What is your favorite sports car?

[peteski]

11 hours ago, 1930fordpickup said:

Does this say you are not married? Just kidding.

You are right I find it hard to pick one myself

Kidding or not, you're correct - I'm happily single.

[Ace-Garageguy]

13 hours ago, peteski said:

...I always wonder how can anyone narrow anything down to a one specific item.

You pretend you can only have one.

What would it be? 

For me it's the '72 Porsche 911S coupe.

I could live with one every day and never get tired of it.

Edited July 7 by Ace-Garageguy

[GLMFAA1]

Triumph TR4a IRS

greg

[Tabbysdaddy]

14 hours ago, peteski said:

None of the '80s Vettes to me fit the definition of a "sports car".  To me sports cares are more esoteric vehicles like  Ferraris or Lambos or similar.

 

 

 

Edited July 7 by Tabbysdaddy

[slusher]

Foxz

 

Fox body Mustang  

 

Bullitt Mustang

[Dragline]

My car would be the MB 550SEC. Glorious 2 door with gobs of power. No computers, no rubbish you don't need. Purely analog.

Edited July 7 by Dragline

[NOBLNG]

11 hours ago, Tabbysdaddy said:

 

 

 

Now that is FUNNY! 🤣🤣🤣 

On that note, I went searching for the definition and I personally agree with this assessment which technically rules out the majority of the preceding offerings, including the OP’s. NJMO😜

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28225/sports-car-definition/

 

Edited July 7 by NOBLNG

[Earl Marischal]

12 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

Now that is FUNNY! 🤣🤣🤣 

On that note, I went searching for the definition and I personally agree with this assessment which technically rules out the majority of the preceding offerings, including the OP’s. NJMO😜

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28225/sports-car-definition/

 

I’m with you and the R&T writer!

steve 😊

[JollySipper]

I hope it's cool to add one more favorite....... The 3rd generation Mazda RX7!

 

[Beans]

Part nostalgia, part fun, part because I never bought one when I had the chance

 

Now if we get into the realm of lotto winning.....

Edited July 8 by Beans

[webestang]

Sorry can't list just one. 

 

Ultimate favorite!.....A car that Enzo Ferrari is rumored to have called "the most beautiful car ever made".

Got to drive this one several times as it was a friends car. 

 

Favorite 2+2.....but in Meadowlark Yellow. 

 

Favorite I might be able to afford...LOL.....

 

And of course the one I do own.....

[webestang]

On 7/4/2025 at 11:24 AM, johnyrotten said:

Not 100% if this fits a "sports car", my second generation gti was a blast to drive. I miss that car.

Always wanted one. Had a chance in the early 90's missed out but got a 86 Celica notchback instead. 

[peteski]

Just  FYI, here is a quote from that Road&Track magazine article Greg linked to in an earlier post (and with which I agree).

"What is a sports car?" In the postwar era, a "sports car" was any car that seated two, had a soft top, and could be used for competition. Thus, the Sports Car Club of America. An MG-TC was a sports car, as was an XK-120 or a Jowett Jupiter. 

That same car with a permanent hardtop was considered a "Grand Tourer", meaning it would be appropriate for a young man to drive around Europe in varying weather conditions. Thus, the MGB-GT is an MGB sports car upgraded to Grand Tourer configuration. The definition of "GT car" has always been more flexible than the definition of "Sports Car" because it is based around prospective usage. In the modern era, virtually anything from a Scion FR-S to a Mustang to an Aston Vanquish would serve the would-be Grand Tourer well and so we can call them all "GT cars."

I recommend reading that article - it has some mind-provoking info and  possible explanations why the "sports car" moniker is used so indiscriminately.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28225/sports-car-definition/

[espo]

Closest I ever had to a sports car and it sure was fun. 

[Can-Con]

1 hour ago, webestang said:

 

And of course the one I do own.....

Put a set of 5 spoke Pony wheels on that and it's be the twin of my father's car.

[Tyreman]

I have never wanted a Sports car (honest) if so then any AC Cobra.

[sidcharles]

weather be damned!

 

[papajohn97]

1962 Austin Healy 3000 Mk II. Not because it was the greatest sports car of all time but because it was my dad's mid-life crises "new" used car in 1964 (in Florida Green).  I remember riding shot-gun cruising around town and watching my dad row through the gears and thinking I was the coolest and luckiest 11 year old in Lakewood. CA. The sound and shake of that tri-carb straight six, the smell of the worn leather seats and occasional wisps of motor oil and brake fluid. When I see one of these I think about my wonderful childhood and the incredible father (and mother) that I was blessed to be raised by. Mid-60's in America....sweet spot in time!

[peteski]

Now we're seeing some real  sport cars! 

[Matt Bacon]

3 hours ago, papajohn97 said:

the smell of the worn leather seats and occasional wisps of motor oil and brake fluid

I had the good luck to drive one at a nearby museum’s “Drive Dad’s Car” experiences. Getting in and settling down feels like climbing into the cockpit of a WW2 fighter and strapping it on… it’s so compact. Your feet are way out against the footwell wall because of the huge transmission tunnel. But get it going… that smell is so evocative. Leather, old rubber, fuel. It took me straight back to Air Cadet days flying a 1950s era Chipmunk. I loved it, but I can now imagine just how much hard work it must have taken to wrestle and pilot one non stop Rome-Liege-Rome at ten-tenths. Those folks had real cojones. Or in Pat Moss’s case, didn’t…

best,

M.

[bamadon]

Not necessarily this color, but I have always loved the MGA. 

[espo]

On 7/9/2025 at 9:59 AM, papajohn97 said:

1962 Austin Healy 3000 Mk II. Not because it was the greatest sports car of all time but because it was my dad's mid-life crises "new" used car in 1964 (in Florida Green).  I remember riding shot-gun cruising around town and watching my dad row through the gears and thinking I was the coolest and luckiest 11 year old in Lakewood. CA. The sound and shake of that tri-carb straight six, the smell of the worn leather seats and occasional wisps of motor oil and brake fluid. When I see one of these I think about my wonderful childhood and the incredible father (and mother) that I was blessed to be raised by. Mid-60's in America....sweet spot in time!

I remember the summer of '62, having just graduated from High School and hanging out at the local A&W, one of my classmates from a far more financially able family had a new one as a graduation present. Sort of a light Yellow with Red Leather interior. 

[webestang]

On 7/8/2025 at 2:00 PM, peteski said:

Just  FYI, here is a quote from that Road&Track magazine article Greg linked to in an earlier post (and with which I agree).

"What is a sports car?" In the postwar era, a "sports car" was any car that seated two, had a soft top, and could be used for competition. Thus, the Sports Car Club of America. An MG-TC was a sports car, as was an XK-120 or a Jowett Jupiter. 

That same car with a permanent hardtop was considered a "Grand Tourer", meaning it would be appropriate for a young man to drive around Europe in varying weather conditions. Thus, the MGB-GT is an MGB sports car upgraded to Grand Tourer configuration. The definition of "GT car" has always been more flexible than the definition of "Sports Car" because it is based around prospective usage. In the modern era, virtually anything from a Scion FR-S to a Mustang to an Aston Vanquish would serve the would-be Grand Tourer well and so we can call them all "GT cars."

I recommend reading that article - it has some mind-provoking info and  possible explanations why the "sports car" moniker is used so indiscriminately.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28225/sports-car-definition/

Then this little guy..............

 

[peteski]

A bug-eye AH Sprite.  A perfect example of a sports car! 

[Radretireddad]

On 7/6/2025 at 9:23 AM, peteski said:

I always wonder how can anyone narrow anything down to a one specific item.

Well, for me it has something to do with the fact that the one in my garage has been in my family since I was 8 years old (I’m 65 today) and was lovingly restored mostly by my father. I can confidently say that even though there may be a few other more desirable cars than my E-type, I would trade it for exactly none of them. I’d venture most others wouldn’t either.