[Chrysler300] Fwd: Fairfield County Concours: Chrysler Hemi-powered vehicles

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxx>]

For all those in the Westport, Conn. area, Here's a good one for you  to show or to look.
Ray

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From: Marianne Frisch <marianne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: June 12, 2011 8:25:20 PM CDT
To: marianne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Fairfield County Concours: Chrysler Hemi-powered vehicles

Greetings!

Below is the announcement of the Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance's Special Exhibit of Chrysler Hemi-powered vehicles planned for our Sunday, Sept. 18 show. We would be grateful for your help in spreading the word.

With thanks and best wishes,

Marianne

Marianne Frisch
Director of Media Relations and Programs
Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance
203-221-7883

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Marianne Brunson Frisch

marianne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

203-221-7883

 

Fairfield County Concours d?Elegance Celebrates Chrysler Hemi Power

 

Westport, Conn., June 10, 2011. The Fairfield County Concours d?Elegance will be firing on all cylinders at its eighth annual show on Sunday, September 18, 2011, in Westport, Conn. Displays of Chrysler Hemi-powered automobiles and engines will rock the event?s Fairfield County Hunt Club venue with a different kind of horsepower.

 

Chrysler FirePower will star in a Special Exhibit of American and European vehicles equipped with Chrysler Hemi engines. Chrysler debuted the Hemi FirePower V8 in 1951, capturing the attention of street drivers and track and drag racing professionals and enthusiasts alike. Central to the Fairfield County Concours display will be a 1956 Chrysler 300B equipped with two four-barrel carburetors and a ?bat-wing? air cleaner alongside a rare 1957 Facel Vega FV2B Cabriolet that, though designed and built in France, brags the same 354 inch, 340-horsepower Chrysler FirePower as the 300B. Two of the only 25 Cunningham C-3 Coupes, built by Westport, Connecticut?s Briggs Cunningham, will also be on view. A 1952 Kurtis Kraft 500A racecar, originally built around a 331 inch Hemi for the Indy 500, prompted the rewriting of competition rules to eliminate it and end the Hemi V8?s vying for wins at that track.

 

In addition, running exhibits will literally rev up the show field. An operational, modified 331 inch FirePower Hemi motor, which is fully wired, fueled, and cooled on a test stand will be fired up throughout the day, thunderously roaring with its 350 horsepower; a description and video of the engine can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhzhfC5m6pg. A Ground Power Unit built by the Hobart Brothers in 1954, using a Chrysler industrial 331 inch Hemi, will provide AC electricity to the Fairfield County Concours.

 

The Fairfield County Concours d?Elegance will showcase more than 175 of the world?s most extraordinary automobiles and motorcycles spanning the past 100 years and host Bonhams? Fairfield County Concours d?Elegance Exceptional Collectors? Motorcars and Automobilia Auction. Other Special Exhibits and Featured Classes are Formula 1 race cars, Isotta Fraschini masterpieces, Classic Car Club of America Grand Classic 100 Point Winners, Historic BMW motorcycles, Porsche, Jaguar E-type celebrating 50 years, Woodies, Barn Finds, and Preservation Vehicles. Saturday, September 17 presents Car and Motorcycle Club Day, Art + Automobilia exhibitors, the Nutmeg Tour for Autism and Toast the Tour Reception as well as a CCCA Grand Classic and Bonhams Auction preview. For further information, visit the website, www.fairfieldcountyconcours.com.

 

The Fairfield County Concours is grateful to its sponsors, which include Presenting Sponsor Porsche Cars North America, Tiffany & Co., Sports Car Market, Westport Resources, Bonhams, Moffly Media, Bringatrailer.com, Fairfield Motor Cars, Callari Auto Group, Miller Motorcars, Reliable Carriers, Rubin Worldwide, Gartner, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Meguiar's, Hagerty Insurance, St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation, Automotive Restorations Inc., American Iron Magazine, Roadbike Magazine, Vintage Rallies, Automotive Valuation Services, Monticello Motor Club, Lime Rock Driver?s Club, The Delamar Hotel, Monticello Motor Club, Garage Style Magazine, Attitude Garage, Gieger?s Landscape Architects, and DBS Helicopters.

 

About the Fairfield County Concours d?Elegance

The Fairfield County Concours d?Elegance is a premier automobile and motorcycle event, showcasing more than 175 of the world?s most extraordinary vehicles from the past 100 years. The eighth annual Fairfield County Concours is scheduled for Sunday, September 18, 2011, with a full day of related programs on Saturday, September 17 at the Fairfield County Hunt Club, Westport, Conn. The event has raised more than $100,000 to support its beneficiary, The Drive to Treat Autism Fund, providing support for diagnostic and treatment services for adults and children with Autism Spectrum Disorders through its partner, St. Vincent?s Behavioral Health Services. For further information, visit the website, www.fairfieldcountyconcours.com.

 

High-resolution images can be accessed at www.fairfieldcountyconcours.com/mimages.html.

 

 

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