VW Wolfsburg with Heinz Nordhoff, the man most responsible for VW's post-WWII success
Bugatti Royale
Ferarri 250 GTB
1965 Porsche 911
Duesenberg SSJ LaGrand Roadster
1937 Alfa Romeo 8C
1906-1925 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost 40/60
1929 Bentley Blower
Hi folks -- what do you think were the best cars ever? In your personal life? Overall, even if you had no way to afford them?
A few I can list here (I can list many, many, more, and so can you!):
1. The Ford Model T -- no car did more to transform the 20th century than the mass assembled Model T
2. The VW Beetle -- a symbol of Germany rising form the ashes of WWII.
3. The Porsche 911 -- what do expect from someone who owns own! Sustained excellence in aesthetics and performance, from 1965 to the present.
4. BMC Mini, 1959 -- it started the front wheel drive revolution in a big way; cars for the working classes in Great Britain.
5. 1929 Bentley Lemans -- a brute.
6. Mercedes Gullwing 300 SL -- a car that again brought Germany to the forefront of automoible technology in the early 1950s. "We are back."
7. Duesenberg SJ and SSJ -- Maybe the greatest of the greatest
8. Bugatti Royale -- there is a new mdoel also with this brand name.
9. Ferarri 250 GTB -- one of the best of a long line of great cars from Italy
10. 1955 Chevrolet -- an American classic from the Golden Age (1950s) of automobiles in America. the common person's performance car from that period. "See the USA in your Chevrolet."
This blog will expand on themes and topics first mentioned in my book, "The Automobile and American Life." I hope to comment on recent developments in the automobile industry, reviews of my readings on the history of the automobile, drafts of my new work, contributions from friends, descriptions of the museums and car shows I attend and anything else relevant. Copyright 2009-2020, by the author.
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