{"id":369763,"date":"2012-04-16T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=41057"},"modified":"2024-12-29T17:12:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T17:12:01","slug":"mercedes-benz-540k-wins-2011-louis-vuitton-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mercedes-benz-540k-wins-2011-louis-vuitton-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz 540K Wins 2011 Louis Vuitton Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC_7762-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-789282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC_7762-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC_7762-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC_7762-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC_7762-1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC_7762-1-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC_7762-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC_7762-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC_7762-1-293x194.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>The 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahn Kurier owned by Arturo and Deborah Keller was named winner of the 2011 Louis Vuitton Classic Award.<\/p>\n<p>The Louis Vuitton Classic Award is given annually to an automobile judged Best of the Best by the jury of specialists at Louis Vuitton. To become eligible, the car first has to be judged &#8220;Best of Show&#8221; at one of the top events worldwide, including the Cavallino Classic, Amelia Island Concours d&#8217;Elegance, Concorso d\u2019Eleganza Villa d&#8217;Este, Concours d\u2019Elegance of America, Quail Motorsports Gathering, Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance, among others. (The 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K won &#8220;Best of Show&#8221; at the 2011 Concours d\u2019Elegance of America). These winners are then examined by a jury of specialists and the judging criteria considers the elegance and the refinement of the coachwork, exterior and interior, the mechanical beauty, the form and function appropriateness, as well as the authenticity, the historical importance and the rarity.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Keller&#8217;s Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahn Kurier, other cars nominated for the 2011 Louis Vuitton Classic Award were a 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Vignale (Cavallino Classic), 1933 Duesenberg \u2018Twenty Grand\u2019 (Amelia Island Concours d\u2019Elegance), 1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale (Concorso d\u2019Eleganze Villa d\u2019Este), 1955 Ferrari 375 America Coupe Speciale (Quail Motorsports Gathering) and 1934 Voisin C-25 Aerodyne (Pebble Beach Concours d\u2019Elegance).<\/p>\n<p>The judging panel for the Louis Vuitton Classic Award is chaired by Christian Philippsen; other judges were: Chris Bangle (Chris Bangle Associates); Ian Cameron (Rolls-Royce); Luc Donckerwolke (Volkswagen Group Advanced Design); Matteo Fioravanti (Fioravanti); Fabrizio Giugiaro (Italdesign \u2013 Giugiaro); Gert Hildebrand (Chery Quantum Auto); Wahei Hirai (Toyota Group Design); Fran\u00e7ois Melcion (R\u00e9tromobile); Shiro Nakamura (Nissan Group Design); Adolfo Orsi (Historical Selecta); Roberto Piatti (Torino Design); Lorenzo Ramaciotti (Fiat Group Design); Michael Robinson (Bertone); Gorden Wagener (Daimler Group Design) and Ed Welburn (General Motors Group Design).<\/p>\n<p>The Louis Vuitton Classic Award ceremony will take place in Monaco on April 23, 2012, where Louis Vuitton will present a specially commissioned sculpture to the Kellers.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2011 Louis Vuitton Classic Award Winner &#8211; 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahn Kurier<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p2-1.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p2-1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p2-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p2-1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p2-1-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p2-1-100x69.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p2-1-770x528.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p2-1-293x201.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n                Jonathan Turner and Adam Hartley wheeled their 1905 Star Gordon Bennet to 5th in the Pioneer Class.Photo: Pete Austin\r\n                <\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p4-1.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p4-1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p4-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p4-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p4-1-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p4-1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p4-1-770x517.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p4-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/pg6-200907-p4-1-293x197.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                <div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\r\n                Ovaerall victors Paul Carter and John Bayliss flash by in a 1936 Bentley Derby.Photo: Pete Austin\r\n                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The Louis Vuitton Classic Award is given annually to an automobile judged Best of the Best by the jury of specialists at Louis Vuitton. To become eligible, the car first has to be judged &#8220;Best of Show&#8221; at one of the top events worldwide, including the Cavallino Classic, Amelia Island Concours d&#8217;Elegance, Concorso d\u2019Eleganza Villa d&#8217;Este, Concours [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":789282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,73],"tags":[432,75,14441],"class_list":["post-369763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-events","category-mercedes-benz","tag-events","tag-mercedes-benz","tag-mercedes-benz-540k"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mercedes-Benz 540K Wins 2011 Louis Vuitton Classic Award<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahn Kurier owned by Arturo and Deborah Keller was named winner of the 2011 Louis Vuitton Classic Award.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mercedes-benz-540k-wins-2011-louis-vuitton-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mercedes-Benz 540K Wins 2011 Louis Vuitton Classic Award\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahn Kurier owned by Arturo and Deborah Keller was named winner of the 2011 Louis Vuitton Classic Award.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mercedes-benz-540k-wins-2011-louis-vuitton-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Supercars.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-04-16T12:00:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-29T17:12:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DSC_7762-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"531\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sports Car Digest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sports Car Digest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/mercedes-benz-540k-wins-2011-louis-vuitton-award\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/mercedes-benz-540k-wins-2011-louis-vuitton-award\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sports Car Digest\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/188bd99a52d1e69543c54566c30e906b\"},\"headline\":\"Mercedes-Benz 540K Wins 2011 Louis Vuitton Award\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-04-16T12:00:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-29T17:12:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/mercedes-benz-540k-wins-2011-louis-vuitton-award\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":355,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/mercedes-benz-540k-wins-2011-louis-vuitton-award\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/04\\\/DSC_7762-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Event (Car Events &amp; 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