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My choices would be the ones pictured here.
57 Ford Convertible (my very first car)
56 DeSoto Adventurer. (my next door neighbor owned a twin to this one)
62 Cadillac convertibel.(I owned two of these beauties)
56 Continental Mark II convertible (would love one)
The Thunderbird I own presently.
If innovation and being WAY ahead of it's time means anything, then the Tucker would have to be at the top of the list. First car with A/C, rear mounted engine, automatic transmission, the headlights turned with the steering wheels, cornering lamps, power steering, power brakes, 4 wheel independent suspension, torsion bars with shock absorbers,padded dash, safety glass windshield, engine and transmission mounted on subframe and could be removed in minutes, Hemi heads, fuel injection, all aluminum engine, disc brakes, all things we think are modern technologies were offered in 1948.
But an honorable mention has to go to the Chrysler Airflow. I was privileged to drive one of these back in the late 60's. It belonged to a pair of elderly sisters that used it to go to church and to the bank. The 1937 car had less than 5000 original miles on it. A straight 8 engine with a 3 speed manual floor shift transmission. The first production car with integrated fenders and aerodynamic.
But I did own a 1983 Excaliber. Talk about a babe magnet. Built on a Corvette frame, it would scoot if need be. The hood tube exhaust was real.
I'm kind of a Mustang guy myself, though those old 'Vettes were nice. I love how a few of you brought up Cords and Deusenbergs, those were slick. Anyone read Clive Cussler's books by any chance?
Ooh, coincidentally, Morgan Aeros are nice looking for a sort of "modern classic" style.
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