| Classics from Rhode Island sport their grandeur at | | | | "The original Concours were inseparable from fashion |
| this year's New York International Auto Show, which | | | | and we're going to be highlighting the marriage |
| runs through Sunday. The classic display includes | | | | between the fashion industry and the coach-building |
| vintage cars and motorcycles from Rhode Island as | | | | industry by including fashions that match the interior |
| well as a hand-built prototype roadster from Long | | | | of the car from that period," Hurwitz said during the |
| Island. Among the vintage vehicles displayed were a | | | | press preview held last Wednesday. "There will be a |
| 1927 Bentley, a 1927 Rolls Royce, a 1931 Dusenberg | | | | number of displays that will be significant. This is a |
| Roadster and a 1950 Buick Woody wagon. | | | | high-end, low-key Concours." |
| The display of classics is a promotion of Mark Hurwitz | | | | Hurwitz said the Rolls-Royce, made at the Brewster |
| 2008 Newport Concours d'Elegance set for the | | | | plant in Springfield, Mass., when the automaker had a |
| Memorial Day weekend, with the public showing of | | | | manufacturing unit in the United States, was a rare |
| the cars and awards scheduled for Monday, May 26, | | | | Derby Open Tourer with scalloped teardrop doors |
| from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oceanside at Belle Mer | | | | with no handles on the outside. Rolls Royce parts are |
| on Goat Island, according to the Providence Journal. | | | | famed for their quality and style. "Roadsters generally |
| The event is Hurwitz third annual Newport Concours | | | | had no windows," he said, pointing out the long cowl |
| and is the only one in Newport this year. | | | | with raked back windshield and second windshield. |