1961 Austin/Morris Cooper
Two things make this car important: Mass(ive) production numbers for a FWD vehicle... and Monte Carlo. It's also probably the coolest car ever. Nobody who was famous and wealthy in the '60s didn't have at least one of these parked next to their Aston Martins, Ferraris, and Rolls Royces. Well, not that much, because this is the one they actually drove...