Top 10 Classic Super Cars from the 1970s (1970-1979)

May 27, 2008 by  
Filed under Cars, Feature

Finally there is a super car that can go 300 km/h (186 mph). The Mercedes-Benz C-111 is the first production car ever to have a topspeed of 300 km/h or more.

Here are the top 10 classic super cars from the 1970s:

Mercedes-Benz C-111
Mercedes-Benz C-111
1970, 300 km/h (186 mph), 370 hp from a 2.4 liter R4 engine (that is a four-rotor wankel engine)

Monteverdi Hai 450 SS
Monteverdi Hai 450 SS
1970, 290 km/h (180 mph), 390 hp from a 7.0 liter V8 engine

Lamborghini Miura P400SV
Lamborghini Miura P400SV
1971, 290 km/h (180 mph), 385 hp from a 3.9 liter V12 engine

Ferrari 365 BB
Ferrari 365 BB
1973, 282 km/h (175 mph), 380 hp from a 4.4 liter B12 engine

De Tomaso Pantera GTS
De Tomaso Pantera GTS
1971, 280 km/h (174 mph), 300 hp from a 5.8 liter V8 engine

Maserati Bora
Maserati Bora
1979, 280 km/h (174 mph), 320 hp from a 4.9 liter V8 engine

Ferrari 512 BB
Ferrari 512 BB
1976, 277 km/h (172 mph), 355 hp from a 4.9 liter B12 engine

Maserati Khamsin
Maserati Khamsin
1972, 275 km/h (171 mph), 320 hp from a 4.9 liter V8 engine

Lamborghini Countach LP400S
Lamborghini Countach LP400S
1977, 264 km/h (164 mph), 375 hp from a 3.9 liter V12 engine

BMW M1
BMW M1
1978, 262 km/h (163 mph), 273 hp from a 3.5 liter S6 engine

Comments

4 Responses to “Top 10 Classic Super Cars from the 1970s (1970-1979)”

  1. Top 10 Classic Super Cars from the 1980s (1980-1989) on May 28th, 2008 2:33 am

    [...] during the 1980s. More than half of the cars on the top 10 can go 300 km/h or more (there was only one car in the 1970s that could go 300 [...]

  2. A Century of All the Best Classic Super Cars : TransportSpecs.com on November 25th, 2009 1:15 pm

    [...] The 1970s (1970-1979) Mercedes-Benz C-111, 311 km/h (193 mph) [...]

  3. Jonsi on April 29th, 2010 7:00 pm

    all are extremely beautyfull, but What`id hapenned with the Lotus Sprit and the Porsche 911 an 928?

  4. Blakeob on November 28th, 2010 3:00 am

    They look all pretty similar but still the begging of the super cars we know today

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