Sports cars have always fascinated people. The thought of going fast and zipping through curves makes a lot of people smile. The organizers of the Cincinnati Concours d'Elegance are no different. They have stocked their Contemporary Sports class with some excellent vehicles, including a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulla Spider Veloce. These were the last of Alfa's classic series 101. This particular car is #853 of a limited edition of 1091. It sports a 1570 cc inline four-cylinder engine that generates 128 horsepower.How do you follow a legend? Well, for Jaguar it was with the XJS. This 1994 convertible was near the end of a 21-year production run that started by using the E Type's V 12 engine. By the time this car hit the road they had switched to a four liter inline six-cylinder power plant that churned out 219 horsepower.Speaking of the legend, this is it, a Jaguar E Type, which was marketed in the USA as a XKE, the XK being an engine designation. This is at the end of the Series 1 cars and is often referred to as a Series 1A. Its engine is a 3.8 liter inline six-cylinder.Here is another British road going gem, a 1967 Austin Healey 3000. Over 3000 of these were built in 1967 with most being exported to the USA. It is referred to as a "Big Healey" because, instead of a four-cylinder engine, it has a 2912 cc inline six-cylinder motor that churns out 150 horsepower.Another British 1967 model is this Lotus Elan Series 3 SE. This car exemplifies the Lotus principle of "Simplify, then add lightness." It has a 1558 inline four-cylinder engine that punches above its weight class making 126 horsepower.A mix of Italian design and American muscle created this 1970 DeTomaso Mangusta. The "Mongoose" has stunning Italian influenced design that was penned by American Peter Brock and sports a Ford sourced 3.0 liter inline six-cylinder engine that pours out 493 horsepower. Only 401 were ever produced with an estimated 250 remaining.Here is a 1973 Porsche Carrera 2.7 RS. These cars were built for homologation in Group 4 racing. This is one of the first batch of 500 made and it is driven by a 2.7 liter, rear mounted flat or boxer style six-cylinder engine that makes 210 horsepower.This is a 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet. With a 3164 cc, rear mounted flat/boxer six-cylinder engine that spits out 282 horsepower, it's little surprise that the current owner attends rallies with this car.
