The Winners of 6th Annual Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance

Photos & story by Karen Ostlund
Greystone Concours d'Elegance is on its 6th year,and was located at 905 Loma Vista Drive in Beverly Hills, last Sunday May 3rd. 
The next year Greystone Concours d'Elegance is already set for May 1, 2016.

Greystone Garden dining area

The 6th Annual Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance featured 15 classes of some of the most exceptional world class automobiles and a variety of motorcycles. 

The menu: Tri Tip Sliders,Chicken Kebab, Penne Pasta, Caprese & Ceasar salad, with bread-pudding and fruit

Over 135 automobiles were on display featuring Ferrari, Postwar European, Classics, Porsche 356, GM Muscle, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Postwar British, Packard, Postwar U.S., Touring, Rolls Royce/Bentley, Sports Racing, and Alfa Romeo. 

The Lee Iacocca Award was given for dedication to excellence in perpetuating an American automotive tradition, and gave its final award this year.

LEE IACOCCA AWARD - Plaque 1659

Lee Iacocca Award to Vinnie Mandzak

Award accepted by Michael (on left) and Zach (on right) Mandzak

Individual class awards and sponsor awards were provided by Christofle.

ReVampVintage.com store inside mansion provided garments in the upcoming Tarantino film The Hateful Eight and Django Unchained,
Showing early 1920s and 1930s fashion
Visitors toured the estate grounds, enjoyed the automobiles and took advantage of the many fine vendors. Dining locations were set throughout the grounds with salads, sweets, tri-tip, chicken kebabs and pasta. 

Asombroso Fine Tequila and Stella Artois Cidre joined Tito’s Handmade Vodka for liqueur choices..

The many first-class vendors included Walter Leather Collection, Borrowed Bling, ReVamp Vintage, Cruise Planners, Electric Dreams-Slot Cars, Friends of Steve McQueen, Sotheby’s, Autobooks-Aerobooks, WEST, Linx & More, Muki Bolton and Co., Sydney Taylor, Gourmet Blends, Designs by Georgina.

Motorsport author and photographer Pete Lyons hold a book signing and reading of Riverside International Raceway: A photographic Tour of the Historic Track, Its Legendary Races and Unforgettable Drivers. 

Beverly Hills Police Forensic Examiner Clark Fogg and journalist Barbara Schroeder shared Beverly Hills Confidential – A Century of Stars, Scandals and Murders, the story of unsolved murder and mayhem in Beverly Hills – and at Greystone itself, and Eleanor Schrader discussed Los Angeles Architectural Style and History.

The Concours d’Elegance is sponsored by the City of Beverly Hills, and supports The Friends of Greystone, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the continuing restoration and preservation of Greystone which was built in 1927. 

Supporting sponsors included Gooding & Company, Ferrari Financial Services, Chubb Insurance, The Auto Gallery, Sports Car Market Magazine, B.R.M. Watches, Stella Artois, Asombroso Five Tequila, IWC, Sage Automotive Group, Meguiar’s, Sotheby’s International Realty and Christofle. For more photos visit:  www.GreystoneConcours.org  

On Sunday, August 16, 2015 the most prized collector cars in the world will roll onto the famed 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links. 
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is not a contest of speed, but of excellence. Automobiles are judged for their historical accuracy, their technical merit and their style—and the best garner reward and recognition. For more info and pre-events, which will start August 11th, visit: www.PebbleBeachConcours.net 

1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 S52 Zagato

2015 GREYSTONE MANSION CONCOURS d'ELEGANCE

AWARD WINNERS BEST OF CLASS AUTOMOBILE - Christofle Elementaire Plate:

Alfa Romeo
1956 1900 CSS Zagato
Bruce Milner

Classics 1925 Lincoln L Roaster

Classics 1925 Lincoln L Roadster
Arnold Schmidt & Joanne Young



Ferrari
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB 4
Tomy Drissi


GM Muscle
1963 Chevrolet Corvette
Mike Vietro

1967 Jaguar XKE

Jaguar
1967 Jaguar XKE
Peter Devereaux


Mercedes-Benz
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
Mike Tsai


Packard
1934 Packard Super-Eight
Richard Zeiger

1966 Porsche 911

Porsche
1966 Porsche 911
Steven Harris


Porsche 356
1955 Porsche Continental Cabriolet
Petersen Automotive Museum


Post-War British
1956 Austin Healey 100 Lemans
Will Sanchez & Linda Reeves


Post-War European
1971 Maserati GHiBLi SS 4.9
Victor Preisler


Post-War U.S.
1951 Chrysler Imperial Newport
Michael Porto


Rolls-Royce / Bentley
1929 Bentley 4.5 liter Tourer by Vanden Plas
Bruce Meyer


Sports Racing
1952 Siata 400L
Ronald Busuttil

Touring
1951 Delahaye Type 235 Cabriolet
Peter & Merle Mullin

SPONSOR AWARDS:

Christofle Elegance Award
1921 Duesenberg A
Ron & Sandy Hansen


Beverly Hills Speed & Style Award
1957 Kurtis 500x Caballo 2
Thomas Shaughnessy


BRM Award
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.6HF
Edward Levin


HVA/FIVA Award
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
Dawn Ahrens / David Gooding


Meguiars Outstanding Paint Award
1963 Pontiac Catalina
Allan Gartzman


"This Car Matters" Award
1959 Ferrari 250 SWB Bertone
William Heinecke

SPECIAL AWARDS - Christofle Albin Tray

Spirit of Greystone
1923 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
David S. Morrison, MD

1926 7 Rolls Royce Park Ward 20HP

Mayor’s Choice
1926 & 7 Rolls-Royce Park Ward 20HP
Daniel Berg

1949 Fiat Topolino Zagato

People’s Choice
1949 Fiat 750MM Topolino Zagato
Scott & CoCo Gauthier


Director’s Choice
1933 Packard Series 1005
Aaron & Valerie Weiss

1947 Ford Sportsman

FOG Outstanding Restoration
1947 Ford Sportsman
Jack Jones

BEST OF SHOW MOTORCYCLE AWARD - Christofle Platter

1951 Vincent Rapide  w Stelb Sidecar

Best of Show - Motorcycle
1951 Vincent Rapide w/Steib Sidecar
Mitch Talcove


Best Antique - Motorcycle
1951 NSU Konsul II
Ziggy & Lisa Dee

BEST OF SHOW CAR AWARD - Christofle Malmaison Plate

1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB

Best of Show Concours de Sport
1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB
Bob Cohen

1929 Duesenberg Model J LeBaron DC Phaeton

Best of Show Concours d’Elegance
1929 Duesenberg Model J LeBaron DC Phaeton
Doug Skeen & Ted Gildred