Concours D'Elegance Automotive Design Trophy Won by Virgil Exner with Desoto Adventurer I, 1954
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Trophy (Object)
Date Made
1954
Subject Date
1954
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.1.1741.42
Credit
From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of Virgil M. Exner, Jr.
Material
Bakelite (TM)
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Gold (Color)
Maroon
Dimensions
Height: 16.25 in
Width: 5.0 in
Depth: 4.75 in
Inscriptions
engraved on obverse plaque: 7TH CONCOURS d'ELEGANCE / WATKINS GLEN 1954 / PROTOTYPE CARS / 1ST PRIZE
Bottom: V. H. LANG CO. / TROPHY / ROCHESTER, N.Y. / MFGRS & DISTRIBUTORS
Sticker on bottom, handwritten: WON BY V.M. EXNER / WITH DESOTO / ADVENTURER I
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