2024 Winners

SPECIALTY WINNERS

BEST IN SHOW AWARD

The William Lyon Family
1934 Packard Twelve

Most Outstanding Pre-War Award

The William Lyon Family
1941 Mercedes-Benz Model 770K

Most Outstanding Post-War Award

Jonathan Segal
1956 Maserati A6G

LPL Summit Best of Marque AWARD

Petersen Automotive Museum
1929 duPont Model G Speedster by Merrimac

IWC Timeless Elegance Award

Bruce Meyer
1929 Duesenberg Model J

Co-Chairman’s Award

Charles Wegner
1959 Ferrari 250 LWB California

Mayor’s Award

Bob Minty
1929 Oldsmobile R-29

Philip Wichard Award for EXCELLENCE IN Design

Aaron Weiss
1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III

Aubrey Taylor Award of Excellence For Best Upholstery

Bradley & Rebecca Chase
1965 Lamborghini 350 GT

People’s Choice AWARD

Dennis McFarlane
1958 Corvette

Chuck Spielman Preservation AWARD

Doug DeMuro
1983 Lamborghini Countach

Spirit of Concourse Award

The Nethercutt Collection
1930 Ruxton

La Jolla Historical Society Heritage Award

The Singleton Collection
1930 Cadillac Series 452 V-16

Chief Judge Award

Jeff & Jamie Long
1953 Aston Martin DB2

Honorary Judges Award

Petersen Automotive Museum
1937 Talbot-Lago Type 150-C-S “Teardrop”

CLASS WINNERS

1A) American Elegance of the 20’s & 30’s – Open

  1. The William Lyon Family
    1934 Packard Twelve LeBaron Runabout Speedster

  2. Harry and Heather Clark
    1936 Lincoln Model K330 LeBaron Convertible Roadster

  3. Blackhawk Rolling Art
    1931 Chrysler CG Imperial Roadster

1B) American Elegance of the 20’s & 30’s – Closed

  1. Tom Neal
    1932 Packard 904 7 Passenger Sedan

  2. Gary Marchetti
    1931 Nash 887 4 Door Touring Sedan

  3. The Coit Collection
    1937 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe

2) European Elegance of the 20’s, 30’s 40’s

  1. The William Lyon Family
    1941 Mercedes-Benz Model 770K Offener Tourenwagen

  2. Enrique Esparza Jr
    1930 Rolls Royce Phantom Transformable Phaeton

  3. Aaron Weiss
    1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Disappearing Top Coupe

3) British Royalty – Aston Martin (1950 – 1975)

  1. Joe Calabrese
    1964 Aston Martin DB5 Saloon

  2. David Martin
    1953 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe

  3. Doug Forsyth
    1964 Aston Martin DB5 Coupe

4) Hagerty California Mille 2024

  1. Marc Behaegel
    1955 Fiat 8 V Zagato

5A) Italian Super Cars – Ferrari (1959 – 1990)

  1. Stephen Bruno
    1959 Ferrari 250 LWB TDF Berlinetta

  2. Michael Houx
    1974 Ferrari 246GTS Dino Targa

  3. Archie Kuehn
    1988 Ferrari Testarossa

5B) Italian Super Cars – Lamborghini (1964 – 1990)

  1. Robert Ross
    1966 Lamborghini 400GT Interim Coupe

  2. Alan Pliska
    1966 Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 Coupe

  3. Bradley and Rebecca Chase
    1965 Lamborghini 350 GT Coupe

6) Vintage Race Cars (Pre 1972)

  1. William Rooklidge
    1955 Jaguar D-type Roadster

  2. Phil White
    1955 OSCA Sports Racing Special 2 Door Convertible

  3. Shawn DeLuna
    1956 MG MGA Roadster

7) Japanese (1967 – 1998)

  1. Ricardo da Rosa
    1991 Acura NSX Coupe

  2. Kenneth Woolcott
    1985 Toyota Celica GT-S Convertible

  3. Brian Saldivar
    1998 Acura NSX-T 2-Door Targa Top

8) Porsche 911 Air Cooled Variants

  1. Henrik Jorst/CCI
    1966 Porsche 911 Coupe

  2. Ray Alvarado
    1970 Porsche 911T Targa

  3. Makellos Classics
    1976 Porsche 930 Coupe

9A) European Sports Cars of the 50 & 60’s – Open

  1. David Hargrave
    1959 MB 300 SL Roadster

  2. Tom Krefetz
    1966 Jaguar XKE Series 1 4.2 OTS

  3. John Malone
    1956 Mercedes Benz 190SL Convertible

9B) European Sports Cars of the 50 & 60’s – Closed

  1. Jonathan Segal
    1956 Maserati A6G Zagato

  2. Gary Buxton
    1963 Jaguar E-Type Coupe

  3. Scudder and Melanie Mersman
    1964 Jaguar XKE S1 Fixed Head Coupe

10) Mustangs Pony to Power the Evolution of Mustang Closed through 1978

  1. Kenneth Woolcott
    1966 Ford Mustang GT Convertible

  2. Luis Espinosa
    1966 Ford Mustang Pony GT Fastback

  3. Steve Beck
    1965 Shelby GT 350 Fastback

11) Corvettes Glass on the Grass the Evolution of Corvette

  1. Harmon Anderson II
    1963 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible with Hardtop

  2. James Sheehan
    1967 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster

  3. Michael Vietro
    1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe L89

Lifetime Achievement Award

Bruce Meyer

Automotive Legacy Award

Peter Mullin

MOTOR CAR CLASSIC AWARDS

FERRARI CLASS

Best Front Engine Ferrari
David and Pam Pham
2011 Californian

Best Mid-Engine Ferrari
Fernando Alcocer
1988 Testarossa

Best in Show for the La Jolla Motor Car Classic Ferrari Class

James Schultz
1998 355 Spider

HAGERTY CALIFORNIA MILLE CLASS

The La Jolla Motorcar Classic MILLE DI ECCELLENZA (1000 of excellence
in Italian)

Virginia Bamfore
1959 Mercedes Benz
300 SL roadster

MOTORCAR CLASSIC OPEN CLASS

Best American Car in the OPEN Class
Jim and Lisa Thomson
1968 Firebird convertible

Best Foreign Car in the OPEN Class
Bryan Poffenberger
1955 Porsche 356

Best Custom Car in the OPEN Class
John Etchert
1928 Ford Model A Truck with teardrop trailer

Judges Award for the OPEN class
Peggy and Russell Sternconert-Barbie
1960 Thunderbird

Doug Pratt Motorcar Classic

Best of Show Award
Bill Rogers
1968 Shelby GT 350