The Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance and Historic Vehicle Association partner for an unprecedented exhibit
EXHIBIT TO KICK-OFF IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA'S HISTORY-RICH MONTAGE PALMETTO BLUFF
Hilton Head Island, SC (September 24, 2019) - The Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival will be celebrating its eighteenth event this fall. But it is the first year for a new partnership. In conjunction with the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA), four vehicles from the National Historic Vehicle Register, an initiative in conjunction with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Heritage Documentation Programs and Library of Congress dedicated to preserving America’s automotive history, will be on display throughout the first weekend in November.
Outside of the HVA’s annual Cars at the Capital exhibition, this is the only time a collection of Register vehicles will be shown together and it will be the only time these four vehicles will ever be seen together. The Register cars participating at this year’s Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival make up nearly one sixth of the National Historic Vehicle Register which now, with its two newest additions just recently announced, consists of 26 vehicles.
Enthusiasts will first have an opportunity to see these cars on display in Bluffton, South Carolina’s at Montage Palmetto Bluff. The cars will be on display from 12pm to 2pm in Montage Palmetto Bluff’s Moreland Village. Following the Bluffton preview, the cars will move to the grounds of the Port Royal Golf Club on Hilton Head Island where they will be on display during the Festival’s Car Club Showcase (Saturday, November 2 from 9:00am to 6:00pm) and Concours d’Elegance (Sunday, November 3 from 9:00am to 4:00pm).
“We have a common goal of sharing automotive history,” said Carolyn Vanagel, the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance’s President. “This is a natural fit. It took a lot of effort and coordination, but it was well worth it. This is an exhibit our guests will have exclusive rights to. It will never have been seen anywhere else. And these cars are part of our country’s history.”
“Sharing America’s automotive heritage is an integral part of the HVA mission and we are delighted to work with the Hilton Head Island Concours to bring a these highly diverse vehicles from the National Historic Vehicle Register,” said Diane Parker, Vice President of the Historic Vehicle Association. “Representing different eras and cultural movements, they each demonstrate the profound impact of the human-interest stories behind the horsepower.”
The vehicles from the National Historic Vehicle Register that will be participating include (in chronological order):
1907 Thomas Flyer
National Historic Vehicle Register Vehicle #12
Historic American Engineering Record Number: NV-49
Owner: National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection), Reno, NV
The 1907 Thomas Flyer is significant based on all four of the Criteria for Historic Significance. It is associated with important events and important persons in the history of the United States. The Flyer was piloted across the world in the first transcontinental automobile race in 1908 where it took first place when it arrived in Paris months after departing New York City. Its construction value is significant as an exemplary automobile from the first decade of the 20th Century that proved itself in the most grueling possible competition. The Thomas Flyer’s informational value is significant as the most important surviving artifact from the 1908 Paris to New York race and was masterfully restored in the 1950s by noted collector William Harrah with help from the cars original pilot, George Schuster.
1933 Graham Standard 8 Sedan “Blue Streak”
National Historic Vehicle Register Vehicle #19
Historic American Engineering Record Number: PA-654
Owner: The NB Center for American Automotive Heritage, Allentown, PA
This 1933 Graham Standard 8 Sedan is significant based on its association with an important person, as well as design and informational value.
The idea of streamlining airflow over a vehicle to improve gas mileage and speed had been around since the early 1900s. But it wasn’t until the early 1930s that designers and engineers started to experiment and gradually embrace streamlining principals. One of the first and most ardent champions of streamline styling was Amos Northup. As chief designer at the Murray (body) Corporation, Northup used a small wind tunnel at the University of Detroit to test designs for the new 1931 Reo Royale. In 1932, his streamlined design of the new Graham Blue Streak became a public sensation. Other designers quickly followed in his tracks. One year later, other manufacturers started incorporation.
The Graham Blue Streak was more elegant and streamlined than anything else on the road. For the first time, a production car had a grille slopped back, the fenders had sides (or valances) which were immediately imitated, and it was the first production car to use pearl-essence paint using fish-scales to create a metallic-like finish. The frame was concealed on all sides. The headlights were painted and not fully chromed to harmoniously blend with the overall design.
1947 Tucker 48 Prototype “The Tin Goose”
National Historic Vehicle Register Vehicle #5
Historic American Engineering Record Number: PA-652
Owner: Patricia Swigart, Huntingdon, PA
The 1947 Tucker ’48 Prototype, known as the Tin Goose, is nationally significant based on four criteria. First, the Tin Goose is associated with important events in automotive and American history. It played a central role in the rise and fall of the Tucker Corporation between 1947 and 1950. It was the first automobile built by the Tucker Corporation to promote the company to investors and dealers and was also an important part of a subsequent public controversy, Federal investigation and lawsuit that led to the company’s failure. Second, the Tin Goose is associated with a significant person in American history. Preston Tucker was an important automotive industry entrepreneur and was the founder of the Tucker Corporation that built the Tin Goose. Third, the Tucker exhibits significant design and construction value. The Tin Goose incorporated safety equipment and many innovative features that were not previously available in American production automobiles. Fourth, the Tin Goose offers informational value as the first Tucker automobile constructed and as the prototype for the additional 50 Tucker automobiles eventually built. It retains much of its original materials, components and craftsmanship as well as, evidence of features and components that were modified during development.
1985 Modena Spyder (Ferris Bueller “Ferrari”)
National Historic Vehicle Register Vehicle #22
Historic American Engineering Record Number: MD-192
Owner: Bob Winegard, Burtonsville, MD
This 1985 Modena Spyder California is significant based on its association with an important person and events in American history and culture. The Ferrari replica featured prominently in the iconic John Hughes film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and has become the tangible embodiment of the classic film’s enormous popularity within American popular culture.
The 18th annual Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance Motoring Festival is scheduled for October 24 – November 3, 2019. For more information on the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival, visit the official website at www.HHIConcours.com.
ABOUT THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE & MOTORING FESTIVAL:
The Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival will celebrate its 18th year in the fall of 2019. The Festival kicks off with race partner SVRA at the Savannah Speed Classic, October 25 – 27, on the Grand Prize of America road course situated on the property of The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah, Georgia. The festivities will continue on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, November 1 – 3, at both the Hilton Head Island Airport (the Flights & Fancy Aeroport Gala kicks off the Hilton Head Island events on Friday, November 1) and the Port Royal Golf Club, where the Concours d’Elegance (Nov. 3) takes center stage. Classic Level Sponsors for the 2019 Festival included the Port Royal Golf Club, The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, BMW, Porsche, Lexus, Castrol, Reliable Carriers, Inc., Mingledorff’s, Dick Broadcasting, the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Hilton Head Island.
ABOUT THE HISTORIC VEHICLE ASSOCIATION (HVA):
The HVA has developed a National Historic Vehicle Register to carefully and accurately document America’s most historically significant automobiles, motorcycles, trucks and commercial vehicles.
Over the last 125 years the automobile has had a profound and transformative impact. The cars, motorcycles and trucks that remain chronicle our past and help us understand who we are, where we have been, and where we may be headed. Through the collective efforts of enthusiasts, specialists and professionals, the HVA aims to help ensure that our automotive heritage is never lost nor forgotten, and that it is carefully preserved for future generations.
With over 400,000 members, the HVA is the world’s largest historic vehicle owners’ organization. The HVA was founded by Hagerty in 2009 and became the designated North American representative of FIVA (Fédération International des Véhicules Anciens), the international federation of historic vehicle organizations.
For more information, please visit www.historicvehicle.org.
ABOUT MONTAGE PALMETTO BLUFF:
Montage Palmetto Bluff is located within Palmetto Bluff’s 20,000 acres in the historic community of Bluffton, South Carolina. The resort offers 200 guest accommodations in the form of spacious cottages, guest rooms and suites that reflect pampered luxury in an exceptional Lowcountry setting. The resort features six innovative dining outlets; a 13,000-sq. ft. Spa Montage; recreation amenities and activities including The May River Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course; and 16,000-sq. ft. of flexible meeting and event space. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit https://www.montagehotels.com/palmettobluff/.
Hilton Head Island, SC (September 24, 2019) - The Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival will be celebrating its eighteenth event this fall. But it is the first year for a new partnership. In conjunction with the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA), four vehicles from the National Historic Vehicle Register, an initiative in conjunction with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Heritage Documentation Programs and Library of Congress dedicated to preserving America’s automotive history, will be on display throughout the first weekend in November.
Outside of the HVA’s annual Cars at the Capital exhibition, this is the only time a collection of Register vehicles will be shown together and it will be the only time these four vehicles will ever be seen together. The Register cars participating at this year’s Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival make up nearly one sixth of the National Historic Vehicle Register which now, with its two newest additions just recently announced, consists of 26 vehicles.
Enthusiasts will first have an opportunity to see these cars on display in Bluffton, South Carolina’s at Montage Palmetto Bluff. The cars will be on display from 12pm to 2pm in Montage Palmetto Bluff’s Moreland Village. Following the Bluffton preview, the cars will move to the grounds of the Port Royal Golf Club on Hilton Head Island where they will be on display during the Festival’s Car Club Showcase (Saturday, November 2 from 9:00am to 6:00pm) and Concours d’Elegance (Sunday, November 3 from 9:00am to 4:00pm).
“We have a common goal of sharing automotive history,” said Carolyn Vanagel, the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance’s President. “This is a natural fit. It took a lot of effort and coordination, but it was well worth it. This is an exhibit our guests will have exclusive rights to. It will never have been seen anywhere else. And these cars are part of our country’s history.”
“Sharing America’s automotive heritage is an integral part of the HVA mission and we are delighted to work with the Hilton Head Island Concours to bring a these highly diverse vehicles from the National Historic Vehicle Register,” said Diane Parker, Vice President of the Historic Vehicle Association. “Representing different eras and cultural movements, they each demonstrate the profound impact of the human-interest stories behind the horsepower.”
The vehicles from the National Historic Vehicle Register that will be participating include (in chronological order):
1907 Thomas Flyer
National Historic Vehicle Register Vehicle #12
Historic American Engineering Record Number: NV-49
Owner: National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection), Reno, NV
The 1907 Thomas Flyer is significant based on all four of the Criteria for Historic Significance. It is associated with important events and important persons in the history of the United States. The Flyer was piloted across the world in the first transcontinental automobile race in 1908 where it took first place when it arrived in Paris months after departing New York City. Its construction value is significant as an exemplary automobile from the first decade of the 20th Century that proved itself in the most grueling possible competition. The Thomas Flyer’s informational value is significant as the most important surviving artifact from the 1908 Paris to New York race and was masterfully restored in the 1950s by noted collector William Harrah with help from the cars original pilot, George Schuster.
1933 Graham Standard 8 Sedan “Blue Streak”
National Historic Vehicle Register Vehicle #19
Historic American Engineering Record Number: PA-654
Owner: The NB Center for American Automotive Heritage, Allentown, PA
This 1933 Graham Standard 8 Sedan is significant based on its association with an important person, as well as design and informational value.
The idea of streamlining airflow over a vehicle to improve gas mileage and speed had been around since the early 1900s. But it wasn’t until the early 1930s that designers and engineers started to experiment and gradually embrace streamlining principals. One of the first and most ardent champions of streamline styling was Amos Northup. As chief designer at the Murray (body) Corporation, Northup used a small wind tunnel at the University of Detroit to test designs for the new 1931 Reo Royale. In 1932, his streamlined design of the new Graham Blue Streak became a public sensation. Other designers quickly followed in his tracks. One year later, other manufacturers started incorporation.
The Graham Blue Streak was more elegant and streamlined than anything else on the road. For the first time, a production car had a grille slopped back, the fenders had sides (or valances) which were immediately imitated, and it was the first production car to use pearl-essence paint using fish-scales to create a metallic-like finish. The frame was concealed on all sides. The headlights were painted and not fully chromed to harmoniously blend with the overall design.
1947 Tucker 48 Prototype “The Tin Goose”
National Historic Vehicle Register Vehicle #5
Historic American Engineering Record Number: PA-652
Owner: Patricia Swigart, Huntingdon, PA
The 1947 Tucker ’48 Prototype, known as the Tin Goose, is nationally significant based on four criteria. First, the Tin Goose is associated with important events in automotive and American history. It played a central role in the rise and fall of the Tucker Corporation between 1947 and 1950. It was the first automobile built by the Tucker Corporation to promote the company to investors and dealers and was also an important part of a subsequent public controversy, Federal investigation and lawsuit that led to the company’s failure. Second, the Tin Goose is associated with a significant person in American history. Preston Tucker was an important automotive industry entrepreneur and was the founder of the Tucker Corporation that built the Tin Goose. Third, the Tucker exhibits significant design and construction value. The Tin Goose incorporated safety equipment and many innovative features that were not previously available in American production automobiles. Fourth, the Tin Goose offers informational value as the first Tucker automobile constructed and as the prototype for the additional 50 Tucker automobiles eventually built. It retains much of its original materials, components and craftsmanship as well as, evidence of features and components that were modified during development.
1985 Modena Spyder (Ferris Bueller “Ferrari”)
National Historic Vehicle Register Vehicle #22
Historic American Engineering Record Number: MD-192
Owner: Bob Winegard, Burtonsville, MD
This 1985 Modena Spyder California is significant based on its association with an important person and events in American history and culture. The Ferrari replica featured prominently in the iconic John Hughes film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and has become the tangible embodiment of the classic film’s enormous popularity within American popular culture.
The 18th annual Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance Motoring Festival is scheduled for October 24 – November 3, 2019. For more information on the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival, visit the official website at www.HHIConcours.com.
ABOUT THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE & MOTORING FESTIVAL:
The Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival will celebrate its 18th year in the fall of 2019. The Festival kicks off with race partner SVRA at the Savannah Speed Classic, October 25 – 27, on the Grand Prize of America road course situated on the property of The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah, Georgia. The festivities will continue on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, November 1 – 3, at both the Hilton Head Island Airport (the Flights & Fancy Aeroport Gala kicks off the Hilton Head Island events on Friday, November 1) and the Port Royal Golf Club, where the Concours d’Elegance (Nov. 3) takes center stage. Classic Level Sponsors for the 2019 Festival included the Port Royal Golf Club, The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, BMW, Porsche, Lexus, Castrol, Reliable Carriers, Inc., Mingledorff’s, Dick Broadcasting, the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Hilton Head Island.
ABOUT THE HISTORIC VEHICLE ASSOCIATION (HVA):
The HVA has developed a National Historic Vehicle Register to carefully and accurately document America’s most historically significant automobiles, motorcycles, trucks and commercial vehicles.
Over the last 125 years the automobile has had a profound and transformative impact. The cars, motorcycles and trucks that remain chronicle our past and help us understand who we are, where we have been, and where we may be headed. Through the collective efforts of enthusiasts, specialists and professionals, the HVA aims to help ensure that our automotive heritage is never lost nor forgotten, and that it is carefully preserved for future generations.
With over 400,000 members, the HVA is the world’s largest historic vehicle owners’ organization. The HVA was founded by Hagerty in 2009 and became the designated North American representative of FIVA (Fédération International des Véhicules Anciens), the international federation of historic vehicle organizations.
For more information, please visit www.historicvehicle.org.
ABOUT MONTAGE PALMETTO BLUFF:
Montage Palmetto Bluff is located within Palmetto Bluff’s 20,000 acres in the historic community of Bluffton, South Carolina. The resort offers 200 guest accommodations in the form of spacious cottages, guest rooms and suites that reflect pampered luxury in an exceptional Lowcountry setting. The resort features six innovative dining outlets; a 13,000-sq. ft. Spa Montage; recreation amenities and activities including The May River Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course; and 16,000-sq. ft. of flexible meeting and event space. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit https://www.montagehotels.com/palmettobluff/.
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