Car Buffs To Flock To Gold Coast Concours/Bimmerstock In Glen Cove

Where else can you support a cure for diabetes and drool over exotic sports cars?

A variety of sports cars, fine European vehicles and custom classics will be on display on Sunday, June 4 at the ninth annual Gold Coast Concours/ Bimmerstock in Downtown Glen Cove.

Downtown Glen Cove will be closed for the day as car buffs flock the streets to check out hundreds of cars from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featured cars include Lamborghinis, Porches, Ferraris, Rolls Royces, customized BMWs and other rare vehicles.

The event will feature feature music by The Lazy Dog, a variety of food options and Joe Manfredi from the Old Westbury Web Radio as the event’s emcee.

Gold Coast Concours/Bimmerstock has raised more than $468,000 to benefit the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) since its inception. Registration is $40 per vehicle and proceeds benefit a diabetes cure.

“What a way to kick off the summer by giving people a chance to view or display some of the most rare and beautiful exotic cars in the Northeast and support our event that raises money for such an important cause of curing diabetes,” Joe LaPadula of Martino Auto Concepts and event co-chair, said in a press release. “I thank all the sponsors, participants and volunteers that make this event such a success. We look forward to June 4.”

This year’s co-chairs are LaPadula and Jon Holzer with Honorary Co-Chair Glen Cove Mayor Reginald Spinello. Committee members are Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Fara Finkelstein, Anthony Jimenez, Toni Kessel, Richard Valicenti and Bruce Waller.

"As a mom with a daughter with type 1 diabetes, I am starting to feel that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and that a cure will be found in hopefully the not so far future,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. “It is because of the hard work that people like Joe LaPadula do that I believe we have come so far. Thank you to everyone who makes this fundraiser possible."

Event sponsors include Roberta and Bruce Waller & Family; and the Peter and Jeri Dejana Family Foundation. For more information, go here or call (516) 822-1700.

Images via City of Glen Cove