The Sports Classics class at the Keenland Concours d'Elegance is for sports cars manufactured through 1966. A perfect example is this 1962 Chevy Corvette. The first of the C2 Vettes, though that terminology wasn't used back then, this car became an instant classic with it's "split" rear window.
In 1956 Ford decided to take on Chevy in the sports car market and introduced the Thunderbird. This is a 1957 model that recently completed a two and a half year complete ground up restoration. With its 312 cubic inch 245 horse power V 8 this car can quickly get to its 115 mile per hour top end.
With complete matching numbers, this 1960 Porsche 356 S Cabriolet was the 12th "B" version of the car built in 1959 as a 1960 model. Originally it was delivered with the standard four cylinder engine but after some testing that power plant was replaced with the new S version boxer motor.
1954 was the only year when the rare and unique Kaiser Darrin 161 was manufactured. With its patented sliding doors (yes, they slide into the frame of the car) only 435 were ever manufactured.
Only 65 of 10,261 1960 Chevy Corvettes were ever produced in this rare Cascade Green and Ermine White color combination. This car has won at competitions all across the country and has been featured in numerous automotive magazines.
When famed racer turned designer Carroll Shelby finally decided to put his name on a sports car by going into business with England's AC and utilizing the powerful Ford 289 V-8 engine, no one expected anything less than the AC Cobra.
Talk about a good deal. The current owner found this 1959 Jaguar XK 150S DHC in a junk yard and didn't have to pay a penny for it. The car was missing a couple of parts and had some fairly extensive damage in some places but after a complete restoration it is now, obviously, Concours quality.
Here is a not-quite-street-legal 1961 Lotus Super 7 Series 2 racer that is perfect all the way down to the wooden steering wheel.
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