SPRINGFIELD –– A 1954 Hudson owned by Chris E. Davis of
Charleston won the top award at the 51st annual Secretary of
State’s Auto Show Sept. 9 at the State Fairgrounds in
Springfield.
Secretary of State Jesse White said Davis received the
State of Illinois Grand Champion award for having the best
overall vehicle at the show.
“This year’s show featured many high quality vehicles
that made judging for top awards difficult,” White said. “It
was a great event for everyone.”
A 1966 Corvair owned by Roselee Bauer of House Springs,
MO, received the special Marquis award as the best Corvair
in the show. The Marquis award honors a different automobile
manufacturer each year.
White said 221 antique vehicles, sports cars and
motorcycles were entered in this year’s show. First place
winners in 43 classifications received “State Champion in
Class” awards, and second and third place winners also
received awards.
(THE COMPLETE LIST OF AWARD WINNERS FOLLOWS)
Model T Fords (all models and years - 1909 through
1927): 1st, Robert Anderson, Lincoln, 1926 Ford; no second;
no third.
Model A Fords (open - 1928 through 1931): 1st , Lucy
Schaefer, Millstadt, 1930 Ford Roadster; 2nd, Richard H.
Spain, Decatur, 1930 Ford Cabriolet; no third.
Model A Fords (closed - 1928 through 1931): 1st ,
Steven R. Morris, Springfield, 1931 Ford 2-door; 2nd, Leroy
Schaefer, Millstadt, 1930 Ford Sport Coupe; 3rd, Evan and
Devin Willis, West Frankfort, 1930 Ford 2-door.
Classics (all body styles - 1925 through 1949): 1st,
Ardelle E. Miller, Sr., Belleville, 1932 Marmon; 2nd, Jim
Egelhoff, Walshville, 1941 Packard 4-door; no third.
Trucks, Hacks, Commercial Vehicles and Fire Trucks
(through 1946): 1st, Bob and Judy Schaltenbrand, Nashville,
1928 Ford Pickup; 2nd, Richard G. Stewart, Crete, 1937
Studebaker Pickup, 3rd, Scott Linders, Sparta, 1933 Ford
Pickup.
Trucks, Hacks, Commercial Vehicles and Fire Trucks
(1947 through 1985): 1st, Albert Kircher, Elmhurst, 1955
Chevrolet Pickup; 2nd, Roger W. Lamm, Galesburg, 1947
Packard 4-door Taxi; 3rd, Lee and Karen Boner, Goreville,
1979 Ford.
Automobile (1926 through 1932): 1st, Joe Hayward, St.
Anne, 1929 Chevrolet; 2nd, James C. Griffin, Havana, 1929 Nash Coupe; 3rd, Charles
King, Auburn, 1931 Buick Coupe.
Automobile (1933 through 1939): 1st, Chris E. Davis,
Charleston, 1937 Hudson Coupe; 2nd, Richard C. Kramer, Decatur, 1936 Ford
Convertible; 3rd, Jeff Riley, Columbia, 1936 Ford 4-door.
Automobile (1940 through 1948): 1st, Jerry Luppen, Rock
Island, 1942 Ford Coupe; 2nd, William R. Hownerton, Lincoln,
1948 Dodge Coupe; 3rd, C. Earl Johnson, Knoxville, 1948 Ford
Coupe.
Automobile (1949 through 1952): no first; 2nd, Tom
Rock, Lincoln, 1949 Dodge 4-door; no third.
Automobile (1953 through 1954): 1st, Chris E. Davis,
Charleston, 1954 Hudson Convertible; 2nd, Shirley Rawlings,
Peoria, 1954 Chevrolet; 3rd, Warren Watts, Decatur, 1953
Ford 2-door.
Automobile (1955 through 1956): 1st , Gerald Charter,
Bonfield, 1955 Ford 2-door; 2nd, Roger Kinder, Newton, 1956
Pontiac 2-door; 3rd, Eugene Siuda, Arlington Heights, 1956
Chevrolet 2-door.
Automobile (1957 through 1958): 1st, Richard Kestner,
Glen Carbon, 1957 Chevrolet 2-door; 2nd (TIE), Charles R.
Dueker, Louisville, 1957 Chevrolet Convertible, and Chris
Renner, Roscoe, 1957 Nash 2-door; 3rd, Willis BRyant,
Silvis, 1958 Edsel.
Automobile (1959 through 1960): 1st, George Baughman,
Lewistown, 1959 Cadillac 4-door; 2nd (TIE), Larry and Cindy
Turner, Peoria, 1960 Edsel 4-door, and Don Spirey,
Belleville, 1959 Edsel; 3rd, Lauren A. Coe, Springfield,
1959 Chevrolet 4-door.
Automobile (1961 through 1964): 1st (TIE), Jeffrey L.
Schlink, Normal, 1963 Ford Convertible, and William Sharer,
Prophetstown, 1963 Buick 2-door; 2nd, Robert J. Jakupcak,
Streator, 1963 Chevrolet 2-door; 3rd, Brent Mulvaney,
Dunlap, 1962 Ford 2-door.
Automobile (1965 through 1966): 1st, Stanley Porter,
Petersburg, 1966 Oldsmobile Convertible; 2nd, Mark Gooding,
Decatur, 1965 Lincoln 4-door; 3rd, Thomas Paoni and Mary L.
Trader, Springfield, 1966 Pontiac 2-door.
Automobile (1967 through 1969):1st, Larry Cass, Roscoe,
1967 Chevrolet; 2nd, Ernest and Linda Strate, Decatur, 1968
Chevrolet 2-door; 3rd, Art Py, Sr., Antioch, 1968 Dodge
Convertible.
Automobile (1970 through 1976): 1st (TIE), Perry and
Jean Pettit, Carlinville, 1970 Chrysler 2-door, and Larry
and Peggy Shadwick, Collinsville, 1974 Dodge 2-door; 2nd,
Ralph Pulliam, Pekin, 1970 Chevrolet; 3rd, John Lorentz,
Peoria, 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Automobile (1977 through 1985): 1st, Brian Weisser,
Morton, 1985 Chevrolet Coupe; 2nd, Marcella Knight, Peoria,
1979 Ford 2-door; 3rd, Thomas H. Paoni and Mary L. Trader,
Springfield, 1978 Oldsmobile 2-door.
Corvairs (convertibles - 1960 through 1964): 1st (TIE),
Harry and Evelyn Simmerman, Carmel, IN, 1964 Corvair, and
Herb Nelson, Des Plaines, 1963 Corvair; 2nd, Floyd Wood, Lovington, 1964 Corvair; 3rd (TIE),
Franklin Donaldson, Effingham, 1964 Corvair, and Daniel Zakowski, Clarendon Hills, 1963
Corvair.
Corvairs (closed - 1960 through 1964): 1st, Bill
Pierson, Murphysboro, 1962 Chevrolet 2-door; 2nd (TIE), Jim
Lanwermeyer, St. Charles, MO, 1963 Corvair 2-door, and Earl
F. Vogel, Marble Hill, MO, 1961 Corvair Rampside; 3rd, Louis
Zanon, Barrington, 1963 Corvair 2-door.
Corvairs (convertibles - 1965 through 1969); 1st,
Roselee Bauer, House Springs, MO, 1966 Corvair; 2nd, Louis
R. Hunt, Carmel, IN, 1967 Corvair; 3rd, Richard E. Shank,
Elkhart, IN, 1965 Corvair.
Corvairs (closed - 1965 through 1969): 1st, Robert
Pohlman, Sr., Elgin, 1966 Corvair 2-door; 2nd, Robert
Landers, Edwardsville, 1967 Corvair 2-door; 3rd, Robert
Landers, Edwardsville, 1965 Corvair.
Mustangs and Shelbys (closed - 1964 1/2 through 1966):
1st, Bill Krieger, Elk Grove, 1965 Mustang Fastback; 2nd,
Joseph Lenac, Sr., East Peoria, 1966 Mustang Coupe; no
third.
Mustangs (convertibles - 1964 1/2 through1966): 1st,
Buford Webb, Tower Hill, 1964 1/2 Mustang; 2nd, Jim and
Ellen Tremain, Springfield, 1964 1/2 Mustang; 3rd, Mary Ann
Hoffman, East St. Louis, 1966 Mustang.
Mustangs and Shelbys (all body styles - 1967 through
1968): 1st, Jim Holman, Springfield, 1968 Mustang Coupe; 2nd, Harold Klickman,
Springfield, 1967 Mustang Coupe; 3rd, Mal Juergens, Troy, 1968 Mustang Convertible.
Mustangs and Shelbys (all body styles - 1969 through
1970): 1st, Scott Fleming, Roscoe, 1969 Shelby; 2nd, Norman
R. Hoffman, East St. Louis, 1970 Mustang Fastback; 3rd,
Mitchell A. Nigro, Aurora, 1970 Mustang 2-door.
Mustangs and Shelbys (all body styles - 1971 through
1973): 1st, Kristin Ricker, Rockford, 1972 Mustang 2-door;
2nd, Tony Paulek, Springfield, 1973 Mustang; no third.
Camaros and Firebirds (1967 through 1985): 1st, Mick
Price, Atwood, 1969 Camaro; 2nd, Dale Zurkammer, Beason,
1967 Camaro Convertible; 3rd, Stevie Niemryer, Rockton, 1970
Firebird 2-door.
Sports Cars (through 1960): 1st, Gene Marburger, Mt.
Olive, 1954 Kaiser Darrin;
2nd, David Pelham, Springfield, 1960 Triumph; no third.
Sports Cars (1961 through 1970): 1st, Thomas Coady,
Paxton, 1963 Maserati; 2nd, A.J. Sutton, Barrington, 1967
Saab Coupe; no third.
Sports Cars (1971 to present): 1st, Dale and Barb Mast,
Decatur, 1980 MGB Roadster; 2nd, Robert Raab, Belleville,
1989 Corvette Convertible; 3rd, Jerold K. Anna, Belleville,
1978 Porsche.
Thunderbirds (1955 through 1966): 1st, John and Elaine
Hoose, Blue Mound, 1957 Thunderbird; 2nd, Terry Fletcher,
Jacksonville, 1960 Thunderbird; 3rd, Ron Robinson, Athens, 1958 Thunderbird.
Corvettes (1953 through 1967): 1st, Fred and Carol
Gronemeier, East Alton, 1960 Corvette Convertible; 2nd,
Lawrence Savage, Jr., Clinton, 1967 Corvette Coupe; 3rd,
Gene Bennenga, New Berlin, 1963 Corvette 2-door.
Corvettes (1969 through 1982): 1st, Bruce R. Holman,
Brighton, 1972 Corvette Coupe; 2nd, Carol Miller, Peoria,
1977 Corvette; no third.
Muscle Cars, factory assembled and unmodified (1961
through 1974): 1st, John Schmitz, Tower Hill, 1970 Plymouth;
2nd, David and Gloria Dobbs, Mattoon, 1969 Pontiac 2-door;
3rd, Michael E. Cavitt, Downs, 1966 Pontiac 2-door.
Performance Cars, factory assembled and unmodified
(1975 to present): 1st, Jerome L. Casper, Springfield, 1994
Mustang 2-door Convertible; 2nd, Alan and Becky Look,
Bloomington, 1996 Mustang 2-door Coupe; 3rd, Len and Deb
Goff, Robinson, 1998 Mustang.
Antique Motor Scooters or Motor-Powered Bikes (through
1985 - under 150 cc): 1st, Durelle Pritchard, Pontiac, 1950
Whizzer; 2nd, Marcella Knight, Peoria, 1958 Cushman Scooter;
3rd, Rosetta and Paul Combs, Springfield, 1960 Harley
Topper.
Antique Motorcycles, American Made (through 1985 - over
150 cc): 1st, Roy Sim, Springfield, 1974 Harley-Davidson;
2nd, Adolph and Carol Hunger, St. Anne, 1913 Harley-
Davidson; no third.
Antique Motorcycles, Foreign Made (through 1985, over
150 c.c.): 1st, Walter Ade, Springfield, 1975 BMW Motorcycle
with a 1952 Side Car; 2nd, Lance Emola, Bourbonnais, 1976
Triumph; no third.
Race or Competition (all years): 1st, Thomas M. Welch,
Collinsville, 1952 Kurtis; 2nd, Mike Bauman, Olney, 1982
March Race Car; 3rd, Bob Elder, Belleville, 1972 King Sprint
Car.
Street Rods (through 1948): 1st, David and Gloria
Meyer, Washington, 1937 Chevrolet 4-door; no second; no
third.
Customs (1949 through 1985): 1st, Richard and June
Brookshier, Normal, 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle; 2nd (TIE), Mark
Wright, Cerro Gordo, 1969 Chevrolet El Camino, and Don and
Edna Brian, Olney, 1968 Chevrolet Camero; 3rd (TIE), Gary
Bayer, Peoria, 1967 Ford, and Eddie J. Thomas, Bellwood,
1967 Chevrolet 2-door.
