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  • When it sold in 2002, it still appeared fresh from its extensive restoration, a condition attested to by numerous awards from automobile concours d'elegance around the country.

    Most Expensive Collectible Cars © Christie's No.... 2006

  • Son salon est un modele de gout et d'elegance, et toute sa maison est aussi bien tenue que celle de Millais, par exemple.

    Philip Gilbert Hamerton Hamerton, Philip G 1896

  • Such automotive beauty pageants, known by the French name concours d'elegance, started during the years between World Wars.

    Wired Top Stories Peter Orosz 2011

  • Sponsored by the Porsche Club of America, the annual convention of owners of slinky German cars started yesterday with a concourse d'elegance in the City Park.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

  • There will be plenty of driving opportunities, including an autocross, a time-speed-distance rally and a funkhana, as well as the annual car show and concours d'elegance.

    Hemmings eWeekly 2010

  • The Geelong club's Barry Coad said the concours d'elegance at Rippleside Park on Easter Saturday will be open to the public.

    Star News Group 2009

  • High-end auctions are an essential part of any top-tier concours d'elegance, and RM Auctions runs the one at last weekend's annual Amelia Island event.

    Motor Trend Videos RSS 2009

  • Legend of the Motorcycle, an annual concours d'elegance that was created three years ago as kind of a two-wheel version of the Pebble Beach automobile concours.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2009

  • The quality of its engines and drivetrains perfectly complemented the tastes of the clients of the great American coachbuilders like Dietrich and LeBaron whose individual custom and catalog custom designs on Packard chassis are the staple of today's great concours d'elegance.

    Twitter / Barrett_Jackson 2009

  • The Geelong club's Barry Coad said the concours d'elegance at Rippleside Park on Easter Saturday will be open to the public.

    Star News Group 2009

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