Incomplete, Inaccurate list of challenge cars

Updated with 2001/2002 data and two indeterminate entries from 08/09*

A plus sign means the vehicle was in the "Race" class in 2001.

Someone asked about what cars had been in the Challenge in the $2010 prep thread, and I was kind of curious, too. Compiled them into a spreadsheet by Make, Model, generation/year, with a column for each year, and a grand total column. I am missing the $2001 and $2002 data, so it is incomplete, and there were some entries in 08 and 09 I couldn't decipher perfectly, so I skipped. If anyone has the 01/02 data, I'd love to have it, and will update the numbers.

In order of most popular to least popular:

Year/Gen Make Model Total

Fox Ford Mustang 26

1st Gen Mazda RX-7 22

1st Gen Mazda Miata* 19

2nd Gen Honda CRX* 18

1st Gen Honda CRX* 16

E30 BMW 325 15

2nd Gen Mazda RX-7** 15

1st Gen Toyota MR2 14

Merkur XR4ti 10

VW Rabbit 10

Yugo Yugo 10

1st Gen Dodge Neon 9

Dodge Omni 9

1st Gen Eagle Talon 8

Nissan 240Z* 8

Nissan 300ZX 8

1st Gen VW Scirocco 8

3rd Gen Honda Civic 7

4th Gen Honda Civic 7

Mazda 323 GTX 7

Pontiac Fiero 7

Porsche 944 7

Dodge Charger 6

5th Gen Honda Civic 6

Fox Mercury Capri 6

S13 Nissan 240SX 6

Porsche 914 6

Dodge Daytona 5

Locost Locost 5

MG Midget* 5

Nissan 280ZX* 5

Plymouth Valiant 5

Triumph Spitfire 5

A2 VW Golf 5

A2 VW Jetta 5

2nd Gen VW Scirocco 5

Audi 4000 4

VW Beetle 4

Alfa Romeo Spider 3

E30 BMW 318 3

BMW 320 3

E36 BMW 325 3

Datsun 510 3

Dodge Rampage 3

Dodge Shadow 3

Ford Ranger 3

Geo Storm 3

1st Gen Mitsubishi Eclipse 3

Mitsubishi Mirage 3

Mitsubishi Starion 3

B13 Nissan Sentra 3

Opel GT 3

1969 Plymouth Barracuda 3

Newer Plymouth Colt 3

1st Gen Plymouth Laser 3

Saab 900 Turbo 3

Subaru SVX 3

2nd Gen Toyota MR2 3

BMW 2002* 2

G-body Buick Regal 2

2nd Gen Chevrolet Camaro 2

1987 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 2

1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 2

1983 Chevrolet Malibu 9C1 2

1975 Chevrolet Monza 2

Fiat 118G 2

Ford Festiva 2

MN12 Ford Thunderbird SC 2

Ford/Lotus Cortina 2

Ford/Toyota Suprang 2

Geo Metro 2

Unknown Mazda RX-7 2

Mercury Tracer 2

B13 Nissan Sentra SE-R 2

1987 Plymouth Sundance 2

3rd Gen Pontiac Firebird 2

2nd Gen Saturn SL 2

Suzuki Swift 2

Mk 3 Toyota Supra 2

Triumph GT6 2

VW Karman Ghia 2

1959 Zamboni Zamboni 2

1st Gen Acura Integra 1

Unknown Acura Integra 1

1973 AMC AMX 1

Audi 90 Quattro 1

1987 Audi Quattro 1

1960 Austin Healey Sprite+ 1

Nelson Bug hot rod 1

1983 Cadillac Cadillac 1

Cadillac Seville SLS 1

3rd Gen Chevrolet Camaro 1

Shamu Chevrolet Caprice 1

Chevrolet Corsica 1

1965 Chevrolet Corvair 1

C4 Chevrolet Corvette* 1

1949 Chevrolet Coupe 1

1977 Chevrolet Nova 1

Chevrolet S10 1

1987 Chevrolet Sprint 1

1985 Chrysler 600 1

Dodge Aries 1

Dodge Spirit RT 1

2nd Gen Eagle Talon 1

1958 Fiat 500 1

1991 Ford Escort 1

Unknown Ford Fiesta 1

Ford Maverick 1

1st Gen Ford Probe 1

2nd Gen Ford Probe 1

Unknown Ford Probe 1

Ford Ranger+ 1

2nd Gen Ford Taurus 1

Unknown Ford Thunderbird 1

1988 Honda Accord 1

Unknown Honda Civic 1

Unknown Honda CRX 1

Kia Rio 1

1986 Mazda 626 1

2nd Gen Mazda Miata 1

Mazda Protege5 1

Mazda RX-3 1

Mazda RX-4 1

1978 Mercedes-Benz 6.9 1

German Mercury Capri 1

MN12 Mercury Cougar 1

Chrome Bumper MG MGB 1

Rubber Bumper MG MGB 1

Unknown MG MGB 1

MG Midget+* 1

1975 Monzter Monzter 1

Nissan 200SX 1

Nissan 260Z 1

Nissan 280Z 1

Nissan 280ZX Turbo 1

B11 Nissan Sentra 1

1982 Oldsmobile Delta 88 1

Peugeot 505 Turbo 1

1987 Plymouth Colt 1

Plymouth Conquest 1

Plymouth Horizon 1

1st Gen Plymouth Neon 1

1989 Plymouth Voyager 1

1987 Pontiac Firefly Turbo 1

Daewoo Pontiac LeMans 1

Porsche 928 1

Porsche 924S 1

Saab 900 1

2nd Gen Saturn SC1 1

1st Gen Saturn SL2 1

Solo Wheeeeeeee+ 1

1987 Subaru RX Turbo 1

1987 Subaru XT 1

Subaru XT6 Turbo 1

4th Gen Toyota Celica 1

5th Gen Toyota Celica 1

4th Gen Toyota Corolla 1

Toyota Corolla FX16 1

1986 Toyota Cressida 1

Unknown Toyota MR2 1

Mk 2 Toyota Supra 1

Triumph Stag 1

Triumph TR7 1

1982 Unkown Unknown 1

1983 RF83 Van Diemen Formula Ford+ 1

Volvo 242 1

Volvo 240DL 1

Volvo P1800 1

Batvan VW Bus 1

A3 VW Jetta 1

Unknown VW Scirocco 1

Very cool! Maybe this is something that can get integrated into the Challenge pages... then updated each year.

Edited due to updated data

Oh yeah, if a car was entered in multiple years, it gets counted multiple times. I'll also hand over the spreadsheet for someone to post, if I can get a few corrections, and the missing years entered into it. Its interesting seeing cars gain and lose popularity through the years.

A few factoids, based on initial data:

Civic/CRXs are most prevalent at 56 total

Fox bodies: 32 (maybe 33)

1g Miatas: 19

E30 BMWs: 18

14 1g DSMs

Only 3 3rd gen F-bodies, mine will make it 4 in 2010, I guess.

splitime wrote: Very cool! Maybe this is something that can get integrated into the Challenge pages... then updated each year.

If I could get all the spotter's guide data (hint, hint), I could probably find the time to put this and much more (engine swaps, placement, etc) into a searchable database over the winter.

Wayyyyyyyyyyyy to much time on your hands!

Very cool, Now I can see what to bring that nobody else has. Sweet!

Super awesome!! I had been looking for this kind of info!

I am enjoying being in the One and Only category

Awesome. I've been interested to see this data for a while.

Very cool. I need to look up and see when that 88 Accord ran.

Any more details on the Monza?

Yeah, if I were to do the database, it'd be way too much time on my hands. This first list only took a few hours.

The 88 Accord ran in 2003

The Chevy Monza ran in the $1500 Challenge. I think the owner is on the board, so if he sees this, maybe he can add some details.

I missed the AMX. What year did it run?

The XR4Ti count is wrong. If you are counting each showing I know of at least 10.

Gundersdorf X3

Halfast X3

Cua bros X2

V8 car X1

Primer grey X1

And I think there was more.

Scrolled through twice, didn't see BMW 2002 listed. I think you may find that was very present in the year 2002.

John Brown and ddavidv, thats why I need someone to send me 2001 and 2002 data :)

Edit: the AMX was in 2004, I think it may have gotten most spectacular failure for a towing mishap.

I have the 2002 issue at home. Unless someone beats me to it I'll post the information tonight when I get a chance.

I also wonder how you are counting the cars- you count an Alfa Spider twice, and I only know of the one car that has been entered 3 times (and you did say you left out 2002).

Good stuff, though.

Eric

Great reference to see if it's been done before. It's a bit misleading to list the same car entered several times as an additional entry. One car is one car. Thanks for the list, its a good start. It would be cool to see a spreadsheet come out of this with a little info about each car, such as if it had a motor swap.

I'm surprised that there's only been one Escort.

Looks like i'll be the first MX6!

In reply to 93celicaGT2:

Oh God, I can see it now, challengers will intentionally look up 'The List' to find a car that hasn't been wrought upon mere mortals...

Raze wrote: In reply to 93celicaGT2: Oh God, I can see it now, challengers will intentionally look up 'The List' to find a car that hasn't been wrought upon mere mortals...

I think that's part of the fun, though.

"Holy crap, i didn't realize you could do THAT to that car!"

I would love to find a cheap old V6 Camry to molest for the Challenge.

93celicaGT2 wrote: I would love to find a cheap old V6 Camry to molest for the Challenge.

You sir are sick.

2- 1959 Zambonis, huh?

Are you job hunting?

Yeah, its tallied by entry, not by car, so if someone ran the same vehicle multiple times, it gets counted that number of times. If I make a relational database, I'll change that. At the very least, if I get the missing data, I'll be happy to send the completed spreadsheet to someone who can host it online. That way, it can be viewed as total entries or year-by-year.

SVrex, you noticed 2 Zambonis, but not 2 Fiat 118Gs? I'd assume the Fiat is rarer

How many racing Zambonis have you seen?