The shortlist for The Historic Motoring Awards 2020 has been announced. Congratulations to all the successful entries. The virtual ceremony will take place on Thursday 22nd October 2020 at 5.30pm. If you would like to register to watch please click here.
The Car of the Year 2020 will be decided by the readers of Octane through a public vote - cast your vote now by clicking on the button below.
The Shortlist
Car of the Year
Ferrari 330 GTS Spider (London Concours winner)
Bertone Stratos Zero
Mercedes-Benz SSKL recreation
Porsche 930 GTX
Ferrari 250 GTE police car
Land Rover Series I ‘Oxford’ (1955/56 Oxford-Cambridge expedition)
Nissan Skyline R-32 GTR ‘Godzilla’
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 racer (ex-Mussolini)
McLaren F1 GTR (1995 Le Mans winner)
1907 Peking-Paris Itala
Restoration of the Year
Land Rover Pre-Production Prototype Number 7 (JLR Classic)
Aston Martin DB4 SII (Thornley Kelham)
Audi Type R Imperator (Audi)
Vauxhall 30/98 (Piers Trevelyan)
1911 De Dion lorry (Nick Pellett)
BMW 328 Mille Miglia (Tom Fischer)
Publication of the Year
Ballot
Daniel Cabart & Gautam Sen, pub. Dalton Watson, £270
The Aston Martin V8 1969-2000
Russell Hayes, pub. Palawan Press, £600+
Weekend Heroes II
Tony Adriaensens, pub. Corsa Research, £500
Shadow, the Magnificent Machines of a Man of Mystery
Pete Lyons, pub. Evro, £75
The Lamborghini Miura
Edited by Jon Pressnell, pub. Kidston SA, £400
Museum/ Collection of the Year
Autoworld Brussels
The Petersen Museum
Brooklands Museum
The Mercedes-Benz Museum
Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum
Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim
Specialist of the Year
Artcurial
Lamborghini Polo Storico
E-type UK
FCA Heritage
Longstone Tyres
JF Stanley & Co
Industry Supporter of the Year
Hagerty
EFG
A. Lange & Söhne
Immunage
Richard Mille
Personal Achievement
Daniel Geoghegan (Bicester Motion)
Peter Mullin (The Mullin Museum)
Mark Perkins (Historics)
Phil McGovern (Caffeine & Machine)
Sammy Miller (Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum)
The Vantage Award
Darren Turner
Dylan Miles
Guy Wyles
Kees Huis in ‘t Veld
John McGurk
Rising Star Award
Merlin McCormack (Duke of London)
Alicia White (Club des Autos)
Charlotte Vowden
George & Jimmy Howson (Petroleum & Co)
Ben Stinson (Classic Motor Hub)
Rory Henderson (Henderson Fellowes)
The Lockdown Initiative 2020
Le Mans
Tim Layzell & Goodwood Road Racing Club
REVS-Limiter
Concours Virtual
Le Mans Classic/Peter Auto
Petersen Car Week
The Mercedes-Benz Museum
Isolation Island Concours d’Elegance
Apprentice of the Year
Classic Car Ambassador of the Year
Tom Hartley (Snr)
Rev Adam Gompertz
Tony O’Keeffe
William Loughran
McKeel Hagerty
Bespoke Car of the Year
Mini Remastered (David Brown Automotive)
CEGGA Ferrari 250TR (David Cooke/Neil Twyman)
ARES Panther (ARES Design)
Aston Martin Vanquish 25 (Ian Callum)
Eagle Lightweight GT (Eagle E-types)
Rolls-Royce Dawn Silver Bullet Speedster
Bentley Bacalar