I found this interesting....

[Khyron]

Ran a very quick search.... here are all the "Cars of the year" it's interesting to see the trend and what they were, to what they are now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Trend_Car_of_the_Year

Car of the Year
2007 Toyota Camry
2006 Honda Civic
2005 Chrysler 300C
2004 Toyota Prius
2003 Infiniti G35
2002 Ford Thunderbird
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2000 Lincoln LS
1999 Chrysler 300M
1998 Chevrolet Corvette
1997 Chevrolet Malibu
1996 Dodge Caravan
1995 Chrysler Cirrus
1994 Ford Mustang
1993 Ford Probe GT
1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ
1990 Lincoln Town Car
1989 Ford Thunderbird SC
1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
1986 Ford Taurus LX
1985 Volkswagen GTI (eligible due to it being built in VW's now-defunct Pennsylvania plant)
1984 Chevrolet Corvette
1983 AMC / Renault Alliance
1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1981 Chrysler K Cars, Dodge Aries / Plymouth Reliant
1980 Chevrolet Citation
1979 Buick Riviera S
1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni / Plymouth Horizon
1977 Chevrolet Caprice
1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen / Plymouth Volare
1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2
1974 Ford Mustang II
1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1972 Citroën SM Import / Car of the year
1971 Chevrolet Vega
1970 Ford Torino
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
1968 Pontiac GTO
1967 Mercury Cougar
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
1965 Pontiac Motor Division
1964 Ford Motor Company (Not for the Mustang)
1963 American MotorsRambler
1962 Buick Special
1961 Pontiac Tempest
1960 Chevrolet Corvair
1959 Pontiac Motor Division
1958 Ford Thunderbird
1957 Chrysler Corporation
1956 Ford Motor Company
1955 Chevrolet Motor Division
1954 No award
1953 No award
1952 Cadillac Motor Division
1951 Chrysler Corporation
1950 No award
1949 Cadillac Motor Division

My first car ever, a 1976 Dodge Aspen ... Car of the year baby!

[Charger-Bodie]

how in the heck did and as$burn get car o da year?

[Khyron]

I have to say, those cars are highly under rated, I've owned 3 and i'll tell you what, they all started every day, drove like they were on a sheet of glass, and handled great.



just rusted quick

LMAO!

On the TV series Fantasy Island, Chrysler supplied either a Volaré (or Aspen) station wagon which was fitted with a surrey top and a lifted suspension much similar to a modern-day sport utility vehicle. The 'safari' wagon seen on the TV series was driven by the lead character Mr. Roarke, portrayed by then-Chrysler pitchman Ricardo Montalbán (at the time, was appearing in commercials for the Chrysler Cordoba).

[dodgecharger-fan]

95 was a sad year for the auto industry... 

[bull]

Pretty impressive to see a Mopar get the honor in '69 considering the competition.

[Charger_Fan]

95 was a sad year for the auto industry... 

93, 83, 80, 78, 74, 72, 71 & especially 1960 (obviously pre-Nader) were nothing to brag about either.

Sorta makes you wonder what sort of criteria is inolved in a Car of the Year title, no wonder I never read Motor Trend.

[dkn1997]

How the F  the k car win?  did the other automakers have a strike and not make cars '81?

Yeah, nice car of the year....for me to poop on!!!

I realize that car saved the company, but even as an 11-12 year old riding in new ones (my dad's company car from xerox) I knew they were junk.