Barrington Concours d'Elegance

By Ken Bounds

On Sunday, July 15, NIRG members showed 13 Early V-8s at the Barrington Concours d'Elegance on the fairways of Makray Memorial Golf Club.  Three members had their cars judged: John & Este Scheve - 1937 Ford Standard Tudor, Ron & Arlene Blum - 1940 Ford Deluxe Fordor, and Ken Bounds - 1950 Ford Crestliner.  Scott & Nicole Gilday showed their 1941 Ford Convertible in the Legacy area.  Showing their V-8s in the Club Corral area were Carolyn Bounds - 1936 Ford Roadster, Frank Koeder - 1939 Ford Convertible, Len Vinyard - 1939 Ford Convertible, Tom O’Donnell - 1940 Mercury Sedan-Coupe, John Judge - 1950 Ford Convertible, Tom Buscaglia - 1951 Ford Tudor, Joe Kozmic - 1953 Mercury Monterey, Dan Pudelek - 1953 Ford Victoria, and Stan Stack - 1953 Ford Tudor.

Our thanks go out to Scott Gilday for coordinating this event and assisting everyone getting registered.  Scott and Nicole are founding members of the Barrington Concours Legacy Club; last year their ‘41 Convertible received an Award of Distinction at the Concours.  This year was no exception as their Convertible received a Legacy Award.  Not to be outdone, John & Este’s ‘37 Ford was awarded an Award of Distinction.  Congratulations!

This year’s Concours, which benefited the Barrington Area Conservation Trust, showcased about 90 outstanding examples of truly unique automobiles and motorcycles from the Chicago area, in addition to the dozens of cars in the corral areas.  We spent a delightful day wandering the fairways checking out some incredible vehicles, answering questions about our cars, and trying to find any cool spot to get out of the withering 95° heat.  A local online newspaper, the Barrington Patch, even interviewed our own Len Vinyard for their story about the event.  Scott & Nicole were pleased with the participation and the number of vehicles from our Club that made this a successful event.