In the 20th century, every American auto manufacturer that wanted to offer performance road cars needed to be involved in NASCAR ... a recovery, Buick decided to replace the Regal with its ...

It could be argued that many of the vehicles are deserving, but only one per class will be selected. The Buick Regal interior pictured above caught our eye, but tell us your own in the comments below.

Three years later in 1981, the Buick Century Regal — now called just the Regal — entered NASCAR with the Junior Johnson team and won back-to-back championships, driven by Darrell Waltrip.