{"id":1279,"date":"2015-05-09T00:21:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T07:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customikes.com\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2016-05-13T11:41:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T18:41:48","slug":"5-3-2015-san-jose-country-club-5th-annual-concours-d-elegance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customikes.com\/?p=1279","title":{"rendered":"San Jose Country Club 5th Annual Concourse d’ Elegance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SJCC Shot by John Lemoine for www.Customikes.com All Rights Reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wow\u2026What a great day. It\u2019s an interesting life we have here at Customikes<\/a>. \u00a0We get to do a lot of cool stuff and get to go to a lot of cool\u00a0shows.<\/h1>\n

We all have day jobs and most have families and clubs we belong to. Customikes<\/a> falls into the first category so we all try to jump in when we can. Well this is one\u00a0I\u2019m glad I chose this year.<\/h2>\n
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SJCC Shot by Scott Strickland for www.Customikes.com All Rights Reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now I\u2019m not known for my writing skills so bare with me. I\u2019m sure if I keep it up, I will maybe get better. I keep saying the same thing about my welding too. LOL. We were invited to shoot this show by a gentlemen named Augie Bettencourt<\/a>.\u00a0Augie<\/a> \u00a0knows friends of friends as the car world goes\u2026 He got in touch with Mike<\/a> and Mike<\/a> asked me<\/a> and Scotto<\/a> if we wanted to shoot it. Of course we said SURE!<\/h3>\n

San Jose Country Club 5th Annual Concourse d\u2019 Elegance<\/a>\u00a0It is kept a relatively exclusive, was sold out and its held at the San Jose Country Club<\/a> on the golf course. It\u2019s an amazing show to photograph. The setting is perfect to look at cars and to take pictures. The weather was perfect this year. Not to hot. Not a lot of wind. One of the only shows that I\u2019ve been too where you weren\u2019t dusting your car off every few hours. One other great thing about this show is the variety of cars that come out. Everything from Fiat<\/a> to Chevy<\/a>, McLaren<\/a>\u00a0to Ford<\/a>. Stock, modified, you name it, and one of the friendliest shows I\u2019ve been to also. Enthusiasts just wanting to chat, either about their Porsche<\/a> or their hot rod Lincoln<\/a>.<\/h4>\n

Now for me one of the best features of this show besides the fact that the cars all look great out on the golf course, is, included in the entry fee is free-flowing Champaign, water, Hors d\u2019oeuvre on the lawn and a BBQ dinner that was fantastic at the end of the night. Man I\u2019ve spent twice as much at shows eating junk corn dogs\u2026 This was a class act.<\/p>\n

At around 4:00 PM they announced the two winners of the show. A point I like about this show is the winners are picked by the attendees. Each registered attendee gets a voting slip and we got to pick the cars. Next year they may open up other classes, but this year they did Best of Show and Best Porsche. The Best Porsche is a Marquee award, so they invite a club out to bring in a number of cars. This year was a Porsche club<\/a>. I can see this being a number of different clubs\/styles in years to come. This is still a young show and I think it will morph over time, so I see more categories coming.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Big Winners were Sam Samaniego for the Porsche category It was a 100% restored 1963, 356SC<\/a>. It had a Certificate of Authenticity from Porsche<\/a>. It was picked by the crowed and was absolutely gorgeous and deserved the recognition.<\/p>\n

The Best of Show went to a well deserved 1956 Chevy Bel Air<\/a> owned by Carl Gillihans. This Beautiful red and black was done at CS Restoration<\/a> in San Jose California. With a 530hp ZZ383 V-8, it was just as much go as it was show\u2026The attention to detail on that car was amazing.<\/p>\n

After the awards were given out we were invited down to the club dining level were we are treated to ribs, chicken, salads, desert and a killer band, just to put us in a food coma for the ride home. All around one of the best small shows I\u2019ve been a part of, just for the chill factor. I really want to thank John Vest<\/a> and Augie<\/a> for having us out. It was a great time and I\u2019m already looking forward to becoming a regular for this one\u2026And check out Customikes Dream Team Members<\/a> John<\/a> and Scotto<\/a>\u2018s extensive Photo Galleries below for a better look at this great show\u2026 Cheers Johnny<\/a><\/p>\n

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John Lemoine<\/a>\u2018s shots from\u00a0San Jose Country Club 5th Annual Concourse d\u2019 Elegance<\/a>:<\/h4>\n