While at the dentist a couple weeks back I looked at this
month's "Automobile" magazine. They had an article about the
"10 Greatest Sports Cars of All Time". They weren't ranked,
but seemed to be listed in semi-chronological order:

An Alfa-Romeo from the 1920's
Shelby Cobra
Two Lotuses (Elan and Elise?)
A Jaguar
A BMW
A Ferrari
Corvette
Mazda MX-5 (NA)
Porshe 911

I don't remember the models of the Jag, BMW, or Ferrari. IIRC,
the Jag and BMW were both from 40-50 years ago.

It seems the MX-5 keeps pretty impressive company.

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