The 14th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance presented by Mercedes-Benz and AutoNation selected the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Coupe owned by Dr. Richard Workman as its Best of Show. Hosted for the 14th consecutive year at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, the event took place from February 7-9, 2020 and included celebrity guest comedian Billy Gardell.
The weekend kicked-off with the Hangar Party at Atlantic Aviation at the Boca Raton Airport. Guests perused an impressive selection of cars, motorcycles, private jets, premier vendors and gourmet tastings from over 25 of South Florida’s restaurants.
New this year, Mecum Auctions presented the “Gallery Exposition” of Millions of Dollars in Collector Cars and a Automotive Fine Arts Society Show (AFAS) on display – all available for purchase — which started on Saturday from 8:00am – 8:00pm and continued through Sunday’s Boca Raton Concours d’ Elegance. The Mecum Exposition was a presentation of extraordinary vintage automobiles and art by the Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) with automobile artists from around the country displaying their work and which was available for purchase. Artists included: Tony Sicorski, Richard Pietruska, Dan McCrary, Dennis Brown, David Chapple, Larry Braun and Steve Macy.
The memorable weekend closed with the Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, February 9th sponsored by the Rick Case Automotive Group. Guests from around the world experienced an automotive showcase like no other, featuring over 200 cars and motorcycles from an array of time periods and featuring the “Marque of the Year”, Duesenberg.
While the “Best of Show Award” was presented to a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Coupe owned by Dr. Richard Workman, additionally, the “Founder Award” was presented to 1932 Stutz DV32 Victoria by Rolston & Co. owned by Stephen Plaster. A full list of award recipients can be found below.
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| Award | Car # | Last Name | First Name | Year and Make of Car | City, State |
| HVA Award | E-7 | ACD Museum | 1927 Duesenberg Model X Speedster, Mc Farlan | Auburn, IN | |
| Hagerty Youth Award | D-5 | Coe | Larry | 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air | Boca Raton, FL |
| Mercedes-Benz Club Award | O1-7 | Schigiel | Leo | 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | Miami, FL |
| Boys & Girls Club of Broward County | N-3 | Rahe | Pilar | 1959 Nash Metropolitan Convertible | Margate, FL |
| Mercedes Benz – Auto Nation | I-7 | Plaster | Stephen & Amy | 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet A, Sindelfingen | Lebanon, MO |
| Enterprise | D1-1 | Siskind | Jon | 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible | Boca Raton, FL |
| Diamonds by Raymond Lee | D-7 | O’Connor | Robert A. | 1957 Cadillac Eldorado/Biarritz Coupe | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| Class Awards | |||||
| A – BRASS ERA THROUGH 1916 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | A-7 | Jancko | Dr. Joel & Pam | 1911 Ford Touring | Plantation, FL |
| Best in Class | A-6 | Carini | Wayne | 1916 American Underslung | Portland, CT |
| B1 – American Early, 1917-1930 – Fords | |||||
| Excellence in Class | B-1 | Rinaudo | Frank | 1920 Ford Model T Speedster | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Best in Class | B-9 | Glansen | Cliff | 1930 Ford Model A Boat Tail Speedster | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| B2 – American Early, 1917-1930 – Others | |||||
| Excellence in Class | B-3 | Lagerloef | Jerry | 1928 Hudson Super Six Series O Convertible Sedan, Murphy | Sugar Grove, IL |
| Excellence in Class | B-8 | Cole | Darrel | 1929 Packard 640 Custom Eight Phaeton Convertible | Orlando, FL |
| Best in Class | B-7 | Spiro | Scott & Susy | 1929 Hudson Series L Dual Cowl Phaeton, Biddle & Smart | Livingston, NJ |
| C- American Pre-War, 1931-1936 – Open | |||||
| Excellence in Class | C-2 | Zellers | Carl F. | 1932 Chrysler Series CI Roadster | Holmdel, NJ |
| Best in Class | C-1 | Kopp | Larry | 1931 Chrysler Imperial CG 2-Door Convertible Coupe, LeBaron | Oakland, NJ |
| C- American Pre-War, 1931-1936 – Closed | |||||
| Excellence in Class | C-11 | Houck | Ty | 1933 Chrysler Six Series CO Coupe with Rumbleseat | Lake Worth Beach, FL |
| Best in Class | C-4 | O’Connor | Robert | 1933 Pierce Arrow 836 Club Sedan | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| C1 – American Pre-War, 1937-1942 – Open | |||||
| Excellence in Class | C1-3 | Hanlon | Dan | 1940 Packard 160 Convertible Coupe | Naples, FL |
| Best in Class | C1-4 | Gaunt | David | 1940 Packard Darrin One Eighty Super Eight Convertible Victoria | Naples, FL |
| C1 – American Pre-War, 1937-1942 – Closed | |||||
| Excellence in Class | C1-7 | Ohnasian | Claude | 1938 Packard Super Eight Sedanca deVille Town Car, Barker | Highland Park, IL |
| Best in Class | C1-8 | Storch | Paul | 1940 Packard Model 1803 Station Wagon, Cantrell | Juno Beach, FL |
| D – American Post-War, 1946-1957 – Open | |||||
| Excellence in Class | D-5 | Coe | Larry | 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air | Boca Raton, FL |
| Best in Class | D-6 | Bowman | Jim & Renee | 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible | Madison, MS |
| D – American Post-War, 1946-1957 – Closed | |||||
| Excellence in Class | D-4 | Weinstein | Lewis J. | 1956 Packard Executive 2-Door Hardtop Coupe | Atlantis, FL |
| Best in Class | D-3 | Grasso | Joseph | 1951 Chrysler Windsor Four-Door Sedan | Downingtown, PA |
| D1 – American Post-War, 1958-1975 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | D1-7 | Wubker | Warren | 1958 Chrysler 300D Convertible | Mount Dora, FL |
| Best in Class *** | D1-5 | Clark | William & Charisse | 1963 Studebaker Avanti R2 Coupe | Bel Air, MD |
| E- Marque of the Year – Duesenberg Straight Eight “Model A” | |||||
| Excellence in Class | E-4 | Schorsch | Nicholas and Shelley | 1923 Duesenberg Model A Sport Phaeton | Newport, RI |
| Best in Class | E-9 | Pintzow | Perry | 1927 Duesenberg Model X Dual Cowl Phaeton, Locke | Albuquerque, NM |
| F- American Sports, 1946-1962 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | F-4 | Koehn | George W. | 1962 Corvette “Fuelie” Convertible Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Racer | Winter Park, FL |
| Best in Class | F-3 | Siskind | Susan & Richard | 1957 Ford Thunderbird 2-Door Convertible | Boca Raton, FL |
| F1- American Sports, 1963-1975 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | F1-2 | Gould | Donnie | 1967 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster | Stuart, FL |
| Best in Class | F1-5 | Tetro | Frank | 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe, 327/360 hp | Melbourne, FL |
| F2- American Performance, 1964-1975 – Over 400 Cu In | |||||
| Excellence in Class | F2-1 | Feehan | Mark | 1971 Oldsmobile W30 442 Convertible | Manalapan, FL |
| Best in Class | F2-7 | Lopez | Robert A. | 1970 Plymouth GTX 2-Door Hardtop Coupe | Miami, FL |
| F2- American Performance, 1964-1975 – Under 400 Cu In | |||||
| Excellence in Class | F2-11 | Miller | Candi & Mark | 1970 Shelby GT 350 | Parkland, FL |
| Best in Class | F2-4 | Helmuth | Freeman”Fritz” | 1970 AMC Javelin SST Trans Am Coupe | Topeka, IN |
| G- Foreign Pre-War through 1942 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | G-4 | Kriz | Fred & Donna | 1938 Bentley Derby Sedanca Coupe, Gurney Nutting | Miami Beach, FL |
| Best in Class | G-6 | Shibles | John P. | 1939 Lagonda V-12 Drop Head Coupe | Sea Girt, NJ |
| H1 – Foreign Post-War, 1945-1975 – Rolls-Royce and Bentley | |||||
| Excellence in Class | H-6 | Richard Gorman & Colleen Paige | 1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Continental Sport Saloon, James Young | N. Miami, FL | |
| Best in Class | H-3 | Kennard | John V.O. (Jack) | 1952 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith LwB 4-Door Sedan, H.J. Mulliner | St Pete Beach, FL |
| H2 – Foreign Post-War, 1945-1975 – Others | |||||
| Excellence in Class | H-5 | Jones | James C. & Janet W. | 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300B Cabriolet, Sindelfingen | Naples, FL |
| Best in Class | H-8 | Zarrella | Thomas | 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SE Convertible | Gloucester, MA |
| J – Feature of the Year – Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club | |||||
| Excellence in Class – Auburn | J-8 | Hendrix | Scott | 1936 Auburn 852 Cabriolet | Tupelo, MS |
| Best in Class – Auburn | J-5 | Cranford | Lloyd | 1933 Auburn 161-A Cabriolet | Punta Gorda, FL |
| J – Feature of the Year – Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club | |||||
| Excellence in Class – Cord | J-4 | Lambert | Richard & Patricia | 1931 Cord L29 4-Door Phaeton | Port Orange, FL |
| Best in Class – Cord | J-10 | Halpern | Joel & Dianne | 1937 Cord 812SC Custom 4-Door Berline | Broken Arrow, OK |
| J – Feature of the Year – Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club | |||||
| Excellence in Class – Duesenberg | J-2 | Gould | Donnie | 1932 Duesenberg Model J Victoria Coupe, Judkins | Stuart, FL |
| Best in Class – Duesenberg | J-3 | Schaubach | Dwight C. | 1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe, Murphy | Suffolk, VA |
| K – One-Off and Limited Production through 1975 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | K-7 | Epstein | Gene | 1956 Continental Mark II Victoria Coupe, Derham | Wrightstown, PA |
| Best in Class | K-4 | Kroplick | Howard & Rosalind | 1948 Tucker 48 4-Door Sedan | East Hills, NY |
| L – Foreign Sports Early, Through 1942 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | L-7 | Wulf | Jim & Sue | 1938 MG TA Tickford Three-Position Drophead Coupe, Salmon & Sons | Doylestown, PA |
| Excellence in Class | L-5 | Collier Collection | Miles | 1938 BMW Type 328 Roadster | Naples, FL |
| Best in Class | L-6 | Hyman | Mark | 1938 Peugeot Darl’mat Special Roadster, Marcel Portout | St. Louis, MO |
| M – Ferrari Through 1975 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | M-4 | Simon | Glenn | 1970 Dino 246GT Coupe L-Series, Pininfarina | Boynton Beach, FL |
| Excellence in Class | M-7 | Caldwell | Ron | 1974 Ferrari 365GT4/BB Coupe, Pininfarina | Naples, FL |
| Best in Class | M-11 | Workman | Richard | 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Coupe, Scaglietti | Windermere, FL |
| N – Cars n’ Songs Through 1975 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | N-10 | Langley | David R. | 1966 Pontiac GTO Convertible | Lauderhill, FL |
| Excellence in Class | N-11 | Lewis | Guy | 1970 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 4-Door Sedan | Pinecrest, FL |
| Best in Class | N-7 | McPherson | Larry | 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible 327/350hp | Oakland Park, FL |
| O – Foreign Sports Early, 1943-1953 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | O-3 | Rubino | Frank | 1950 Aston Martin DB 2 Drop Head | Pinecrest, FL |
| Best in Class | O-4 | Bruno | Kim & Stephen | 1951 Fiat 1400 2-Seat Cabriolet, Vignale | Coconut Creek, FL |
| O1 – Foreign Sports Late, 1954-1964 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | O1-3 | Schigiel | Leo | 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America, Pinanfarina | Miami Beach, FL |
| Best in Class | O1-5 | Zaccardelli | David | 1958 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster | Sarasota, FL |
| O2 – Foreign Sports Late, 1965-1975 | |||||
| Excellence in Class | O2-4 | Pope | Gus & Kim | 1966 Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 | Aventura, FL |
| Excellence in Class | O2-2 | Behar | Howard & Pamela | 1965 Porsche 356C Cabriolet | Surfisde, FL |
| Best in Class | O2-3 | Tetreault | Steve | 1967 Datsun Sports 2000 Convertible | Sarasota, FL |
| P – 30 – 30 Class | |||||
| Merit Award | P-3 | Robinson Kaywell | Jake | 1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo GT Hawk 2-Door Coupe | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Merit Award | P-4 | Schaefer | Rex | 1972 Chevrolet C10 Pickup | Lebanon, MO |
| Merit Award | P-5 | Voorhees | Nicholas Oscar | 1978 Ferrari 308GTS Euro Spec | Jupiter, FL |
| Merit Award | P-7 | Saffer | Ryan | 1968 Pontiac Firebird Convertible | Boca Raton, FL |
| Excellence in Class | P-1 | Rizzo | Francesco | 1953 Chevrolet Series 3100 5-Window Truck | Pompano Beach, FL |
| Excellence in Class | P-6 | Ramjohn | Dylan | 1995 Nissan Skyline GTS-T 2-Door Sport Coupe | Pembroke Pines, FL |
| Best in Class | P-2 | Krukowski | Michael | 1965 Studebaker Commander 2-Door Sedan | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Best Foreign Classic | G-4 | Kriz | Fred & Donna | 1938 Bentley Derby Sedanca Coupe, Gurney Nutting | Miami Beach, FL |
| Best American Classic | J-3 | Schaubach | Dwight C. | 1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe, Murphy | Suffolk, VA |
| Best Cadillac on the Field | D-7 | O’Connor | Robert A. | 1957 Cadillac Eldorado/Biarritz Coupe | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| Most Elegant Post-War Closed | H-2 | Kriz | Fred & Donna | 1949 Bentley Mark VI 2-Door Coupe, H.J. Mulliner | Miami Beach, FL |
| Most Elegant Post-War Open | H-12 | Berliner | Warren L. | 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Convertible | Dania Beach, FL |
| Most Elegant Pre-War Closed | J-2 | Gould | Donnie | 1932 Duesenberg Model J Victoria Coupe, Judkins | Stuart, FL |
| Most Elegant Pre-War Open | C1-2 | Marano | Ralph & Adeline | 1939 Chrysler Imperial Convertible | Garwood, NJ |
| Best Post War Car | M-2 | Utaski | Jim | 1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Berlinetta, Pinanfarina | Skillman, IN |
| Best Restoration Award – Post War (Debut Cars) | M-11 | Workman | Richard | 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Coupe, Scaglietti | Windermere, FL |
| Best Restoration Award Pre- War(Debut Cars) | L-4 | Jones | Greg | 1935 Bugatti Type 59/54 | Stuart, FL |
| Rolling Sculpture | O1-4 | Rosenzweig | Jason | 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Spirit of the Road | I-1 | Plaster | Stephen & Amy | 1912 Thomas Flyer MC 6-40 Roadster | Lebanon, MO |
| Timeless Elegence | O-1 | Bruno | Kim & Stephen | 1947 Cisitalia 202B Grand Sport Coupe | Boca Raton, FL |
| Peoples Choice Award | D1-6 | Lima | Julio | 1967 Lincoln Continental | Miami, FL |
| Preservation (Merit Award) | D1-9 | Polacheck | Art | 1959 Ford Skyliner 2-Door Convertible Retractable | Deerfield Beach, FL |
| Chief Judge Award | K-5 | Sipko | William & Tina | 1952 Muntz Jet Convertible | Windber, PA |
| Founders Award ***** | I-4 | Plaster | Stephen & Amy | 1932 Stutz DV32 Victoria, Rollston & Co. | Lebanon, MO |
| Billy Gardell – Car Award | K-4 | Kroplick | Howard & Rosalind | 1948 Tucker 48 4-Door Sedan | East Hills, NY |
| Billy Gardell – Motorcycle Award | Pedone | Gabriele | 1976 Moto Guzzi Lemans I | ||
| Grand Marshal Award – Motorcycle | 1964 Tre Casalini David Scooter with Trailer with Pedal Cars | ||||
| Best of Show–Motorcycle | Bolduc | Ric | 1917 Harley-Davidson Model J Military | ||
| Best of Show–Car | M-11 | Workman | Richard | 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Coupe, Scaglietti | Windermere, FL |
