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Pick your favorite iconic car from any decade....

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hbarcat said:
The perspective is different depending on when you were born and what your experience is.

I was a teenager in the 80's which was when the muscle cars from '65-'75 were just starting to become collectible. For the next 20 years, all the rage was Camaros, Stangs, Cudas, Vettes, and the like.

But serious hot rodders have always been into earlier vintage. The '57 Chevy being a prime example. Magazines were full of hot rodded iron from the '40's to 1965.

If I had to be honest with myself, then objectively, I'd have to consider the Ford Model T to be the most iconic American car, ever.
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Those were the days when I bought a dent & rust free '73 Cutlas Supreme for $200 and drove it home, because nobody else wanted the old gas guzzler.
 
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fretter said:
Those were the days when I bought a dent & rust free '73 Cutlas Supreme for $200 and drove it home, because nobody else wanted the old gas guzzler.
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In 1986, I bought a '68 Mustang fastback with 390 big block and 4 speed top loader for $450. It was starting to get some rust in the rear quarters and under the doors. The front fenders had been replaced and were a different color.

I was 18 and still living with my folks and they didn't want that eyesore in the driveway so they made me get rid of it.

I sold it to a mechanic a few blocks away for $500. He took the engine and transmission out, plus the rear end and some interior parts. He had the body crushed.

Even back then, I knew it was a real shame and a waste of a great car.
 
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#1,449
hbarcat said:
The perspective is different depending on when you were born and what your experience is.

I was a teenager in the 80's which was when the muscle cars from '65-'75 were just starting to become collectible. For the next 20 years, all the rage was Camaros, Stangs, Cudas, Vettes, and the like.

But serious hot rodders have always been into earlier vintage. The '57 Chevy being a prime example. Magazines were full of hot rodded iron from the '40's to 1965.

If I had to be honest with myself, then objectively, I'd have to consider the Ford Model T to be the most iconic American car, ever.
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If one were to name the singular iconic American automobile i think it would have to be the SS-100-X.
 
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hbarcat said:
In 1986, I bought a '68 Mustang fastback with 390 big block and 4 speed top loader for $450. It was starting to get some rust in the rear quarters and under the doors. The front fenders had been replaced and were a different color.

I was 18 and still living with my folks and they didn't want that eyesore in the driveway so they made me get rid of it.

I sold it to a mechanic a few blocks away for $500. He took the engine and transmission out, plus the rear end and some interior parts. He had the body crushed.

Even back then, I knew it was a real shame and a waste of a great car.
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Even if I had kept the Olds, once I moved back in with my folks, it would've been gone.
 
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Brad Johnson said:
A suicide door Lincoln is definitely iconic. I wouldn't consider it THE iconic American car. For cars in the Towncar's class I'd think the big-finned '59 Caddy would best it.
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Ooo...the Eldorado!
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