The 2009 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance was held on the fairways of The Golf Club of Amelia Island adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, Florida.
With more than 250 cars in attendance, many deserving cars were not honored with a Best in Class or Amelia (2nd or 3rd) awards in their respective class. However, that doesn’t mean they weren’t noticed or appreciated by the rest of the crowd.
In addition to the previously profiled Best in Show, Concours d’Elegance and Concours de Sport winners, the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance also presents the Corporate Awards, which as the name implies are given by various corporate entities to their favorite cars.
Awards range from People’s Choice to the Most Significant Car of David Hobbs to the Best Car in Which to Tour Napa Valley. While the awards are certainly less competitive than the Best in Show or Class Awards, many are still very cherished by the entrants.
Those in attendance vote for the “People’s Choice” award, which was awarded to a 1936 Delahaye 135 Competition Coupe that didn’t even place in its class.
2009 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Corporate Award Winners and Photo Gallery
People’s Choice
1936 Delahaye 135 Competition Coupe, Patterson Collection, Louisville, KY
The Spirit of the Mille Miglia Trophy for the Car That Best Expresses the Spirit of Road Racing
1936 Bentley 4.5 Litre, Andy Simo, Riverside, IL
The Claude Nolan Cadillac Award for the Most Elegant Cadillac
1940 Cadillac 62 Convertible Victoria, Ralph and Adeline Marano, Westfield, NJ
The Motor Trend Award for the Editor’s Choice
1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic, David and Ginny Sydorick, Beverly Hills, CA
The Ford Motor Company/E. T. “Bob” Gregorie Trophy for Enduring Design Excellence and Hagerty’s Kids Choice Award
1968 Ford GT40 Mk II, Harry Yeaggy, Cincinnati, OH
The AutoWeek Award for the Most Significant Car of David Hobbs
1971 Ferrari 512 M, Lawrence Stroll, New York, NY
The Chairman’s Choice Award for the Car Found Most Appealing by the Chairman
1927 Isotta Fraschini 8A Boattail Tourer, Don and Darby Wathne, Grassy Key, FL
The First Coast News Award for the Car Representing the Most Advanced Styling for Its Era
1938 Phantom Corsair Experimental, National Automobile Museum – The Harrah Collection, Reno, NV
The General Motors/Dave Holls Award for the Most Outstanding General Motors Car
1954 Chevrolet Corvette, Lingenfelter Collection, Brighton, MI
Glasurit/BASF Trophy for the Best Use of Color in Design
1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL1 BFG #49 Race Car, John T. Thompson, Atherton, CA
Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence for the Most Elegant Mercedes-Benz
1939 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Cabriolet A, Kemp Auto Museum, Chesterfield, MO
The Spirit of Ferrari Award for the Ferrari Representing the Spirit of Enzo Ferrari
1950 Ferrari 166 MM Le Mans Berlinetta, Michael and Katharina Leventhal, Chicago, IL
Automobile Magazine’s Driving Enthusiasts Award for the Individual Who Drives Their Car Regularly
1926 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Piccadilly Roadster, Jacquie and Lynn Boynton, Sanibel, FL
The Bob Carlson/Porsche Cars North America Trophy for the Most Outstanding Porsche
1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6, Jean Goutal, New York, NY
The Ultimate Motorworks Award for the Most Sporting Bentley
1924 Bentley 3/4.5 Litre, Lee and Pamela Wolff, Chagrin Falls, OH
The Rolls-Royce Award for the Most Elegant Rolls-Royce
1915 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Limousine, John M. O’Quinn Collection, Houston, TX
The Millard Newman Award for the Rolls-Royce Best Representing the Spirit of Millard Newman
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, Tom and Mary Jo Heckman, Newtown Square, PA
The Bridgestone Tire Award for the Most Elegant Sports Car
1947 Kurtis-Omohundro, Geoffrey R. Hacker, Tampa, FL
The Gil Nickel-Far Niente Award for the Best Car in Which to Tour the Napa Valley
1914 Peugeot Type 150 Touring, Off Brothers Collection, Richland, MI
The David E. Davis Jr. Trophy for the Most Outstanding Post-War American Car
1962 Chevrolet Corvette Gulf Oil Race Car, Paul E. Andrews, Jr. Collection, Ft. Worth, TX
The Breitling Watch Award for the Car of Timeless Beauty
1929 Rolls-Royce Phantom I York Roadster, Patrick S. Ryan, Asheville, NC
The Road & Track Trophy for the Car the Editors of Road & Track Would Most Like to Drive Home
1967 Lamborghini Miura, Lammot J. DuPont, McLean, VA
The FIVA Award for the Most Well Preserved and Regularly Driven Vehicle
1978 Jaguar XJ-S, Gary W. Bartlett, Muncie, IN
The Fashion Group International Award for the Best Presentation of Fashion and the Automobile
1936 Morgan Super Sport, Frazee Collection, Winter Park, FL
The Jaguar of Puerto Rico Trophy for the Most Outstanding Jaguar
1964 Jaguar XKE Series I, Terri Henning, Charleston, SC
The RM Restorations Award for the Best Unrestored Car
1955 O.S.C.A. MT4-2AD, Jack E. Thomas, St. Louis, MO
The Meguiar’s Award for the Car with the Most Outstanding Finish
1938 Delahaye 135 MS Competition Cabriolet, Bob Owens, Philadelphia, PA
Super Rod Magazine Award the Editor’s Choice,
1932 Ford Roadster, Chuck Longley, Deland, FL
Joe Pendergast Trophy for the Most Outstanding Race Car
1964 Porsche 904 GTS, Michael Robottom, St. John, Jersey, Channel Islands
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway/Tony Hulman Award the Most Significant Indy Race Car
1954 Kurtis-Kraft 500C Indianapolis Roadster, Don Blenderman, Houston, TX
The Heacock Classic Award the Most Historically Significant Race Car
1923 Miller Special 122 Supercharged, A. Dano Davis, Jacksonville, FL
The Amelia Island Award for the Most Elegant Formal Sedan or Town Car
1929 Cord L-29, Nethercutt Collection, Sylmar, CA
Buddy Palumbo Award for the Car Restored By and Driven To the Show by Its Owner
1966 Lamborghini 350GT, Ned and Rene Gallaher, Arden, NC
The Camille Jenatzy Award for the Car with the Most Audacious Exterior
1941 Chrysler Thunderbolt, Gerard J. DePersio, MD, Tustin, CA
The Spirit of Sebring Award for the Car Best Representing the Spirit of the Sebring 12 Hour Race
1956 Maserati 450S, Fastwelve, LLC, Portland, OR
The Don Andrews Award for the Spirit of the Concours – A Driver’s Car That is Driven Often and Enjoyed by Its Owner
1958 Ferrari 250 PF Cabriolet Series I, Peter McCoy, Beverly Hills, CA
The Racetorations Award for the Best New Coachwork or Re-Creation
1906 Pungs-Finch Finch Limited, Bill and Barbara Parfet, Hickory Corners, MI
The Cantore Trophy – The Hard Luck Award for the Entrant Experiencing Just Plain Bad Luck
1937 Oldsmobile L-37 Redfern Saloon, John and Jessica Lyons, West Hartford, CT
The Compass Bank Award for the Best Open Car and the Hagerty’s Kids Choice Award
1906 National Model E, John W. Rich, Sr., Pottsville, PA
Mercedes Benz Club of America Most Historically Significant Mercedes-Benz
1954 Mercedes-Benz W-196, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame, Indianapolis, IN
The Hagerty’s Kids Choice Award
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing,William Schiltz, Canton, OH
[Source: Amelia Island Concours; photo credit Al Wolford]
Each of cars that received the awards are beautiful especially the Ferrari 512 Kirk F White and campaigned by Penske & Donohue is beautiful and the color of Sunoco Livery is outstanding. The other car that stands out as incredible is the Lamborghini Muira 1967 fantastic seeing it in an unusual color of black and in its first year. Totally awesome. I wish I had each one of them.
There are so many incredible cars; the Fiat 8V Supersonic is the one I want in my garage.
I have a 1978 trophy I would like to find out more about!! it reads Great American Concour D’ Elegance 1978 Car 1 Would Most Like TO own.
If someone could give me some information on this found treasure, I would love to know more. Thank You
In case you are interested, the largest MICRO car exhibit of well over 300 cars is in Madison, Georgia (google double bubble, Madison,Ga. A Mr Weiner (of bubble gum fame) has built this extremely complete collection and has a large building showing most of them on Double Bubble Acres just outside of Madison, Georgia. That is only about 30 miles from my home and most people around here do not even know it exists. I think it would make a very good addition to the AIC next year. He keeps at least 15 or so of these gassed up and ready to drive and some are in restoration,etc.I have gone to the Pebble Beach Concours for about four years now (and going this August) but plan to be at the AIC in March 2010.
great site–how about the lancia stratos????