Best of Show Honors Announced at 70th Annual Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance
A 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc Cabriolet & a 1966 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada captured Best of Show awards at the world’s longest continuously running concours…
A 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc Cabriolet was selected as the winner of Best of Show: Elegance at the 70th annual Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance, while a 1966 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada earned the Best of Show: Sport honors during festivities held Sunday at Crystal Springs Golf Course.
The event was highlighted by the display of more than 200 vintage and classic cars, representing almost every genre and marque, including hot rods, restomods, muscle cars, hypercars and grand touring elegant classic pre- and post-war luxury models, event organizers stated in a press release. In all, there were 22 judged classes.
This year’s concours paid tribute to the 100th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz, with three judged classes: Pre-War, Post-War and Sportscars. In addition, the event also featured for the first time a special judged class of “Restomods Through 1973.”
Best of Show: Elegance was one of multiple awards earned by the 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc Cabriolet. The Mercedes also earned first place honors in the Mercedes Post-War category, while also winning the Franklin Templeton Investments Award, which recognizes the Best Open Post-WWII Car.
In addition to Best of Show: Sport, the Bizzarrini earned top honors in the show’s Imported Sports Cars – 1965-87, as well as the Franklin Templeton Investments Perpetual Award, recognizing the Best Closed post-World War II car.
The 70th Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance was also highlighted by a special appearance of Bring a Trailer founder Randy Nonnenberg. During an interview with Hillsborough Concours Foundation chairman Rob Fisher, Nonnenberg recalled the founding of the global online auction platform, while sharing stories about his lifelong passion for classic and sports cars.
Partnering with the Town of Hillsborough, the all-volunteer Hillsborough Concours Foundation organizes this annual sell-out event, which raises proceeds for Ability Path, The Guardsmen, and the Hillsborough Schools Foundation.
