The Concours d’Elegance Gasparilla invades Lutz

By Douglas Walton Last updated Dec 4, 2021

David Bair, left, and Carol Bair, of Tampa, pause to inspect a classic MG sports car as they attend the Gasparilla Concours of Elegance on Friday, December 3, 2021 at TPC Tampa Bay Golf Course in Lutz . The event, which runs from December 3-5, 2021, hosts rare, original and historically significant automobiles and motorcycles and is the newest addition to Tampa’s Gasparilla festivities that begin every January, since 1904, to celebrate the legend of the invasion. of the city by the fictitious pirate JosÃ© Gaspar. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

[object Object] — Left to Right: Jim Berry, from Angola, NY, Pat Marchant, from Angola, NY, and Jean Berry, from Angola, NY listen to DG Stern, from Orlando, share his Indian Board Track story Racer from 1914 while attending the Concours Gasparilla d’Elegance on Friday December 3, 2021 at the TPC Tampa Bay golf course in Lutz. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

[object Object] — Alex Von Essen of Fort Lauderdale polishes the hood of his 1947 Pontiac Streamliner Woody Station Wagon as he attended the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance on Friday, December 3, 2021 at the TPC Tampa Bay Golf Course in Lutz. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

[object Object] — A Burt Reynolds poster stands near John Satino’s 2015 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am prototype during its display at the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance on Friday, December 3, 2021, at the TPC Tampa Bay Golf Course in Lutz. Dubbed “The Bandit Reimagined” by collectors, the car is fitted with a redesigned GM LSX 454ci V8 engine producing 840 hp. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

[object Object] — James Eby, of Redington Beach, sits near his 1925 Franklin Series II A Coupe while deploying the car at the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance on Friday, December 3, 2021, at the TPC Tampa Bay Golf Course in Lutz. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

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[object Object] — A chrome-adorned speaker grille accentuates the passenger dashboard of Wally Osinga’s 1956 Chevy BelAir when exhibited at the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance on Friday, December 3, 2021 at the TPC Tampa Bay Golf Course in Lutz . DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

[object Object] — Howie Mednick’s 1963 Fiat is on display at the Concours d’Elegance de Gasparilla on Friday, December 3, 2021, at the TPC Tampa Bay golf course in Lutz. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

[object Object] — Sandra Souders, center, and Brad Souders, of Tampa, inspect a 1929 Pierce Arrow as it is on display at the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance on Friday, December 3, 2021, at the TPC Tampa Bay Golf Course in Lutz. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

[object Object] — The Hood Scoop of the 1948 Rex Rexroat English Ford Prefect invites visitors to inspect the hood of the British car, which was produced by Ford UK between 1938 and 1961, as it is on display at the Concours d’Elegance de Gasparilla on Friday December 3. 2021, at the TPC Tampa Bay golf course in Lutz. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

[object Object] — Delmas Greene, of Clearwater, rolls the windows of his 1973 Alfa Romeo while displaying the car at the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance on Friday, December 3, 2021, at the TPC Tampa Bay Golf Course in Lutz. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

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[object Object] — Cole Lochner, of Portland, Ore., Left, and John Lochner, of Tampa, inspect the engine bay of James Eby’s 1925 Franklin Series II A Coupe during a visit to the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance on Friday, December 3, 2021, at TPC Golf at Tampa Bay in Lutz. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

[object Object] — An archer mascot hood ornament, a brand-defining symbol of the 1929 Pierce Arrow, adorns one of the historic cars when it is displayed at the Concours d’Elegance de Gasparilla on Friday, December 3, 2021, at the golf course TPC Tampa Bay in Lutz. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

[object Object] — An image of cartoon character Betty Boop, left, highlights a quarter panel on Keith Mevorah’s 1954 Ford Crestline during its display at the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance on Friday, December 3, 2021 at TPC Tampa Bay Golf Course in Lutz. DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times

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