A 1926 Hispano-Suiza H6B Cabriolet and an ex-Jackie Oliver 1974 Shadow DN4-1A scooped the Best of Show gongs yesterday (23 May) at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.
The Florida-based event returned for 2021 with a May rather than its usual March date, the Hispano-Suiza crowned Best in Show, Concours d’Elegance, the Shadow claiming the Best in Show, Concours de Sport trophy.
The Shadow topped a class dedicated to the marque en route to overall glory, while the Hispano-Suiza won The Heacock Classic Insurance Award for the most elegant French coachwork.
Owned by Jill and Charles Mitchell of Stuart, Florida, this weekend’s trophy-winning 1926 Hispano-Suiza gained its Cabriolet Le Dandy coachwork by Henri Chapron in 1931.
It is powered by an aluminium 6.6-litre straight-six and has power-assisted four-wheel drum brakes.
Brought by James Bartel of Key West, Florida, the 1974 Shadow DN4-1A is the car in which Jackie Oliver won four of the five races in the final season of the original Can-Am, thereby claiming the title.
Bartel took ownership in 2014, since when it has been restored and raced – and it has won every historic race it has started.
