07. 1991 Explorer. The Explorer made the SUV a household name in the early 1990s.  The original 1991 model was the most spacious and comfortable vehicle in its class.  It featured low step-in height and large doors to ease entry and exit.  Powered by a 4-liter, 155 bhp V6, it offered four-wheel drive as an option.  Switching from two- to four-wheel drive was done simply by a push button on the dash.  The Explorer helped the SUV become the new station wagon in American garages, becoming the USA's best-selling SUV for 11 Years.

08. 1948 F-Series. Ford originally envisioned motor vehicles to help plow farmland, and indeed many of the early Ford cars were converted for hauling cargo.  The F-series began production after World War II, when Americans started demanding more variety in their automobiles.  The F-1 had a "Million Dollar Cab," so called because Ford spent such an amount to redesign the cab for increased roominess and comfort.  This was the beginning of a truck dynasty for Ford.  In the 1980s they became the bestselling vehicles in America, and in 1995 the F-Series overtook the VW Beetle as the best-selling vehicle in history.   The model has been completely changed over once again for 2003, merging a near-luxurious cabin with undaunted hauling abilities.  Over Ford's 100 years, one out of every ten vehicles produced by the company has been an F-series truck.

09. 1968 Escort.  Europe demanded small, efficient cars, and the British-German developed Escort was Ford's weapon of choice.  The car's 79 cu in inline 4 incorporated a Weber carburetor to develop 63 hp.  Escorts are tough critters, with several examples still spotted running on Manila streets.   Their rugged, fast nature also made the Escort Ford's most successful entries in rallies and achieving success in saloon races as well.  In 1968, 1969 and 1979, various Escorts took the Manufacturers' World Rally Championship, winning literally hundreds of WRC rounds until 1999. The Escort also enjoyed celebrity status on and off screen. Prince Charles gave a silver Ghia hatchback to the then Lady Diana Spencer as an engagement present in 1981. A white RS2000 was used by the crime-fighting duo The Professionals and a black RS2000 by two bungling villains in 1998's Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.  Its biggest screen moment was probably in 1969, where 12 Escorts took part in an ice race sequence in the Alps with James Bond On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Britain's best-selling car of all time, the Escort was phased out in 2000, with its successor also destined for success.