31 PART V—THE SAVOY AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM: 2025 Preservation / Barn Find Exhibit In 2025, the Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville Georgia held an exhibit featuring important “Barn Find” cars found across America. The “guest curator” for the exhibit and forum was Hagerty’s legendary Barn Find Hunter “Tom Cotter.” Five significant cars were chosen for this display with the 1949 Packard Monte Carlo convertible being one of the cars in the exhibit. Recognizing cars in their “as-found” condition with patina has been a growing trend. In 2001, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was the first to establish a separate category of these cars. Since then, cars have begun to appear in concours that are in “Preservation” or “Barn Find” condition, and most recently classes have formed around these categories. In 2023 the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance held their first class of “Barn Find Cars” and in 2024 the Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance followed suit. Recently, the preservation / barn find movement gained more significance at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. In 2024, the “Best of Show” award—the most prestigious concours award in the world—was awarded to a preservation car—a 1934 Bugatti Type 59 sports car in “as found” condition. The Savoy Automobile Museum is recognized as hosting the first museum exhibit of “Preservation / Barn Finds cars” held across the world. We’re honored that our 1949 Packard Monte Carlo convertible was chosen as one of the five cars to be included in the exhibit for the public to enjoy. The “Best of Show” Winner at the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was a Preservation / Barn Find Car
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