2004_Hillsborough

The Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance celebrated its 48th Annual Car Show and Family Festival on Sunday, May 2, of 2004. To some, Hillsborough is known as one of the most desirable communities in the United States, but to many more, it is known as the elegant and gracious host of the oldest continuously running car show in the west. The show itself has earned a reputation as one of the first and best of the season. Proceeds from this event benefit the Public Schools of Hillsborough.

This was the first of many shows for Jan and I in 2004. We participated in the 50 mile driving tour on Saturday which ended up being 99 miles when it was all said and done. It was a pretty good test for the 1931 American Austin. We found ourselves on the freeway a couple of times which can be a little scary but all in all we had an awesome time. The tour started from Crocker Middle School and headed north on I-280 towards San Francisco. We deviated off onto Skyline Blvd along to HWY-1, then headed south. We followed HWY-1 through Half Moon Bay to Pescadero State Beach where we stopped for a cup a coffee, a donut and a breather. We then headed out Pescadero Creek Road, passed through LaHonda and ended up on Skyline Blvd heading north to HWY-84 then east to 280 and back to Hillsborough where we ended up at a private residence for lunch. We traveled from sea level to approximately 1,800 feet a couple of times during the day. I used 3 gallons of gas in 99 miles and got 33 miles per gallon. The trip took 3 hour and 15 minutes. If you haven't ever participated in a Concours Tour I suggest you sign up for one. We had a blast!!