44. Venturi Atlantique (1999)
French supercars have always been a bit thin on the ground, but the Atlantique was, for a while, a genuine contender for top honours. Although there was nothing particularly innovative about the design ? it used a tuned Peugeot V6 ? it was light and had a chassis developed by a team of ex?race engineers. The result was an agile and seriously fast car that deserved more credit than it got at the time.

43. Jaguar D-Type/XKW (1954)
As rare as they come ? you won't see many of these machines pounding around on track days. The D?Type was the McLaren F l of the Fifties with a 180mph top speed and savage acceleration. Way ahead of its time, the Jaguar featured Lucas fuel injection and an aerodynamic bodyshell the like of which had not been seen previously. The equally uncommon YWS was the road-going version that added such creature comforts as a windscreen and bumpers.

42. Porsche 928 (1977)
It seems strange now, but this is the model that Porsche believed would kill off the 911. A great looker to this day, it was beautifully engineered with a superb front?mounted V8 engine and a spacious, well-appointed cabin. But although the 928 was an extremely quick car, its near perfection ultimately proved its undoing. Buyers, it seemed, still preferred the more raw and edgy charms of the 911, and by 1995 the 928 had come to the end of the road.

41. TVR Cerbera (1996)
Blackpool's finest, the Cerbera is one of those rare beasts ? a supercar that won't break the bank. The TVR logo doesn't have the same cachet as a Prancing Horse, but if bangs for your buck count for something then the Cerbera is a must.

40. Mercedes CLK GT-R (1998)
A DM 3 MILLION Le Mans racer in drag. Built to conform to FIA GT1 regulations, this road-going supercoupe storms to 60mph in 3.8 seconds and cracks the 20Omph barrier, courtesy of its 6.9?litre V12. Be warned, though: with only 25 in existence, membership of the CLK club is very hard to come by.

39. Audi Quattro Sport (1983)
After dominating world rallying in the early Eighties with the original Quattro, Audi found itself being overtaken by rivals in 1983. With no time or money to develop a mid?engined car, its response was a shorter version of the original Quattro but with more power and less weight ? 306bhp and 1,275kg. Achieved some rallying success ? drivers preferred the handling of the longer version ? and 200 road-going cars were built.