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What’s the greatest supercar ever?

The Classic & Sports Car Show has launched ‘A Century of Supercars’ global online poll to name the greatest supercar of the last 100 years.

The shortlist includes icons such as the Ferrari F40, Bugatti Veyron, Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 and Jaguar XKSS.

The winner will be announced at The Classic & Sports Car Show, to be held at Alexandra Palace, London, (October 28-30).

Experts from Classic & Sports Car have picked three leading contenders from each era/decade.

The game-changing contenders vying for victory include the Mercedes 60hp, Alfa Romeo 8C 2900, monstrous Metallurgique, sublime Ferrari 250GT SWB, fiery Ferrari F40 and record-breaking Bugatti Veyron.

‘A Century of Supercars’ shortlist:

Up to 1914
Mercedes 60hp
Metallurgique Maybach
Panhard et Levassor

1914-1929
Mercedes-Benz SSK
Bugatti Type 43
Bentley 41/2-litre Blower

1930s
Bugatti Type 57SC
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900
Delahaye 135 Sport

1940s
Ferrari 166 Barchetta
Talbot-Lago Grand Sport
Jaguar XK120

1950s
Mercedes 300SL ‘Gullwing’
Jaguar XKSS
Ferrari 250GT SWB

1960s
Lamborghini Miura
Ford GT40 road car
De Tomaso Mangusta

1970s
Lamborghini Countach
911 Turbo
Ferrari 365 GT4 BB

1980s
Porsche 959
Ferrari F40
Ferrari 288 GTO

1990s
Bugatti EB110
McLaren F1
Jaguar XJ220

2000s
Pagani Zonda C12
Bugatti Veyron
Koenigsegg CCX

2010s
Porsche 918 Spyder
McLaren P1
LaFerrari

To vote, simply go to the show’s all-new website and pick your favourite from each group between now and August 31.

All votes will be entered into a ballot to win one of five pairs of Gold tickets, each pair worth £100 and include a host of benefits such as access to a dedicated lounge, early entry to the show and more.

Once all the first-round votes are in, the winners from each category will be pitted against each other in a final showdown with voting taking place throughout September. All the finalists will be on show, and the winner will be revealed in a spectacular multi-million pound display.

About Gareth Herincx

Gareth is a versatile journalist, copywriter and digital editor who's worked across the media in newspapers, magazines, TV, teletext, radio and online. After long stints at the BBC, GMTV and ITV, he now specialises in motoring.

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