I don't know where the writer gets his 411 or instincts, but this list stinks. Rolls Royce and vw in the same list among most of the others. Where is the C3 Corvette, or the 1o66 Thunderbird, the first Modern car, with full guages, remote everything, sliding sterring wheel, an 18" thermometer for a speedometer that turns angry red the faster you go and 20 THUNDERBIRD scripts and a dozen THUNDERBIRDS the frint grill and below trunk ones are 1i" wide withe turquois tailfeathers!!!!! ... View more

I have a '66 T Bird and they have a 300hp, 390cid. This could easily be the first luxury modern performance automobile. It's heavy, well sprung, but also well equiped by modern standards. It has full power, fully guaged and has numerous remote controlled functions. It has a foot long thermometer style spedo that turns red as you attack the highway. It also has effectively, 4 bucket seats. Detroit was proud to build these cars and badged them profusely with THUNDERBIRD script as well as T Bird emblems all over. It takes the highway smootly, handles reasonably and has enough power for civilian roads. I challenge you to find all these qualities in most other automobiles. ... View more