We've discussed the drivers, now the cars. 25 greatest race cars of all time.

mr2peak wrote: Audi Quattro rally car

+1

Audi changed WRC and racing with the AWD Quattro. I wonder how long they would have dominatied Trans AM if they hadn't been banned.

Old Maseratis make my pants feel funny. 250f, 150s, 350s...

Will wrote: Nissan GTP IMSA racer. So awesome. 1967 Mercury Cougar Trans Am spec. Come on, a Bud Moore racing Merc! IRL Oldsmobile/Dallara. I believe it won every race it entered. If Infiniti ever won a race I missed it. +1 on the Plymouth Superbird in Petty livery. Jaguar D-type. Prettiest racecar ever? Audi R8. Incredibly dominant. Chevrolet C5R and/or C6R GT1. Chased everything else out of the class.

Eddie Cheever won at least a couple races with the Infiniti. I think his Indy victory was with an Aurora. That was a cool victory, whitewalled the right side tires twice running a qualifying line in the last 17(?) laps. "2nd was not an option." he said. I liked the "stock block" rules back then. The blocks were not stock but the bore centers and bolt holes, etc. were. People like Jack Roush, Ed Pink and Speedway were building the engines their own way, unlike today's leased Hondas.

+2 on the Superbird. And the previously mentioned Daytona Charger. The Ford Talledaga too. Anything in Petty Blue, lol!

1972 1st tube frame and macpherson strut front end in pro stock. Please don't tell Bill I used his picture, lol!

Bugatti T35B

Cobra Daytona Coupe

ALFA-Romeo 8C (the original 2300 series)

MG Midget (original type, such as K3 Magnette)

Any Spridget......this is mine

Ford RS200

Lancia Stratos

I'll add the Ford Escort (Mk1 and 2) and Mk1 Lotus Cortina to the list.

Hannu Mikkola:

Jim Clark:

walterj wrote: Updated, with Pics:

Group B Rally cars... pretty much all of them

The Eagle F1 car

BMW E30 M3 Evo

Cortina

60s era Alfa GTVs

I can't believe no one has mentioned the Mazda 787B

what an AWESOME motor/car!

How about pikes peak cars? Suzuki Escudo

Toyota Celica

Toyota Tacoma

Ferrari 312PB

Ford GT40

Riley and Scott MKIII

Ferrari F2002

I have to agree with all the others, like the Ferrari 333sp, McLaren MP4/4, Audi R8 (Bentley Speed8), Group B rally cars...

How about the Ford 999? It was part of the stories of Henry Ford and Barney Oldfield. Pretty darn influential!

The forerunner of Trophy Truck racing:

Since we're on the topic of trucks.. Ivan Stewart's baja Toyota truck..

One essential rally car has been left out. Lancia Delta Integrale. It won every WRC crown from 87 through 92!

I know it's been said, but it's one of my all-time favorites -- Nissan GTP:

How about this Jim Hall brainchild?

Tyrrell P34, also known as "The 6 Wheel Tyrrell"

You guys are good... Much more entertaining than 25 best drivers.

The F U we know what we're doing.. and that's beating you list.

Clessie Special 139mph at the brickyard... turbo failure ended her run in 1952...

To all the h8ters.... It's really not a truck...

Old yeller..2 and 1

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned any of the JPS cars yet.

I can't make any logical argument that this Forsgrini is in any way one of the top 25 race cars of all time. I can argue that it is one of my favorites, and has to rank higher than a Honda Ridgeline.

Lotus 11

Have to mention Tyrrell 003:

And the Porsche 935 (heck, any 911-based race car for that matter):

Lots of good mentions so far. Here's what I might add to the list:

The Nissan GTPs were cool, but the Toyota Eagle MkIII basically killed the series:

And Audi rally cars? Sure, fine. But that's a little passé. "Ooh, an AWD car won a rally. Big whoop." But when they went sports car racing, everyone else noticed, too:

Ford Mustang GTP:

I would also throw in the following: Corvette Challenge Spec Miata Porsche 911 GT2

jg

My adds: Mclaren M8B-the car that started the demise of CanAm Shadow DN4-nothings cooler than an all black racecar Greenwood Spirit Corvettes-weren't good on the finishing thing, but they were fast and mean. Corvette GTP Mustang GTP Porsche 962 Corvette C5R-C6R-already been mentioned several times, but greatness is greatness. any top fueler driven by Don Garlits Bob Glidden and his Motorcraft Tbird prostocker John Force's Funny Cars

Granted not all of the cars on my list were dominant, but they are some of my favorites. A bunch of the rest have already been mentioned.

The original Empi Inch Pincher Renault Alpine A 110 Porsche 550 spyder Mercedes Gullwing (I had the chance to look very closley at one and talk to the owner and the car is just amazing) Shelby GT 350r