1950s
22 cars
Mini Cooper
Designed by Alec Issigonis to address the Suez fuel crisis. Transverse engine and front-wheel-drive ...
Mercedes-Benz 300SL
Featured the iconic gullwing doors, the first production car so equipped. Also the first production ...
Chevrolet Corvette
Americas sports car, continuously produced for 70+ years. The C1 debuted at the 1953 Motorama with o...
Fiat 500
The car that motorized Italy. Tiny, cheap, and perfect for narrow Italian streets. Only 479cc and 13...
Volkswagen Bus
The Transporter became the symbol of the 1960s counterculture. Originally designed as a practical wo...
Citroen DS
The most innovative car of the 20th century. Hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension. First producti...
Chevrolet Bel Air
The icon of 1950s American automotive excess. Chrome, fins, and two-tone paint. Small block V8 chang...
Toyota Land Cruiser
The most reliable off-road vehicle ever made. Used by UN and military worldwide. Over 10 million sol...
Mercedes 300SLR
Won Mille Miglia with Stirling Moss at record pace still standing. The Uhlenhaut Coupe sold for 135 ...
Fiat 500 Abarth
The tiny terror with a giant-killing racing history. Karl Abarth tuned Fiats into race winners. The ...
Skoda Octavia
The car that proved Skoda could compete with VW. Over 7 million sold across four generations. Essent...
Mercedes W196
Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1954 and 1955 F1 championships in it. Streamlined body for fast circuits....
Maserati 250F
Fangio won his fifth F1 championship in a 250F in 1957. Considered one of the most beautiful F1 cars...
Jaguar D-Type
Won Le Mans three times from 1955-1957. The fin behind the driver improved aerodynamics. Malcolm Say...
Packard Caribbean
The luxury convertible that defined 1950s American glamour. Only 750 Caribbean convertibles built ov...
Hudson Hornet
Dominated NASCAR in the early 1950s with its step-down design and low center of gravity. Won 27 of 3...
DeSoto Adventurer
The high-performance Chrysler division car that won the 1956 Flying Mile at Daytona. Hemi V8 engine....
Trabant
The East German peoples car with a body made from cotton and resin called Duroplast. Two-stroke engi...
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
The car that made Alfa Romeo accessible. Bertone designed the Sprint coupe. Twin-cam engine became a...
Lancia Aurelia
The first production car with a V6 engine. Designed by Vittorio Jano. Rear transaxle for perfect wei...
F1 cars throughout history
Formula 1 has produced the most advanced racing cars in history. From the front-engine Alfa Romeos o...
Drag Racing Cars
Top Fuel dragsters produce over 11,000 hp and hit 330 mph in under 4 seconds. Funny Car bodies look ...