What Was the Most Important Car the Year You Were Born?

Popular Mechanics compiled a list of the most popular cars every year from 1918 to the present. i don't think we need to go back to 1918, so we'll start the list at 1947. BTW, the most popular car the year I was born was the Corvette Stingray.

The automobile of any given year is truly a picture of the time period. Cars are excellent look at trends and styles in American culture. What cars were the big deal the year you were born?

1947: Chevrolet Fleetmaster

1948: Tucker 48

1949: Mercury 8

1950: VW Beetle

1951: Hudson Hornet

1952: Bentley Type-R Continental

1953: Chevrolet Corvette

1954: Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing

1955: Citroen DS

1956: Continental Mark II

1957: Chevrolet 150/210/Bel Air

1958: Ford Edsel

1959: BMC Mini

1960: Chevrolet Corvair

1961: Jaguar E-Type

1962: Studebaker Avanti

1963: Buick Riviera

1964: Pontiac GTO

1965: Porsche 911

1966: Lamborghini Miura

1967: Chevrolet Camaro

1968: Dodge Charger

1969: Ford Mustang Boss 429

1970: Datsun 240-Z

1971: Stutz Blackhawk

1972: Ford Ranchero

1973: Chevrolet Monte Carlo

1974: Lamborghini Countach LP400

1975: Volvo 242/244/245

1976: Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe

1977: Pontiac Trans AM

1978: Subaru BRAT

1979: Saab 900 Turbo

1980: AMC Eagle

1981: DeLorean

1982: Buick Grand National

1983: VW GTI

1984: Plymouth Voyager/Dodge Caravan

1985: Ferrari Testarossa

1986: Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL

1987: Ford Mustang GT

1988: BMW M5

1989: Lexus

1990: Mazda Miata

1991: Toyota MR2

1992: Ford Taurus SHO

1993: Chrysler LH Sedans

1994: Acura Integra

1995: Subaru Legacy Outback

1996: Dodge Viper GTS

1997: Porsche Boxster

1998: Lincoln Town Car

1999: Lexus RX300

2000: Pontiac Aztek

2001: Toyota Prius

2002: BMW 7-Series

2003: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

2004: Scion xB

2005: Ford Mustang

2006: Audi R8

2007 Honda Fit

2008: Dodge Challenger SRT8

2009: Nissan GT-R

2010: Toyota Prius

2011: Chevy Volt

2012: Tesla Model S

2013: Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S

2014: Chevrolet Corvette

2015: Hyundai Genesis

2016: Honda Civic

2017: Chevy Bolt EV

2018: Tesla Model 3

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