Check out the 50 hottest cars of the past 100 years

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Cars may be machines, but they can still touch the heart and provoke strong emotions.

Curving lines, powerful engines, and outrageous luxury can draw people in just as much as a pretty face.

People have been falling in love with their cars for 100 years.

That's why we've assembled this list of the 50 sexiest cars of the past century.

We've got American muscle, Italian speed, and British luxury. We even have Swedish power.

Some of these cars were lemons, some were total flops. Others were wildly successful and are still on the market today. But every last one is packed with sex appeal.

[An earlier version of this story was written by Alex Davies.]