Lots of interesting cars listed. How many high performance cars do you really need?
My list


Model T. - it put the World on wheels
MG TC
Datsun Pl510
Peugeot 404
Lotus Europa--if I could fit

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

IIRC the RX7 was a rotor engine that didn't have pistons, but had two 3 sided rotors. And yes they had problems with the apex seals (rings).

Paul M

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84 500 SEL (307,xxx miles)

You could go a little further forward. 1973 was the last year of the chrome bumpers and knockoff wire wheels, pre-federal black rubber baby buggy bumpers.

NA Miata
NB Miata
NA Miata
ND Miata
72 Datsun B110

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

Merkur XR4TI
MR2
VW camper van
2.3 16V
SVO Mustang

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90 300TE 4-M
Turbo 103, T3/T04E 50 trim
T04B cover .60 AR
Stage 3 turbine .63 AR
A2W I/C, 40 LB/HR
MS2E, 60-2 Direct Coil Control
3" Exh, AEM W/B O2
Underdrive Alt. and P/S Pulleys,
Vented Rear Discs, .034 Booster.
3.07 diffs 1st Gear Start

90 300CE 104.980
Milled & ported head, 10.3:1 compression
197° intake cam w/20° advancer
Tuned CIS ECU
4° ignition advance
PCS TCM2000, built 722.6
600W networked suction fan
Sportline sway bars
V8 rear subframe, Quaife ATB 3.06 diff

1974 Fiat X1/9

1967 Porsche 912 (not the mid-seventies 912 E!)

1973 Porsche 914 2.0

1960 Alfa Romeo Giuletta Spider Veloce (in red, please)

1966 Meyers Manx (but I might cheat, and have a flat-six from a Corvair installed)