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Classic nerd cars:

Ford Falcon, 1960-64. (Before he became Secretary of Defence, Robert McNamara was all but running the show at Ford and the Falcon was his brainchild. Said a critic: "He wears granny glasses and he brings out a granny car.")

Plymouth Valiant, 1961-63. (My mother owned one of these, brand new, before she sold it to my paternal grandparents, who loved the car. Me, the only thing I liked was the baby blue colour of the car.)

Dodge Lancer, 1961-63. (The extremely poor man's Valiant.)

Morris Minor 1000, early 1960s. (Who says the Brits couldn't make a good nerd car? The plus side: The suckers lasted. The minus side: Everything else.)

AMC Matador, 1972-74. (The nerd's version of the Ford Galaxie. High school driver's ed class instructors loved them. If that doesn't say it all, I don't know what does.)

Ford Fairlane 500, 1961-66. (When the Fairlane went compact, it was nerd paradise. Sort of. Though the 1964 Fairlane was actually a handsome little car.)

Chevrolet Nova, 1970s. (Self-explanatory.)

Ford Tempo, 1980s. (The 1980s Fairlane. Wanna fight?)

Mercury Comet, 1960-63. (Someone's idea of hipping up the Falcon. It didn't work.)

Chrysler K Cars, 1980s. (The insouciantly insufferable nerd cars of the 1980s.)

...just for openers...

good evening, Duke! I sold one of the "new era nerd cars" about six months ago- a '85 Fifth Avenue. 85,000 old lady miles, clean, but nowhere to keep it once I went overseas. BTW, I learned to drive in a '65 Dodge Dart 4dr: slant six, push-button automatic, Am radio with the "Civil Defense frequency" highlights on the dial, and a heater. The color? Boring Beige. But what an indestructable car!

Mercury Comet, 1960-63.

The Comet was originally to be sold by Edsel dealers as their small car entry, unfortunately, the plug was pulled on Edsel in late 1959, just after the 1960 models were introduced. Interesting factoid: of the 62 Model 76 Edsel convertibles made, over 50 still survive!

Ford Fairlane 500, 1961-66. (When the Fairlane went compact, it was nerd paradise. Sort of. Though the 1964 Fairlane was actually a handsome little car.)

Hey,watch it! I'm rigging up a original 62 Fairlane Sport Coupe now that still has the original bucket seats and console. Has a later 302 with Edelbrock and dual-feed Holley 4 barrel,and a C-4 with a ratchet shifter,though.