20. Hummer H1
Remember the rise of Hip Hop in the ’90s with those countless music videos featuring lifted off-roaders and a bunch of girls dancing? You probably remember the Hummer H1. When AM General introduced it in 1984, they initially named the H1, “HMMWV,” for High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle.
They designed and produced it solely for military purposes. An enormous, all-terrain vehicle in numerous versions, they equipped it with a massive diesel V8 engine. The H1 was capable of enduring hits from RPGs or even going over land mines. The military spec Hummer is still one of the most robust military vehicles ever made.
The “Rambo” image made it appealing to civilians after the Gulf War in the early ’90s. So, AM General started producing the Hummer H1, a road-legal model that retained all the critical ingredients of the HMMWV. It had the same design, drivetrain, and appearance, but came with an improved interior with better drivability. The civilian H1 arrived in 1992 and was sold until 2006, becoming popular for the newer generation of mobsters and organized crime figures.