Car of the Century

The Car of the Century (COTC) was an international award given to the most important car of the Twentieth Century. The election was run by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.[1] The winner was the Ford Model T. It was announced at an awards event on 18 December 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[2]

1st place: Ford Model T
2nd place: Mini cross section shows packaging maximizes passenger space
3rd place: Citroën DS
4th place: Volkswagen Beetle
5th place: Porsche 911
The 26 nominees
MakeTypeYearCountry
ACCobra1965–1967UK/US
Alfa RomeoGiulietta Sprint Coupé1954–1968Italy
AudiQuattro1980–1991Germany
AustinSeven1922–1939UK
BMWBMW 3281936–1940Germany
BugattiT351926–1930France
ChevroletCorvette Stingray1963–1967US
CitroënTraction Avant1934–1957France
Citroën2CV1948–1990France
CitroënDS191955–1975France
Ferrari250 GT SWB Berlinetta1959–1962Italy
Fiat500 Topolino1936–1948Italy
FordModel T1908–1927US
FordMustang1964–1968US
JaguarXK1201948–1954UK
JaguarE-Type1961–1975UK
Mercedes-BenzS/SS/SSK1927–1932Germany
Mercedes-Benz300 SL Coupé1954–1957Germany
Miniall types1959–2000UK
NSURo 801967–1976Germany
Porsche9111963–presentGermany
RenaultEspace1984–presentFrance
Rolls-RoyceSilver Ghost1907–1925UK
RoverRange Rover1970–1996UK
VolkswagenBeetle1946–presentGermany
VolkswagenGolf1974–presentGermany
WillysJeep1941–1945US

The final results
PositionCar modelPoints
1Ford Model T742
2Mini617
3Citroën DS567
4Volkswagen Beetle521
5Porsche 911303

References
  1. Law, Alex (1999-12-22). "Car of the Century". Auto123. Archived from the original on 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2006-04-29.
  2. Wright, Richard A. (1999-12-20). "Car of the Century? Ford's Model T, of course". Joyrides. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2006-04-29.
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