Race Cars Revved up the Concours

The Racing Class is traditionally one of the more popular at any concours event and it was no different at the 44th Cincinnati Concours d'Elegance. This class featured a number of famed racers including this 1984 Argo JM16 that was one of only 100 racing chassis built by British based Argo Racing Cars, Ltd. It is one of only 19 JM16s. This car was originally driven by Lyn St. James.

Weighing only 1110 pounds this 2009 Piper DF5 needs only a 1.5 L inline four cylinder engine to produce 120 horse power. It was a Major Tour Championship car as part of the 2021 SCCA.

This 1951 Allard J2 is number 22 out of 80 of these models built. These sports roadsters were mainly built for the American market between 1949 and 1951. Their power plant is a 331 cubic inch Cadillac V8.

This is a 1967 Bizzarrini P538 Spyder and it is one of only with a Lamborghini engine. That engine is a 3.5 L V12. This car was built to race in the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans but failed to finish the race.

The French company Delage is known mostly for its luxury cars but it also had its hand in racing. Once of only two 1939 D6 Grand Prix racing cars built, this is the lone survivor. It competed in the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Driver Len Sutton drove this 1962 A.J. Watson Leader Card Roadster to a second place finish in that year's Indianapolis 500. The tube frame chassis weighs only 1550 pounds. The is powered by a 255 cubic inch inline four cylinder Offenhauser engine that generates 450 horse power.

Mixing British mechanicals, Italian body work this 1954 Arnolt Bristol Boline is one of 142 Bristols built between 1953 and 1959. This car, powered by a 1971 cc inline six cylinder engine that makes 130 horse power has an extensive racing history.

A Chevrolet Biscayne was not an unusual sight in stock car racing. This 1961 model represents the third generation of Biscaynes and is number 14 of 28 believed to have been built with the 409 cubic inch V8 engine that pushed out an amazing one horse power per cubic inch.