Unless you’re new to the hobby (in which case, welcome!) or completely unfamiliar with American cars (Willkommen! Bienvenue! Ni hao!), you know exactly what car that is above. You know what year it was built. You probably know who designed it, how many examples were built, and what engines powered it from the factory. Does that make it iconic?

It’s a question worth discussing, especially after DaveR took issue with the use of the word “iconic” in the recent story on the restoration of a gold-paneled Airstream.

Everything in the world seems to be reported as “Iconic” these days… does that mean that nothing is “Iconic” or that reporters these days have extremely limited vocabularies?

What does an iconic auto mean to you?