In the refined world of concours events, few stages sparkle with such intimate East Coast glamour as the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. Returning May 30–June 1, 2025, to its picturesque home at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, this jewel of the Northeast promises another elegant celebration of craftsmanship, heritage, and automotive bravado.
But in an era when automotive luxury is increasingly defined by rarefied experience as much as rare metal, is Greenwich stretching enough to remain not just beloved—but truly boundary-pushing?
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At first glance, the answer leans positive. The 2025 edition brings welcome refinements, starting with the announcement of Ralph Marano as Grand Marshal. Marano, whose reputation as the premier Packard collector borders on legendary, is a fitting figurehead for a weekend dedicated to the pursuit of perfection. His personal achievement—owning a Packard Darrin from every year of its manufacture—cements the event’s connection to true, detail-obsessed curation.
The event’s new Friday evening prelude, Reverie, hints at a broader ambition: to transcend the petrolhead enclave and create a full-sensory, lifestyle experience. Billed as an elegant coastal gathering, Reverie promises fine dining, flowing cocktails, DJ rhythms, and a stylishly relaxed vibe on the waterfront. It’s a nod to a more contemporary kind of luxury: less stuffy, more experience-driven. If executed with the finesse it deserves, Reverie could become Greenwich’s defining signature.
A Rich Tapestry of Automotive Classes
Both Saturday’s Concours de Sport and Sunday’s Concours d’Elegance return with an enticing selection of classes that demonstrate Greenwich’s continued commitment to variety and serious curation. The classes for 2025 read like a love letter to automotive diversity:
Featured Classes – Concours de Sport – Saturday, May 31
Mid-Engine Revolution
Early Porsche 356’s (Pre-A’s and A’s)
Affordable Ferrari
Resto Mods
Custom Cars of Rob Ida
Race Cars of New England
Classic BMW Coupes
Dealer Performance Cars
VW Transporters
50th Anniversary of Lamborghini Countach
Porsche Powered
Neo Classics
Corvette – Sting Ray 1968-1972
Orphan Cars of the 50’s-60’s
Trans Am Production
Scrambler Saturday (Motorcycles)
Cars of Greenwich Avenue
Featured Classes – Concours d’Elegance – Sunday, June 1
Muscle/Performance – 1960-1972
Post-War German Sports – Mercedes-Benz SL
100 Years of Chrysler
Post-War English Sports
Fast from the Past (Motorcycle)
Post-War Italian Sports
Range Toppers (Motorcycle)
Post-War American Buick Riviera 1963-1973
Supercars
Pre-War European Classics
Porsche Prototypes
Pre-War Classics American
Art Deco Streamliners
Horseless Carriage Glidden Tour Reunion
Pinin Farina
Cars of Donald Healey
From the bold Mid-Engine Revolution to the nostalgia of Orphan Cars and the cool retro touch of Scrambler motorcycles, the lineup cleverly marries glamour with grassroots authenticity. The nod to “Affordable Ferrari” is particularly refreshing—an acknowledgment that automotive passion isn’t solely the province of seven-figure auctions.
Still, for all its curatorial finesse, one wonders if Greenwich could push its boundaries a bit further. With the automotive world pivoting toward electrification and new-era design, could future editions also spotlight pioneering electric vehicles or emerging coachbuilders redefining 21st-century luxury? Innovation and heritage are not mutually exclusive; the very best concours remind us of that.
An Evolving Coastal Classic
For now, Greenwich Concours d’Elegance 2025 appears poised to charm once again: an artful blend of concours tradition, dynamic social experience, and a casually impeccable New England setting. Yet in a world moving at the speed of innovation, even storied icons must continually ask: what’s next?
For Greenwich, the answer may not just lie in looking back at golden ages past, but daring—just a little—to imagine the future.
