{"id":495134,"date":"2016-01-04T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=90864"},"modified":"2023-12-10T16:57:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T16:57:51","slug":"pinehurst-concours-2016-class-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/pinehurst-concours-2016-class-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance (2016) – Class List"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pinehurst Concours d\u2019Elegance 2016 will be held Saturday, April 30th on the fairways of the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The fourth annual event will be the first in the nation to feature a class of Future Japanese Collectable cars among its 12 judged classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Japanese cars are certainly becoming collectable and appeal to a younger demographics,\u201d said Pinehurst Concours chief judge Nigel Matthews.\u201cThat seems to be the direction the hobby is moving in since a lot of people have grown up with these Japanese cars. And nobody has really featured them in the United States, so once again Pinehurst will be breaking some new ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets to the 2016 Pinehurst Concours are now on sale at PinehurstConcours.com<\/a> at an introductory price of $30 per ticket, which includes entry into the post-awards concert by Motown legends The Commodores, a band which has recorded seven No. 1 hits over four decades. The 2015 Pinehurst Concours and concert by Three Dog Night drew in excess of 10,000 patrons.<\/p>\n

Matthews said discerning collectors have already struck with some Japanese cars, reaping the rewards of the million-dollar-plus values of the Toyota 2000 GT, which not that long ago was a $125,000 car.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some really amazing Japanese domestic market vehicles that never made it to the U.S.\u201d Matthews said.<\/p>\n

For instance, of the 35,804 Honda Coupe 9 and 7s built, only 1,058 escaped from Japan, Matthews said. The majority \u2014 731 \u2014 went to Australia. He noted that the only recorded survivors are a total of nine Coupe 7s and six Coupe 9s.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Japanese cars, the Pinehurst Concours 2016 will also highlight Pre-War French Curves and Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupes and Roadsters (1954-63) as featured marques among its 12 judged classes of vintage cars and motorcycles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose French vehicles are just beautiful art deco cars from the 1930s,\u201d Matthews said. \u201cThey just don\u2019t make cars like that anymore. They are rolling art, rolling sculptures.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pinehurst Concours 2016 – Class List<\/strong><\/p>\n