March 23, 2009
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(Written For The Local Paper)
An Unfamiliar Rumble…
A strange sound met the early morning light Wednesday at the Chalet Suzanne.
It roared, rumbled, and sang. Dozens of cylinders pumping in time—many of
them over a hundred years old.Automotive legends Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Bentley and more were
present, each one gloriously preserved. A highlight was a multi-million dollar
1909 Thompson Flyer, with its gleaming brass cobra horn.Lake Wales and the Chalet Suzanne was the third stop on what these drivers call
“The Millennium Tour.” Many of them considered the Central Florida charm to
be the highlight of their trip, which began this week in Amelia Island.Mr. and Mrs. Bentley, who shipped their 1929 Alfa Romeo from Northern England
to Florida specifically for this trip, referred to their time in Lake Wales as “perfectly
enchanting” and praised their Chalet Suzanne dinner and breakfast as only a proper
English couple could.At half past 10:00AM the group of some twenty antique cars embarked, roaring off
into the distance, hoping to make it to Naples rain-free for their next adventure.
Alfa…
Bentley…Close-Up
Auburn…
Rolls….
And that’s all for now…
Sorry for cross posting from Newspapers to Blogs
Comments (14)
omg those cars are stunning…
AWESOME!! That is REALLY neat, thanks for sharing it. As always, I love your writing
Old cars are soooo photogenic!!! Thanks for sharing this with all of us too!
pretty.
Great Job Eric~Keep up PR like this and Chalet Suzanne will be reborn!
Adore the last 4 images.
nice photos of nice cars
I love that Alfa Romeo one…I’d like to own one in my future. =]
@Kwazy_Fweak - My absolute favorite man… SUCH an incredible little car.
awesome! I love old cars and those photos really make them pop! The first one and the one of Rollsy would have to be my favorites.
YUM!!!
Awesome. At first I thought the “rumbles” were going to be bikes.
Are you still riding a bike?
lovin these old car pics!
Those are beautiful cars. And photos.
You’re very talented!