2026 Classic Aircraft Awards
Grand Champion Gold Lindy
Tom Reneau
Midland, TX
N1949A
1949 Cessna 140
Reserve Grand Champion Silver Lindy
Walter Bowe
Sonoma, CA
NX818F
1953 Grumman Bearcat
Champion Customized Classic
Bronze Lindy
Wayne Roberts
Grenada, MS
N195CG
1953 Cessna 195
Class IV (236+ HP)
Bronze Lindy
Hans Steiner
Exeter, CA
N9370Z
1954 Beech C45
Class III (151 – 235 HP)
Bronze Lindy
Bruce Kaufman
Elm Grove, WI
N3389K
1946 Universal Globe GC-1B
Class II (86 – 150HP)
Bronze Lindy
Shawn Honaker
Sellersburg, IN
N83175
1946 Aeronca 7AC
Class I (0 – 85 HP)
Bronze Lindy
Dana Weigle
Dublin, OH
N5253M
1947 Taylorcraft BC12
Outstanding Beech
Bill Ellington
Houston, TX
N8926A
1950 Beech B35
Outstanding Ercoupe
Joseph Mapes
Stevens Point, WI
N99092
1946 Ercoupe 415
Outstanding Luscombe
Jason Ridgeway
Chicago, IL
N1822B
1948 Luscombe T-8F
Outstanding Navion
Eric Rice
Troy, OH
N4562K
1948 Navion Ryan
Outstanding Piper Other
Mike Childress
Akron, OH
N4364M
1947 Piper PA-12
Outstanding Stinson
Justin Kehler
Skiatook, OK
N97605
1946 Stinson 108
Outstanding Swift
Fabian Schouten
Canyon Country, CA
N3232K
1946 Globe GC-1
Outstanding Limited Production
Jim Wells
Lansing, NY
N944EW
1948 Aeronca 15AC
Preservation
Valerie Slocum
Poplar Grove, IL
N2158C
1954 Cessna 195
Custom Class A (0 – 85 HP)
Nathan Hauser
Newark, DE
N4420H
1948 Piper PA-15
Custom Class B (86 – 150 HP)
John Wigmore
Salem, OR
N31696
1946 Dart GC70
Custom Class C (151 – 235 HP)
Shawn Johnson
Stamping Ground, KY
N3417D
1955 Cessna 170
Custom Class D (236+ HP)
Nathaniel Perlman
Kirkland, WA
N195BT
1955 Cessna 195
Best Customized Runner Up
Kent Bosch
Montevideo, MN
N4210K
1948 Navion Ryan