About Us

The purpose of bringing the Concours to Barrington was to showcase not only the “Legends & Legacies” of the automotive world, but also to bring attention to the “Legends & Legacies” of the Barrington area.

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The Barrington Concours d’Elegance, Legends & Legacies, is a three-day event held in and around Barrington, Illinois, a picturesque countryside village just 40 miles northwest of Chicago.

The Barrington Concours d’Elegance was founded and hosted in 2007 by three Barrington-area charities: Barrington Hills Conservation Trust, Cowboy Dreams of Illinois, and Hospice of Northeastern Illinois. Proceeds were split equally between these three organizations. Founding sponsors were Motor Werks of Barrington and Makray Memorial Golf Club; founding exhibitors were Malcolm Pray with his 1937 Delahaye 135M Cabriolet and Rick Dresang with his 1972 All-American Racers Eagle Indy.

In 2008, two of the founding charities will again organize and host the Concours: Barrington Hills Conservation Trust and Hospice of Northeastern Illinois. All proceeds from the 2008 event will again be split equally between these two charities.

The purpose of bringing the Concours to Barrington was to showcase not only the “Legends & Legacies” of the automotive world, but also to bring attention to the “Legends & Legacies” of the Barrington area — a wonderful community of philanthropic-minded individuals who live in one of the most unique and picturesque areas in the Midwest. Featuring rolling pastures, vast open prairies, and miles of equestrian trails, the Barrington area is renowned as a place where people care about each other and are passionate about the stewardship of their natural resources, which benefits the entire state. By bringing a Concours to Barrington, we also hope to provide a model for a new type of fundraising for charitable organizations. In working together to present this weekend extravaganza, we are able to achieve much, much more than is possible by working on our own.

This year’s Concours will feature numerous events in and around the Barrington area from Friday, October 3 to Sunday, October 5. Events will include a “Celebration of Speed” at the Autobahn Raceway on Friday, a Barrington Road Rally & Village Day on Saturday, and the Sunday Concours, which will be held at Arlington International Racecourse, a magnificent facility on par with Churchill Downs that provides a stunning backdrop for our showfield.

Our showfield will once again be limited to 100 of the most exclusive automobiles in the world, and we are also adding a new motorcycle class this year. On-site parking at Arlington and a vast area for Ride & Drives, Car Clubs, Sponsor Tents, and more will make the 2008 event even more spectacular than our inaugural Concours in 2007.