IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
The date for the 2010 Show has been moved to July 25th.

Congratulations to our 2009 Best in Show Winners!

Best of Show - Foreign
1939 Delahaye 165 Cabriolet
Peter Mullin Foundation

Best of Show - American
1934 Packard V-12 Sport Phaeton by Dietrich
Ray Scherr

 

Thank you to all who joined us Sunday August 2, 2009 in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance. We look forward to seeing you next year - check back soon for 2010 information!

     
1954 Fiat 8V Supersonic
2009 Featured Car
1934 Rolls Royce Phantom II
2009 Featured Car
Early Years of Drag Racing
2009 Feature

The 2009 exhibition included many exciting features, such as:

  • The Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance is proud to have been chosen for the North American debut of the 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300, serial no. 2311237. This one off alloy Boattail Speedster formerly owned by Angela Cherrett, noted authority and author on Alfa 8C’s, has never been shown outside of the U.K. until its acquisition last year by a noted American collector. Read more about this exclusive debut here.
  • "The Best of Detroit" 80 Cars showcasing the best of Detroit design from the 1920's through the 1960's
  • "The Early Years of Drag Racing" 12 Cars from the 1960's explosion of Drag Racing, including: the "Dyno Don Nicholson" Comet; 4 early "Gassers" including one driven by Barbara Hamilton - who will be making a personal appearance - the first women to get an NHRA license to drive a "supercharged" car; the 1967 Super Mustang - special project from Ford Motor and driven by Connie Kalitta and Tom McEwen.
  • “Fins and Chrome: The Convertibles of 1959” A significant year in auto design, we'll have 14 models all from 1959 and all convertibles.
  • 1911 Hupmobile The Hupmobile driven 48,600 miles around the world in 1911.
  • Rolls Royce Phantom Each series of Phantom will be represented.
  • The 1954 Fiat 8V Supersonic
  • American and European Luxury Cars Duesenberg, Cord, Isotta Fraschini, Hispano Suiza, Talbot Lago and much more.
  • Packard V-12
  • Swoopy Coupes
  • British Twin Motorcycles
  • McLaren Cars Special Display An exciting display in celebration of the 40th anniversary of McLaren racing which includes Johnny Rutherford's 1974 Indy 500 winner.

Our week long celebration included events for everyone - see our 2009 Schedule of Events here and check back often for information on the 2010 Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance.

Homepage Montage

2009 Poster Art
Artist: Gary Whinn

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