Concours D'Elegance Automotive Design Trophy Won by Virgil Exner with Chrysler Falcon, 1955
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The Concours d'Elegance -- translated from French as "competition of elegance" -- celebrates the design and beauty of the automobile. Significant vehicles are judged by experts on their appearance, and on the quality and accuracy of any restoration work done to them. Winning a prize at a prestigious concours can increase a car's historic and monetary value.
The Concours d'Elegance -- translated from French as "competition of elegance" -- celebrates the design and beauty of the automobile. Significant vehicles are judged by experts on their appearance, and on the quality and accuracy of any restoration work done to them. Winning a prize at a prestigious concours can increase a car's historic and monetary value.
Artifact
Trophy (Object)
Date Made
1955
Subject Date
1955
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.1.1741.43
Credit
From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of Virgil M. Exner, Jr.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.755 in
Width: 3.5 in
Depth: 3.5 in
Inscriptions
engraved on obverse plaque: 8TH CONCOURS d'ELEGANCE / WATKINS GLEN 1955 / PROTOTYPE CARS / 2ND PRIZE Bottom: V. H. LANG CO. / TROPHY / ROCHESTER, N.Y. / MFGRS & DISTRIBUTORS Handwritten sticker on bottom: WON BY V.M. EXNER / WITH CHRYSLER / FALCON