Exotic cars -- post your top ten list!

[Z-man]

With all this talk about exotics.... what do you consider to be the top 10 exotic cars ever made?

Rules are simple - what are, in your opinion, the top ten exotic cars ever produced?

Also - please limit your list to production (non-race) cars only. Cars that were made for homologomation rules (Porsche 962, for example) do not qualify for the list. Kit cars (Nobles, Molsers...etc.) need not apply either.

To keep things consistent, let's use this as a basis for what an exotic car is:

An exotic car must have three elements:
1. Exclusivity - not easily attainable by 'common folk.'
2. Desireability - 'common folk' dream about having one.
3. Longevity - the grandchildren of 'common folk' still dream about having one.

Here's my list (in alphabetical order):

Aston Martin DB4
Bugatti Veyron
Ferrari Enzo
Ferrari F40
Lamborghini Miura SV
Lancia Stratos
Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Gullwing"
Mercedes-McLaren SLR
Porsche 959
Porsche Carrera GT

List up to 10 vehicles only - no more.

So - what's in your list?

-Zoltan.

[pwd72s]

1. Chevrolet Vega
2. Chevrolet Chevette
3. AMC Gremlin
4. Studebaker Champ
5. Edsel
6. 1959 Rambler Wagon
7. Porsche 924
8. Ford Pinto
9. 1937 Desoto
10. Toyota Prius

(edit)...sorry...forgot to use green font.

[McLovin]

As far as "Classic exotic" (i.e., if you look up "exotic car" in the dictionary, you'd see this picture):

[Pazuzu]

My rules for an exotic:
1) Did or might have resided on my walls as a young man
2) Appeared on the front cover of a car magazine at one point, WITHOUT the need for a bikini girl.
3) Was outrageously expensive, made old ladies cringe, made women weep
4) Generally looked like a spaceship, with no creature comforts, and no way for your date to step in and out without pulling a Lindsay Lohan.

McLaren F1
Vector
Testarossa (I think more exotic than the F40)
Countach
M1

Currently:
Veyron
Zonda
Enzo
Maserati MC-12
928. Automatic.

[teenerted1]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

1. Chevrolet Vega
2. Chevrolet Chevette
3. AMC Gremlin
4. Studebaker Champ
5. Edsel
6. 1959 Rambler Wagon
7. Porsche 924
8. Ford Pinto
9. 1937 Desoto
10. Toyota Prius

(edit)...sorry...forgot to use green font.

what no yugo's?

[krystar]

ferrari 308 (miami vice publicity)
porsche 550 spyder (james dean publicity)

[kaisen]

McLovin posted a 240Z kit-car GTO..... nice

[McLovin]

you know what they say about the GTO, "of the original 36 made, only 128 remain in existence."

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by kaisen

McLovin posted a 240Z kit-car GTO..... nice

Ugh. Travesty. That should get him 2 weeks on the island.

Just to make things right, this is what the real thing looks like.

[scottmandue]

In no particular order:

Ferrari daytona
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
Maserati MC-12
Maserati Birdcage Tipo 61
Lamborghini Miura
Lamborghini Murciélago
Cobra daytona coupe
GT-40
Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Gullwing"
Mercedes-McLaren SLR

Some Porshes (904, 918) and jags (C, D type) too but I ran out before hitting 10

Hee hee, back in the day I dreamed of doing the Z-car GTO convert complete with the Chevy V8

[Noah930]

427 Cobra
Ford GT40
F40
250 SWB
250 GTO
Countach
3.0 CSL (Does that count? Or is that too racy-homologationy?)
911 Turbo 3.6 ('Cause I can't list a 935.)
McLaren F1
XKSS

Other thoughts: 906, 911 GT1, 288 GTO, and not exotic but my favorite MB, the 300SEL 6.3

[tangerine911S]

To me, the term "exotic" is mostly defined by the car's design. It has to be wild, not subtly beautiful. Although it probably wouldn't be the first car I would buy in its price range, this fits the bill and is just plain awesome inside and out. I'd have to think a bit to put together a top 10 list.

[island911]

Originally Posted by tangerine911S

To me, the term "exotic" is mostly defined by the car's design. It has to be wild, not subtly beautiful. . .. [/IMG]

So then, by 'design' you mean 'styling.' . . .the car's styling has to be wild, not subtly beautiful.

You wouldn't happen to be an industrial designer, would ya? --they do that all of the time. (call shape styling 'design')

Design goes much deeper than the first surface. (unless you're a typical industrial designer - then there is nothing beyond the first surface)

[McLovin]

Here's some pretty decent pwnage of a "knowledgable auto journalist" on a 240z/GTO.

365 GTB or Datsun based 250 GTO? - FerrariChat.com

[nynor]

1. Mercedes-Benz C 111 Mercedes-Benz C 111 | Rare and Classic Sports Cars

2. porsche 951

[herr_oberst]

Borgward Isabella
Nash Metro
Aston Martin Lagonda
Stan Mott Cyclops
BMW Isetta
Messerschmitt KR200
Oscar Mayer Weinermobile
Nissan Cube
1980 Comuta - Car (electric)
Porsche 928

[crustychief]

Auburn Boattail speedster
McClaren F-1
1979 Porsche 911 vin# 9119201945 ( how common is the first element? )
Bugatti Veyron
1983 Porsche 928 automatic
Lamorghini anything
unmolested 1990 and up Honda ( around where I live )

[VZ935]

1)Koenigsegg CCXR
2)Koenigsegg CCGT
3)Koenigsegg CC8S
4)Koenigsegg CCR
5)Koenigsegg AGERA
6)Koenigsegg TREVITA
7)Koenigsegg Special Edition
8)Koenigsegg CCXR Edition
9)Koenigsegg CCX Edition
10)Koenigsegg CCX

[dewolf]

No one has mentioned the XJ220

[Capt. Crunch]

I saw one on the 405 freeway many years ago. The driver was wearing a suit and cowboy type hat. I remember the big smile on his face..