Celica GT-S
Styled at Toyota’s studio in Newport Beach, the seventh-generation Celica GT-S coupe features sharp-edged styling to match its solid performance and handling characteristics. It is equipped with an all-new 180 horsepower, 1.8 liter, four-cylinder, all-aluminum engine.
The Ultima Celica
The Ultima Celica gets its 500 horsepower from a supercharged four-cylinder engine similar to those used in Toyota’s championship IMSA GTP racers of the early 1990s.
Toyota Racing TRD
TRD enhanced the production GT-S with the addition of body kit components, sport turning suspension struts, larger anti-sway bars, lowering springs, 17-inch wheels and a sport muffler that adds 14 horsepower.
Protege Street 2000
The Protege Street 2000 concept car is crafted by Mazda to demonstrate how off-the-shelf after-market components could be used to create the “pro street” look and create a car suited to handle SCCA road racing.
Mercury Cougar Eliminator
The Mercury Cougar Eliminator concept car continues to build on the heritage started by the original Cougar on being a performance-oriented car with style.
Focus Grand Touring Wagon
Constructed by SO-CAL Speedshop, the Focus Grand Touring Wagon debuted at the 1999 SEMA Show to rave reviews. Going for the smoothed-out Autobahn-cruiser look, they shaved the roof rack and antenna and color-coded many of the typically black parts.
Miata Mono-Posto
Created by Mazda’s research and development center in Irvine, the Miata Mono-Posto concept car is a one-off, one-seater throwback to the 1950s endurance racers and an extreme expression of the Miata concept.
Paxton Supercharged Cougar
While the focus of the 33rd annual Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance may be on Lincolns and Jaguars, car enthusiasts will also be able to view the Compact Performance Cars exhibit.
Gil Gilfix, executive director of the Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance, has been trying to increase the attendance at the event.
Gilfix started searching the community for examples of classic cars and – after much discussion – the Ford Motor Company suggested an exhibit of various compact cars.
“This type of exhibit has never been attempted at a major concours,” Gilfix said. “We will be the first to do this and we expect quite a big turnout for the exhibit.”
When Gilfix contacted the different manufacturers – like Toyota, Mazda, Lincoln and Ford – asking for examples of their compact cars, they suggested he contact the after-market manufacturers. And these after-market manufacturers. are the ones providing demonstration models at the show.
The eight cars scheduled to be exhibited at the June 25 show are:
Paxton Automobile Corp. created a complete package to increase the overall performance and looks of the Cougar. The supercharger boosts the stock horsepower 60 percent to 183 horsepower.
