In a modern world of slinky and curvaceous styling, these cars might take some getting used to.

Some early steam cars worked well, and some did not ... 1910 National Museum of American History Simplex '50' Racing and Touring Car, 1912 National Museum of American History 1912 Liberty-Brush ...

But there was one '50s production car that was faster than them all over ... in the hands of Sir Stirling Moss. The 1960s and early 1970s were considered as the golden era of muscle.