7 Supercars From the 80s You've Never Heard Of

The 1980s gave us the Testarossa, the Countach, and a handful of legendary names everyone still talks about. But behind those icons sat a group of genuinely wild machines that history quietly left behind — some built by tiny companies you've probably never heard of, one that set a real speed record nobody bothered to celebrate, and one built by a company known for boring family cars that decided to build something that could theoretically outrun a jet. In this video, we go through 7 forgotten 80s supercars, the real engineering behind them, and the strange, often unfair reasons the world forgot they ever existed. Cars featured: 0:00 Intro 00:00 Aston Martin Bulldog 01:02 RUF CTR "Yellowbird" 02:07 Nissan Mid Four 03:17 Isdera Imperator 1 Zero 8 i 04:28 Callaway Corvette Sledgehammer 05:42 Bitter SC 06:50 Venturi 260 If you enjoyed this, subscribe to Drive Explained for more deep dives into automotive history, forgotten engineering, and the cars the world left behind. #ForgottenCars #Supercars #80sCars #CarHistory #DriveExplained