Second Annual WHEELS AND WINGS SHOW

September 9, 2011
 
September 10, 2011
 
September 11, 2011
 
 

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Welcome to the Vail Automotive Classic Annual Wheels and Wings Show

The most comprehensive auto, aircraft and motorcycle show in Western Colorado, the Wheels and Wings Show features an unparalleled display of machinery.  With over 200 cars, 30 airplanes and other aircraft and 30 motorcycles, the 2011 show will amaze, entertain and blow you away.
 
 
(Photography shown here by John Waugh)
 
2011 Best of Show – The Vail Valley Jet Center Award
1936 MG SA Saloon (Foxfield, CO)
 
2011 Best of Show - Aircraft
Challenger 300 owned by DB Aviation (Gypsum, CO)
 
2011 Best of Class
 
War Bird - T-28 (Port Orange, FL)
 
Experimental Aircraft - Lancair (Vail, CO)
 
American Pre-War Classic –1931 Ford Town Sedan (Gypsum, CO)
 
American Post-War Classic (1941-1961) – 1958 Chevrolet Corvette (Castle Rock, CO)
 
European Pre-War Classic – 1936 MG SA Saloon (Foxfield, CO)
 
European Post-War Classic (1941-1961) – 1959 Mercedes Benz 220 SE Convertible (Greenwood Village, CO)
 
Street Rod – 1940 Ford Deluxe Coup (Steamboat Springs, CO)
 
Muscle Car (1962–1972) -  1969 Plymouth Road Runner Hemi (Pueblo, CO)
 
Supercar – 2-11 Chevrolet Corvette Ground Sport Looksey #001 (Evergreen, CO)
 
European Sport – 1958 Vignale Cadillac Convertible (Cherry Hills Village, CO)
 
Custom – 1955 Willy’s Pick Up (Gypsum, CO)
 
Custom Transporters – 1985 Peterbuilt 359 (Edwards, CO)
 
Vintage Motorcycles (pre-1972) – 1972 Triumph Bonneville (Avon, CO)
 
Custom Motorcycles – 2004 Custom Hand Built Rider (Eagle, CO)
 
Sport Motorcycles – 1972 Kawasaki #2 750 Mach IV (Edwards, CO)
 
Ferrari Marque Award
2011 Ferrari 599 GTO (Edwards, CO)
 
2011 Top 20 Awards
1957 Porsche Speedster (Edwards, CO)
2003 Ferrari Challenge (Edwards, CO)
2010 Ford Shelby GT-500 Mustang (Grand Junction, CO)
2005 Ford Shelby GT-500 Mustang (Sterling, CO)
1957 Ford Skyliner (Rifle, CO)
1959 Fiat 1200 TU Roadster (Englewood, CO)
2006 Ferrari 430 Spider (Fort Collins, CO)
1998 Ferrari 355F1 (Erie, CO)
2008 Porsche 911 Turbo (Vail, CO)
1967 VW Type 2 (21 window) (Edwards, CO) 
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 (Franktown, CO) 
1957 Porsche Speedster 350 (Grand Junction, CO)
2006 Mini Cooper JCW GP (Dillon, CO)
1972 BMW 2002 tii (Denver, CO)
1978 Datsun 280Z (Edwards, CO)
1968 Ford Mustang GT (Lakewood, CO)
1955 Austin Healey Hundred (Denver, CO)
1966 Ford Superperformance Cobra (Littleton, CO)
1968 Ford Shelby GT-500 (Avon, CO)
1973 Porsche 911S (Vail, CO)

Over 4,000 people attended Saturday's event at the Vail Valley Jet Center in 2011.  Over 200 vintage and modern cars, motorcycles and aircraft were on display.  New this year, Copters for A Cause provided helicopter rides to benefit local charities Angels in Action and Jack's Place, and Due West Aviation provided airplane rides to spectators.

Registrants may enter by completing the auto online registration form or the aircraft online registration form, or by printing it and mailing or faxing to our offices.  Our daily schedule for Saturday and Sunday events includes a Welcome Breakfast for participants and sponsors, exhibits for children, the shows, our awards ceremony, participant and sponsor reception, and more.

Many thanks to our Presenting Sponsor the VAIL VALLEY JET CENTER. Located at the Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) in Eagle, Colorado, the Vail Valley Jet Center is the gateway to Colorado’s finest Ski resorts.   Thank you also to the Vail Daily, our title sponsor, who provides amazing coverage and successful ad campaigns that benefited our event and our charities.  Please see our video gallery for interviews on local media televsion channels.

 

The Wheels and Wings Show celebrates the Art of the Machine:  As transportation has became so central to every aspect of our lives, cars and planes have gone far beyond their humble utilitarian origins, constantly redefining technology, style and shaping our culture. The skill, engineering and mechanical ability infused in these vehicles is nothing less than a triumph of the human spirit. Many represent some of the finest technology of their day, while others provide a touchstone to our past or a hint of where we might be heading. They remind us of what is possible when passion and craft take over and work becomes art. We hope you find all of these machines as interesting as we do and that you enjoy the show.