Car: American Motors Corporation (AMC) AMX Year: 1968 What makes it special: The AMX is a two-seat GT-style sports car that was produced by American Motors Corporation for the 1968 through 1970 model years. The AMX was also classified as a muscle car, but “unique among other American cars at the time due its short wheelbase.” The AMX was also the only American-built…

Car: Pontiac Bonneville Hardtop Year: 1958 What makes it special: The Bonneville was built by Pontiac from 1957 to 2005. Bonnevilles were full-sized, with the exception of a brief period of mid-size between 1982-86. The brand was introduced as a limited production performance convertible during the 1957 model year. The Bonneville and its platform partner, the Grand Ville, are some of…

Car: Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible Year: 1966 What makes it special: The Galaxie is a full-sized car built by Ford for model years 1959 through to 1974. The name was used for the top models in Ford’s full-size range from 1958 until 1961, in a marketing attempt to appeal to the excitement surrounding the Space Race. The Galaxie was the competitor to…

Car: Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Typ14 Convertible Year: 1959 What makes it special: Volkswagen’s Karmann Ghia is a sports car marketed in 2+2 coupe from 1955–1974, and 2+2 convertible from 1957–1974 body styles by Volkswagen. Internally designated the Typ 14, the Karmann Ghia combined the chassis and mechanicals of the Type 1 Beetle with styling by Italy’s Carrozzeria Ghia and hand-built bodywork by German coachbuilding house, Karmann.…

Car: Plymouth ‘Cuda Coupe Year: 1970 What makes it special: The redesign for the 1970 Barracuda removed all its previous commonality with the Valiant. The original fastback design was deleted from the line and the Barracuda now consisted of coupe and convertible models. The all-new model was built on a shorter, wider version of Chrysler’s existing B platform,…