Sunday May 31st was a beautiful morning- a good day to drive a classic British car. Joe Marchione and his wife Pat drove their 1959 Lotus Elite to the Concours show grounds at Northampton Community College from our shop in Perkasie. Their 1959 Series 1 Elite had been invited to attend the U. S. Eastern Concours this year. The drive was good and the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Concours was in full swing when they arrived. After parking with all of the other sport cars in their class Joe cleaned up the car to get ready for the Concours judging. All too soon the Judges arrived and Joe was at hand to answer any questions. After our luncheon a red ribbon appeared on the windscreen. You guessed it! First Place in the Closed Sports Car Class. The class had consisted of 6 closed cars, an E-Type Coupe, 2 Porsches, a Bricklin and a Ferrari. Quite an honor to bring home a First Place Trophy. After a victorious drive home plans were being fine tuned for the next event.More...

Ragtops & Roadster’s 15th Annual Open House is held in conjunction with Perkasie Olde Towne’s ‘Hot Ribs, Cool Music Festival’ in Perkasie, PA. We previously listed the date of our Open House as May 23rd in our Winter Newsletter.

We have changed the date to Saturday, May 30th 2009 and the times are the same; 9am to 4pm. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and hope that you are able to come out and participate in this wonderful antique automotive and local community event.

The 2009 driving season is upon us and it’s time to plan your automotive events for the year. Our newsletter, SHOP TALK has the 2009 Vintage Motorsports Events Calendar with many local events listed with links to more information. Articles about the Amelia Island Concours and Performance Enhancements for a Triumph TR-250 are also included. Our sister shop, Pollock Auto Restorations also has a newsletter: just click here

Once again we will be supporting the Concours of the Eastern United States at this year’s Philadelphia International Auto Show to be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The Auto Show kicks off with a fund-raiser “Black Tie Gala” on Friday January 30 and opens to the public at 9 AM Saturday morning January 31st. The Concours exhibit of classic and vintage cars is located in D-Hall and will be open daily through 8 PM Sunday February 8, 2009. In support of the Concours exhibit we have a 1971 Jaguar XKE Roadster and a 1953 Morgan we will be bringing in from Ragtops & Roadsters for display. For more information on the Auto Show click here.. We hope to see you at the show! More...