Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance 2025 boasted 250 collector cars in Ault Park during the weekend of June 7-8, with the 47th running of the event themed around Icons of British Motoring.
Classes took in all ages and styles of British classics, all the way back to the pre-war era, plus motorcycles and collectable modern cars dating from 1975 onwards. The regular awards celebrated home-grown cars, future classics, racing machinery, Asian cars (the inclusion of which the concours pioneered way back in 2006) and plenty more.
In the end, the Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance 2025 judges chose two home-grown heroes as their ultimate winners: Dr Douglas and Kim Gaker took home the William K Victor Best of Show in the concours d’elegance for their 1931 Packard 840 Convertible Sedan, while Bob and Diane McConnell won the Roy O’Sweeney Best of Show Esprit de Sport for their 1954 Kurtis 500-C Indy Roadster.
Each of the 25 classes had something to savour, with the local Cincinnati Hagerty Youth Judges returning for the 14th year to add a younger insight. The 007-spec Aston Martin DB5 pictured above got a lot of attention, as did the 100th anniversary of Chrysler, the Indian Motorcycles and the Automotive Oddities: Strange and Wonderful classes. Proceeds from the event benefit Juvenile Arthritis programmes of the Arthritis Foundation.
The event was preceded by a Hangar Party hosted by Executive Jet Management at Lunken Airport, with 700 guests enjoying exotic cars, motorcycles and private jets. Full results for the concours have yet to be published at time of writing, but for more information on the Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance 2025, head here.
