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
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The William Lyon Family
1934 Packard Twelve LeBaron Runabout Speedster -
Harry and Heather Clark
1936 Lincoln Model K330 LeBaron Convertible Roadster -
Blackhawk Rolling Art
1931 Chrysler CG Imperial Roadster

1B) American Elegance of the 20’s & 30’s – Closed
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Tom Neal
1932 Packard 904 7 Passenger Sedan -
Gary Marchetti
1931 Nash 887 4 Door Touring Sedan -
The Coit Collection
1937 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe

2) European Elegance of the 20’s, 30’s 40’s
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The William Lyon Family
1941 Mercedes-Benz Model 770K Offener Tourenwagen -
Enrique Esparza Jr
1930 Rolls Royce Phantom Transformable Phaeton -
Aaron Weiss
1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Disappearing Top Coupe

3) British Royalty – Aston Martin (1950 – 1975)
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Joe Calabrese
1964 Aston Martin DB5 Saloon -
David Martin
1953 Aston Martin DB2 Drophead Coupe -
Doug Forsyth
1964 Aston Martin DB5 Coupe

4) Hagerty California Mille 2024
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Marc Behaegel
1955 Fiat 8 V Zagato

5A) Italian Super Cars – Ferrari (1959 – 1990)
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Stephen Bruno
1959 Ferrari 250 LWB TDF Berlinetta -
Michael Houx
1974 Ferrari 246GTS Dino Targa -
Archie Kuehn
1988 Ferrari Testarossa

5B) Italian Super Cars – Lamborghini (1964 – 1990)
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Robert Ross
1966 Lamborghini 400GT Interim Coupe -
Alan Pliska
1966 Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 Coupe -
Bradley and Rebecca Chase
1965 Lamborghini 350 GT Coupe

6) Vintage Race Cars (Pre 1972)
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William Rooklidge
1955 Jaguar D-type Roadster -
Phil White
1955 OSCA Sports Racing Special 2 Door Convertible -
Shawn DeLuna
1956 MG MGA Roadster

7) Japanese (1967 – 1998)
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Ricardo da Rosa
1991 Acura NSX Coupe -
Kenneth Woolcott
1985 Toyota Celica GT-S Convertible -
Brian Saldivar
1998 Acura NSX-T 2-Door Targa Top

8) Porsche 911 Air Cooled Variants
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Henrik Jorst/CCI
1966 Porsche 911 Coupe -
Ray Alvarado
1970 Porsche 911T Targa -
Makellos Classics
1976 Porsche 930 Coupe

9A) European Sports Cars of the 50 & 60’s – Open
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David Hargrave
1959 MB 300 SL Roadster -
Tom Krefetz
1966 Jaguar XKE Series 1 4.2 OTS -
John Malone
1956 Mercedes Benz 190SL Convertible

9B) European Sports Cars of the 50 & 60’s – Closed
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Jonathan Segal
1956 Maserati A6G Zagato -
Gary Buxton
1963 Jaguar E-Type Coupe -
Scudder and Melanie Mersman
1964 Jaguar XKE S1 Fixed Head Coupe

10) Mustangs Pony to Power the Evolution of Mustang Closed through 1978
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Kenneth Woolcott
1966 Ford Mustang GT Convertible -
Luis Espinosa
1966 Ford Mustang Pony GT Fastback -
Steve Beck
1965 Shelby GT 350 Fastback

11) Corvettes Glass on the Grass the Evolution of Corvette
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Harmon Anderson II
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible with Hardtop -
James Sheehan
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster -
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
