Car of the Century facts for kids

The Car of the Century (COTC) was an international award given to the most important car of the Twentieth Century. The election was run by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation. The winner was the Ford Model T. It was announced at an awards event on 18 December 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1st place: Ford Model T

2nd place: Mini cross section shows packaging maximizes passenger space

3rd place: Citroën DS

4th place: Volkswagen Beetle

5th place: Porsche 911

The 26 nominees
Make	Type	Year	Country
AC	Cobra	1965–1967	UK/US
Alfa Romeo	Giulietta Sprint Coupé	1954–1968	Italy
Audi	Quattro	1980–1991	Germany
Austin	Seven	1922–1939	UK
BMW	BMW 328	1936–1940	Germany
Bugatti	T35	1926–1930	France
Chevrolet	Corvette Stingray	1963–1967	US
Citroën	Traction Avant	1934–1957	France
Citroën	2CV	1948–1990	France
Citroën	DS19	1955–1975	France
Ferrari	250 GT SWB Berlinetta	1959–1962	Italy
Fiat	500 Topolino	1936–1948	Italy
Ford	Model T	1908–1927	US
Ford	Mustang	1964–1968	US
Jaguar	XK120	1948–1954	UK
Jaguar	E-Type	1961–1975	UK
Mercedes-Benz	S/SS/SSK	1927–1932	Germany
Mercedes-Benz	300 SL Coupé	1954–1957	Germany
Mini	all types	1959–2000	UK
NSU	Ro 80	1967–1976	Germany
Porsche	911	1963–present	Germany
Renault	Espace	1984–present	France
Rolls-Royce	Silver Ghost	1907–1925	UK
Rover	Range Rover	1970–1996	UK
Volkswagen	Beetle	1946–present	Germany
Volkswagen	Golf	1974–present	Germany
Willys	Jeep	1941–1945	US

The final results

Position	Car model	Points
1	Ford Model T	742
2	Mini	617
3	Citroën DS	567
4	Volkswagen Beetle	521
5	Porsche 911	303

Images for kids

3rd place: Citroën DS
1st place: Ford Model T