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2007 - Derek Bell, MBE
Five-time 24 Hours of Le Mans overall winner Derek Bell MBE is the 2007 honoree and, instead of honoring a specific marque as in years past, the Concours celebrates the Great Road Races now long gone "Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Carrera PanAmericana, and the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race."
The Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, and Carrera PanAmericana classes make up one of the single best displays ever seen on the 10th & 18th fairways of The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach.
Continuing the Concours' highly successful seminar series, the Great Road Races seminar sponsored by GM packs the Ritz-Carlton grand ballroom with a standing-room only crowd and the autograph session after the seminar extends the length of the hotel. The greats are there: Sir Stirling Moss, John Surtees MBE, John Fitch, Hershel McGriff, Brian Redman, and Vic Elford recount their drives in these races; TV commentators Sam Posey and David Hobbs co-host the two-hour panel discussion.
The Cars of Coachcraft seminar, hosted by Bill Stoessel, son of Coachcraft's founder, recognizes the incredible craftsmanship of this great original Southern California customizer, and a class of these one-of-a-kind vehicles is present on the show field for the Concours.
The motorcycle class features a number of priceless bikes that ran in and won the rigorous and very dangerous Isle of Man TT race.
Long-time Amelia supporter RM Auctions records another banner one-day total with $20 million worth of vehicles hammered at the day's end. The big seller is a 1932 Packard Twin Six Sport Phaeton at $1,650,000, closely followed by a 1929 Duesenberg Model J Dual Cowl Phaeton for $1,490,000, and a 1939 Delahaye 135MS Grand Sport Roadster at $1,347,000.
A short clip from the DVD "In Car 956" with Derek Bell MBE at the wheel opens the gala dinner and holds the crowd spellbound as Bell takes them on a 200 mph ride around the famous eight-mile Le Mans circuit.
Nearly 275 vehicles assemble on the manicured fairways of The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach for the Concours and beautiful Florida springtime weather welcomes them.