The 2014 Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance was held May 2-4 at the Pinehurst Resort and Golf Club in North Carolina. Warm weather and Carolina blue skies greeted the field of 119 classic automobiles displayed on the first holes of courses #3 and #5 at the famed golf resort. The second annual event featured the 50th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang, the 40th Anniversary of the Porsche Turbo and Wood-bodied Cars.
A midnight blue 1931 Cadillac 452A owned by 90-year-old Charles Gillet of Lutherville, Maryland, was awarded the Best in Show at the Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance 2014.
The Cadillac, equipped with a V-16 engine and purchased in 1986 by Gillet and then restored by Pruiett Automotive Restoration, emerged from the Grand Classics class to capture the top prize.
Gillet, who didn’t attend last year’s inaugural competition, put both hands to his head in shock when notified by Pinehurst Resort caddies – a Pinehurst Concours tradition – that his Cadillac 83-year-old car was judged the day’s best.
“I’m 90 and some of the better things come later in life,” Gillet said. “This has to be one of those days. “My restorer was taking me to lunch one day and I happened to say in a dreamy tone, ‘Someday I would love to have a 16-cylinder Cadillac.’ There was a pause and he said, ‘I know where I can get you one.’ And he did in 1986 and that’s it and we still have it all these years later.
“It is a rare and beautiful car so we knew we had a chance but when we saw some of the other cars — and some cars right next to us on the showfield — we thought, ‘Oh no, this is going to be tough.’ So this really did come as a surprise. I am absolutely bowled over,” continued Gillet.
Other significant winners included a 1903 Marr Auto Car owned by W. Barton Close of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, which captured the HVA Award, and a 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Zagato, owned by Corrado Lopresto of Milan, Italy, took the FIVA award, celebrating vehicles have that survived virtually unrestored.
The 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 of Michael Mulligan won the competitive Porsche Turbo 40th Anniversary class. The black 964 series Turbo was originally owned by film director Michael Bay and used during several scenes of his Bad Boys movie that starred Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Second place went to James Edward’s speed yellow 1996 Porsche (993) GT2 “Strasse”, one of 57 originally built, while the 1996 Porsche (993) 911 Turbo of Karl Boegner finished third.
Sports Car Digest Publisher Jamie Doyle entered his 1973 BMW 2002 Tii in the Sports and GT Cars 1965 to 1976 class, which was won by the stunning 1972 Datsun 240Z of Robert Speights. The orange Z was used by Nissan North America for advertising campaigns at the launch of the 350Z and the 40th Anniversary 370Z. It previously took home five Best in Class awards at events from Florida to California. (Pinehurst Concours – Complete Results)
Last year’s Best in Show winner – a 1938 Steyr 220 Glaser Roadster – was staged as a display car on the fairways of Pinehurst Resort, as was the ex-Steve McQueen 1956 Jaguar XKSS, which was making a rare appearance on the East Coast from its home at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Both vehicles drew large crowds all day.
Pinehurst Concours Executive Director Jay Howard said, “The turnout in our second year has humbling and we’re looking forward to improving the event even further next year, but we feel we’ve sort of “teed it up” for Pinehurst heading into back-to-back U.S. Opens in June.”
“A lot of the collectors I know that came last year and are back this year continue to talk to me about the hospitality of Pinehurst,” said Concours Chairman Bob Ingram. “They love the geographic convenience of getting here and the convenience of the set-up at the Pinehurst Concours. I believe we’ve got a winner here.”
The event kicked-off on Friday, May 2nd with the Iron Mike Rally, a 60-mile tour through the golf country of Pinehurst, the horse farms of nearby Southern Pines and then the wide-open roads of the massive Fort Bragg, home of the United States Army Airborne and Special Operations Forces and one of the largest military complexes in the world. After passing Fort Bragg’s “Iron Mike” statue, dedicated to paratroopers from throughout US military history, the rally ended on a show field that was open to military members and their families. A “Soldier’s Choice” award, given to the car with the most votes from the military guests, went to the 1934 Packard 1104 Sport Phaeton owned by David Peeler.
The 2014 Pinehurst Concours kicked off a celebrated six-week period at one of the world’s top golf resorts, which will play host to the 2014 U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Championships in consecutive weeks in June.
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Photographer Al Wolford documented the 2014 Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance, offering the following images that highlight the quality participants at this year’s event. We split up Al’s pictures into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery begins on the seventh page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.
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Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance 2014 – Award Winners
Best in Show:
1931 Cadillac 452A owned by Charles Gillet, Lutherville, Md.
Chairman’s Award:
1966 Shelby Mustang GT 350H owned by Tom and Pat Cotter, Davidson, N.C.
HVA Award:
1903 Marr Auto Car owned by W. Barton Close, Signal Mountain, Tenn.
FIVA Award:
1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Zagato owned by Corrado Lopresto from Milan, Italy.
Robert H. Dedman Jr. Award (Pinehurst Resort member voting):
1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster owned by Dr. Rick Workman, Windermere, Fla.
Soldier’s Choice Award (Fort Bragg/Iron Mike Rally voting):
1934 Packard 1104 Sport Phaeton owned by David Peeler, Weddington, N.C.
Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance 2014 – Class Award Winners
Class 1 Brass Era Cars 1895 to 1915
Winner: 1903 Marr Auto Car owned by W. Barton Close, Signal Mountain, Tenn.
Second Place: 1905 Buick Model C owned by Roberta Holden, Southern Pines, N.C.
Third Place: 1912 Buick Model 34 owned by Robert Farris, Canton, Ga.
Class 2 Production Pre-War 1916 to 1942
Winner: 1933 MG J-Type owned by Roy Crowninshield, Asheville, N.C.
Second Place: 1935 Ford Standard owned by Tommy Harper, Bedford, Va.
Third Place: 1920 Stutz Series Model H owned by Jim Aldrich, Raleigh, N.C.
Class 3 Production Postwar 1946 to 1982
Winner: 1958 DeSoto Firedome owned by Brad Jones, Greensboro, N.C.
Second Place: 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III owned by Gerald Miller, Albemarle, N.C.
Third Place: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air owned by Bob Agee, Grovetown, Ga.
Class 4 Grand Classics 1925 to 1948
Winner (tied): 1931 Cadillac 452A owned by Charles Gillet, Lutherville, Md., and Best in Show.
Winner (tied): 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster owned by Dr. Rick Workman, Windermere, Fla.
Second Place: 1936 Rolls-Royce Sport Saloon owned by Thomas Wright, Sneads Ferry, N.C.
Third Place: 1937 Lincoln V-12 Touring owned by John Fisher, Bald Head Island, N.C.
Class 5 Sports and GT Cars 1946 to 1964
Winner: 1961 Jaguar E-Type owned by Wayne and Linda Phears, Atlanta, Ga.
Second Place: 1951 Porsche 356 owned by Pete Archibald, Hilton Head, S.C.
Third Place: 1954 Jaguar XK120 owned by Ronald Schotland, Skillman, N.J.
Class 6 Ford Mustang 50th Anniversary
Winner: 1967 Ford Mustang owned by Jack Williams, Graham, N.C.
Second Place: 1966 Shelby GT 350 owned by Stan Simm, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Third Place: 1978 Ford Mustang II King Cobra owned by Bill and Kelley Maddox, Fayetteville, Ga.
Class 7 Porsche Turbo 40th Anniversary
Winner: 1994 Porsche (964) 911 Turbo 3.6 owned by Michael Mulligan, Toms River, N.J.
Second Place: 1996 Porsche (993) GT2 owned by James Edwards, Show Low, Ariz.
Third Place: 1996 Porsche (993) 911 Turbo owned by Karl Boegner, Dahlonega, Ga.
Class 8 Sports and GT Cars 1965 to 1976
Winner: 1972 Datsun 240Z owned by Robert Speights by Nashville, Tenn.
Second Place: 1965 Porsche 356C owned by Tim Herman, Hickory, N.C.
Third Place: 1970 Porsche 911S owned by William C. “Rusty” Russ, Jacksonville, Fla.
Class 9 Wood-bodied Cars 1915 to 1950
Winner: 1947 Chrysler Town & Country owned by Mark and Hilary Becker, Jacksonville, Fla.
Second Place: 1946 Ford Master Deluxe Station Wagon owned by Jeff McKain, Virginia Beach, Va.
Third Place: 1937 Dodge Brothers Westchester Suburban owned by Christopher Lawrence, Virginia Beach, Va.
Class 10 Limited Production Cars
Winner: 1969 Iso Grifo owned by Darren Frank, Charlotte, N.C.
Second Place: 1963 Studebaker Avanti R-2 Supercharged owned by Joseph Parsons, Raleigh, N.C.
Third Place: 1963 Porsche Carrera owned by Thomas Zarrella, Gloucester, Mass.
Class 11 American Muscle Cars 1961 to 1974
Winner: 1960 Chevrolet Corvette owned by Bradley Bean, Miramar Beach. Fla.
Second Place: 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle SS owned by Robert Stumpf, Orland Park, Ill.
Third Place: 1967 Pontiac GTO owned by Thomas Zarrella, Gloucester, Mass.
Class 12 Race Cars
Winner: 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL Group 2 owned by Scott Hughes, Sunset, S.C.
Second Place: 1969 McLaren M6/GT owned by James Edwards, Show Low, Ariz.
Third Place: 1960 Chevrolet Corvette owned by Tommy Bradshaw, Clinton, N.C.
[Source: Pinehurst Concours; photos: Sports Car Digest and Al Wolford]
Looks like a great event! Hope to put it on my schedule for next year…
I enjoy going to a concours event that is in conjunction with other car related events such as an auction, open car show the day before. I did not see any mention of any auction company’s participating this year.
Great event but I was surprised there were no Ferraris entered.
Neat display of 300SL space frame and body shell.