{"id":493929,"date":"2014-07-01T00:12:54","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T07:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=11070"},"modified":"2024-04-20T19:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T19:25:51","slug":"1931-cadillac-claims-pinehurst-best-in-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1931-cadillac-claims-pinehurst-best-in-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinehurst Concours d&#8217;Elegance (2014) &#8211; 1931 Cadillac Claims &#8220;Best In Show&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/n7-201407-p1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-520290 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/n7-201407-p1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/n7-201407-p1-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/n7-201407-p1-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/n7-201407-p1-1-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/n7-201407-p1-1-100x68.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/n7-201407-p1-1-770x525.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/n7-201407-p1-1-293x200.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A striking midnight blue 1931 Cadillac 452A owned by 90-year-old Charles Gillet of Lutherville, Maryland, was awarded the Best in Show at the 2014 Pinehurst Concours d\u2019Elegance at Pinehurst Resort on May 4. The car, equipped with a V16 engine and purchased in 1986 by Gillet and then restored by Pruiett Automotive Restoration, emerged from 119 vintage cars and a strong Grand Classics (1925-1948) field to capture the top prize at the second annual showcase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other significant winners included a 1903 Marr Auto Car owned by W. Barton Close of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, which captured the HVA Award, and a 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Zagato, owned by Corrado Lepresto of Milan, Italy, which took the FIVA award, celebrating vehicles have that\u00a0survived virtually unrestored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A striking midnight blue 1931 Cadillac 452A owned by 90-year-old Charles Gillet of Lutherville, Maryland, was awarded the Best in Show at the 2014 Pinehurst Concours d\u2019Elegance at Pinehurst Resort on May 4. The car, equipped with a V16 engine and purchased in 1986 by Gillet and then restored by Pruiett Automotive Restoration, emerged from 119 vintage cars and a strong Grand Classics (1925-1948) field to capture the top prize at the second annual showcase. 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