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The longest continually-running
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936:"Summerstop: 2011 Ault Park Concours d'Elegance"
562:Concours d'Elegance "Zurich Classic Car Award"
448:Piešťanské zlaté stuhy – Concours d´Elegance
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996:"History | Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance"
966:"History | Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este"
745:Audrain's Newport Concours & Motor Week
407:Cincinnati Concours d'Elegance at Ault Park
225:Ellerslie Car Show & Concours d'Elegance
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551:Most famous Concours d'Elegance event
118:Numerous local organizations sponsor
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903:Martin, Keith (February 25, 2000).
239:Sydney Harbour Concours d'Elegance
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1006:from the original on July 22, 2016
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915:from the original on July 17, 2015
601:Great Marques Concours d'Elegance
575:Concours d'Elegance at Copshaholm
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627:Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance
461:Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance
365:Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance
338:BalatonfĂĽred Concours d'Elegance
253:Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
221:Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand
208:Karma Lakelands, Gurugram, India
694:Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance
691:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
654:Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance
547:Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
309:Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
130:Often, the competitiveness of a
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32:Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
970:concorsodeleganzavilladeste.com
851:Gasparilla Concours d'Elegance
781:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
668:CBA Africa Concours d'Elegance
650:Redondo Beach, California, USA
198:Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance
69:These events are often held at
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588:Festetics Concours d'Elegance
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533:Keeneland Concours d'Elegance
519:Misselwood Concours d'Elegance
475:Concours d'Elegance of America
362:Hillsborough, California, USA
152:competitions also are run for
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824:Las Vegas Concours d'Elegance
611:Palace Schwetzingen, Germany
380:Greenwich Concours d'Elégance
282:Concours d'Elegance of Texas
1055:Holder, Max (June 5, 2019).
1030:www.hillsboroughconcours.org
704:St. Michaels, Maryland, USA
376:Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
348:San Marino, California, USA
320:St. Augustine, Florida, USA
268:La Jolla Concours d'Elegance
249:Amelia Island, Florida, USA
168:Partial list of some of the
93:, is held annually near the
58:, where aristocrats paraded
1000:www.pebblebeachconcours.net
755:Chattanooga, Tennessee USA
742:Newport, Rhode Island, USA
681:Dayton Concours d'Elegance
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614:Classic-Gala Schwetzingen
488:Northville, Michigan, USA
458:Forest Grove, Oregon, USA
391:Coppet, Vaud, Switzerland
295:Concorso d'Eleganza Kyoto
264:La Jolla, California, USA
768:Manhasset, New York, USA
572:South Bend, Indiana, USA
530:Lexington, Kentucky, USA
505:Masterpieces & Style
477:at The Inn at St. John's
351:San Marino Motor Classic
195:Boca Raton, Florida, USA
29:exhibited at the Italian
794:Savannah, Georgia, USA
624:Kemble, Ontario, Canada
471:Plymouth, Michigan, USA
420:The Elegance at Hershey
394:Swiss Elegance Concours
85:The oldest still-extant
820:Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
279:Montgomery, Texas, USA
236:Sydney, NSW, Australia
107:Pebble Beach Golf Links
97:hotel in Cernobbio, on
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598:Old Westbury, NY, USA
404:Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
335:BalatonfĂĽred, Hungary
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434:Cartier Style et Luxe
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771:Americana Manhasset
559:Zurich, Switzerland
1118:Concours d'Elegance
585:Keszthely, Hungary
515:Massachusetts, USA
445:Piešťany, Slovakia
324:Riding Into History
150:Concours d'Elegance
132:Concours d'Elegance
56:17th-century France
48:concours d'élégance
40:Concours d'Elegance
909:The New York Times
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860:References
714:September
701:September
688:September
675:September
662:September
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634:September
621:September
608:September
595:September
582:September
1087:"Welcome"
1061:Motorious
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832:November
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192:February
99:Lake Como
1071:June 10,
1065:Archived
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144:plating
134:forces
114:Judging
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184:Event
164:Events
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