The Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance’s top honor, “Best of Show,” was awarded on November 4 to a 1938 Jaguar SS Coupé owned by Frank and Milli Ricciardelli of Monmouth Beach, N.J. The Ricciardellis were featured at this year’s event as the inaugural Honored Collector – a designation awarded for their dedication to the automobile collector hobby and to the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance. The Ricciardellis have previously won both the Best of Show title in 2009 (1933 Rolls-Royce Coupé) and People’s Choice in 2004 (1935 Duesenberg). Their latest winner, the ’38 Jaguar, is a special-bodied, one-off coupé by Swiss coachbuilder Hermann Graber.
Frank and Milli Ricciardelli with their exquisite 1938 Jaguar SS Coupe. Photo: Rob Kaufman
Other significant awards on Sunday included “People’s Choice,” awarded to a 1931 Alfa Romeo Gran Sport Spider Corsa owned by Corrado Lopresto of Milan, Italy. Before Mr. Lopresto purchased the car in 2011, records indicate, that after a series of accidents and eight owners, the car was purchased by Giuseppe Aprile in August 1938 for 4,000 lire. It was suspected that Aprile showed Mario Revelli (the designer) the damaged chassis and designed the body that is fitted to it today. Following its purchase in 2011, the car underwent a complete restoration, including help from the Milano Institute of Engineering and Technology to duplicate the correct colors. Mr. Lopresto also previously received the Best of Show title in 2010 with his 1942 Alfa Romeo 6C2500 SS.
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