I'm 62 years old, so my automotive nostalgic time was the mid and late 1960's, which saw the introduction of the Mustang, Camaro, Firebird, Cougar, Gto, 442, Road Runner and others. The muscle car era was in full swing! And don't forget the Meyers Manx and other VW dune buggy craze. On the street, there were still many 1950's cars around with wide whites and fins. I still remember going to take the SAT test at triple digit speeds in a friend's 59 Dodge with a push-button automatic!
It was also a golden age for model cars, with about a dozen AMT annuals each year, plus the Trophy Series 32, 36, and 40 Fords, 57 and 58 Chevies, etc. coming out. I lost count of how many 32's I built! I got out of model cars in 1971, when I got into R/C planes, which I still build and fly. When I got back into model cars, I was drawn to the models I loved in the 60's.
Sam