Favorite car of the 1960s?

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by Ducati Minor on Aug. 12, 2008 - 3:56 p.m.

Ducati Minor

And, no, the GTO '64 isn't my favorite.

Mena

1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4
2600 lbs, 300 hp, front engined V12 goodness. Classic shape and a BEAUTIFUL engine note make this my all-time favorite road car bar none. Make mine black though.
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4

Dave B.

It's only a model

If I have to name one car from the decade, I'm going with the Lancia Fulvia HF 1600.

JWBrothers

If I had to pick the most beautiful, most expensive single car, I'd also pick one of the Ferraris. But that's no fun if I can't ever aspire to own one, much less drive one. I like the 63, 67 and 69 Vettes for their pure American vitality. I really like the 67 GTO and love the 69 Grand Prix SJ 428. I think the E-Jag is still beautiful, but I learned to drive on my dad's new 67 Cutlass. It was black over gold with wire wheel covers and the first "Wide Oval" (F70-14) tires in town. It came from the factory with a 4-4-2 engine transmission combination that was not supposed to be available on that car. It was a 330 c.i.d. V8 with 330 hp and a Turbo 350 Transmission. My dad wore out the rear tires in less than 11,000 miles and he was a conservative driver. If I could find one at a reasonable price in black over gold or white with a red interior, I'd buy it in a New York minute.
1967 Black over Gold Cutlass Supreme

Many Thanks
Jim

Ducati Minor

Hate to confess it: Dino 246 GTS.� It's overrated, underpowered, and has no great racing history.� Still, I love it.

Mena

It's fairly lightweight (~2300 lbs), simple, and mid-engined. I wonder if there are any tuners that could bump the power a bit.
http://tinyurl.com/6m2v8h

AlvaroF.

The incredible Mini Cooper 1275 S. Winner of 4 Monte Carlo Rally in a row.

Birdman

I'd have to go with my old love ! My first car was a classic Ford Galaxy 500 convertible. Black exterior with white/cream top, Red leather interior! My God that car was beautiful. I'll have one again some day before I die. Now I have a hybrid. Love saving gas, but GAS back then - you young'uns was 36 cents a gallon. Then came 1973. Skyrocketed to over a dollar before trending back down .. now IF we could just get the old beauties to triple the mileage we could have the best of both worlds. I always loved the first couple of years of T-birds too.

Wide Track

One of the best cars I ever owned was a 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire, I don't recall the size of the engine but it had plenty of gitty up and go. It was likely the most comfortable car of it's time. I fail to find much information out there about this car. And the one I wish I had back was my 1957 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery which I had installed a Corvette engine.

Don White

My favorite car was a 1967 Duetto that I added a roll bar and manly wheels. It was Ivory exterior w/black interior. Having a convertible in college was great as the "Graduate" movie was still popular. Girls loved it and guys loved to ride around in it. It had carbs, no USA mandated safety or pollution equipment. I kept it about five years. My next car was an Elan Plus 2 coupe and thats another story.

div bobo

i will tell that was a lot, in the Europe: Fiat Abarth 1000TC,Renault Alpine A 110,Mini Cooper Monaco S ,Lancia Fulvia 1600 integrale,Renault 8 Gordini, BMW 2002 TI Alpina,Alfa Romeo 1300GTA junior,Ford Escort RS,Ferrari 250 TRI 61, 250 GTO Berlinetta,250 LM Speciale and 275 GTS,Innocenti Ghia 950,Maserati Ghibli Spider,Mercedes Benz 300 SL, NSU 1000TTS,Porche 911 S,Volkswagen Karmann Ghia,Fiat 125,....... in the USA:Ford Mustang,Ford GT 40 MK I,Chevrolet Corvette C1,Chevrolet Corvette Rondine Pininfarina. this is it from me.

bobo div

sorry I miss the one of the best car ever: LAMBORGHINI MIURA P 400 S Thank you

brad

1966 Lincoln Contenintal Sedan....I had a white one with jade leather interior.

Carnut

Hands down, for me, the XKE, first year, has to be the most beautiful car ever designed. Coming in next in the 60's would be the 63 Corvette split window. These two cars show different designs, different attitudes but both capture all there is to say about sports cars, style and excitement. To me, there were no better cars ever designed on the planet.

Buzz

My favorite muscle car was my '66 Olds 442 Convertible. I liked it's styling , and the interior was comfortable and nicely finished.

bobryan

The Alpha Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce) is my favorite. I first saw one in Milan as a teen and fell in love the the shape and sound. At that time 122 HP in a small nimble body was all the performance I wanted. The throaty exhaust was unique and spoke of speed when you heard it.

Mena

No pics guys?

CLOYDER

289 Cobra - British nimbleness, American V8 power, any questions?

oliver_sudden

1969/70 Boss 302 Mustang. In yellow with fat Minilites. Sheer styling perfection. Couldn't work out how to add a photo.

Anonymous

1969 dodge dart custom 2 dr.

Andys120

The best car I ever drove was my buddy's '67 E-Type. That car had everything, charcter, beauty and performance. If the build quality were up to the rest of the car it would have been the greatest car ever.

AZ-EX

'67 396 chevelle, m-22, 4:11's running street stock in the 1/4 amazing power. My good friends 67 Z-28, best combo power and handling Insane but fun '51 M-38 jeep with 265 small block Most reliable and a long time keeper 67 BMW 1600 with TI head, much quicker than later 2002.

jimagn

The Mini Cooper is probably my fave, but the BMW CSL series is awfully nice to the eyes. If you're talking race cars, it has to be the Chaparral 2E. In 1965 it set the standard for all subsequent race cars.

Scott Black

Shelby 289 FIA Cobra. It beat Ferrari and was the best in Anglo-American collaboration.

Theo3rd

My 67 Corvette Stingray convertible was the best car ever. With the 327 engine, it ran and ran and ran and embarrassed several muscle cars with big blocks. I sold it after 8 years and 160,000 miles, nearly all of which were done with the pedal to the floor. Only unreliable bits were the hidden headlights and the brake calipers were prone to corrosion from salt. I've had two dozen nice cars since, but none better overall than the Stingray

Ducati Minor

Very risky because vintage Ferraris aren't known for having a large tuner community.� Even the period (and much less pricey) Lancias and Alfas have limited tuner access.� Possible?� Surely.� But the 246 isn't all that it's cracked up to be.� Still, there is something about the experience that keeps me wanting to delve into it more.

Anonymous

From a pure styling standpoint I still enjoy the: 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado http://forum.avtoindex.com/foto/data/media/153/oldsmobile_toronado_1966_1.jpg

MichaelWho

Unless I'm out of bounds regarding production versus purpose-built racers, the best of the best of the 60's must be the Ford GT40! Nothing else compares, save for the styling of the Cobras or Ferrari's, which Ford proved it could beat. Closest thing to me to bring me to tears first time I saw one up close (and even the current faux-vintage models make me melt on sight of one). If I could ever afford one, I'd be impossible to live with!

Ed Zinna

I know this won't be popular to many of you but it was the first new car that I bought. It was a '65 Buick Wildcat.It had a 430 cu.in. engine,1 carter 4 barell and duell exhaust and a posi-rear. It was the fastest car I ever drove.

Dennis

Plymouth Barracuda, or Dodge Dart - I know, not the race cars that everyone may want - but I loved the lines, and the versatility of the Dodge Dart - it handled better than you expected, and was just a great car! One of the things I liked best about the Doris Day show was the Barracuda's she drove over the years -

Steven

My favorite car was a 1973 GMC Sprint. 350 with a Quadrajet Carb,4 speed with a LS rearend and Deep Dish Cragar S/S Mags. Not a lot of power but you could not kick that car out of a curve. Had a lot of fun in that car. Wish I had it back.

Steven

Sorry, just realized I had to stay in the sixties. My first was a 1966 SS Chevelle. 396 w/solid lifters, 4 spd. Muncie with a 4.11 limited slip rear. Never knew when I left the house if I would be pulling, pushing or hauling it back. I think I hitch hiked more miles than I drove the damn thing!

Ducati Minor

Hey, that's a heads-up for the '70s thread when I or someone else posts it.� The Sprint is an interesting pick.� The El Camino twin gets very little credit.

steven de ruig

i second that completely, tho black is not the best colour for this heavenly car. a better version could be the competizione tho its body was so thin you couldn't push it without damaging it ... the 275 is fantastic!

cc

65 Buick Riviera GS. The styling was great. 69 Pontiac GTO Judge. 69 Pontiac Trans Am.

olmon

I'll never forget the Black on Black 57 Buick Roadmaster I had in the early 60's. The original owner had done some 'tuning' on it and it would fly. The State Police Plymouths couldn't catch or even keep up with it and it made the first 64 GTO in town look like part time help. The bad side was, it typically only got 5 to 7 MPG.

olmon

Sorry, I wasn't paying attention, the 60's car I had the most fun with was a 64 Chevy II that had a warmed up 327 & 3 speed planted in it in place of the original 283. It was a hairy ride. I finally sold it to a guy that wanted something that would beat his brother's Stang GT. He came by the next day with a big grin to let me know it did the job.

Bill Leavens

Ford GT40. Mark IB variants. Really. What else out there had the stunning performance capabilities and incredible visual appeal. And after it was written off as outmoded and outclassed, it still managed to win Le Mans in '68 and '69 against very formidable competition. And the SAME CAR won both events. Warmed over Box stock passenger car engine and pure ingenuity won the day. The late wins were achieved by John Wyer without the massive Ford racing program (cubic dollars) that created the monstrouus 427 Mark II and IV.

Bill Leavens

Ford GT40. Mark IB variants. Really. What else out there had the stunning performance capabilities and incredible visual appeal. And after it was written off as outmoded and outclassed, it still managed to win Le Mans in '68 and '69 against very formidable competition. And the SAME CAR won both events. Warmed over Box stock passenger car engine and pure ingenuity won the day. The late wins were achieved by John Wyer without the massive Ford racing program (cubic dollars) that created the monstrouus 427 Mark II and IV.

Anonymous

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Marcos_GT.jpg/800px-Marcos_GT.jpg - the original Marcos GT is #1. Owned an XKE ('65 4.2 Roadster), great car when it ran. Fun cars of the era were ones you could flog all day, run up to redline and never get in trouble.. Volvo actually made a few of those - the 122S, 123GT and P1800's - fun and actually dependable, they thrived on being flogged. The GT40 and 275GTB were out of my price range at that time - but were strangely cheap in the early '70's (there was a dealer of used Rolls-Royces in NJ who didn't like them as trade-in's and sold them off cheap. A GT40 would have set you back about $4,000, and the 275GTB was less - $3,500 IIRC.) And one that was great for other reasons - the Chevy Impalla SS convertible. It wouldn't do much on corners, but top-down it sure attracted the opposite sex (and helped in getting their tops down.)

Dennis

1966 Corvette 427ci 425hp roadster. Maybe not the best cornering car of the 60s but one of the fastest!

Dwayne

When I think of 1960's cars, I conclude that absolutely nothing outclassed the gorgeous Lincoln Continentals produced from 1961 through 1969. They moved us forward into a new decade with a sleekness previously unknown in the luxury car market, yet retained the stately elegance expected of a car in its price range. My favorite (and the purest form of the design) is the 1961. Sedan or convertible, it was simply magnificent.

Eddie Z

Buicks were not too well known for speed.I bought a '65 Wildcat,brand new, and got all the performance goodies,the factory had,at the time.I know one guy who won't forget,when I blew the doors off his Corvett.And thats no lie.

Vair

Chevy Corvair Corsa! Ralph was wrong...but I got his autograph on my copy of "Unsafe at Any Speed" anyway.

MOTORHEAD

I owned and drove every bodystyle of Corvair built for almost 40 years, until their age started to make them impractical to maintain, especially for cross-country trips. Fun to drive, economical, easy to maintain and repair. 2nd choice, Citroen DS19.

Grampa_Ess

My favorite car was a 69' Plymouth Road Runner. It had a 383 cid and could run in the 13's for the 1/4 mile. It was black on black with no A/C.

T.O.

chevrolet impala

M.S.M

Why have no one mentioned the 62' Ferrari 250 GTO... It looks - and the sound of it, simply love it. Else the Muira, the GT40 and the Shelby GT500 would be at the top of my list.

div bobo

Hi M.S.M check second and third on August 21st div

halfdime

Looking through the comments to date, I saw a number of cars I lusted after during the '60s and after (When I actually could afford some of them), as the '65 E-Type Jag, Olds 4-4-2 (Though I'd like a '64), 289 Cobra, Mini Cooper, and the like, but my all time favorite is the Morgan +4 Super Sports. It sported the lower 4/4 body along with a breather-upon TR 4 engine putting out 150 bhp (And weighed under a ton). Closest I've gotten is a "garden variety" +4 that I've had thirty-seven years. The car has aged much better than I! Morgan celebrates its centenary next year, may it go on for another hundred!!

Anonymous

The 1962 Corvette is my all time favorite. The '62 had the ultimate refinement of the Corvette line before the sting ray. It was a gorgeous car in a size that was ideal for a true sports car. Later versions became large and boat like. Porsche 911 has always been a favorite and they have never seen the need to make it a large car.

Kevsr13

I all ways loved the Jag XKE, but in 73 I got a deal on a '69 stingray with a 427 stock tri-power That car was great it was sofast off the line that I put a stock intake with a 4b carb. The 67 GTO/Lemans had nice lines also but mopar was always pushing the limit. NASCAR should go back to its old rules then we will see some great cars on the road again who wouldn't want the chance to buy a winged roadrunner beep---beep

Tim Hallett

My favorites are all U.S. brands: 1960 Cadillac Eldorado 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang 1967 Dodge Charger 1969 AMC AMX 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge

Lee

My fave was (and still is) the 1962 fuelie Corvette (RPO 88)... pain in the but to maintain, but when it ran well it REALLY ran...did a spin @ Watkins Glen at more than 140 MPH (low ratio rear end) on a Sunday afternoon - you could do this as the track was not even locked up. It sometimes had telephone poles strewn all over the back straight, but not this Sunday...

mikeparris

Have to fully agree. When I was a young college student in Santa Barbara in 1970, I often shot "portraits" of the local's exotic cars. I knew one guy with a 275 GTB, ex-GT class winnter at Le Mans, still with roll cage - that was not just street legal. He took me for a ride in the right-hander and oh what music! The power and "rip, rip," as he punched the Ferrari 12. Wow!

Anonymous

If I could have one car from the '60s, it would be a '67 Corvette roadster. But the coolest thing about this list is that EVERY car named has great merit. Could we come up with this many nominations for any other decade? I doubt it. And what does THAT say?

Anonymous

Gosh, this was an era of cars that really struck a core. Most beautiful - Jag E-type My favorite - my Camaro Z-28 (69) bought new from Don Yenko in Cannonsburg. Lots of good bits (chambered exhaust, etc) Bob

Karl Schiffmayer

The most exciting car from the 1960's is definately the 427 Shelby Cobra. Hitting the accelerator on a Cobra is a real experience. the neatest car from the 1960's is the 1967 275GTB-4 Ferrari. Driving this car is like driving a high priced watch and unlike any other car.

Squire

I had the pleasure of buying and owning some of the 60's best offerings; including the 67 Vette - 435 hp/tri-power 427 roadster. However..... As an all around "Man's car" I would go with the 1965 Buick Riviera Grand Sport. It was the final revision of the fabled nailhead; 425 cu. in. - dual quads - the latest Turbo 400 trans, 3.42:1 posi, and those beautiful Buick Chrome "Road" wheels. The body lines were hands down the best ever to come out of Detroit & the interior/dash were just gorgeous. It went like stink, handled darn well, and the ladies loved it! Squire

d.ron

1968 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Berlinetta, or to the rest of the world the incomparable "Daytona." The last great V12 made without Fiat interference with Enzo involved. Brutishly fast, exquisite timeless design, race it, rally it, or drive it - just don't parallel park it!

Barry

I liked the Corvettes, '67 and '68 Ford Mustangs and AC Cobras, but the Porsches and Morgans really turned my crankshaft. I was a member of the U.S. Auto Race Marshals for a while, attending many sports car races and getting more than a few snorts of Castrol R racing oil up my nose. The 356 Speedster was the coolest of the sports car class other than the Morgan plus-4 Drophead. Unfortunately, the Speedster always seemed to be beyond my reach because I needed money for college, but I was able to scrape up enough to buy a Morgan, then had to sell it for...pre-dental college courses, after which I dropped down to a 1952 Chevy that ate a quart of oil per week and had the front seats so torn up that the springs nearly popped out. A good beach towel solved that problem...well, kind of. No matter, the car cost me only $100 and never failed to get me to any destination.

j.c.

i have four favorite cars from the 1960's. 1. ford mustang (19641/2 to 1967) 2. ford thunderbird (1962-65) 3. porsche (1965-69) 4. corvette.

Isleromaniac

Several people have mentioned the Lamborghini Miura, but without any explanation or context. This is definitely the car I think of as the pinnacle of 60's design (for a production car, at least). Tubular swiss-cheese space frame for stiffness yet light weight, a mid-engine transverse V12 with integrated transaxle (if you've never seen the casting for the engine block+transaxle, you simply won't believe it; it's an engineering marvel as well as a work of art), wrapped in one of the most gorgeous bodies ever penned (by Marcello Gandini) for a sports car, all from a company that was barely out of diapers, age-wise. The Miura was light-years ahead of anything from Ferrari or Maserati, let alone Detroit iron.

Watcher

Hands down, the 1969 Ford Bronco! It won the Baja 500 and 1000, and name another car of that era that performed as well on and off the road. Parnelli Jones knew what he was talking about when he said it was the toughest vehicle he ever drove. They are still winning offroad races today.

dburr

Volvo PV 544 Sport - 1st year w/disc brakes -

Anonymous

For me the ultimate 60s car is the AC Shelby Cobra.Why? Because I have one and it is the best of the 60s

ratso

Unless you were a professional driver, you couldn't drive a GT40 or buy one but you could get your hands on either a 289 or 428 Cobra. Those two Shelby designs were the best of the 60's. I knew Carol Connors' brother Marshal who wrote "Hey Little Cobra" and Shelby gave Marshal a 289 Cobra only he wasn't old enough to drive it, so Carol got it. I got to ride in it once and there was nothing that compared to it, period. The 428, of course, was bigger and faster but the 289 in my opinion, was a lot more fun to drive, especially if you were just 16!

ratso

Oh, I almost forgot. The hottest and fastest of them all was the Sunbeam Tiger with a 289 Cam & roller kit. I raced one in a quarter mile down Fulton Street in North Hollywood one night and he blew the doors off my '56 Chevy 301 c.i. w/dual quads! Fastest car I think for the size and money...

Ric

I fell in love with the stang when my Dad gave me a '66 back around 1979 or 80, getting too old to remember now! Since then I've had a '67, a '68 that my Dad also gave me in '86 that I still have. I bought another '68 as a parts car. Had a sweet '98 SVT Cobra but totaled it a few years ago, miss that car! I'm ready for my Shelby GT 500KR but my bank acct says no! I love so many cars that if I could I'd make Jay Leno jealous of my collection! Maybe in the next lifetime! Later car lovers! Ric

Oldsetter

Although I had a 275 GTB (brand new off the showroom floor $14,200) and loved it, my favorite is still the 1965 Pontiac GTO ragtop. In fact it my be my alltime favorite car!

Grant

I love the 60's hybrids... Italian Body, American Muscle 1967 Iso Griffo, sexy cruiser

doug johnson

What ? no mention of chrysler. It has to be hands down without question 1964 the reintroduction of the HEMI 426 style. That would be my pick anything from 64 with an elephant motor. But I have to say I was fortunate to have been only 13 in 1964 and have developed a true passion for so many 60's cars from all three makers for sure. I mean cmon where would this list be without mention of the GTOs from poncho corvettes and el caminos from the general, fords T Bolts! cyclones, mustangs, torinos, buicks riveys, Grand sports and not to leave any out of the many outstanding cars made in that era I should stop. I actually drove a big block push-button automatic plymouth and therin lies my true love 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda the King of quick!

Dave Sibrinsz

Hands down, as Enzo Ferrari stated, my first car, a 1966 black/black Jaguar FHC Etype has to be the most beautiful road car ever built!! If Enzo says it, then it has to be right! Other than a rare Ferrari, what else could do 160 mph, look so great with chromed wire wheels and sound so great when those resonators purred at 3000 rpm!! I did enjoy the occasional run in my friend's 427 Cobra as he slammed his way to 130 on an entrance ramp to the Mass Pike! For race cars, nothing compares to the Ferrari P4 (in fly yellow) or the howl of one of Bruce McLaren's CanAm cars running full tilt around Bridgehampton or Mt. Tremblant

Scott J.

My favorite is the 69 Camaro. A friend of mine had a blue 69 with 359ci 4bbl and Appliance headers fitted with Thrush header mufflers and tailpipes all the way to the back. She sounded and ran so sweet! That car was probably the most beautifully designed car ever in the chevy line. Every line crease and curve just fitted in the right way. I also love the first few years of the GTO line, but hey who doesnt?

Timothy M Ricke

No mention of the Spyder. I have a black convt with metalic blue interior. When the blower kicked in.....WOW!

sarge

my favorite car of the 60's was my 1969 mustang mach 1 with 428 cobra jet.red with flat black hood 4 speed and gas was cheap.

Anonymous

!963-64 Studebaker Avanti. Outstnding styling and with the supercharged version,(R2-3) backed up the looks with performance. A true Milstone car!

Anonymous

Was that guy that owned the 275 GTB named Dean?

Baja Joes

In my neck of the woods the SHELBY COBRA!! Any year, any engine. We longed for but could never afford them. And to think if not for someones heart, they would not have been.

Anonymous

The A C Cobra with the 289 engine. It was a no frills performance machine that went stopped and handled extremely well.

RBI man

Glad to see someone appreciates the most popular collector car of the non huge bucks guys in America. The 67 corvette. I am lucky to have the big block and small block versions. Go to any American car show and everytime the 67 vette's get the most peoples choice votes.

SRT8Dave

...Hey,'Guys"...What about the '68-70 AMXs?!...Yup, ..The 'Runners of the era,..Goats Chevelles, SS Nova, Firebirds from the Futuristic OHC -6's to the 400 RAs -HO ..More Manly(?), as one foreign carNUT!!!..Said.., than the Camaros and "Stangs!!

SR8Dave

..Oh, Yeah, ..You Dum--s BMW 2002 freaks --Being from THE MotorCITY We saw everything first--And Didn't appreciate the first ''YPPy-mobiles like 2002 crap that an 6 cyl. Rambler could smoke!!..And don't go THERE about Handling;;what a line of CRAP..In the US ,'.. We don't need no stinkin' "HANDLING" we had(VE) our own Autobahns...The Interstates!!!.. The only people who even mentioned "handling" were Rich-Kiss--ss Car Magazines Like Car and Driver, Road and Track who catered to '50's College professors who actually believed that Mg's, et al., were better than cheaper T-Birds, 'Vettes, Mopars, all similarily priced!!...WE DID like The JAG' XKEs (purely style-wise)/...

Geoff

Agree with the XKE selection. I had one of the last "real" ones with glass headlight covers and 3 SU carbs. Roadster with factory hardtop. Once set up using a ColourTune glass plug and a flow device, all it took was regular use of Gumout and appropriate plug changes. It would stay in tune for years that way. Brake pads were really easy to change just as they are on modern Jags. The only weakness seemed to be the clutch, and that could well have been me! Used Koni shocks as replacements; all six. Should have kept it!

jagdent

Jaguar E-type Ots 1967 WITH THE full syncroniced gearbox, a pleasure to the eye and sportscar of the century.

woody from aus

Glad to see minibins made a couple of mentions, revolutionary, fun and only needed a twisty bit to trounce any v8.All the current hot hatches evolved from the Issigonis genius.

Norm

Any 1960's mid or full size Pontiac was probably the domestic style-king of it's era. My favorite? 1967 GP two-door coupe with aluminium brake drums. Minimal chrome trim (for it's time), conservative (almost Italian) body shape, plus Yankee reliability, an extraordinary amount of room and more than adquate over-the-road performance. Find one in close to "as delivered" condition, add modern electronics, and enjoy driving as it was meant to be enjoyed. Oh for a time machine!

Anonymous

For a pure styling standpoint I am torn between the 1964 though 1966 Ford Thunderbird & 1965 Buick Riviera Gran Sport, for pure performance the 1965 Shelby Cobra 427

Laurent

what about the Mazda 110S (1967) and its rotary engine !

Pete Stadler

From a pure styling viewpoint, the 1966 Buick Riviera was, and is, my favorite 60's car - it has elegance and performance, wrapped in a radical, extremely tasteful, and exotically beautiful package. Were I to have the means, I would have a collection of nearly every Riviera model produced - with the exception of a couple of hideous mistakes like the (shudder) 1975 tour de nausea....

Anonymous

Is this perchance the same Morgan that followed you to France and back ??

Bruce Wood

Wide Track. In its time, the Olds Starfire was a wild, luxury hotrod: 394 cu in Ultra High Compression engine, 325 hp, great boxy body lines, stunning interior with cool console, and those slick side-exit bumper exhausts (if I'm thinking of the correct year, maybe '63?). I realize I was only an impressionable kid in a neighborhood of hot rodders (Cleve.,OH), but my ride in one left a major impression. What a car! I share your love.

Anonymous

65 dodge charger 440 r/t

Kevin

I had a 1963 Continental when I was 16 (9 years ago). I absolutely loved it. White vinyl interior, silver green paint. I rebuilt the carburetor and that was my first time doing one. I had to pour lead additive into the tank. It had square tires from sitting under a tree for decades. Dual exhaust with 24" rotted out glass packs with dumps under the rear bumper. Ahh the memories. I took it to prom. That gal ended up being my wife 3 years later. Probably because I had an awesome car ;-)

Kevin

See my comment (I think I responded to Brad) above concerning the Lincoln I had. Great cars.

bigmontana23

My favorite car of the sixties were every Ferarri ever made. It is the golden age of the automobile, but they are dinosaurs of the past. We must move forward in to a global understanding of efficiency of the automobile if we are going to have vehicles in the future. We are this close to going back to the horse and buggy, and if you don't believe me, how much do you pay for gas?

GREGK

If we onsider eternal beauty and Class of each own, then NO car on the world could compare with the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III Convertible, even though there weer only built a couple of hundreds, from the last Coachbuilders in UK.Every other Car, is just a nice design and powerfull engine in its best...

hank S.

Without a doubt, it is a 1969 BMW 2002 in Orange!

Denny

'67 Austin-Healey 3000. Best lines ever on a car. Took me 30 years to get one, but I never get tired of looking at her.

Edinaman

Vair, I agree on the Corvair. I have a '65 convert, and it still is a classic style. My all time favorites would be the '63 Buick Riviera in silver blue, or the split window Corvette in virtually any color.

Johnny

Totally agree. Let's narrow this compliment to the Morris-badged car for its undisputed rally successes, and then add the Austin Cooper S 1275 (an identical machine) for that stylized "S" on the boot lid that inspired so much conversation in all the years since. "Following the 'S'". These cars started or proved so much packaging for the automobile industry, and the return to smaller nimble cars again proves the brilliance of this solution. Front wheel drive, Disc brakes, Light weight, Adequate power, Handling prowess,... all of it tossed with a small measure of inexpensive superiority. No surprise that it was voted a best car of all time.

Johnny

Hands down the best looking car ever designed, with an engine sound that still registers in memory. It still delivers the inspiration today that was immediately recognized in its heyday: taut beauty.

SPWilliams

Ferrari Daytona. Absolutely stunning, the V-12, aerodynamics, everything. Accelerated over 100mph as hard as most cars do 0-60. Go back and watch "Gumball Rally" some time for a taste. Goofy movie but the car is undeniable.

Boonanza

The 1961 E-Type! Couldn't agree more. Still looks better than anything on the road today. If it weren't for the SU carbs and Lucas electrics, it'd be the best car ever built. The 2003 through 2006 XK8's are wonderful reminders. Spoiled in 2007. Maybe Ratan Tata will bring the marque back to its graceful magnificence. Rumors are Tata that will bring the F-Type announced by Jag in 2002 (but blocked by Ford)into production,

Anonymous

Name another car that won the world manufactures championship three years in a row, can still be driven on the street, and has a current market value somewhere between 10-30 MILLION dollars. Hands down, it's the 1962-1964 GTO. (if you'r thinking Pontiac, you're an automotive idiot!)

Randy

The XKE. Just on sheer beauty. A remarkable car. So what if the gearbox was awful and they kept it alive too long, it was a joy to behold. I kick myself for all the times I could have picked on up cheaply and chickened out.

avalanchecowpoke

My favorite car from the sixties is the 1966 Corvette Sting Ray with the 427 motor and the "side pipes"... ...a friend of mine had one and the acceleration this baby had excelled any other car I've ever ridden in. The list be longish: 460 Ford Fairlane, 440 Dodge Coronet, 426 Hemi Dodge Coronet, 428 Pontiac Bonneville and others...

yannis

The 911 PORSCHE was probably the best car of the last century,especially the 73 RS.You could drive it to the movies and then go for a few laps on the track.Reliable,light,fast,elegant.

Pugman

I would have to say the 1966 Jaguar XKE 2+2 was the coolest looking car around hands down and still is to me.

Dean

I have to say I would agree with almost al the cars presented so far. The 60's was a great time for automotive design. However I am partial for what is in my garage...an Elan+2. Low, light weight, technologically superior at the time and great fun to drive on the twisty bits.

JBT353

'65/6 Buuck Riviera GS. Styling. power, affordability, even by todays standards the Riv is hard to equal. One if the best cars I have owned!!

Anonymous

Tough question; But my 65 Corvette 396-425 H.P. Big Block, Convertible, Nassau Blue, with hardtop attached, side exhaust,(late availablility) was by far (one of the the fastest things going thru the 60s. Just plain fantastic to look at and fun to drive, and the resale of these Super Cars were outstanding.

daniel

my favorate car of the 60's would be triumph spitfire. cheap fun and easy to fix electrical problems could be frustrating. also tough to tune carbs.but when you got it right what fun it could be to drive .great gas milage could commute to work for 2 weeks on tank of gas. beat that with todays sport cars!

Ed Davis

My all time favorite car of the 60's is the Jaguar E-type (AKA XKE). Unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show in 1961, the E-type's sweeping lines made for an aggressive stance and a guaranteed 150-plus mph top speed with 0-60 mph launches in the 6 second range. The only motorcar ever to adorn the Museum of Modern Art in New York as the most beautiful production car ever made. Car and Driver magazine named the E-type the best of the World's 10 Most Beautiful Cars. The Series 1 E-type was built from 1961-67 as coupes and roadsters, yet it is the roadster that enthusiasts clamor for and find the most collectible, today. Oh, by the way, I still own mine! Ed Davis

Miata

Being a true Car Guy who graduated from H.S. in 1961, I have to add my favorites for this string: Without question the 63 Chrysler Gas Turbine Concept car - (too bad it was never marketed) Production cars below: XKE Jag Buick Riveria Olds Starfire T-Bird MG Triumph Corvair Mustang/Cougar What do you think? Jack

Miata

I forgot to add these also: Lotus Elite Studebaker Avanti Jack

Anonymous

I agree but had a '65 black conv. 427 with the 390 HP version motor (hydraulic lifters). What a fun car!!! Essentially the same car as the '66.

GrandPrix08V8

My first car was was a 63 Pontiac Grand Prix. Very clean square wide track styling with reverse curve rear window. Std engine was 303 hp 389 V8.Non existent handling made it very easy to bring the rear end around with the throttle. They're fairly rare now. 65 ISO, 327 Chevy in a lovely Italian body., Sunbeam Tiger. Excaliber. Was there an AMX in 69? If so, that would be my favorite. They were affordable, reliable and great looking.

Shep

Did you drive one? A friend who has owned one recently, fully restored, says its handling is abysmal� He has replaced it with an Aston Martin Vantage.

Shep

Yes. I'd extend it to the Mini Cooper in general, that fabulous combination of brilliant and revolutionary engineering by Issigonis, plus John Cooper's realization that this could become a sports car. The '60's Cooper had the unrivalled and amazing combination of attractiveness to nearly everyone, amazingly low cost, sports-car handling, and giddy fun. (The new Mini manages the same trick).

prsnow

Mike, would you happen to be the professional photographer Mike Parris ?

CaptWSims

Geoff,
I thought about submitting the XKE.� Was one of the best looking cars of all time--had a '64 that was bored out fro 3.8 to 4.2, with 11 to 1 pistons and different cams and head to get 300 crank hp.� Only real problem was these mods made the car run hot in traffic, no matter what I did with the cooling system.�
The weak clutch was a problem for me also.� Plus the early tranny was weak.� Replacing the tranny was a real treat...had to remove a number of nuts from the exhaust manifold that were hard to access, as well as the intake manifold so I could drop the engine down below the ladder/box frame.� Was a real pain to do!� Most othere things were easy enough.
Car had electrical issues (no surprise) and caught on fire several times.� Last time it burned the dash and seats and the insurance company totaled it.� Sometimes I wish I'd bought it back from the insurance company!

rzobel@hotmail.com

XKE: Type I XKE Coupe.� Beautiful lines, strong engine.� It's a shame they don't run better, but still my favorite 1960's car.

donYan

Hola from Mexico:
(I was going to say "Jaguar XKE series 3 V-12"...but it came out in 1971!...mmm...the sound of those four exhaust�stacks)
So I go for the Jaguar XKE six cilinder, instead: "Steering would be rack-and-pinion, of course.

Such familiarity only highlighted what would be a big attraction of the forthcoming XKE: Jaguar's latest independent rear suspension. This employed the usual U-jointed halfshafts to take power from a chassis-mounted differential out to the wheels, but also used them as upper control links.

This efficient, two-jobs-in-one idea was not new, having already been used by Lotus on some of its racing cars as well as on its roadgoing Elite. In America, Zora Arkus-Duntov had been using such a design experimentally since the late 1950s and would adapt it for the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray.

The Jaguar XKE's classic 3.8-liter twincam inline
six cylinder made 265 horsepower at 5500 rpm.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the new production sports car emerged looking much like the E2A. But where the latter had seemed a bit stubby, perhaps even dowdy to eyes long used to feasting on the D-Type, the roadgoing Jaguar XKE was so lovely as to make the heart ache." Courtessy of HOW STUFF WORKS
I was�the collector's mechanic for restauring/maintaining vintage XKE's, in Mexico city�during the 80's. My mobile shop on wheels allowed me to work at the owner's home garage. A true racing car, it's like working in the pits!
The best was the test drive...on Polanco quarters, where actresses abound...they turned their heads so much when�I would pass by, that they�needed a quiropractic afterwards!
The acceleration on such a small automobile is unique!..top down, of course...��

donYan

Hola Miata:
I agree with you on these ones:
XKE Jag (open top)
Buick ~~Riveria~~ RIVIERA
T-Bird
MG (A, twin-cam)
Triumph (TR-3)
Corvair YES! -Some Ignoramus Moronious said "unstable at any speed"...never knew what rear�tyre pressure to use, on ANY rear engined�vehicle with swing axles...I owned one in the late 60's, drove it at high speed on twisty roads from Mexico city to Acapulco (my home then) &�never had any problem! Excellent 6 cil aircooled flat (boxer) engine

JWBrothers

Oh Man! This is another car I just need to have. I already don't need about 40 others B^)
Many Thanks
Jim

donYan

Hola Ducati Minor:
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reports a 404 failure when adressing it. Not shown on top�up here either!
I hope you can satisfy our curiosity: what color�is it? Thanks,

Allen Dunn

For us WWII-born babies who grew up to be car nuts, the late 50s and early 60s were dream times. During this era, Detroit was in its heyday, producing such stunningly-beautiful icons as the '63 through '67 Corvette, '61 through '68 Lincoln Continental, '63 through '67 Buick Rivera, and the '66 through '69 Oldsmobile Toronado. And even though I was always a "Ford man," I think General Motors' 1965 full-size cars represent the most beautiful across-the-board restyle in post-WWII automotive history. But, the most beautiful automobile EVER has to be the '61 through '66 Jaguar E-type. However, my persoanl FAVORITE is the 64-1/2 through '66 Mustang. A potentially-affordable car with styling that was--all at once--simple, elegant, bold, and exciting.

Anonymous

AMC Pacer. Reminded me of a 928.

donYan

Hola:
well, my favorite car of the sixties is the Lotus�7. Lotus 7 s2 roadster�I am a mechanic, so I like to construct things. This has been my dream since I saw "the Prisoner" on TV...another choice might be the Meyers Manx "Dunne Buggy" (in yellow...)�

GREY RACER

Y'all really missed this one, 1966 Shelby GT 350.� That would be a race car with a license plate.� Pure performance, rude and crude, corners like it is on rails and sounds so sweet at 7,000 RPM.��It had a unique look, you could spot it as a Shelby from a mile away.� I have been driving and racing Mustangs since 1965 and the early Shelby was my all time favorite until I got an 07 Shelby GT (NOT a GT 500) two years ago.��35,000�miles and it is 1966 all over agai, with aminities.....

Tony Rothwell

An esoteric choice perhaps but the Morgan V8 Roadster should be right up there. A thoroughbred Roadster that was to stay in hand-built, ash-framed production (albeit with different engines) for over 40 years that will be giving pleasure to its many owners around the world for years to come as it growls down the road with its very distinctive exhaust note. Top difficult to put up? Who cares - get a bit wet. No room for luggage? Put a tooth brush in your pocket. Girlfriend's hair gets messed up? Get here a hat. This is traditional British sports car motoring at its best.

Dwayne

For my money, the Lincoln Continental convertibles built from 1961 through 1967 can't be beat. Powerful, comfortable, stylish, and elegant. My personal favorite of the bunch would be the '65... no particular reason, just like the looks.

kingofstarfires

Did you own it from new?

kingofstarfires

Was it new?

kingofstarfires

My favorite car then and now is the 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible I have owned them since 1966.

kingofstarfires

1962 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible: garnet red1962 Oldsmobile Starfire convertible: loaded

John Beltz Snyder

I'm dying to get behind the wheel of a '66 Olds Toronado.

'^61 Impala ss 409

Well since the 62 Starfire has already had much serious mention I'm going to nominate the 1968 Cadillac DeVille convertible. It was only good for straight line performance and nearly every car mentioned (except the Continentals) could outrun it but what a cruiser. Imagine cruising up the Pacific Coast Highway to your favorite fish grill on a warm Sunday afternoon. This is what a chrome laden cloud would drive like....

ice

Jaguar E-type Ots 1967 with the full syncroniced gearbox for sure.! :D love that car

steve

Not ONE person mentions the 2CV. Almost as fun and great as my classic Mini! Just a bit slower .......

Sunbeam Alpine Mark IV -- 88 hp but alot of fun and I could tune ity myself!

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Auto Loan

I realize I was only an impressionable kid in a neighborhood of hot rodders (Cleve.,OH), but my ride in one left a major impression. What a car! I share your love.