Down in the Low Country of South Carolina the Hilton Head Island Concours celebrates sensational automobiles
Set among the stately moss-covered oak trees at the Port Royal Golf Club on Hilton Head Island, this was the 14th year of the Hilton Head Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance. The event took place on Sunday, November 1st, with Saturday being a special day for various car clubs and their members’ cars.
Once considered a local concours, the Hilton Head Concours has grown into a national event that is truly special. The cars that take part in this spectacular show come from all over the country, from Florida to Maine as well as the Midwest. It truly has become an event that has something for everyone. From Classic cars to sports cars, Fifties and Sixites-era American cars and muscle cars too, you’ll be amazed at the variety.
For details on next year’s concours, visit their website at HHIMotoringFestival.com.
This striking light yellow 1934 Pontiac Cabriolet was shown by owner Brian and Trish White of Apex, North Carolina, while the gorgeous maroon 1947 Mercury Deluxe Convertible is owned by Chris and Kathleen Koch of Trenton, Maine.
One of about 670 built, this small-displacement 1960 Turner 950 Sport MKI is owned by Roy and Peg Ivey of Anderson, South Carolina.
Dale Critz from nearby Savannah, Georgia, displayed his rare 1911 E-M-F Model 30 Racer. It’s one of three factory race cars that competed in the 1911 Great Savannah Races.
Built by DeTomaso, this 1974 Longchamp is powered by a Ford 351-cu.in. Cleveland V-8. It’s owned by Walter Eisenstark of nearby Bluffton, South Carolina.
Vermont resident Bill Alley brought down his recently restored 1909 Packard Roadster. Of the 378 examples that were produced, it’s one of only two known to exist today.
Porsche collector Robert Ingram from Durham, North Carolina, had two of his early Porsches displaced side by side. The deep blue beauty is a 1955 356 Continental, and is powered by a 1500cc four-cylinder engine. The silver 356C is an ultra-rare 1964 Carrera 2 coupe, one of only 126 produced.
Two V-8-powered beauties that couldn’t be any more different was this Zagato-bodied, double-bubble 1953 Fiat 8V owned by Ed Leerdam of Winter Park, Florida, and the striking 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible owned by Jupiter, Florida resident Jim Heustess.
At the Olympia Motor Show that took place in London back in 1932, this Aston Martin Le Mans was the factory show car. Today it’s driven often by its owner Richard Schulze of Tillman, South Carolina.
Of the 52 Ghia 450/SS models built, this is car number eight – a 1966 model. Powered by a Chrysler 273-cu.in. V-8, it’s owned by James Mac Dougald of St. Petersburg, Florida. Alongside sits David Salzman’s 1957 Dual-Ghia which was featured in the July 2015 issue of Hemmings Classic Car magazine.
The automobile that took everyone’s breath away and rightfully was crowned Best of Show was this beautiful 1933 Chrysler Custom Imperial Phaeton. It was specially built for noted automotive designer Ralph Roberts; today it resides in West Orange, New Jersey under the enthusiastic care of owners Joseph and Margie Cassini, III.
