The 2011 Salisbury Concours d'Elegance

TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Welcome
3 Celebrating the Art & Design of Historic Vehicles
4 Thanks to our Judges, Sponsors and Partners
5 Judging the Salisbury Concours d’Elegance & Hagerty Youth Judging
6 Map of the Grounds
7 About The Concours d’Elegance
8 The 125th Anniversary of Mercedes-Benz Class—MER
Presented by Mercedes-Benz of Des Moines—Class Chair Jerry Manning
12 The Packards Class—PCK
Presented by Iowa State Bank—Class Chair Rick Hickman
17 Salisbury Seminars & Concours Clothing
18 The Exotics Class—EX
Presented by Simonson & Associates Architects—Class Chair Steve Myers
22 The 100th Anniversary of Chevrolet Class—CHV
Presented by EMC Insurance Companies—Class Chair David Baum
26 The Woodies Class—WD
Presented by Bankers Trust/BTC Wealth Management
Class Chair Jerry Manning
28 The Vintage Motorcycles Class—MOT
Presented by Casey’s General Stores—Class Chair Randy Anderson
32 The Salisbury Class—SAL
Presented by Willis Auto Campus—Class Chair Jim McDonald
38 The Collectibles Class—COL
Presented by LBS/Library Binding Service—Class Chair Dave Holzinger
42 The Antiques Class—ANT
Presented by Jester Insurance Services—Class Chair Bill Dikis
44 Honoring the Salisbury Autos
The cover by professional artist Keith Nelson poses the 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540K
in front of the circle drive and main north entrance to the Salisbury House. Keith is
a long time contributor and member of the Salisbury Concours d’Elegance Committee.
See keithnelsonarts.com for more about Keith’s work.
Program Design & Editing—Bill Dikis, FAIA
Program Printing—Carter Printing
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
7:30 AM to 4:00 PM 4th Annual Salisbury Driving Tour to Newton and Grinnell
Visiting the Lauterbach Car Collection, the Iowa Transportation Museum,
the Louis Sullivan “Jewel Box Bank”, the Grinnell College campus,
and Grinnell downtown and residential area attractions.
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Exhibitors’ Banquet
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
7:45 AM Staging Phase 1 South and North Gates
8:15 AM Staging Phase 2 South and North Gates
8:45 AM Staging Phase 3 South and North Gates
10:00 AM to Noon Judging
11:00 AM Concours opens to the public
The 2011 Salisbury Seminars
1:00 PM “Classic Cars at the Agribition Center”
by Craig Johnson Executive Director
2:00 PM “Paris to Peking Challenge”
by Fritz James & Lang Wightman
3:00 PM “The Kemp Auto Museum”
by Rodger Van Ness, Executive Director
Seminars are presented in the Historic Garages adjacent to the North Courtyard
4:00 PM Announcement of Peoples’ Choice Award
5:00 PM Concours closes
5:00 PM Exhibitors’ Awards Buffet & Presentation of Concours Awards