2015 Keeneland Concours d’Elegance Celebrates Maserati, Supports KCH
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 14, 2015) – The 12th annual Keeneland Concours d'Elegance at Keeneland Race Course on July 18 will showcase a diverse array of exciting classic cars while raising funds to benefit Kentucky Children’s Hospital.
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of famed Italian automaker Maserati, the featured marque for 2015, the event will display two classes of historic and modern Maserati automobiles on the field. The show runs 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at the Keeneland Race Course, 4201 Versailles Road, in Lexington. Tickets are $20 at the gate and $15 in advance online.
Classics scheduled for the Saturday show range from cars of the early 20th century such as Dodge, Marmon and Ford, to later beauties such as Auburn, Packard and Pierce Arrow as well as coach-built rarities such as Bugatti and Stutz. Other classes include European sports cars such as Jaguar and Porsche, American performance cars, and pick up trucks. Racecars on display range from a 1914 Duesenberg to a 2001 Audi LeMans racer. A class of rare micro cars from the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, joins the lineup this year.
Saturday’s event includes a silent auction, an exhibition of world-class automotive artists, a Porsche raffle, the Wells Fargo stagecoach and a number of other attractions throughout the day. Food and beverages will be available for purchase on the grounds.
As part of a campaign to introduce children to classic cars, free automotive coloring books will be handed out to young attendees. Additionally, car owners who are willing to talk with children and their parents about their cars will be wearing a “Kid-Friendly Car” sticker. Since many Concours automobiles are priceless and irreplaceable, each car owner will decide the degree of interaction children can have with their cars.
“We hope this program will help the children develop an appreciation for classic cars and continue the hobby when they get older,” Tom Jones, Concours co-chair, said.
Tickets are still available for the Hangar Bash on Friday, July 17 at the door or visiting the website www.keenelandconcours.com. The bash is held at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky at Bluegrass Airport. The event includes music and heavy hors d’oeuvres, and vintage airplanes, including a PT-19, PT-22, and AT-6 warbirds, along with a selection of classic cars, will be parked in the hangar for the evening. Tickets are $75.
The Concours weekend also includes the Bourbon Tour on Thursday, July 16, and the Tour d'Elegance on Sunday, July 19. Tickets for all events are available on the website.
The event is ranked as a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society as well as a Top 10 Festival by the Kentucky Travel Industry Association. The Concours was featured on a recent episode of My Classic Car with Dennis Gage.
Since the first event in 2004, the Keeneland Concours d’Elegance has showcased the finest in automobiles and the attractions of central Kentucky on the lush grounds of the Keeneland Race Course. Proceeds benefit Kentucky Children’s Hospital to help bring better health care to the children of Kentucky. For more information, visit www.keeenelandconcours.com
MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth Adams, elizabethadams@uky.edu