A 1935 S.S. Ltd. SS1, owned by Eduardo Zavala, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was judged “Greatest in Present” on the seventh Annual Philadelphia Concours d’Magnificence, in partnership with the Delaware Valley Jaguar Membership, on June 23, 2024.
The famed Simeone Basis Automotive Museum in Philadelphia hosted the “Jaguar Jamboree,” which benefited Cool Vehicles for Children and Youngsters’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Earlier than Jaguar was Jaguar, it was S.S. Vehicles Ltd. Previous to resuming car manufacturing following World Warfare II, the corporate title was modified to Jaguar Vehicles Ltd. early in 1945. The SS1 mannequin was the primary automotive designed by firm founder Sir William Lyons and was constructed for its seems moderately than efficiency. Initially owned by Argentinian tango performer Ada Falcon, it spent the primary 80 years in Buenos Aires.
A full listing of award winners, together with these of the Hagerty Youth Judging, the Automotive Corral and the Jaguar Subject of Honour, could also be discovered HERE.
The weekend started with a fundraising gala on Saturday night on the Museum, benefitting Cool Vehicles for Children and the Youngsters’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Love 77 Band from EBE Expertise Group entertained the room stuffed with almost 200 company. The proceeds from the silent and dwell auctions led by auctioneer Jeff Heisy got here to almost $30,000. Former Philadelphia Eagles coach Dick Vermeil contributed bottles of Vermeil wines, and different donations included tickets to Eagles video games, a Napa Valley tour, a St. Thomas journey, a Kentucky Bourbon tour, customized Jaguar racing jackets signed by the Jaguar skilled panelists, and way more.
“This 12 months’s Concours was a powerful success, each by way of attendance and the variety of wonderful vehicles in any respect ranges,” mentioned Ian Krantz, M.D., pediatrician and geneticist on the school of CHOP and the Perelman Faculty of Drugs at The College of Pennsylvania, and CCfK founder. “The occasion supported our philanthropic trigger, Cool Vehicles for Children, which raises consciousness and funds to assist scientific care and analysis for kids with genetic circumstances and delivery defects.
“I used to be humbled by the embracing of our mission by all of these in attendance at our Gala Preview dinner and in awe of our employees and staff of volunteers (from Cool Vehicles for Children, the Simeone Museum and the Delaware Valley Jaguar Membership) who all gladly shouldered the herculean process of pulling collectively this profitable occasion.”
A panel dialogue overlaying the historical past of Jaguar was held on the stage throughout the Concours, which included historian Harry Hurst because the M.C., and former Jaguar of North America president Mike Dale, Jaguar collector/restorer Dean Cusano, and Group 44 Jaguar racing driver Chip Robinson. On video have been Tony Dowe, former managing director of Tom Walkinshaw Racing, Group 44’s Bob Tullius, and writer Neil Smith.
“One phrase involves thoughts once I sum up my expertise on the Philadelphia Concours E’class to learn Cool vehicles for Children: Privileged!,” mentioned Cusano. “This occasion is so heartfelt that when you expertise it you possibly can’t assist however turn into immersed within the good nature, the generosity of time and contribution, and the honest intentions that each single individual emanates. What a improbable expertise! Bravo!”
Subsequent 12 months’s eighth Annual Philadelphia Concours d’Magnificence is scheduled for June 21-22, 2025.
