Sports And Performance Cars Before 1980

Sports and performance automobiles in this atlas whose defining model debuted before 1980, the classic and vintage era of the sports car and grand tourer: the Jaguar E Type, Ferrari 250 GTO, Shelby Cobra, Porsche 911's original generation and their contemporaries. Belongs here: a two seat roadster, GT racer, homologation special or pony car first built before 1980, whether an early Porsche, Chevrolet Corvette or Ford Mustang, an Italian or British classic such as the Lamborghini Miura, Aston Martin DB5 or Lotus Elan, or an American pony car such as the Pontiac Firebird or AMC Javelin. Does not belong here: a model whose defining generation debuted in 1980 or later, gathered under this group's sibling child Sports And Performance Cars Since 1980, or any sedan, SUV, muscle car or off road vehicle gathered elsewhere in this subcategory.