I took the kids to the
Kirkland Concours and saw some absolutely spectacular vehicles. For those who don't know, a
concours is a very high-end car show with either perfectly preserved or restored vehicles.
Other than the extreme heat (hands down the hottest and sunniest days of the year here in the Pacific Northwest) it was an impressive show.
There were vehicles from the very early 1900s, including a 1913
Waverly electric car that was in rough, but original condition.
The featured marque was
Pierce-Arrow and there were at least a dozen examples of this high-end brand from the 1910s-1930s.
A small collection of motorcycles and even several gorgeous wooden speedboats made it a complete show. Even the cars in the parking lot were interesting and there were some new cars in the promenade including an Aston Martin Rapide sedan and the Lamborghini Aventador in flat black.
My favorite part of the concours was the "Working Girl" display of commercial vehicles that included a
mail truck that was exactly from "
The Seven Little Postmen" book that I loven when I was a kid. I chose it as the best in show, while my daughter preferred the bakery truck and my son the
orange single-axle Corvette.
Check out
this slideshow with some of the cars and imagery of the concours.
