassed by few

others on the continent. And it gets better every

year.”-Gerry Malloy, Toronto Star

1989 Lotus 99t/5 Driven by Ayrton Senna

1932 Auburn Boattail Speedster 1959 Cadillac Cyclone 1960 Chevrolet Corvette

1931 Packard Twelve Victoria 1941 Indian & Indian Sidecar 4

1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan 1911 Ford Model T

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Mr. Carlson has been involved in the collector car hobby for more than 50 years. His motorsport experiences are as varied as his passion for high performance vintage track racing and Concours

quality restorations.He is the National President/CEO and Chief Judge for the National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada and the Chief Judge for the Vintage Car Club of Canada. John is a Master Judge for the Classic Car Club of America; a Chief Class Judge for the Pebble Beach Concours and the Pacific North West Concours. He is the Chief Judge for the Arizona, Hilton Head SC, Crescent Beach BC and Cobble Beach Ontario CA Concours. His personal collection of vehicles includes classics, sports racing, super cars and muscle cars.John is a Hall of Fame member of the Vintage Car Club of Canada, the National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada and the Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneers Society. John is a recipient of the 2015 Lee Iacocca award, presented to him at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance. He is a hands on restorer. He is now retired after 30 years of teaching antique automobile restoration and motorsport technology.He resides with Koko, his wife of 40 years, in the seaside community of Belcarra British Columbia located near Vancouver BC.

Mr. F. Edward Lucas spent seventeen years in worldwide automotive customer relations with TRW, Inc. Automotive Supply Group. Twenty years as Master of Ceremonies, Colour

Commentator, and announcer at national collector car shows, Concours, and important vehicle auctions around the North America. Mr. Lucas is an author of 20 articles on collector cars, principally; Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg. Mr. Lucas is a past Director and Chief Judge in the Classic Car Club of America. He is a recipient of the National Automotive Historian Award, sponsored by General Motors plus Spirit of Goodwill Award from the Kruse Auction Company.

JOHN CARLSON / CHIEF JUDGE

F. EDWARD LUCAS, II / MASTER OF CEREMONIES

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ENTRY CATEGORIESAntique (Brass Era) Pre 1916American Classics Open 1915 to 1941European Classics 1915 to 1948Sports Cars – European to 1973Corvettes 1953 to 1962Corvettes 1963 to 1973American Muscle Cars to 1973SupercarsRace Cars - pre 1990Canadian engineered or built automobiles (pre-war) Canadian engineered or built automobiles (post-war) to 1973Production Modern - American 1945 to 1973Vintage Motorcycles Museum - unjudged Vintage Boats - unjudged

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Best of Show

Class Awards

Outstanding Pre War

Outstanding Post War

People’s Choice

Chairman’s Award

Chief Judge’s Choice

Poetry In Motion

Tom Thomson Timeless Design

AWARDSNational Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada – Rolling Sculpture Award

Outstanding Preserved Vehicle Pre War

Outstanding Preserved Vehicle Post War

Margaret Dunning Spirit of Driving Award

Most Elegant Post War

Most Elegant Pre War

BruceGreySimcoe Award

McLaughlin Legacy Award

National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada – Hobbyist of the Year Award

Ingenuity Award

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Sponsoring the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance puts your brand at the forefront of the luxury market, delivering access to an elite list of auto-enthusiasts and jetsetters.

• Network and develop business relationships with high net-worth individuals and influencers• Showcase your brand alongside like-minded luxury entities• Invite key clients to a once in a lifetime experience on breathtaking Georgian Bay• Associate your brand with a standard for excellence known worldwide

Experience the magic of the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance through an up-close and personal experience tailored for you and your VIP Guests. Meet and greet celebrities of the auto world, and experience the elegance that is Cobble Beach from the exclusive VIP Clubhouse.

THE OPPORTUNITY

BESPOKE VIP ACCESS

UNPARALLELED LUXURY EXPERIENCE

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Recognition as “Presenting Sponsor” in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.

Recognition in wordmark of event {The Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance presented by ... }

First right of refusal as Presenting Sponsor, Concours d’Elegance 2018

Quoted as Presenting Sponsor in pre and post event media releases

Name & Logo included on event website and all applicable branding materials (including all onsite branding)

CEO as 2017 Honourary Judge - selection and presentation of Presenting Sponsor Award, with opportunity for on-site speech at awards ceremony

Opportunity to display up to 6 automobiles at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance (excluding location on show field)

Opportunity to have on site activations (test drives) at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Hospitality Suite space, located on the 18th fairway (120 ft x 60 ft)

Product placement/branding opportunities in exclusive VIP Clubhouse, and up to a 30’ by 20’ outdoor activation site

Opportunity to provide gifts for the Judges and Participants bags

Opportunity to co-host ceremonial toast at receptions (Kick-off and After Glow)

3 consecutive nights at the luxurious Inn at Cobble Beach (1 Suite & 1 Cottage)

2-full page Ads in the 2017 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Show Guide and 1 page thank you page

Opportunity for your VIPs to participant in the Participants’ Tour (in their own car) and attend the Tour lunch reception (6) as well as two (2) VIPs to ride in a Participants cars during the Participant’s Tour and attend the Tour Lunch reception

Opportunity to present a Seminar (Saturday afternoon)

8 tickets to Saturday Kick-off Reception (1 reserved table)

12 VIP tickets (Sunday)

VIP access to Concours d’Elegance After Glow Reception (12) (1 reserved table of 8)

80 General Admission tickets for guests and colleagues (Sunday)

PRESENTING SPONSOR | $95,000COBBLE BEACH CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE PRESENTED

BY [YOUR COMPANY]

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Recognition as “Platinum Sponsor” in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.First right of refusal as Platinum Sponsor, Concours d’Elegance 2018

Name & Logo included on website and all applicable branding materials

CEO to presentation a Award in honour of your company at awards ceremony

Opportunity to display up to 4 automobiles at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance (if applicable)

Opportunity to have on site activations (test drives) at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance (if applicable)


Hospitality Suite space, located on the 18th fairway (80ft x 60ft)

Product placement and branding opportunities in our exclusive VIP Clubhouse and dedicated 20’x10’ outdoor activation site


2 full-page Ads in the 2017 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Show Guide

2 consecutive nights at the luxurious Inn at Cobble Beach (1 Suite)

Opportunity for VIPs to participant in the Participants’ Tour (in their own car) and attend the Tour lunch reception (6)

6 tickets to Saturday Kick-off Reception


VIP access to Concours d’Elegance After Glow Reception (8) (1 reserved table)


PLATINUM SPONSOR | $ 45, 000

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Recognition as “Gold Sponsor” in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.First right of refusal as Gold Sponsor, Concours d’Elegance 2018


Opportunity to display up to 2 automobiles at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance (if applicable)

Opportunity to have on site activations (test drives) at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance (if applicable)



Onsite office space

Full page Ad in the 2017 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Show Guide

Opportunity for VIPs to participant in the Participants’ Tour (in their own car) and attend the Tour lunch reception (4)

4 tickets to Saturday Kick-off Reception


VIP access to Concours d’Elegance After Glow Reception (6)


GOLD SPONSOR | $ 30,000

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Recognition as “Silver Sponsor” in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.Name & Logo included on website and all applicable branding materials


Product placement and branding opportunities dedicated 10’x10’ outdoor activation site





SILVER SPONSOR | $16,000

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NICKEL SPONSOR | $10,000

Recognition as “Nickel Sponsor” in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.Name & Logo included on website and all applicable branding materials


Product placement and branding opportunities dedicated 10’x10’ outdoor activation site

1/2 page Ad in the 2017 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Show Guide



BRASS SPONSOR | $7,500

Recognition as “Brass Sponsor” in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.Name & Logo included on website

1/4 page Ad in the 2017 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Program Guide



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Recognition as Participant Tour Lunch Sponsor in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.Name & Logo included on website and all applicable branding materials, including reception menu

Product placement and branding opportunities in our dedicated 10’x10’ outdoor activation site

Opportunity to co-host ceremonial toast at receptions (tbc)

Full page Ad in the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Show Guide

Opportunity for VIPs to ride in the Participant Tour (if available) and attend the Tour lunch reception (4)



PARTICIPANT TOUR LUNCH | $12,500COBBLE BEACH CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE PARTICIPANT

TOUR LUNCH PRESENTED BY [YOUR COMPANY]

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Recognition as “Kick-Off Reception Sponsor” in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.Product placement and branding opportunities in our exclusive VIP Clubhouse (at the Reception) and dedicated 10’x10’ outdoor activation site


Name & Logo included on website and all applicable branding materials, including reception menu


Opportunity to co-host ceremonial toast at reception


VIP access to Concours d’Elegance Kick-off Reception (8)(1 reserved table)


KICK-OFF RECEPTION SPONSOR | $35,000

COBBLE BEACH CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE KICK-OFF RECEPTION PRESENTED BY CHUBB INSURANCESOLD

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Recognition as “After Glow Reception Sponsor” in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.Product placement and branding opportunities in our exclusive VIP Clubhouse (at the Reception) and dedicated 10’x10’ outdoor activation site


Name & Logo included on website and all applicable branding materials, including reception menu


Opportunity to co-host ceremonial toast at reception


VIP access to Concours d’Elegance After Glow Reception (8)(1 reserved table)


COBBLE BEACH CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE AFTER GLOW RECEPTION PRESENTED BY [YOUR COMPANY]

AFTER GLOW RECEPTION SPONSOR | $ 22,000

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Recognition as “Participant Lounge Sponsor” in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.Product placement and branding opportunities in the Participant Lounge






[YOUR COMPANY] PARTICIPANT LOUNGE

PARTICIPANT LOUNGE | $ 15,000

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Recognition as the “Museum Class Sponsor” in all marketing materials, promotional initiatives and media outreach, prior during and post 2017 event.Full page Ad in the 2017 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Show Guide


Opportunity to have on site activations (test drives) at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance



4 Kick-off Reception Tickets (Saturday)




MUSEUM CLASS BROUGHT TO YOU BY [YOUR COMPANY]

MUSEUM CLASS | $ 39,000

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PROGRAM GUIDE RATES2 full pages ads (4.25” x 7” per page)............................................................$ 3,500

1 full page ad (4.25” x 7” )...................................................................................$ 2,000

1/2 page ad (4.25” x 3.5” )...................................................................................$ 1,500

1/4 page ad (4.25” x 1.57”)...................................................................................$ 1000

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Hospitality Tents (on the 18th fairway) | $10,000 - $35,000

Take the opportunity to host your clients & build lasting relationships at this extraordinary event. Hospitality tents are fully customizable to fit your company needs. There are only three hospitality tents available.

Additional VIP Tickets Add additional VIP tickets to any Sponsorship package (limited availability)

Discount Codes

The Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance will provide your company with a unique code that you can give out to your clients who wish to buy tickets to the event at a discounted price. Discounts to be negotiated.

Vendor Tents Please ask for details

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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES CONT. Volunteer Shirts | $7,500

Company logo on the left sleeves of the volunteer shirts for 200+ volunteers. These shirts consist of a blue golf shirt with the Concours d’Elegance logo in white on the right chest.

Shuttle Service to Public parking | $ 5,000

Company branding the Sunday shuttles buses that carry the public between Cobble Beach and the free off site parking lot. There is a total of 6 buses.

Seminar Sponsors | $2,500 per seminar

Take the opportunity to have your company’s name on one of the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Seminars. XXX Seminar presented by [ Your Company] Limited availability

Shuttle Service to VIP parking | $ 8,000

Supply the event with 4 to 6 SUVs to be used as the VIP shuttles from the Environmental Management Centre to the Clubhouse on Concours weekend. In return;

• Name & Logo included on website and all applicable branding materials• 1 page Ad in the 2016 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance Program

Guide• 2 VIP all-access tickets (Sunday)• 2 tickets to the Concours d’Elegance After Glow Reception• 30 General Admission tickets for guests and colleagues (Sunday)• On site signage - VIP shuttle supplied by your company

Poster Sponsor | $10,000 An original automotive painting from the renowned Automotive Artist Jay Koka to be used as the poster art, show guide cover and badge design for the 2016 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The artwork to be produced in collaboration with Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The original painting will be yours to keep.

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Sunnybrook Foundation exists to support the advancement of our world-class health sciences centre, through active fundraising in support of research, education and equipment initiatives at

Sunnybrook.

As a recognized leader in trauma, critical care and disaster preparedness, Sunnybrook cares for the most seriously ill and injured patients in the province. Our Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care Program treats 54,000 patients each year. About 1,200 of them will be suffering life-threatening traumas – with half arriving by helicopter. The hospital’s helipad is located about 500 metres from the trauma room. This means paramedics and trauma staff have to coordinate with a land ambulance to transfer patients, whose lives depend on these moments where every second counts.

With funds raised at the Concours d’Elegance, we can help build a state-of-the-art helipad on top of the hospital to expedite patient transfers, giving our trauma teams more time to save lives.

ROOFTOP HELIPAD

Text recognition and charitable receipt from the Sunnybrook Foundation for donations of $1,000 or more

DIRECT DONATION

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The Owen Sound Regional Hospital is a community hospital for Owen Sound and area and the regional specialist centre for Grey and Bruce counties and beyond. About 100,000 people need the

Hospital each year.

The Hospital provides a wide range of services from emergency, ambulatory care, oncology, pediatrics, critical care, and surgery. The Hospital also provides dialysis, the Ontario Breast Screening Program and is the designated Stroke Centre for our region.

More than 100 specialist physicians practice at the Hospital, including 26 surgeons. Over 10,000 surgeries are performed each year.

A portion of the funds raised at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance will support the purchase of new operating room equipment at the Hospital.

Please visit www.oshfoundation.ca for more information on how you can further support the Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation. The Foundation will issue tax receipts for direct donations of $10.00 or greater.

Thank you for joining Cobble Beach in support of the Owen Sound Regional Hospital, a critically important part of our community.

OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT

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DEMOGRAPHIC PORTFOLIO

The 2016 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance attracted a large demographic.

Age: < 20 1%20 - 40 14%40 - 60 39%60 - 75 35%> 75 11%

Household Income: 50,000 under 6%50,000 - 100,000 10% 100,000 - 200,000 9% 200,000 + 4%Prefer not to say 71%

Location:GTA 29%Local Area 31%Ontario 35%Rest of Canada 2%United States 4%

Gender: Male 72% Female 28%

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TO BE BIG DRAW AT4TH ANNUAL

COBBLE BEACHCONCOURS

D’ELEGANCEby Alyn Edwards

KEMBLE, ON - In 1937, authorMargaret Mitchell won thePulitzer Prize for her novel GoneWith the Wind and New Yorknewspaper magnate RalphPulitzer, from the family sponsor-ing the award, ordered a custom-built Cadillac roadster. Delivered

in 1938 with the body designed andbuilt by Brunn, this is consideredto be the last custom-bodied Cadil-lac roadster ever built.

Complete with rumble seat, golfclub door and the original designblueprints, the spectacular twopassenger open car with sweepinglow lines will be presented bynoted Canadian Cadillac collectorSteve Plunkett at Canada’s mostprestigious classic car show – theCobble Beach Concours d’Ele-gance.

Held on the shores of GeorgianBay near Owen Sound at the Cob-

ble Beach Golf Resort, the eventon Sunday September 18th willshowcase some of the best origi-nal and restored classic vehiclesfrom across the U.S. and Canada.

A rare 1938 Graham 97, lastyear’s best of show and class win-ner at Cobble Beach, will be ondisplay but not judged. The super-charged cabriolet with bodyworkby legendary French coachbuilderJacques Saoutchik, featuresunique sliding doors. The car isowned by Edgar Masters of Co-pake Falls, New York and was oneof the primary display cars at thereopening of the new $125 millionrestoration of the Peterson Auto-motive Museum in Los Angeles.

The Cobble Beach show willfeature 105 of the world’s mostspectacular antique, classic, spe-cial interest, muscle and race carssymmetrically parked on the 18thfairway in groupings or classes.The cars in each of 16 classes willbe rated by some of North Amer-ica’s most experienced classic ve-hicle judges led by chief judgeJohn Carlson from Vancouver.“The word is out that this is thenumber one Concours d’Elegancein Canada and it just keeps gettingbetter every year,” John Carlsonsays.

The oldest car to be displayedwill be a 1903 Cadillac Model A.Owner Hugo Vermeulen of PortPerry, Ontario bought the ancientconveyance in pieces, brought itback from Seattle and restored itto new condition over a two-and-a-half-year period.

The American classics – open(convertible) class with cars from1915 is always a crowd pleaser. Afreshly restored 1924 Cadillac V63roadster is being brought to theshow by owner Andre DeMontignyfrom St. Hippolyte, Quebec. Alsoin this class is a 1932 Packard dualcowl phaeton with a ‘twin six’ 12cylinder engine.

European classics, sports cars,vintage and special interestCorvettes, muscle cars built upuntil 1973, supercars, Canadian

only cars, vintage pickup trucks,museum cars, vintage motorcy-cles and even antique woodenboats will be on display.

Featured in the race car classwill be one of only six 1987 Lotus99T race cars built for the 1987Formula 1 season. This particularexample was driven by legendarydriver Ayrton Senna winning inMonaco and Detroit with anothersix podium finishes that year. Thismachine was regarded as amongthe best handling Formula 1 carsof its time with revolutionaryLotus active suspension. It wasone of the fastest on the circuitwith an 800 horsepower Honda

twin turbo V6 engine propellingthe race car to speeds up to 340kph. The piece of Formula 1 his-tory is owned by Toronto collectorWilliam Halkiw.

To put together a show like this,Cobble Beach Concours d’Ele-gance chair Rob McLeese seeksout the best cars every day of theyear. He drives his own classic – ayellow 1971 Porsche 911E Targaalmost daily and has for the past28 years. As it is every year, thevintage Porsche will be parkedoutside the Cobble Beach Golf Re-sort clubhouse but will not be en-tered for judging.

KEMBLE, ON - Heading intoits fourth year, the Cobble BeachConcours d’Elegance is onceagain set to unveil one of therarest, most impressive collec-tions of classic automobiles on dis-play in Canada. With the grandvistas of Georgian Bay serving asthe picture-perfect backdrop, thisyear’s show is worth the scenictwo-and-a-half-hour drive fromToronto.

“Cobble Beach Concours d’Ele-gance is now an established tradi-tion for car enthusiasts from across

the province,” says Rob McLeese,founder and chair of the CobbleBeach Concours d’Elegance. “Wehave consistently been able to pullin some of the highest calibre carsin North America as well as someof the best judges in the world. It’s atestament to the enthusiasm thatexists across Canada for these clas-sic cars and a celebration of car cul-ture in general.”

All vehicles, ranging from 1903to modern day supercars, on dis-play at the Cobble Beach Golf Re-sort Community fall into one of 20

classes. Other categories featurevintage pickup trucks, classic racecars and even vintage motorcy-cles.

More than just an opportunityto gaze on the rarest, most pris-tine cars in North America, theConcours d’Elegance is a competi-tion. Participating cars will vie tobe top in their class and take homethe venerable best of show. As iscustom, the 2015 Cobble BeachConcours d’Elegance best of showand class winner, a rare 1938 Gra-ham 97 supercharged Cabrioletwith coachwork by Saoutchik, willreturn to symbolically cede itspodium claim to the 2016 winner.

Among Cobble’s new features

is an emphasis on marque-specificclasses – categories consisting ofone type or brand of car – includ-ing Corvettes, Packards, AstonMartins and Porsche 356’s. Ahighly-acclaimed Sunfire yellow1966 Corvette coupe will competeafter being refreshed in 2016 andcompleting two of three qualifica-tions for an unprecedented secondDuntov Award.

“We have some of the rarestcars in the world all in one place,all in Owen Sound,” saysMcLeese, citing a 1929 Willys-Knight 66B/Plaidside as an exam-ple of an extremely hard to findcar in its original condition.

“We’re honoured Cobble BeachGolf Resort Community is able tohost such a special event,” addsMcLeese, who also judges at otherprestigious events in the U.S.

Returning this year is a CobbleBeach tradition - The MuseumClass, presented by Cadillac -which is a display-only classpulling cars from Canadian andAmerican museums, including a1924 Vauxhall, a 1911 Stevens-Duryea Model AA Tourer, and fourdifferent Cadillacs (1912 CadillacModel 30, 1931 Cadillac Fleetwood,1959 Cadillac Cyclone and ElmirajConcept).

After gazing at some of the old-est Cadillacs in the world, Cob-ble’s guests will get a chance totest drive some of the newest.Cadillac will offer a fleet of 2016

models, including the 2016 Cadil-lac ATS, 2016 Cadillac ATS-V, 2016Cadillac CTS-V, 2016 Cadillac CT6,2016 Cadillac Escalade as well asa brand new 2017 Cadillac XT5.

And, for the first time ever, theHagerty Classic Car Ride andDrive will give guests an experi-ence they won’t want to miss! Getbehind the wheel of an iconic clas-sic like a 1969 Camaro SS or a 19641/2 Mustang. Choose from five se-lect collector vehicles and take adream cruise around CobbleBeach. Half-hour drives are avail-able Saturday and Sunday. All testdrives are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Other vehicle highlights thisyear include a 1938 CadillacBrunn-bodied V8 roadster, com-plete with rumble seat, golf clubdoor and original design blue-prints. This car was originally pro-duced for Ralph Pulitzer of thePulitzer Prize family in New York.A 1987 Lotus 99T last driven bylegendary Formula 1 driver Ayr-ton Senna will also be at Cobble.This was one of only six Lotusrace cars built for the 1987 F1 sea-son and the last Lotus thatachieved an F1 podium finish.Guests can also look forward to a2014 McLaren P1 and a 1965 AstonMartin DB5 Superleggera, amodel often referred to as the“Most Famous Car in the World”since its appearance in the 1964James Bond film Goldfinger.

OWEN SOUND EVOLVING INTO CANADA’SCLASSIC CAR CAPITAL WITH 4TH ANNUALCOBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE

Monday, September 5, 2016 — Old Autos — 29A

The Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance has become the premiereevent of its type in Canada.

Pre-war convertibles . . .A rare 1938 Graham 97, last year’s best of show and class winner

at Cobble Beach.

Chief judgeJohn Carlsonreceiving theLee IaccocaAward at the2015 CobbleBeach Concours d’Elegancefrom chairmanRob McLeese.

Lotus 99T race car built for the 1987 Formula 1 season driven bylegendary driver Ayrton Senna won in Monaco and Detroit.

This magnificent 12 cylinder 1932 Packard dual cowl phaetonwill be one of the classic vehicles displayed at the 2016 Cobble BeachConcours d’Elegance.

The 1938 Cadillac roadster custom built by the Brunn Body Com-pany for publishing magnate Ralph Pulitzer of the Pulitzer Prizefamily.

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Ontario-based Auburn first Canadian Cobble Beach best-of-show winner - Autofocus.ca

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NEWS CLASSIC CARS SHOWS & EVENTS

By Nicholas Maronese September 20th 2016

Fourth annual Canadian concours d'elegance, held September 18 near Owen Sound, debuts classic car test drive program

A 1932 Auburn boattail speedster has become the first Canadian-owned best-in-show winner at the fourth annual Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance held near Owen Sound, Ontario the weekend of September 18.

The eight-cylinder 8-100A owned by Gerry Hockin of Burlington, Ontario – which has formerly taken home first-prize honours at the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg’s national meet, and has been shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California – features a period-correct black paint scheme and period-aftermarket Woodlite headlights.

The car beat out the winners of 19 other classes – selected from a total of more than 120 expertly restored classic vehicles – for the honour, and also won the people’s choice award. Prior best-in-show winners hailed from Pennsylvania, in 2013; Colorado, in 2014; and, last year, New York, making Hockin’s car the first

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he United States has Pebble Beach. But Canada has Cobble Beach, and “our stones are bigger,” Rob McLeese notes with a chuckle as he prepares to host Cobble Beach’s fourth annual concours d’elegance on the shores of Georgian Bay some 130 miles northwest

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The Canadian concours takes place September 17-18 on the nearly 600 acres of the Cobble Beach Golf Resort.

“My father bought the property in 1998 when he was 85 years old,” McLeese said, noting a 250-foot rise from the shoreline to the county road. It was between those landmarks that McLeese’s father built a golf resort that opened in 2007.

McLeese’s career has been in accounting, banking and energy (power development and

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The fourth annual 2016 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance garnered widespread media attention from best in class local and international press including coverage in; National Post, Globe

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Highlights included one cover in the Toronto Star Wheels section, a articles on Driving.ca, a two page print feature in the Globe and Mail Drive section, a CTV news segment and numerous national lifestyle publications.

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Toronto man's legendary F1 Lotus to be at prestigious show, but won't be judged DAN PROUDFOOTSpecial to The Globe and MailPublished Thursday, Sep. 15, 2016 5:00AM EDTLast updated Friday, Sep. 16, 2016 7:18AM EDT

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If speed were a factor, Ayrton Senna’s Lotus 99T would win Best of Show at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance. It would lap the field, or, rather, the fairway.

But speed matters not at all – even in the Race Cars class. Judges completing scorecards on Sunday morning will find no provision for points related to lap times or podium finishes, aero downforce or mechanical grip.

William Halkiw doesn’t care.

In fact, he has opted to show his newly acquired Formula One car on a display-only basis. That’s because competing cars are required to start at the judges’ bidding, and Halkiw has decided against restoring the turbo-six to running order; his fascination with the Lotus is tied to the likelihood its engine has not started since Ayrton Senna last turned it off in 1987.

Previously, Halkiw has entered his fast road cars at Cobble knowing they have no shot at Best of Show. Last year, his Ford GT emerged from climate-controlled storage to win Exotics, pre-2006. Best in Class suffices for the Toronto criminal defence lawyer.

Fact is, most classes of cars have no chance at Best of Show. Prewar classics rule the Cobble 18th fairway, on Georgian Bay north of Owen Sound, Ont., just as they do at Pebble Beach, north of Monterey, Calif., and all ranking concours in between.

At Cobble, the first year’s Best of Show honours went to a 1928 Isotta Fraschini 8A SS, followed by a 1936 Delahaye 135 Competition Court Teardrop Coupe in 2014, and last year a 1938 Graham 07, coachwork by Saotchik.

All three were tailored in European coachwork, all three were splendid depression deniers, all three were American-owned. It’s worth noting, when a 1954 Ferrari 375 M Scaglietti Coupe was selected best at Pebble Beach in 2014, it caused a sensation among collectors, as it was the first

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