Greystone Mansion Concours d' Elegance 2014 Beverly Hills Event
ED209
Today was a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon
at the historic Greystone Mansion for the 2104 Concours d'
Elegance. This is the 5th annual event at the Greystone
Mansion and features a variety of vintage and classic
cars. This year the theme was celebrating the City
of Beverly Hills Centennial, the 60th Anniversary of the Porsche
Speedster, and the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang.
It was good to know that a portion of the ticket sales go back to the Friends of Greystone for their ongoing restoration and preservation of the Greystone Estate. The grounds spans over 18 acres of land and the park grounds are open to the public. The Greystone Mansion itself is 46000 square feet and there are 55 rooms. All around the grounds are panoramic views of Los Angeles.
The city of Beverly Hills maintains Greystone and for the event provided shuttles from the dedicated parking structure up to the Greystone Estate grounds.
We arrived during lunch time and this year the menu featured bbq.
IMO, the bbq baby back ribs and tri tip sliders were tasty and overall menu was significantly better than last year's event.
Refreshments was enjoyed by all the guests, it was a hot day so an ice cold glass of fresh brewed iced tea and pink lemonade were served. There were several margarita stations featuring Asombroso Fine Tequila:
And a Stella Artois Cafe featuring Stella Artois and Stella Cidre. Guests were given souvenir Stella Artois glasses which was a nice touch.
On the lower level area of the Greystone estates there were vintage cars from 1904.
The City of Beverly Hills is celebrating it's centennial and had some costumed people taking pictures with the guests
The Willow Pond area had a vegetarian dining area, along with a Stella Artois booth.
Near the main courtyard of the Greystone Estate we had The Auto Gallery showcasing McLaren and Maserati.
There's plenty of space for storage in the McLaren!
Some hand dipped chocolate covered strawberries for guests that stopped by their booth.
This was a new car brand that I've never heard of before. The brands is Lucra Cars. I spoke with one of the reps and she mentioned that Lucra is based here in Los Angeles and recently debuted their model LC470. Powerplants come from either a Mercedes AMG 6.3 V8, or General Motors LS3, or LS7 7.0L engine. The transmission is either a Mercedes 7 speed MCT paddle shift or Tremec 5 speed manual. The body is made of carbon fiber.
Hornburg Jaguar featured the beautiful Jaguar F Type convertible.
Sweet treats from a local candy shop named Sugarfina. They were very generous with their samples and my favorites were the Peach bellini gummies and the chocolate sea salt caramels. Absolutely delicious and I'll definitely stop by their boutique to pick up some more candy.
Last year the front courtyard featured Porsche but this year it was Infinity.
Inside Greystone there we several vendors like this one that had some neat neon signs and other memorabilia. For local L.A. residents, remember Bob's Big Boy? And Colonel Sanders?
BRM watches had a small booth and showcased their watches.
This was really cool, a slot car race track for the kids to play. Even the adults were enjoying it and were racing too.
The city of Beverly Hills has been maintaining and restoring the Greystone Mansion and has done a great job. Views of Los Angeles were beautiful today with the bright blue skies.
On the upper parking lot was the main concours area. There were areas for specific brands like Ferrari, Rolls Royce, Ford, Corvette and Porsche.
Some classic Porsche 911's.
One of my favorites of the event was this 1972 Ferrari Dino.
Plenty of Corvette's were on display.
It was a fun event and I'm looking forward to attending again next year. Hope you all enjoyed the pictures of these spectacular cars.
Regards,
ED-209
It was good to know that a portion of the ticket sales go back to the Friends of Greystone for their ongoing restoration and preservation of the Greystone Estate. The grounds spans over 18 acres of land and the park grounds are open to the public. The Greystone Mansion itself is 46000 square feet and there are 55 rooms. All around the grounds are panoramic views of Los Angeles.
The city of Beverly Hills maintains Greystone and for the event provided shuttles from the dedicated parking structure up to the Greystone Estate grounds.
We arrived during lunch time and this year the menu featured bbq.
IMO, the bbq baby back ribs and tri tip sliders were tasty and overall menu was significantly better than last year's event.
Refreshments was enjoyed by all the guests, it was a hot day so an ice cold glass of fresh brewed iced tea and pink lemonade were served. There were several margarita stations featuring Asombroso Fine Tequila:
And a Stella Artois Cafe featuring Stella Artois and Stella Cidre. Guests were given souvenir Stella Artois glasses which was a nice touch.
On the lower level area of the Greystone estates there were vintage cars from 1904.
The City of Beverly Hills is celebrating it's centennial and had some costumed people taking pictures with the guests
The Willow Pond area had a vegetarian dining area, along with a Stella Artois booth.
Near the main courtyard of the Greystone Estate we had The Auto Gallery showcasing McLaren and Maserati.
There's plenty of space for storage in the McLaren!
Some hand dipped chocolate covered strawberries for guests that stopped by their booth.
This was a new car brand that I've never heard of before. The brands is Lucra Cars. I spoke with one of the reps and she mentioned that Lucra is based here in Los Angeles and recently debuted their model LC470. Powerplants come from either a Mercedes AMG 6.3 V8, or General Motors LS3, or LS7 7.0L engine. The transmission is either a Mercedes 7 speed MCT paddle shift or Tremec 5 speed manual. The body is made of carbon fiber.
Hornburg Jaguar featured the beautiful Jaguar F Type convertible.
Sweet treats from a local candy shop named Sugarfina. They were very generous with their samples and my favorites were the Peach bellini gummies and the chocolate sea salt caramels. Absolutely delicious and I'll definitely stop by their boutique to pick up some more candy.
Last year the front courtyard featured Porsche but this year it was Infinity.
Inside Greystone there we several vendors like this one that had some neat neon signs and other memorabilia. For local L.A. residents, remember Bob's Big Boy? And Colonel Sanders?
BRM watches had a small booth and showcased their watches.
This was really cool, a slot car race track for the kids to play. Even the adults were enjoying it and were racing too.
The city of Beverly Hills has been maintaining and restoring the Greystone Mansion and has done a great job. Views of Los Angeles were beautiful today with the bright blue skies.
On the upper parking lot was the main concours area. There were areas for specific brands like Ferrari, Rolls Royce, Ford, Corvette and Porsche.
Some classic Porsche 911's.
One of my favorites of the event was this 1972 Ferrari Dino.
Plenty of Corvette's were on display.
It was a fun event and I'm looking forward to attending again next year. Hope you all enjoyed the pictures of these spectacular cars.
Regards,
ED-209
Comments:
SALMANPK May 4th, 2014-21:24
Fantastic Pics... and what a fun day :-), thanks for bringing us along. S
ED209 May 4th, 2014-22:08
A fun way to spend a leisure Sunday Thanks Salman! Regards, ED-209
amanico May 4th, 2014-21:30
Super report, Ed. Thank you so much. The Dino Ferrari is also my favourite. My dream car in the vintage world. Great event, my friend. Thanks for inviting us with you. Nicolas
ED209 May 4th, 2014-22:07
My favorite as well, but which one? Thanks Nicolas, the Dino is my favorite as well. Which color? Red, Gray or blue? :) Regards, ED-209 ...
amanico May 4th, 2014-22:36
Hmmm, I would say Blue, then Red, the Silver. I would have preferred it in yellow. ;) Best, Nicolas
cazalea May 5th, 2014-06:15
Why is that red car blocking the view of a 2CV Beachcomber? I vote for the Citroen! Cazalea
ED209 May 5th, 2014-18:34
I passed by that 2CV There were so many cool cars! Regards, ED-209
Le Monde Edmond May 5th, 2014-07:53
Nice post I enjoyed the pictures - thank you. Next to the silver grey Dino there appears to be a silver 250 SWB Ferrari. Do you have any pictures of that car? Best Edmond
ED209 May 5th, 2014-18:44
Thanks, I'll have to check for more pics Thanks for the compliments and glad you enjoyed the pics. I'll see if I can find a pic of the silver 250 SWB. There were so many cars to look at :) Regards, ED-209
patrick_y May 5th, 2014-14:02
Thank you Ed! I've never been to this event and would like to attend it someday. Thanks for sharing, made me feel like I was actually there without the gasoline and tire smell. The food looks great and it certainly has a nice ambiance. Not to mention beautiful cars; th...
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