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’Class, 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 Automobiles for Youngsters and Youngsters’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Earlier than Jaguar was Jaguar, it was S.S. Automobiles Ltd. Previous to resuming vehicle manufacturing following World Conflict II, the corporate identify was modified to Jaguar Automobiles Ltd. early in 1945. The SS1 mannequin was the primary automotive designed by firm founder Sir William Lyons and was constructed for its seems to be quite than efficiency. Initially owned by Argentinian tango performer Ada Falcon, it spent the primary 80 years in Buenos Aires.
A full checklist of award winners, together with these of the Hagerty Youth Judging, the Automotive Corral and the Jaguar Discipline of Honour, could also be discovered HERE.
The weekend started with a fundraising gala on Saturday night on the Museum, benefitting Cool Automobiles for Youngsters and the Youngsters’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Love 77 Band from EBE Expertise Group entertained the room stuffed with practically 200 visitors. The proceeds from the silent and stay auctions led by auctioneer Jeff Heisy got here to just about $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 convincing success, each by way of attendance and the variety of superb vehicles in any respect ranges,” stated Ian Krantz, M.D., pediatrician and geneticist on the college of CHOP and the Perelman College of Medication at The College of Pennsylvania, and CCfK founder. “The occasion supported our philanthropic trigger, Cool Automobiles for Youngsters, which raises consciousness and funds to assist medical 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 crew of volunteers (from Cool Automobiles for Youngsters, the Simeone Museum and the Delaware Valley Jaguar Membership) who all gladly shouldered the herculean job of pulling collectively this profitable occasion.”
A panel dialogue protecting 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 had 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 profit Cool vehicles for Youngsters: Privileged!,” stated Cusano. “This occasion is so heartfelt that after you expertise it you may’t assist however turn into immersed within the good nature, the generosity of time and contribution, and the honest intentions that each single particular person emanates. What a unbelievable expertise! Bravo!”
Subsequent 12 months’s eighth Annual Philadelphia Concours d’Class is scheduled for June 21-22, 2025.
