The Elm Bank Classic Motorcar Show is only in its second or third year but, as a significant New England automotive event, it’s picking up steam fast! Held every Father’s Day, it combines a family picnic with a large and growing car show, adding entertainment, food and automobilia vendors, and activities for the kids to make for an outing that’s fun for all. The grounds are worth the trip as well, Elm Bank being a huge, old estate alongside the Charles River in Wellesley that’s now the headquarters of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and the venue comprises many gardens, fields, woods, and classy old buildings.

This year, 300+ classic cars graced the scene on a sunny, summery June 18th. Unlike a lot of car shows, many classic European sports cars were represented in addition to the American stuff. These included a nice turnout of about a half dozen of our beloved Alfas. The Alfa model range was well-represented too—Giulietta Spider, Duetto, kamm-tail Spider, GTV6, and even a Junior Zagato!

Now that the elegant Castle Hill concours is no longer with us, the Elm Bank organizers have their eye on making this Classic Car Show into a suitable and significant replacement. The grounds are quite large and quite beautiful, and it’s centrally located for us New Englanders. This year’s event was very well attended, so the future’s looking bright. You can be sure that we’ll be telling you about it again next year, so start making your Father’s Day plans!

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	The non-Alfa in the Italian Car section is a verrrrrrry nice ‘67 Ferrari 275GTB that won First Place in class and belongs to long-time AONE member Steve Gilbert
	Kevin Murphy and his ‘74 Spider took home the Second Place award in the Italian Car division
	Stefan Gavell’s Junior Zagato wasn’t judged, but certainly made a splash
	Andrew Brody graced the field with his ‘58 Giulietta Spider Veloce
	RJ Horwitz was so enthused about the show that he actually washed his ‘84 GTV6 a couple of weeks before
	Dan and Linda Nicholes made a fine showing with their ‘67 Duetto
	Shawn Amershek’s ‘76 Spider was spotted in the parking lot, and he’s now AONE’s newest member!
	Dave and Vi Pratt’s ‘61 Giulietta got them there and back
	John Darack, owner of a trophy-winning black ‘58 Giulietta Spider and a stunning red ‘72 Montreal, brought instead this, the latest addition to his classic vehicle collection
	A shot of the row of cars in the judged Italian Car section
	(Tacky horsepower jokes deleted. Tacky - get it?)
	A lineup of Big Healys
	T-series MGs were well-represented
	Some nice specimens in the Jaguar section
	A real Jaguar C-type drew lots of attention
	This Maserati has got to be one wild ride...
	Now where do you suppose the Goggomobil got the inspiration for its grill design?

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