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The average car in the 1960's cost about $2,752, and a gallon of gas was around 31 cents. The 1960's were a time of change: the Civil Rights movement as led by Martin Luther King Jr., the Women's Movement with its demand for equal rights, Russia beat the US into outer space, Elvis hits the UK, the Beatles hit world big time, the advent of the counterculture when hair grew longer and beards became common and reaching its zenith in August 1969 at Woodstock, and later in the decade, man set foot on the moon.
 
These automobiles belonged to a distinct decade of automobile history with the advent of economy, muscle. and pony cars. The 1960's and early 70's saw the American automobile industry consolidating into the Big Three: General Motors, Ford-Chrysler and American Motors. These firms not only dominated the domestic market with the sales of the 1960s cars, but the global market as well. In  the 60’s American companies built 93 percent of the autos sold in the United States and 48 percent of world.
 
Here are some of the most iconic quintessential cars of our era, some of which kicked up the dust in our SHS parking lots!
 
Ford Mustang
Chevy Camaro
Chevy Corvette
VW Beetle
VW Microbus
Lincoln Continental
Plymouth Barracuda
Shelby Cobra
Chevy Chevelle
Pontiac GTO
Chevy Impala
Buick Riviera
Chevy Corvair
Dodge Charger
Ford Thunderbird
Plymouth Road Runner
Ford Torino
Dodge Dart
Mercury Cougar
Datson 240Z
Pontiac Firebird
Oldsmobile Cutless
Chevy Nova
 
Chevy Camaro
Chevy Camaro
Pontiac GTO
Pontiac GTO
VW Microbus
VW Microbus
Mustang Shelby
Mustang Shelby
Corvette Stingray
Corvette Stingray
Plymouth Barracuda
Plymouth Barracuda