Contemporary Sports Cars On Display In Alt Park

 

The Sport Contemporary Class at the 47th Cincinnati Concours d'Elegance held in Alt Park presented a large selection of amazing automobiles made between 1960 and 2010. Among them was a 1974 De Tomaso Pantera GTS. De Tomaso was an Italian firm created by former Argentine Formula One racer Alejandro De Tomaso and built in conjunction with Ford. 

 

This second generation, 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray coupe achieved a score of 97 out of a possible 100 from the prestigious National Corvette Restorers Society. 1963 was the year of the coveted split rear window.

The 2006 Ford GT was built to celebrate the 100th year of the Ford Motor Company. It was built to emulate the famed GT 40s that achieved great success in Formula One racing in the 1960s, knocking off Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

 

Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign, this 1980 Maserati Merak is a 2+2 sports car meaning that it has a rear seat. That seat buts up against the mid mounted two liter V6 engine.

The third generation or C3 Chevy Corvette was one of the most radical designs at the time. Boasting a shape based on the Mako Shark II concept car this Vette's fiberglass body was hurled down the road by a 454 cubic inch V8 that pounded out 270 horse power.

 

There are a number of different kit versions but this is the real deal, an authentic 1965 Shelby American Cobra. Powered by the famed Ford 289 cubic inch V8 that was modified by Shelby to generate 306 horse power.

With a total of slightly over 1900 miles, this 1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi is in original factory condition. Powered by a mid mounted 2.9 L V8 that punched out 252 horse power this beautiful Pininfarina design was made famous by appearing in the popular television show Magnum P.I.

This is a 1986 Ferrari Testarosa. The Testarosa, named for a famed Ferrari 250 Testa Rosa race car from the late 1950s. The name means "red head" and the original got its name for the bright red cam covers the engine sported. This version has a 4.9 L boxer 12 cylinder engine that grunts out 385 horse power.

The class winner was this 1972 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider. Only 122 spiders were made by the factory. The Daytona moniker isn't official. It was a name given to the car by the media following Ferrari's success on that track.