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The first sports Car
The first sports car was made in 1910. It was a Mercedes Benz classic. It started off with a 4 cylinder engine along with 16 valves It could barley approach 100mph if it was pushed to its limit. (Date unknown) http://www.conceptcarz.com/z22668/Benz-21/80-Prinz-Heinrich.aspx -
BNC Type
This was one of the nicest sports cars in the 1930s. It had a v-8 Engine. Three speed manual transmission. It could reach up to 140 miles per hour without over pushing it. (SPECIFIC DATE UNKNOWN)
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1948 Ferrari 16MM Barchetta
This Barchetta Ferrari was made in 1948. It is a 2 door vehicle Rear Wheel Drive with a five speed gearbox, which is manual. Torque of 150 NM weight is almost 1 ton. This vehicle was not the best accelerator but i did have a top speed of 130 miles per hour. It took 8.3 seconds to get from 0-60 MPH. (SPECIFIC DATE UNKNOWN)
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1965 Ford GT40 MK 1
This specific car doesn't look like its from the 60s but it is. Its a 2 door coupe with Rear Wheel Drive handling and manual 5 speed gearbox. Weight sits at 2381 pounds. This type includes radio and sound systems which adds weight and makes the vehicle slightly slower. Its top speed is 172 MPH and goes from 0-60 in 5.1 seconds. V-8 engine with a torque of 6500 RPM at 380 NM (SPECIFIC DATE UNKNOWN)
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1972 Lamborghini Miura
This was one of the first lambo sports cars to be made. It weighted at 2745 pounds. All wheel drive vehicle with a Max torque of 5750RPM. Top speed of 186MPH and a time of 6.5 seconds from 0-60 MPH. http://www.lambocars.com/miura/miura_p400_sv_specifications.html -
1990s McLaren F1's
There was no question this was the fastest car in the world when it came out. IT started of at a solid 240 MPH and reached 60 in 3.2 seconds. Had a horsepower of 550 per ton. Had a weight of 2513 pounds. Coupe style super sport car with only 2 seats. There were three main types of this vehicle. (SPECIFIC DATE UNKNOWN)
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2008 Chevy Corvette Z06
3 Door coupe body type. Rear Wheel Drive 6 soeed manual Gear box. Weight of 3161 pounds. Torque of 637NM. Top speed of 198 MPH. Goes from 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. (SPECIFIC DATE UNKNOWN)
http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/chevrolet_usa/corvette_c6/corvette_c6_coupe_z06/2008.html -
2015 McLaren P1
This vehicle is very advanced from some seen before. It has a V-8 engine with 3.8 Litres. 727 Horse power and the torque sits at 720 NM with 4000 RPM. Coupe super sport body style and weighs 3075 pounds. Accleration goes from 0-62 in 2.8 seconds and has a top speed of 217 MPH. This is the start of cars in future. (specific date unknown) http://www.guideautoweb.com/en/specifications/mclaren/p1/coupe/2015/