100 of the Fastest Cars made in the 1960s

This is the Benz Motorwagen, one of the sleekest carriages ever. Stanley were twins born in Kingsland, Maine, on June 1, They operated a dry-plate photographic business in Massachusetts until they got into the car industry in , and what a splash they did. They developed this magnificent car with a steam engine, for obvious reasons, considering the available technology at the time.

Steam engines often have fewer than 25 moving parts, so the engine was quite simple in essence, though its complexity was impressive. It featured powerful engines whose power ranged from 40 at rpm to 60 horsepower. It used a magneto electric spark ignition system, with a single spray-nozzle carburetor. It represented quite a step forward at the time, and cemented the dominance of Mercedes. Prince Henry model; this car featured an overhead cam 5,cc four-cylinder engine.

Still, this car remains an epitome of the luxury and technological prowess of the time.

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Created in , the car was meant to compete with the most powerful and elegant cars of the time, and it did an amazing job at that. Unfortunately for the company, the car was introduced just a few years before the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression and was sold only until Although smaller than other engines of the time, it generated hp and was amazingly fast for its design.

It was dominant and had all you can ask in a high-end car. In other circumstances, it could have become a staple, cherished to this day. You probably start to see a trend for the past few decades. The Duesenberg J was so dominant that the company did what every respectable car company would do — they pimped it up. Interestingly enough, the car was initially designed for Mae West, who ultimately declined the design.

This promotional film made by the Studebaker factory documents the speed attempts which resulted in the car clocking The initial cars used Chevrolet Corvette small-block 5. Unveiled at the Geneva Auto Salon, the Superfast was the last in a series of ultra-exclusive Ferrari road cars, built in limited numbers 36 only for the world's elite. Ferrucio Lamborghini had a strict no-racing policy, feeling that racing was expensive and too narrowly focused, and that his company should concentrate on producing elite, high performance road cars rather than chasing trophies.

The first notice of what was planned was the showing of the Mira's bare chassis at Turin in and a few show-goers slapped down pre-orders on the spot despite the P not even having any bodywork. At the following year's show came the whole package, styled by Marcello Gandini at Bertone and the first Lamborghini to take the name of a fighting bull. Its hp V12 engine displaced just under four liters and with a miniscule frontal area and high aerodynamic efficiency, it became the fastest production car in the world. Ferrari's new hp, 4-cam V12 Berlinetta was launched at the October Paris Salon, and was nicknamed the "Daytona" in honor of the Ferrari factory team's victory in the Daytona Hour race.

Most modern supercars owe their basic shape to this one extraordinary and outrageous leap in styling: Made by Lamborghini and designed by Bertone in , it was the first production Lambo to sport what became the brand's trademark scissor doors and it looked like a polygonal spaceship in a way that no car before it had done Everyone knows about the mythical Ferrari GTO and the astronomical prices the car commands.

The GTO is an extraordinary car built to go racing, but when the FIM abolished its intended racing category, it never got to demonstrate just how good it really was on the racetrack. Its greatest fault is that it isn't nearly as rare as the GTO, with cars made versus the 39 of the original. Just the same, the entire run was sold before production even started. Prices for the GTO at auction have escalated dramatically since It held the title of the world's fastest production road car, but the 's significance was far greater in many respects as it was also the first four-wheel drive Porsche road car and contained myriad innovations that are still used on Porsche's models to this day.

What the F1 Mclaren was to the nineties, the Porsche was to the eighties: Only cars were built, including 37 prototypes and pre-production models and each and every one of them will become superb long-term investments, regardless of occasional market corrections.

It did the standing quarter mile in The Vector W8 was an American supercar produced from to utilizing aerospace materials. The cars featured an epoxy-bonded and riveted aluminum semi-monocoque chassis with an aluminum honeycomb floor pan, and the Rodeck Aluminum cu. In , the XJ concept was unveiled at the British International Motor Show with a V12 engine sending power to all four wheels, like the Porsche In the end, around 1, people laid down their cash, and delivery was slated for The production XJ was fitted with a hp twin-turbocharged V6 in lieu of the V12 and the 4WD system went the same way.

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The McLaren F1 is the most significant supercar of the modern era. The rationale behind this statement is clearly elaborated in our top cars article , but it boils down to its naturally-aspirated motor still the fastest, non-forced-induction car ever , pioneering composite construction, drivability and racetrack success. Only cars were built, with the fastest recorded time eventually raised to an amazing The Dauer Le Mans was a limited-production sports car built from to and based on the Porsche racing car, that just like the Ferrari GTO, was built to circumnavigate racing regulations.

The bodywork of the road car was replaced with slightly revised carbon fibre and kevlar panels, the under tray was replaced with a flat version for better stability at high speeds, a second seat was installed in the cramped cockpit, and a modified version of Porsche's water-cooled Type cc twin-turbocharged flat-6 produced hp kW — more power than the regs allowed the racing car upon which it was modeled. The first production car debuted at the Frankfurt Auto Show and after the Le Mans win the following year, at least twelve more examples were built.

The car's top speed of Its story is well known, and the highest measured speed of a Bugatti Veyron The first pass was recorded at The current official title holder. The 1,hp Bugatti Veyron Our full story on the record can be found here. In Guinness World Records finally released a statement confirming that the Bugatti holds the record: The focus of the review was with respect to what may constitute a modification to a car's standard specification.

Having evaluated all the necessary information, Guinness World Records is now satisfied that a change to the speed limiter does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine. Despite several "paper threats" from the likes of Koenigsegg and Hennessey see below , Bugatti has held that record ever since.

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Inside the Venom GT is a degree, seven-liter V8 engine with twin precision ball bearing turbochargers, an iron block with aluminum heads, electronic sequential multi-port fuel injection pumping a terrifying 1, bhp kW and lb-ft Nm of torque feeding into a Ricardo six-speed manual gearbox. Hennessey claims a top speed of mph Hennessey claimed the run of A one-way speed of On November 4, , Koenigsegg used a customer-owned Agera RS fitted with a standard 1MW engine upgrade for a total 1, hp and running on E85 fuel for a two-way average speed of During the Koenigsegg Agera RS record run, the highest speed ever recorded on a public road was achieved at Highlighting the dangers of top speed runs, Auto Union now Audi driver Bernd Rosemeyer died later that day attempting to claim the record for Auto Union.

In 70 years, the top speed of the fastest production car in the world has progressed from Indeed, just 15 years ago when NewAtlas nee Gizmag. Now, we're awaiting the release of the hp Devel Sixteen road car. The progression of speeds charts the rise of automotive science, as is evidenced by the considerable reengineering of the Veyron in its evolution from The fearsome speed record for a production has now exceeded that of Shanghai's Maglev train, and if you've ever had the pleasure of watching Mother Earth flash past at that speed from the Maglev, you will appreciate exactly what I'm referring to.

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Whole carriages twitch disconcertingly quickly and you become aware of the frightening wind roar outside that even the magnificently-engineered levitating projectile cannot disguise. Indeed, it's a speed you never see on any racetrack because the straights on a racetrack are not long enough.

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All this to build a car that can travel at four times the speed limit on public roads might seem like madness to some. To others, achieving this speed is their quest in life, and owning one of these cars that made history in a significant way is their dream.

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With that in mind, we expect to be adding to this list in coming years. Madness it may be, but it's equally fascinating to watch these limits being pushed. That wraps up out look at the speed demons of the modern era. For a trip back to where it all began, check out our feature on The fastest cars in history: The aluminium body was thinner, the wheelbase was shorter, and the range-topping cc engine produced hp.

Ferrari's new hp, 4-cam V12 Berlinetta was launched at the October Paris Salon, and was nicknamed the 'Daytona' in honor of the Ferrari factory team's victory in the Daytona Hour race. Most modern supercars owe their basic shape to this one extraordinary and outrageous leap in styling, made by Lamborghini and designed by Bertone in The GTO is an extraordinary car built to go racing and when the FIM abolished its intended racing category, it never got to demonstrate just how good it really was on the racetrack. Its greatest fault is that it isn't nearly as rare as the original GTO, with cars made versus the 39 of the original GTO.

Just the same, the entire production run was sold before production even started.

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Another car which held the title of the world's fastest production road car, but the 's significance was far greater in many respects as it was also the first four-wheel drive Porsche road car and contained myriad innovations that are still used on Porsche's models to this day. The bodywork of the road car was replaced with slightly revised carbon fibre and kevlar panels, the under tray was replaced with a flat version for better stability at high speeds, a second seat was installed in the cramped cockpit, and a modified version of Porsche's water-cooled Type cc twin-turbocharged flat-6 produced hp kW - more power than the regs allowed the real car upon which it was modelled.

The extent of any engine modifications to the XK for record runs is not known but if the inside reflects the outside, it's not really a production car pictured directly above and with the far-more-prominent standard windscreen. The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport The world's fastest passenger train service just happens to have exactly the same top speed. There's a history of the model in this video. The fastest production cars in history Credit: The highest speed on a public road.