Hemmings Daily: 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K and 1957 Ferrari 335 S share Best in Show honors at Amelia Island

This year, rain wasn't a problem for the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. In 2017 and 2018, wet weather pushed the show forward to Saturday, but for 2019, (mostly) blue skies greeted contestants and attendees, who witnessed a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn-Kurier owned by the Keller Collection in Petaluma, California, and a 1957 Ferrari 335 S presented by Cavallino Investments in Cortland, Ohio, earn Best in Show Concours d'Elegance and Best in Show Concours de Sport, respectively. An evolution of its 500 [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Monday, March 11, 2019 [1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K and 1957 Ferrari 335 S share Best in Show honors at Amelia Island]( [1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K and 1957 Ferrari 335 S share Best in Show honors at Amelia Island]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - This year, rain wasn't a problem for the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. 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