Can You Identify More Than 11 of These Classic Cars?

By: Jonnathan Chadwick
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can You Identify More Than 11 of These Classic Cars?
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About This Quiz

There's nothing like a classic car to help us appreciate the combination of art and science. Sleek angles and soft lines can make a car look beautiful, but they can also make a car faster, lighter, safer and more efficient. In the earliest days of car manufacturing, experimentation was a top priority. Auto pioneers like Karl Benz, Henry Royce and Ettore Bugatti all built cars to improve on existing cars, and because mass production wasn't the goal, these guys created some of the rarest cars on the planet.

In attempting to make engines quieter, bodies lighter, speeds faster and outputs more efficient, the earliest car designers created one-of-a-kind designs and styles. Today's popular cars are popular because they are best suited for assembly production. Yesterday's most popular cars were popular because they were cutting edge. They were unique. They were experimental. And they became the cars that defined the automotive industry. 

How well do you know classic cars? Some of them were produced in mass. Some of them were never officially produced. Some of them are electric. Some of them guzzle more gas than a modern SUV. All of them are classics, and many of them are worth a fortune. Take this quiz and see if you can name more than 11 of these classic cars.

DeLorean DMC
Lee Haywood via WikiCommons
What's this car that's so slow it can travel back in time?
Porsche 911
Dodge Viper
DeLorean DMC
Pontiac Firebird
Datsun 240Z
Riley via WikiCommons
Do you know this Japanese sports car that became an affordable alternative to the Jaguar E-Type?
Toyota Camry
Nissan Skyline
Datsun 240Z
Toyota 2000GT
Volkswagen Beetle
Dietmar Rabich via WikiCommons
Do you know this recognizable car?
Chevy Camaro
Ford Mustang
Ford Thunderbird
Volkswagen Beetle

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Corvette Stingray
Alf van Beem via WikiCommons
What's the name of this iconic sports cars with a split rear window?
Ford Thunderbird
Dodge Viper
Porsche 356
Corvette Stingray
Ford Thunderbird
Nminow via WikiCommons
This car named after a supernatural Native American creature is one of the world's most recognizable. Do you know it?
Pagani Huayra
Lotus Elise
Ford Thunderbird
Pontiac Thunderbird
Alfa Romeo Spider
Fluous via WikiCommons
What's the name of this Italian car with silk-smooth handling?
Alfa Romeo Spider
Bugatti Chiron
Lamborghini Miura
Ferrari Dino

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
Lothar Spurzem via WikiCommons
Do you know this car that introduced gull-wing doors to the world?
Toyota 2000GT
Nissan Fairlady
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
Lamborghini Miura
1948 Ford F1
Sicnag via WikiCommons
Can you name this classic that is today's best-selling pickup truck in America?
1949 Willys CJ2A
1970 Ford Bronco
1948 Ford F1
1968 Chevy C-10
Ferrari Dino
Rahil Rupawala via WikiCommons
Do you know this cutting-edge car with a prehistoric name?
Ferrari Dino
Triumph Spitfire
Austin-Healey 3000
Ford Capri

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Ford Model T
Sicnag via WikiCommons
Can you name this car considered the first mass-produced American car?
Chevy Camaro
Dodge Charger
Cord L-29
Ford Model T
Aston Martin DB5
More Cars via WikiCommons
Can you name this car that's also known as the "James Bond" car?
Cord L-29
Jaguar E-Type
Alfa Romeo Spider
Aston Martin DB5
Jaguar E-Type
François de Dijon via WikiCommons
Can you name this British classic equally known for its speed and grace?
Cord L-29
Jaguar E-Type
Datsun 240Z
Toyota 2000GT

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Ford Shelby Mustang
Sherwin via WikiCommons
What's the name of this American muscle car popularized in the 2000 movie "Gone in 60 Seconds"?
Alfa Romeo Spider
Triumph Spitfire
Datsun 510
Ford Shelby Mustang
Ferrari 250 GTO
Motohide Miwa via WikiCommons
What's the name of the most expensive car ever sold?
Rolls-Royce Phantom
Ferrari 250 GTO
Lamborghini Miura
Bugatti Royale
Ford GT40
Airwolfhound via WikiCommons
Can you name this American icon known as the world's best endurance racecar in the 1960s?
Ford GT40
Chevy Corvette
Dodge Charger
Chrysler 300

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Triumph Spitfire
Hunttriumph1500 via WikiCommons
What's the name of this iconic sports car named after a WWII British fighter Jet?
Ford Capri
Lotus Elan
Sunbeam Tiger
Triumph Spitfire
AC Shelby Cobra
Frédéric BISSON via WikiCommons
What's the name of this British sports car imported to the U.S. by Carroll Shelby?
Dodge Viper
Pontiac Thunderbird
AC Shelby Cobra
Ford Mustang
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Spanish Coches via WikiCommons
Can you name this American muscle car that features a bird logo?
Chevy Camaro
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Ford Thunderbird
Dodge Viper

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Austin-Healey 3000
Richmond AACA via WikiCommons
Do you know the name of this wide-mouth, bug-eyed gentleman's car?
Bugatti Type 41
Jaguar E-Type
Rolls-Royce Phantom
Austin-Healey 3000
Stanley Steamer
Hilarmont via WikiCommons
Can you name the most popular steam car of the early 20th century?
Cord L-29
Bugatti Type 57
Rolls-Royce 20HP
Stanley Steamer
Toyota 2000GT
Morven via WikiCommons
Do you know this futuristic car considered Japan's first supercar?
Toyota Corolla
Nissan Skyline
Toyota 2000GT
Datsun 240Z

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1961 Lincoln Continental
Greg Gjerdingen via WikiCommons
What's the name of this American classic that served as JFK's presidential limousine?
1963 Rolls-Royce Phantom
1959 Ford Thunderbird
1962 Cadillac Eldorado
1961 Lincoln Continental
Tucker Torpedo
Rex Gray via WikiCommons
Do you know this 1940s American classic shaped like an underwater missile?
Rolls-Royce Phantom
Tucker Torpedo
Duesenberg Model J
Cord L-29
Bugatti Royale
Palauenc05 via WikiCommons
Can you name this massive luxury car that is one of the longest and heaviest cars ever made?
Bugatti Royale
Rolls-Royce Phantom
Duesenberg Model J
Cord L-29

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Mercedes-Benz 540K
Rudolf Stricker via WikiCommons
One of these rare cars was famously seized by U.S. forces during WWII. Do you know what it's called?
Lamborghini Miura
Volkswagen Beetle
Mercedes-Benz 540K
Porsche 356
De Tomaso Pantera
dave_7 via WikiCommons
What's the name of this car that translates to "panther" in Italian?
De Tomaso Pantera
Alfa Romeo Spider
Lamborghini Huracan
Ferrari Testarossa
Lamborghini Miura
Jörgens.mi / CC BY-SA 3.0 via WikiCommons
Can you name this powerful supercar that features smooth lines and eyelash headlights?
Datsun 240Z
Lamborghini Miura
Jaguar E-Type
Ferrari Dino

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Pope-Waverly Road Wagon
Thomson200 via WikiCommons
Do you know this electric car that cost about $1,000 in the early 1900s?
Auburn Speedster
Pope-Waverly Road Wagon
Duesneberg Model J
Ford Model T
SS Jaguar 100
Jaguar MENA via WikiCommons
Do you recognize this British two-seater known for hitting 100 mph?
SS Jaguar 100
Cord L-29
SSC Ultimate Aero
Duesenberg Model J
Oldsmobile F-88
Gatewaycanyons via YouTube
Only a couple of these cars were ever manufactured in the 1950s. Do you know it?
Oldsmobile F-88
Volvo P1800
Ford Thunderbird
Pontiac Firebird

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Auburn Boattail Speedster 851
Lothar Spurzem via WikiCommons
Can you name this 20th-century classic with a narrowing rear?
Auburn Boattail Speedster 851
Cord L-29
Duesenberg Model J
Crane-Simplex
Crane-Simplex
Internet Archive Book Images via WikiCommons
What's the name of this luxury car known for being driven by Rockefellers and Vanderbilts?
Bugatti Type 57
Cord L-29
Crane-Simplex
Duesenberg Model J
Duesenberg Model J
AlfvanBeem via WikiCommons
Do you know the name of this uber-luxurious car considered America's most powerful pre-WWII car?
Duesenberg Model J
Cord L-29
Bugatti Royale
Rolls-Royce 15HP

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Rolls-Royce 10HP
Terry Whalebone via WikiCommons
When Charles Rolls and Henry Royce agreed to collaborate, this is the first car they produced. What is it?
Rolls-Royce Ghost
Rolls-Royce 10HP
Rolls-Royce Phantom
Rolls-Royce 20HP
Cadillac V-16
Bill Griffith, John Burns, Bharat Parmar, John Ceulemans via WikiCommons
There are only a handful of cars that have been built with a V16 engine. Can you name this one?
Duesenberg Model J
Rolls-Royce 15HP
Cadillac V-16
Cord L-29
Porsche 356
Alexander Migl via WikiCommons
What's the name of this classic Porsche that birthed the iconic 911 model?
Porsche 356
Porsche Boxster
Porsche 930
Porsche Carrera GT

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Talbot Lago T150
Edvvc via WikiCommons
The "teardrop" design of this luxury car has been turning heads for almost a century. What is it?
Talbot Lago T150
Cord L-29
Auburn Speedster
Duesenberg Model J
Morgan Plus 4
SkymasterUK via WikiCommons
Can you name this upscale American model of a popular British sports car?
Morgan 4/4
Austin-Healey 3000
Morgan Plus 4
Volvo P1800
Studebaker Dictator
flyz1 via WikiCommons
Can you name this popular car with a political name?
Bugatti Senator
Cadillac Congressional
Studebaker Dictator
Rolls-Royce Presidential

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Cord L-29
i_am_jim via WikiCommons
Do you know this American luxury car that was one of the first to feature front-wheel drive?
Bugatti Type 57
Cord L-29
Rolls-Royce 30HP
Duesenberg Model J