What decade gave us the coolest cars?

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 01/29/2015 at 10:08 • Filed to: None

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This is something I was debating with a colleague a few days ago. What do you think was the coolest automotive decade? For me, It's the 1960's. The 60's gave us brutal muscle cars, swoopy Ferraris, giant land barges (I own one) and all kinds of cool roadsters from Italy, Japan and Britain.

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on Driving.ca where you can vote if you want. I'm curious to see what people think is coolest decade. And for the record, my second choice for coolest decade is the 50's. What say you, Oppo?

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DConsorti > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:10

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You nailed my answer in your choice

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:11

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Now.

thebigbossyboss > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:15

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80's cars best cars.

Miata.

GNX

Toyota Pickup

F40

Countach

KirkyV > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:16

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As you say, I don't really think the sixties can be beaten, objectively speaking. A lot of my very favourite cars come from the eighties, though.

MIATAAAA > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:16

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Definitely 50s and 60s. Specifically late fifties and early sixties. Amazing.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:20

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90's.

(kind of a joke, but they did produce some cars I love)

djmt1 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:21

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The 90s when nothing was a bad idea.

Twin Turbo Ferrari Slaying Saloon

Twin Supercharged GT with 600HP+

Everyday Supercar from the people who made the Accord

Truck Powered Sports Car

220 MPH is cute

bob and john > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:24

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hmmm i'm going to say 80s and 90s.

everyone was kinda doing their own thing, and no 2 cars were quick alike.

davedave1111 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:25

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Thirties:

McMike > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:33

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I agree.

MonkeePuzzle > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:35

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I'm a big fan of the late 80s, early 90s. could possibly stretch that into 2000s. The cars had everything you want (A/C, seat belts, an airbag perhaps), but not too much else (laser guided cruise control, quadruple zone climate control). and the styling is my favourite.

obviously many will disagree, and I love those people still.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:38

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I love land barges and love the stuff from the 60's but if I had to pick a best decade I would have to go for the 90's.

E. Julius > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:41

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Hmm, 60s are pretty awesome, but for the sake of argument I'm going to say 80s. Sure there were some malaise holdover crap boxes, but it's also the era when things started picking up again. The decade gave us:

the ultimate analog super car (F40)

the prototypical high tech super car (959)

the Miata

tons of digital dashes

Plenty of cheap Japanese sports cars (Starion, MR2, 300ZX, etc.)

GNX

And plenty of other really awesome stuff. Going to get my hands on a badass 80s sports car someday.

kanadanmajava1 > thebigbossyboss 01/29/2015 at 10:50

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Countach came from 70's even though that 25th anniversary model was made in 80's. It's probably the fastest Countach but also the ugliest.

And the Hilux is also from 70's even thought that model lasted up to '83. That's my favorite Hilux model by the way.

CKeffer > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 10:50

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90's is my choice

And a bunch more. Granted, it was not a great time for US cars, but Japan and Europe had some pretty awesome stuff!

thebigbossyboss > kanadanmajava1 01/29/2015 at 10:55

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Re Hilux. Yeah, but it was hard to find a big picture of 4th gen Hilux which actually was the 80's car, so I just picked this one thinking "it was made in the 80's, since it was an 83 and hope noone would notice.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 11:02

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Although it was fairly pants for you guys over that side of the pond, the 70s were pretty ripping for us here in Europe. All these cars could be bought in the 70s :)

-Alfa Giulia GTV

-Alfa Montreal

-Alfa Alfetta

-Alfa Alfetta GTV

-Alfa Alfetta 2000 Turbodelta

-Alfa Alfasud

-Alfa Spider

-Alfa 33 Stradale

-Alpine A110

-Alpine A310

-Aston Martin V8 Vantage

-BMW 3.0 CSL

-BMW 2002 Tii

-BMW 2002 Turbo

-Ferrari 308

-Ferrari Daytona

-Ferrari Dino 246

-Ferrari Dino 308

-Fiat Dino

-Fiat X1/9

-Fiat 124 Coupe

-Fiat 131 Abarth

-Ford Capri

-Ford Escort RS2000

-Iso Grifo 7-Litri

-Jaguar XJ6

-Jaguar XJC

-Jaguar XJS

-Jaguar E-Type 4.2

-Jensen Interceptor

-Jensen FF

-Lancia Beta Montecarlo

-Lotus Esprit

-Lotus Elan

-Maserati Khamsin

-Maserati Merak

-Maserati Bora

-Mazda RX-3

-Mazda RX-4

-Mazda REPU

-Mazda Cosmo

-Mercedes SL Pagoda

-Mercedes SL450

-Montverdi High Speed

-Mini Cooper S

-MGB GT V8

-Datsun 240Z

-Nissan Skyline GT-R

-Opel Manta

-Peugeot 504 Coupe

-Porsche 911

-Porsche 914/6

-Porsche 924 Turbo

-Reliant Scimitar

-Renault 5 Turbo

-Rover P6 3500

-Rover SD1

-Saab 99 Turbo

-Talbot Sunbeam Lotus

-Tatra T603

-Tatra T613

-Toyota Celica 1600GT

-Triumph Stag

-Triumph Spitfire

-Triumph GT6

-Triumph TR6

-Triumph Dolomite Sprint

-Triumph TR8

-TVR M-Series

-Vauxhall Firenza Dropsnoot

-Volvo 144

-VW Golf GTi

Plus, you could buy '60s cars for cheap!

Yossarian > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 11:07

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I don't know if they're objectively the prettiest and definitely not the fastest but it's the 80s for me. Specifically 80s European and Japanese.

Jayhawk Jake > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 11:15

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2010s.

I honestly think we have the coolest cars right now.

A 650 HP Corvette that doesn't have any 'yeah, but the interior sucks' qualifications

A pair of 700 horsepower cars for $60,000ish

A car that is essentially a golf cart that can win a drag race against them

HyperCars that make nearly 1000hp, look like they are straight up space ships, and run faster than race cars on some tracks

Small cars that have 200+ horsepower and the technology to keep you alive in an accident

There's a company that makes a street legal off-road race truck, not to mention multiple companies that make street legal race cars

We will soon have cars that literally drive themselves

Even the most basic car these days has all kinds of cool tech in it, like backup cameras, lane departure assist, parking sensors, heated and cooled seats, heated steering wheels. You can get that on a Kia! A KIA!

Say what you will about modern cars lacking soul, but we live in a fantastic time for cars. When you step back and look at it on the whole it's simply mind blowing

JR1 > davedave1111 01/29/2015 at 11:18

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Gone are the days where you could drive a gran prix car on the streets.

Coty > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 11:25

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1940s to the 2000s.

#smartass

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Yossarian 01/29/2015 at 11:29

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The question asks for coolest; not the best.

Yossarian > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 11:37

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Then the 80's definitely counts.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > davedave1111 01/29/2015 at 12:09

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30's definitely win, hands down for the classiest decade of cars.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 12:12

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Either the 1990s or the 1890s, so yeah, the 90s.

Benz Velo 1895

McLaren F1 LM 1995, one hundred years later.

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 12:12

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60's. No other decade is even close.

I will go even further and say that 1967 is the best year EVER in the history of car manufacturing history.

Every manufacturer had a collectible classic either sold or made in 1967. If you stop and think of any car maker and their 1967/1968 model year there is something KILLER.

StingrayJake > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 12:22

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Considering C2s and early C3s are my favorite Corvettes, I tend to agree.

ranwhenparked > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/29/2015 at 17:20

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1. 1940s

2. 1950s

3. 1930s

4. 1960s

5. 1920s

In that order.

Axial > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 01/30/2015 at 00:11

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I'm partial toward 1910-1920:

This is 1909, but I love cars like this: