Sports Cars
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12 convertibles that deserve to be the most collectible of their era
For 1987, the Pontiac Sunbird Turbo GT convertible was the only open Sunbird Pontiac sold, and its turbocharged 2.0-liter four made 165 hp. Few people…
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8 fastbacks that will not stay affordable much longer
Ford’s sales literature called the 1969 Mustang fastback the SportsRoof. That 1969 Mustang SportsRoof is still the shape most of us picture when we hear…
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8 GT cars that are harder to restore than they appear
The Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC looks like a simple job: a solid German coupe with a tough V8 and good parts supply. Yet even this car…
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12 roadsters that aren’t worth restoring
Ford built 31,368 Thunderbirds for 2002, the first model year of the retro two-seater, and the Ford Thunderbird Deluxe was its entry trim. That big…
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7 European sports cars that continue to turn heads decades later
In March 1963, Mercedes-Benz rolled the 230 SL Pagoda onto its stand at the Geneva Motor Show. More than six decades later, that dished roof…
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8 Porsches we’d quietly rank among the best
Porsche built about 76,000 examples of the 356 between 1948 and 1965, and roughly half of them survive. Then the Porsche 911 took over, and…
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7 European sports cars that won’t stay cheap much longer
In the mid-1990s, Europe fell back in love with the small two-seat roadster. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, MG, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Jaguar and Lotus all built open…
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9 sports cars that made ordinary people feel successful
The Mazda RX-7 and its rivals gave regular buyers something that used to belong to the rich. Pop-up headlights, turbochargers and long, low hoods turned…
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8 forgotten Austin-Healeys that outran everything in their class
Only 50 production Austin-Healey 100S racers left the works, yet that small batch carries a name earned on the track. The “S” stands for Sebring,…
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12 British roadsters that felt too powerful for their own factory to keep building
The 427 Cobra began as a small British roadster from AC Cars, and it ended up carrying a 7.0-liter Ford V8. That jump sums up…
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