2016 Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival and Concours D’Elegance

1953 Maserati wins Best of Show at 2016 Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival — 1953 Maserati wins Paul Doerring Award at 2016 Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival this afternoon. (Photos by Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com.)

Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival Winners …

The 2016 Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival an Concours D’Elegance honored a 1914 Stutz Bearcat as Best of Show this afternoon. The vintage Stutz open roadster was chosen for the top award by the concours judges here today. Brian and Trish White of Apex, North Carolina, brought their antique motorcar to the Concours event this weekend here on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. And the competition here on the judging field was intense.

1914 Stutz Bearcat wins Best of Show award
at the 2016 Hilton Head Island Concours D'Elegance
rian and Trish White of Apex, NC with their Best of Show Stutz
Top Award winners at the 2016 Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival
1953 Maserati A6CGS/53 Spyder wins the Paul Doerring Award
owned by G. Larry and Patricia Wilson of Georgetown, SC
1956 Dodge Lancer wins the People's Choice award for Douglas Dressler of NC
Best in Class, 1956 Pontiac Safari Wagon, Warren & Dianne Daniels, Stem, NC
1954 Packard Convertible, Mark & Hilary Becker, Jacksonville, FL
1970 Corvette LT-1, Sam & Nancy Gallagher, Savannah, GA
1969 Lotus Type 64 Indy Race Car, Barber Motorsports Museum, Birmingham, AL
1948 Packard Series 22 Woodie Wagon, Jim & Cindy, Griggs, Panama City, FL
1938 Peugoet 402 Darl'Mat owned by Mark Hyman, St Louis, MO
1938 Darracq/Talbot Lago T-150-C, J.W. Marriott, Jr, Bethesda, MD
1968 Shelby GT500KR Convertible, Mike & Debbie Rogers, Mooresville, NC
1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II, Elise & Russel Joseph, Houston, TX
1932 Helicron, one-of-a-kind, propeller run by camshaft
Carol and Steve Neubaur, Delran, NJ, with their 1955 Messershmitt KR200
1952 Citroen Cogolin doesn't know whether it is coming or going.

Every concours competition seems to produce automotive designs that are so rare and elegant we catch our breath just to view them. To find a 1953 Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder in such amazing condition is a privilege we all shared here at the 2016 Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival today. The Paul Doerring Award winner is indeed a rare model of Maserati. The A6GCS was built from 1953 to 1955 with just 52 examples ever produced. Only 48 had the Spyder body as four Pininfarina Berlinetta coupes were also produced.

Top Awards in the Car Club Showcase on Saturday

Saturday was a busy day here at the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Cars On Line’s Car Show Team was on hand to cover all the action as the Car Club Showcase judging was held in the late afternoon sun. Almost simultaneously Auctions America was presiding over the 2016 Hilton Head Island Auction at The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa next door. Our Car Show Team is here on Hilton Head Island to cover all the action for you in photos and vidoes.

Here are the top award winners at the Car Club Showcase on Saturday. (Photos by Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com.)

Best of Showd: 1973 Ferrari Dino 246, owned by Don Phillips, Savannah, GA
Best American Car: 1970 Oldsmobile 442, owned by Michael Gill, Anderson, SC
Best European Car: 1956 Porsche 356A, owned by Bruce Edge, West Columbia, SC
People’s Choice: 1963 Corvette Roadster, owned by Patricia and Marvin DeGraw, Hilton Head, SC
Top Cars in the Car Club Showcase
Paul Doerring Award awarded to person who drove the farthest: 1978 Corvette, driven from Kittery, ME (1,067 miles)
Top Mustang of the Showcase: 1968 Shelby Mustang GT500KR
Top Truck: 1933 Dodge Bros. Sedan Delivery, owned by Dickie & Sally Wolfe, Berryville, VA

Our photo journalist, Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com captured this video of the Concours event. They reported over 500 cars registered at the event this year. It was their most successful event ever hear at Hilton Head Island in spite of the recent Hurricane Matthew.

Real Shelby 427 Cobra Sold at
2016 Hilton Head Island Auction

It was the high point of this Saturday afternoon here at the 2016 Hilton Head Island Auction by Auctions America. You could feel the excitement in the crowd as buyers and spectators watched the 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra roar to the auction stage. Every car collector worth his salt would love to slide behind the wheel of this real deal 427 AC Cobra. Only one buyer would have the opportunity today as CSX 3308 was presented for sale. Catch the banter in the video below as the price reaches $660,000.

High End Collector Cars Sold Today at
2016 Hilton Head Island Auction

Saturday saw a boutique sale of specialty and classic cars leaving spectators excited as the 2016 Hilton Head Island was one of the top events during the HHI Motoring Festival. Some of the sales were spectacular.

2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition sold for $277,500.
A 2004 Porsche Carrera GT was the odds on favorite to be the top sale.
The rare Carrera GT was bid up to $730,000, bid did not meet seller's reserve.
Barn find! Biggest surprise sale of the 2016 Hilton Head Island Auction
1957 Porsche Speedster 356A Cabrio project car sold for $605,000!
1960 Maserati 3500 GT by Touring, Lot # 146.
The rare Maserati sold for $202,500
1967 Corvette 427/435 Convertible. Lot # 157. Bid up to $110,000.
1959 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, Lot # 165
1990 Ferrari Testarossa, Lot # 182. Bid up to $90,000.
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe, Lot # 181, one of the pristine Porsche collector cars to be sold on Saturday.
1985 Porsche 911 Coupe with Code M491 Turbo Look, Lot # 188
A nice 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible, Lot # 195, sold for $39,000.
1968 Shelby GT350 Convertible, Lot # 159,
Sold for $76,000.
1941 Willys Swoop Style Roadster, Lot # 130, bid up to $54,000 early in the sale.
It will be interesting to see if this 1963 Corvette Split Window, Lot # 164, will break six figures.
1954 Corvette Roadster, Lot # 150, may be a "sleeper". Sold for $48,000.
1932 Chevrolet BA Deluxe Confederate Convertible, Lot # 189, sold for $40,000.
1965 VW Beetle w/Trailer Boat Camper sold for $27,000.
1936 Ford Woodie Wagon, Lot # 122, sold for $37,000.
1966 Mustang GT K Code Convertible was bid to $67,500.
1933 Cadillac 370C V-12 was bid up to $50,000.

Our Cars On Line Car Show Team is on hand at the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival and Concours providing live coverage of the high profile event. Our photo-journalists, Bob and Donna Boberg, of eClassicAutos.com, are on the scene capturing photos and videos to tell the story.

MORE ABOUT THE AUCTION …

Our newsletter readers should be able to pick up some bargains here in South Carolina. Follow this link to the Auctions America website to register now to bid online for the 2016 Hilton Head Island Auction. You can read Auction America’s online catalog for the Hilton Head Island Auction by clicking the link now. Be sure to bookmark this page to help you navigate to the imortant pages on the Auctions America site this weekend.

Our Cars On Line Car Show team will be there on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina that weekend to cover the 2016 Hiltion Head Island Concours D’Elegance. On Saturday we’ll have all the auction action for you from Auctions America’s Hilton Head Island Auction. You can watch the live stream provided by Auctions America from your computer. Then follow our Facebook and Twitter pages for our commentary. As usual, our regular readers will want to join in on the conversation. Show your collector savvy by predicting what each car will sell for on our Facebook page. To access the live stream video on Saturday, November 5, click this link.

Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival

2016 Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival and Concours D’Elegance