2000 Porsche 911 Carrera

This generation of the Porsche 911 was introduced in 1998 as the first completely-redesigned 911 since the original debuted in 1963. The 2000 Porsche 911 Carrera was essentially unchanged, powered by a rear-mounted water-cooled 296-horsepower 3.4-liter dual-overhead-cam horizontally-opposed "flat" 6-cylinder "boxer" engine, with either a six-speed manual or a 5-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission and either rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. The Porsche 911 Carrera could accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under 5 seconds and reach a top speed of 178 miles per hour, with a price starting at $68,000. Though this picture doesn't illustrate it well, this example, photographed at the 2000 Portland International Auto Show at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, featured metallic color-shifting paint that changed from dark green to purple depending on how the light hit it.

Panoz AIV Roadster

The Panoz Roadster was originally introduced in 1992 featuring aluminum body panels on a steel frame and powered by the Ford 5.0-liter V8 engine from the Ford Mustang. Only 44 Panoz Roadsters were built to the original design through 1995. In 1996, a new version was unveiled with the same aluminum body panels bonded to an aluminum space frame using special adhesives, and the new 4.6-liter 32-valve double-overhead-cam all-aluminum V8 engine and 5-speed manual transmission from the Ford Mustang SVT. This design was approximately 70% aluminum, and was called the Panoz AIV Roadster. The letters "AIV" stand for "Aluminum Intensive Vehicle." The extensive use of aluminum reduced the roadster's weight to 2,570 pounds, and combined with the new engine's 305 horsepower and 300 foot-pounds of torque, gave the AIV Roadster impressive performance, capable of accelerating from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.3 seconds and reach a top speed of 140 miles per hour, while also delivering fuel economy of 19.9 miles per gallon. A total of 176 Panoz AIV Roadsters were produced through 1999, though some were not sold until 2000. This example was photographed at the 2000 Portland International Auto Show at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.

Ferrari 360 Modena

The Ferrari 360 Modena was introduced in 1999 as a replacement for the Ferrari F355 Berlinetta after four years of development. Powered by the same 3.5-liter double-overhead-cam V8 as the F355, the 360 Modena featured a new intake track and a revised stainless-steel exhaust that increased the horsepower from the F355's 375 horsepower to 400 horsepower. The 360 Modena also featured reduced weight, increased performance, better handling, more structural rigidity, and increased interior room and comfort. Available with either a 6-speed manual transmission or an F1-style paddle shifter, the 360 Modena could accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 4.5 seconds. The Ferrari 360 Modena was priced between $135,000 and $144,000. This example was photographed at the 2000 Portland International Auto Show at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon.

1991 Ferrari F40

This 1991 Ferrari F40 was displayed at the 2000 Portland International Auto Show at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Enzo Ferrari was 89 years old when he unveiled the F40 in Maranello, Italy, on July 21, 1987. Hand-made in Italy with carbon-fiber body panels bonded to a space frame of steel tubing, the F40 has a curb weight of just 2,756 pounds. To keep the weight down, the F40 features a plastic windshield and manual plastic windows, a carbon fiber dashboard, analog gauges, and lacked interior door panels and door handles and features like a radio or power-assisted brakes, though it did have primitive air conditioning. Powered by a 2,936-cubic-centimeter, twin-turbocharged, intercooled V8 engine that produced 471 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 426 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000 rpm with a 5-speed manual transmission, the F40 could accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds, reach 125 miles per hour in 12.4 seconds, and eventually hit a top speed of 203.4 miles per hour. A total of 1,311 F40s were produced from 1987 to 1992. This car was priced at $299,000.