The third annual Concours at Wynn Las Vegas, held from October 31 to November 2, 2024 on the Wynn Golf Club’s fairways, featured 275 vehicles across five categories: Concours d’Elegance, Speed, Culture, Innovation and Ultra-Luxury and Coach Built. Two vehicles from the judged Concours d’Elegance category were awarded Best of Show for the Pre- and Post-War periods, alongside three honorary Helene recipients. In addition, 20 vehicles were recognised with various further designations.
Best of Show Pre-War was awarded to the 1931 Duesenberg Model J Taper Tail Speedster by Weymann, presented by the General William Lyon family. This Duesenberg J carries a one-of-a-kind ‘Taper Tail’ speedster body designed by Weymann chief designer Gordon Buehrig. It was originally built to order for Walter Varney, a businessman and pilot from San Francisco who is credited with inventing commercial aviation.
David MacNeil’s recently restored 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta by Scaglietti won Best of Show Post-War. This particular GTO was delivered to French racer Pierre Dumay, and it finished second in class and fourth overall at the 1963 Le Mans 24 Hours and went on to win the 1964 Tour de France.
“This year’s Concours at Wynn Las Vegas was absolutely exceptional and attracted more attendees than ever before,” said Brian Gullbrants, COO North America, Wynn Resorts. “We are excited to continue building our concours event in the years to come, further solidifying Wynn Las Vegas as a premier destination for automotive enthusiasts.”
CLASS WINNERS
American Post-War, 1942 and Later ‘Rat Pack’
1957 Ford Thunderbird (The Coit Collection)
British Automobiles, Pre-1985 ‘Union Jack’
1937 Railton Special Limousine (Chris and Laura Maloney)
German Pre-1985 ‘Autobahn’
1973 Porsche 930 Turbo Prototype (Confidential Cars Collection)
European Pre-1950 ‘Euro’
1947 Delahaye 135 MS (The Mecum Family)
Mustang 60th Anniversary
1967 Ford Shelby Mustang (Craig Jackson)
‘Secret Agent‘ 60th Anniversary
1965 Aston Martin DB5 (The Kaminkow Family)
Resto Mod
1936 Packard Mulholland Speedster (Bruce Wanta)
Life in the Fast Lane
1960 Maserati 3500 GT Vignale Spyder (Jim Gianopulos)
Viva Las Vegas
1936 Packard Le Baron (Jose and Patricia Munoz)
Dream Machine
1989 Lamborghini Countach (Muybenno)
SPECIAL AWARDS
Louis XIII Award
1949 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta (Jon Shirley)
Spirit of Wynn
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupé (The Dunn Family)
Carroll Shelby Award
1965 Ford GT350 Drag Car (Segerstrom Shelby Event Center)
Rolling Sculpture
1967 Bizzarrini Strada 5300 (Mike and Sally Kerns)
Most Elegant Pre-War
1937 Talbot-Lago T-150S Tear Drop (Petersen Automotive Museum / Mullin Collection)
Most Elegant Post-War
1964 ATS 2500 GTS (Nick and Shelley Schorsch)
Race Division
1935 ERA R2B (Gregory Whitten)
Ed Welburn General Motors Design Award
1963 Chevrolet ‘Bunkie Knudsen’ Corvette (The Coit Collection)
HONORARY HELENE AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement
Sam Schmidt
Innovator
Beau Boeckmann
Spirit of Philanthropy
Renee Brinkerhoff
