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15 Classic Cars That Define Cool
âWeâve overheard guys say they donât care what kind of car they drive as long as it gets them from Point A to Point B. Those guys are liars. Who wouldnât want to own a car that turns more heads than a bikini car wash? Maybe these guys have only driven used jalopies and donât know anything else. Well, these are the cars they should know. These are the 15 Classic Cars That Define Cool.
1966 Shelby 427 Cobra
Anything attached to Carroll Shelbyâs name is immediately worth your time. With an insane power-to-weight ratio, the Shelby 427 Cobra has a bit more giddyup than your Corolla. Plus, the hundreds of thousands of dollars youâd pay for one will seem like chump change compared to the $5.5 million shelled out for the â66 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, âThe most beautiful car ever made,â well, thatâs 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 itâs cool enough for Bond, itâs cool enough for us. If you had to pick one vehicle that James Bond relied on the most, youâd 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 wouldnât be a bore.
1969 Boss 429 Mustang
You know youâre 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? (Which would be a good idea since, due to the size of the engine, they couldnât fit in any air conditioning.)
1963 Corvette Sting Ray
While nothing was wrong with the Corvette prior to â63, 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, thereâs something about being first.
1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
Far too often cars are rigid. The lines and angles are harsh and, unless thereâs 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, weâd 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. Itâs perfect for storing all the sheets of paper with phone numbers on them.
1969 Dodge Charger
If thereâs one thing we know about the â69 Charger, itâs aerodynamic. At least thatâs what we learned from Bo and Luke Duke. The â69 Charger is a thing of beauty whether itâs 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 donât know if itâs the most stylish car on the list, but as far as cred goes, well it inspired the whole âLetâs toss a couple of seats on a rocketâ sports car idea. It also became a new and different Italian sports car option outside of the Ferrariâs of the world for auto enthusiasts at the time.
1969 Toyota 2000GT
If youâre noticing a small Bond theme here, youâre totally right. While Bond got a drop-top, the â69 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 âdependable gas mileage.â
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, âA not only grand, but glorious, touring car.â Weâd tack on cool as well.
1970 Datsun 240Z
The Jaguar E-Typeâs Asian doppelgĂ€nger 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 doesnât 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 silver stripes on a blue Z28 just strikes us as quintessentially cool.â
-Coolmaterial.com