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  • EVENT
    • FULL SCHEDULE
  • PARTICIPATE
    • VOLUNTEERS
    • SPONSORS
  • VISIT
    • STAY
    • DINE
    • ENJOY
    • SHOP
    • SERVICES
    • GETTING HERE
    • MORE ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND
  • THE CHARITY
    • Scholarships & Programs
    • Community Partners
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    • Donate Now
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  • NEWS
    • LOOK BOOK
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    • 2022 Program
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CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE

2019 COMPLETE AWARDS LIST

TOP HONORS

BEST OF SHOW
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1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Jepson, Jr.
Savannah, GA
CAROLYN VANAGEL
BEST ROLLING ART
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1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Jepson, Jr.
Savannah, GA
PAUL DOERRING
BEST PERFORMANCE/PRODUCTION

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1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk
Mark James
Lancaster, PA
BEST ROAD & TRACK
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1953 Jaguar XK120 SE
W. Ronald Gaertner M.D.
Manakin-Sabot, VA
BEST MOTORCYCLE
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1926 Nimbus Stovepipe Model B
Patrick Holmes
Hilton Head Island, SC
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
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1929 Ford Station Wagon
Thomas & Donna Fitzgerald
Selma, NC

CLASS AWARDS

CLASS 01 | SPORTS CARS - AMERICAN
BEST IN CLASS
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1960 Chevrolet Corvette​
Tom and Deb DeBold
Longwood, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Carolyn Sikes
Peachtree Corners, GA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1963 Chevrolet Corvette​
Tony McBride
Louisville, KY
CLASS 02A | SPORTS CARS - INTERNATIONAL
BEST IN CLASS
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​1960 Porsche 356B 1600 Carrera GTL Abarth​
Robert A. Ingram
Durham, NC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1953 Siata 300 BC Spider
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Howard and Diane Banaszak
Bluffton, SC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1958 Porsche 356 Speedster

Lynn and Michael Harling
Dallas, TX
CLASS 02B | SPORTS CARS - MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL
BEST IN CLASS
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1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe
Mark Richey
Commerce, GA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL​
Eddie Buck
Charleston, SC
PALMETTO AWARD
CLASS 02C | MERCEDES-BENZ 190 - 280 SL
BEST IN CLASS
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​1956 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
Richard Nowak
Wallingford, CT
PALMETTO AWARD
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1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
Steve and Sandra Young
Columbus, OH
PALMETTO AWARD
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1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL
Jeffrey Holmes Prothero
Roswell, GA
CLASS 03 | SPORTS CARS - ENGLISH
BEST IN CLASS
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1933 MG J2
Tom Metcalf
Ashland, OH
PALMETTO AWARD
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1935 Riley MPH
Dr. David Perry
Hilton Head Island, SC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1952 Cooper MG Open Sports Racer
Leah and Rob Adams
St. Petersburg, FL
CLASS 04A1 | SPORTS CARS - JAGUAR XK 120 ROADSTERS
BEST IN CLASS
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1949 Jaguar XK120
Patrick T. Hergenroeder
Richfield, OH
PALMETTO AWARD
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1954 Jaguar XK120 SE
Terri Henning
Charleston, SC
PALMETTO AWARD
CLASS 04A2 | SPORTS CARS - JAGUAR XK 120 COUPES
BEST IN CLASS
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1953 Jaguar XK120 SE
W. Ronald Gaertner M.D.
Manakin-Sabot, VA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1954 Jaguar XK120 SE DHC
Speedwell Engineering
Ballground, GA
PALMETTO AWARD
CLASS 04B | SPORTS CARS - JAGUAR XK 140
BEST IN CLASS
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1955 Jaguar XK140 MC/SE
Kent and Melissa Hussey
Atlanta, GA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1955 Jaguar XK140 MC
John and Maria Gendelman
Flemington, NJ
PALMETTO AWARD
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1956 Jaguar XK140 MC/SE
Scott Holley
Fortville, IN
CLASS 04C | SPORTS CARS - JAGUAR XK 150
BEST IN CLASS
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1960 Jaguar XK 150S OTS​
Roy and Linda Cleveland
Gainesville, GA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1960 Jaguar XK 150SE DHC
W. Ronald Gaertner M.D.
Manakin-Sabot, VA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1960 Jaguar XK 150S​
Juan and Genie Sierra
Longwood, FL
CLASS 04I | ITALIAN STYLE - AMERICAN POWER
BEST IN CLASS
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1958 Dual-Ghia Convertible
Joe Robillard
Oxford, MD
PALMETTO AWARD
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1957 Dual-Ghia Convertible
David and Doreen Salzman
Jupiter, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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1965 Iso Rivolta IR 300 Coupe
John Gailey and Jo Ellen Burger
Malvern, PA
​CLASS 06 | BRASS AND EARLY CARS
BEST IN CLASS
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1911 Pope-Hartford
David Peeler
Weddington, NC
PALMETTO AWARD
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​1916 Chevrolet H Series (H2 1/2)
Ray and Carol Moot
Fairview Heights, IL
PALMETTO AWARD
​CLASS 07A | HONORED MARQUE - CONTINENTAL - 1939-1948
BEST IN CLASS
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1934 Ford Luxus (concept car for Lincoln)
Chris and Kathleen Koch
Palm Coast, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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1941 Continental
Ray Korpan and Benjamin Simons
Canada and Columbia, SC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1941 Continental
Anthony and Fran Russo
Collegeville,  PA
CLASS 07C | HONORED MARQUE - CONTINENTAL - 1956-1957
BEST IN CLASS
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1956 Continental Mark II​
Rick Schmidt
Ocala, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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1956 Continental Mark II
John and Kim Keesee
York, PA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1956 Continental Mark II
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Warren Wubker
Orlando, FL
CLASS 07D | HONORED MARQUE - CONTINENTAL - 1958-1973
BEST IN CLASS
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1961 Lincoln Continental
Tim Wilson
London, OH
PALMETTO AWARD
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1964 Lincoln Continental
Tim Wilson
London, OH
PALMETTO AWARD
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1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III
Cecil D. McCall, Jr.
Stone Mountain, GA
CLASS 09A | CLASSICS - 1923-1932
BEST IN CLASS
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1932 Chrysler Imperial CH 5 passenger sedan
William and Tina Sipko
Windber, PA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1931 Chrysler CG
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Debbie and Joe Guckert
Chester, VA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1931 Cord L29 Convertible Phaeton Sedan
Richard and Patricia Lambert
Port Orange, FL
CLASS 09B | CLASSICS - 1933-1948
BEST IN CLASS
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1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Jepson, Jr.
Savannah, GA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1937 Bugatti Type 57S
Rare Wheels Collection
Windermere, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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1939 Delahaye 135 MS Cabriolet 
Mark Hyman
St. Louis, MO
CLASS 09C | CLASSICS - PACKARDS
BEST IN CLASS
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1932 Packard Series 902 8-Cylinder Roadster
Denny Hunt
​Dallas, TX
PALMETTO AWARD
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1929 Packard 645 Deluxe 8

Paul and Lynn Kilker
York, PA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1936 Packard Sport Phaeton

Donald Ghareeb
Birmingham, AL
CLASS 11 | PRODUCTION - 1916-1947
BEST IN CLASS
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1942 Chrysler Royal Business Coupe
Mark and Hilary Becker
Jacksonville, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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1929 Pontiac Landaulette
Ron and Betsy Thomas
​Zanesville, OH
PALMETTO AWARD
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​1934 DeSoto Airflow Coupe
John and Debbie Wagner
Athens, GA
CLASS 12 | PRESERVATION CARS
BEST IN CLASS
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1970 BMW 2800CS
Avery Wise
Waxhaw, NC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Dennis Novak
Hilton Head Island, SC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1969 Chevrolet Corvette
Robert and Allison Seferian
Hilton Head Island, SC
CLASS 13 | AMERICAN PERFORMANCE
BEST IN CLASS
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1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk
Mark James
Lancaster, PA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1967 Pontiac 2 + 2 Convertible
Marcia and Richard Larabee
Farmington Hills, MI
PALMETTO AWARD
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1969 Shelby GT500
Steven Donahue
Westminster, MA
CLASS 14A1 | PRODUCTION MODERN - AMERICAN - 1948-1959
BEST IN CLASS
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1957 Cadillac Series 62
James Wagnon
Pelham, AL
PALMETTO AWARD
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1958 Cadillac Limousine​
James Verraster
Katonah, NY
CLASS 14A2 | PRODUCTION MODERN - AMERICAN - 1960-1973
BEST IN CLASS
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1964 Cadillac Eldorado
Martina Butler
Roswell, GA
PALMETTO AWARD
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1968 Dodge Charger
Dickie and Sally Wolfe
Berryville, VA
​CLASS 14B | PRODUCTION MODERN - EUROPEAN - 1948-1973
BEST IN CLASS
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1949 Bentley MkVI Drophead Coupe
Fred Zell
St. Michaels, MD
PALMETTO AWARD
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1967 Alfa Romeo GTV
Jeffrey J. McCarthy
Beaufort, SC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1971 BMW 2800 CS
Julie and Don Bower
Athens, GA
CLASS 14C | PRODUCTION MODERN - MERCEDES-BENZ
BEST IN CLASS
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1956 Mercedes-Benz 300-Sc Roadster
Michael Harling
Dallas, TX
PALMETTO AWARD
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1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S
Guy Lewis
Pinecrest, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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​1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet
Louise and Tom Wells
Atlanta,  GA
CLASS 15 | CLASS REUNION - AMERICAN CARS OF 1959
BEST IN CLASS
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1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
Joseph and Margie Cassini, III
West Orange, NJ
PALMETTO AWARD
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1959 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible
Jim Benson
Hilton Head Island, SC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Charles Durand
Augusta, GA
CLASS 16A | MICRO CARS
BEST IN CLASS
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1958 Goggomobil TL400 Transporter
Billy and Sue Paul
Longwood, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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1958 Vespa 400
Jennifer Lancaster
Wilmington, NC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1961 BMW 700
Patty Schwarze
De Leon Springs, FL

CLASS 16B | SCOOTERS
BEST IN CLASS
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1962 Heinkel Tourist
Patty Schwarze
De Leon Springs, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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1968 Vespa Scooter Model 150
Jennifer Lancaster
Wilmington, NC
CLASS 17 | MINI CARS
BEST IN CLASS
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1963 Austin Cooper
Jeffrey McCarthy
Beaufort, SC
PALMETTO AWARD
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​1949 Volkswagon Type 1
Jim May
Beaufort, SC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1964 Amphicar 770
Eugene Francavilla
Jupiter, FL
​CLASS 20A | MOTORCYCLES 1945 AND EARLIER
BEST IN CLASS
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1926 Nimbus Stovepipe Model B
Patrick Holmes
Hilton Head Island, SC

PALMETTO AWARD
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1939 Moto Guzzi GTS
Spencer Graves
Walling, TN
​CLASS 20B | MOTORCYCLES 1946-1973
BEST IN CLASS
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1972 Norton Commando
Richard and Kathy Panuski
Davidson, NC
PALMETTO AWARD
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1953 Ariel Square 4 mk ii
Jim Matthews
Douglasville, GA

PALMETTO AWARD
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​1956 Zundapp MC250 Enduro
Richard Campbell

Atlanta, GA
CLASS 20C | MOTORCYCLES - PRESERVATION
BEST IN CLASS
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1960 BMW R69
Norman and Belinda Buck
Flagler Beach, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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​1950 Harley Davidson EL
Gregory Manders
High Springs, FL
PALMETTO AWARD
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​1966 BMW R27
Dale and Carol Simpson
Culpeper, VA
CLASS 33 | SPECIAL DISPLAY - DODGE VIPER
BEST IN CLASS
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1992 Dodge Viper RT/10
Matt Terrico
Orlando, FL

PALMETTO AWARD
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1997 Dodge Viper
Michael and Monica Moyer
Harleysville, PA

SPECIAL AWARDS

AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN EXCELLENCE 
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​1966 Ferrari 275 GTB
John and Karen Gerhard
Ambler, PA
CHAIRMAN'S AWARD​
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1971 Momo Mirage
Peter Kalikow
New York, NY
EXEMPLARY DESIGN, STYLE AND EXCELLENCE
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1939 Delahaye 135 MS Cabriolet
Mark Hyman
St. Louis, MO

HONORED MARQUE PROTOTYPE
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1939 Lincoln Continental Prototype
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

OUTSTANDING CADILLAC
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1958 Cadillac Limousine
​James Verraster 
Katonah, NY
TIMELESS ELEGANCE
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1937 Bugatti Type 57S
Rare Wheels Collection
Windermere, FL
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
MERCEDES-BENZ

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1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
Jeff Files
Durham, NC
CHEVROLET AWARD​
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1931 Chevrolet AE Phaeton
Captain W.L. Boyd
Asheville, NC
HISTORIC VEHICLE ASSOCIATION (HVA)
"NATIONAL HERITAGE AWARD"​
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1939 Lincoln Continental Prototype
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
MOST SIGNIFICANT PORSCHE​
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1958 Porsche 356 Speedster
Lynn and Michael Harling
Dallas, TX
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL VEHICLE (FIVA)​
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1972 BMW 2002 tii
Bruce and Judy Hall
Gerrardstown, WV
WOMEN DRIVING AMERICA
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1972 BMW 3.0CS
Amy Allain-Lester
Nebo, NC
BEST CAR FOR TOURING THE LOW COUNTRY
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1956 Continental Mark II​
Glynette and Barry Wolk
Farmington Hills, MI
THE EPITOME OF RACING
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1953 Jaguar C Type
J.W. Marriott, Jr.
Bethesda, MD

HONORED COLLECTOR
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1954 S.I.A.T.A. 200 CS
Walter Eisenstark
Bluffton, SC

OUTSTANDING BUICK​
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​1911 Buick 27
Jeffrey B. Jones
Summerville, SC
PINNACLE AWARD
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1931 Cadillac V-16
Clive and Janet Cussler
Paradise Valley, AZ

FASHION AWARDS

BEST MATCH FASHION & AUTOMOBILE
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1929 Pontiac Landaulette
Ron and Betsy Thomas
Apex, NC
BEST MATCH FASHION & AUTOMOBILE
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1931 Packard 833
Barry and Linda Paraizo
North Palm Beach, FL
BEST MATCH FASHION & AUTOMOBILE
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1941 Hupmobile Skylark
Allan Weinstein
Sarasota, FL
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