1965 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88, N.J.

 

From Jonathan Welsh: Forget big engines. Big overhangs are what make 1960s cars from the U.S. so appealing! This wide, angular and uncluttered design screams 1965 -- the year General Motors got the aesthetic right. I think it took Chrysler and Ford another couple of years. This survivor surfaced in Montclair, N.J.

AL:There was a time when Oldsmobile meant...rocket. As in this '71 Olds 442. We will say it again, though: '59 was the year.