1. 1960 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster
(Chevrolet/Corvette)

Decades ago, purists could still order a no-nonsense, ultra-high-performance 1960 Chevrolet Corvette roadster by picking and choosing carefully from the options list. In fact, Chevrolet said as much:

2. 1967 1968 Ford Mustang
(Ford/Ford Mustang)

...ight for sales. Designers who would shape the '67 model were in a unique position, however. In the 1960s, a new car took some three years to go from drawing board to showroom. Typically, designer...

3. Ferrari 250 GTE
(Ferrari/Ferrari 250)

From late-1954 to 1960, Ferrari did not produce a four-seat model. That changed with introduction of the Ferrari 250 GT 2+2, commonly known as the Ferrari 250 GTE. Such a lengthy gap was surprising, g

4. 1960 Pontiac Ventura
(Pontiac/Pontiac Ventura)

Visually, the 1960 Pontiac Ventura shared much with the rest of the Pontiac line. It was the second year of the the highly touted "Wide-Track" platform, introduced for 1959. As such, the sty

5. The MGB history
(MG/MG MGB)

...back coupe version announced in 1965 and sold through the bitter end in 1980. But without question, the 1960s roadsters were the purest and most satisfying of the breed. Technically, the open B was a ...

6. MGC and MGC GT
(MG/MGC)

The MGC and GT had a short run, as they were the last to arrive at Britain's 1960s sports car party and the first ones ushered out the door. By the mid-Sixties, British Motor Corporation had too m

7. Jaguar XK 150 History
(Jaguar/Jaguar XK150)

... deficit was corrected in the spring of 1958 with a 3.4-liter "S" engine rated at 250 hp. For 1960, Jaguar bored its 3.4 to 3.8 liters, rating this option at 220 hp in standard tune or 265 i...

8. 1961 Oldsmobile Starfire
(Oldsmobile/Oldsmobile Starfire)

...rom its 1953 Fiesta program, Oldsmobile chose the General Motors 1961 Motorama, which opened on Nov. 3, 1960, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, to show off the new one-model series. Jack F. Wol...

9. Jaguar E-type history
(Jaguar/E-Type)

...mpers, and upright exposed headlamps. But that hardly dulled their appeal. The E-type helped define the 1960s and to this day is one of the precious few sports cars to command the attention even of pe...

10. Carroll Shelby's Mustangs
(Ford/Ford Shelby)

...n" Cobras assembled from new-old-stock parts and even a few "new" GT-350s converted from 1960s Mustangs. Then, in 2003, Shelby officially returned to Ford as a consultant on high-perfor...

11. Aston Martin DB4GT and DB4GT Zagato
(Aston Martin/DB4)

...erged was a curvy new Zagato-bodied variation, logically designated DB4GT Zagato and first seen in late 1960. Nothing could be done to reduce chassis size and weight (nor did prevailing homologation r...

12. 1960 Buick Electra Specifications
(Buick/Buick Electra)

The 1960 Buick Electra was softer and more subdued than its 1959 predecessor. But with tailfins, VentiPorts, and a "Wildcat 445" engine, the sedan was still a highly stylized -- not to menti

13. Pontiac Ventura
(Pontiac/Pontiac Ventura)

The Pontiac Ventura was an automobile produced by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors.   1960-1970 full-sized The Ventura trim package was first introduced in 1960 on the Pontiac Catalin

14. Shelby Mustang
(Ford/Ford Shelby)

The Shelby Mustang is a performance muscle car from the 1960s. It was a series of Ford Mustangs which were specially modified by Carroll Shelby's company and sold as a series. The program was fact

15. Plymouth Road Runner
(Plymouth/Plymouth Road Runner)

...ymouth Duster I The Plymouth Duster I was a high-performance concept car of the Road Runner in the late 1960s. It featured the usual low curved racing type of windshield and had airplane-type flaps on...

16. Ferrari 250
(Ferrari/Ferrari 250)

The Ferrari 250 is a series of sports cars built by Ferrari from the 1950s and early 1960s. It was the company's most successful early line of vehicles, produced for over a decade from 1953 to 196

17. Oldsmobile 88, the Sixties
(Oldsmobile/Oldsmobile 88)

1960 A major facelift with new grille and taillights and revised rear design highlighted the 1960 Oldsmobiles. The larger 315 horsepower (235 kW) 394 cubic-inch Rocket V8 continued as standard power f

18. Oldsmobile 88 intro and the fifties
(Oldsmobile/Oldsmobile 88)

...r six-cylinder Oldsmobile 76 body, creating what was considered the granddaddy of the musclecars of the 1960s. A large number of variations in nomenclature were seen over this long model run—Del...

19. Austin A90
(Austin/Austin A90)

...d corrosion as beset many rushed post-war British designs. As a result, very few cars survived into the 1960s, let alone the next century, a fact not helped by many cars being broken up to provide spa...

20. MG Midget
(MG/MG Midget)

... number of cars produced in 1980 of the MG Midget. ADO34 ADO34 was the name of a project active between 1960 and 1964 that aimed to develop a Mini based roadster to replace the MG Midget and Austin-He...

21. Maserati 5000 GT
(Maserati/Maserati 5000 GT)

...pump   4-speed ZF (later 5-speed)   Front discs, rear drums (later all-discs) In 1960 the engine got Lucas fuel injection (325 bhp). After three bodies by Touring, the main body...

22. Jaguar's XK heritage
(Jaguar/Jaguar XK120)

...Diminishing numbers were recorded for the XK140 (total 8,884), XK150 (total 7,929), XK150S from 1958 to 1960 (total 1,466). From 7,631 XK120 Open units, not including drophead coupes, the follow- on 1...

23. Alfa Romeo 1900
(Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo 1900)

...bsp;cc 115 bhp 112 mph (180 km/h) IKA Bergantin Industrias Kaiser Argentina produced between 1960-1962 a car named IKA Bergantin in Argentina, the body and suspension was from 1900 Berlina ...

24. Chevrolet Bel Air
(Chevrolet/Chevrolet Bel Air)

...l. The Biscayne replaced the discontinued Delray as the least expensive full-size Chevrolet model. From 1960, Bel Airs and Biscaynes could easily be identified by their use of two taillights per side;...

25. Ferrari 275
(Ferrari/Ferrari 275)

...n 2004, Sports Car International named the 275 GTB/4 number seven on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s. 275 GTB/4 NART A NART Spider version was only available from a single American dealer, Lu...

26. BMW 507
(BMW/BMW 507)

The BMW 507 was a roadster produced by BMW from 1956 to 1960.   Development The BMW 507 was the brainchild of BMW importer Max Hoffman, who in 1954 persuaded the BMW management to produce a roads

27. Dodge Coronet
(Dodge/Dodge Coronet)

...50s, initially the division's highest trim line but, starting in 1955, the lowest trim line. In the 1960s, the name was transferred to Dodge's mid-size entry. 1949 First Generation  Prod...

28. Buick Skylark 1986-1998
(Buick/Buick Skylark)

...998 Radical new wedge-shaped styling appeared in 1992, with a sharply-pointed grille reminiscent of the 1960s model. Others have said the grill was inspired by that of the 1939 Buick. The Skylark'...

29. Pontiac Firebird Fourth Generation 1993–2002
(Pontiac/Pontiac Firebird)

...s. 165 mph / 265 km/h (electronically limited) Racing Firebirds were used in the Trans-Am series in the 1960s and 1970s. When the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am came out, there was controversy over the mod...

30. Buick Skylark 1961-1972
(Buick/Buick Skylark)

1961-1963 In the fall of 1960, General Motors introduced a trio of new compact cars for the 1961 model year which all shared the same chassis, engines (with some differences between the three models),