At the inaugural ParkbrPlace Dealerships Luxury & Supercar Showcase on September 9, ladies inbrstylish hats and gentlemen dressed in resort attire strolled the rolling hillsbrof the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas to view some of thebrworld’s most rare and beautiful automobiles.
The event was all for a good cause: Park Place Dealerships donated $30,000 to the Momentous Institute inbrcelebration of its 30th anniversary. Owned and operated by the SalesmanshipbrClub of Dallas since 1920, the Momentous Institute has been committed tobrbuilding and repairing social and emotional health for all children so they canbrachieve their full potential. Each year, the organization directly serves morebrthan 6,000 children and family members through its nationally acclaimedbrMomentous School and innovative Therapeutic Services.
Guests were among the first in Texas to see the new 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom,brarriving straight from Pebble Beach. They also had the rare opportunity to getbrup close and personal with an extraordinary 1500-horsepower, $3 million BugattibrChiron, while comparing the modern supercar to its vintage ancestor: a rarebr1938 Bugatti which narrowly escaped demolition during World War II.
Guests also saw Bentley’sbrfirst luxury SUV - the Bentayga, supercharged McLarens, Maseratis, a Porschebr918 Spyder and 919 Hybrid, the new Lexus LC500, Jaguar F-Type SVR, abrMercedes-Benz-AMG GTC Roadster, Volvo XC90, Range Rover SVR and many more newbrvehicles.
More than 100 cars from private collectors competed in a juried Collector’sbrShowcase, including a 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra once owned by Carroll Shelby, abr1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a ‘54 Jaguar XK120SE, ‘57 Chevrolet Bel Airbrconvertible, ‘60 Porsche 356B Roadster, ‘61 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, ’71brDeTomaso Pantera, ‘72 Fiat Dino Spider, a one-of-a-kind ‘99 BMW M Roadster,br2009 Koenigsegg CCXR, 2010 Aston Martin DBS, 2015 Lamborghini Huracan, and manybrothers.
The Collector’s Showcase winners included:
Best In Show
1925 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
John Wampler
Chairman’s Choice Award
John Ridings Lee - 1938 Bugatti 57C Atalante
Salesmanship Club Choice Award
Corky Helstrom - 1952 MG Roadster
Best In Class - VINTAGE
Jeff Wildin - 1933 MG Magna L-Type Racer
Best In Class - CLASSIC
Michael Mann - 1996 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo
Best In Class - CONTEMPORARY
Paul Grussendorf - 2009 Aston Martin DBS
Best In Class – EXOTIC/SUPERCAR
Eddie Lee - 2009 Koenigsegg CCXR
Plans are alreadybrunderway to grow the Luxury & Supercar Showcase into an annual event. Visit ParkPlace.com and MomentousInstitute.org for more information.
