Guest poggydobby Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Check out top 5 classic sports cars here http://www.squidoo.com/top-10-classic-sports-cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Triumph GT-6!?!?!?! There are a thousand cars that should be ahead of that car on a best list. Big Healey, 240Z, MG. I could go on and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 "top 5" is a subjective pick. Criteria? Best in what way? Not much more than just an opinion, which anyone is free to express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 It would be nice if all 5 were sports cars. By any reasonably strict definition of the term only the 911 and the GT6 are sports cars at all. They are the only two that were suitable for autocrossing or other "sports car" activities. The other 3 are supercars that were never driven as sports cars. ever. The worst example is the DB6, which is an expensive sports-tourer. A great car, but about as suitable for racing and autocross as a Buick Riviera.The GT6 is a GREAT car, which is seriously under-appreciated because it's first version came with an unstable swing-axle rear end. The Mk. 2 version of the GT6 is one of the most rewarding cars to drive I've ever experienced. To call it a "weak engine" is laughable to anyone who's also driven ANY MG, non-V8 Sunbeam, Fiat sports car, early Porsche (i.e. 356), etc. Before the 240Z came out it would dust just about anything in it's price class, and also in it's displacement class for years after. If it came as a soft top I'd likely prefer it to my TR6. (BTW: "tons of people" having this "classic car" must be literal (as in about 4000 lbs worth), as good GT6s are not easy to find. Compared to TR series Triumphs and all post-war MGs you'd have to call them rare.)That said, any sports car list that doesn't begin (for Americans) with the MG T-Series simply isn't valid. This is one of the worst "automotive lists" I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest poggydobby Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thanks for criticism, I updated this topic here http://www.squidoo.com/top-10-classic-sports-cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Terrible list. Obviously the author has never driven an MG of any series or an XK Jag or any Triumph or...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Ballard 35R Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Poggy, please do considerable in depth research before putting together such a list. It appears that your criteria was based on recent auction results rather than knowledge of the cars themselves. For starters, you left out pre-war cars such as the SSKL Mercedes, 1750 Alfa Romeo, Type 57SC Bugatti, the fantastic K3 MG Magnette plus the T-Head Mercer Raceabout, regarded by many as the first American sports car. Certainly some Bentleys, Jags, and Porsches should be considered. I know there are numerous deserving cars that I forgot to mention but the above come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hill Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Still a terrible list IMHO. Suggest that you really do some research before putting together a list like this. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 That is a list of the top car 5 posters in kid's bedrooms in the 1980's. Those are great cars in their own ways, but there are others that are very deserving. It's almost impossible to narrow it down to 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Someone told him you can get a used Lamborghini Countach in the $55,000 range. I'll keep my eyes open for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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