Harry Yeaggy

Harry Yeaggy (born 1946) is an American banker and car collector. He and Louis Beck co-own the Cincinnati-based Union Savings Bank and Guardian Savings Bank, a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp; ^{[1] [2]} the pair became business partners in the 1980s. ^[2] In 2008 Yeaggy was a director of Janus Hotels & Resorts following their merger with Beck Hospitality. ^[2] Yeaggy has held a major stake in Beck Hospitality, and served as chief operating officer. ^[2]

His car collection is displayed at a private museum in Ohio. ^[2] Yeaggy has 25 cars in his collection and sells a car before he acquires a new one. ^[3] His family could not afford a car when he was a child. He started to collect cars after acquiring a 1937 Packard and restoring it; he then bought Dusenbergs. ^[3] His garage was profiled by Phil Berg in Autoweek magazine in April 2008. ^[3] In 2022 Yeaggy lost a legal case against the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals regarding sales tax and was ordered to pay $950,000 in use tax, plus penalties and interest. ^[4]

Notable automobiles owned by Yeaggy have included:

• The Mormon Meteor. ^{[3] [5]}
• The Aston Martin DB5 that was driven by Sean Connery in Goldfinger and Thunderball , which he bought in 2010 at RM Auctions in London for £2.6 million. ^{[6] [7]}
• A 1956 Cadillac parade car used by the American presidents Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and believed to have been travelling directly behind Kennedy's car during his assassination; he bought this in 2006 at auction for $400,000. ^[8]
• A 1962 "bubbletop" Lincoln that Kennedy used when president. ^[8]
• The 1956 Chevrolet Corvette C1 SR that came ninth at the 1956 12 Hours of Sebring, ^[3] which he sold around 2011. ^[9]
• The No. 1076 Ford GT40 that came joint first at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. ^[3]
• The 001 chassis Shelby Grand Sport Cobra with a 427 "big block" engine, which he bought in 2002 for $4.2 million. ^{[3] [10]}
• A Ferrari F40, F50 and Ferrari Enzo. ^[3]
• A 1967 Ferrari 412 P which was once displayed at the Cincinnati Art Museum. ^[2]
• A 1929 Duesenberg J/SJ Convertible that won the Best in Show Concours d'Elegance Trophy at the 23rd Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in 2018. ^[11]

References

1. "Cincinnati area banks settle discrimination claims". Cincinnati Enquirer . 28 December 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
2. Nicholson, Chris V. (28 October 2010). "Low-Profile Banker, Meet High-Profile Car". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 July 2025.
3. "Garage Profile: Harry Yeaggy". Sports Car Digest. 7 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
4. Dodge, Matthew T. (20 September 2022). "Ohio Rules Against Owner of Collectible Cars". Hill, Barth & King LLC. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
5. Schorr, Martyn L. (2009). Motion Performance: Tales of a Muscle Car Builder. p. 176. ISBN   978-1-61673-044-4.
6. "James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 fetches $4.2M". CBC News . 28 October 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
7. "James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 fetches $4.2M". BBC News . 28 October 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
8. Kurtz, Dave (28 February 2006). "Presidential cars boost bidding". KPC Media Group . Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
9. Draneas, John (16 June 2016). "'Real McCoy' Races to Judgment". Sports Car Market. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
10. Zyla, Greg (4 January 2021). "Cars We Remember column: Shelby Cobra and Corvette Grand Sport: One you could buy and one you couldn't". The State Journal-Register . Retrieved 21 July 2025.
11. "Duesenberg and Ferrari win Best of Show at 23rd Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance". Old Cars Weekly. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2025.