[dcdoug]

I have seen these lists in magazines before, but I'm surprised it's so hard to come up with a good comprehensive list on the internet.

Here are a few takes on this:

Seems to be all modern cars:
List of fastest production cars by acceleration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is kind of an interesting list, but less about speed:
(Cobra is #14)
The 100 Hottest Cars of All Time - Popular Mechanics

More of a historical take on fast cars: (although they are missing a bunch. L88 vettes, etc)
World Fastest Classic Muscle Cars: Top 10 List | Craze for cars | Crazy Cars | Expensive Cars Wallpapers| Fastest Cars| Funny Cars| Car Riddles | Magazines