The Colorado Grand, an annual charity auto tour featuring pre-1960 and older racing and sports cars, will make a lunch stop tomorrow from 11am to 1pm at Thonhoff Park, across from the Chaffee County Courthouse. The public is invited to come view the cars and meet their owners.
Every September at the peak of the fall color season since 1989, approximately 85 vintage cars are driven in this relaxed, non-competitive event, covering 1,000 miles through the Rockies in five days. The event is run with the cooperation of the Colorado State Patrol and attracts entrants from around the world.
Typical makes include Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Porsche, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Maserati, Allard, and such exotic names as Amilcar, Cisitalia, Squire, Delahaye, and Talbot-Lago. The Colorado Grand currently generates well over $800,000 annually for small Colorado charities and Western Slope towns as well as college scholarships to graduating high-school seniors in those towns. Current charities include the Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation, Flight for Life, CASA, and medical facilities in small towns. https://co1000.com/
