The Farmington Polo grounds hosted the 2025 Concours d’Elegance. The event was a great success as many owners arrived with a variety of vintage and more modern automobiles. The ranged from a early 1900’s vehicles to some of the most modern makes of high performace autos.
There were custom made trucks with 4 wheel capabilities and for along with the custom 4×4 comes a custom Jerry Can/Mobile Bar.
The Chevrolet Corvette was the featured marque, Kim Baker our special honoree, Wayne Carini as our grand marshal and Dean Cusano as our lead judge.
The event was held again this year to benefit two local charities. The Hemmings car collector network help againg this year to support The Hometown Foundation supports animal welfare, emergency response personnel, military, major illness/those in need, and individuals with intellectuals or developmental disabilities and also The Klingberg Family Centers extends hope and healing to children and families whose lives have been traumatized by abuse and/or neglect in its various forms, severe family problems and mental health issues.
There was a chance of rain for the event but thankfully it never came to fruition and the day was a wonderful fall day in New England. The polo grounds provided a spacious area for the automobiles to spread out to be admired by the attendees.
There was something to admire for various tastes in cars. Sports cars, convertibles and woody station wagons shared the grass with race cars and trucks.
The grounds also hosted a variety of food vendors from coffee and breakfast offerings to Burgers, sandwiches and bbq for lunch selections.
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Best In Show – Selected by The Hometown Foundation and Hemmings
Chief Judge Award – Selected by Dean Cusano
First Selectman’s Choice
Hemmings Award – Selected by President Jonanthan Shaw and Brandon Garcia
Class Awards (1st, 2nd and 3rd Place)
Grand Marshal Award
Kim Baker Award
“Keeping it in the Family” Award Placecious
Visit The New England Concours d’Elegance for more information on this event.
Article by Donna Erichsen
Photos by George Bekris