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Hampton Inn & Suites Amelia Island-Historic Harbor Front - Fernandina Beach
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Hampton Inn & Suites Amelia Island-Historic Harbor Front
19 South 2nd Street, Fernandina Beach, Florida, 32034, USA
Nestled in the heart of historic downtown Fernandina Beach, the Hampton Inn & Suites Amelia Island hotel welcomes you with warm Florida hospitality. Step into our lobby, and marvel at the grand staircase, fireplace and ceiling clock—design elements honoring our seaside village’s Victorian architecture. The Amelia Island hotel overlooks the Fernandina Beach Marina and is within walking distance to Fernandina Beach historic district shops, galleries and restaurants. Nearby streets feature restored Victorian mansions and cottages. Watch shrimp boats sail into the harbor, or charter a fishing boat. Serene Atlantic Ocean beaches are only 2 miles from our hotel in Amelia Island, FL. Explore the island on an Amelia River Cruise, trolley tour or Old Town Carriage Tour. Visit historic Fort Clinch State Park or the Amelia Island Museum of History. Tee off on four championship golf courses located minutes from our Amelia Island hotel.
Choose from 122 guest rooms and two-room suites with features such as balconies, whirlpools and fireplaces. All of the Amelia Island suites include a spacious living room with sofa bed and dining table. Relax and stretch out in a king-sized or queen-sized bed. Stay connected with free high-speed WiFi internet access to surf the web or check email. Use the comfy and convenient lap desks to work from bed. Amelia Island hotel amenities such as Clean and Fresh Hampton beds®, in-room mini-fridge, microwave and premium cable television make you feel at home.
About The Hotel
Hotel Facts
In the heart of downtown, within walking distance to galleries and top Fernandina Beach attractions
Two-room suites with a balcony, relaxing fireplace or whirlpool
WiFi throughout the hotel, comfy lap desk in every room and outdoor pool
More than 1, 500 sq. ft. of flexible event space for your Amelia Island wedding or meeting
Rooms & Suites
Included in Every Stay
Free hot breakfast
Clean and fresh Hampton bed®
Free high-speed internet access in every room
Gym/fitness center use
Savannah Historic District Tours
Savannah Historic Distric Tours Horse & Buggy, Bus, Intersection of West Liberty, East Liberty and Bull Street. Savannah, GA travel
Nights of Lights with Old Town Trolley Tours
Each holiday season, St. Augustine adorns over three million lights during its annual Nights of Lights celebration. Get a front row seat when you take a tour with Old Town Trolley. After the tour, join us for homemade cookies and warm apple cider, for what's sure to become your new holiday tradition. © 2016 - 2019 Wander Media Company. All rights reserved.
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1960
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Antique Auto Club
Carriage Club
Model A Club June 1960
Started Lenox Square, Atlanta
Arrived in Roswell Park for Picnic
Marcus Franklin Wimberley & Raleigh Whitfield
Antique Auto
Our 1923 Dodge Brothers Roadster
Other info:
Pic 02- Was taken in Gladys & Olan Puckett's yard, and was before Norma & Marcus & Denise Wimberley's house was built next door!..Also... it is 1923 Dodge Bros Roadster, and the T-Model was a 1927.
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Sun Valley Park, Alpharetta, Ga. & Antique Auto Club of
America, Fulton CO
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01-1923 Dodge Bros Roadster before restoration
02-1923 Dodge Bros Roadster & 1927 Model T Ford(white) Note: Was taken in Gladys & Olan Puckett's yard, and was before Norma & Marcus & Denise Wimberley's house was built next door!.
03-AACA Meeting
04-L-29 Cord - front wheel drive-owned by Austin Abbott, used to drive Clark Gable & Vivian Leigh down Peachtree St, Atlanta, Ga, at Premier of movie Gone With The Wind
05-1916 Winton - Engine & Transmission rebuilt by Marcus Wimberley
06-AACA Meeting , Atlanta, Ga.
07- L-29 Cord- Austin Abbott driving with left to right - Norma Wimberley and friend on back of seat.
08- Same as above, another view of Norma Wimberley & friend riding on Cord Auto
09-R to L - Rollsroyce & Black Auto 1919 Cole
10-1909 Buick
11- Horseless Carriage Club Meeting, Alpharetta, Ga.
12-1911 Buick
13-Sun Valley Park, HCC Meeting, Alpharetta, Ga.
14-Sun Valley Park HCC
15-Rollsroyce & 1909 Buick
16-L to R, Friend, R. A. Whitfield and Marcus Wimberley looking over cars
17-L to R, R.A. Whitfield a friend and Marcus Wimberley standing in front of Whitfield's Packard
18-HCC Meeting,
19-HCC Meeting
20-Antique Auto Club Meeting - Model T Ford; 1911 Buick; L-29 Cord
21-Panoramic view of Antique autos at meeting
22- Buick fording the creek
23-Packard fording the creek
24-L to R , Buick and Model A Ford at creek
25-Games at Park
26-View of antique autos at meeting
27-1919 Cole
28-V8 Engine l9l9 Cole (Note, also showing Priming Cups)
29-View of Priming Cups on 1919 Cole
30-Marcus Wimberley & daughter, Denise Wimberley riding in 1923 Dodge Bros Roadster in front of our house -Linda Lane, Austell, Ga.
31-Denise Wimberley and our dog (Denise's Sister) lol, Duchess with her Dad, Marcus Wimberley in our 1923 Dodge Bros Roadster
32-Our 1927 Model T Ford in front of Gladys & Olan Puckett's house, Denise Wimberley in background
33-Rear view of Model T Ford -1927
34-1927 Model T Ford in front of house and their 1959 Chevy Impala in carport
35-1919 Chalmers
36-Side view of our 1923 Dodge Bros Roadster
Horse-drawn carriage controversy
Now a viral social media post is sparking debate about horse-drawn tours in St. Augustine.
1901 De Dion Bouton New York Type Motorette
1901 De Dion-Bouton New York Type Motorette
Sold for $115,500 Including Commission
RM Auction, Amelia Island, Florida 2014
Engine no. 2822
Body no. 126
3.5 hp, 402 cc single-cylinder engine, two-speed manual transmission, solid front axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and a De Dion tube rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, a mechanical gearbox brake, and a sprag brake. Wheelbase: 61 in.
•Rare Brooklyn-built New York Type Motorette
•Amazing near-original condition
•London-to-Brighton Veteran
In 1900, De Dion, Bouton et Cie. was in the forefront of the world’s motor industries. Having built steam cars, gasoline tricycles, and four-wheeled voiturettes, the company had the distinction of being the largest engine manufacturer in the world, supplying powerplants to 140 manufacturers around the globe. The four-wheel, four-seat vis à vis (face to face) voiturette was increasingly popular. America had taken notice when a De Dion was demonstrated in Boston in 1898, and subsequently, Kenneth Skinner, of Boston, took up licensing De Dion patents in the United States.
There were a number of importers, but, in 1900, a consortium of Americans, headed by Cornelius Field, took a license from Skinner and set up the De Dion-Bouton Motorette Company in Brooklyn, New York, with a salesroom on 66th Street in Manhattan. Three models were offered, a Brooklyn Motorette with a single two-passenger seat, a New York Motorette with facing vis à vis seating, and a telephone-booth-like Brougham. De Dion Motorettes took prizes in hill climbs on Long Island, they raced with the Auto Club of New England at the Pan-American Exhibition at Buffalo, and one took 1st place in a September 1901 New York-to-Buffalo endurance test. The life of the Brooklyn-built De Dion, however, was short. By mid-1902, Skinner had canceled the company’s contract, citing violations of its conditions.
This remarkable example of the New York Type Motorette was discovered in the 1960s by the late California collector Ben Moser. It was owned by a single family for at least half a century, and then it was purchased by Moser from the grandson of the long-time owner. When purchased, it was removed from a barn intact, accompanied by a parasol, an early photograph with the owner, and a well-preserved chauffeur’s hat, and it was virtually original, with only a few cosmetic touches made by the grandson. Moser went on to collect additional period-appropriate tools and memorabilia to go with the car.
Prior to Ben Moser’s death in 1992, his friend and attorney Jeremy Hass reportedly acquired the De Dion-Bouton. The car was in very good condition and quite complete, except for the fact that its leather seating was loose, but it was salvaged by carefully underlaying the original material with a flexible backing. The paint was judged to be largely original, and the engine ran well after a brief tune-up. Hass entered it for the 1992 London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run in England, where it started at Hyde Park in London and motored happily southward toward the finish line. On the final hill, however, it stalled with engine trouble, failing to make “Punctual Arrival in Brighton” for the commemorative medal. Nonetheless, it was a valiant effort!
Mr. Hass had the engine and gearbox rebuilt after returning to the United States, and the differential gear was also changed to a more favorable ratio. In 1993, he sold the car, and it has had two owners in recent years. As presented here, it has recently been detailed, but it still retains the original features described, such as the parasol, the photograph, and the chauffeur’s hat, as well as a white rubber floor mat with a red De Dion emblem in the middle.
This car, one of very few surviving Brooklyn-built De Dions, is in remarkable condition and comes with an exceptional provenance. It is eligible for all manner of horseless carriage and one- and two-cylinder tours and events, and it is eager to make another try for punctual arrival at Brighton.
Robert Myrick Photography
1938 Lincoln Model K Convertible Victoria By Brunn $176,000 SOLD!
1938 Lincoln Model K Convertible Victoria By Brunn
Sold for $176,000 Including Commission
Chassis no. K-9139
Body Style no. 408
150 bhp, 414 cu. in. L-head V-12 engine, three-speed manual transmission, solid front axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel drum brakes. Wheelbase: 136 in.
•Desirable late Model K Lincoln with semi-custom coachwork
•One of eight produced in 1938
•Gordon Buehrig Award winner at 2008 Auburn Concours d'Elegance
Of all the coachbuilders to body Lincoln chassis, none is so closely associated with the name than Brunn & Company, of Buffalo, New York. Lincoln President Edsel Ford was a long-time Brunn customer in good standing, resulting in the supply of semi-custom bodies in small lots to Lincoln, to be mated in Detroit to Lincoln chassis and finished to individual customer specification. The firm eventually became Lincoln's specialist in town cars and convertibles, producing a wide line of soft-top broughams, cabriolets, victorias, and dual cowl phaetons. Among the most versatile of America's coachbuilders, they were capable of both conservative and flamboyant design, as well as examples of everything in between.
Among Brunn's contributions in the later half of the 1930s was the convertible victoria, a two-door, five-passenger convertible with blind rear quarters. This design has originally been conceived by Massachusetts coachbuilder Waterhouse, and after that firm's shuttering in 1932, Brunn acquired the design rights and continued to produce their most famous creation. Over time, they made the convertible victoria their own, integrating retractable rear quarter windows for better vision.
This design appeared for 1938 on the short 136-inch wheelbase Lincoln Model K chassis, a catalogued semi-custom, of which only eight were produced. With long fenders that accentuated flowing, clean body lines, it was a perfect example of modern, late-1930s design, and it showed how well the original convertible victoria idea had translated through the years.
One of those eight convertible victorias was the car offered here, which was restored some time ago in Ford's classic Washington Blue, with dark saddle leather upholstery and a tan Haartz canvas top. The original owner must have had unusual ideas, as the car lacks the side-mounted spares still common at the time, instead relying upon a single spare inside the enclosed trunk. To make up for the lost luggage space, an accessory trunk rack and old-fashioned trunk are installed, resulting in an unusual but pleasing combination of carriage trade and Art Deco styling cues. The paint and chrome throughout are excellent, and the engine compartment is nicely detailed, with any blemishes visible only upon closer examination. The car well-earned its Gordon Buehrig Award for the Most Elegant Convertible at the 2008 Auburn Concours d'Elegance.
An imposing and stunning design, this automobile is not only rare, but also a perfect entrant for the wide variety of shows, where its Brunn coachwork is sure to impress.
Robert Myrick Photography
gillian + stuart . island house wedding . johns island sc
amelia + dan photography . fresh photography for happy couples . charleston wedding photographer . charleston sc
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we received an email from nicola (stuart's sister in-law) last summer inquiring about our availability for stuart and gillian's upcoming wedding in charleston. it was a little uncanny when she told us they currently lived in fremantle, australia, had previously lived in south carolina, and were from scotland. amelia lived in fremantle (a small port town in western australia) for a semester, we live in SC now, and we both adore scotland;) it was serendipitous to say the least. their destination wedding at the island house on johns island was filled with their closest family from multiple continents. the day was perfect, and the party was lovely. they all had a delicious dinner at one long table, followed by dancing to a favorite band from back home. we were honored to be able to document such a close gathering of family on such a special occasion. the evening culminated with a unanimous chorus of auld lang syne. we wish them many days of relaxing on the sofa listening to records, and playing mario cart. please grab a pint for us in freo...or two;)
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Gillian Armour and Stuart Nugent's wedding at the Island House on John's Island SC. Wedding photographer Charleston SC, modern vintage photography, amelia + dan, 843.801.2790, ameliaanddan.com
2019 Amelia Concours d'Elegance - Part Four
The HistoricRacingNews.com team went to Florida for the 24th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance and our Live Stream presented by Reliable Carriers featured four hours of coverage. Known as the “Racers Concours” this year’s event featured over 300 invited entrants including a class just for the legendary Porsche 962 prototypes, the car that won more races than any other Porsche model in history.
In hour four of our stream find out the inside story of the first ever Cannonball Sea to Shining Sea race from two men who were there, and of course see who wins best in show for the Concours d’Sport and Concours d’Elegance!
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The Debauched (and Fascinating) Life of Gordon Bennett
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As the old adage goes, money doesn’t buy happiness, but it sure takes the sting out of being poor. Gordon Bennett Jr. was a man for whom money meant nothing- he spent money with such impunity that across the pond in England his name has since become synonymous with astonishment and surprise.
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