Sports Classics at Keeneland

The Sports Classics class at the Keeneland Concours d'Elegance includes sports cars built up through 1968. This year's class was outstanding and included this1967 Jaguar E Type Coupe. Owner John Mallet told me that he had spent years looking for a perfect example and found it in this one. This was the last year for the covered headlamps and the fake wire wheels.

Here is a 1964 Shelby 289 Cobra that is the only one with a factory Highland Green paint job. This car is exactly as it was delivered. Dave and Lori Wathan are only the second owners of this car which has twice won SAAC's Division One Premiere Award for Authenticity.

Coach builder Pietro Frua's genius really shown through on this 1968 Maserati Mistral Spyder. Named after the northwest wind that blows over the French Mediterranean, only 120 spyders were ever built with about 30 of them, like this one, receiving the larger 4.0 litre inline six engine.

Over 19,000 Porsche 356 Roadsters were built over the course of their run. This 1960 model is number 14. It is believed to be the oldest Roadster in existence. This car has driven all over the country. In fact it is always driven to events and is never trailered.

 Here is a perfect example of a 1957 Chevrolet Corvette. This was the 4909th Vette assembled at the St. Louis factory. This car came with the optional Powerglide automatic transmission in place of the standard manual three speed.