Tampa Bay Lightning CEO tapped as grand marshal of classic-car festival

Steve Griggs headlines the Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance. The Dec. 3 event will raise funds to fight Friedreich’s Ataxia, a neuromuscular disorder.

By Brian Hartz
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A 1931 Cadillac 452-A V-16 is just one of the automobiles that will be featured at the 2022 Gasparilla Concours dâ€™Elegance. Only 94 were ever built. (Courtesy photo)

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Classic-car enthusiasts will want to mark Dec. 3 on their calendars — that’s the date of the third-annual Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance, an event that celebrates a century’s worth of automotive excellence.

Held at TPC Tampa Bay Golf Course in Lutz, Gasparilla Concours d’Elegance, which also includes a fashion show on Dec. 2 and a tour of historic Tampa Bay on Dec. 4 — has become a fan favorite of car enthusiasts from near and far, including Tampa Bay Lightning CEO Steve Griggs, who’s been named grand marshal of the 2022 event.