A Concours Like No Other

The Concours that could only happen at Lime Rock

There are concours events, and then there is the Lime Rock Concours.

Held on Lime Rock Park’s historic 1.5-mile circuit, it is the only major American concours presented as part of a full weekend of historic racing. The same track that comes alive with competition on Friday, Saturday, and Monday becomes one of the country’s most remarkable automotive show fields on Sunday, September 6th.

Nearly 160 significant automobiles from leading collectors and private entrants across the country will be presented in 25 individually curated classes.

The field combines traditional concours categories, including Prewar European, Postwar American, and Preservation, with special classes created exclusively for this year’s event that will span from Abarth and Trans Am for Road & Track to Homologation Specials and Early American Innovation.

As the Featured Marque of Historic Festival 44, Alfa Romeo will be honored with four dedicated classes celebrating the competition cars, road cars, and Italian design that have made the marque legendary.

A distinguished panel of experienced judges will select Best in Class and Star of the Rock recipients in every category. Additionally, 15 Showcase Awards will recognize exceptional automobiles from throughout the field, culminating in two top honors: Best in Show — Sport and Best in Show — Elegance.

This year’s curated classes celebrate Lime Rock Park’s rich competitive history while tracing the broader evolution of the automobile around the world.

It is a concours surrounded by racing history, held on one of America’s most beautiful and storied circuits. There is nothing else like it.

Experience Sunday in the Park at Historic Festival 44 and see the circuit transformed into a world-class celebration of automotive history, design, and competition.Click here to join us for Historic Festival 44

The Race Car Alfa Taught to Live on the Road

1968 Alfa Romeo T33 Stradale from the Auriana Collection

For years, Alfa Romeo built racing cars from its road cars. The T33 Stradale reversed the equation. Developed from Alfa Romeo’s mid-engined Tipo 33 prototypes, the Stradale was essentially a racing car taught how to live on the road. Designed by Franco Scaglione and engineered by Autodelta, it combined competition technology with one of the most beautiful shapes ever created for an automobile.

Behind the driver sat a 2.0-liter V8 derived from Alfa Romeo’s racing program. Producing 230 horsepower in an exceptionally lightweight car, it could reach 60 mph in about 5.5 seconds. Unveiled at the 1967 Turin Motor Show, the T33 Stradale was produced in vanishingly small numbers, with just 18 chassis created.

This extraordinary 1968 example comes to Historic Festival 44 from the Auriana Collection, along with more remarkable automobiles reflecting the collection’s passion for Italian engineering, competition, and design. It is not simply a road car inspired by racing. It is a racing car that found its way onto the road.

See the T33 Stradale and an extraordinary gathering of Alfa Romeos at
Historic Festival 44, Labor Day Weekend at Lime Rock Park.Click here to join us for Historic Festival 44

Have an Interesting Car for the Concours?

From remarkable Alfa Romeos to fascinating cars with a great story, the Lime Rock Concours celebrates far more than traditional show cars. Your car doesn’t need to be flawless or famous to catch our attention.

Tell us what you have and why it matters.Contact us here to start the conversation.

Love your car? Join the Gathering of the Marques.

Sunday, the Gathering of the Marques turns Lime Rock Park’s historic 1.5-mile circuit into the largest car show on the East Coast. The experience begins when you drive your car onto the circuit and take your place among others of the same marque, making it an easy meet-up for fellow enthusiasts. This isn’t about perfection. It’s about the car you love and the people who feel the same.

The Biggest Party of the Summer Rolls Through Town.

At 5:00 PM, 125 race cars leave Lime Rock Park and take the party to the streets. The route winds through Lakeville, Salisbury and Noble Horizons, back to Lime Rock and up Route 7 to Falls Village. Fans line the road with picnics, refreshments and front-row seats to the greatest show on wheels. The parade ends with a party and live performances by the Middletown PBA Pipe Band and Wanda Houston. Summer goes out with a roar.

Historic Festival 44 Hits the Road for a Good Cause

On Sunday, August 30, join Skip Barber and Charles Mallory for a memorable drive benefiting the American Mural Project before Historic Festival 44 begins.

The rally will wind through the Northwest Hills of Litchfield County, stopping at 109 Cheese and Wine in Kent for breakfast bites and coffee before continuing to the American Mural Project in Winsted. Guests will get a tour of artist Ellen Gresideck’s extraordinary five-story mural, then gather for a relaxed lunch and conversation.

Celebrating America’s 250th birthday, the return of Historic Trans-Am and Ellen’s tribute to American workers, A Drive for Good brings these stories together. Her Lime Rock connection runs deep through her husband, Lime Rock Legend Sam Posey.

Tickets are $80 per person and go on sale Thursday, August 6. This is a fundraiser, with a portion of every ticket purchase benefiting the American Mural Project. The August 30drive is limited to just 35 cars. Full details are coming next week.

Meet the Heroes Who Made the History

Miles Collier founder of the Revs Institute

Honored Guest at HF44

The Voice, The Wit, The Champion. David Hobbs.

Donald Osborne

Brings Automotive History to Life.

Trans-Am Legend Tommy Kendall returns

Dorsey Schroeder. Still Stirring Up Trouble After All These Years