Concours d'Saab

Concours d'Saab

Many of you will want to participate in the Concours de Saab or People’s Choice competitions. These show events are a great tradition of showing other Saab owners and convention goers just what can be done with time, patience, and a love of "getting things right". Below you will find the Saab Club of North America philosophy regarding the the Concours de Saab, as well as a short but concise definition. If your Saab is a well-maintained original or a restoration to factory specifications, then Concours de Saab is right for you! If you've modified your Saab to fit your own personality or set out to show what how much your Saab could be improved using different parts and pieces, then People's Choice may be your choice. For People's Choice details, click here.

Prologue

Literally translated, Concours d’Elegance means "parade of elegance." The French first staged these events as marketing efforts to showcase stylish and expensive automobiles and fashions, which were then judged and awards presented. This was, of course, only for people who could afford such luxuries.

Competition

Our Concours de Saab is based on the original idea of presenting the "best of the best." Our goal is to assemble these special automobiles in an arena of competition which highlights the original manufactures’ design and concept. These criteria will be used in judging these restored or original examples. Every Saab manufactured is unique in its own right, and has its own history of ownership, so only those Saabs which meet the above standards should be considered for this event.

The Saab Club of North America's Concours de Saab rules (PDF Download) are designed to give equal weight to original/OEM condition and overall cleanliness. Thus, the highest-scoring cars and trophy winners are those that are closest to original showroom condition. Take a look at a brand-new car of any make. Making one's car look as close as possible to this is the ultimate goal. A person has a good chance of getting a high score just by "super-detailing" a relatively nice stock Saab. The judges are instructed not to be "nit-picky," but to take into consideration most Saabs are driven at least sometimes, if not on a daily basis. Also, one usually doesn’t know who his or her competition might be, so it is best to enter as clean a car as possible. All that being said, the Concours provides a great opportunity to "show and tell" and to see the Parade of Elegant Saabs.

Categories change from year to year depending on the number of entries, but there will be clasess to accommodate all Saab models that are 10 years old or more (so for 2010 the newest car which may enter will be a 2000 model). Generally there will be classes for: SAAB 92 and 93, SAAB 95 and 96, Sonett II and III, SAAB 99, Saab Classic 900, Saab 9000, Saab New-Generation 900, Saab 9-3, and Saab 9-5. For the 900 and 9-3 classes, Convertibles may be judged as separate classes if there are enough entries.

Vehicles entered in Concours de Saab are judged by highly experienced Saab experts chosen by the SCNA Concours Committee. Cars are parked in specific categories with other similar vehicles and the judges conduct a thorough inspection of each car and complete a judging sheet to determine a score. A great benefit of competing in Concours de Saab is that you will receive your completed Judging Sheet (PDF Download). When you present your car on the showfield for the judging (1:00 pm Saturday, July 24), be sure that your name and address are entered on your entry form so that we can get the sheet back to you!

Download the 2010 Concours d'Saab rules (PDF)

Past Winners

2000 Kernschoken NY

Sonett – Tom Donney 1967 Sonett II

2001 Vero Beach FL

99 – Keith Barden 1972 99E

2002 Cincinnati OH

93/95/96 – Bruce Turk 1963 95

Longnose to '74 - Ed Lorenz 1966 96

Sonett II & V4 – Tom Donney 1967 Sonett II

Sonett III – Tom Langdon 1974 Sonett III

99 – Kurt Krauss 1980 99 GLI

900 ’79 to ’86 – George Basehore 1985 900S

900 ’87 to ’93 – Maria Chasins 1990 SPG

C900 CV – George Lloyd 1993 900

9000 – Chip Lamb 1992 9000T

9-3 Viggen – Rich Chuma 2000 9-3 Viggen

NG 900 – Keith Beaudoin 1996 900SET

9-5 – Robert Lyon 1999 9-5SE

Modified – Jeff Propowski 1988 900

Unlimited – Jack Lawrence Sonett III

2003 Hershey PA

2004 Crystal Mountain WA

92/93 – Sean Tennis

95/96 2S - Jerry Danner 1967 96

95/96 V4 – RMSC Project Laura 1970 96

Sonett II 2S & V4 – Doug Morse & Paul Perry

Sonett III – Ray & Pat Kopczynski

99 – Michael Lilley

C900 – Chuck Halter

NG 900 – Bruce & Gayle Harbison

9000 – Gary Grimes

2005 Stratton Mountain VT

2006 Lake George NY

92/93 - Bruce Turk 1958 93B

95/96 - Ed & Riley Lorenz 1967 96

Sonett - Dean Gordon 1968 Sonett V4

99 - Don Wollum 1980 99

900 - Harold Shettles 1984 900

2007 Detroit MI

92/93 – Tom Donney 1950 92

95/96 – Gary Stottler, 1964 96 850 GT

Sonett – Jim Bell 1967 Sonett II

99 – Doug Majka 1973 99EMS

C900 – Tad Gilliam 1986 900

NG 900 – Gayle Meyers-Harbison 1997 900SE Talledaga

9000 – Jim Beetham 1997 9000

2008 Devens MA

2009 Copper Mountain CO

95/96 -1st Michael Leon 1973 96

95/96 - 2nd Jerry Danner 1967 96

95/96 - 3rd Tom Nelson 1966 96 Monte Carlo

Sonett – 1st Larry Jewett 1971 Sonett III

Sonett - 2nd Glenn Roberts 1967 Sonett II

99 – 1st Bruce Harbison 1977 99EMS

99 - 2nd Steve McCoy 1977 99GLE

C900 – 1st Jim Beetham 1988 900T

C900 - 2nd Karl Kingery 1988 900TCV

C900 - 3rd Kevin Thorpe 1994 900CV

9000 – 1st Chris & Galen Farrington 1998 9000CSE

9000 - 2nd Jim Beetham 1997 9000CSE

9000 - 3rd David Young 1994 9000Aero

NG900/9-3 (to 1999) – 1st Anne Marie & John Hansel 1996 900SECV

NG900/9-3 (to 1999) – 2nd Ann & Larry Beetham 1999 9-3CV

9-5 (to 1999) – Paul Callahan 1999 9-5SE