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The other winners are listed below, and for more information please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lajollaconcours.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.lajollaconcours.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best in Show<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1921 Duesenberg A Dual Cowl Phaeton \u2013 Ron and Sandy Hansen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Outstanding Postwar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1963 Ferrari 400 Superamerica 2-Door Aerodynamic Coupe \u2013 Donnie Crevier and Larry Alderson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Outstanding Prewar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1936 Mercedes-Benz 290 Cabriolet \u2013 Aaron and Valerie Weiss<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Specialty Awards<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LPL Financial Most Elegant Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1929 Bianchi Convertible Touring \u2013 Roy Sayles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mayor\u2019s Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1954 Packard Caribbean Convertible \u2013 Bruce Spangrud<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spirit of Motoring Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1973 Lotus Elan Plus 2S 130 \u2013 Eric Hoover<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aubrey Taylor Award of Excellence for Best Upholstery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1953 Nash-Healey Pininfarina Convertible \u2013 Petersen Automotive Museum<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorary Judge\u2019s Choice Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2005 Ford GT \u2013 Camilo Pardo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philip Wichard Memorial Trophy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1934 Packard Twelve Model 1108 Runabout Speedster by Le Baron \u2013 The William Lyon Family<\/p>\n<p><strong>People\u2019s Choice Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1951 Maserati A6G-2000 Pininfarina Coupe \u2013 Riverside Int\u2019l Auto Museum Foundation<\/p>\n<p><strong>La Jolla Historical Society Preservation Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1966 427 Cobra Roadster = Skip and Margo Atkins<\/p>\n<p><strong>HVA Award for Best Preserved Vehicle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1934 Packard Super 8 1103 Sedan &#8211; Randy Carlson<\/p>\n<p><strong>This Car Matters Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1915 Packard 1-35 Touring \u2013 La Jolla Beach &amp; Tennis Club<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chairman\u2019s Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1927 Packard 343 Murphy Convertible Sedan \u2013 The Stephens Family<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Class Awards<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2A \u2013 American Classics (1925-1946)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1921 Duesenberg A Dual Cowl Phaeton \u2013 Ron and Sandy Hansen<\/p>\n<p><strong>2B \u2013 Packard (Through 1932)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1931 Packard 833 Five Passenger Two Door &#8211; Richard Walworth<\/p>\n<p><strong>2C \u2013 Packard (1933-1958)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1942 Packard Formal Sedan \u2013 Neil Torrence<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 \u2013 European Classics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1936 Mercedes-Benz 290 Cabriolet \u2013 Aaron and Valerie Weiss<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 \u2013 Rolls-Royce and Bentley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1960 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud \u2013 Roxanne Day<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 \u2013 Ferrari<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1963 Ferrari 400 Superamerica 2-Door Aerodynamic Coupe \u2013 Donnie Crevier and Larry Alderson<\/p>\n<p><strong>6 \u2013 Modern Supercars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1988 Porsche 959 \u2013 Bill Ceno<\/p>\n<p><strong>7A \u2013 Corvette<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1963 Corvette Stingray Coupe \u2013 James and Gail Smalley<\/p>\n<p><strong>7B \u2013 American Sports and Muscle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 &#8211; Joseph and Shella Salvo<\/p>\n<p><strong>8A \u2013 Coachbuilt by Pininfarina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1960 Ferrari 250 GT PF Series 11 Roadster \u2013 Garry Peters<\/p>\n<p><strong>8B \u2013 Italian Sports Cars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1951 Alfa Romeo 1900 Coupe \u2013 Charles Dunn<\/p>\n<p><strong>9A \u2013 Austin-Healey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1967 Austin-Healey OTS \u2013 Steve and Cindi Kirby<\/p>\n<p><strong>9B \u2013 Jaguar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1951 Jaguar Roadster &#8211; Marco De La Barrera<\/p>\n<p><strong>9C \u2013 British Sports Cars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1966 AC Cobra Roadster \u2013 Ned Scudder<\/p>\n<p><strong>10A \u2013 Porsche<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1962 Porsche 356 Twin Grille Super 90 Roadster \u2013 Paul Colony<\/p>\n<p><strong>10B \u2013 Mercedes-Benz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1961 Mercedes-Benz 300d Coupe \u2013 Barry Sohnen<\/p>\n<p><strong>11 \u2013 Race Cars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super Bollino d\u2019Oro Coupe &#8211; Antonio Covelli<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 13th annual La Jolla Concours d\u2019Elegance took place Sunday April 9 under sunny skies on the Concours lawn at Ellen Scripps Browning Park on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Southern California enclave of the same name. Trophies were awarded in 17 judged classes and 11 specialty categories, as well as Best in Show, Most Outstanding Prewar and Most Outstanding Postwar. 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