Top 20 Best selling sports cars of all time

[FUBAR]

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as they say, there's a few suprises there

[Rob]

Not too surprised about them TBH.  A few others I thought might have been included though.

[Shifty]

Everything I expected to see in the list was there.....

[FUBAR]

Quoting: Shifty

Everything I expected to see in the list was there.....

The Pontiac Fiero?.... really

[F Body]

Wasn't expecting to see the trusty or should that be rusty Triumph Spitfire in 9th

[Andy]

Quoting: FUBAR

The Pontiac Fiero?.... really

I thought that was a bit left field as well! Surprised so many Corvettes were in there. Wonder what the Mustang/Camaro figures stack up like, unless they're not considered sports cars...

[F Body]

Quoting: Andy

Wonder what the Mustang/Camaro figures stack up like

Wonder no more, well up to 2001 at least

Year: Mustang/Camaro
64:*121,583/NA
65: 559,451/NA
66: 607,568/NA
67: 474,121/*220,906
68: 317,404/ 235,147
68: 299,824/ 243,065
69: 299,824/ 243,065
70: 190,727/ 124,901
71:*149,678/*114,630
72: 125,093/ 114,630 (not a typo!)
73: 134,867/ 96,751
74:*385,993/ 151,008
75: 188,575/ 145,770
76: 187,567/ 182,959
77: 153,173/ 218,858
78: 192,410/ 272,631
79:*369,936/ 282,571
80: 271,322/ 152,005
81: 181,552/ 126,139
82: 130,418/*189,747
83: 120,873/ 154,318
84: 135,678/ 261,591
85: 156,514/ 180,018
86: 224,410/ 192,219
87: 159,145/ 137,760
88: 211,225/ 96,275
89: 209,769/ 110,850
90: 128,189/ 35,048
91: 98,737/ 101,316
92: 79,280/ 70,712
93: 114,228/ *39,755
94:*123,198/ 119,934
95: 185,986/ 122,844
96: 126,483/ 66,827
97: 100,254/ 95,812
98: 170,642/ 77,198
99: 126,067/ 42,098
00: 218,525/ 45,417
01: 155,162/ 29,009

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[Andy]

1990 was a bad year for the Camaro!

[F Body]

Quoting: Andy

1990 was a bad year for the Camaro!

Even the 4th Gen in 1998 failed to rescue sales, looking at the 29,009 sold in 2001 makes you realise why they pulled the plug in 2002

[F Body]

Whilst trying to find some sales figures for the Mustang since 2001, I came across a list of the best 60's / 70's muscle cars

Rank Year Make/Model 1/4 mile MPH 0-60 Top Speed
1 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Hemi S/S 10.50 @ 130.00 - Damn quick
2 1968 Dodge Dart Hemi S/S 10.50 @ 129.00 - -
3 1969 Chevy Camaro 427 ZL1 11.80 @ 122.00 4.1 200
4 1969 Chevy Corvette 427 ZL1 12.10 @ 116.00 3.9 200
5 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 12.20 @ 118.00 - -
6 1963 Pontiac Catalina Super Stock 421 SD 12.40 @ 116.00 3.8 -
7 1966 Chevy Corvette L72 427 12.80 @ 112.00 4.7 -
8 1967 Chevy Corvette L88 427 12.82 @ 113.00 4.8 -
9 1967 Chevy Corvette L89 427 12.90 @ 111.00 4.7 -
10 1969 Plymouth Road Runner Hemi 12.91 @ 111.80 5.1 -
11 1967 Chevy Camaro RS/SS 12.97 @ 110.00 5.5 -
12 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda Hemi 13.10 @ 107.12 5.8 160
13 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi 13.12 @ 107.12 5.4 160
14 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 454 13.12 @ 107.00 5.4 -
16 1969 Chevy Yenko Nova 427 13.22 @ 103.00 4.7 -
17 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Hemi 13.24 @ 107.50 - -
18 1969 Chevy Chevelle SS 396 13.30 @ 108.00 5.1 -
19 1969 Chevy Corvette L72 427 13.30 @ 108.00 5.1 -
20 1968 Dodge Dart GTS 440 13.30 @ 107.00 5.0 -
21 1969 Chevy Chevelle COPO 427 13.31 @ 108.00 5.1 -
22 1970 Ford Boss Mustang 429 13.31 @ 108.55 5.1 -
23 1970 Buick GS Stage 1 455 13.38 @ 105.50 5.5 -
24 1968 Chevy Corvette L72 427 13.41 @ 109.50 - -
25 1970 Chevy El Camino SS 454 13.44 @ 108.17 - -
26 1969 Dodge Charger 500 13.48 @ 109.00 5.5 156
27 1970 Dodge Super Bee Hemi 13.49 @ 105.00 5.3 -
28 1968 Chevy Corvette L88 427 13.50 @ 111.00 4.8 170
29 1968 Plymouth GTX Hemi 13.50 @ 105.70 4.8 -
30 1969 Dodge Daytona Hemi 13.51 @ 105.60 5.5 217
31 1968 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi 13.51 @ 105.00 5.4 -
32 1970 Plymouth Superbird Hemi 13.52 @ 105.00 4.8 200
33 1967 Plymouth GTX Hemi 13.52 @ 105.00 4.8 -
34 1974 Pontiac Trans Am 455 13.53 @ 104.00 - -
35 1969 Chevy Yenko Camaro 427 13.53 @ 102.00 5.4 -
36 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Hemi 13.54 @ 105.10 5.3 -
37 1973 Pontiac Trans Am 455 13.54 @ 104.29 - -
38 1968 Dodge Super Bee Hemi 13.55 @ 105.00 5.5 -
39 1969 Chevy Corvette L88 427 13.56 @ 111.10 4.9 -
40 1969 Dodge Super Bee 440+6 13.56 @ 105.60 6.0 -
41 1969 Ford Boss Mustang 429 13.60 @ 106.00 - -
42 1967 Shelby Mustang G.T. 500 13.61 @ 107.00 5.6 130+
43 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi 13.62 @ 104.30 5.9 -
44 1970 Dodge Coronet R/T Hemi 13.65 @ 105.14 6.6 -
45 1969 Shelby Mustang G.T. 500 13.64 @ 105.10 6.5 -
46 1968 Chevy Biscayne L72 427 13.65 @ 105.00 - -
47 1964 Dodge Polara 500 13.70 @ 107.37 - -
48 1963 Pontiac Catalina 421 2+2 13.70 @ 107.00 5.2 -
49 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 440+6 13.70 @ 105.00 6.2 -
50 1971 Dodge Super Bee Hemi 13.71 @ 104.00 5.7 -
51 1971 Dodge Charger Hemi 13.71 @ 104.00 5.8 -
52 1969 Plymouth GTX 440+6 13.71 @ 102.80 5.7 -
53 1971 Plymouth Road Runner 440+6 13.71 @ 101.20 - -
54 1971 Plymouth 'Cuda 440+6 13.72 @ 106.00 - -
55 1971 Chevy Corvette 454 LS5 13.72 @ 102.04 - -
56 1968 Olds/Hurst 455 W-30 13.77 @ 103.91 - -
57 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 High Output 13.79 @ 106.00 5.4 -
58 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air IV 13.80 @ 104.00 5.7 -
59 1967 Chevy Corvette L71 427 13.80 @ 108.00 5.5 -
60 1965 Pontiac Catalina 421+6 13.81 @ 106.00 3.9 -
61 1970 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi 13.82 @ 105.00 5.5 -
62 1966 Plymouth Satellite Hemi 13.82 @ 104.00 5.3 -
63 1971 Ford Boss Mustang 351 13.82 @ 105.00 5.8 -
64 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 428 13.82 @ 103.32 5.7 -
65 1968 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 455 13.82 @ 103.00 5.4 -
66 1970 Buick GSX 13.82 @ 101.00 6.5 -
67 1969 Dodge Coronet 440+4 13.83 @ 102.27 - -
68 1968 Chevy Nova SS 396 13.85 @ 104.00 - 125
69 1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 428 CJ 13.86 @ 101.69 - -
70 1969 Chevy Nova SS 396 13.87 @ 105.10 - -
71 1971 Ford Boss Mustang 351 13.87 @ 104.52 6.0 -
72 1969 Mercury Cyclone Cobra Jet 428 13.88 @ 101.70 - -
73 1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 455 13.88 @ 95.84 - -
74 1962 Chevy Corvette 327 13.89 @ 105.14 - -
75 1969 Plymouth Barracuda 440+4 13.89 @ 103.21 - -
76 1962 Pontiac Catalina 421 2+2 13.90 @ 107.00 - -
77 1969 Chevy Corvette L71 427 13.90 @ 105.00 7.0 -
78 1969 Ford Mustang 428 Super Cobra Jet 13.90 @ 103.00 5.7 -
79 1967 Pontiac GTO 13.90 @ 102.80 - -
80 1971 Pontiac Trans Am 400 13.90 @ 102.00 5.6 -
81 1969 Dodge Dart 383 13.90 @ 102.00 - -
82 1972 Chevy Corvette LT1 350 13.92 @ 104.00 5.7 -
83 1968 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 428 13.92 @ 102.00 5.8 -
84 1970 Ford Torino Cobra 428 13.99 @ 101.00 6.0 -
85 1966 Chevy Corvette L36 427 13.99 @ 100.00 5.7 -


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[F Body]

Quoting: F Body

trying to find some sales figures for the Mustang since 2001,

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[Incursus]

Quoting: F Body

1 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Hemi S/S 10.50 @ 130.00 - Damn quick  
2 1968 Dodge Dart Hemi S/S 10.50 @ 129.00 -

Mopar fortehwin!!!!1111one  

[HardRockCamaro]

Looks like the 3rd gen maro sold 1,185,000 cars between 84 and 92 whereas the fox Mustang sold 1,400,000 in the same period.

Of course you should really add the firebird numbers to the Camaro as it's the same car and you're just competing with yourself really...

[HardRockCamaro]

Quoting: F Body

Click to enlarge  

So from 98 onwards is when the Camaro really deviated away from the Mustang and of course they killed it.  Prior o that the graphs were pretty similar really.
So it's the facelift 4th gen that was the cause of the problem|  

[HardRockCamaro]

I'd definately question the times of the cars at the very top of that 1.4 mile list...
10.5 stock my arse...  

[EDGE]

wikipedia...

Also in 1968, Chrysler made approximately 50 fastback Barracudas equipped with the 426 cu in (7.0 L) Hemi for Super Stock drag racing.[2] These cars were assembled by Hurst Performance and featured lightweight items such as lightweight Chemcor  side glass, fiberglass front fenders, and hood with scoop, lightweight seats, and sound deadener and other street equipment such as rear seats omitted. An included sticker indicated that the car was not for use on public roads; it could run the quarter-mile in the mid-10s in 1968.[2]

sounds a lot like the ford thunderbolt, not really a road car, just a marketing exercise...

there's nothing stock about a stock car....

[HardRockCamaro]

Ah ok...

[philoldsmobile]

no big surprise the Mk1 MX5 being no 1..

Camaro / Firebird / Mustangs are not really sports cars, I'd say they were muscle / pony cars.

[Andy]

Firebird (Trans Am) = SCCA Trans Am Series

Camaro =  SCCA Trans Am, I.R.O.C.

Mustang = SCCA Trans Am Series

Don't say they're not sports cars

[F Body]

Quoting: Andy

Don't say they're not sports cars

All they need are a couple of large

[philoldsmobile]

Quoting: Andy

Firebird (Trans Am) = SCCA Trans Am Series

Camaro = SCCA Trans Am, I.R.O.C.

Mustang = SCCA Trans Am Series

Don't say they're not sports cars

there is a racing series for trucks too, but that dont make em sports cars either!



the most honest to god sports car available right now? probably the Lotus Elise.

light, agile, quick, pin sharp, and built purely for the enjoyment of driving with no concessions to practicality.