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1st place: Ford Model T

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The selection process

An elaborate and formal process for deciding the Car of the Century was devised. It started in October, 1996 when a list of 700 cars was offered by the COTC organising committee as candidates for the award, which their experts had selected from recommendations made from within the car industry and from car clubs.

In February 1997 a list of 200 eligible cars was announced at the Amsterdam motor show, these had been selected from the 700 by an honorary committee of experts who were all independent and highly respected and experienced automotive experts. An auto show or motor show is a public gathering of automobile manufacturers which includes demonstrations of current automobile models, new debuts, and concept cars. ...

The next step was for a jury of 132 professional automotive journalists, from 33 different countries, under the presidency of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, to reduce the list to 100, which they did, and the result was announced at the Frankfurt motor show in September 1997. Edward John Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (born October 20, 1926) is a British peer known for founding the National Motor Museum. ...

The elimination process proceeded with an internet vote, open to the public, to select 10 cars, and for 25 cars to be selected by the jury of professional journalists. In fact, 9 out of the 10 cars selected by the public were also amongst the 25 selected by the journalists (the AC Cobra being the extra car selected by the public), so 26 cars were announced at the Geneva motor show in March, 1999 as the nominees for the next round.

2nd place: Mini

3rd place: Citroën DS

4th place: Volkswagen Beetle

5th place:Porsche 911

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The final results

The jury of professional journalists each ranked the 5 cars in their preferred order, and the results were combined with a points system. The final results are shown in the table below.

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See also

• Car Designer of the Century
• Car Engineer of the Century
• Car Entrepreneur of the Century
• Car Executive of the Century

The Car Designer of the Century was an international award given to the most influential car designer of the Twentieth Century. ... The Car Engineer of the Century was an international award given to the most influential car engineer of the Twentieth Century. ... The Car Entrepreneur of the Century was an international award given to the most influential car designer of the Twentieth Century. ... The Car Executive of the Century was an international award given to the most influential car designer of the Twentieth Century. ...

References

• "CAR OF THE CENTURY", Auto123, 1999-12-22. Retrieved on 2006-04-29.
• "Car of the Century? Ford's Model T, of course", Joyrides, 1999-12-20. Retrieved on 2006-04-29.
• Car of the Century. Retrieved on 2001-06-09.