1. 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

2. 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
(Mercedes Benz/Mercedes Benz 300SL)

...nd performance that's exceptional even by today's standards. The 0-60 mph dash typically took 8.5 seconds, and top speed was 145-165 mph depending on gearing. Unhappily, the 300SL would prove...

3. Jaguar XK 140 History
(Jaguar/Jaguar XK140)

...y important respect” over the 120. His MC coupe, heaviest of all 140s, took two gear changes and 10 seconds to reach 60 mph, but its real appeal was an ability to get to 100 mph quickly and crui...

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

... or 265 in "S" form. A 3.8- liter 150S could top 135 mph and sprint from 0-60 mph in around 7.0 seconds, thus restoring whatever verve the XK had been missing. Though not the longest-lived,...

5. 1961 Oldsmobile Starfire
(Oldsmobile/Oldsmobile Starfire)

... ambitious than the limited-production Fiesta and 7,600 of the 1961 Starfires were built -- making it the second most popular 1961 Olds convertible. The introduction of the Starfire came too late to ...

6. Ferrari 250 GTO
(Ferrari/Ferrari 250)

...r its first real tests. An SWB was brought along for comparison. The Ferrari GTO was consistently several seconds faster a lap than the Ferrari 250 SWB, Bizzarrini remembered. Two months later, Bizzar...

7. 1969 Dodge Charger
(Dodge/Dodge Charger)

...re. He drives the car to cruises, Mopar shows, and the drag strip, where it ran the quarter-mile in 13.65 seconds and was pulling strong past 100. ...

8. 1959 Chrysler 300E
(Chrysler/Chrysler 300)

...mi. The E's reputation for sluggishness is undeserved: most contemporary road tests pegged it a good second quicker than the D up to 60 mph and up to three seconds faster to 90 mph. Rear-end sty...

9. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396
(Chevrolet/Camaro)

On occasion, Detroit comes up with a one-year wonder that strikes a chord with its audience. Chevy's first facelift of its pony car was one of those chords, and the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 pr

10. Chevrolet Caprice latest history
(Chevrolet/Chevrolet Caprice)

...tation. And there was no more power to pull the near two-ton curb weight, so 0-60 proved a leisurely 10.1-second affair in Consumer Guide® tests. Nevertheless, the Caprice LTZ was Motor Trend'...

11. Chevrolet Caprice 1st generation
(Chevrolet/Chevrolet Caprice)

The Chevrolet Caprice and Caprice Classic were full-sized automobiles produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors in the United States and Canada from 1965 through 1996 model years and in Mex

12. MGC
(MG/MGC)

...stly, the car looked like an MGB, and it was expected that everything else would be like the smaller car. Secondly, it is likely that the press were lulled into a false sense of security by the quiet ...

13. Shelby Mustang
(Ford/Ford Shelby)

...lone, known as "Eleanor", was featured alongside Nicholas Cage in the 2000 remake of Gone in 60 Seconds. Jim Morrison of the 60's Rock & Roll group The Doors owned a 1967 Shelby GT50...

14. Ferrari 275 GTB-4
(Ferrari/Ferrari 275)

...e reviews greeted the Ferrari 275 GTB. America’s Sports Car Graphic 1965 test car did 0-60 mph in 6 seconds flat, and topped out at 156 mph. “Sleek, fast and luxurious . . . it’s str...

15. Ferrari 275 GTS
(Ferrari/Ferrari 275)

...The Ferrari 330 GTS used a new 3967cc V-12 making 300 horsepower at 7000 rpm. The car did 0-60 mph in 6.9 seconds for Road & Track; the magazine’s test Ferrari 275 GTS had done it in 7.2. Th...

16. Plymouth Road Runner
(Plymouth/Plymouth Road Runner)

...o the drawing board and reincarnate the original muscle car concept. Plymouth wanted a car able to run 14-second times in the quarter mile (402 m) and sell for less than US$3000. Both goals were met, ...

17. Aston Martin DB4
(Aston Martin/DB4)

...to 9.0:1 and power output was 302 hp (225 kW). Maximum speed for the GT was 153 mph (246 km/h) with a 6.1 second sprint to 60 mph (97 km/h). 75 GTs were built with this body style, in addition to the ...

18. Alfa Romeo Sprint GT
(Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo Giulia)

...ne, with a total of 90 bhp. Despite this, the 1300 Junior's top speed was 100 mph with a 0-60 in 12.6 seconds. In 1968 the 1300 Junior was revised and used many of the parts from the 1750 GTV, inc...

19. Oldsmobile 88, the Eighties and Nineties
(Oldsmobile/Oldsmobile 88)

1986 For 1986, the Delta 88 switched platforms from the GM B platform to the relatively smaller front-wheel drive GM H platform, with a wheelbase of only 110.8 inches (2,814 mm). The headlights change

20. Oldsmobile 88, The Seventies and early Eighties
(Oldsmobile/Oldsmobile 88)

1970 Only detail changes were made including a new split grille that no longer extended to surround the headlights and slightly revised rear section. Powertrain selections were carried over from 1969

21. Oldsmobile Starfire
(Oldsmobile/Oldsmobile Starfire)

The Starfire name was first used by Oldsmobile on a one-of-a-kind dream car that was shown at the 1953 Motorama auto show. Named after a Lockheed jet fighter plane, the original Starfire was a 5-passe

22. Austin A90
(Austin/Austin A90)

...time, performance was strong, with a top speed of 92 mph (148 km/h) and a 0-50 mph (80 km/h) time of 11.2 seconds. The 88 bhp (66 kW) engine later saw service in the Austin-Healey 100, which was a gre...

23. MG Midget
(MG/MG Midget)

...ear, a Triumph steering rack was fitted, giving a gearing that was somewhat lower than earlier Midgets. A second exhaust silencer was also added in 1972. 22,415 were made between 1966 and the 1969 fac...

24. Maserati 5000 GT
(Maserati/Maserati 5000 GT)

...sis. Carrozzeria Touring developed the superleggera tubing and aluminum body of the two-seater coupe. The second car, also by Touring, was displayed at Salone dell'automobile di Torino 1959. Speci...

25. Fiat 124 Sport Spider
(Fiat/Fiat 124)

...on. It boasted the best soft convertible top in the world which could be raised and locked in place in 15 seconds. All this for less than $3250 (Car and Driver, 1968). A Volvo 122 was $3000 and Plymou...

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

...er low speed performance that its lower capacity cousin. Others said that the availability of inexpensive second hand cylinder block boring machines, ex Standard Motor Co - just across the city from J...

27. MGB
(MG/MG MGB)

...nt. The MGB's performance was brisk for the period, with a 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) time of just over 11 seconds, largely because of the relatively light weight of the car. Handling was one of the MG...

28. Mercedes Benz 300SL
(Mercedes Benz/Mercedes Benz 300SL)

...ace of the Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring, and in Mexico's Carrera Panamericana. It also managed second and fourth places at its first outing, the Mille Miglia in 1952. These successes, espec...

29. Aston Martin DB2
(Aston Martin/Aston Martin DB2)

...son. The production DB2 debuted at the New York Auto Show in April of 1950. Although demand was high, the second, third, and fourth DB2 models to be produced were taken to compete at Le Mans in 1950. ...

30. BMW 507
(BMW/BMW 507)

...al transmission with various rear-end ratios optional. It was capable of 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in about 10 seconds; the factory claimed a top speed of 141 mph (227 km/h), depending on gearing. ...