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Shelby Daytona Coupe

Debut Year: 1964

The Shelby Daytona is legendary for a reason. It has to be number one purely because of its groaning trophy cabinet. As well as being beautiful, it was supremely functional. Designed to take on the Ferrari 250 GTO, it did so magnificently. Only six were built, but that was all that was required. The car was powered by a 289 V8, and that allowed it to go plenty fast. The car was built with aerodynamic research that had been gleaned from WW2, which allowed it to improve on the earlier Cobra.

It won everything. The car won in the GT class, and came fourth overall, in the 1964 Le Mans series. It won in its class in Sebring in ’64. It won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, and the Nurburgring 1000KM race in ’65. The Daytona allowed Shelby to become the first American constructor to win the FIA World Sportscar Championship. Oh, and just in case you needed any more proof of how awesome it was, consider this: the car set 25 land speed records at Bonneville. You can’t get any better than that.

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