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May 5, 2021, 205 tweets

Day 1 HP car. The 1885 Benz Patent-Motorwagen.

Day 2 HP car. The 1893 Peugeot Type 5.

Day 3 HP car. 1900 "English Mechanic" 3HP Two Seater

Day 4 HP car. The aptly named 1899 Fiat 4 HP.

Day 5 HP car. The 1901 Oldsmobile Curved Dash.

Day 6 HP Car. 1906 Rover 6.

Day 7 HP Car. The extravagantly named 1910 Austin 7 HP.

(Those just joining the thread, each day features a vehicle with that day's HP).

Day 8 HP Car. 1909 Humber 8 HP (AKA Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)

Day 9 HP car. 1949 Citroën 2CV

Day 10 HP Car. The 1910 Austin 10 HP

Day 11 HP car. 1934 Singer Airstream Eleven

Day 12 HP Car. 1929 Armstrong Siddeley

Day 13 HP car. The 1902 Westfield 13hp Model G Four-seat Tonneau

Day 14 HP car. The 1953 Lea-Francis 14 H.P. Estate

Day 15 HP car. The 1904 White Model 'E' 15HP Steam Car.

Day 16 HP car. The 1930 Standard 16hp Avon Swan Coupe.

(A day late, whoops)

Day 17 HP car. The 1960 Fiat 500 D.

Day 18 HP car. The 1961 Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile

Day 19 HP car. The 1962 Mazda Carol

Day 20 HP car. The 1905 Rolls Royce 20 hp

Day 21 HP car. The 1959 Renault 4CV.

Day 22 HP car. The 1965 Suzuki Fronte 360

Day 23 HP car. The 1966 Diahatsu Fellow.

Quite a fine Fellow.

Day 24 HP car. The 1903 De Dietrich 24hp

Day 25 hp car. The 1969 Subaru 360

Day 26 hp car. The 1970 Daihatsu Fellow Buggy

Day 27 HP car. The 1971 Suzuki Carry Van

Day 28 HP car. The 1983 Suzuki Mighty Boy

Day 29 HP car. The 1983 Honda Acty Street 4WD

Day 30 HP car. The famous 1910 Brooke Swan Car 25/30 HP

Day 31 HP car. The 1967 Honda LN360.

Day 32 HP car. The 1940 Austin Ten.

(a day late, whoops)

Day 33 HP car. The 1956 Saab 93.

Day 34HP car. The 1963 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

Day 35 HP car. The 1972 Mazda Chantez.
#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 36 HP car. The 1970 Suzuki Fronte Coupe SSS-R

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 37 HP car. The 2009 Tata Nano.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 38 HP car, er, truck. The Honda T500 Truck.
#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 39 HP car. The 1989 Mazda Autozam Carol.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 40 HP car. The 1961 Volkswagen Beetle.

Day 41 HP car. The 1984 Austin Metro 1.0L Low Compression
#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 42 HP car. The 1954 Nash Metropolitan.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 43 HP car. The happiest car of them all. The 1959 Austin-Healey Sprite.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 44 HP Car. The 1976 Autobianchi A112 Elegant.

Day 45 HP car. The 1976 Austin Allegro 1.1L. A master of mundane.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 46 HP car. The Australian built 1970 Morris Mini Moke.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 47 HP car. The 1960 Datsun Sports 1200

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 48 HP car. The 2020 Suzuki Hustler. Our most modern entry yet.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 49 HP car. The 1990 Geo Metro XFi.
Rad efficiency.

#HPCarOftheDay

Day 50 HP car. Representing my Comrades, the 1979 ZAZ-968M.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 51 HP car. The 1982 Chevrolet Chevette Diesel.

#WhoNeedsAcceleration

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 52 HP car. The 1955 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Berlina.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 53 HP car. The 1972 DAF 66 1100.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 54 HP car. The 1988 Subaru REX SuperCharged.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 55 HP car. The 1981 Honda Civic 1300. Frugal Fun.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 56 HP car. The 1975 Volvo 66 GL Station Wagon.

The car seems eerily familiar.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 57 HP car. The 1988 Wartburg 1.3 Wagon.
"Look at my green Wart!"
#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 58 HP car. The 1984 Škoda Rapid.

Not so rapid tbh.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 59 HP car. The 1934 Tatra 77. Sleek, yet deadly.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 60 HP car. The 1956 Porsche 356 A 1300 Super

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 61 HP car. The 2001 smart City-Coupe SE

Day 62 HP car. The 1989 Honda CR-X HF

Frugal Fun Part 2.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 63 HP car. The 1949 Willys-Overland Jeepster (4-cyl).

Let's Go Surfing

#HPCarOftheDay

Day 64 HP car. The 1994 Suzuki Cara.

An AZ-1 by any other name.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 65 HP car. The 1968 Saab Sonett V4.

(or is it 73 HP the internet is divided)

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 66 HP Car. The 1973 Citreon GS 1220

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 67 HP car. The 1974 Anadol STC-16.

Turkish sports car power

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 68 HP car. The 1970 Melkus RS 1000.

East-Bloc Ferrari?

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 69HP car. The 1982 Triumph Acclaim.

This car looks oddly familiar. I believe it is my CIVIC duty to figure out what car it resembles.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 70 HP car. The 1985 Hyundai Pony.

It's Ginuwine.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 71 HP car. The 1975 Triumph Spitfire 1500 (UK Spec).

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 72 HP car. The 1979 Honda Prelude.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 73 HP car. The 2000 Honda Insight.

Hybrids and Fender Skirts FTW

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 74 HP car. The 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 75 HP car. The 1984 Bertone X1/9.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 76 HP car. The 1974 Porsche 914 1.8.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 77 HP car. The 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300.

#HPCarOfTheDay
#CompactsWithStyle

Day 78 HP car...err truck. The 1951 Dodge M37.
A Low Powered Brute
#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 79 HP car. The 1982 Citroen Visa GT.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 80 HP car. The 1961 Chevrolet Greenbreir Rampside.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 81 HP car. The 1992 MG Maestro Turbo Diesel.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 82 HP car. The 1967 Lotus Europa Series 1 (Europe Spec).

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 83 HP car. The 1984 Toyota Hilux Diesel 2.5L.

An Icon.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 84 HP car. The 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 2.5L

A Crossover Sportback No One Bought.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 85 HP car. The 1962 Lotus Super Seven 1300.

#SimpleFun

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 86 HP car. The 1984 Austin Montego 1.6L.

I think I am clear of the displayed embargo, right?

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 87 HP car. The 2021 Datsun mi-DO.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 88 HP car. The much lamented 1974 Ford Mustang II Ghia.

#Swank

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 89 HP car. The budget conscious 1965 Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 90 HP cat. The 1982 Chevrolet Camaro Sport Coupe.

#BetterLateThanNever

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 91 HP Car. The 1985 Honda CR-X Si.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 92 HP car. The 1978 Triumph TR7.

#Wedgie

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 93 HP car. The 1989 Plymouth Reliant 2.2L.

♪ ♫ A nice Reliant automobile ♪ ♫

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 94 HP car. The 2003 Geely Beauty Leopard.

Yes, that's its real name.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 95 HP car. The 1983 Subaru BRAT Turbo.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 96 HP car. The 1996 Toyota Classic.

Retro before retromobiles were cool.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 97 HP car. The 2011 Aston Martin Cygnet.

Some would say it was very intelligent, like it had a high IQ.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 98 HP car. The 1996 UAZ–22069 "Bukhanka".

The real 'Bread' and butter of the van industry.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 99 HP car. The 2013 Toyota Prius c

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 100 HP car. The 1983 Mazda RX-7 (USDM)

#DoritosForDays
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Day 101 HP car. The 1985 Honda Accord SE-i Sedan.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 102 HP car. The 1994 Honda Civic Del Sol S.

A little bit of love for the base Del Sol

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 103 HP car. The 2005 Pontiac Wave.

A car released shortly before Pontiac *waved* goodbye for good.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 104 HP car. The 1964 De Tomaso Vallelunga.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 105 HP car. The 1982 Buick Estate Diesel.

0-60 in a lifetime.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 106 HP car. The 1990 Eagle Vista GT.

Another Canada-only special with a low pressure turbo.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 107 HP car. The 1983 Dodge Shelby Charger.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 108 HP car. The 1990 Honda Civic Si hatchback.

High power for a little hatch.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 109 HP car. The 1974 Mitsubishi Galant FTO 1600 GSR.

Who wants to rally?

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 110 HP car. The legendary 1967 Mazda Cosmo.

Pistons need not apply

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 111 HP car. The 1988 Eagle Premier LX.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 112 HP car. The 1985 Toyota MR-2.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 113 HP car. The 1978 Mitsubishi Galant Lambda 2000 GSR.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 114 HP Car. The iconic 1968 BMW 2002.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 115 HP car. The 1988 Toyota Corolla Sport GT-S.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 116 HP car. The legendary 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata.

Is it always the answer?

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 117 HP car. The 1957 Austin-Healey 100-6.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 118 HP car. The 1995 MG F (base).

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 119 HP car. The 1980 Ford Mustang Cobra V8.

Not the Cobra's most memorable moment

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 120 hp car. The 2003 Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme 2.2L

TO THE EXTREME!

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 121 HP car. The 2012 MINI Cooper Baker Street Edition.

Was a SEXY SAX SOLO included though?

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 122 HP car (SUV). The 1999 Land Rover Defender 90 TD5

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 123 HP car. The 2018 Brabus 125R.

Yes, 123 HP in a smart car.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Hay 124 HP car. The 1992 Saturn SC Coupe.

A different kind of car on this list.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 125 HP car. The 1972 Volvo 1800ES Wagon

#WagonLove

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 126 HP car. The 1971 Lotus Elan Sprint.

Driving Purity.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 127 HP car. The 1999 Acura 1.6EL.

Canada's Civic in a Tuxedo.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 128 HP car. The 1965 AMC Rambler Classic 550.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 129 HP car. The anemic 1975 Ford Maverick Grabber V8.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 130 HP car. The 1982 DMC Delorean.

A real Time Traveler.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 131 HP car. The 1972 Lancia 2000.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 132 HP car. The often forgotten 1992 Mecury Capri Turbo.

#SoEuropean

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 133 HP Car. The 2009 Renault Twingo RS.

A Twingo I'd love have a go with.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 134 HP car. The oddball, but lovable 1985 Subaru Alcyone VR

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 135 HP car. The 1969 Datsun Roadster 2000

A twitter request!

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 136 HP car. The 1981 Mercedes-Benz 230 CE.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 137 HP car. The way-ahead-of-its-time 1997 GM EV1

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 138 HP car. The 1971 Alpine A110 1600S.

#RallyRallyRally

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 139 HP car. The ridiculous 1986 Italdesign Machimoto.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 140 HP car. All hail the legendary 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 141 HP car. The 2009 GAZ Volga Siber.

Hmmm, this car looks familiar. I can't quite SEE or BRING myself to figure out what it is though...

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 142 HP car. The 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z.

A Shelby by any other name.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 143 HP car. The 1980 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-ES

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 144 HP car. The 1988 Merkur Scorpio

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 145 HP car. The 1988 Toyota MR2 Supercharged

#MiniSupercar

#HPCarOftheDay

Day 146 HP car. The 1986 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo.

Not Quite a GLHS, but still fun.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 147 HP car. The 1986 Porsche 944.

A rad icon.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 148 HP car. The 1997 Renault Sport Spider.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 149 HP car. The 1979 Ford Thunderbird 351 V8.

Malaise Masterpiece

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 150 HP car. The 1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo.

#TurboVan

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 151 HP car. The 1970 Nissan 240Z (USDM).

A Z is born.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 152 HP car. The 1951 Delahaye 235.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 153 HP SUV. The 1991 Nissan Pathfinder SE V6.

#cultclassic

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 154 HP car. The 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS.

Not the V6, but the sales champ.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 155 HP car. The drifter's dream, 1995 Nissan 240SX.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 156 HP car. The 1990 Lexus ES 250.

An original Lexus that doesn't get the same love as its bigger sibling.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 157 HP car. The 1982 Ford Mustang GT.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 158 HP car. The 1986 Audi 5000CS Turbo Quattro Wagon

#WagonLove
#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 159 HP car. The 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car.

The last of the road barges.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 160 HP car(s). A special two for one deal! The 1973 Nissan Skyline GT-R and the1980 Renault 5 Turbo.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 161 HP car. The 1985 Toyota Celica Supra.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 162 HP car. The iconic 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air.

#NotTheOneEveryOneWants
#ButStillCool

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 163 HP car. The 2002 Renault Avantime 2.0 T.

#ItsAVanTime

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 164 HP car. It's a Ford double shot. The original and its supposed replacement.

The 1964.5 Ford Mustang 260 V8 and the 1995 Ford Probe GT.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 165 HP car. The 1987 Lancia Delta HF 4WD.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 166 HP car. A true innovator, the 1948 Tucker 48 (Torpedo).

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 167 HP car. The 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190 2.3-16.

Not the Evolution, but still incredibly cool.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 168 HP car. The 1996 Mitsubishi FTO GR.

Tiny V6 FTW

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 169 HP car. The 1973 Puma GTB (S1).

#Obscure

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 170 HP car. The 1999 Oldsmobile Alero.

Best. Day. Ever.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 171 HP. A second straight car I owned, the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS 2.4L

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 172 HP car. The 2008 Dodge Caliber R/T.

I remember when this car came out I was blown away an ordinary compact could be had with 18" wheels from the factory.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 173 HP car, er, ute. The 1977 Ford Ranchero GT 400.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 174 HP car. The 1987 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 175 HP car. The 1985 Merkur XR4Ti (5-speed).

An Americanized European.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 176 HP car. The 1993 Acura Vigor.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 177 HP car. The 1981 Porsche 924 Turbo (Euro Model).

We didn't get as much fun.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 178 HP car. The 2005 Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata.

The super Miata.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 179 HP car. The 1992 Volkswagen Corrado VR6 (USDM).

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 180 HP car. The underwhelming 1980 Chevrolet Corvette 305 'California'.

#WheresTheBeef

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 181 HP car. The 2021 Hurtan Grand Albaycin.

This car Miata remind me of something else.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 182 HP car. The 1987 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II.

Turbos always make things better.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 183 HP car. The ultra rare 1985 Alfa Romeo GTV 6 3.0.

A South African racing special

#HPCarOftheDay

Day 184 HP car. The 2001 BMW Z3 2.5.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 185 HP car. The 2010 Suzuki Kizashi.

Suzuki’s last ditch N.A. effort was a good one.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 186 HP car. The rental special, 2009 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Touring.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 187 HP car. The Last of the Celicas. The 2001 Toyota Celica SS-II (JDM)

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 188 HP car. The 1995 Lexus ES300.

When you like your ‘90s Toyota Camry’s extra fancy.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 189 HP car. The 2006 Lotus Elise 111R.

Driving Purity

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 190 HP car. The 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais 442 W41.

#QUAD4FourLife

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 191 HP car. The 2002 Jaguar X-Type 2.5

When a Mondeo puts on a tuxedo.

#HPCarOftheDay

Day 192 (B)HP car. The 1972 Ferrari Dino 246.

#ItsStillAFerrari

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 193 HP car. The 1955 Ford Thunderbird Manual.

#Iconic

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 194 HP car. The 1998 Toyota Sienna.

The stuff mall dreams are made of.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 195 HP car. The last of the line, the 1997 Honda Prelude Type SH.

#FWDSportsCar

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 196 HP car. The unloved 1985 Maserati Biturbo ES.

#HpCarOfTheDay

Day 197 HP car. The 1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16.

Thank you Group B for these monsters

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 198 HP car. The 1996 Tatra 700 3.5 L.

Rear Engine. V8. Air Cooled. In the ‘90s.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 199 HP car. The 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid.

Not a lot of 199 hp cars out there.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 200 HP car. A personal favourite of mine, the 1992 Toyota MR2 Turbo.

#MisterTwo

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 201 HP car. The 2006 Acura RSX Type-S.

An Integra by any other name.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 202 HP car. The1985 Nissan Skyline 2000 Turbo Intercooler RS-X.

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 203 HP car. The 2007 Mercury Montego.

Next Stop, Blandsville

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 204 HP car, the 2007 Lexus IS 250

#HPCarOfTheDay

Day 205 HP car. The almighty 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix Turbo Coupe.

The best McLaren + OEM partnership of the 1980s. #AyrtonWho?

#HPCarOfTheDay

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