Winners of "Best in Class" and special awards are presented here. This set is the ninth in my series of 11 galleries on the 2009 Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance, which was held on Aug. 2 in Rochester, Michigan. More than 200 cars and motorcycles were entered in 25 classes by collectors from all over the United States and Canada. Among the classes were several that were noncompetitive. For more information, visit the concours's Web site at http://www.meadowbrookconcours.org .

The "Best of Show - American" and "Best of Show - European" winners were selected from among the "Best in Class" awardees.

Class initials are indicated in the captions. The classes in the 2009 show were (A) Fins and Chrome: Convertibles of 1959; (C1) American Classics - Early; (C2) American Classics - Early; (C3) American Classics - Late; (D1) American Popular - Early; (D2) American Popular - Late; (F) Horseless Carriages; (G1) European Luxury and Sport; (K) Auburn Cord Duesenberg; (L) Roaring Twenties; (M) Early Sports Cars up to 1955; (N1) Sports Cars from 1956 to 1965; (N2) Sports Cars from 1966 to 1974; (P) Packards; (P1) V12 Packards; (P2) V12 Packards; (R1) Rolls-Royce Phantoms; (R2) Rolls-Royce Phantoms; (S) American Muscle - 1964 to 1974; (SD) Special Display; (U) Legends of Meadow Brook; (W) Swoopy Coupes; (X) Drag Racers - The factory Years; (Z) McLaren Race Cars - 40th Anniversary; and (MC) Motorcycles.

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