European Game Changers

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This car came in every flavor imaginable, and although not the first car to have it, was the first car to popularize the 3 pedal and stick layout. We owe all of our heel-toeing to this ancient British people carrier. Mick Fleetwood famously owns one!

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If Enzo Ferrari never wanted to make passenger cars, then he should have made ugly race cars. The original Testarossa was not only a race winner, but such a commercial success for the relative upstart that they made the car in many different forms for the next several years.

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The Beetle gets too much clout. I would have loved to see more of these over here, and I feel like they would have done well, sans a scary interstate run. One of my dream cars for a long time, and being a Honda fanboy, this is RIPE for a J35 Swap.

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197mph before World War 2. This was Mercedes’ race model for a short bit, there was a top speed record setter. You can probably tell which one I am talking about. This accidental art deco masterpiece is hilariously serious.

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Probably the most hateful car on this list, this was the fruit of the Italian tractor maker’s labor. Sick of his own Ferrari’s, Ferrucio Lamborghini set out to make an even better car than Enzo. And what we get… is a strange bug-eyed GT car that didn’t quite know what it was. It was fast though. 60 in under 7. The Miura wasn’t far behind though…