Collectible Automobile Magazine

We’re proud of the many awards that Collectible Automobile^® has won for writing, graphics, and general excellence.

Automotive Heritage Awards

2021

• Silver medallion, marque-specific category (for “1971-78 Cadillac Eldorado: A Sizeable Difference” in April 2020 issue).
• Bronze medallion, personality profile category (for “John Schinella: From Hidden Talent to High Profile” in October 2020 issue).

2020

• “Best Story” trophy and gold medallion, motorsport category (for “An Exacting Test: Studebakers at Indianapolis in the Thirties” in October 2019 issue).
• Bronze medallion, personality profile category (for “Zora Arkus-Duntov: Corvette’s Father Figure” in February 2019 issue).

2019

• “Best Story” trophy and gold medallion, marque-specific category (for “Toward the Tucker: Creating Preston Tucker’s Bid for Glory” in December 2018 issue).
• Silver medallion, marque-specific category (for “The Weight of History: Ford Motor Company in 1952” in June 2018 issue).

2018

• “Best Story” trophy and gold medallion, marque-specific category (for “A High Price for Perfection: The Saga of the Gaylord” in April 2017 issue).
• Gold medallion, personality profile category (for “William Porter: Moving the Mainstream” in August and October 2017 issues).

International Automotive Media Competition

2017

• Silver medallion; magazine writing, single-marque or manufacturer history (for “1964-67 Pontiac 2+2: Special Added Attraction” in June 2016 issue).
• Silver medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for June 2016 issue).

2016

• Gold medallion; magazine writing, collector car (for “Record Collector: The Story of a Special 1958 Chrysler 300-D” in June 2015 issue).
• Bronze medallion; magazine writing, biography (for “George W. Romney: ‘Bet Every Last Dollar in Yourself’” in April 2015 issue).
• Bronze medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for June 2015 issue).

2015

• Silver medallion; magazine writing, single-marque or manufacturer history (for “Classically Trained: The Nashes of 1930-34” in February 2014 issue).
• Bronze medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for February 2014 issue).

2014

• Bronze medallion; magazine graphics, illustration from collected art (to Harry Kapsalis for “Anniversary Waltz: General Motors’s 1958 Golden Jubilee” in October 2013 issue).
• Bronze medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for August 2013 issue).

2013

• Gold medallion; magazine writing, single-marque or manufacturer history (for “Black Ops: The Story of the 1982-87 Buick Grand National and GNX” in August 2012 issue).
• Silver medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for October 2012 issue).

2012

• Gold medallion; magazine writing, single-marque or manufacturer history (for “1980-85 General Motors X-Cars: From Exhilarating to Exasperating” in August 2011 issue).
• Bronze medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for June 2011 issue).

2011

• Gold medallion; magazine writing, single-marque or manufacturer history (for “1951 Buick XP-300: Mr. Chayne Builds His Dream Car” in April 2010 issue).
• Silver medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for February 2010 issue).

2010

• Silver medallion; magazine writing, motorsports history (for “Last Legs: A Story of the Final Carrera Panamericana” in June 2009 issue).
• Gold medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for June 2009 issue).
• “Best of Single Issues” trophy (judged against other single-issue category winners).

2009

• Silver medallion; magazine writing, general history (for “That Shrinking Feeling: How and Why GM Downsized for 1977” in April 2008 issue).
• Silver medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for February 2008 issue).

2008

• Gold medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for April 2007 issue).
• “Best of Single Issues” trophy (judged against other single-issue category winners).

2006

• Gold medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for August 2005 issue).

2005

• Silver medallion; magazine single-issue, 20,000-100,000 circulation (for April 2005 issue).

2004

• Bronze medallion; magazine single-issue, over 100,000 circulation—reclassified at judges’ discretion (for August 2003 issue).

2002

• Bronze medallion; magazine single-issue, under 50,000 circulation (for October 2001 issue).

Society of Automotive Historians

2023

• Richard and Grace Brigham Award (for outstanding treatment of historical topics in an automotive periodical from all issues of 2022).

2022

• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 2021 “Upward Mobility: The Low-Cost Luxury Cars of 1966” in October 2021 issue).

2019

• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 2018 “Toward the Tucker: Creating Preston Tucker’s Bid for Glory” in December 2018 issue).

2018

• Richard and Grace Brigham Award (for outstanding treatment of historical topics in an automotive periodical from all issues of 2017).

2017

• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 2016 “The Cars of 1969: A Rising Middle Class” in December 2016 issue).

2016

• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 2015 “1967-70 Cadillac Eldorado: Applying a Personal Touch” in June 2015 issue).
• Carl Benz Award of Distinction (for “honorable-mention” periodical article of 2015 “Record Collector: The Story of a Special 1958 Chrysler 300-D” in June 2015 issue).

2015

• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 2014 “Lightning in a Bottle Again: The Return of the Electric Car in America” in October 2014 issue).

2014

• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 2013 “A Star Is Reborn: Restoring the 1955 LaSalle II Roadster” in June 2013 issue).

2011

• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 2010 “1951 Buick XP-300: Mr. Chayne Builds His Dream Car” in April 2010 issue).

2010

• Carl Benz Award of Distinction (for “honorable-mention” periodical article of 2009 “Last Legs: A Story of the Final Carrera Panamericana” in June 2009 issue).

2009

• Richard and Grace Brigham Award (for outstanding treatment of historical topics in an automotive periodical from all issues of 2008).

2008

• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 2007 “The End of the Future: Chrysler Corporation Cars of 1957” in June 2007 issue).

2007

• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 2006 “Breaking the Mold: NASCAR at Road America, 1956” in June 2006 issue).
• Carl Benz Award of Distinction (for “honorable-mention” periodical article of 2006 “Standing the Test of Time: The Continuing Story of the Packard Proving Grounds” in April 2006 issue).

2006

• Carl Benz Award of Distinction (for “honorable-mention” periodical article of 2005 “Brooks Stevens: The Seer that Made Milwaukee Famous” in June 2005 issue).

2005

• Carl Benz Award of Distinction (for “honorable-mention” periodical article of 2004 “Bound by Tradition: The Coachcraft Story” in October 2004 issue).
• Carl Benz Award of Distinction (for “honorable-mention” periodical article of 2004 “1960-62 Plymouth Valiant: Chrysler’s Unique Slant on the Compact” in August 2004 issue).

2004

• Carl Benz Award (for co-outstanding periodical article of 2003 “Mysterious Ways: The Long, Strange Trip of the 1954 Oldsmobile F-88” in October 2003 issue).
• Carl Benz Award (for co-outstanding periodical article of 2003 “1951 General Motors LeSabre: Harley Earl’s Think Tank” in February 2003 issue).

2003

• Carl Benz Award of Distinction (for “honorable-mention” periodical article of 2002 “Tom McCahill: Say ‘Uncle’” in December 2002 issue).

2001

• Richard and Grace Brigham Award (for best treatment of historical topics in an automotive periodical from all issues of 2000).
• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 2000 “Unrealized Dreams: GM’s 1955 LaSalle II Motorama Cars” in February 2000 issue).

2000

• Carl Benz Award (for outstanding periodical article of 1999 “American Originals: The Sports Cars of Frank Kurtis” in October 1999 issue).

1993

• Richard and Grace Brigham Award (for best overall treatment of automotive history in a magazine from all issues of 1992).