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Which Classic Car Had A Distinctive Fin Tail Design?
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Which Volkswagen Beetle Feature Became Its Most Recognizable Design Trademark?
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Which Beloved Car Was Nicknamed The Pony Car?
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Which Car Brand Made The Famous Woody Station Wagon?
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Which Postwar American Sports Car Was Designed By Howard Darrin And Featured Sliding Doors Instead Of Conventional Hinged Ones?
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Which Iconic Car Featured A Push-Button Automatic Transmission?
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Which Car Was Known As The Original Muscle Car?
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What Did The Little Old Lady From Pasadena Drive?
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Which Automaker Built The Beloved Tri-Five Series Cars?
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Which Car Starred Alongside Elvis In The Movie Spinout?
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Which Classic Car Was Called The Tin Lizzie?
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Which Bubble-Shaped Compact Car Was Nicknamed The Flying Fishbowl?
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Which Classic 1932 Ford Was Immortalized In A Beach Boys Song?
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Which Classic Car Brand Featured A Ram's Head Hood Ornament?
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What Was The Volkswagen Bus Nicknamed By Hippies?
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Which Automaker Built The Classic Eldorado?
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Which Sporty Car Was Featured In Smokey And The Bandit?
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What Was The Nickname For The Classic Lincoln Continental?
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Which Classic Car Was Nicknamed The Rocket?
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Which Classic Car Was Nicknamed The Silver Ghost?
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Which Automaker Produced The Beloved Nash Rambler?
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What Was The Iconic Sports Car Built By Shelby Called?
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Which Classic Taxi Cab Was Nicknamed The Checker Cab?
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Which Automaker Made The Classic Avanti Sports Car?
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Which Classic Car Was Called The Poor Man's Cadillac?
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Which Classic Car Did Steve McQueen Drive In The Film Bullitt?
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Which Chrysler Brand Was Discontinued After Dealers Received Cancellation Notices Overnight In 1960?
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Which Beloved Classic Car Was Nicknamed The Batmobile?
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Which Automaker Produced The Beloved Firebird?
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Which Classic Car Was Known As The Tin Can?
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Which Automaker Built The Classic Riviera?
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Which Classic Car Featured Iconic Gullwing Doors?
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Which AMC Performance Car Was Nicknamed The Rebel Machine?
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Which Beloved Classic Car Was Called The Pocket Rocket?
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Which Classic Car Was Nicknamed The Flying Brick?
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Which Classic Car Was Known As The Hot One?
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Which Beloved Classic Car Was Called The Tank?
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Which Classic Car Was Nicknamed The Baby Cadillac?
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Which Classic Car Was Known As The Banker's Hot Rod?
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Which Beloved Classic Car Was Nicknamed The Judge?
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Which Classic Car Was Famous For Its Wrap-Around Windshield?
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Which Automaker Produced The Classic Barracuda Sports Car?
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Which Iconic Car Was Driven By The Dukes Of Hazzard?
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Which Beloved Station Wagon Was Called The Family Truckster?
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Which Classic Car Was Known As The American Dream Machine?
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Which Classic Car Was Nicknamed The Deuce Roadster?
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Which Futuristic Postwar Car Was Nicknamed The Tucker Torpedo?
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Which Beloved Classic Car Was Called The Jet Age Car?
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Which Automaker Produced The Classic Marauder Fastback?
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Which Budget Muscle Car Was Nicknamed The Economy Eliminator?
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Which Classic Car Was Known As The Gentleman's Express?
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Which Automaker Produced The Classic Adventurer Sport Coupe?
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Which Harley Earl Concept Car Pioneered Jet-Age Styling In 1951?
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Which Classic Car Was Known As The Poor Man's Sports Car?
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Which Classic Car Was Nicknamed The American Beauty?
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Which Classic Car Was Called The Gentleman Farmer's Car?
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Which Classic Car Was Nicknamed The Silver Fox For Its Sleek Aerodynamic Styling?
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Which Classic Car Was Nicknamed The Bowtie Beauty?
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Which Classic Italian Car Is Now Considered The Most Valuable Production Car Ever Auctioned?
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Which Tiny Postwar American Sports Car Was Nicknamed The Hotshot?
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Which Beloved Classic Car Was Called The Poor Man's Ferrari?
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Which Automaker Produced The Classic Hornet Muscle Car?
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Which Ford Model Was Nicknamed The Blue Oval Beauty For Popularizing Ford's Signature Mid-Size Style?
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Which Classic Car Was Known As The Banker's Convertible?
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Which Beloved Classic Car Was Nicknamed The Tin Indian?
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1959 Corvette
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1959 Thunderbird
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1959 Cadillac
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1959 Mustang
The 1959 Cadillac's dramatic tailfins peaked at nearly 42 inches tall, inspired by Lockheed's twin-boom P-38 fighter jet.
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Wraparound Windshield
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Chrome Hood Scoop
3
Rounded Fender Headlights
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Rear Tail Fins
The Beetle's fender-mounted headlights and rounded body were styled by Ferdinand Porsche in the 1930s for Adolf Hitler's people's car program.
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Chevy Camaro
2
Dodge Charger
3
Ford Mustang
4
Pontiac Firebird
Ford introduced the Mustang in April 1964 and sold over one million units faster than any other car in history.
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Chevrolet
2
Buick
3
Plymouth
4
Ford
Ford's wood-paneled wagons became the ultimate family road trip car of the 1940s and '50s, beloved by beach-going families everywhere.
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Nash Healey
2
Cunningham C-3
3
Kaiser Darrin
4
Studebaker Avanti
The 1954 Kaiser Darrin used sliding doors that vanished into the front fenders a truly radical engineering choice for its era.
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Ford Fairlane
2
Buick Riviera
3
Chrysler Imperial
4
Oldsmobile 88
Chrysler's push-button TorqueFlite transmission debuted in 1956, placing gear-selector buttons on the dashboard instead of the steering column.
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Ford Torino
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Plymouth Barracuda
3
Dodge Challenger
4
Pontiac GTO
Pontiac's 1964 GTO stuffed a big-block V8 into a mid-size body and launched the entire muscle car era almost by accident.
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Cherry Red Mustang
2
Super Stock Dodge
3
Shiny Black Corvette
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Brand New Cadillac
The 1963 Jan and Dean hit described a sweet grandmother who secretly owned the fastest car on the street.
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Pontiac
2
Chevrolet
3
Studebaker
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Oldsmobile
Chevrolet's 1955, 1956, and 1957 models are collectively called Tri-Fives and remain some of the most restored classic cars in America today.
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Corvette Stingray
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Thunderbird Convertible
3
Cobra Roadster
4
Mustang Fastback
Elvis drove a gorgeous AC Cobra roadster in the 1966 film Spinout, making that sleek British-American sports car forever tied to the King.
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Dodge Charger
2
Buick Roadmaster
3
Ford Model T
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Chevy Bel Air
Ford's Model T earned the nickname Tin Lizzie around 1915 and became the first car millions of Americans ever owned.
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AMC Pacer
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Nash Metropolitan
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Fiat 600
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Crosley Hotshot
The 1975 AMC Pacer's enormous glass area covered 37 percent of its surface earning its aquatic fishbowl nickname immediately.
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Ford Deuce Coupe
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Ford Tudor Sedan
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Ford V8 Cabriolet
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Ford Model A Roadster
The Beach Boys immortalized the 1932 Ford hot rod in their 1963 hit Little Deuce Coupe celebrating California car culture.
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Dodge
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DeSoto
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Oldsmobile
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Mercury
Dodge used a proud ram mascot for decades, eventually naming their popular pickup truck the Ram in its honor starting in 1981.
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The Peace Wagon
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The Flower Cruiser
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The Love Bus
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The Freedom Van
VW's Type 2 microbus became a 1960s counterculture symbol, often painted with flowers and peace signs by its free-spirited owners.
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Packard
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Cadillac
3
Buick
4
Lincoln
Cadillac's Eldorado debuted in 1953 as a dream-car showpiece and became the ultimate symbol of American luxury for decades.
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Chevy Camaro
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Ford Torino
3
Dodge Challenger
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Pontiac Trans Am
Burt Reynolds' black-and-gold 1977 Pontiac Trans Am became so iconic that Pontiac saw sales skyrocket after the film's release.
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The American Dream
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The Suicide Door Car
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The Luxury Liner
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The Presidential Cruiser
The Continental's rear-hinged back doors opened opposite to normal, earning the dramatic nickname suicide doors from their unique swing style.
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Studebaker Champion
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Mercury Montclair
3
Oldsmobile 88
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Buick Century
Oldsmobile's 1949 Rocket 88 was powered by a revolutionary overhead-valve V8 engine and is often called the very first muscle car.
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Rolls-Royce
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Packard
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Bentley
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Lincoln
The 1906 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost was so quiet that journalists called it the best car in the world.
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Studebaker
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Hudson
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Kaiser
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American Motors
American Motors revived the Rambler name in 1950 and it became one of America's first successful compact cars.
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Shelby Daytona
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Shelby Mach 1
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Shelby Charger
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Shelby Cobra
Carroll Shelby built the first Cobra in 1962 by dropping a Ford V8 into a lightweight British AC roadster body.
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Plymouth Savoy
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Dodge Coronet
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Checker Marathon
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Ford Custom 300
The Checker Marathon served New York City streets from 1961 to 1982 and became the universal symbol of American taxi culture.
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Studebaker
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Packard
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Nash
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Hudson
Studebaker launched the sleek Avanti in 1962 and it was so popular that independent manufacturers kept building it after Studebaker closed.
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Chrysler Windsor
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Oldsmobile 98
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Lincoln Capri
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Buick Roadmaster
The Buick Roadmaster offered Cadillac-level luxury at a lower price point and was a status symbol throughout the 1940s and 50s.
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Dodge Charger R/T
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Chevrolet Camaro SS
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Ford Mustang 390 GT
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Pontiac GTO
McQueen's 1968 Highland Green Mustang chase scene through San Francisco is considered the greatest car chase in film history.
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Imperial
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Plymouth
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Dodge
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DeSoto
Chrysler abruptly killed DeSoto in November 1960 giving dealers just days notice after 32 years of production.
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Lincoln Futura
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Buick Wildcat
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Chrysler 300
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Cadillac Fleetwood
The 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car was customized by George Barris in just three weeks to become the original 1966 TV Batmobile.
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Pontiac
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Oldsmobile
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Chevrolet
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Buick
Pontiac launched the Firebird in 1967, and it became one of America's most beloved muscle cars over four decades of production.
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Nash Airflyte
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Packard Clipper
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Hudson Hornet
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Kaiser Frazer
The 1949 Nash Airflyte earned its Tin Can nickname for its unusually rounded, fully enclosed body that looked unlike anything else on the road.
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Oldsmobile
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Pontiac
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Buick
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Cadillac
Buick's Riviera debuted in 1963 as a sleek personal luxury car and was personally championed by GM design legend Bill Mitchell.
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Porsche 356
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Ferrari 250 GT
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Jaguar E-Type
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Mercedes 300SL
The 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL used upward-opening gullwing doors because the wide door sills made conventional doors nearly impossible to design.
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AMC Hornet
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AMC Rebel
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AMC Gremlin
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AMC Javelin
AMC's 1970 Rebel Machine wore bold red white and blue paint and packed a 390 cubic inch V8 engine.
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Lark Daytona
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Valiant Signet
3
Falcon Futura
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Corvair Monza
The sporty Corvair Monza earned its Pocket Rocket nickname in the early 1960s for delivering surprisingly peppy performance in a compact, stylish package.
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Ford Pinto
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AMC Pacer
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Volvo 240
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Dodge Dart
The boxy Volvo 240 earned the Flying Brick nickname in the 1970s, yet became one of the safest and most beloved family cars ever built.
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Plymouth Fury
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Dodge Coronet
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Chevrolet Bel Air
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Ford Fairlane
Chevrolet's 1955 advertising campaign boldly called the Bel Air The Hot One, introducing a powerful V8 engine that changed American driving forever.
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Buick Electra
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Chrysler New Yorker
3
Cadillac DeVille
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Lincoln Continental
The massive 1970s Lincoln Continental earned the Tank nickname for its enormous size, yet it was the ultimate symbol of American luxury on the road.
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Buick LeSabre
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Pontiac Star Chief
3
Mercury Marquis
4
Oldsmobile Delta 88
The Buick LeSabre earned the Baby Cadillac nickname because it shared GM's finest luxury features at a slightly more affordable price point for families.
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Packard Caribbean
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Kaiser Darrin
3
Studebaker Golden Hawk
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Hudson Hornet
The 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk packed a supercharged V8 into an elegant body, earning its Banker's Hot Rod nickname for combining speed with sophistication.
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Pontiac GTO Judge
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Buick GSX
3
Ford Torino
4
Dodge Challenger
The GTO Judge launched in 1969 and took its name from a popular comedy catchphrase from Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.
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1955 Buick Century
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1958 Edsel Corsair
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1957 Chevy Bel Air
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1956 Ford Fairlane
GM introduced the panoramic wraparound windshield in 1954 and it became one of the most glamorous styling details of the entire decade.
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AMC
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Plymouth
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Chrysler
4
Dodge
The Plymouth Barracuda actually beat the Ford Mustang to market by two weeks in April 1964, making it the true first pony car.
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Dodge Charger
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Pontiac Trans Am
3
Ford Torino
4
Chevy Camaro
The bright orange Charger nicknamed General Lee became so famous that over 300 Chargers were destroyed during the filming of the TV series.
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Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
2
Chevy Kingswood
3
Ford Country Squire
4
Buick Estate Wagon
The wood-paneled Ford Country Squire closely inspired the fictional Family Truckster parody in the 1983 movie National Lampoon's Vacation.
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Lincoln Continental
2
Buick Electra 225
3
Chrysler New Yorker
4
Cadillac DeVille
The Buick Electra 225 earned its nickname from its massive 225-inch length, and cruising in one was considered the ultimate symbol of American success.
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1955 Chevy Bel Air
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1932 Ford Roadster
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1940 Mercury Coupe
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1957 Pontiac Star Chief
The 1932 Ford Roadster earned its nickname from '32 — hot rodders called any '32 Ford a Deuce.
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Studebaker Champion
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Kaiser Frazer
3
Hudson Commodore
4
Tucker 48
Preston Tucker's radical 1948 Tucker 48 featured a center headlight that turned with the steering wheel stunning automotive journalists everywhere.
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Lincoln Capri
2
Oldsmobile Toronado
3
Chrysler 300
4
Buick Riviera
The early 1950s Lincoln Capri was styled to mimic jet aircraft cockpits, reflecting America's post-war obsession with aviation design.
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Buick
2
Pontiac
3
Ford
4
Mercury
Mercury released the sleek Marauder fastback in 1963, borrowing its roofline from NASCAR racing to boost showroom appeal.
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Dodge Super Bee
2
Plymouth Road Runner
3
Chevrolet Nova SS
4
Ford Torino GT
Plymouth stripped the 1968 Road Runner to bare essentials and priced it under $3,000 making muscle car performance genuinely affordable.
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Jaguar XKE
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Mercedes 300SL
3
Ferrari 250 GT
4
Aston Martin DB5
The Jaguar XKE, launched in 1961, was called the Gentleman's Express because it combined 150-mph speed with refined British elegance.
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DeSoto
2
Packard
3
Chrysler
4
Dodge
DeSoto's 1956 Adventurer was one of the fastest American cars of its era, limited to just 996 units before DeSoto folded in 1960.
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Oldsmobile F-88
2
Chrysler Norseman
3
Buick Le Sabre
4
Pontiac Strato Streak
Harley Earl's 1951 Buick Le Sabre concept drew directly from jet fighter cockpits and inspired an entire decade of American car design.
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Triumph TR3
2
MG Midget
3
Sunbeam Alpine
4
Austin Healey
The Triumph TR3 offered genuine sports-car thrills in the 1950s at a price everyday drivers could actually afford.
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Lincoln Capri
2
Cadillac Coupe DeVille
3
Packard Caribbean
4
Chrysler 300
The Packard Caribbean debuted in 1953 as a hand-crafted luxury convertible and was among the most expensive American cars of its era.
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Ford Bronco
2
International Travelall
3
Chevrolet Suburban
4
Jeep Wagoneer
The International Travelall launched in 1953 as one of America's first true family SUVs, years before the term SUV even existed.
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Packard Clipper
2
Kaiser Manhattan
3
Hudson Hornet
4
Studebaker Starliner
The 1953 Studebaker Starliner was designed by Robert Bourke and stunned Europe with its low sleek profile years ahead of its time.
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Pontiac Firebird
2
Ford Torino
3
Chevrolet Camaro
4
Dodge Challenger
Chevrolet's iconic bowtie emblem, designed in 1913, inspired the Camaro's affectionate nickname among loyal fans.
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Ferrari 250 GTO
2
Lamborghini Miura
3
Maserati Ghibli
4
Alfa Romeo Spider
The Ferrari 250 GTO has sold for over $70 million at auction making it the world's most valuable production car.
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Nash Metropolitan
2
King Midget
3
Goggomobil
4
Crosley Hotshot
The 1949 Crosley Hotshot was America's smallest production sports car weighing just 1175 pounds and costing under $1000.
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Triumph Spitfire
2
Austin-Healey 3000
3
Datsun 240Z
4
MG Midget
When the Datsun 240Z debuted in 1969, its sleek Italian-inspired styling stunned buyers who expected to pay twice the price.
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Packard
2
Hudson
3
Nash
4
Studebaker
Hudson's Hornet dominated NASCAR racing from 1951 to 1954, inspiring the lovable character in the Pixar film Cars decades later.
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Ford Galaxie
2
Ford Mainline
3
Ford Fairlane
4
Ford Customline
The 1955 Fairlane was Ford's flagship mid-size line named after Henry Ford's Michigan estate Fair Lane and set the brand's styling direction.
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Lincoln Premiere
2
Cadillac Fleetwood
3
Buick Electra
4
Chrysler New Yorker
The Chrysler New Yorker debuted in 1940 and became a symbol of understated wealth, favored by professionals who wanted luxury without flashiness.
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Chevrolet Nomad
2
Pontiac Safari
3
Ford Ranch Wagon
4
Dodge Sierra
Pontiac's Native American chief hood ornament inspired the affectionate Tin Indian nickname, and the Safari wagon became a 1950s family treasure.
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