1966 SHELBY 427 COBRA
Anything attached to Carroll Shelby’s name
is immediately worth your time. With an insane power-to-weight ratio,
the Shelby 427 Cobra has a bit more giddy up than your Corolla. Plus,
the hundreds of thousands of dollars you’d pay for one will seem like chump
change compared to the $5.5 million shelled out for the ’66 Shelby 427 Cobra
Super Snake.
1961 JAGUAR E-TYPE
Whether you pronounce it Jagwar or Jag-u-ar, everyone agrees the
brand oozes style. The E-Type was released in 1961 to some pretty heavy praise.
If Enzo Ferrari referred to it as, “The most beautiful car ever made,” well,
that’s good enough for us.
1969 MASERATI GHIBLI 4.7
The aggressive shark-shaped nose on the Maserati Ghibli is enough
to place it firmly on this list. Plus, the Maserati name earns it plenty of
clout. Basically, this car is what the Mazda Miata dreams of becoming as it
falls asleep at night.
1964 ASTON MARTIN DB5
If it’s cool enough for Bond, it’s cool enough for us. If you had
to pick one vehicle that James Bond relied on the most, you’d be hard-pressed
not to go with the DB5, and the one from Goldfinger would look pretty sweet in
our garage next to the cans of beer and lawn care products.
1957 MERCEDES 300SL GULLWING
The doors are only part of the reason this is one of the coolest
cars to ever hit the pavement. The fact that the 300SL was the fastest
production car at the time, means driving to your ad meetings in Manhattan
wouldn’t be a bore.
1969 BOSS 429 MUSTANG
You know you’re getting some sick power when they have to change
the body of a Mustang just to accommodate your freakishly large
engine. How could you not want to roll down the windows and listen to that
sucker as you were cruising around?
1963 CORVETTE STING RAY
While nothing was wrong with the Corvette prior to ’63, when the
Sting Ray rolled out it made the previous models look like chopped liver (fast
& still somewhat attractive chopped liver). Besides the new look, the C2
Corvette was a bit lighter and handled far better than its predecessors.
While some nice stylistic changes would be made in the coming years, there’s
something about being first.
1969 FERRARI DINO 246 GT
Far too often cars are rigid. The lines and angles are harsh and,
unless there’s something crazy under the hood, they become a complete clone of
something else. The soft lines on the Ferrari Dino 246 GT tells us this car is
meant to be driven fast and playfully. If we had one, we’d oblige.
1966 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER DUETTO
Something about this car just makes us want to drive the Italian
countryside while occasionally stopping to drink local wines. Plus, any time
you can get a car with style AND storage space, well you just hit the jackpot
my friend. It’s perfect for storing all the sheets of paper with phone numbers
on them.
1969 DODGE CHARGER
If there’s one thing we know about the ’69 Charger, it’s
aerodynamic. At least that’s what we learned from Bo and Luke Duke. The ’69
Charger is a thing of beauty whether it’s a General Lee or not. It may never
get the billing its Mustang counterparts always do, but the fastback look and
all American style will never go out of fashion.
1966 LAMBORGHINI MIURA
We don’t know if it’s the most stylish car on the list, but as far
as cred goes, well it inspired the whole “Let’s toss a couple of seats on a
rocket” sports car idea. It also became a new and different Italian sports car
option outside of the Ferrari’s of the world for auto enthusiasts at the time.
1969 TOYOTA 2000GT
If you’re noticing a small Bond theme here, you’re totally right.
While Bond got a drop-top, the ’69 Toyota 2000GT was stylish enough without one
being offered up from the factory. The elongated front, along with the design
in general, makes it feel much more like an Italian roadster than something you
would picture purchasing for its “dependable gas mileage.”
1962
FERRARI 250 GTE
The Ferrari 250 GTE was the sports car for the family man. It was
for the guy who wanted a Ferrari but also wanted to get little Timmy to hockey
practice with all his gear. As Road & Track said, “A not only grand, but
glorious, touring car.” We’d tack on cool as well.
1970 DATSUN 240Z
The Jaguar E-Type’s Asian doppelganger has the same beautiful
look as the Jag with perhaps more brains underneath. The thought that went into
the car became the hallmark of Japanese sports cars. See, being cool doesn't just mean looking good (but it mostly means looking good).
1969 CHEVROLET CAMARO
It was pretty much a foregone conclusion that this list would
include at least one Mustang and one Camaro. What can we say, we like
old-school American muscle power. Seeing those white stripes on a blue Z28 just
strikes us as quintessentially cool.
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