2018 St. John’s Concours

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From classic Bugattis to vintage funny cars, there was something for every car enthusiast at this year’s St. John’s Concours. Here’s our report.

 

 

The St. John’s Concours—the full and formal name is the Concours d’Elegance of America—is one of America’s top classic car shows. So we figure we’re lucky to have it right here in the Detroit area, hosted by the Inn at St. John’s in the posh suburb of Plymouth, Michigan. A finely curated exhibition, the St. John’s show always features a wide array of themes and categories. This year’s feature attractions included:

+   A display group made up entirely of vehicles from the garage of Sam and Emily Mann, named the 2018 Collectors of the Year by concours organizers. Their stunning collection includes the well-known J-246 Duesenberg Graber Cabriolet and a 1937 Delahaye roadster by Franay.

+   Another group to honor Mark Reuss, super car guy and currently the executive vice president for global product development at General Motors. Cars on display from his personal collection included three very special Chevrolet R&D vehicles: the 1959 CERV 1, 1964 CERV II, and 1990 CERV III.

+   An assembly of vintage funny cars from the original late ’60s-early ’70s era of flip-top nitro burners. Our favorites included the Ramchargers’ 1973 Dodge Demon, now owned by Jim Matuszak, and John Lipori’s Buick-bodied and Buick-powered ’67 Gran Sport that was originally campaigned by his father, Jerry Lipori, and driven by the colorful Coney Island Ralph Landolfi.

. . . and much more, as we say, including categories for Porsche and Bugatti and the show’s coachbuilder of the year, Rollston. Here’s a very small sample of the hundreds of exceptional cars in the gallery below. Click on any image to start a slide show.

 

3 thoughts on “2018 St. John’s Concours”

  1. Great cars all, and some that I don’t often see, in colors that are not often seen. Though there were some that were rarer and more expensive, my favorite was the Hudson.

  2. At a guess, the CERV vehicles were collected back in the day by Marks’s dad, Lloyd, who was GM’s President at the time. Mark comes by his automotive chops honestly to say the least.

  3. Always a great honor to be invited to this show. The variety and depth of the automotive exhibit is truly mind boggling. One of the many fantastic things about greater Detroit.

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