The historic hardware of the Indianapolis 500 will be featured in a special exhibit called “The Great Trophies and Cars” at the 2016 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Florida in March.
The Indy 500’s famed Borg-Warner Trophy, the early-era Vanderbilt Cup, two separate year trophies from the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Harley J. Earl Daytona 500 Perpetual Trophy and the French Grand Prix trophy of 1914 will be among those tracing the history of world auto racing.
Towering over them all will be the seven-foot-tall Wheeler-Schebler Trophy, first awarded at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when it opened in 1909. Like the Borg-Warner Trophy, it resides today at the IMS Hall of Fame Museum.
The presence of the Borg-Warner trophy, which has sculpted on its surface the faces of the winning Indy 500 drivers, should be a treat for followers of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Louis Meyer, the first driver to win the Indy 500 three times, is credited with saying, “Winning the Borg-Warner Trophy is like winning an Olympic medal.”
“To have these trophies and the cars that won them on Amelia’s Concours field brings home the true spirit of racing and the power of Louis Meyer’s words,” said Bill Warner, founder and chairman of the Amelia Island Concours. “It brings our long racing history and heritage into sharp focus.”
The 11 entries in “The Great Trophies and Cars” class at Amelia Island are:
Borg-Warner Trophy – Indianapolis 500, 1970 Indy-winning Colt/Ford #2
Wheeler-Schebler Trophy – Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1909 Buick “Old #10”
Harley J. Earl Daytona 500 Perpetual Trophy – Richard Petty Plymouth Superbird
Le Mans 24 Hour Trophy (1949) – Ferrari 166MM
Le Mans 24 Hour Trophy (1965) – Ferrari 250 LM NART, Ferrari’s last Le Mans 24 winner
Stevens Trophy – Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Cord 810 speed record car, 1937
Race of Two Worlds – Monza, Italy, Watson/Offenhauser “roadster,” 1957
Vanderbilt Cup – ALCO “Black Beast” (the first two-time Vanderbilt Cup winner) 1909 and 1910
Maurice G. Bauer Trophy (Cannonball Run) – 1973 246 Ferrari Dino
The 1914 French GP Trophy – Mercedes GP
Alec Ulmann Trophy (Sebring) –1954 OSCA MT-4
The 2016 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance events will be held March 11-13 on the 10th and 18th fairways of The Golf Club of Amelia Island at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island.
Legendary Indy 500 Hardware to be Featured at Amelia Island Concours
The Indy 500’s famed Borg-Warner Trophy, the early-era Vanderbilt Cup, two separate year trophies from the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Harley J. Earl Daytona 500 Perpetual Trophy and the French Grand Prix trophy of 1914 will be among those tracing the history of world auto racing.
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