So how many of these do you recognize?

I remember the Vector and that's about it...

Cizeta, vector, qvale and vw w12

I recognized 14 of them, the others I had no idea.

I knew the Cizeta V16, Dome Zero, and VW W12 from Gran Turismo. Also recognized the XJR15, W8, and Speed 12. 

I'm here to tell you that Acura blatantly stole the first gen NSX front end styling from Nissan.

Here's proof

They missed one:

I recognized the following (in reverse order):

Yammie OX99
VW W12
Vector
TVR Speed 12 - fun fact, the only roadgoing Speed 12 was sold to that freak from The Prodigy in a burst of "money talks"
Spectre
Qvale Mangusta
Panther 6
Jag XJR-15
Dome Zero
Cizeta V16 - though I had no idea the V16 was transverse
Barabus TKR
A/M Bulldog
 

There sure are some ugly supercars!

slefain said:

They missed one:

Is it just me, or does the rear panel of that car look almost exactly like a GTR?

The Qvale Mangusta almost looks normal now...

The Vector people had a display at the L.A. Car Show in '78 or '79.  I was there.  Near as I could tell, the car was either cardboard or plywood.  Looked cool, though.  Vaporware for 15 years, then they make one. 

In reply to Dr. Hess :

There a Vector in the Lingenfelter Collection in Brighton, Michigan.  

"Cizeta V16: With its 560-hp 6.0L transversely mounted V16 engine..."

Dang, that's a wide engine!

In reply to Nick Comstock :

It really only looks that close from that angle. It's a "Japanese mid-engine car" style, anyway - the 1st gen MR2 looked a lot like that, too:

And the NSX was a good bit different from a different angle:

In reply to mainlandboy :

How does the motor turn the transmission?  I'm looking at that, and I just don't understand.  Is the transmission really offset to one side?

The engines are joined at the flywheel side and likely use a 90-degree geardrive to connect to the transaxle.

I suspect the transaxle is centered, but the picture is misleading.

Keith Tanner said:

slefain said:

They missed one:

Is it just me, or does the rear panel of that car look almost exactly like a GTR?

The Icy Hot Stuntazz love that car.

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In reply to monknomo :

Stefan has the right idea:

God is the Argyll ugly

Appleseed said:

Keith Tanner said:

slefain said:

They missed one:

Is it just me, or does the rear panel of that car look almost exactly like a GTR?

The Icy Hot Stuntazz love that car.

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god that takes me back to internet 1.0...

I recognized 9:

AM Bulldog

Barabus TKR

Cizeta V16

Dome Zero (although not powerful enough to be called a supercar)

Isdera Commendatore

Jag XJR-15

TVR Speed 12

Vector W8 ('80s-tastic!)

Yamaha OX99-11