I've always been a fan of convertibles and so the American Collector Open class is one of my favorites. At this year's 11th Annual Keeneland Concours d'Elegance this class of beauties made between 1950 and 1975 was filled with some magnificent machines. One example is this brilliant 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix Convertible. The Dart was Dodge's entry level low cost line of cars but the Phoenix was the top of the line Dart.
Another of the handful of drop tops that didn't fear the rain on this was was this 1957 Chevy Bel Air with its rare factory black on black pain job. In addition to its standard 283 cubic inch V 8 it had a rare factory installed rain sensor that would automatically raise the top. You can see that it was working even in the occasional drizzle of the day.
This 1956 was another Chevy Bel Air on display. Pulled from a chicken house in Maryland where it had spent 25 years, it took the owners three years to completely restore this gem. It has the 327 cubic inch V 8 that can power it to 110 miles per hour. Very fast for its time.
As I said, the weather seemed to scare off a few drivers at this year's event and caused a 1956 Ford Thunderbird to hide under a cover. This 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente Convertible did show up. This number matching car has a 289 cubic inch four barrel V 8. In 2009 it completed a frame off restoration.
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