The International Historic Motoring Awards Shortlist 2024

(October 16, 2024) The International Historic Motoring Awards (IHMA) presented by Lockton Insurance has revealed the people, businesses, cars, clubs, books, events, museums and collections that are in with a chance of winning the most prestigious prizes in historic motoring. 

Experts and enthusiasts from across the globe made hundreds of nominations for the awards and these have now been whittled down to shortlists across 14 categories encompassing everything from exceptional restorations and world class events to outstanding individual achievements. 

Those who made it to the shortlists now progress to the final stage of the judging process, in which a select committee of specialists and personalities from the motoring fraternity will select the winners.

The winners – along with the Car of the Year, which is a public vote, and the Lifetime Achievement Award winner – will be revealed at a prestigious ceremony and gala dinner at the opulent Peninsula London Hotel in Grosvenor, Park Lane, on November 22, 2024. The evening will be hosted by broadcaster and racing driver Amanda Stretton.

Now in its 14th year and back in the ownership of Geoff Love and David Lillywhite who launched the awards in 2011, the 2024 IHMA celebrates the elite of the classic and performance car industry with the support of Horton Books, Classic and Sports Finance, the Petersen Automotive Museum, Nyetimber, the Poonawalla Collection and Octane and Magneto magazines.

Hothouse Media co-founder and managing director Geoff Love, said: “We are delighted to once again be the custodian of the International Historic Motoring Awards, having acquired them earlier this year, alongside Octane magazine. We have been thrilled by the quality of entries, showcasing the very best that the classic and collector car community has to offer.”

Awards Category

CAR OF THE YEAR

Public voting open at historicmotoringawards.co.uk

RESTORATION OF THE YEAR 

Sponsored by Classic & Sports Finance

1954 Lagonda DP115s – Benjamin & Thorpe

1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport by Saoutchik  – Chropyňská

1955 Jaguar D-type XKD 526 – CKL Developments

1924 Mercedes-Benz 2 Litre Targa Florio – Mercedes-Benz Classic

1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato – RS Williams

1962 Ferrari 250 GTO – Tom Hartley Jnr

BESPOKE CAR OF THE YEAR 

Sponsored by Octane magazine 

V12 E-type Reimagined – Building the Legend 

Tuthill GT ONE – Tuthill Porsche 

Auto Union Type 52 ‘Schnellsportwagen’ – Audi Tradition / Crosthwaite & Gardiner

Veloce12 – Touring Superleggera

RUF Rodeo – RUF Automobile

BOOK OF THE YEAR 

Sponsored by Hortons Books

The Last Eye Witness – Doug Nye (Porter Press International)

Millanta on Ferrari 1947-1952 – Alessandro Silva (Sportfahrer Verlag) 

Nash-Healey: A Grand Alliance – John Nikas and Hervé Chevalier (Dalton Watson)

JaguarSport XJR-15 – Peter Stevens (Porter Press International)

Texas Legend – Jim Hall and his Chaparrals – George Levy (Evro Publishing)

Never Look Back – Derek Warwick (Evro Publishing)

BMW by Design – Steve Saxty (Seven Spoke Publishing)

BREAKTHROUGH EVENT OF THE YEAR 

Concours of Elegance Germany 

International Women’s Day Hagerty Hangout 

ModaMiami 

The Oberoi Concours d’Elegance 

The Aurora – Scandinavian Concours 

CLUB OF THE YEAR 

Sponsored by Lockton Insurance

Historic Sports Car Racing 

MG Car Club 

Team Jarrott 

Ferrari Club of America 

Porsche Club of America 

Vintage Sports-Car Club 

INDUSTRY SUPPORTER OF THE YEAR 

A. Lange & Söhne

Motul 

Richard Mille 

Piston Foundation 

Historic & Classic Vehicles Alliance 

Mercedes-Benz Classic 

Hagerty Driver’s Foundation 

MOTORSPORT EVENT OF THE YEAR 

Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 

Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 

Velocity Invitational 

Goodwood Revival Meeting 

Silverstone Festival

MOTORING EVENT OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Magneto magazine 

73rd Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

InterClassics Brussels

American Speed Festival

The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering

Rétromobile

Salon Privé

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR

Bruce Meyer 

Daman Thakore 

David Knight 

Frank Cassidy 

SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR 

Jim Stokes Workshop 

Coryton Fuels 

Eagle E-Types 

HK Engineering 

CKL Developments

Ashton Keynes Vintage Restorations

RALLY OR TOUR OF THE YEAR 

RREC Silver Ghost Register Tour of Norway – Classic Travelling

Tour de Corse Historique – Classic Media

Modena Cento Ore – Canossa Events

1000 Miglia 

Tour Auto – Peter Auto 

Peking to Paris Motor Challenge – HERO-ERA

YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR 

Sponsored by the Petersen Automotive Museum

Mark Hastings

James Barrett  

David Kibbey 

James Mabley

William Garrett 

Tom Lee

MUSEUM OR COLLECTION OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by the Poonawalla Collection 

Autoworld Brussels 

Petersen Automotive Museum 

Revs Institute 

Silverstone Museum 

MEDIA OF THE YEAR

Goodwood Road & Racing

Kidston SA 

Hagerty Media USA

Audrain Museum Network 

Chimp Television (for Richard Hammond’s Workshop)

The Late Brake Show 

For media enquiries please contact: Jasmine Love jasmine@hothousemedia.co.uk  +44 (0)1933697378

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