Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival to Feature Waterfront Exhibit Celebrating the Island Lifestyle

Hilton Head Island, SC, July 24, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing automotive and motorsports enthusiast event weeks, will pay homage to the 12-mile long barrier island it calls home with the Life on the Beach exhibit. Inspired by the island lifestyle and sponsored by Marriott Vacation Club, Life on the Beach is the fifth annual Life-themed exhibit on the Festival’s Motoring Midway. Past themes include Life on the Road, Life on the Farm and Life in the Service.

Vehicles participating in the November 2 and 3 showcase include:

•1949 Ford Country Squire Woody Surf Wagon, complete with its period-correct, original Greg Noll, Mickey "Da Kat" Dora custom surf board
•1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe which has served as a summer beach wagon in Nantucket, Mass. for more than 30 years
•1950 Willys Overland 4-73 Station Wagon that was marketed as the first all-steel body car
•1958 Vespa 400
•1960 Fiat 500 Jolly, believed to be one of 100 remaining today, that served as a rental car in Catalina Island
•1963 Dune Buggy
•1964 Volkswagen Bus
•1967 Mini Moke originally designed as a utility vehicle for the British Army but is now most frequently used in the Caribbean Islands as a tour vehicles
•1973 VW Thing

Organizers are also expecting an Amphicar and a variety of two-wheeled “beach mobiles.”

“The new Life exhibit has already generated a lot of attention for this year’s Festival. We always have fun developing the annual Life concept and are particularly excited about this year’s exhibit because it shows off what makes Hilton Head a unique destination,” said Carolyn Vanagel, president, Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance.

“To our knowledge, this is the first time a beach-themed vehicle exhibit has been showcased at a Concours. Since the inaugural Life exhibit in 2009, the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival has worked to offer exhibits unlike those at other automotive events,” said Phil Capossela, Chairman Emeritus for the Festival.

In addition to Life on the Beach, the Festival will again feature the On the Water exhibit of motoring marine craft, highlighting recreation, racing and cruising vessels of days gone by.

Boats selected to participate in this exhibit include:

•1930 Gar Wood Harmsworth Race Boat
•1939 EMA-Rold Craft 26’ Triple Compartment Runabout
•1940 GarWood 18' 6'' Custom Utility
•1949 Century Seamaid
•1958 Chris Craft Capri
•1959 Chris Craft Capri
•1962 Correct Craft Ski Boat
•1962 Chris Craft 16 Ft Ski Boat
•1963 Chris Craft Sea Skiff Custom
•1971 Riva Junior
•1984 Jersey Speed Skiff Boat Bender
•2009 custom built wood Runabout
•2012 AristoCraft Torpedo 16’
•2013 AristoCraft Holiday 25

Tickets for the 2013 Motoring Festival are available at www.hhimotoringfestival.com/tickets.html

For more information, visit the official Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance website at www.HHIMotoringFestival.com.

About The Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance:
The Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance will celebrate its twelfth year fall of 2013. The Festival kicks off with the Savannah Speed Classic, October 25 – 27, on the Grand Prize of America road course situated on the property of The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa. The festivities will continue on Hilton Head Island, SC, November 2 – 3, at Port Royal Golf Club where the Concours d’Elegance (November 3) will take center stage. Motoring Festival Partners for the 2013 Festival include BMW Group NA, Porsche NA, Infiniti, Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Hargray, the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, Visit Savannah and the Adventure Radio Group. For more information, visit www.HHIMotoringFestival.com online.