THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CARS IN HISTORY

Automotive website Jalopnik asked readers to nominate “The Most Significant Cars In History.” The criteria is based on their historical significance along with their legacy in the marketplace. Here they are, in no particular order:
– Ford Model T
– Gräf & Stift open-topped touring car. This was the car Grand Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in, which led to World Wars I & II, the Russian Revolution and other horrors of the 20th Century including The Brady Bunch. But it’s a well-made machine.
– Apollo 17 Lunar Rover
– Volkswagen Beetle
– Studebaker US6, a 2½-ton 6×6 truck, which the U.S. Army used to win World War 2
– Toyota AA, the first production Toyota sedan (* No, it didn’t run on double-A batteries)
– Ford Mustang
– Willys Jeep
– Ford Explorer
– Benz Patent Motor Car, actually the very first motorized car, invented in 1886.
– Toyota Prius
– Chevy Corvair, the car that made the world aware that bad car design will kill you.
– Curved Dash Oldsmobile, first car to be mass produced via interchangeable parts.
* And yes, Jay Leno owns one of each of these.
* Who’s Willy, and what makes his Jeep so special?
* No love for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
* I was going to vote for the car I first got laid in, but these are all pretty good.