Call Misselwood the best of shows; Kelly's PD Harley - Boston.com
Misselwood: The name sounds like an exotic lumber used to make ceremonial spears or to launch mankind’s first forays into space. Instead, it’s the name of the elegant estate on the Endicott College campus and the site of the only true Concours d’Elegance in Massachusetts and one of two remaining in New England (the other being Greenwich, Conn. Yesterday, some 50 of the concours vehicles took to the roads of Essex County in a Tour d’Elegance, gathering in downtown Newburyport for a mini-show, and then motoring along the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway back to the college. Today’s Misselwood show will have vehicles from all New England states and most of the Northeast. Maine’s Owls Head Museum annually participates in the event. This year, the museum is sending a 1904-5 Mercedes-Benz Simplex Tourer for the concours and its 1913 Rolls-Royce Tourer to take part in the tour d’elegance and also to be featured at the Aug. Adding to the beauty of the cars is the ambiance of Misselwood, where show cars can be parked within 10 feet of the ocean. Misselwood is the waterfront estate formerly owned by Boston Brahmin Susan B. Cabot. “The show is all about celebrating automotive excellence and style, and the Misselwood estate forms the perfect backdrop,” says Patrick Cornelissen, founder of the event, who left as director of operations at Endicott College to take over as... Source: www.boston.com
