Concours D'Elegance Automotive Design Trophy Won by Virgil Exner with Chrysler Falcon, 1955

Summary

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

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