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The Peninsula Hotels, whose international hospitality brand has epitomised glamour and luxury for nearly a century, today announced the winner of its sixth annual classic car showcase,
The Peninsula Classics 2020 Best of the Best Award. The winning car, the
1954 Ferrari 750 Monza, coachwork by Scaglietti, has achieved distinction both for its impressive racing history and its exacting restoration. It became eligible as a Best of the Best Award contender after winning Best of Show at the 2020 Palm Beach Cavallino Classic.
1954 Ferrari 750 Monza wins The Peninsula Classics 2020 Best of the Best Award (Photo Copyright: Jay Miller)
The Best of the Best Award was co-founded in 2015 by The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (owner and operator of The Peninsula Hotels), along with William E. (Chip) Connor, Bruce Meyer and Christian Philippsen. The Award celebrate
Leon Edwards, owner of Birmingham’s Edwards Chevrolet, dead at 89
Updated Jan 18, 2021;
Posted Jan 18, 2021
Leon Edwards, pictured here in 2011, was the son of the founder of Edwards Chevrolet in Birmingham. (Joe Songer)
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His family is planning a private funeral service.
Edwards led Edwards Chevrolet, the dealership founded by his father Sterling Edwards in 1916.
’ This is just a building. It’s the people who make the difference and have kept us in business so long,’ Edwards said in an 2011 interview inside the downtown location at 1400 Third Ave. N., on the dealership’s 95th anniversary.
Three generations of Edwards Chevrolet are pictured in this 2011 photo - Leon Edwards, his son, Lee Edwards (glasses), and grandson, Lee Edwards III at the downtown dealership, sitting in a 1916 Four Ninety. (The Birmingham News/Joe Songer).bn