Car Collectors And Enthusiasts Take The Internet To ClassicCarShow.Com(SM) For Info And Fun
19 March 1998
Car Collectors And Enthusiasts Take The Internet To ClassicCarShow.Com(SM) For Info And Fun
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., March 19 -- ClassicCarShow.com(SM), the
Internet's leading Website for information on collector cars, is set to debut
a sophisticated online interactive automotive trivia game this week that tests
the knowledge of car enthusiasts as a way to promote an upcoming charity car
show.
"This new game is incredibly fun and entertaining, and it's really helping
us spread the word about the Third Invitational Amelia Island Concours
d'Elegance," says Bill Warner, event co-chairman and contributing editor of
Road & Track Magazine. "There's nothing like it on the Internet," Warner
added.
The games allow users to interact with images and sounds on the computer
screen. Players in the ClassicCarShow(SM) Online Automotive Trivia Contest
are presented with ten questions. The computer screen reveals each question
inside a classic Mercedes-Benz convertible. If the player chooses a correct
answer, the car speeds ahead through a tunnel and is greeted by a man waving a
checkered flag, after which the next question is then presented. Enter a
wrong answer, and you'll crash the car.
Don't worry, though, a correct answer repairs your Benz and sends you on
your way again. Ten correct answers allow you to enter a drawing for some
great prizes. The online contest has already received recognition from
leading software maker MacroMedia, who awarded the website "Shocked Site of
the Day."
There are also some distractions from the questions -- click your computer
mouse on the car's radio, watch the antenna go up and get ready to listen to
some music, or click on the horn to warn the man with the checkered flag to
get out of the way.
Heralded as a "new world-class concours" by Auto Week and referred to as
"Pebble Beach East" by Automobile, the Third Invitational Amelia Island
Concours d'Elegance will feature about 200 rare and special interest vehicles,
ranging in years from 1901 to 1972 and in variety from Duesenbergs and
Mercedes-Benz to Ferraris and Fords. Warner estimates the value of these
collectible cars and rare motorcycles to be over $100 million.
To find out more about the April 17-18 event, visit the Website at:
http://www.C1assicCarShow.com .
Here's what you will find:
-- The latest news and information about the Concours, including a
Special Media Section
-- Downloadable photographs of the cars for use as computer screen savers
or high-resolution photos for publishing purposes
-- A listing of participating cars and motorcycles sorted by year or
marque
-- Overview of Hospice Northeast, the beneficiary of the event
-- Background on honorary chairman, Hurley Haywood, internationally
recognized world endurance racing champion
-- A schedule of weekend activities
-- Biographies of the judges
-- Listing and description of the awards and sponsors
-- How to order tickets from Hospice and make hotel reservations
"The web site allows us to share the pageantry of the event with a world-
wide audience and extend an open invitation to join us for the weekend of
activities," said Warner. "The web site is actually an event all its own!"
The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is based on the first such
exhibition held in France in the late 1800s. Today, these events are held in
places such as Bagatelle of Paris; London; Pebble Beach, California, and
Meadow Brook, Michigan. Other sponsors of the Amelia Island event include
USAir, Ford, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, and NationsBank.
The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is presented by Mercedes-Benz, and
all proceeds from this event benefit Hospice Northeast, a non-profit
organization that cares for terminally ill children and adults.
SOURCE Mercedes-Benz of North America
