Top 10 Most Important Cars of All Time

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Cars have shaped the world we live in by giving mobility to the masses. Over the past century and beyond there have been plenty of revolutionary vehicles, not to mention quite a few clunkers.

Throughout its history the automotive industry has produced literally dozens of revolutionary cars. But remember, there are only 10 spaces on this list so everything won’t fit. Did your beloved Plymouth Superbird make the cut? What about Honda’s scrappy little CR-X? Keep on reading to find out what the Top 10 Cars of All Time really are.

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[Digmenow]

[Teutone]

No Jaguar XK?

[Shane]

Interesting to watch decade by decade the top ten choices change.

[Von Vorschlag]

Originally Posted by Shane

Interesting to watch decade by decade the top ten choices change.

Changing perceptions, they hardly ever go in the right direction

[Donf]

The VW Beetle with it's diminutive air cooled mill for a top place win. No other car spun off it's engine into so many variations, descended applications, extraordinary possible power spectrums and downright legendary folklore as the Beetle.

If it was five, my choice is Model T, Beetle, 2CV, Mini and E Type Jag. I've owned all except the "T".

[elbeik]

Beetle + 911 = redundancy

[N_Jay]

Originally Posted by elbeik

Beetle + 911 = redundancy

Somewhat.

I keep mulling over the list, and try to think about the cars that had the most impact on the industry.

Model-T and Beetle are without dispute.

Was the Mini the first successful FWD Transverse engine car?

Maybe the original MA/MB/CJ series jeeps?

The Chrysler minivan I have to include for starting an entire class of vehicle.

Toyota Prius, first successful hybrid.

I want to include the Saab 99 as the first successful Turbocharged production car, but not sure if it really fits, as there are many technological "first" that could be pulled from many different cars.

The rest seems to be mostly styling and performance, which make the cars interesting but not important.

[Shane]

10 BEST

1. Commercial trucks
2. Pick up trucks
3. Jeep
4. Model T
5. VW Bug
6. Cord 812
7. Duesenberg SSJ
8. Chrylser Airflow
9. Electric Cars (1900ish)
10. Steam driven cars (same)

[Qubes]

Jeep? Plainly you've never owned one for longer than 6 months or ever taken it off-road...