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William “Chip” Connor Age: 70-79 | Score: 71.16
1959 Ferrari 250 TR59/60 Fantuzzi Spyder 1999 Pebble Beach Best of Show, 2003 The Quail Best of Show, 2019 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Best of Show William E. “Chip” Connor II is a Japanese-born Hong Kong-based business man and classic car collector. His collection of over 100 automobiles ranges from those of the classic era to 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s sports/ racing cars. He is a long-time competitor in both modern and vintage racing and is a regular exhibitor and judge at Concours d’Elegance events around the world, including Pebble Beach, The Quail, Cartier Style et Luxe and others. His cars have won over 100 awards over the years, including many Best in Show awards and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Chip is a member of the FIA Senate and is the Chairman and CEO of William E. Connor & Associates Ltd., one of the world’s largest merchandise sourcing companies, headquartered in Hong Kong with operations across Asia and Europe. He was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan and attended Stanford University and USC in the US. He is married to Jacque Beck Connor and has three sons, Will, Sam, and Ben. He has won Best in Show awards at both The Quail (2003) and Chantilly Concourse (2019).
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Samuel Robson Walton Age: 70-79 | Score: 69.70
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO 1998 Designer’s Choice Trophy Meadow Brook Concours, 2018 Peninsula Best of the Best Award Sam Walton is an American businessman, philanthropist and car collector. He was the Chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015, the largest retailer in the world. Passionately involved in racing on track and driving at rallies, over the past two decades he has put together a collection featuring the greatest 1950s and 1960s sports and racing vehicles ever produced: mostly Ferraris, Maseratis, and Porsches. He is a frequent driver at the Monterey Historic Races in California and owns two original Ferrari 250 GTOs, which are the stars of his collection. He also frequently shows his cars at Concours d’Elegance events such as Pebble Beach and, in 2018, he was awarded the Peninsula Best of the Best Award for the 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, co-owned with Peter Mullin.
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Anne Brockinton Lee Score: 62.71
1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta Lusso 2006 Pebble Beach Best of Show, 2009 Pebble Beach Best of Show, 2014 Amelia Island Best of Show - Elegance, 2018 The Quail Best of Show The extraordinary passion with which Anne Lee has given continuity to Robert Lee’s magnificent collection is extremely positive for the world of collecting. It shows that women can play a leading role at events and, at the same time, contribute towards the preservation of the heritage that is now in their hands. Lee’s cars won the coveted “Best in Show” award at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the world’s premier automobile competition, first in 2006, with her 1931 Daimler Double-Six 50 Corsica Drophead Coupe, and again in 2009, with an in-house restoration of her 1937 Horch 853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sport Cabriolet. She shows and drives her cars at several Concours d’Elegance events every year, winning several awards, such as the ‘Masters Owners Choice’ award at Salon Privé and Zoute GP Best in Show, with her 1949 Ferrari 166 Barchetta #0008M. This car, one of the stars of her collection, won the first post-war 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 1949 with Luigi Chinetti and Lord Seldson at the wheel. It is also believed to have won the 1949 Mille Miglia with Clemente Biondetti and Ettore Salani.
Samuel Robson Walton
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