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With their highcalibre supercars, it should come as no surprise that hennessey have nabbed another spot on our list of the top fastest cars. Hennesseys monster wasnt recognized as the worlds fastest car by the guinness book of world records. Here are the 25 fastest cars ever built for public driving, ranked by top speed. Bbc books is the publisher of choice for titles relating to bbc programmes and personalities. It was back in 1948 and way before they started making those super expensive cars. There you have it, the top ten fastest production cars on the road.
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