As a mid-40's dad this is catnip to me. Aerosmith was my first musical love when I was maybe 14. I don’t listen to them at all anymore, but there was a 10-year period where I basically told everyone how amazing they are even though no one asked.

Yeah, you’re right, and that’s easily the most surprising omission.

First, as a commenter in my mid-40s, thank you for specifically writing this article for me and my kind.

Chrysler Pete E-Cruiser

Considering what is on the road today, the Aztec’s greatest sin was being two decades ahead of its time.

No “Living on the Edge”???  

How is “Amazing” the best of the three one word titled songs from Get a Grip ranked lower than “Crazy”? I don’t think the author knows how rankings work.

I would not count out a person with access to capital and an abnormal tolerance for risk.

In Musk's case, it's about as wide as a Thai cave

I had to scroll too long for the correct answer.

It’s a minivan. It has sliding doors. It’s van-shaped. Save it for the “what’s the best van of all time” QOTD.

The last BOF wagon, a master of the road, in Blue Brothers parlance “cop motor, cop suspension, cop shocks”, can fit up to 9 passengers, and tow! The Buick Roadmaster was basically a culmination of lessons learned from all of it’s predecessors. It was easy to work on, had an appropriate amount of power to haul around…

I would argue the Matrix was a hatchback rather than a wagon. The first gen is close, the second gen is definitely just a hatchback:

Especially the “However, many households sell their vehicle before they get there” line is dumb, because the vehicle doesn’t stop being environmentally friendly when it moves to its second or third owner. Who cares if it takes until the 2nd owner until it becomes a net positive for the environment if the first owner…

Citroen DS. Hands down the number one car of the 1950s. was way ahead of the game in mechanical features. this car was sold out everywhere. Citroen was building factories left and right to keep up with demand. Total production of all models came to 1,455,746. From the 1950's this is a big deal. Began production in…

In terms of engineering significance:

Jaguar XK120,140,150 

1955 Chrysler 300, considered by some to be one of the first muscle cars

Mini 

Citroen DS