Winners of the 2001

35
th Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance


INDEX SELECTIONS
Show Stoppers
Section I - Lincoln
Section II - Imported
Section III - Classic
Section IV - American
Section VI - Marque


Show Stoppers
 
Best in Show
  1931 Chrysler Le Baron CJ Roadster
  Mr. & Mrs Ken Daniel
  Los Altos Hills, CA
Most Elegant Open
1935 S.S. 14 Light Saloon 
Mr. & Mrs. Ruben Wacker 
Sacramento, CA 
with Mr. Steve Miller 
SCCA Chief of Concours
 
Most Elegant Closed
  1923 Overland Model 91
  Three Door Dedan
  Ed Krantz
  Emerald Hills, CA
Marshall G. Cox
Family Foundation Award

1956 Jaguar XK 140S Roadster 
Kirsten & Marnum Alston 
San Anselmo, CA 
with Marshall Cox 
 
Patron's Choice Award
  1956 Pegaso Z-102 Panoramica
  Body by Touring
  Jack & Vi Vopal
  Simi Valley, CA
Honorary Judges Award
1937 Delahaye 135M Cabriolet  
Jacques Hargundeguy  
Walnut Creek, CA  
with Ed Gilbertson  
Honorary Judge  
 
Mercedes-Benz Marque Trophy
  1955 300S Cabriolet
  Bob Buckter
  San Francisco, CA
  and Richard Simonds
  representing Mercedes-Benz Clubs
Mercedes-Benz USA Trophy
1928 Mercedes-Benz 630K 
All-Weather Phaeton 
Donald Sevart 
Los Angeles, CA 
 
George S. Paddleford Trophy
  1957 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible
  Ron Rondell
  San Francisco, CA
  with Donna Miller
  daughter of George Paddleford
Meguiar's Award
1952 Jaguar XK 120S Roadster 
Frank Morton Family 
Carmel, CA 
with Tom Sutton 
Deputy Executive Director 



SECTION I ~ MERCEDES-BENZ


CLASS A2 - 300SL GULLWINGS & ROADSTERS
 
1st 1956 Merceded-Benz 300SL Gullwing
Gary Jarvis ~ Ca Mesa, CA
1957 Mercedes-Bens 300SL Roadster
Mark Grimsvedt ~ San Mateo, CA
  2nd
1959 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
Patrick Matthews ~ Alamo, CA
  3rd


CLASS A3 - OTHER MERCEDES-BENZ SLs 1955 THROUGH 1976
 
1st 1965 Mercedes-Benz 230SL
Richard & Laura Simonds ~ San Carlos, CA
1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL
Michael Hakkert ~ San Jose, CA
  2nd
1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
Robert Cottam ~ Sacramento, CA
  3rd


CLASS A4 - MERCEDES-BENZ COUPES & CABRIOLETS PRE 1940
 
1st not awarded
1928 Mercedes-Benz 630K
All-Weather Phaeton
Donald Sevart ~ Los Angeles, CA
  2nd
1935 Mercedes Benz 500K Cabriolet B
William Kellogg ~ Los Altos Hills, CA
  3rd


CLASS A5 MERCEDES-BENZ COUPES & CABRIOLETS 1945 THROUGH 1976
 
1st 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet
Bob Buckter ~ San Francisco, CA
1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE Coupe
Bud Hopkins ~ Sacramento, CA
  2nd
1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 Coupe
Alex Lappe ~ Palo Alto, CA
  3rd


CLASS A7 MERCEDES-BENZ SEDANS 1961 THROUGH 1976
 
1st 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3
Ira Zalesin ~ San Mateo, CA
1965 Mercedes-Benz 600 SWB Limousine
Ralph Moceo ~ Santa Cruz, CA
  2nd
1953 Mercedes-Benz 170S Sedan
Terry & Diane Sullivan ~ Los Gatos, CA
  3rd



SECTION II ~ IMPORTED CARS


CLASS B ~ SPORTS CARS THROUGH 1955
 
1st 1949 MGTC
Bruce Obbink ~ Pacific Grove, CA
1954 MGTF
Rick Harvie ~ Menlo Park, CA
  2nd
1949 MGTC
David & Laurel Whorf ~ Carmel, CA
  3rd


CLASS C ~ SPORTS CARS 1956 THROUGH 1976 (under $5,000)
 
1st 1966 Morgan Four Place Roadster
Chuck & Roberta Katz ~ Palo Alto, CA
1956 Austin Healey 100 Roadster
Luther & Alexia Gentry ~ Belmont, CA
  2nd
1960 Triumph TR3A Roadster
Vernon Beadles & Gene McCafferty ~ Auburn, CA
  3rd


CLASS D ~ SPORTS CARS 1956 THROUGH 1976 (over $5,000)
 
1st 1962 Austin Martin DB-4 DHC
Scott & Joannie Kriens ~ Redwood City, CA
1965 Austin Martin DB-5 Coupe
Guy Simpson ~ Los Gatos, CA
  2nd
1972 Ford Pantera
John & Mary Jo Waldschmidt ~ Redwood City, CA
  3rd


CLASS E ~ PASSANGER & TOURING CARS THROUGH 1955
 
  1st 1951 Bentley Saloon
Ivan & Beth Gallo
Menlo Park, CA
1926 Austin A7 Roadster
Earl Scheeler ~ Berkeley, CA
  2nd
1938 Citroen BL11 Sedan
John Baldwin ~ San Francisco, CA
  3rd


CLASS F ~ PASSENGER & TOURING CARS 1956 THROUGH 1976 (under $7,000)
 
1st 1972 Alfa Romeo GTV Coupe
Felix Chiu ~ Foster City, CA
1968 Citroen 2CV Sedan
Terry Nielsen ~ Half Moon Bay, CA
  2nd
1967 Austin Mini Cooper Sedan
Dennis & Susan Hartelius ~ Lafayette, CA
  3rd


CLASS G ~ PASSENGER & TOURING CARS 1956 THROUGH 1976 (over $7,000)
 
1st 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL Coupe
Toby Baly ~ Incline Village, NV
1977 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II Sedan
Nick Stenn ~ Morgan Hill, CA
  2nd
not awarded   3rd



SECTION III ~ CLASSIC CARS


CLASS I ~ U.S. CLASSIC OPEN CARS
 
1st 1931 Chrysler LeBaron CJ Roadster
Ken Daniel ~ Los Altos Hills, CA
1928 LaSalle 303 Roadster
David & Joyce Buchanan ~ Palo Alto, CA
  2nd
1935 Auburn 851 Convertible Sedan
Mark Landes ~ Sunnyvale, CA
  3rd


CLASS K ~ EUROPEAN CLASSIC OPEN & CLOSED CARS
 
1st 1935 S.S. 1.4 light Saloon
Ruben Wacker ~ Sacramento, CA
1948 Jaguar MK IV 3.5L D/H Coupe
Marshall G. Cox ~ Lake Arrowhead, CA
 2nd
not awarded  3rd



SECTION IV ~ CARS OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURE


CLASS L1 ~ HORSELESS CARRIAGE THROUGH 1915
 
1st 1913 Star Gentlemens Roadster
George & Barbara Frederic ~ Los Altos, CA
1910 Ford Model T Touring
Jim Boyden ~ Mountain View, CA
  2nd
not awarded   3rd


CLASS L2 ~ NICKEL AGE THROUGH 1927
 
1st 1923 Overland, model 91 Three Door Sedan
Ed Krantz ~ Emerald Hills, CA
1923 Dodge Truck
Dan Marinovitch ~ Sonora, CA
  2nd
1920 Ford Model T Racer
James & Danny Kocjan ~ Redwood City, CA
  3rd


CLASS M ~ AMERICAN CARS 1925 THROUGH 1932
 
1st 1931 Ford Model A Roadster
Chris & Susan Billat ~ Los Gatos, CA
1931 Chrysler CD8 Sedan
Henry Frank ~ Los Gatos, CA
  2nd
1932 Hupmobile F222 Four Door Sedan
Kent & Linda Dyson ~ Burlingame, CA
  3rd


CLASS N ~ AMERICAN CARS 1933 THROUGH 1942
 
1st 1941 Buick Super 56C Convertible
David & Joyce Berelson ~ Tiburon, CA
1939 Packard Model 1701 Sedan
Steve Soldavini ~ Milbrae, CA
  2nd
1939 Ford Delus Coupe
Fred Silva ~ San Jose, CA
  3rd


CLASS O ~ AMERICAN CARS 1945 THROUGH 1954
 
1st 1953 Buick Skylark 76X Convertible
Joe Scarff ~ San Jose, CA
1949 Buick 79 Roadmaster Estate Wagon
Patrick McHenry ~ Brentwood, CA
  2nd
1948 Buick 59 Estate Wagon
J. M. Bragg ~ Visalia, CA
  3rd


CLASS P1 ~ AMERICAN SPORTS CARS 1955 THROUGH 1965
 
1st 1964 Corvette Roadster
Leo Michaud ~ Rocklin, CA
1956 Ford Thunderbird
Timothy Herbst ~ Los Altos, CA
 2nd
1960 Shelby Mustange GT350 Coupe
Robert Kong ~ San Jose, CA
 3rd


CLASS P3 ~ AMERICAN MANUFACTURED CARS 1955 THROUGH 1960
 
1st 1956 Chevrolet Nomad
Steve & Marguerite Edwards ~ Oak Park, CA
1961 Chevrolet Impala SS Sports Coupe
Steve & Kaye Kramer ~ Foster City, CA
  2nd
1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Two Door
Kenneth Bottari ~ San Carlos, CA
  3rd


CLASS P4 ~ AMERICAN MANUFACTURE 1961 THROUGH 1966
 
1st 1966 Ford Mustang GT Convertible
Jim Wagoner ~ Fremont, CA
1968 Mercury Cougar
Greg Stahl ~ San Jose, CA
  2nd
1966 Dodge Monaco 500 Confertible
Morgan Von Rueden ~ San Francisco, CA
  3rd



SECTION VI ~ MARQUE CLASSES


CLASS R1 ~ PORSCHE 356 SERIES
 
1st 1960 356B Roadster
Susan Burnett ~ Los Gatos, CA
1952 356 Coupe
Thomas Krugman ~ Modesto, CA
  2nd
1965 356C
Jay Chapman ~ San Francisco, CA
  3rd


CLASS R2 ~ PORSCHE 900 SERIES
 
1st 1995 968 Coupe
Hossein Rahnema ~ San Jose, CA
1980 911SC Weissach Coupe
Ed Dugan ~ Castro Valley, CA
  2nd
1967 912 Coupe
Donald Massaro ~ Atherton, CA
  3rd


CLASS S ~ LINCOLN
 
1st 1939 Lincoln Zepher Convertible Sedan
William Hoffman ~ Redwood City, CA
not awarded   2nd
not awarded   3rd


CLASS T1 ~ FERRARI THROUGH 1976
 
  1st 1965 500 Superfast
Mike & Becky Dunn ~ Newark, CA
1969 365 GTS Spyder
Tim Montgomery ~ Burlingame, CA
  2nd
1967 330 GTS Spyder
Deane Gardner ~ Cupertino, CA
  3rd


CLASS T2 ~ FERRARI 1977 THROUGH 2000
 
1st not awarded
1968 328 GTS Spyder
Nyle Mameesh ~ San Mateo, CA
  2nd
1987 Testarossa
Ron Koch ~ Palo Alto, CA
  3rd


CLASS V ~ JAGUAR
 
1st 1952 Jaguar XK 120S Roadster
Frank Morton Family ~ Carmel, CA
1960 XK 150S Coupe
Bernard & Nhi Jubb ~ Santa Cruz, CA
  2nd
1967 420 Saloon
Debra Wallace ~ San Mateo, CA
  3rd


CLASS W ~ DRIVEN THROUGH 1976
 
1st 1960 Jaguar Mark II Sedan
Tom M. & Yuri Oda ~ Monte Sereno, CA
1965 Pontiac Catalina Two + Two Hardtop
Bill & Lea Huetteman ~ Santa Rosa, CA
  2nd
1975 Maserati Bora Coupe
Martin Quintana ~ Morgan Hill, CA
  3rd


CLASS X ~ CADILLAC
 
1st 1957 Eldorado Brougham Sedan
Richard Traxler ~ Hillsborough, CA
1957 Series 60 Hardtop
Dave & Cindy Rockstein ~ Springfield, OR
 2nd
1957 Fleetwood Hardtop
Nick Rassushin ~ Concourd, CA
 3rd


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