Photo courtesy of the Studebaker National Museum
SOUTH BEND, IN – The Studebaker National Museum announces vehicle applications are now open for the seventh annual Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm, co-presented by LaVine Restorations & The JBS Collection. This exclusive gathering celebrates automotive design, engineering and culture and will be held Saturday, July 12, 2025, in South Bend, Indiana. The Concours will open to the public at 10am and will close at 4pm. The Pass-In-Review and Awards Ceremony will begin at 2:30pm.
2025’s featured marques are Rolls-Royce and Mercury. Open-bodied Full Classic® automobiles will be featured in the “American Splendor” class and Full Classic® European automobiles will be highlighted in the “European Luxury” class. The Concours at Copshaholm will celebrate the coachbuilder Ghia in the “Carrozeria Ghia” class, open to all Ghia-bodies automobiles. Other classes include “The Silent Knights,” for Knight sleeve-valve engine automobiles, “The Roaring ‘20s,” an open class for popular-priced 1920-1929 automobiles, and “Kickin’ Brass” for early 20th-century “Brass era” automobiles. 1960s-era compact cars will be featured in “Think Small” class, and Microcars will fill the “Think Smaller” class. Rounding out the show field will be “Studebaker Sedans,” featuring four-door Studebakers of all years.
Awards will be presented in all classes, as well as Best of Show and other special awards of distinction. The Concours at Copshaholm’s Chief Judge is renowned automotive scholar and historian Matt Short. Judging will be French Traditional. The awards ceremony will be narrated by renowned automotive historian and raconteur, Bill Rothermel.
To submit your car for consideration, visit: www.concoursatcopshaholm.org/vehicleapplication. The full class list is shown below. The submission deadline is March 15, 2025. Applicants will be notified following the Selection Committee’s meeting on April 12, 2025.
- Inspired Greatness – Rolls-Royce automobiles of all years
- Step Out With Mercury! – Mercury automobiles of all years
- American Splendor – Open-bodied Full Classics®
- European Luxury – Full Classic® European automobiles
- Studebaker Sedans – Closed-bodied four-door Studebakers of all years
- Kickin’ Brass – Brass-era automobiles
- The Roaring ‘20s – An open class for popular-priced 1920-1929 automobiles
- Carrozeria Ghia – Ghia-bodied automobiles
- Think Small – ‘60s Compacts
- Think Smaller – Microcars
- The Silent Knights – Knight sleeve-valve engined automobiles
For more information, visit: www.concoursatcopshaholm.org.
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