Clay, those sure look like race cars to me.
But I see your point, even mine is a race car 'wanna be' by todays standards. I got my a$$ handed to me at various SCCA meets by those stinkin' Miatas and assorted other modern cars. One day a guy showed up with a 60's something Dodge Charger and ran the course. What a hoot watching THAT! A veritable 'boat' through the corners, (should be timed in minutes instead of seconds). But it was sure was fun seeing some 'old iron' out there on the track, made my day!
'Back in the day' Cobras were tearing up the track and were indeed a serious race car!