Sports cars

AC Ace is an automobile from AC Cars. The Ace was introduced in 1951. The Ace featured a lightweight chassis with a Bristol six-cylinder engine with 3 downdraft carburettors producing 120 horsepower. Due to its light weight about 1650 pounds, the car had good performance and handling. The car raced at Le Mans in 1957 and 1958. When Bristol ceased building their 6-cylinder engine in 1961 the owner, Charles Hurlock, was approached by Carroll Shelby to use a Ford V8 in the Ace chassis, producing the AC Cobra in 1962. Production of the Ace ended the same year. ...more on Wikipedia about "AC Ace"

The AC Cobra was a powerful Anglo- American sports car built in the 1960s. It was far from the first car to combine a lightweight European chassis and aluminum body with a big American V8 engine, but it is possibly the most famous. The later, larger-engined cars are still among the highest-performing road vehicles ever sold. ...more on Wikipedia about "AC Cobra"

The tzero is a hand-made electric sports car produced by the U.S. company AC Propulsion. It is based on the Piontek Sportech kit car. The tzero uses a reinforced steel space frame, double wishbone independent suspension, rack and pinion steering, AC-150 drivetrain, a fiberglass body, and a single overall gear ratio of 9:1. ...more on Wikipedia about "AC Propulsion tzero"

The Alfa Romeo Spider was a 2-seater roadster sports car produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1966 to 1993. Widely regarded as a design classic, it remained in production for almost three decades with only minor aesthetic and mechanical changes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alfa Romeo Spider"

The Alpine A110 also known as the "Berlinette" was a sports car produced by the French manufacturer Alpine from 1961 to 1973. The A110 was powered by various Renault engines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alpine A110"

The Alpine A310 was a sports car built by French manufacturer Alpine, from 1971 to 1984. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alpine A310"

The 1970 AMX/3 is the first high performance mid-engined sports car made for sale in the US by American Motors Company. It is a US-designed automobile manufactured by the former Bizzarrini factory in Turin, Italy. Six cars were made from 1969 to 1972. It was designed chiefly by American Motors (AMC) designer Richard "Dick" Teague. The second US V8 powered mid-engined sports car is the 1971 Ford Pantera. The Pantera's styling arguably pays tribute to European design, and was not neccessarily a fulfillment of earlier Ford 2-seater prototypes shown to the American public. ...more on Wikipedia about "AMX (automobile)"

(Andre (car)) The André was a lightweight English two-seater sports car manufactured from 1933 to 1934 in London W11, by T B André who were better known for making shock absorbers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andre (car)"

The Apollo was a well-engineered United States sports car/personal automobile manufactured from 1962 to 1964. Featuring Italian handmade bodywork (with a choice between aluminum two-seater convertible or fastback) and a V-6 or V-8 Buick engine, ninety units were produced before it was renamed the Vetta Ventura. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apollo (1962 automobile)"

The Apollo was an English automobile produced for personal use by one Allen Pearce between 1971 and 1972. The Can-Am racer-inspired sports car was a fiberglass vehicle based on the Volkswagen, and was originally intended purely for Pearce's own use; still, it very nearly entered serious production in 1972. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apollo (1971 automobile)"

The Argyl is a Scottish automobile manufactured since 1976 by ex- Mini racer and supercharger expert Bob Henderson. Scotland's only sports car is based on a sturdy tubular chassis; the striking Caledonian is powered by numerous different engines, including a supercharged variant on the Rover V-8. ...more on Wikipedia about "Argyl"

The Atalanta was an English automobile manufactured from 1937 until 1939 by Atalanta Motors Ltd in Staines, Middlesex. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atalanta (1937 automobile)"

The Austin Healey 3000 was a sports car built from 1959 to 1967, by the Austin-Healey marque, and is the best known of the 'big' Healey models. The 3000 was a successful car which won its class in many European rallies in its heyday - and is still used in competition by enthusiasts today. The car was originally to be called the " Mille Miglia" after the famous sports car race, but the displacement-based "3000" name stuck instead. Both the 3000 and the 100 before it were known simply as "the Austin-Healey" in the 1950s, since the company was essentially a single-vehicle marque. ...more on Wikipedia about "Austin-Healey 3000"

The Austin-Healey Sprite was a small open sports car designed by Donald Healey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Austin-Healey Sprite"

The Autozam AZ-1 was Mazda's most important keicar since the Mazda R360. It was a mid-engined 2-seat sports car that looked similar to the Toyota MR2 and Acura NSX with round headlights and gullwing doors. Power came from the same 657cc turbo engine used by the Mazda Carol. The AZ-1 debuted in 1992 and lasted just to 1994. ...more on Wikipedia about "Autozam AZ-1"

The BMW M3 is a sports version of the popular compact BMW 3-Series automobile, made by BMW Motorsport. ...more on Wikipedia about "BMW M3"

The BMW Z1 is a two-seat roadster developed by BMW Technik GmbH and produced from July 1988 to June 1991. The Z1 featured unusual doors which, instead of opening outward or upward, dropped down into the door sills. Only 8,000 copies of the Z1 were produced. ...more on Wikipedia about "BMW Z1"

The BMW Z8 was a convertible sports car automobile produced by BMW from 1999 to 2003. It was given the E52 BMW model code. ...more on Wikipedia about "BMW Z8"

The Bricklin SV-1 was a gullwing door sports car built in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada from 1974 until early 1976 for the US market. The car was the creation of Malcolm Bricklin, an American millionaire who had previously founded Subaru of America. Sales did not meet expectations, and only 2,854 cars were built before the company went into receivership, owing the government $23 million. It is believed that around 1500 cars still exist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bricklin SV-1"

The Bugatti 18/3 Chiron was a concept sports car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. It was a mid-engine design with the same W18 engine found in the EB 118 and EB 218 concept cars. The Chiron name comes from famed Bugatti racing driver, Louis Chiron. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bugatti 18/3 Chiron"

The Bugatti EB110 is an exclusive supercar from Bugatti Automobili SpA, the 1990s successor to one of the most celebrated marques in automotive history. It was unveiled on September 15, 1991 in both Versailles and in front of the Grande Arche at La Défense in Paris, France exactly 110 years after Ettore Bugatti's birth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bugatti EB110"

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The Cadillac Sixteen was a prototype of a stylish and high performance car presented by Cadillac in 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cadillac Sixteen"

The XLR is a luxury sports car sold by Cadillac and is assembled in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is based on the same Y-body platform as the Chevrolet Corvette. The XLR uses the Cadillac Northstar engine rather than the GM LS1 engine found in the Corvette. The XLR also has its own unique styling, interior, and suspension, and has a power-retractable aluminum hardtop. The engine is Cadillac's 4.6 L Northstar tuned for 320 hp, and operates with a 5-speed automatic transmission. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cadillac XLR"

Caterham Cars are a manufacturer of specialist lightweight sports cars based in Caterham, Surrey, England and part of the British motor industry. Their only model, the Caterham 7, is a direct development of the Lotus Seven designed by Colin Chapman. The founder of Caterham Cars, Graham Nearn, purchased the rights to manufacture the Lotus 7 design from Chapman in 1973. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caterham Cars"

The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car first manufactured by Chevrolet in 1953 and is built today exclusively at a General Motors assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was the first all- American sports car built by an American car manufacturer. The National Corvette Museum is also located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chevrolet Corvette"

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