1934 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe and 2017 Cadillac Dpi-V.R Named Best In Show at The Amelia’s 27th Annual Event


 

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., March 6, 2022

A 1934 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe and a 2017 Cadillac DPi-V.R were crowned this year’s Best in Show winners on March 6, 2022, at The Amelia Concours d’Elegance — its 27th annual event. Marking the inaugural year under Hagerty’s stewardship, the 2022 event highlighted innovative activations that complemented the event’s long tradition of showcasing the world’s finest vehicles at the Golf Club of Amelia Island and the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Central to the weekend’s festivities was the celebration of The Amelia’s 2022 honoree: accomplished driver and championship race team owner, Chip Ganassi.



1934 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe – 2022 Best in Show – Concours d’Elegance
The Best in Show Concours d’Elegance Trophy was awarded to a Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe displayed by Harry Yeaggy of Cincinnati, Ohio. Intended to compete with the most luxurious and powerful cars in the world, production Duesenberg J’s were fitted with 420-cubic inch, eight-cylinder engines with twin camshafts and equipped with factory-fitted dual Winfield carburetors. One of the last Duesenbergs produced, this LaGrande Convertible Coupe could top 115mph and was originally owned by Marjorie Merriweather Post (General Mills founder, businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector of fine art – and the world’s wealthiest woman). This “Duesie” was used as her Long Island summer house car until 1962. Current owner Harry Yeaggy had it restored to its original specifications.



2017 Cadillac DPi-V.R – Best in Show – Concours de Sport
A Cadillac DPi displayed by the Jackson Collection, of Ellicott City, Maryland took home the Best in Show Concours de Sport Trophy.

After a 14-year absence, the Cadillac DPi-V.R was purpose-built to compete in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This Wayne Taylor Racing chassis features a race[1]prepared, normally aspirated series-limited 600hp Cadillac 5.5-liter V-8 engine and was the overall winner of the 2018 Petit Le Mans with lead driver Jordan Taylor, Renger van der Zande and Ryan Hunter Ray. This was followed up by winning the 2019 Rolex 24 At Daytona overall with lead driver and double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso, Renger van der Zande, Jordon Taylor and Kamui Kobayashi. Every year, The Amelia assembles a group of cars associated with the honoree.



For the 27th, The Amelia gathered eight of the cars that Chip Ganassi Racing competed with throughout his career, including the Dallara which won the 2010 Indianapolis 500 and the Chevrolet Impala which won the 2010 Daytona 500.



Continuing with The Amelia’s tradition of celebrating Motorsport, racecars from the 60th Anniversary of the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 70th Anniversary of Sebring were joined on the field by some of the finest examples in the Race Cars Pre-War, NASCAR and Gurney Eagle show groups.

Other featured classes included selections from Waterhouse Coachworks highlighting the small Custom Coach Builder from Webster, Massachusetts whose run was cut short after only five years thanks to the Great Depression, and the Rare Aluminum Porsche Race Car genre highlighting the earliest competition efforts from the then young sports car manufacturer and included a 1951 Le Mans class winner.

The aluminum 1949 356/2 entry owned by Cameron Healey and restored by Rod Emory, was one of the first three Porsches to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1951, the world’s oldest endurance race. Class winner at Le Mans, the car set the table for the longest stretch of consecutive la Sarthe entries that continues to this day.



A triple-carbureted, 4.5-liter in-line six-cylinder powered 1953 Delahaye 178 helped fill out the Sports and GT Cars 1958-1972 class, the largest at The Amelia with 22 cars. This example featured coachwork by Henri Chapron of Paris and a four-speed electromechanical transmission that allowed the driver to shift without using the clutch. The car was on display courtesy of the Petersen Automotive Museum.

Other 2022 show highlights included the celebration of the original Hot Rod, with the 90th Anniversary of the 1932 Ford. Anchoring the ’32 Ford class was one of the earliest examples of the genre, the “Doane Spencer Roadster” owned by Bruce Meyer. Rick and Elaine Schmidt’s 1924 Lincoln L, with its 90 horsepower 358 Cubic Inch L-Head V8, helped commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Lincoln.

“Congratulations to this year’s Best in Show winners and to all of the collectors who shared their cars at The Amelia,” said McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty. “These incredible cars and their owners make The Amelia what it is: one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the automotive calendar every year. This was Hagerty’s first time operating the show, and we are enormously grateful for the hard work and support of our amazing sponsors, our volunteers who come back year after year, the entire car community and, of course, Bill Warner, our Chairman Emeritus.”

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The Hagerty Youth Award

American Classics 1933- 1948

1937 Cord 812

 

Laura and Jack Boyd Smith, Jr.

The Hagerty Youth Award

American Limited Production

1957 Mercury Monterey

 

American Muscle Car Museum

The Hagerty Youth Award

American Classics 1920- 1930

1930 Cadillac Roadster

 

John D. Groendyke

Best in Class

NASCAR

1971 Mercury Cyclone

 

Len Wood

Class Award

NASCAR

2000 Ford Taurus

 

Rusty Wallace, Inc.

Class Award

NASCAR

1969 Dodge Daytona

 

Ray Evernham and Greg Kwiatkowski

Best in Class

Gurney Eagles

1967 Gurney Eagle Weslake Mk 1 Formula 1

 

Miles Collier Collections @ Revs Institute

Class Award

Gurney Eagles

1966 Eagle IndyCar

 

Canepa Motorsports

Class Award

Gurney Eagles

1967 Gurney Eagle Mark III

 

William E.(Chip) Connor

Best in Class

Cars of Ganassi

2016 Ford GT LM

 

JW Motorsports

Class Award

Cars of Ganassi

2007 Dodge NASCAR Avenger Car of Tomorrow

 

Nio Fernandez - El Cuco Racing

Class Award

Cars of Ganassi

2016 Ford GT LM

 

Rob Kauffman, RK Motors

Best in Class

70th Anniv. 12 Hours of Sebring

1968 Porsche 907

 

Canepa Motorsports

Class Award

70th Anniv. 12 Hours of Sebring

1985 Porsche Fabcar

 

John Higgins

Class Award

70th Anniv. 12 Hours of Sebring

1953 Kurtis Kraft 500 S

 

Jim and Stacey Weddle

Best in Class

Indy Roadsters

1952 Kurtis Cummins Diesel Special Roadster

 

Cummins Engine Company

Class Award

Indy Roadsters

1963 Watson Indy Roadster

 

George T Lyons

Class Award

Indy Roadsters

1962 Lesovsky Indy Roadster

 

 Thomas E & Sharon J Malloy Foundation, Inc.

Best in Class

Motorcycles

1990 Honda VFR750R

 

Legendary Sportbikes Collection

Class Award

Motorcycles

1992 Bimota Tesi 1Dsr

 

Robert Steinbugler

Class Award

Motorcycles

1988 Ducati 851 Tricolore Kit

 

Alberto and Rossana Sisso Collection

Best in Class

Sports and GT Cars Pre-War

1935 SS Cars Limited SS One Airline Saloon

 

Jim and Lisa Hendrix

Class Award

Sports and GT Cars Pre-War

1938 Jaguar SS100

 

Wayne Carini

Class Award

Sports and GT Cars Pre-War

1934 SS1 (Jaguar) Tourer

 

Chris and Caryn Lapinski

Best in Class

90th Anniv. '32 Ford

1932 Ford 18

 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Goldstein

Class Award

90th Anniv. '32 Ford

1932 Ford Roadster

 

Ross and Beth Myers

Class Award

90th Anniv. '32 Ford

1932 Ford B

 

Kim McCullough

Best in Class

Sports and GT Cars 1958-1972

1965 Aston Martin DB5C

 

Jim Utaski

Class Award

Sports and GT Cars 1958-1972

 1961 Ghia L 6.4

 

Mark Hyman

Class Award

Sports and GT Cars 1958-1972

 1964 ATS 2500 GTS Allemano Sports Coupe

 

Stephen Bell Classic Investments Inc

Best in Class

60th Anniv. 24 Hrs Daytona

1969 Porsche 917K

917-015

Canepa Motorsports

Class Award

60th Anniv. 24 Hrs Daytona

2005 Crawford DP03

 

Theo Ruijgh

Class Award

60th Anniv. 24 Hrs Daytona

1995 Porsche 962 Kremer K8 Spyder

 

Audrain Collections

Best in Class

Sports and GT Cars 1946-1957

1953 Siata 208 CS

 

Kim and Stephen Bruno

Class Award

Sports and GT Cars 1946-1957

1950 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Coupe

 

OFF Brothers Collection - Bill Johnston and Ron Elenbaas

Class Award

Sports and GT Cars 1946-1957

1952 Gilco Fiat Siata 1500 Coupe Speciale by Gilco

 

Don and Carol Murray

Best in Class

Rare Japanese

1967 Toyota 2000GT

 

The Bobby Rahal Collection

Class Award

Rare Japanese

1967 Mazda Cosmo

 

Mike and Barbara Malamut/Malamut Auto Museum

Class Award

Rare Japanese

1965 Honda S600

 

Peter Cunningham

Best in Class

Race Cars Pre War

1929 Bentley Old Number One

LB2332

Bruce R. MCaw

Class Award

Race Cars Pre War

1921 Duesenberg 183

 

Rob Kauffman

Class Award

Race Cars Pre War

1938 Sparks-Thorne Little Six

 

Joseph Freeman

Best in Class

Porsche Rare Aluminum

1961 Porsche 356B

 

Ingram Collection

Class Award

Porsche Rare Aluminum

1959 Porsche 718 RSK

718-007

Miles Collier Collections @ Revs Institute

Class Award

Porsche Rare Aluminum

1949 Porsche 356/2 SL

356/2-063

Cameron Healy and Suzy Snow

Best in Class

Horseless Carriage

1907 Ford N

 

Robert D. Richmon

Class Award

Horseless Carriage

1910 Packard 18

 

Robert McKeown

Class Award

Horseless Carriage

1903 Cadillac A

 

Jim and Donna Elliott

Best in Class

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

 

Sam and Emily Mann

Class Award

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

 

Richard Buckingham

Class Award

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

 

Molly and Norm Shanklin

Best in Class

Waterhouse

1929 DuPont Model G

 

Mary and Ted Stahl

Class Award

Waterhouse

1930 Packard 745

 

Tom Laferriere

Class Award

Waterhouse

1929 DuPont Model G

 

Evergreen Historic Automobiles

Best in Class

American Classics

1920- 1930 1928 Auburn 8- 115 Speedster

 

Richard and Helen Harding

Class Award

American Classics

1920- 1930 1929 Cord L-29

 

Gregory V. Ornazian

Class Award

American Classics

1920- 1930 1929 Hudson Series L

 

Scott and Susy Spiro

Best in Class

American Classics 1931- 1932

1932 Packard 906

 

The Bob Bahre Collection

Class Award

American Classics 1931- 1932

1931 Marmon Sixteen

 

Calvin and Janet High

Class Award

American Classics 1931- 1932

1931 Cadillac Series 355A

 

David and Kathy Gano

Best in Class

Davis

1948 Davis Devin

 

Wayne Carini

Class Award

Davis

1949 Davis Military Vehicle

 

Bruce Feuerstein

Class Award

Davis

1948 Davis Divan

 

Petersen Automotive Museum

Best in Class

American Limited Production

1956 Packard Caribbean

 

Warren Wubker

Class Award

American Limited Production

1957 Mercury Monterey

 

American Muscle Car Museum

Class Award

American Limited Production

1955 Chrysler 300

 

Robert and Jackie Lederer

Best in Class

Pre-War Custom Coachwork

1930 DuPont Model G

 

Capricorn Collection

Class Award

Pre-War Custom Coachwork

1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500

 

Maine Classic Car Museum

Class Award

Pre-War Custom Coachwork

1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II

 

David and Teresa Disiere

Best in Class

Duesenberg

1934 Duesenberg J-531

 

Harry Yeaggy

Class Award

Duesenberg

1929 Duesenberg J-355

 

Jill and John Shibles

Class Award

Duesenberg

1930 Duesenberg J-347

 

Ross and Beth Myers

Best in Class

American Classics 1933- 1948

1935 Packard 1500

 

The Marano Collection

Class Award

American Classics 1933- 1948

1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow

 

Jill and Charles Mitchell

Class Award

American Classics 1933- 1948

1937 Cord 812

 

Laura and Jack Boyd Smith, Jr.

Holls Award The General Motors/Dave

American Limited Production

1957 Oldsmobile Starfire 98 Holiday Coupe

 

Larry and Darrel Cole

Trophy The Grand Sport

60th Anniv. 24 Hrs Daytona

2017 Cadillac DPi-V.R

 

Jackson Collection

Trophy The Ford Motor

Lincoln

1937 Lincoln Zephyr V12

 

The NB Center for American Automotive Heritage

Company/E.T. The BMW

Race Cars Pre[1]War

1938 BMW 328 Roadster

 

Stéphane Sertang

Trophy The Porsche

Sports and GT Cars 1958-1972

1963 Porsche 901

 

Don and Diane Meluzio

Trophy The Sandra Alford Fashion

Sports and GT Cars Pre-War

1933 MG J2

 

Robert Carr

Trophy The Andial

Porsche Rare Aluminum

1960 Porsche RS60

 

The JSL Motorsports Collection

Heritage Award Hagerty Drivers FNA

Horseless Carriage

1904 Knox Tuxedo

 

Seal Cove Auto Museum

Award Hagerty Drivers Foundation/FIVA Preservation

American Classics 1920- 1930

1930 Packard Packard Deluxe Eight 745

 

Lynn and Michael Harling

Award The Indianapolis Motor Speedway/Tony Hulman

Gurney Eagles

1974 Jorgensen Eagle 7400 USAC

 

Miles Collier Collections @ Revs Institute

Award The International Motor Sports Association

60th Anniv. 24 Hrs Daytona

1995 Riley&Scott MK3A

 

Al Petkus

The David and Lisa Helmer Award

American Limited Production

1958 Pontiac Parisienne

 

Steven Plunkett

The Claude Nolan Cadillac Award

American Classics 1933- 1948

1935 Cadillac Series 60 Stationary Coupe

 

Jean and Don Ghareeb

Trophy The Judge John North

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

1910 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost

 

Sierra Collection

The Wind in Your Face Award

Motorcycles

1999 MV Agusta F4 Serie Oro

 

Collection of James and Sharon Dillard

The Spirit Of The 1000 Miglia Award

Ferrari

1949 Ferrari 166 MM

0006M

Brian and Kimberly Ross

The Spirit of Sebring Award

70th Anniv. 12 Hours of Sebring

1952 Cunningham C4-R

 

Miles Collier Collections @ Revs Institute

The Tampa Bay Automobile Museum Award

Horseless Carriage

1903 Franklin A

 

Anne and Dan Russell

The YouTube Award

NASCAR

1970 Plymouth Superbird

 

Douglas Schellinger

The Gil Nickel / Far Niente Award

Ferrari

1963 Ferrari 250 California Spyder

4137GT

Rare Wheels Collection

The Denise McCluggage Trophy

NASCAR

1994 Chevrolet Lumina

 

Hendrick Motorsports

The Amelia Island Award

American Classics 1920- 1930

1929 Rolls-Royce Springfield Phantom I

 

Rose Lewis

The Craftsman Phil Hill Restorers Award[1]Sports/Race

70th Anniv. 12 Hours of Sebring

1990 Fabcar Porsche 993 Alex

 

Job and Theo Ruijgh

The Craftsman Phil Hill Restorers Award[1]Production

Sports and GT Cars 1946-1957

1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster

 

Lorenzo Triana

The People's Choice Award

Pre-War Custom Coachwork

1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III

 

Valerie and Aaron Weiss

The Founder's Award

90th Anniv. '32 Ford

1932 Ford Roadster

 

Bruce Meyer

The Chairman's Choice Award

Waterhouse

1933 Stutz DV-32 Victoria Convertible

 

Lehrman Collection

The Chopard Watch Award

Waterhouse

1931 Chrysler Imperial

 

Hank Hallowell III

The Ritz-Carlton, Best in Show, Concours de Sport

60th Anniv. 24 Hrs Daytona

2017 Cadillac DPi-V.R

 

Jackson Collection

The Ritz-Carlton, Best in Show, Concours d'Elegance

Duesenberg

1934 Duesenberg J-531

 

Harry Yeagg