Arizona Concours (2015) – Pre-War Mercedes Tops Arizona

A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Sport Cabriolet A was selected as Best of Show at the second annual Arizona Concours dโ€™Elegance, held Sunday, January 11, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort. Owned by Thomas Taffet of Chatsworth, California, the Mercedes, which also topped the European Classic group, was entered by the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center.

Several select class and special award winners included:

Pre-1915 Antique: 1903 Pope-Hartford Model B, John Konwiser, Scottsdale, AZ

Pre-war sports and racing: 1932 MG F1 Magna, Malcolm and Barbara Appleton, Waitsfield, VT

Post-war American-powered sports cars: 1952 Cunningham C-3 convertible, Rich and Karen Atwell, Phoenix, AZ

Post-war American Racecars: 1959 Watson โ€œSimoniz Specialโ€ Indy roadster, Larry and Jan Pfitzenmaier, Sonoita, AZ

Post-war European sports cars: 1962 Jaguar E-type OTS, Randall Smalley, Paradise Valley, AZ

American Classic Open: 1933 Packard 1005 convertible coupe, Aaron and Valeria Weiss, San Marino, CA

Post-war European Racecars: 1956 Ferrari 500 Testarossa, Linda and Bill Pope, Scottsdale, AZ

Preservation: 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB, Terry Maxon, Glendale. AZ

Avant-Garde: 1949 Volkswagen Hebmuller cabriolet, Ron Clarke, Paradise Valley, AZ

Exotic: 1967 Ferrari 330 GTS, Philippe and Francoise Reyns, Chandler, AZ

Pierce-Arrow: 1916 Model 48, Clive Cussler, Paradise Valley, AZ

Ghia: 1952 Fiat 8V Supersonic, David Sydorick Beverly Hills, CA