What were the cool cars the year you were born?

^ I went with the latter, much more fun that way.

96DXCivic said: said: "Where we supposed to put cars that came out in our birth year or just cool cars that were available when we were born?"

Year you were born is how I understood the rules.

I was born in 1970. Like Doc Blade said, there are simply too many to list...

1958 Jensen 541R.

Fiberglass body with a 6 cylinder Austin drivetrain. The cooling air intake could be controlled by the driver.

Car and Driver top 10 cars for 1989: Acura Legend Coupe Corvette Dodge Colt Turbo Ford Probe GT Taurus SHO Honda Accord Honda Civic Lincoln Continental Mitsubishi Eclipse Turbo Saab 9000 Turbo

Not a great year if you ask me...

Woody wrote: So, who's owned a car from the year they were born? I've owned two.

I've owned a few, and currently own two from my birth year, both '63 Mercury Comets (a 2 door hardtop and a convertible).

The age between my oldest car (a 72 Midget) and my newest (a 96 Civic) is greater then my age (24>21).

E30 Convertible, last year for them.

1974, last blast for leaded gas! ( at least for factory built spec.) last year for Corvette roadster w/big block, last 'Cuda and Challenger. You could option up a cool K5 or 240Z. 1st year for Super Duty Trans Am!

Someone was having trouble with 1980. Trans-Am turbo, Citation X-11, Last L-82 Vette, didn't Ford offer a 302 Fairmont as a cop car around then?

'74 and it wasn't a great year for performance cars.

RexSeven wrote: Well, I see 1985 is covered pretty well... though I would like to add this fast-but-ugly creation (kinda like me, minus the fast part ) I haven't owned a car that was built the same year I was born, but my Mazda RX-7 is less than a year younger than me (built in '86 for the '87 model year).

Mosler's been a big supporter of the magazine over the years, and one of the biggest when they first got started, IIRC. Kinda fitting that there'd be one on the thread.

spdracer315 wrote: Car and Driver top 10 cars for 1989: Acura Legend Coupe Corvette Dodge Colt Turbo Ford Probe GT Taurus SHO Honda Accord Honda Civic Lincoln Continental Mitsubishi Eclipse Turbo Saab 9000 Turbo Not a great year if you ask me...

Giant killer, unless you already tower over the valley.......

Woody wrote: So, who's owned a car from the year they were born? I've owned two.

Closest I've come was my old TR-4. IIRC, it was a 64 (it had the solid rear axle instead of the IRS). Years ago, I went looking for an old BMW 1500 4-door, but the only three I found required more welding skill than I possess (which would actually be..none ).