GREYSTONE MANSION CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE

GREYSTONE MANSION CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE

Livin’ Large in Beverly Hills

Bob Segui takes his Nash Healey Le Mans Coupe to Beverly Hills. Click to view Bob's images

Where can you go to enjoy 150 world-class vintage automobiles and motorcycles on display, gourmet food, beverages and adult libations, seminars by automotive industry experts ……… the Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance, Beverly Hills.

On 1 May I had the privilege of attending the 2011 Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance with my 1953 Nash Healey Le Mans Coupe. This was the 2nd annual event at Greystone Mansion, held in conjunction with The Friends of Greystone, and a portion of the proceeds goes towards the ongoing preservation of the Estate. Greystone Mansion, built in 1928, is listed in the National Register of Historical Places and has featured in many famous movies including: What Women Want, Spider Man, Jumpin’ Jack Flash and The Big Lebowski.

Vintage automobiles and motorcycles began arriving early and after a quick wipe down and final detailing, cars were ready when the public arrived at 10.00am. Between 11.00am and 3.00pm a series of lectures was presented with topics such as: the present state of the collector car market, automotive photography, auto insurance and appraisals, and even one on dare-devils and stunt driving.

The Presentation and Awards Ceremony was sponsored by Tiffany & Company.

Motorcycles:

Best of Show	1899 De Dion Bouton Tri-cycle	Urban S. Hirsch III
Best Antique	1925 BMW R-32	Nicolas Bonham Smith
Best Competition	1969 Flink 250	Bradley C. Boyle

Automobiles:

Packard	1929 Dual cowl Phaeton	Dana and Lianne Graham
Jaguar	1956 XKSS	Peterson Automotive Museum
Porsche	1961 356 B Roadster	Michael Losmandy
Ferrari	1962 250 GT SWB Berlinetta	Ron Hein
Pre War American	1937 Cord 812 Sportsman	Tony Vincent
Post War American	1957 Dual Ghia	Irwin Thaler
American Sports	1967 Shelby 427 Cobra	Ron Busuttil
Post War British	1961 Aston Martin DB/4 GT by Zagato	David Sydorick
Pre War European	1930 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A	Paul Emple
Post War European Touring	1957 Facel Vega FV4	Andrew Linsky
Post War European Sports	1961 Alpha Romeo Guilietta Sprint Speciale	Mike and Barbara Malamut
Heritage Gallery Outstanding "Mascot"	1934 Pierce Arrow Coupe	Gordon Wangers
Meguiars Outstanding Paint Presentation	1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II	Peter Hoffman
Brooks Brothers Timeless Style Award	1927 Stutz Brougham	George Scott
Tiffany & Company Award of Elegance	1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S	Arthur Hadley
Jesse Alexander Award - Outstanding Sports Car	1956 Austin-Healey 100	Fredrick Stewart
People's Choice	1930 Cadillac 452A v-16 Roadster	Fred Lax
Director's Choice	1963 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III	Michael Hammer
Mayor's Choice	1967 Ferrari 365 California	Jack Nethercutt/Nethercutt Museum
Sprit of Greystone	1928 La Salle 303 Roadster	Richard Stanley
FIVA Preservation Award	1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Sedan	Adrien Labi
Best of Show Concours de Sport	1962 Ferrari 400 Superamerica	Peter McCoy
Best of Show Concours d’Elegance	1934 Voisin C27 Aero sport	Peter and Merle Mullin/Mullin Automotive Museum

As you can see by the winners this year, this wasn’t just any car show. The vehicles displayed were world-class, some of them are rarely seen and come from private collections—a real treat!

For one of the best vintage car and motorcycle shows in the world, get to Beverly Hills in early May for the Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance. You might even see a celebrity or two .........



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