Duesenberg, O.S.C.A. Earn 'Best Of Show' Honors at 67th Hillsborough Concours d' Elegance

1929 Duesenberg Model J Earns 'Best of Show' - Elegance Award, 1955 O.S.C.A. Sports Racing Special Claims Inaugural 'Best of Show' - Sport Honors At 67th Annual Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance

An exquisite 1929 Duesenberg Model J earned 'Best of Show - Elegance' honors at the 67th annual Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance, while an extremely rare 1955 O.S.C.A. Sports Racing Special claimed the event's inaugural 'Best of Show Sport' award during festivities held Sunday at Crystal Springs Golf Course.

Showcasing excellence in automotive design and engineering, the event--the world's longest continuously running concours--was highlighted by the display of more than 200 treasured vintage and classic cars and motorcycles.

'Best of Show' was one of four awards presented to the owners of the Duesenberg, Valerie and Aaron Weiss of San Marino, California. The elegant luxury convertible took top honors in the 'CCCA Approved Classics' class while also winning the 'Elwood Hansen Award—Best Open Pre-WWII Car,' as well as the 'Owner's Choice Award,' which tallies votes from owners of all vehicles judged on Sunday.

Owned by Phil White of Portola Valley, California, the O.S.C.A. also claimed top honors in the 'Vintage Racecars' class, as well as the Strother MacMinn Design Award, which is presented to the car that features the most inspirational design elements of its era.

'In keeping with our 'Year of the Sportscar' theme, this 67th annual Concours featured an extensive selection of popular models from the international automotive world's most legendary marques,' said Hillsborough Concours d 'Elegance Chairman Glen Egan. 'This was complemented by an extensive selection of pristine motorcars handpicked specifically for Hillsborough. We thank all of our entrants for joining us.'

The Concours capped a memorable weekend of festivities that started on Friday with the annually sold-out 'Start Your Engines' kick-off reception. That was followed by Saturday's Hillsborough Tour d'Elegance, as 80 stunning collector cars traversed challenging Bay Area back roads and scenic vistas led by police escort.

The Concours featured 20 judged classes of 'Automobiles of Distinction,' including American Pre- and Post-War, CCCA Approved Classics, American Muscle Cars, American Sporting Cars Through 1987, Vintage Motorcycles, two Ferrari classes, two imported sports car classes, Japanese cars, a preservation class, two Rolls-Royce and Bentley classes, imported passenger and touring cars, vintage race cars and arcane and rare cars.

Partnering with the Town of Hillsborough, the all-volunteer Hillsborough Concours Foundation organizes this annual sell-out event and raises proceeds for Ability Path, The Guardsmen, and the Hillsborough Schools Foundation.

Title sponsors included Franklin Templeton Investments and Fiduciary Trust International, and Kerns Fine Jewelry, Putnam Automotive Group, and Hagerty.

About the Hillsborough Concours d' Elegance

The Hillsborough Concours d' Elegance has built and maintained a proud tradition of honoring and celebrating excellence in automotive design and engineering. The passion of the Concours leadership and volunteers, pride of its entrants, and devotion of its attendees have earned Hillsborough the proud record as the longest continually running Concours in the world.

The Hillsborough Concours offers a forum for passionate vintage car owners to showcase their prized vehicles and to compete for respect and recognition for their commitment to preserving automotive authenticity. The Concours also aims to cultivate future generations of car enthusiasts by providing privileged access to some of the world's most celebrated automobiles and by serving as a channel for inspiring and informative automotive knowledge and lore.

Photo credit: Hillsborough Concours / Kimball
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