America’s Difference-Makers

If somebody out there has a GT40 and a Daytona Coupe in the same garage, please, let me live there. I promise to take good care of your cars

by Colin Comer

To celebrate SCM’s 20th birthday, I hereby offer my take on a Top 20 list. The criteria were simple: I didn’t focus on a particular era or type of car. I just picked cars I would like to see in my garage. That can be because they are historically significant, or really fast, or particularly pleasing to look at. No rhyme or reason; the common theme is they are cars I admire. As you will see, similar cars or various years of the same models have been lumped together in some cases. Within each of these categories, there could be multiple cars I like, or cars so similar that others may like one or the other. For example, Ford Mustangs—this includes K Codes, Boss 302 and 429s, etc. This is a “pick your poison” grouping. If you think I’m nuts, you’re probably right—but then all of us in this hobby are a little (or more than a little) nuts, don’t you...