Che Bella Macchina!

Feature 2014 Forest Grove Concours
Che Bella Macchina!
Alfa Romeo royalty graces the lawns of Pacific University
Report and photos by Alec Ebert
The day, which started with
clouds that gave way to warm
sunshine, wasn’t just about
world-class Alfa Romeos.
The show field was full of
great cars — from Porsches to
Ferraris to American Muscle
and everything in between.
Sports Car Market and
American Car Collector were
sponsors of the event, and
SCM publisher Keith Martin
and
Contributing
Editor
Donald Osborne returned as
emcees.
Bill and Linda Lindquist’s
nicely restored 1968 MercedesBenz 280SL attracted attention. Bill Lindquist showed off
all of the original maintenance
records — down to the last
David and Adele Cohen’s 1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS — Best Classic Car
oil change — and the original
toolkit from the car.
“The car came from a collection on the East Coast
hen was the last time you saw a gathering of world-class cars in a little
and then came to us through an auction in Arizona,”
college town out in Oregon farm country?
Well, it happens every July at the Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance. said Lindquist, from Portland, OR. “We’ve owned it ever
This was the 42nd year, and it was a perfect way to spend a Sunday after- since, drive it as much as we can, and we enjoy every
minute of it.”
noon. The cars nestle nicely on the green, sun-dappled Pacific University lawns.
This Concours d’Elegance is a fund raiser for the
This year’s theme was “The Art of Italian Motoring,” and many important cars
showed up to delight a large turnout of old-car enthusiasts. Two pre-war Alfa Romeos Forest Grove Rotary Club, and it has raised more than
$1 million for scholarships and other good works during
were the stars:
SCMer Jon Shirley, of Medina, WA, brought his 1938 Alfa 8C 2900B coupe — the past 42 years.
Each year, Forest Grove attracts people who love
winner of Best of Show in the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. No one was
classic cars — and do everything they can to keep these
surprised when this handsome car took Best in Show at Forest Grove.
SCMer David Cohen brought his 1933 6C 1750 GS — a veteran of the 1935 24 cars on the road. These
Hours of Le Mans, where it finished in 6th place — from Vancouver, B.C. Gearheads people keep car collectDetails
marveled at this rare car — the only one of its model with a Figoni body. This car was ing alive. Great weather,
a great turnout, and some
a runner-up to Best of Show at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
Plan ahead: The 2015 Forest Grove
Concours d’Elegance is scheduled
amazing vehicles will keep
for July 19, 2015
all those people — and
Where: Pacific University, Forest
their children — coming
Grove, OR
back to this rural Oregon Cost: $20
town each July for years to
More: www.forestgroveconcours.org
come. ♦
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Jon Shirley’s 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B coupe — Best in Show
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Bill and Linda Lindquist’s 1968 Mercedes-Benz 280SL
Sports Car Market