The 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

Do you remember the classic 1960s vintage personal cars? We recall a couple of them, maybe only which we couldn’t help but watch them drive down the road as a Chevy Impala. Of all the 1960s, the 1960s contributed in the right direction for manufacturers of cars. After all, there isn’t a better era than the 1960s if you are a fan of classic cars (or just cars in specific).

It’s a lot different nowadays. The cars are no longer as long-lasting because some of them don’t know what they built. Many people are concerned with what their vehicles have without looking really at the style. This is why vintage cars can look a little different according to current standards. In any event, these cars during the decade were described as “cool.”

Any classic cars were ride on the road during harmony, love and prosperity, from the Impala to the Thunderbird to the Camaro. Come on, then—throw the curtains, pull the windows down and prepare for the memory lane. If you’re a vintage car lover just remember to take a spin, here is a collection that you don’t want to skip. You won’t find anywhere else those cars except the sixties! 

Any of these vehicles are your beloved vintage 1960s cars? We’d like to say…aw if we had to choose a preference, forget! Between them all, we can’t pick!

1961 Sedan Cadillac De Ville

De Ville was one of the last designers to rock those taillight fins in this early decade! And no one could miss the steering wheel of this bus size? Furthermore, without a pink Cadillac we might not have a classic car collection. 

1961 Chevrolet Impala

That’s the top of the sedan. And the sedan models were built with “convertible top.” America couldn’t bear the open road!

1961 Ford Thunderbird

Thunderbird of 1961 was Ford’s answer to the Corvette but was only on the market as a “personal vehicle” rather than a performer. This category was eventually turned into a luxurious personal vehicle.

1963 Chevy Corvette Stingray

With its quickback style and unusual divisive rear windshield, the second generation Corvette was the most iconic. Chevy has returned the Stingray nameplate for the new version of the Corvette thanks to its continuing fame.

1964 Aston Martin DB5

Maybe it wasn’t the first James Bond car but thanks to Goldfinger movie it is certainly makes the most famed. Will you suggest any car from the 1960s that is so closely linked in popular media?

1964 Porsche 911 Classic – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

The 911 continues to be a Porsche demand, but this iconic version of 1964 does not quite match it. The style of the races of Le Mans was just as much home on your driveway.

1965 Chevrolet Bel Air

For this 1965 model, Bel Air was completely restyled. The famous “bubbletop” style became a boxer model and the sale of standard family car was rising.

1965 Ford Mustang

It is the car which began a wave. The Mustang was compact, lightweight and had a powerful motor engine. The pony car has therefore been born. The Mustang cost around $2,400 in 1965 — only a little less than the basic model for 2018, and it will cost about $19,000 today.

1965 Jeep CJ-5 – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

During 30 years of operational time, the CJ-5 (original SUV) remained essentially unchanged, before the new Wrangler was replaced. The similarity can still be seen.

1965 Lincoln Continental

Compared to today’s compact cars it may seem massive, but actually the ’65 Continental was the little one still in use. This car is advertised its “agile” dimensions by displaying advertising where a woman parked the car conveniently.

1965 Plymouth Barracuda

This sportive 2-door was Chrysler’s reaction to Mustang’s popularity. The quickback style had a special rear window wrapping around the cabin sides.

1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

The sixties were perhaps the smallest of the Mustang Cobras, but the Wimbledon white and racing lines are a classical style well beyond the current era.

1966 Alfa Romeo Spider

This nice Italian roadster was the right car to take a sunny drive along the coast. Although it was well-known in car circles for its iconic dovetail rear configuration, Dustin Hoffman’s exhaustion of gas in The Graduate would more likely be remembered.

1966 Buick Wildcat – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

This elegant sedan also bears the iconic Buick “sweep spear” style. In addition, it is in convertible versions. The rub strip, which extends from nose to tail throughout the length of the car. In the Buick Riviera, look for it again.

1966 Oldsmobile Toronado

In the self proclaimed luxury personal car market, Oldsmobile’s Toronado clashed directly with Ford Thunderbird. In 1966, Motor Trend’s cherished car of the year was awarded to the distinct sporty styling.

1966 Pontiac GTO – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

The year 1966 was the first year in which the Pontiac GTO became an independent model. As it came into being earlier. The coke bottle style (arches well around the back wheel) replaced these tail fins as they dropped out from 50s.

1967 Chevrolet Camaro – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

On his first debut in 1967, Chevy’s Mustang rival took all the stops. Until a decade later the profits of Ford wouldn’t be best, but a contest arose.

1967 Mercury Cougar

The Car of the Year 1967 winner “Mercury”, which had an electric grille that obscured hidden headlights, occupied a position between Mustang and Thunderbird.

1967 Pontiac Firebird – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

The Pontiac Firebird was cousin of the Camaro and launched at the same time as the Mercury Cougar. The Firebird produced the new famous trans Am performance kit with its trademark Coke bottle styling.

1968 Volkswagen Type 2

There are hardly fewer cars that create pictures of floral influence and Hippie culture than the Volkswagen Type 2. This counter-cultural symbol is also a modified 1950-67 style. Instead of the older versions, the main distinction being a solitary windshield.

1968 Buick Riviera – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

With the ’63 Buick Riviera, GM followed Ford on the luxury car personal market. However, the Buick sweep spear was modernised for the second generation and featured a unique change in horseshoe formated gear shift.

1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS

The second generation Chevelle SS  really took up the inner hotrod of the engine. The Coke bottle style body has a distinct ‘kick-up’, a high-rising style that meets the cabin with trunk.

1968 Ford Torino – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

The Torino covered all automotive requirements. Fastback and convertible styles contested with the pony cars, but they still provided the most handy, family-minded driver with a stallion car design.

1968 Jaguar E-Type – 1060s Vintage Personal Cars

In beauty and performance, the British sports classic set the bar high. You’d get this if you could afford a sports car in the 1960s. It was named the most beautiful car ever by Enzo Ferrari.

1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

The Cutlass Supreme was Chevy Chevelle’s cousin; however, with a cushioned bench and bucket seat and with a high-performance V8 pack, they were much more luxurious.

1968 Volkswagen Beetle – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

Produced famously by Germans in the early 1960s, The Beetle had its biggest success in the USA. The Beetle is the best selling single car design in history, largely unchanged since its introduction!

1969 Dodge Charger – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

The Charger was launched in 1966, but it has been redesigned with its second generation model to increase sales. A decade after its production, the 1969 model would become iconic thanks in particular to The Dukes of Hazzard.

1969 Dodge Dart Swinger – 1960s Vintage Personal Cars

Originally introduced in 1960 as a full-size car, and in 1969, redesigns saw it to a compact version. The “Swinger” moniker then took over for the 2-door hardtop (a replacement for the discontinued 2-door sedan).

1969 Plymouth Road Runner

In 1968, the Plymouth performance oriented medium-sized car was launched, and in 1969, it won the Car of the Year prize from Motor Trend. An important introduction in this year of the model lineup was the Air Grabber option.

1970 Dodge Challenger

’70?! What’s that?! Recall that models have been launched before your actual model year before we get tonnes of e-mails to this blog. So the 1970 Challenger came out in 1969 and only broke the decade cut and gave Dodge its competition to the Mustang and Camaro.