The 16th annual Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance, held at the Port Royal Golf Club on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, last weekend, November 4-5, crowned a 1934 Cadillac Victoria Convertible Coupe owned by Steven Plunkett of London, Ontario, Canada, as Best of Show (above, Rob Kaufman photo courtesy of Hilton head Island Concours). Cadillac was the event’s Honored Marque.
Concours attendees selected a 1953 Chevrolet 3100 Good Humor Ice Cream Truck owned by Barry and Deborah Fodor of Ashland City, Tennessee, as their “People’s Choice” winner, and the other top honor presented at the close of the annual event was the Paul Doerring Founders Award, established to honor Paul Doerring, one of the key contributing founders of the event, which went to a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART Spyder from the Rare Wheels Collection in Windermere, Florida. Additional class and award winners are listed below.
The 17th annual Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance has been scheduled for October 26 – November 4, 2018. For more information about the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance, please visit the official website at www.HHIMotoringFestival.com
Best in Class Winners
Class 01B – 1910 Thomas Flyabout – Jim Grundy
Class 02 – 1931 Ford Model A Deluxe Roadster – John M. Garnett III
Class 03A – Cadillac Classics – 1934 Cadillac Victoria Convertible Coupe – Steven Plunkett
Class 03B – Cadillac Production 1949-1962 – 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz – Warren Wubker
Class 03C – Cadillac Production 1963-1973 – 1964 Cadillac Eldorado – Martina Butler
Class 04A – Classics 1916-1931 – 1928 Auburn 8-115 Speedster – Al and Barbara Mason
Class 04B – Classics 1932-1948 – 1937 Chrysler Imperial – James Stadler
Class 05A – Preservation to 1957 – 1914 Cadillac Model A Touring – The Cofer Collection
Class 05B – Preservation 1958-1973 – 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limousine – Jim Elliott
Class 06 – American Performance 1955-1973 – 1957 Ford Thunderbird – Luigi V. Ferdinandi
Class 07A1 – Production Modern – 1950-1959 American – 1955 Studebaker President Speedster – Mark L. James
Class 07A2 – Production Modern – 1960-1973 American – 1960 Ford Starliner – Mike Radel
Class 07B – Production Modern – 1950-1973 International – 1964 Austin 1071 Cooper S – Andrew Krueger
Class 08A – Sports Cars American – 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 – Robert and Allison Sefarian
Class 08B1 – Sports Cars English 1.6L or fewer – 1938 MG Tickford Drophead Coupe – Jim and Sue Wulf
Class 08B2 – Sports Cars English >1.6L – 1965 Aston Martin DB-5 – Carl Clark
Class 08B3 – Sports Cars English Healeys – 1956 Austin healey 100M – Peter and Pat Davis
Class 08B4 – Sports Cars English Jaguars – 1961 Jaguar E-Type – Kent and Melissa Hussey
Class 08C – Sports Cars European – 1937 BMW 328 Roadster – Lothar Schuettler
Class 09 – Class Reunion – American Cars of 1957 – 1957 Chrysler 300C Convertible – John R. and Lynne K. Cote
Class 10A – Anniversary Cars – Ferrari 70 Years – 1967 Ferrari 275 GTS/4 NART Spyder – Rare Wheels Collection
Class 12 – Micro Cars – 1958 BMW R42 – John Landstrom, Blue Moon Cycle
Special Awards
Chairman’s Award – 1908 Cadillac Model T Victoria Touring – Paul Ianuario
Best Car for Touring the Low Country – 1947 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible – Larry Tribble
Automotive Design Excellence Award – 1928 Auburn 8-88 Speedster – Richard and Helen Harding
William F. Hilton Award – 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 – Pamela Gores
Best Buick – 1938 Buick Roadmaster 80C – Brian DePouli
Outstanding Original Vehicle (FIVA) – 1911 Ford Model T – Ron and Cheryl Finger
Best Car for Driving on Vacation – 1962 Pontiac Bonneville Safari Wagon – Ron and Betsy Thomas
Historical Vehicle Association Award – This Car Matters – 1973 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limousine – Jim Elliott
Best Vacation Car – 1955 Studebaker Speedster – Joe and Betty Parsons
Best Porsche – 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster – Michael and Lynn Harling
Most Significant Micro Car – 1957 BMW Isetta 300 – Bill and Joan Rogers
Timeless Elegance – 1950 Jaguar MK V – Don Gant
