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Concours d’Elegance to leave Plymouth St. John’s

Don Howard
Staff Writer
When the anticipated crowd of
nearly 15,000 arrives at St. John’s
Golf Course in Plymouth on
Sunday, July 23, to view millions
of dollars worth of classic auto-
mobiles from around the world,
they may not realize this is the
final Concours d'Elegance of
America in this venue.
Big changes are in store for
the ultimate classic car show that
is considered to be one of the
most prestigious automotive dis-
plays in the world when next year
it moves to the inner city of
Detroit.
Representatives from Hagerty,
the classic car insurance compa-
ny, historically a major sponsor of Plymouth to the Detroit Institute mobiles. The contract between designers for more than a year on contaminated.
many automotive events, said of Arts Museum, located on Concours and the Inn at St. John's the proposal and company repre- Last year the ConcoursUSA
they would take over the Woodward Avenue in the was set to expire at the end of sentatives submitted plans to con- Board of Directors made the
Concours d'Elegance of America Midtown area. Not only is the 2018 after eight consecutive years struct a private, gated community decision to postpone due to
starting next year. Other recent prestigious event moving from and renewal at that time was said made up of 174 townhomes on Covid-19 pandemic concerns.
Hagerty acquisitions in addition the suburbs to the city, but will to be uncertain, but an agreement the back portion of the 200-acre This year, the event is scheduled
to the Concours d'Elegance also move from July to subsequently went forward after grounds, located at Five Mile and for three days, July 23-25 and will
include Amelia Island Concours September. The classic car insur- some vacillation. Sheldon roads. attract an estimated15,000 atten-
d'Elegance - another one of the ance company is taking over the In the interim period, The plans for the development dees and car aficionados.
premiere automotive events in event from Bill Warner, who Plymouth Township planners in at the upscale Plymouth Exhibition at the Concours is
the country, plus California Mille founded the Concours in 1996. 2017 approved a new $100 million Township Golf Course came to a by invitation only and the vehi-
and the Greenwich Concours Concours d'Elegance of luxury condominium develop- screeching halt in 2018 and no cles are carefully juried by
d'Elegance. Hagerty takes part in America moved from Meadow ment slated to be built at St. official reason for the termina- experts before the coveted invita-
more than 2,500 car events annu- Brook Hall to the Plymouth loca- John's Golf Course owned by the tion of the plans on the golf tions are issued to owners around
ally tion in 2000 to take advantage of Archdiocese of Detroit. Luxury course property was revealed. the world. Enthusasts claim the
Hagerty showcased plans for the location and ambience of the homebuilder Toll Brothers While an Archdiocese spokesper- Concours d'Elegance of America
the new location and the move rambling golf course on which to worked with civil engineering son refused comment, it was has a diverse field unrivaled by
from the Inn at St. John's in display the rare and vintage auto- firms, architects and golf course rumored that planned area was any other Concours event.
Inkster youth is charged in drive-by shooting of 13-year-old

A 16-year-old Inkster youth has option to sentence him as an adult to a parked SUV. The vehicle was to police reports. The 16-year-old has been
been adult-designated and or a juvenile, or even order a occupied by three males ages 13, Prosecutors allege that the 16- charged with five counts of assault
charged in the non-fatal wounding blended sentence if it is deter- 16, and 17, of Inkster, and another year-old respondent fired a hand- with intent to murder, one count
of a 13-year-old boy in a drive-by mined that the teen has not been 15-year-old male, of Westland. It is gun that shot the 13-year-old, caus- of discharging a firearm at a
shooting during which the rehabilitated. alleged that a subcompact SUV ing a non-fatal wound to the chest, motor vehicle, carrying a con-
accused allegedly sprayed gunfire The charges stem from an inci- occupied by the 16-year-old defen- and fired at the four other victims cealed weapon, and five counts of
at five other youths. dent reported to Inkster police at dant drove west on Mt. Vernon in the car before driving from the felony firearm.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym about 9:23 p.m. June 18. The passing through the intersection scene. Additional bullets struck Because of the ages of those
Worthy said that the teen has not young victim was reportedly in the with Brentwood, when gunshots the SUV parked on Brentwood involved, no names have been
been charged as an adult, but if front yard of a home in the 250 were heard and observed by the but did not hit any of the other released by police or the office of
convicted, the judge has the block of Brentwood, standing next victims and witnesses, according four teens. the prosecutor.

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