Classic Rallies posted new blog entry KEMP AUTO MUSEUM HOSTS THE THIRD ANNUAL “FERRARIS ON THE PIAZZA” EVENT: The Kemp Auto Museum invites you to “rev your engines” for their third annual “Ferraris on the Piazza” car show event on Sunday, September 11, 2011. The “Ferraris on the Piazza” car show event will feature approximatel... moreThe Kemp Auto Museum invites you to “rev your engines” for their third annual “Ferraris on the Piazza” car show event on Sunday, September 11, 2011. The “Ferraris on the Piazza” car show event will feature approximately 25 classic to contemporary Ferraris, as well as other fine Italian automobiles. The show will also feature Maserati’s, Fiats, Alfa Romeos, Lamborghinis and Ducati Motorcycles. This specialty car show will take place outdoors at the tree-lined Sachs Plaza from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm, and is FREE for the general public to attend. The Kemp Auto Museum will also have refreshments available for purchase during the event. “We’re so pleased to be able to host this premiere event for our third consecutive year, and to welcome these fabulous Italian automobiles and their owners back to the Kemp Auto Museum,” notes Museum Executive Director Rodger Van Ness. He adds, “There are many local Ferrari collectors in the St. Louis area, and the K... less
August 30, 2011
Classic Rallies: Don't miss the "creme de la creme" of Auto Shows in St. Louis!
The Kemp Auto Museum is hosting their 4th Annual Concours d'Elegance Classic Invitational Auto Show this coming Sunday, May 22, 2011. This high-end auto show for car collecto... moreDon't miss the "creme de la creme" of Auto Shows in St. Louis!
The Kemp Auto Museum is hosting their 4th Annual Concours d'Elegance Classic Invitational Auto Show this coming Sunday, May 22, 2011. This high-end auto show for car collectors and enthusiasts will feature many award-winning and rare, one-of-a-kind automobiles - many never seen in the St. Louis area before.
The 4th Annual Concours d'Elegance Classic Invitational Auto Show begins at 10:00 am and ends at 3:00 pm on the Kemp Auto Museum's outdoor Sachs Plaza. The show is FREE and open to the public. Food and beverages will be available for purchase (see the attached media advisory and photos for additional details.)
The Kemp Auto Museum will also have commemorative posters available for sale, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Ranken Jordan, a pediatric specialty hospital. less
The Kemp Auto Museum is proud to host the Third Annual “All Austin-Healy” Show. The show will take on their outdoor Sachs Plaza from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on Sunday, May 15, 2011.
Austin-Healey automobiles from various St. Louis and Midwest area colle...
May 12, 2011
Classic Rallies: T he popular "All Austin-Healey" Show returns to the Kemp Auto Museum on Sunday, May 15th, 2011.
May 12, 2011
Classic Rallies posted new blog entry 4TH Annual Concours d’Elegance Classic Invitational Auto Show: Kemp Auto Museum is proud to be hosting their 4TH Annual Concours d’Elegance Classic Invitational Auto Show, featuring rare, new and classic automobiles, on Sunday, May 22, 2011. This event will be held on the outdoor Sachs Plaza of the Kemp Auto M... moreKemp Auto Museum is proud to be hosting their 4TH Annual Concours d’Elegance Classic Invitational Auto Show, featuring rare, new and classic automobiles, on Sunday, May 22, 2011. This event will be held on the outdoor Sachs Plaza of the Kemp Auto Museum beginning at 10:00 am until 3:00 pm, and will include automobiles from the top privates collections in the St. Louis area. The Concours d’Elegance Classic Invitational Auto Show event is the only invitational display of world-class automobiles in the St. Louis area. Many of these featured cars have won multiple awards at the prestigious Concours d'Elegance events held at Pebble Beach, California; Amelia Island, Florida; Meadow Brook Hall, Michigan; and other noteworthy shows. Executive Director Rodger Van Ness comments, “It has been our dream and our mission to host premiere Concours shows like this at the Kemp Auto Museum, and we’re thrilled by the number and quality of the St. Louis and Midwest area collectors who will be participati... less
The Concours d’Elegance Classic Invitational Auto Show event is the only invitational display of world-class automobiles in the St. Louis area. Many of these featured cars have won
multiple awards at the prestigious Concours d'Elegance events held at Pebb...
April 22, 2011
ollivier jacq posted new blog entry Kemp Auto Museum host the All Austin-Healey 2011 Show: The Kemp Auto Museum is proud to have been selected again by the Gateway Austin-Healey Club to host the Third Annual “All Austin-Healey” Show from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on Sunday, May 15, 2011. Austin-Healey automobiles from various Midweste... moreThe Kemp Auto Museum is proud to have been selected again by the Gateway Austin-Healey Club to host the Third Annual “All Austin-Healey” Show from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on Sunday, May 15, 2011. Austin-Healey automobiles from various Midwestern collectors will be displayed at the “All Austin-Healey” Show on the Kemp Auto Museum’s outdoor Sachs Plaza, with cars and collectors participating from across Missouri, as well as from nearby states. Austin-Healeys were the popular British sports cars which thousands of red-blooded automobile enthusiasts aspired to own (and still do). They had plenty of performance, exquisite styling, immense charisma and a first-class competition pedigree. Known for their dominance in European rallies and circuit racing in the 1950’s and 60’s, quite a few of the cars that were exported to the United States found themselves successfully racing in SCCA events in the 1970’s and are still very competitive today. Eighty-three percent of the t... less
Classic Rallies posted new blog entry Mercedes-Benz won top honors at the recent Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance:
The Kemp Auto Museum's 1931 370S Cabriolet Mannheim Mercedes-Benz won top honors at the recent Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, held at The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island and The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach the weekend of March 11-13, ... more
The Kemp Auto Museum's 1931 370S Cabriolet Mannheim Mercedes-Benz won top honors at the recent Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, held at The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island and The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach the weekend of March 11-13, 2011. One of possibly only three left in the world, the Kemp Auto Museum’s rare Mercedes-Benz was recognized as the “Best in Class, European Class Pre-War” automobile at the show. This is the second win in three years at this prestigious automobile Concours event. In 2009 the Mercedes-Benz 1939 540K Mercedes-Benz won the "Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence" award at the annual Amelia Island Concours event. According to the Museum’s Executive Director Rodger Van Ness, “This year’s award is a great tribute to the many rare automobiles in the Kemp Auto Museum collection.” The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is by invitation only. Each year, the Amelia Chairman invites only those vehicles which best exemplify the annual... less
The Kemp Auto Museum displays historically significant and artistically inspired automobiles from the very earliest to the contemporary for public enjoyment and educational enrichment.
The Kemp collection includes rare and vintage European ... moreThe Kemp Auto Museum displays historically significant and artistically inspired automobiles from the very earliest to the contemporary for public enjoyment and educational enrichment.
The Kemp collection includes rare and vintage European automobiles from the turn of the century to modern day. Home to one of North America's finest private collections of Mercedes Benz ever displayed in one location; the Kemp Auto Museum exhibition was 30 year process that began when our Fred M. Kemp, Sr. purchased his first Mercedes Benz.
Kemp spent many years researching and acquiring the 40+ rare and classic automobiles currently found in our collection and in 2004, after his passing, he donated his collection to the museum for exhibition and education. less
DescriptionThe Kemp Auto Museum displays historically significant and artistically inspired automobiles from the very earliest to the contemporary for public enjoyment and educational enrichment.
The Kemp collection includes rare and vintage European automobiles from the turn of the century to modern day. Home to one of North America's finest private collections of Mercedes Benz ever displayed in one location; the Kemp Auto Museum exhibition was 30 year process that began when our Fred M. Kemp, Sr. purchased his first Mercedes Benz.
Kemp spent many years researching and acquiring the 40+ rare and classic automobiles currently found in our collection and in 2004, after his passing, he donated his collection to the museum for exhibition and education.
The Kemp Auto Museum invites you to “rev your engines” for their third annual “Ferraris on the Piazza” car show event on Sunday, September 11, 2011. The “Ferraris on the Piazza” car show event will feature approximately 25 classic to contemporary Ferraris, as well as other fine Italian automobiles. The show will also feature Maserati’s, Fiats, Alfa Romeos, Lamborghinis and Ducati Motorcycles. This specialty car show will take place outdoors at the tree...
Kemp Auto Museum is proud to be hosting their 4TH Annual Concours d’Elegance Classic Invitational Auto Show, featuring rare, new and classic automobiles, on Sunday, May 22, 2011. This event will be held on the outdoor Sachs Plaza of the Kemp Auto Museum beginning at 10:00 am until 3:00 pm, and will include automobiles from the top privates collections in the St. Louis area. The Concours d’Elegance Classic Invitational Auto Show event is the only invitational display of world-class...
The Kemp Auto Museum is proud to have been selected again by the Gateway Austin-Healey Club to host the Third Annual “All Austin-Healey” Show from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on Sunday, May 15, 2011. Austin-Healey automobiles from various Midwestern collectors will be displayed at the “All Austin-Healey” Show on the Kemp Auto Museum’s outdoor Sachs Plaza, with cars and collectors participating from across Missouri, as well as from nearby states. Austin-Healeys were th...
The Kemp Auto Museum's 1931 370S Cabriolet Mannheim Mercedes-Benz won top honors at the recent Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, held at The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island and The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach the weekend of March 11-13, 2011. One of possibly only three left in the world, the Kemp Auto Museum’s rare Mercedes-Benz was recognized as the “Best in Class, European Class Pre-War” automobile at the show. This is the second win in three years at th...