1950 Tatra T87 (opens in new tab)

Before aerodynamics were a defining feature of car design, Tatra was already building the most technically sophisticated vehicles in the world. The T87 arrived in 1936 with a wind-cheating body, a rear mounted air cooled magnesium V8, a backbone chassis, fully independent suspension at all four corners, and a drag coefficient of 0.36. In 1936. Ferdinand Porsche's Volkswagen shared so many of its principles that Tatra sued and won. Only 3,056 were built across the entire production run. Fewer ...