Marshall Miller, founder of the Art of the Car Concours™, with
his 1931 Cord L29 Cabriolet
(Photo by Janet Miller)
Art of the Car Concours™ 2009
The third annual Art of the Car Concours™ was held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27 on the KCAI campus at 45th and Oak streets. This is the largest vintage car show in Kansas City featuring a wide variety of vintage, classic and special vehicles belonging to Kansas City and Midwest area collectors. Vintage motorcycles, bicycles and fire trucks were included in the show. All proceeds benefited the student scholarship fund.
Attendees voted for their favorite cars, and the top five vote-getters received "People's Choice" awards. KCAI senior Julie Malen, who also designed the awards last year, created this year's awards. The winners were:
First place: 1930 Packard 745 7 Pass Touring Car, owned by John Hamilton
Second place: 1911 Stafford #47 Sports Roadster, owned by DeNean Stafford
Third place: 1960 Dodge Matador two-door hardtop, owned by Everett Moore
Fourth place: 1936 810 Phaeton, owned by Robert Coleman
Fifth place: 1933 Hupmobile K-321 four-door sedan, owned by Ronald Smith
A 1911 Stafford car, believed to be the only one still in existence, was on display. The car's owner, DeNean Stafford, brought the car from Tifton, Ga. The car was manufactured in Kansas City by the now defunct Stafford Motor Car Company. Read an article by Tom Strongman in The Kansas City Star. View photos by Chris Oberholtz from The Kansas City Star. Watch a video by Todd Feeback from The Kansas City Star.
Other vintage, classic and special interest vehicles featured at this year's event included:
1910 Stanley Steamer Touring
1911 Stafford Sports Roadster
1912 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Roi de Belges Tourer
1916, 1917 and 1918 Detroit Electrics
1917 Triumph Model H
1921 Daniels D-19 Landau Brougham
1930 MG Midget "Double Twelve" Brooklands Racer
1931 Cord L29 Cabriolet
1933 Hupmobile K32 four-door sedan
1936 Lagonda Drophead coupe
1939 Lincoln Zephyr four-door convertible
1942 Harley-Davidson WLA (Army) solo motorcycle
1946 Kurtis Kraft Midget race car
1952 Lambretta 2D-125 Mark I motorscooter
1955 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing
1959 Aston Martin DB MK III
1963 Lotus Elite Series II 95
1964 AC Cobra 289 Roadster
1965 Ducati Mark 3 Diana motorcycle
1968 Triumph 650 Bonneville motorcycle
View photos from the 2009 Art of the Car Concours™
Numerous photographers attended the 2009
Art of the Car Concours™, and all were encouraged to share their photographs with the Art Institute. To submit additional photos, contact info@kcai.edu. View the photos.