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o say that the Geneva Concours d’Elegance was missed last year is an understatement.
“You have no idea how many phone calls we’ve had,” says Patt Barrett, director of the annual Geneva Concours d’Elegance event. “‘Are you having the show?’ I’ll say turn to our website we’ll have something there for sure.” After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, Barrett says the plan is for the event to return to Geneva on Aug. 22. A wonderful variety of the best classic, exotic and race automobiles that showcase the heritage, artistic and engineering significance of the automobile will be on display on Geneva’s vibrant Third Street.
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Concours d’Elegance is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at no cost, so whether you’re into classic cars and this is an event you cannot miss, you’re simply someone looking to try something new and affordable to do, or you’re looking for a reason to visit downtown Geneva, Barrett is hopeful folks visit.
“We’ll have the early Fords, A through T, that were built in the Chicago area,” she says. “There will be multiple things to look at with probably about 150 cars there and a number of car clubs will be there on display behind the Kane County Courthouse.” This year’s event will honor the 60th birthday of the Chevrolet Corvair and Austin Mini Cooper, the
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