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Danville Concours d’Elegance 2014 – Report and Photos

Ex-Briggs Cunningham 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight
Ex-Briggs Cunningham 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight

The Danville Concours d’Elegance 2014 was held September 20-21 on the historic downtown streets of Danville, California. The 10th annual event included a traditional Concours, plus a Tour d’Elegance rally and Dinner d’Elegance celebration at the Blackhawk Museum.

Best of Show at the 2014 Danville Concours was awarded to Gordon and Theo Johnson’s 1948 Bentley Mk VI.Additional award winners included Pre-1960 Sports Car presented to John Grosseto’s 1955 OSCA MT4 1500, Dennis Peck’s 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Mk III Roadster won American Sports Car from 1961 to 1969 the 1973 Ferrari 246 Dino GTS of Verna Griffiths won Pre-1991 Ferrari and Alan McCrary’s 1936 Cord Cabriolet took home the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Jim Lawrence Drivers Award.

The Blackhawk Museum’s ex-Briggs Cunningham 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight was the featured car at this year’s event. Briggs Cunningham had worked with Jaguar for several years and wanted to race their supremely successful sports cars. Cunningham raced car #14 in 1963 and performed admirably against more experienced drivers.

The Danville d’Elegance Foundation is dedicated to supporting organizations in their pursuit of a cure for Parkinson’s disease, while raising funds to benefit the advancement of both Parkinson’s research and patient care. Each year the Danville d’Elegance Foundation has steadfastly increased its fundraising goals from the initial $45,000 in the first year to $500,000 in 2013, providing funds to both The Michael J. Fox Foundation TEAM FOX and the Sunnyvale-based Parkinson’s Institute. Since 2004, the Foundation has raised more than $2 million for Parkinson’s research and patient care.

Similar to the 2011, 2012 and 2013 events, Senior Photographer also documented the Danville Concours d’Elegance 2014 with the following images.

Danville Concours d’Elegance 2014 – Photo Gallery


Danville Concours d’Elegance 2014 – Award Winners

Best of Show
Gordon and Theo Johnson, 1948 Bentley Mk VI

Class A: Pre-1960 Sports Car
John Grosseto, 1955 OSCA MT4 1500

Class B: 1961 – 1969 British Sports Car
Tony Theopolis, 1965 Austin-Healey 3000 Mk II

Class C: 1961 – 1969 American Sports Car
Dennis Peck, 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 Mk III Roadster

Class D: 1961 – 1969 All Other Sports Car
Phil White, 1965 Ferrari 500 Superfast

Class E: 1970 – 1990 Sports Car
Jim and Craig Kuenzinger, 1978 MG Midget

Class F: 1991 – 2000 Sports Car
Neil Pack, 1996 Porsche 993

Class G: 2001 – 2014 Sports Car
Ron & Diane Fair, 2011 Ferrari California

Class H: 1950 – 1980 Non-Sports Car
Rob Krantz, 1976 Jaguar XJ6 C

Class I: Pre-1950 Non-Sports Car
Chuck Steel, 1948 Ford Convertible

Class J: Land Rover
Chien Liew, 1953 Land Rover Series I

Class K: Pre-1991 Ferrari
Verna Grittiths, 1973 Ferrari GTS Dino

Class L: 1991 – 2014 Ferrari
Mario Tarigo, 2003 Ferrari Enzo

Class M: Race Car
Richard Orme, 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Road and Track Phil Hill Award
Christor Provo, 1985 Renault 5 Turbo 2

Ferrari Club Awards

Class One – 6/8 Cylinders
First Place, Roy and Barbara Riccetti, 1983 Ferrari 308 GTS QV
Second Place, David Thompson, 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS

Class Two – 12 Cylinders
First Place, Phil White 1965, Ferrari 500 Superfast
Second Place, Alan Cavey, 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Jim Lawrence Drivers Award
Alan McCrary, 1936 Cord Cabriolet