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"It's been 16 years since you could buy one of these as a new car and yet they're still highly desirable."
"The cafe system in Gran Turismo 7 is primarily focused on taking you through the history of different cars, helping you understand and appreciate each one."
"In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T, the first affordable car for the masses, which, for better or worse, changed the world."
"The Honda Civic debuted in 1973. It was small, efficient, humble. The market was ripe for a car like that."
"The Lavatur Noir was designed as a homage to the lost Type 57 SC Atlantic from the 1930s, one of the most iconic Bugattis of all time."
"This is Range Rover Velar number two, chassis number two. This is the second Range Rover off the production line."
"To many car enthusiasts in the '60s, the roofline with its high windows resembled an Asian temple, so the car was henceforth known as the 'Pagoda'."
"The 1901 Autocar, designed by LS S. Clark of the Autocar Company, is considered the first shaft-driven automobile in the United States."
"The car that Ford described as the little Carefree car that was built to be as indestructible as a Model T came to be regarded as one of the most dangerous cars ever built."
"The GTO had created a buzz and arguably kicked off the muscle car craze."
"For over 80 years, Pontiac was an icon in the American automotive industry, with fleets that over the years were simultaneously niche and widespread."
"Throwing anything at the wall to see what sticks, and for all its misses, Pontiac had plenty of hits."
"The Miura SV, one of the most beautiful Lamborghini models from the 1960s, really and truly put them on the map."
"The Centenario, named to celebrate what would have been Ferruccio Lamborghini's 100th birthday."
"Unsafe at any speed permanently altered the course of a reckless U.S. automobile industry and made Nader a household name."
"It's not the car that makes you smile; it's the history behind it, the stories of the old owners and what they've done over the years."
"Toyota's 2000GT was the result of a bold attempt at making a name for oneself."
"This car has been with me through my first Tonight Show, my first Merv Griffin show... I've had it the whole time."
"The Rover SD1 debuted in 1976 and won just about every single award you can think of."
"The car is one of the few cars in the world that lasted five decades, and it's still at the top of the charts."
"We are at probably the largest transformative moment in the history of the automobile."
"I grew up in Naples, Florida, where the average age is, you know, nursing home... but it, the Cadillac, to me, this is the mast of the truly great Cadillacs."
"General Motors released what is widely considered the first true commercial electric car, the EV1."
"The 1957 Plymouth named Miss Belvedere was once wrapped in a protective plastic liner and entombed in a concrete vault."
"If it wasn't for the Civic, we could have never gotten the greats like the NSX, the Integra Type R, or even the S2000, which has the best manual transmission ever."
"Parked on green hills among the world's finest cars, you will find the last RX-7 gleaming proof that sometimes a grand gamble pays off."
"Bertha Benz jumped behind the wheel of a Benz Patent Motorwagen No. 3 and embarked on one of the most important automotive journeys in history - the first long-distance trip by car."
"In 1970, Chevrolet did away with the 400 cubic inch limitation for intermediate model cars, allowing a legend to be born: the Chevelle SS with the LS6 engine option."
"Burroughs took possession of the car in 1989 and worked in his spare time to perform an incredibly meticulous and documented restoration."
"What really makes these cars unique is their racing history."
"There's something truly special about finding a piece of automotive history that's been parked up for years and preserved like a dusty time capsule."
"He has actually a very interesting career before Tesla and then, obviously, I would say has created one of the most historic cars of all time."
"The Model S...really the first game-changing electric vehicle and also will go down in history as the very first software defined vehicle."
"Whether you're a motorhead, a grease monkey, or just a plain old 9-5 A to B driver, ever since the first ever commercial motor made its way to our bustling city streets, automotive vehicles have become an unavoidable part of our civilization."
"The 1969 Honda CB750 essentially dethroned the British and their monopoly on motorcycles by creating the four-cylinder bikes that still dominate the market."
"Ford's became a name that represented both quality and affordability in this early age of consumerism."
"Cadillac produced at that time what many considered some of the best cars it had ever made."
"Remember there have only been eight versions, eight shapes, eight iterations of the venerable Porsche 911."
"I wish every car looked like this... this is actually beautiful."
"This was a simple comfortable old-fashioned American luxury sedan and it was the last of its kind."
"The McLaren F1 took and held the speed record for such a long time."
"Boyd Coddington changed the world of hot rodding."
"I'm going to really miss the 2002 to 2006 Toyota Camrys. Some of the cars made between 1999 and 2006 are some of the best automobiles that we'll ever see in at least in our lifetimes."
"Henry's the man who changed the way we all live."
"Mazda engines have won more Indy 500 races than any other manufacturer."
"The DeLorean became the butt of jokes, as did Ford for foisting the car upon the public."
"The Honda Fuja Joe: an example of a daring idea."
"The Sebring Vanguard City Car: an essential but frequently overlooked stepping stone in the electric vehicle's developmental territory."
"The Simca Fulgur 1958 Concept Car: a prototype of what they thought cars would look like 40 years later."
"The mini Wild Goose was a BMC minivan that had been converted into a motorhome..."
"So long AMG V8, you will be missed in the C-Class family."
"But going by the history of Honda, I'd say it'd be a very reliable vehicle."
"The Model T was the one that really started the whole revolution of the motor industry."
"The original Mustang was a bid by Ford to develop a vehicle that was aimed at young people of the time."
"It says Integra in the bumper; acura didn't put Integra badges on this car."
"And that’s how they remember the Landcrab. As a confusing and undesirable car."
"Demo car company: where it all began with a dream, a name, and a price point."
"Many of the most famous car companies at some point fail, but their legacy remains."
"Kaiser Darrin: the first American production car built entirely from fiberglass, a symbol of ambitious design and financial reality."
"The Corvair maybe one of the cars that was a failure in its day but may have been unfairly targeted for any number of reasons so it has become iconic and there are a huge Corvair fan bases out there to this day."
"This is categorically the best V12 made in the history of the motor car."
"The MGB was an aspirational machine that became a staple of the British Motor Industry."
"Honda ushered in a new Type R era with a blistering run around the infamous Green Hell."
"It probably all started back with the E12 with the M535i, but more infamously perhaps with the E28 M5 which shared the M88 engine with the M1, really making a statement."
"It's a very unique Car with bronze t-tops, special decal package, and it's the only C3 Corvette with an opening back window."
"Toyota sold the FJ Cruiser from 2007 to 2014 and they never should have cancelled it."
"The Cadillac Cyclone: a concept car that looked unlike anything else at the time."
"After 60 years, Toyota is discontinuing the Land Cruiser."
"I still can't believe I own the Cannonball Run Countach. I've loved this car for 40 years."
"This car was in fact a marvel of modern engineering."
"This is a 1988 Porsche 959 and it is one of the greatest cars manufactured in the 1980s."
"Even after over half a century, the Mustang has lost none of its allure."
"The Aston Martin Lagonda is one of the coolest cars to ever come out of Britain."
"One interesting thing about Bugatti when the company ended there were a lot of spare parts and spare cars and spare engines sitting around."
"You should be able to buy aftermarket parts and swap them out. We used to do this in cars all the [__] time."
"This is not merely a new chapter in the Corvette legacy; this is an all-new book."
"The bronco is still cool because it was the last traditional old-school body-on-frame V8 two-door SUV before the world fell in love with crossovers."
"I'm a huge fan of noble failures cars that were too good in their time to make it because there was better than they needed to be."
"Creating icons such as the Mini from the UK, the Fiat 500 from Italy, and the Volkswagen Beetle from Germany."
"Ford's assembly line production of motorcars would eventually create a whole new market for petroleum."
"Purists may grumble of the Teutonic influence but one can't help feeling that if wo Bentley's watching he now be mighty proud of the car that bears his name."
"I remember when I was a kid going to work with my dad and the jaguars had that as an actual hood ornament so much history with the jaguar name."
"We have a history of making great-sounding, really fast cars, so this one needs to be no exception."
"Proper pre-war motoring: this is a classic example of a car that's fun to drive swiftly."
"The Sky was the Swan Song of the Saturn brand..."
"The Espada was rated from 1968 to 1978, came out just two years after the Miura... while the Miura was getting all the glamour as the v12 sports car, the Espada also had a v12 except it had four seats and the engine was in the front."
"The first of its kind, this tough and agile go anywhere vehicle laid out the essential blueprint that lightweight 4x4s would follow for years to come."
"The Land Rover is the off-roader that bridged the gap from the military to the civilian world."
"The Mini has transcended its purpose-built origins."
"Toyota at least put some thought into understanding the vehicles previous generations and the heritage that came with it."
"It's important to point out it didn't exist before this vehicle, this started it and then everybody copied it."
"The Prowler still represents one of the most unique and daring production vehicles of the last couple of decades."
"Finally in October 2009, 9 years after work began, the Lexus LFA was officially announced."
"It all started with the original gti in the 1980s, that was the hot hatch that's where it all started."
"This car came out 32 years ago but this is a factory-installed touchscreen put in by Buick when this car was new."
"The chance to drive specific pieces of automotive history in a video game is an elusive concept."
"Looks be damned, the CoT was the very first generation of car ever fielded to not have a single fatality to its name."
"CarVertical: Unveiling a vehicle's history, ensuring transparency in car transactions."
"Bugatti and Hennessey have a long held history of chasing after one another for the fastest speed record."
"Without Tucker, we might not have many of the safety features that cars have today."
"For that reason, also, this is certainly one of the most important and iconic cars in supercar history."
"This car still exists on the Porsche heritage press fleets... and the automotive world is definitely better off for it."
"The named 918 continues the historical lineage of the Porsche 917 race car."
"Seven decades of automotive history that stand for audacity, passion, and the ultimate in engineering ingenuity."
"The Triton nameplate is an incredible 40 years of age."
"The Ford Explorer was the first real family SUV, setting an inflection point for everything that has happened since then."
"It's so amazing how on top of the game Honda was in the 80s."
"The vehicle that really put our brand and our name on the map was the Dodge Viper."
"By the end of the 1950s, one in three cars on the road in West Germany was a Beetle."
"The Volkswagen Beetle: The world's most successful car."
"The xj was a truly legendary vehicle that was extremely popular selling over three million vehicles globally."
"Alfa Romeo celebrated 110 years of history, honored with a special acronym: GTA - Gran Turismo Alleggerita."
"A lot of it comes down to who I wanna support. Carroll Shelby is a goddamn American hero."
"That's a really good start of the career of the Bugatti Chiron."
"This car arguably can be considered one of the most influential cars or if not the most influential car in the entire 20th century."
"I firmly believe that Citroen DS is one of the most innovative cars of the 20th century."
"This car has so much story and heritage to tell."
"A legend in Japanese and international car culture was born."
"They have been evus since the early 90s with you know they they worked on GM's first ev1."
"It was the fourth generation of the car that began with the 300sl Gullwing one of the most iconic cars of all time."
"My three picks for $100,000 cars would be three really really special cars and not just to me but in automotive history."
"Once you get into the DB5 and then you hear about the stories that surround the car, it just makes it that much more special."
"The 911 turbo ended up on the walls of many teenage rooms."
"The first 911 turbo was the fastest production car on earth."
"We all know about the Nissan GTR, the legendary high-performance car that literally turned Nissan around."
"The fact that it's a Mustang, Ford took a lot of risk by slapping the Mustang badge on it."
"The Ferrari 250 GTO is often seen as the holy grail of vintage cars."
"Ford's answer was the GT40, a high-performance endurance car."
"This actually tells the backstory of Corvette."
"The Volvo proved even safer than advertised."
"The automobile world blew up when a turbine car was for sale."
"People back in the 60s related to the turbine program and I think that relationship deserves to be preserved a remarkable new means of automotive power a striking example of Chrysler's engineering leadership."
"Here was Americans trying out jet-powered cars with five cigarette lighters in them."
"Giuliani was a good prosecutor... would he be doing this if he didn't believe it was true?"
"This little 250 LM is the last Ferrari ever to win at Le Mans overall."
"That's what a great car is, the stories that are behind it."
"The Cobra burst on the racing scene, captured the imagination of every automotive enthusiast in America, and ultimately beat the world's best on the racetrack."
"Rest assured that as long as sports cars are built, Carroll Shelby's CSX 2000 and its successors will be the standard by which all others are measured."
"As ridiculous and awesome as the BTW scene is, it is made with the history of the vehicle in mind."
"The older I go, the more iconic these cars become, time has just aged them so well."
"From the ashes of post-world war II Germany, they developed the Beetle, not a performance car but one of the best cars and one of the most successful cars of all time."
"Owning a Model S today is becoming kind of like owning a BMW in the 80s."
"The Ferrari F40: the last car Enzo Ferrari had much of a hand in."
"A meticulous restoration and a real preservation of muscle car history."
"Bugatti stole the record from its older brother with a 267 mile per hour top speed."
"By dropping the biggest engine available into a lightweight British roadster, Carroll Shelby creative one of the fastest, most terrifying supercars the world had ever seen." - Matt Farah
"The NSX's from the 90s have just become more desirable to collectors so now's the time to buy."
"A hugely successful model since its introduction back in 2004."
"The X3 helped kick off the compact crossover thing years ago."
"Modern cars bear no resemblance to the streetcar, so you don't feel the connection."
"On July 4th, 1990, a metallic silver Countach rolled off the production line, passed a sign that said, 'Gratzi Countach,' which roughly translates, 'Thanks, holy (beep).' This was the last Countach ever made."
"1989 was also the year that Land Rover started building this, the Discovery or as we call it here the LR4."
"The trabant 601s represents humanity's determinism to keep moving forward."
"He was the designer of the Bronco and he come out with a car that had six cylinders, three on the tree, it had a radio, it had a rear view mirror."
"Definitely a future classic in the Riviera history books."
"This is Acura's first model ever sold in the U.S., first Integra, first Legend."
"Fiero means proud in Italian and really represents the brand's excitement behind its release."
"For nearly the last 50 years the BMW 7 Series has carried the torch as the flagship executive sedan..."
"It reminds us of how BMWs and specifically M cars used to be."
"If the E30 M3 is the reason that BMW is BMW right now, the 3.0 CSL is the reason that BMW felt confident enough to make the E30 M3."
"This is the first ever Audi RS car. The RS3, the RS4, the RS6 that you all know, it started right here."
"The world was shocked when companies like Honda and Suzuki showed up in the West and just took over."
"The AMX stood for American Motors Experimental."
"Chevy began creating a sports car... Corvette gains the attention of automotive enthusiasts year over year."
"The C5 Corvette was the Corvette that put Chevy back into the massive limelight."
"The aj6 engine eventually making its public debut in the xjsc during 1983."
"Those are what tell you this is a real live 426 Hemi 1969 Dodge Charger."
"Here are 20 of the most unusual and weirdest cars ever made."
"The Emira was not only going to be a lightweight, mid-engined sports car just like its predecessors but it was also the very last lotus powered by an internal combustion engine."
"These cars represent the best parts of the Golden Age of cars."
"This was the sports car of that era, so you had arrived if you had this."
"The idea for this concept 1954 Firebird one came from the legendary Harley Earl."
"The Firebird 3 concept was unveiled to the world in New York on October 16th, 1959. Everything about this amazing car was space-age."
"It's a reminder of a totally different era of SUV."
"It's a genuine authentic 1880s motoring experience."
"This is as built, it's exactly as it left the 1991 America's most beautiful roaster award."
"The Land Rover 110 was wonderful, it just took off where the Range Rover left off."
"How does my personal favorite, cause back in '86, that's the one I raised."
"People always think the muscle car era started in 1964 with the GTO, but it really started the whole '60s."
"They started out making cars. This is a 1903 Holley motor. There's only three that exist left in the world."
"This thing had 300 horsepower at a time when the Porsche 911 only had 320."
"The Marauder: more than just a car, it's a piece of automotive history."
"Roadster is to performance vehicles what the automobile was to the horse and carriage."
"This AE86 Corolla, 1987. This example has a twin-cam engine in it, a 1600 twin cam rear-drive little coupe. A hidden gem from the '80s."
"Morgans are a product of the hills of western England, the hill climbs in which HFS Morgan competed and created the Morgan legend."
"NUMMI's last car - a red Corolla - rolled off the line on April 1st, 2010."
"It flew the flag for rotary engines right up to 2002."
"When we reached the era of 600 lt and the 620r which ultimately saw the end of that platform, I was so familiar with it. It was basically second nature."
"The Renault 5, a symbol of new freedom for women."
"Every car that I feature is special, but this is so special. This used to be Paul Walker's car."
"It's the jewel in the crown of a bygone era of cars of complex but elegant aerodynamics and of course the screaming V10s that we all miss."
"Every vehicle in the GM collection is in the collection for a reason. Each one represents some milestone or innovation in General Motors or automotive history."
"Everywhere you look there's just beautiful rows of historically awesome machines."
"They wanted to build a car that was going to be evolutionary but it ended up being revolutionary."
"The Model T had an enormous effect on the world at large."
"The Model-T was no fluke, it was the culmination in over 20 design iterations over 5 years."
"This was the first car that put Mercedes on the map."
"35 years of real excellence... ever since that first batmobile."
"This generation of Challenger won't be remembered for its economic policy. No, I think the reason this thing will remain Immortal in the minds of the car Faithful is because it brought Dodge back to a party it had left behind."
"The original Renault Magnum was designed by Marcello Gandini, who also designed the Lamborghini Miura and Lamborghini Countach."