# The Very Best 10 Cars Ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 25, 1999, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042 "1999-11-25T07:17:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/1 "1999-11-25T07:17:00Z")
In no particular order: [list type=1] [li]1999 Viper GT2, Blue w/White[/li][li]1993 Mustang Cobra Convertible, Blue w/Silver[/li][li]1991 Cavalier Z24 Convertible, Blue w/Silver[/li][li]1997 Eclipse GSX Black[/li][li]1997 Talon Tsi AWD Red[/li][li]1969 Charger w/General paint[/li][li]1996 Daytona IROC-Z R/T Blue[/li][li]1996 Stealth R/T Purple[/li][li]1996 3000GT VR-4 Red[/li][li]1998 Dakota R/T Ext. Cab w/Sunroof Black[/li][/list] So, who wants to dispute it? –Tim * * * We are the children of the Eighties. We are not the first “lost generation” nor today’s lost generation; in fact, we think we know just where we stand - or are discovering it as we speak. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/2 "1999-11-25T11:13:00Z")
'76 Toyota Corolla Station Wagon, diahrea brown, with Grateful Dead/Pink Floyd adorned, tye-Dyed curtains and dirty, crusty, sheepskin seat covers. You want options? Don’t forget the G.I Joe action figures glued to the hood or the rusted through hole on the driver’s side floor. My first car! Sorry, not what you were looking for? 😉 * * * “Teaching without words and work without doing are understood by very few.” -Tao Te Ching ---
**Author:** ![pmh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@pmh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmh)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/3 "1999-11-25T11:33:00Z")
Homer, Hmm… 8/10 Mopar/Mitsu products. Good choices. But, what’s that shivvy doing in there? Seriosly though, what about Euro cars? Germany and GB have produced some nice stuff. And what about the Real cars the big three produced (pre '74)? ---
**Author:** ![WallyM7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@WallyM7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WallyM7)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/4 "1999-11-25T15:32:00Z")
When I was in high school I bought a 1951 Mercury for 50 bucks. Drove it for 3 years without spending a dime on it, then sold it for $75. I’d kill to have that car again. It never failed me and could do 125 mph if given enough road. * * * This space for rent. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/5 "1999-11-25T19:01:00Z")
Ford Falcons! ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/6 "1999-11-25T20:21:00Z")
Why those colors? What’s the deal? I might pick maybe two of the vehicles on that list for the ‘10 best’. But then, it also depends on what your criterion is. Handling? Performance? Looks? Ability to get paid by owning them? ---
**Author:** ![Oblio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c4cdca/32.png) [@Oblio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblio)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/7 "1999-11-25T21:11:00Z")
Ah…Ford Falcoons 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/8 "1999-11-25T21:19:00Z")
That was supposed to be, “The ability to get LAID by owning them.” There was a great parody of a car commercial in a National Lampoon magazine a number of years ago. This was back when Ford was trying to compare the Granada to a Mercedes. The ad in Lampoon went something like this: “The Ford Granada handles just like a Mercedes. The Ford Granada has the same acceleration as a Mercedes. The Ford Granada is as quiet as a Mercedes. You can hardly tell the difference!” Then, at the bottom of the ad in small print: “Now try and get laid because you own a Granada.” ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/9 "1999-11-26T20:23:00Z")
Why limit ourselves to street-legal cars? My vote for best car goes to the Thrust SSC, the dual-jet-engine propelled car that broke the sound barrier. * * * Quick-N-Dirty Aviation: Trading altitude for airspeed since 1992. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/10 "1999-11-26T21:21:00Z")
for the record I would like to state, that I find the Daytona to be a foul, butt ugly car. None of my male aquaintances can fathom this reaction. go fig. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/11 "1999-11-26T21:22:00Z")
the very best car the the word is my 91 Nissan Stanza, (“metallic beige”) thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Ursa\_Major](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a88e57/32.png) [@Ursa\_Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ursa_Major)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/12 "1999-11-26T22:02:00Z")
Really! What are the odds that the ten best cars EVER made were all produced in the 1990s? My list, in no particular order: 1965 Ford Mustang 1956 Ford T-Bird 1957 Chevy Bel Air 1966 MGB Roadster 1960 356 Porsche Super 1600 Roadster 1963 Jaguar XKE Coupe 1967 VW Karmann Ghia 1962 VW Bus 1960-65 Corvette Stingray Any wood paneled Ford Station Wagon built between 1939 and 1955 ---
**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/13 "1999-11-26T23:45:00Z")
🙂 Glad to see no one mentioned Honda. ---
**Author:** ![Boris\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 1999, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/14 "1999-11-27T01:36:00Z")
The Volkswagen Thing is the all 10 of the best cars ever. ---
**Author:** ![sly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@sly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sly)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 1999, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/15 "1999-11-27T04:46:00Z")
When I’m king, my garage will consist of: - 1963 Corvette - 1972 Jaguar E-type (V12) - 1957 Mercedes 300SL - 1964 Pontiac GTO - 1966 Ford GT40 - 1969 Ferrari Daytona Spyder - 1970-ish Jeep CJ - 1909 Ford Model “T” - 1936 Auburn 852 Boattail - 2000 Corvette ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 1999, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/16 "1999-11-28T03:34:00Z")
Louie wrote: > [@](#): > > Glad to see no one mentioned Honda. Honda. ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/17 "1999-11-29T03:40:00Z")
Holy crap! I didn’t even notice that 80% were Mopar/Mitsu! I never really aligned myself with any company before, but I guess my true colors show. This list is just the 10 cars that appeal most to me, and the colors are the ones that, in my opinion, they look best in. I can’t believe I screwed the HTML, though. Mark it as my very first HTML screwup on this board ever. Pshhh, not even you ‘long timers’ can count yourself as consistenly flawless when using HTML than me, save Danny boy. 🙂 If anyone’s wondering, I just replied to drag this back up top for a few minutes. –Tim * * * We are the children of the Eighties. We are not the first “lost generation” nor today’s lost generation; in fact, we think we know just where we stand - or are discovering it as we speak. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/18 "1999-11-29T04:56:00Z")
If I had all the money in the world… Mercer Model 35-R Raceabout Stanley Model 1915 Coach Cord Model 812 Custom Duesenberg Model J 6.9 litre sedan Chrysler Airflow 4.4 litre Sedan 1949 Cadillac Series 62 1955 Ford Thunderbird 1963 Studebaker Avanti 1965 Ford Mustang 289 1966 Corvette Sting Ray 427 :::drool:::: And that’s just keepin’ the top 10 in North America. * * * ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_North](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Peter\_North](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_North)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/19 "1999-11-29T15:34:00Z")
> [@](#): > > - 1964 Pontiac GTO Whoa! The best muscle car ever built! Btw Sly, I have a '64 Tempest sitting in my garage. ---
**Author:** ![JoeyBlades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@JoeyBlades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyBlades)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042/20 "1999-11-29T15:38:00Z")
When I was in high school I bought a car from an old man who had bought it for his daughter. It was too ‘racey’ for her, so it sat in the garage for several years collecting dust… I bought it for $1500… The old man was happy to be rid of it… 1969 Shelby Mustang! Also on my wish list are: 1965 Corvette Coupe 1965 Shelby Cobra (hey, I can dream can’t I) The new Vipers look pretty damn good, too! and if I could get one legally into the U.S. 1999 Mini Cooper LE S Works (John Cooper Custom) That’s only 5, but it’s enough… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-very-best-10-cars-ever/17042.md?page=2)