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The 100 sexiest cars

The 100 sexiest cars

Honda RA272: they came, they saw, they even sort of conquered

Until that epic advert came out, most of us weren't much aware of Honda's presence in the early days of Formula 1. They only won twice and were gone by 1968. So is it the fact that they pitched up with zero grounding in F1 and still got on the podium? Or the stark white livery, spotted kamikaze red? The alien RA272 has its own sexy niche.

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