There was an air of inevitability about it, but ultimately it was Steve Sullivan’s 1958 Cadillac Sedan DeVille which was crowned king at the finals of this year’s Kingstown Shipping Car of the Year competition. All weekend long Steve engaged with members of the public who crowded around the car like bees around a honeypot and many of the finalists who had opined that it would almost certainly be the winner were proven to be correct.
This year’s judges included Rob Woodall, who, while judging in every Car of the Year competition since 2010. As in previous years, the winner of the previous Car of the Year competition was invited to judge, in this case John Miller, who won in 2019 with his 1955 Dodge Royal Custom Lancer. And lastly, editor Ben Klemenzson was the third judge. Why so many judges? Well, different folks have different personal preferences (i.e. originality over restoration etc) and by having several judges like this, it evens out the differences in opinion.
