Sexiest Car From the 80's... - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Wes B. · 02-26-2013, 09:17 PM

In your opinion, what is the sexiest car to come from the 80's?

My choice: 1981 Lancia 037 Stradale

dem00n · 02-26-2013, 09:44 PM

Going to go with the Countach.

I was going to say F40, but it isn''t a sexy car, its a great looking car but it isn't sexy.

n2oinferno · 02-26-2013, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dem00n

Going to go with the Countach.

I was going to say F40, but it isn''t a sexy car, its a great looking car but it isn't sexy.

I was very close to picking the Countach as well. The quintessential poster supercar of the 80s.
Changed my mind though.. twice actually. Was going to go for the 959, and then remembered the W8 started production in 89.

usptwins · 02-26-2013, 10:05 PM

CBR600RR · 02-26-2013, 10:13 PM

GTR R32

Done!!!!

Beyer Subaru · 02-26-2013, 10:21 PM

Ferrari 288 GTO or DeTomaso Pantera GT5 would work for me.

The Countach was such an absolute brute. I bet you would hurt after driving it. Don't get me wrong, when I was a kid that was the only car that existed for me in the supercar realm.

I used to walk by a testa rossa every day comin from school. It was more menacing and huge than sexy.

dem00n · 02-26-2013, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Beyer Subaru

Ferrari 288 GTO or DeTomaso Pantera GT5 would work for me.

The Countach was such an absolute brute. I bet you would hurt after driving it. Don't get me wrong, when I was a kid that was the only car that existed for me in the supercar realm.

I used to walk by a testa rossa every day comin from school. It was more menacing and huge than sexy.

Jay Leno used the Countach as a daily driver for a long time, i think he has over 60K on it? I saw a video of the interior, hes a pretty big guy and he didn't seem to mind it.

But mind yourself, when your someone like him who spends 2 hours prepping a steam car to drive it for an hour...you gotta have a sort of patience and high tolerance for sacrifice of comfort and luxury in some cars.

OrbitalEllipses · 02-27-2013, 12:07 AM

Whoever said 288 GTO was right, though 037 is a close second.

Xdragonxb0i · 02-27-2013, 01:11 AM

Ae86.....

The shelby cobra

fatoni · 02-27-2013, 01:45 AM

the ae86 is certainly not a beautiful car. the 959 however...thats gotta be up there

reni · 02-27-2013, 02:46 AM

F40... nothing else even comes close

Countach is from the 70's

Joeprelude · 02-27-2013, 03:42 AM

My Top Ten

10. Starion/Conquest (Flame me, but i always thought that was a great looking car)
9. Countach 5000qv (introduced in '85 with 4 valves per cylinder, Quattrovalvole, and 5.2l of awesomeness)
8. Peter Stevens' Lotus Esprit Turbo (4th gen)
7. Aston Martin v8 Vantage Zagato,
6. Vector W8, (released in 89, but was a 90's...still counting it as an 80's car)
5. Testarossa,
4. Ruf CTR "YellowBird",
3. F40,
2. 959,
1. 280 GTO

QFry · 02-27-2013, 08:06 AM

E24 M6...

Wes B. · 02-27-2013, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beyer Subaru

Ferrari 288 GTO or DeTomaso Pantera GT5 would work for me.

The Countach was such an absolute brute. I bet you would hurt after driving it. Don't get me wrong, when I was a kid that was the only car that existed for me in the supercar realm.

I used to walk by a testa rossa every day comin from school. It was more menacing and huge than sexy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dem00n

Jay Leno used the Countach as a daily driver for a long time, i think he has over 60K on it? I saw a video of the interior, hes a pretty big guy and he didn't seem to mind it.

But mind yourself, when your someone like him who spends 2 hours prepping a steam car to drive it for an hour...you gotta have a sort of patience and high tolerance for sacrifice of comfort and luxury in some cars.

Yep, Jay Leno used a 1986 Countach as a daily driver for about 5 years. He still owns the Countach, and it has over 70k miles on the odometer.

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