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Dick Shappy has been hosting the New England Region Cadillac & LaSalle Club (NERCLC) show at his residence on Warwick Neck, RI for over a decade. In the eighties and nineties, this show was held at the Portsmouth Abbey in Portsmouth, RI. We had 60 Cadillacs, 12 non-Cadillac cars, and a half dozen motorcycles assembled on the back lawn. Sixteen trophies were awarded with Frank Nickedemus from New York winning best of show for his gorgeous restored 1959 Cadillac.
Dick Shappy's 1917 Locomobile Model 48 Dual Cowl Sportif Body By Farnham & Nelson won "Best In Show at the Klingberg Motor Series show of New Britain, Connecticut on June 21, 2022.
1931 Cadillac V-16 Convertible Coupe Model 4235 Wins "Best in Class" At The 2022 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance on June 5th 2022. This car was entered in the Pre-War American class.
Thirty cars from 1910 or earlier lined up at the Ochre Court Mansion on Bellevue Avenue in Newport and took the very scenic and rural roads to Bristol, Rhode Island. Dick Shappy's 1909 Pierce Arrow UU 36 completed the tour flawlessly.
Filmed by Dick Shappy at A.K. Millers estate auction in Vermont. This was a large collection of vintage Stutz automobiles.
Kelly Garner, production manager of a Los Angeles-based film production company, filmed the activities of Dick Shappy and his assistant, Ashley, as they scoured the countryside in search of rare cars and parts for cars that were being restored in Rhode Island. This video takes you from Rhode Island to northern Maine to Bakersfield, California. You will get insight into the inner workings of what was happening at Dick Shappy Vintage Auto Sales in the Spring of 2012.
Dick Shappy has been an avid collector and restorer of classic cars and motorcycles for over 40 years. Get a brief glimpse of his collection including his racing a rare 1934 Duesenberg J-505 Convertible Sedan and winning best of show in one of many regional and national vintage auto shows.
A glimpse of Jay Leno and Dick Shappy discovering two Duesenbergs
Originally appearing in "Old Cars Weekly" Vol. 34 No. 9 March 3, 2005 by Angelo Van Bogart
Dick Shappy is interviewed at home with his 1933 convertible coupe by David Robichaud from UPN 38 "Robi on the Road"