1930 "Count Trossi" Mercedes-Benz SSK

1955 Jaguar XKD

Man, if I could have just one car from this show, this would have to be it. I've loved this design since I was 8 or something (were there still dinosaurs then, Dad?) This car (maybe not this very car) won three straight Le Mans races. I built innumerable models of it and always showed this off like this with their hoods open. Gotta love that British racing green.

1955 Jaguar XKD

And under the hood, it's pretty nice, too. I love it when the hood opens this way. It makes so much sense.

950 Jaguar XK120 Alloy Roadster

Of course if the D-type is too ostentatious for you, maybe you'd rather have this. It's even street legal.

1929 Blower Bentley

This might be the most famous engine on display. It belongs to the car Ian Flemming gave James Bond in the early novels. W.O. Bentley didn't want to include the supercharger in this engine, but his racing customers forced the issue.

1929 Blower Bentley

There is a great story about Bentley and Bugatti:

Ettore Bugatti was losing Le Mans annually to a certain British automaker when he let envy get the best of him. W.O. Bentley, he reportedly said, "makes the fastest trucks in Europe." -- Motor Trend

1933 Bugatti Type 59 Grand Prix

Compare the Bentley with this.

1933 Bugatti Type 59 Grand Prix

Talk about competitors with different approaches!

1996 McLaren F1

Here's a car that really gives you your money's worth on Hoods Up! night.

1996 McLaren F1

This thing has a top speed of 230 MPH and does 0-60 in under 3.5 seconds.