The Elegance at Hershey 2014 was held June 13-15 at the historic Hotel Hershey in Pennsylvania. The 4th annual Elegance at Hershey comprised three days of charity, vintage and antique car events, including a revival of the Hershey Hill Climb and the Elegance Concours d’Elegance with 65 automobiles displayed throughout the formal gardens of the Hotel Hershey.
The Best of Show Governor’s Cup at the 2014 Elegance at Hershey was awarded to the famed 1935 Duesenberg SJ Speedster Mormon Meteor owned by Harry Yeaggy. The SJ Speedster was built to set the 24-hour speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1935.
Powered by a straight-eight supercharged engine producing 400 horsepower, the Duesenberg Special averaged 135.580 mph over a 24-hour period driven by Ab Jenkins. In addition to the Best of Show, the 1931 Minerva AL Convertible Sedan of Joseph Cassini won the Founder’s Award and the People’s Choice Award as voted by the public attendees to the Elegance went to the Paul Gould’s 1954 De Soto Adventurer.
Similar to 2013, this year’s event also included the Grand Ascent, a two-day revival of the famed Hershey Hill Climb that featured more than 40 vintage race cars. The Grand Ascent is a VSCCA-sanctioned hill climb exhibition in the European tradition, where drivers piloted race cars up the back road to the Hotel Hershey.
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Photographer Michael DiPleco documented The Elegance at Hershey 2014 with the following pictures that capture the Concours d’Elegance portion of the event. We split up Michael’s 190 images into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery and award winners can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs.
The Elegance at Hershey 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery
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The Elegance at Hershey 2014 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)
Governor’s Cup Best of Show
1935 Duesenberg Mormon Meteor
Owner: Harry Yeaggy
Founder’s Award
1931 Minerva AL Convertible Sedan
Owners: Joseph & Margie Cassini, III
The Hotel Hershey Award
1947 Delahaye 135-M
Owners: Robert & Sandy Bahre
People’s Choice Award
1954 De Soto Adventurer
Owner: Paul Gould
Jack Rich Award
1934 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Boat Tail Speedster
Owner: Roger Willbanks
Most Elegant Open Pre-War
1928 Mercedes-Benz S
Owner: John Riegel
Most Elegant American Open Pre-War
1935 Duesenberg Mormon Meteor
Owner: Harry Yeaggy
Most Elegant Sports & Racing
1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide
Owner: Stan Cryz
Most Elegant Closed Pre-war
1924 Hispano
Owner: JWR Museum
Most Elegant American Closed Pre-war
1928 Packard 443
George Dragone
Most Elegant Post War
1947 Chrysler Town & Country
Owners: Loren & Jody Hulber
FIVA/HVA Award
1925 Packard 236
Owners: Susan & Stephen Babinsky
Cars that Matter
1911 Packard 30
Owner: Michael DeAngelis
Worn but not Forgotten Award
1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Zagato
Owner: Corrado Lopresto
French Curve Award (Best French Open Car)
1907 Renault Runabout
Owner: Kirkland Gibson
French Curve Award (Best French Closed Car)
1962 Facel Vega
Owner: Ken Swanstrom
Best of Britain Award (Best British Open Car)
1938 Jaguar SS100
Owner: James Taylor
Best of Britain Award
1929 Rolls-Royce
James & Marion Caldwell
American Spirit Award (Best American Open Car 1920-1931)
1931 Jordan G-90
Owner: Anson Loose
American Spirit Award (Best American Open Car 1932-1942)
1934 Packard 1107
Owner: Dr. Lonnie Fallin
American Spirit Award (Best American Closed Car 1920-1931)
1924 Lincoln L-Type 135 Limo
Owner: Rick Schmidt
American Spirit Award (Best American Closed Car 1932-1942)
1940 Packard Super Eight 1806
Owners: James Keener & Robert Shingle, Jr.
Motoring’s Pioneers Award (Best Early/Brass Car)
1904 Oldsmobile LT
Owner: Bill Alley
Ciao Italy Award (Best Italian Pre-War Car)
1934 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Boat Tail Speedster
Owner: Roger willbanks
Ciao Italy Award (Best Italian Post War Car)
1955 Maserati A6G
Owner: Oscar Davis
Dawn of a New Era Award (Best Post War)
1952 Verrill Wolf Wagon
Owner: Patricia Bittner Swigart
Spirit of Elegance
1954 Bentley Continental
Owner: George L. Bunting, Jr.
Rolling Sculpture
1957 Maserati 300S
Owner: Herb Wolfe
Elegance of Competition Award
1932 Aston Martin
Owner: Robert Mirabile
Best Sporting Car
1956 Talbot-Lago T14LS
Owner: Donald Bernstein
Journalist’s Award
1950 Nash-Healey
Owner: John Kruse
Chief Judge’s Award
1970 Plymouth Barracuda
Owner: Michael Connell
Board of Director’s Award
1948 Packard Victoria
Owners: Ralph & Adeline Marano
High Society Award
1933 Chrysler CL Imperial
Owners: David & Lorie Greenberg
Premiere Packard
1934 Packard 1107
Owners Dave & Linda Kane
Hagerty Youth Award
1956 Continental Mark II convertible by Hess & Eisenhardt
Owners: Barry & Glynette Wolk
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[Source: Elegance at Hershey; photos: Michael DiPleco]
