(Written For The Local Paper)

An Unfamiliar Rumble…

A strange sound met the early morning light Wednesday at the Chalet Suzanne. It roared, rumbled, and sang. Dozens of cylinders pumping in time—many of them over a hundred years old.

Automotive legends Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Bentley and more were present, each one gloriously preserved. A highlight was a multi-million dollar 1909 Thompson Flyer, with its gleaming brass cobra horn.

Lake Wales and the Chalet Suzanne was the third stop on what these drivers call “The Millennium Tour.” Many of them considered the Central Florida charm to be the highlight of their trip, which began this week in Amelia Island.

Mr. and Mrs. Bentley, who shipped their 1929 Alfa Romeo from Northern England to Florida specifically for this trip, referred to their time in Lake Wales as “perfectly enchanting” and praised their Chalet Suzanne dinner and breakfast as only a proper English couple could.

At half past 10:00AM the group of some twenty antique cars embarked, roaring off into the distance, hoping to make it to Naples rain-free for their next adventure.

Alfa…

Bentley…

Close-Up

Auburn…

Rolls….

And that’s all for now…
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