Arizona Concours d'Elegance seeks vehicle entries

The 2025 Arizona Concours d’Elegance is seeking rare, exquisite and historically significant automobiles for entry in the show and competition, which returns for the third year to the Scottsdale Civic Center on Jan. 19, 2025.

Professionally judged and curated, the Arizona Concours will include more than 100  collector vehicles from throughout North America shown on the lawns of the Scottsdale Civic Center in what organizers are calling an "impressive display of engineering, design and sheer beauty."

The theme for the 2025 edition of the Concours is “The Art of Automotive Engineering.” Owners and caretakers of special vehicles are invited to submit their cars for entry on the ArizonaConcours.org website.

Sixteen classes have been chosen for the 2025 Concours, with awards presented in each class, along with special awards and the two Best of Show trophies – one for pre-World War II and one for post-war.

The classes are for the 2025 Arizona Concours d’Elegance are as follows:

Class 1, The Dawn of Innovation – Carriages and Brass Era (pre-1916);  Class 2, Exceptional Early Engineering –  Vintage Cars (1916-1927); Class 3,  Pre-war Sports and Race Cars; Class 4,  Elegance during America’s Art-Deco Age – 1930s American Coachwork; Class 5, Exceptional Engineering of the Art-Deco Age – 1930s European Coachwork; Class 6.  Avant Garde – 1930s, ‘40s, and ‘50s Unique, Unusual, or Cutting-edge Engineering; Class 7.  Mid-Century Modern Engineering Mastery – Stylish 1950s/1960s Luxury; and Class 8, Preservation Class – Highly Original and at least 50-years old in 2025.

Other classes are Class 9, Modern Engineering and Design – European Sports/Racing Cars – 1948-1975; Class 10, Trans Am, The Glory Years – Historic American Racing Cars from 1968-1972; Class 11, Contemporary Engineering from Exotic Marques – Exotic Sports Cars 1975-2005; Class 12, Featured Marque – The Iconic Engineering of Ettore and Jean Bugatti; Class 13, RUF Automobile, GmbH – Leading-edge Porsche engineering; Class 14, Featured Designer – The designs of Carrossier Jacques

Saoutchik; Class 15, Engineering on Two Wheels – A collection of Important and Historic Motorcycles; and Class 16, Innovation through Engineering – Alternative Propulsion Vehicles of Various Ages (early steam and electric, turbine, etc.).

Proceeds from the Arizona Concours benefit local artists and art programs, as well as the Concours’ longtime beneficiary, Make-A-Wish Arizona, the founding chapter of the national organization that grants wishes for children facing life-threatening medical conditions.