SOUTH BEND, IN – The 2023 Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm is proud to feature a 1932 Peerless V16 Sedan Prototype as part of its Multi-Cylinder Motoring: The Twelves & Sixteens class. The car is exhibited courtesy of the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Peerless was once one of the world’s pre-eminent luxury automobile manufacturers and began exploring V16 power in the early 1930s. Just the single prototype was completed, featuring coachwork by the Murphy Body Company.

The 2023 Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm will showcase over 80 exquisite vehicles across ten classes. Other highlights include programs by nationally-renowned historians Ken Gross and Brian Baker as well as a documentary on pioneering race car driver Paula Murphy, which will be hosted by documentary producer Cindy Sisson.

The Concours at Copshaholm’s Chief Judge is renowned automotive scholar and historian Matt Short. Judging will be French Traditional. The awards ceremony will be narrated by noted automotive raconteur, Bill Rothermel. The Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm will be held Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. The show field opens to the public at 10am and closes at 4pm. The Pass In Review and Awards ceremony begins at 2:30pm. For more information, visit www.concoursatcopshaholm.org.