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Collector Autos Worth $55 Million Sold in 2 Days on Amelia Island, Florida

1936 Dusenberg SJN Wins Top Award at 2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
1936 Dusenberg SJN Wins Top Award at 2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance

It was a duesy of a weekend on Amelia Island. See scenes of the 18th Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2013 at the seaside setting of Golf Club of Amelia, Summer Beach, adjacent to The Amelia Island Ritz-Carlton. Sensational collector cars were showcased on this tiny barrier island in northeast Florida, bursting at its shores with automotive enthusiasts. This event of global appeal brings investors of rare collector cars, motorheads, automotive experts, top industry journalists, and car lovers in general. The top single sale on Amelia Island over the weekend was a 1935 Duesenberg Model SJ Convertible Coupe that sold for $4.51 million.

TOP POSH EVENT: Highlights of Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance March 2013

Ford’s GT40 “centerpiece” of 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.
Ford’s GT40 to be “centerpiece” of 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Celebrating 50th Anniversary of legendary GT40s created in 1963.

Amelia Island in northeast Florida hosts an elite event each March not to be missed, even if you’re not a car buff. It’s a time of glamour, glitz and gleaming chrome. There will be more treasure than the pirates (who once roamed Amelia Island’s shores) could have ever imagined. A single automobile can surpass the value of a high-end oceanfront property on this tiny resort island during the March weekend, at the Amelia Concours d’Elegance.