These days, Corollas start at a value-packed $22,325, or 13 times what the original cost in 1968.

Most people probably think the best-selling automobile of all time is the Model T or Beetle. Nope. While Ford built more than 15 million Model Ts and Volkswagen vended more than 23 million Beetles, the ever-durable Toyota Corolla crossed the sales milestone of 50 million a few years ago and kept on replicating.

Whether you get the most affordable sedan with hubcaps or our natty 2025 Corolla FX, get a color you like because it will likely last forever.

Think back to how much autos have changed since the Corolla arrived stateside in spring 1968. That first one cost $1,700 when gas was $0.35/gallon and the median household income was $7,700. The No. 1 TV show was "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In." S

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