Under Appreciated Vehicles of the 20th Century

Ford Torino

Ford Torino is the make of the earliest automobile company, Ford. The car is named after an Italy’s city with a reputation - Turin. The automobile was branded as the company's modern, bright idea. The 1968 Ford Torino Fastback was a replacement of the common Fairlane label. The features of the car included muscle and luxury with a V8 engine. Torino was presented in numerous styles, from a two-door fastback, four/four-door hardtop, two-door convertible, and station wagon. In 1969, Ford built the Fairlane Cobra, which comprised the same body lines as the Fastback. This car possessed a high recital engine and was fabricated for speed. The features included a healthy 735 cfm, floor-mounted four-speed manual transmission, twin exhaust, among others. The 1970 Torino GT fastback was a complete change-over with new body modification with entirely new appearances and style. This model was followed by a 1972 Gran Torino Fastback, which possessed a futuristic design. This Torino eliminated the convertibles as it gained popularity. From here, 1973, '74, and '75 changed with time.

Toyota Cressida

The Toyota Cressida was based on many other automobiles, including the 2000GT and the Supra. Until 1992, this Toyota brand was the leading automobile in the United States. However, its fame was wiped by the introduction of the Toyota Lexus as a luxury car. Toyota Cressida is now manufactured in Japan under the trademark Mark II. The 2000GT was produced as Toyota’s sports car in 1968 though it never succeeded in America. Its features comprised of a six-cylinder, twin-cam engine, among others. The car set 13 international records and three world records, which gained popularity and legendary. 2000GT’s engine made it possible to produce 150 horsepower propelling the car to over 220km/h top speed. The company built a Celica Supra introduced to America in 1979, an improvement of the Datsun Z-car, which became the first generation Supra known as Mark I. The second generation of a Supra came branded as the Mark II. Evolving from 1968, the Toyota Cressida under the name Mark II has changed to the modern 2004 Mark II hardtop.