By: Brandon Dowdy

 Powered by a flathead V8  Known as the first performance car that a working man could afford  Originally sold for only $490

 First successful V8 powered car made by Chevrolet  Also known as the Bel Air  Usually known as the best car ever made by Chevrolet

 Produced from 1908 to 1927  Known as the first affordable car for the middle class  Recognized as the most influential car of the 20 th century

 Most successful car by ford since the Model A  Created the “Pony Car” class of vehicles  Gets its name from the WWII fighter plane, the P-51 Mustang

 Most rare and sought after Corvette ever produced  Did not sell well in its first year  Can be worth over 100,000 today

 Known as the first of the Muscle cars  Powered by a 389 V8  Name inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO

 Designed by Elwood Engel  Featured suicide doors  Over 25,000 were sold in 1961

 Designed to compete with the Corvette’s sales  Categorized as a personal luxury car  In its first year, the Thunderbird outsold the Corvette by more than 23-to-one

 Made by Carrol Shelby  Built on the body of a small British sports car, with a larger American V8  Top speed of 186 MPH

 Built to compete with European sports cars  Had a 5.7 all aluminum V8  In 1990 the price was almost $60,000