The Car of the Century (COTC) is an international award that was given to the world's most influential car of the 20th century.[1] The election process was overseen by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation.[2] The winner, the Ford Model T, was announced at an awards gala on December 18, 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]
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.[4]
In February 1997 a list of 200 eligible cars was announced at the AutoRAImotor show in Amsterdam, having been selected from the 700 by an honorary committee of experts who were all independent and highly respected and experienced automotive experts.[5]
The next step was for a jury of 133 professional automotive journalists [6] from 33 countries, under the presidency of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu,[7] to reduce the list to 100, and the result was announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1997.[8]
The elimination process proceeded with an Internet-based public vote [9] to select 10 cars, and for 25 cars to be selected by the jury of professionals. In the event, 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.[10]
From the 26, the jury were asked to nominate five finalists which would go through to the last round of voting, using a points system. The final nominees were announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, 1999.[11]
The final results
The jury each ranked the five cars in their preferred order, and the results were combined with a points system. The final results are shown in the table below.[12]
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Car of the Century COTC is an international award that was given to the world s most influential car of the 20th century 1 The election process was overseen by the Global Automotive Elections Foundation 2 The winner the Ford Model T was announced at an awards gala on December 18 1999 in Las Vegas Nevada 3 1st place Ford Model T Contents 1 The selection process 2 The final results 3 See also 4 ReferencesThe selection process EditAn 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 4 In February 1997 a list of 200 eligible cars was announced at the AutoRAI motor show in Amsterdam having been selected from the 700 by an honorary committee of experts who were all independent and highly respected and experienced automotive experts 5 The next step was for a jury of 133 professional automotive journalists 6 from 33 countries under the presidency of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu 7 to reduce the list to 100 and the result was announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1997 8 The elimination process proceeded with an Internet based public vote 9 to select 10 cars and for 25 cars to be selected by the jury of professionals In the event 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 10 2nd place Mini 3rd place Citroen DS 4th place Volkswagen Beetle 5th place Porsche 911 The 26 nominees Make Type Year CountryAC Cobra 1965 1967 UK USAlfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Coupe 1954 1968 ItalyAudi Quattro 1980 1991 GermanyAustin Seven 1922 1939 UKBMW BMW 328 1936 1940 GermanyBugatti T35 1926 1930 FranceChevrolet Corvette Stingray 1963 1967 USCitroen Traction Avant 1934 1957 FranceCitroen 2CV 1948 1990 FranceCitroen DS19 1955 1975 FranceFerrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta 1959 1962 ItalyFiat 500 Topolino 1936 1948 ItalyFord Model T 1908 1927 USFord Mustang 1964 1968 USJaguar XK120 1948 1954 UKJaguar E Type 1961 1975 UKLand Rover Range Rover 1970 present UKMercedes Benz S SS SSK 1927 1932 GermanyMercedes Benz 300 SL Coupe 1954 1957 GermanyMorris Austin Mini 1959 2000 UKNSU Ro 80 1967 1976 GermanyPorsche 911 1964 present GermanyRenault Espace 1984 present FranceRolls Royce Silver Ghost 1907 1925 UKVolkswagen Beetle 1938 2003 GermanyVolkswagen Golf 1974 present GermanyWillys Jeep 1941 1945 USFrom the 26 the jury were asked to nominate five finalists which would go through to the last round of voting using a points system The final nominees were announced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1999 11 The final results EditThe jury each ranked the five cars in their preferred order and the results were combined with a points system The final results are shown in the table below 12 Position Car model Points1 Ford Model T 7422 Mini 6173 Citroen DS 5674 Volkswagen Beetle 5215 Porsche 911 303See also EditCar Designer of the Century Car Engineer of the Century Car Entrepreneur of the Century Car Executive of the Century List of motor vehicle awardsReferences Edit Car of the Century the Car Connection Archived from the original on 2017 03 27 Retrieved 2015 03 22 Law Alex 1999 12 22 Car of the Century Auto123 Archived from the original on 2006 03 08 Retrieved 2006 04 29 Wright Richard A 1999 12 20 Car of the Century Ford s Model T of course Joyrides Archived from the original on 2005 02 04 Retrieved 2006 04 29 Autofest City India s largest collection of authentic scale models Archived from the original on 2015 04 02 Retrieved 2015 03 22 Car of the Century Search Begins europe autonews com Archived from the original on 7 April 2015 Retrieved 22 May 2022 MotorCities National Heritage Area Year of the Car Ford Model T Turns 100 Centennial celebrations underway Archived from the original on 2015 04 02 Retrieved 2015 03 22 Rover Group Press Release Mini Shortlisted for Car of the Century 24 June 1999 http www drivers com article 247 Early and Often Car of the century voting narrows Tim Dornin AAP General News March 15 1999 Car of the Century Archived October 24 2012 at the Wayback Machine Wired December 17 1999 This Just In Model T Gets Award James G Cobb The New York Times December 24 1999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Car of the 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