I've always been drawn to the early 1950 Buicks, especially the 1952 Super Eight. I love the lines and the teeth like grill. The car just looks elegant and evil all at the same time. Of course, being a modern greaser means I like the car for the ability to chop and drop it and make it look even more predator animal like. Something about the chrome and the attention to details of these cars that made me fall in love with them. You can almost sense the hope in the future and American might in their lines.

My all-time favorite was the 1955 Thunderbird (http://instapunk.com/images/ford-thunderbird-19…), but the most famous car from that era is the 1956 Chevy, probably because it inspired this old joke:
 
What's the difference between a barmaid and a '56 Chevy?
 
Not every guy has had a '56 Chevy.

Just found your site, will be very busy checking it out for a while!

My favorite may be the classic 1953-54 Studebaker coupe – low-slung, clean design that defied the rolling-jukebox style of the time. It underwent some low-budget redesigns of varying success, but held on for over ten years.

I think the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray officially ushered in the ’60s. My fourth-grade teacher had one of these (red!) – she was a breezy young lady while my other teachers were dour nuns who drove boxy black sedans, so, yeah.

The ’63 Buick Riviera still looks awesome. Its design was supposedly influenced by both Rolls-Royce and Ferrari. I can see more the first than the second, but it’s a real original.