For the 10th year historic Keenland Race Track was taken over by another type of thoroughbred as amazing cars from all over the country rolled into the Blue Grass State for the 10th Annual Keenland Concours d'Elegance. Benefiting the Kentucky Children's Hospital, the Keenland Concours is gaining a reputation as one of the better, more varied events in that part of the country. As I do with other Concours events I'm going to spend some time with the cars that were on display, starting with the Antique class.
The car at the top is a 1920 HCS Series 2 Roadster. The HCS stood for the car's builder, Harry Clayton Stutz who, more often, simply put his last name on his cars. Next is a 1912 Cadillac Phaeton, the first car to use an electronic starter.
A 1908 Mercedes Grand Prix racer that sports a massive 828 cubic inch four cylinder engine.
Also on display was this beautiful 1910 Maxwell Q2 Surrey that featured the company's largest, most powerful engine of its time, a four cylinder 22 horse power motor that could move the car up to 36 miles per hour.
Finally there was a 1909 Buick Model 10 that was an actual barn find in the 1950s. From there it was literally boxed up for nearly 20 years before it was discovered and completely restored. It has received the American Antique Car Association's highest possible rating.
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