Blending American Heavy Metal With American Mensa

Arlington, Texas, September 9th, 2013 — Just in time for the 2014 car models coming out, American Mensa members took a stroll down memory lane and were asked to choose their favorite classic car.

Leading the pack is the Chevrolet Corvette. Comments from members about the overall winner ranged from the artistic, “I can look at this car as a work of art,” to the car’s impact on the auto industry, “It was/is a true AMERICAN sports car that others would try to emulate for decades to follow.”

Randomly selected members chose their top 10 from a list of 30 popular and classic cars.  To view the full infographic, visit us.mensa.org/topten. The top 10 list of classic cars, as selected by Mensa members:

1. Chevrolet Corvette (1953-1967)      
2. Ford Mustang (1964-1968)            
3. Ford Thunderbird (1956-1957)        
4. Ford/Shelby AC Cobra (1962-1963)            
5. Chevrolet Camaro (1967-1969)       
6. Ford Model A (1928-1931)             
7. Chevrolet Bel Air (1953-1957)        
8. Dodge Charger (1968-1969)           
9. Cadillac Coupe de Ville (1949)       
10. Cadillac Eldorado (1959)

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American Mensa is an organization open to anyone who scores in the top 2 percent on an accepted standardized intelligence test. Mensa has more than 50,000 members in the United States and more than 130,000 members globally. For more information about American Mensa, visit americanmensa.org or call (817) 607-0060.