After the deans of the car, run our peepers to the most important cars in history. Why important? Because the 10 cars displayed in the top are those who have made the most in history for reasons many and varied, but always objective.
1. Citroen DS:
“the most important development in the car since the invention of the car …” (James May of Top Gear). The DS has not revolutionized one thing, the Model T revolutionized the automobile that was accessible to all, the DS has revolutionized the design, comfort, materials used, safety … In fact every returned one of the inventions of the DS.
2. Benz Patent-Motorwagen:
just the first car in the world, is not without her top.
3. Ford Model T:
the one that brought the automobile to the masses, in fact this vehicle was far from the modern automobile, but what makes it into the top is something that has revolutionized the world, the line work.
4. Cadillac Type 53:
a dark stranger who has a single innovation, an innovation that still exists: the layout of controls, a key (not a crank), the handbrake and gear lever in the center, and three pedals in the order that we all know
5. Volkswagen Beetle
at the request of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler appointed a man named Ferdinand Porsche to design a people’s car (Volkswagen = People, wagen = car) capable of carrying two adults and three children at 100 km / h. Thus was born the VW Beetle, which “gave” then the Porsche 911.
6. Austin Mini:
3 meters long and up to four rugby players … Its strengths? The space available inside, the dashboard is a huge storage compartment in the back are two large pockets, and an unexpected ranking sports official with 3 wins Monte Carlo.
7. Alfa Romeo 8C:
The sale of the racing department in 1933 which became the Scuderia Ferrari, is the Alfa Romeo 8C the first car bearing the prancing horse of Ferrari. Enzo Ferrari really began with Alfa Romeo and Ferrari at its beginning was none other than the competition department of Alfa Romeo.
8. Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic:
the first Supercar history, the most expensive car in the world (between $ 30-40 million, second place being $18 million USD).
9. Lamborghini Miura:
The first car to impose the central engine back on the road, and the name as anything other than a Lamborghini tractor manufacturer.
10. Ferrari F40
Ferrari probably has changed the most cars. This is one of the first luxury car to offer only the pleasure of driving and nothing else. Enzo Ferrari decided to apply the theory of “Light is right” (Light is the solution) by Colin Chapman, but with a big engine. An iconic design, a unique pleasure, the F40 to a place in the pantheon of the car.
Source: topGear