Which decade produced the coolest cars?

[Camaro]

Which decade do you think produced the coolest cars and why?

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[Yaj Yak]

Probably this one..? I mean card with stupid power... Incredible amenities, and great styling all in packages that make more power than ever before along with get better mileage than ever before....


And if I needed to pick a second... 60s. The progression of cars from 1960-1970 is incredible both with styling and technology.

 

[blck10th]

I'd agree with the above.

 

[Dasfinc]

90's IMO, r32+ skylines, evo, FD RX-7, 300zx, 3000GT, Modular Fords and LSX Chevys,mcLaren F1, tons more... I think the vast majority of cars built from 00-10 sucked.

The NEW advancements in tech and motors I think was bigger in the 90s then today.

Ex: The LSA and Coyote motors are still rooted from the mid 90s essentially.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Are you kidding? Engines from the 90s had archaic technology. Look at the new coyote motor with sprayed cylinder walls. Or what direct injection has become. Turbos on everything. Fuck. Diesels alone have come so far since the 90s its retardes

 

[Flyn]

Question is hard to answer because of its broadness. Cars today have insane levels of power. Cars from the '60s were the Muscle Car era with power, looks and history. Cars from the '30s were works of art.

I'm picking '30s because of the beauty of the models from that era and to show you guys some cars you probably haven't seen. Could just as easily pick '60s or current models depending on criteria.

1930 Bentley 8 Litre:

1933 Dusenberg J

1930 Cord L29:

1936 Auburn:

1930 KJ Henderson (motorcycle?!):

These are only a few of the many '30s pieces of art that you could drive. These cars were designed by artists, not stamped out by engineers.

 

[blakbearddelite]

I went with the 60's, the beginning of the muscle car era.

 

[blck10th]

Sorry cliff none of these get my motor running.

Different strokes for different folks!

 

[zenriddles]

60's hands down.

The 50's cars are fine to look at until you try to stop or turn, and then you realize HOW much better a later 60's muscle car is. The styling in the 60's was all over the place, impossible to NOT find something someone loves.

Styling for styling sake died shortly thereafter. While future decades have much better "cars", they are all 'vanilla' in comparison of character.

 

[stock-t-bird]

there is no right answer,everyone has their own favorite years..
66-71 for me..the muscle car war years...70 Buick GS Stage 1 torque/hp/luxury

 

[Flyn]

No problem.

How about some of the wilder '30s models?

1938 Delahaye:

1939 Delahaye:

1930 Mercedes Benz Trossi Roadster:

'30s Bugatti Atlantique:

 

[Dasfinc]

Are you kidding? Engines from the 90s had archaic technology. Look at the new coyote motor with sprayed cylinder walls. Or what direct injection has become. Turbos on everything. Fuck. Diesels alone have come so far since the 90s its retardes

Coyote is a Modular motor at its core, which came out in what, 92?

Direct Injection first started appearing in the mid/late 90's in Toyota/Mitsu/Nissan/Renault motors.

Turbos that made decent output really started showing up initially in the 90's as well (again, skyline, 3000GT, 300ZX, the Dodge 2.2 and 2.5 turbos)

And Diesels have come a LONG way since the 90's, but look at the diesels of the 80's, and then the diesels of the late 90's. (The 350 diesel and NA International Ford motor Vs. the first real Duramaxes and powerstrokes that came out in the 90's)

But as others already said, it really is opinion, and I just like arguing

 

[syP]

SHO, hands down.

 

[VenomousDSG]

I grew up in the 90s and went to all the auto shows then, so I picked 90s. I think the 60s are second best, due to that being the start of the muscle car era.

 

[Flyn]

To show some love for the muscle car era, here are a few of the cars I owned back in the '70s. Not actual pics of my cars but, you get the idea. I should have kept them all...

1966 Dodge Coronet. Mine had a 383 and a 4 speed.

1969 Ford Torino. First car. 302 w/a 3 speed shifter on the tree.

1968 Chevelle Convertible.

1970 GTO. 455 HO automatic.

1971 LeMans. (2 of them)

1973 Camaro.

1972 Buick GS

 

[zenriddles]

To show some love for the muscle car era, here are a few of the cars I owned back in the '70s. Not actual pics of my cars but, you get the idea. I should have kept them all...

1966 Dodge Coronet. Mine had a 383 and a 4 speed.

1969 Ford Torino. First car. 302 w/a 3 speed shifter on the tree.

1968 Chevelle Convertible.

1970 GTO. 455 HO automatic.

1971 LeMans. (2 of them)

1973 Camaro.

1972 Buick GS

If you didn't have hair on your balls before 1980, then the 60's and early 70's cars are pretty much just something you saw in pictures, not everyday life.

Hard to relate to just pictures. These cars were day to day life for us old guys.

 

[Hubbard 0]

90s for sure. Nissan had the 300ZX, Pulsar GTi-R and Skyline, Mazda with RX-7 and Eunos, Stealth, 3000GT, Mitsubishi with Evo, 3000GT, Galant VR-4, Colts, DSM, STi, Supra, NSX. Late 90s also had the beginning of Super Sport bikes too, bike power and serious handling.

That's a heavy Japan lean. I'd still rather own a car from the 90s than a lot of stuff now. American cars sucked cause they all thought 1 camshaft was enough.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Coyote is a Modular motor at its core, which came out in what, 92?

Direct Injection first started appearing in the mid/late 90's in Toyota/Mitsu/Nissan/Renault motors.

Turbos that made decent output really started showing up initially in the 90's as well (again, skyline, 3000GT, 300ZX, the Dodge 2.2 and 2.5 turbos)

And Diesels have come a LONG way since the 90's, but look at the diesels of the 80's, and then the diesels of the late 90's. (The 350 diesel and NA International Ford motor Vs. the first real Duramaxes and powerstrokes that came out in the 90's)

But as others already said, it really is opinion, and I just like arguing

Before I get to a computer. I need to just point out the blatant idiocy here. Duramaxes weren't out til 2000s... Turbos were doing much bigger things than that jap crap on the 80s

 

[1MEANGT]

I will say 60's to the early 70's. And also cars of today.

 

[Yaj Yak]

and i never said direct injection started- i said what it has done.

 

[Yaj Yak]

and to squelch out the turbo thing a lil more.

 

[Hubbard 0]

And Chrysler was really the one doing cool turbo things. Shelby CSX had a variable geometry turbo, no one else was doing that.

 

[Yaj Yak]

 

[Flyn]

Coyote is a Modular motor at its core, which came out in what, 92?

Direct Injection first started appearing in the mid/late 90's in Toyota/Mitsu/Nissan/Renault motors.

Turbos that made decent output really started showing up initially in the 90's as well (again, skyline, 3000GT, 300ZX, the Dodge 2.2 and 2.5 turbos)

And Diesels have come a LONG way since the 90's, but look at the diesels of the 80's, and then the diesels of the late 90's. (The 350 diesel and NA International Ford motor Vs. the first real Duramaxes and powerstrokes that came out in the 90's)

But as others already said, it really is opinion, and I just like arguing

Chevrolet and Oldsmobile started the automobile turbo trend. In 1962. From Wikipedia:

"Turbo Jetfire
In 1962 and 1963 Oldsmobile built a turbocharged version of the 215. The small-diameter Garrett T5 turbocharger with integral wastegate was manufactured by Garrett AiResearch and produced a maximum of 5 psi (34 kPa) boost at 2200 rpm. The engine had 10.25:1 compression and a single-barrel carburetor. It was rated at 215 hp (160 kW) at 4600 rpm and 300 lb·ft (410 N·m) at 3200 rpm. In development, the high compression ratio created a serious problem with spark knock on hard throttle applications, which led Olds to use a novel water-injection system that sprayed metered amounts of distilled water and methyl alcohol (dubbed "Turbo-Rocket Fluid") into the intake manifold air-stream to cool the intake charge. If the fluid reservoir was empty, a complex double-float and valve assembly in the Turbo-Rocket Fluid path would set a second butterfly (positioned between the throttle butterfly and the turbocharger) into the closed position, limiting the amount of boost pressure. Unfortunately, many customers did not keep the reservoir filled, or had mechanical problems with the turbocharger system which resulted in many of the turbo-charger installations being removed and a conventional 4 barrel carburetor and manifold installed in its place.
The turbocharger was offered only in a special Jetfire model, which was the second turbocharged passenger car offered for public sale. The Chevrolet Corvair Spyder Turbo also manufactured by GM was ahead the Oldsmobile Jetfire Turbo by only a few weeks. Only 9,607 were sold in two model years, and many were converted by dealers to conventional four-barrel carbureted form."

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

I voted 90's for the advances in engine power and reliability and still had low hood lines and bumpers. Prior to the 90's cars were not expected to last past 75K and would rust to pieces by 100K. Now if they don't make it past 100K its a bucket of shit.

Close 2nd is the styling of the 30's cars and absolutely crazy engines they had in those days. v12's v16's and crazy superchargers and such and they still made shit hp.. lol.

Then I guess in 3rd place I'd go with the 60's - early 70's Muscle era but I'm just not a fan of the bloated Gross HP numbers and all the nut swinging that goes on for those cars. Basically if it wasn't a special edition big block it was not fast and I don't care about what hp is on the sticker on the air cleaner. lol!