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20/01/2005 5:46 am
Most Beautiful American Cars of the 20th Century...
Latest issue (March 2005) of Hemming's Classic Car magazine lists the following American cars as the most beautiful of the 20th century:
1931 Cord L-29 LaGrande Speedster
1931 Duesenberg J-330 Convertible Coupe
1931-33 Chrysler Imperial Series CG by LeBaron Carrossiers
1932 Packard Speedster
1932 Peerless V-16 Sedan
1933 Duesenberg Convertible Victoria
1933 Auburn Twelve 12-165 Salon Speedster
1933 Duesenberg SJ Boattail Speedster
1933 Lincoln V-12 Model KB Convertible Sedan
1934 Packard Twelve Sport Coupe
1934 Packard LeBaron Sport Phaeton and Roadster
1934 Lincoln KB Convertible Victoria by Brunn & Co
1935 Duesenberg SJ by Bohman & Schwartz
1935 Auburn Speedster
1936 Lincoln Sport Sedan
1937 Cord 812 Phaeton
1937 Duesenberg J-529 by Rollston
1937 Packard Twelve 1507 Coupe Roadster
1938 Lincoln V-12 Model K Cabriolet by Brunn & Co
1938 Lincoln Touring Coupe by JB Judkins Co
1940 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible by Bohman & Schwartz
1940 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe
1940 Packard Super-8 One-Sixty Convertible Victoria
1941 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Coupe by Coachcraft
1942 Packard Super-8 One-Eighty Model 2006 Clipper
1949 Buick Roadmaster Riviera
1953 Buick Skylark
1953 Studebaker Starliner
1956 Continental Mark II
1961 Lincoln Continental
1963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe
1965 Buick Riviera
1968 Dodge Charger
20/01/2005 6:29 am
I got that mag, too. A beautiful list of cars. I'll take every one in 1/24, please.
20/01/2005 6:34 am
Ed, I have a few observations on the list......
Did Doug Ford have anything to do with selecting the cars..I noticed Lincoln leads the list with eight selections while Packard follows-up with six. Somehow I would have thought that would have been reversed.
Thre are thirty-two cars listed...twenty are from the '30's. Guess that proves when the best design work was done.
There are many cars I would like to see such as the
1940 Ford coupe
1949 Mercury
1953 Chevrolet Corvette
1956 Chrysler 300B
1957 Chrysler 300C
1957 Ford Thunderbird
That's just a few.....
USAF 1958-62
20/01/2005 6:39 am
LOL, I didn't have anything to do with it, I swear! But, it just goes to show ya,
LINCOLNS RULE !!!! 
20/01/2005 8:36 am
Thank you, Dan for adding the 56-57 Chrysler 300's.
The 56 Chrysler 300B was a true muscle car, yet it was a gentleman's muscle car. The flowing lines of the car were high fashion clothing for the tremendous power flowing from the 354 cu.in. HiPo HEMI. The 57 raised the bar on high performance, style, and elegance.
20/01/2005 10:52 am
And the score is:
Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg leads the list with 9 entries. Ford is next with 8 (all Lincolns), followed by GM - represented by Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet (Corvette). Two for Chrysler and one each for Peeless and Studebaker. Out of 33 cars, 20 were from the thirties, six from the fories (amazing since it was only half a decade of automobile production), only 3 form the 1950's and 4 from the sixties. I would have aded the Studebaker Avanti to the list and perhaps a Packard Darrin.
20/01/2005 6:07 pm
Fred, Yes, I have trouble with the lack of Packards. I think a Packard-Darrin could easily relpace the Peerless on that list, not to mention any of the Lincolns.
No doubt we will soon hear from Doug LOL.
USAF 1958-62
20/01/2005 6:09 pm
Call me crazy but I think the '56 Chrysler looks better than the '57.
It's just my opinion but I like the grille and rear view more on the '56.
USAF 1958-62
20/01/2005 6:14 pm
Dan, I agree. I like the front and rear of the 56 better, too. But,
I like the sides of the 57. I'm so fickle. :o)
20/01/2005 6:17 pm
Dan, you are correct. But, I, too, would like to see more Packards, and, would trade some of those Lincolns for them. Especially a Packard Darrin or Clipper of the early '40's
20/01/2005 7:07 pm
Ah Doug, you were supposed to get all crazy on me...you're no fun.
I would like to see a couple of Lincolns...the 52-55 style and the older 49-51 type.
Why the Packard-Darrin was left off that list is pretty hard to fathom. For me, The Darrin was the pick of the litter when it comes to Packards and that's saying a lot.
USAF 1958-62