Best looking American car

[Payman]

I may be a slight bit biased, but...

Oh yes. I too love the '68-'72 C3. I have a soft spot for all C3's... I have an '80 in storage that I'm going to finish when I'm retired.

[68_427]

LS7?

[Mustangfan2003]

Hard to disagree with this



I love this



The C2 might be the best looking Vettes ever



And to throw a Mopar in the mix I pick the 1969 Charger

[Vinsanity]

Was that real wood by the way?

you're going to have to go back a lot further for that

[Vinsanity]

this is an absolutely lovely vehicle, IMO...third headlight and everything

[omicron]

The US has made some truly stunning cars, for which I shall be forever grateful. These ones are just a few (of many) off the top of my head:

1957 Chrysler 300C


1961 Lincoln Continental


1963 Buick Riviera


1963 Thunderbird Sports Roadster


1964 Chevrolet Impala SS


1964 Studebaker GT Hawk


1964.5 Ford Mustang


1965 Buick Wildcat


1966 Pontiac Grand Prix


1967 Cadillac Eldorado

[Mustangfan2003]

this is an absolutely lovely vehicle, IMO...third headlight and everything

Our local car museum has a Tucker, really amazing to look at.

[shp4man]

I've always had a thing for mid-50's Mercs, my dad bought a new one in '55. I can still remember the car.

[Morris Minor]

Our local car museum has a Tucker, really amazing to look at.

I saw one in the flesh at an exhibit a few weeks ago. They are HUGE!

[Vinsanity]

1963 Thunderbird Sports Roadster

THAT was the one I kept trying to remember for this thread...best. Thunderbird. ever.

[Vinsanity]

I saw one in the flesh at an exhibit a few weeks ago. They are HUGE!

as I recall, they have a 9.7L helicopter engine mounted out back

[Byteme]

If I had to pick just one.






Runners up would be 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado, 1966 Pontiac 2+2Convertible, 1939 Lincoln Continental

[Cookie Monster]

I would have to agree with the '63 Thunderbird.

[TBR]

[Payman]

I'm going to be a rebel here and nominate the '02 Thunderbird. It was never intended to be a sportscar, and it does a fantastic job at being what it is... a cruising machine. I think it looks great, and it uses the Lincoln LS chassis and interior, which were fine underpinnings for this car. Yeah, it was a tad overpriced, but it's hard to find a good example today for less than $20,000. I would love to have one.

[Vinsanity]

I dunno, whenever I look at the interior of one of those, I can't help but think that it belongs inside the 1990's hardtop 4-seater T-bird instead. Funny that today's Challenger pretty much followed the same footsteps: nice cruiser with eye-catching styling, but with a bland interior, underwhelming performance, and questionable price tag. At least the T-bird is a convertible, though, and performance isn't a big priority.

Would've been awesome to see a special edition with the supercharged version of the Jag V8

[Payman]

A good looking car nonetheless.

[hotrodalex]

[ChrisV]

If I had to pick just one.

Almost all the ones I would post are already in the thread. Love the Deusey, and from this era, there are a couple more:

Packards:





Cord L-29:





Auburn:







Cadillac V16:

[Vinsanity]

oooh...I love me some Auburn Speedster

[cawimmer430]

I also like the '72 Dodge Coronet Brougham sedan. 

[Onslaught]

I know this has nothing to do with looks (even if I don't think this car looked that great) but that's the most painful car I've ever been in. Zero leg room and horrific headroom. It's like someone at Ford had a picture of me and said "let's make a car that actually hurts this guy to get into and drive."

I'm also surprised that a Prowler hasn't been put up yet. Even if they're ugly.

[Vinsanity]

Prowlers are a little too kitschy, IMO. Kind of like an Excalibur for the 21st century

[SVT666]

Even though it should have had a V8 and a manual

[Vinsanity]

lol, Ruby's Diner...I wonder how many people outside of SoCal know that it's a real place

and wtf is up with the guy giving the thumbs up to the invisible driver?

[hotrodalex]

Needs chrome bumpers.

[Raza]

I'm going to be a rebel here and nominate the '02 Thunderbird. It was never intended to be a sportscar, and it does a fantastic job at being what it is... a cruising machine. I think it looks great, and it uses the Lincoln LS chassis and interior, which were fine underpinnings for this car. Yeah, it was a tad overpriced, but it's hard to find a good example today for less than $20,000. I would love to have one.

I've been seeing a bunch of these lately...one of the most hideous cars in recent history. 

[Raza]

Even though it should have had a V8 and a manual

I love them.  Hell, I'd have taken its V6 with a manual. 

[2o6]

Prowlers are ugly.


This is gorgeous.



This is beauty.

[Vinsanity]

I love them.  Hell, I'd have taken its V6 with a manual. 

a 318 or 360 mated to an automatic would've been more likely, or at least more suited to the car's purpose