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Christopher Bruce2012-05-02 17:47:00

Playboy Counts Down 25 Greatest Cars of All Time

 
 
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Playboy rated the Porsche 911 as the second greatest car of all time

Playboy started publishing in 1953, and it has always been more than topless ladies. The magazine was meant to take Esquire magazine, where Hugh Hefner started working, to the next level. It has published original fiction and criticismfrom writers like Ray Bradbury and Hunter S. Thompson. It also just compiled its list of the 25 greatest cars of all time. 

The list features mostly European cars with American cars being plentiful plus a few Japanese cars sprinkled in as well, and it also mixes very expensive cars with relatively cheap cars that anyone could own. 

The top 5 cars the Ferrari GTO250 GTOFerrari 250 GTOItaly, 1964 > 19641 photo
, Porsche 911911 Gen.1Porsche 911 Gen.1Germany, 1963 > 198951 versions
150 photos
1 video
, Shelby CobraCobraShelby CobraUnited States of America, 1961 > 19683 series
8 versions
37 photos
, Jaguar E-TypeE-TypeJaguar E-TypeUnited Kingdom, 1961 > 19753 series
21 versions
114 photos
1 video
and Mercedes-Benz Gullwing SL300 SL Gullwing CoupeMercedes-Benz 300 SL Gull...Germany, 1954 > 195731 photos
. While the cars are basically unassailable, it is too bad that there are more modern cars on the top of the list. 

The next five cars are not any more modern. They are the McLaren F1F1McLaren F1United Kingdom, 1992 > present7 photos
in sixth, Chevrolet CorvetteCorvetteChevrolet CorvetteUnited States of America, 1953 > present7 series
137 versions
552 photos
2 videos
, Aston Martin DB5DB5Aston Martin DB5United Kingdom, 1963 > 19658 versions
68 photos
1 video
, Lamborghini MiuraMiuraLamborghini MiuraItaly, 1966 > 19725 versions
61 photos
1 video
and BMW 507507BMW 507Germany, 1956 > present1 photo

The first vaguely modern car pops up in 11th place with the Lamborghini CountachCountachLamborghini CountachItaly, 1971 > 19899 versions
78 photos
1 video
. The next ones are the Jaguar XK120XK 120 RoadsterJaguar XK 120 RoadsterUnited Kingdom, 1948 > 195414 photos
, Ferrari 275 GTB/4275 GTB4Ferrari 275 GTB4Italy, 1966 > 196720 photos
, MG TCTCMG TCUnited Kingdom, 1945 > present2 photos
, Ford Shelby MustangMustang Gen.1Shelby Mustang Gen.1United States of America, 2011 > present10 versions
57 photos
.

Spots 16 through 20 have the only truly modern cars on the list. They are  taken by the Chevrolet CamaroCamaroChevrolet CamaroUnited States of America, 1967 > present6 series
85 versions
147 photos
1 video
,  Ferrari 458 Italia458 ItaliaFerrari 458 ItaliaItaly, 2009 > present676 photos
2 videos
, Datsun 240Z240ZDatsun 240ZJapan, 1969 > present2 photos
, Chrysler 300300 (modern)Chrysler 300 (modern)United States of America, 2005 > present2 series
31 versions
77 photos
and Pontiac GTOGTOPontiac GTOUnited States of America, 1966 > present2 photos
.

Finally, the last five cars are the Mazda MiataMX-5Mazda MX-5Japan, 1989 > present4 series
79 versions
377 photos
4 videos
, VW BeetleSedanVolkswagen SedanMexico, 2001 > present1 photo
, Chevrolet Bel AirBel AirChevrolet Bel AirUnited States of America, 1957 > present2 photos
, BMW 20022002BMW 2002Germany, 1968 > 19777 versions
12 photos
and Pontiac Firebird Trans AmFirebird Trans AmPontiac Firebird Trans AmUnited States of America, 1972 > present1 photo

Some of the choices seem legitimately odd. The BMW 2002 was a great car, but wouldn't a generation of the M3 be a better choice? Also, the MG TC and Jaguar XK120 were great cars, but do they really deserve to be on a list of the greatest cars? A Lotus, like the ElanElan SprintLotus Elan SprintUnited Kingdom, 1971 > present1 photo
or SevenSevenLotus SevenUnited Kingdom, 1957 > 19726 versions
9 photos
, and the Honda NSXNSXHonda NSXJapan, 1990 > present1 photo
1 video
might be better replacements for those cars. Finally, the Chrysler 300 seems like a major reach. Playboy did not make it clear if it was referring to the one from the 50s and 60s or the modern cars. Regardless, it is going to take a great argument to be convincing that it is one of the greatest car of all time. 

Source: Autoblog

2 comments

ziofrango
I like the list. And disagree with some of your complaints. The BMW 2002 has been the first mass production car with Turbocharger, it is a milestone in history. Modern M3s are very nice pieces of tech...
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02.05.2012 @ 15:25
Vetteman
I wouldn't take this list too seriously. What do they know about cars. The BMW 2002 was a great car, but one of the greatest? Unlikely, I don't hear too much about it. People are still drooling over t...
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02.05.2012 @ 15:52
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