Top-5 Best American Automotive Designs

32 ford roadster
66 ford fastback mustang
67 corvette convertable
66 galixe 500
66 chevrolet pickup

 

Oh,
Thunk of some more
The fabulous Pacer line
The Bricklin
57 Dodge Pick up
84 Dodge Caravan (good idea, just blah)
Pontiac Azblech

 

ok, 2nd time around, with better pictures of the woodies.
top 5, no particular order:

'42 Mercury Woodie
'40 Ford Coupe
'36 Ford Woodie
'49 Mercury Coupe and Woodie

 

S*&T, I can't even narrow it down to five per DECADE!
I think the most beautiful cars ever produced in the U.S. were mostly from the 1930s, but I don't know them enough to name them off the top of my head.
For 1950s ONLY:
1. '55 Chevy hardtop or convertible
2. '56/57 Lincoln Mark II
3. '55 Dodge hardtop or convertible
4. '53 Buick Skylark
5. '57 Cadillac

I own a '53 Chevy and I wouldn't even put them in the top TEN in stock form!

 

1957 Pontiac Safari
1961 Pontiac Catalina Bubble Top
1967 GTO
1959 Cadillac
1956 Chevy Wagon

 

1937 Cord
1963 Corvette
1936 Ford 3-window
1934 Franklin V-12
1932 Studebaker President Roadster

 

1940 Ford Deluxe coupe
1955 Ford Crown Victoria
1936 Ford 5 Window coupe
1941 Plymouth coupe
1951 Ford coupe

 

Oh, this is tough...

1) 37' Studebaker coupe (cool back window and awesome grille)
2) 37' Lincoln Zephyr Convertible
3) 46-8' Buick Sedanette(fastback)
4) 53' Skylark
5) 57' Olds 98 hardtop

 

1932 Ford 5 Window
1937 Chevy Coupe
1959 Chevy Impala
1935 Chevy Coupe
1935 Ford Coupe

 

No particular order


1932 Ford 5 Window
1940 Ford Coupe
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
1928 Ford Roadster
1965 Ford Mustang Fastback

 

IMO, they were all revolutionary designs up until the mid 70's or so.
But some that stand out a little bit? tough question.
shoebox Fords (no muss, no fuss, just an all around good buy)
Duece Roadsters ("Welcome to the new era in cars you ol' Model A drivers")
early Corvettes and Tbirds (fast two seaters)
1948-50 F series (I'm biased here, lol)
1955 Chevy, either pickup or car (they just look good)
OT-wise, the 73-79 F series truck will always be at the top for me.
This is at 9:08 am, 5-9-09. It'll change in a minute.

 

1936 ford 3 or 5 window
1955 chevy
1956 chevy
1957 chevy
1959 elcamino

 

1940 Ford Coupe
1932 Ford 3-window coupe
1957 Ford Country Squire
1965 Ford F100
1973-79 Ford F-Series

 

L29 Cord
32 Ford 3W
34 Ford 3W
57 T-bird
67 Vette

 

1953 Studebaker Starliner
1963 Corvette
1937 Studebaker Coupe Express
1936 Cord
1956 Ford Crown Victoria

 

32 Ford (any)
42-48 Ford coupe
53 Studie
53 Ford Victoria
53-56 F-100's

 

1. GM G Bodies '78-'87/8 (Cutlass, Regal, Monte Carlo, Grand Prix, El Camino, Caballero)
2. '70 Chevy Camaro
3. '38 Pontiac (all styles)
4. '88-'98 Chevy/GMC Full Size Trucks
5. '30-'31 Model A (all styles)

I really want to add like 999,995 more...

 

T roadster
29 roadster
31 roadster
32 roadster
36 3 window

 

1. 1938 ford standard delivery!! or a coupe.
2. 1940 lincoln zephyr
3. 1932 ford delivery
4. 1960 pontiac bonnieville or a catalina
5. 1958 plymouth belevedere

 

Any year Pontiac AZTEK.
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HEY! I'M ONLY KIDDIN', CAN"T YOU TAKE A JOKE?

 

1. '48 Tucker
2. '29 Auburn Boattail Speedster
3. '57 Cadillac Eldorado Blarritz
4. '63 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window
5. '32 Ford Coupe


An honorable mention Any of the early 30's Duesenbergs, Packards and Cadillacs luxury works of Art

 

Lessee: without looking at my previous opinions, my list today is:

1934 Ford 3-window coupe
1940 Ford DeLuxe coupe
1953 Studebaker Starlite coupe
1955 Chrysler 300
1961 Pontiac Ventura bubbletop

...but I'm sure it'll change in another 20 minutes or so.

edit: OK, I looked at my previous post (2/16/07), and all 5 of these were on my expanded list. Guess I'm at least semi-consistent.

 

My list is very personal because I have owned al of these vehicles and really loved them.
1) 55 Chev Cameo 1/2 ton ( gee I wonder why?)
2) 64 Corvette coupe ( my wife still hasn't forgiven me for selling this in 1970 )
3) 39 Ford coupe ( My first car )
4) 67 Olds Toronado ( luxury, and went like skinned snot )
5) 56 Stude Presidente coupe ( never owned one, but loved the look of the car )
6) 62 Chev 409 bubble top
Bob

 

I have to say in my opinion it all happened in the Fifties.

1) '53 Studebaker Coupe/HT
2) '53 Buick Skylark
3) '57 Chevy Convertible
4) '57 Chrysler 300C
5) '59 Cadillac Eldorado Barritz

 

Okay, after almost 3 years I would adjust my list as follows....

 

'48 tucker
'37 cord
'40 ford
'48 to '54 stepdown hudson
'57/'58 plymouth belvedere h/top (coupe and fordoor)

 

If this is based on good looks I'd pick the following:


L29 Cord

1936 Ford 3window

1949 Ford Coupe

EVERY CAR manufactured in 1932 (America didn't make ugly cars in 1932)

1926-27 Model T Fords, (My first car ever, and I still like their looks)

 

1963 Studebaker Avanti
1957 Chrysler 300C hardtop and convertible
1940 Fords - all!
1937 Cord phaeton
1953 Studebaker Starliner

 

'40 Lincoln Zephyr 3W Coupe
'36 ford 3W
'59 El Camino
'32 Ford Tudor
'59 Cadillac Coupe

 

Ok, as far as production cars:
1953 Studebaker Coupe/Hardtop
1941 Cadillac 62 series sedanette
1953 Corvette
1937 Studebaker Dictator Coupe
1934 Packard roadster