In 1900, the single-cylinder De Dion Bouton Quadricycle was a brand-new vehicle.
By 1999, you could get your hands on everything from an aluminium-bodied Audi A2 to Pagani’s carbonfibre Zonda.
Clearly, the motoring landscape changed a lot in the 20th century.
The Ferrari 250GT SWB Berlinetta came fifth in C&SC’s Car of the Century survey
At the turn of the millennium, Classic & Sports Car presented readers with a list of some of the greatest cars from the previous 100 years – compiled by the Dutch-based Car of the Century competition – and asked them to vote for their favourites.
The countdown that appeared in the August 1999 issue sparked some controversy: ‘Too many Lancias and Renaults,’ lamented EJ Preiswerk from Switzerland in the ‘Votes & Views’ panel.
‘Why no Frazer Nash?,’ questioned Steve Beresford from West Yorkshire. ‘What’s missing? Subaru Impreza Turbo, surely,’ said DA Ward from Surrey.
Some of the 20th century’s most important models made it onto the Car of the Century list, but there were also some significant omissions
