While some manufacturers leverage technological prowess as a selling point, others have gone to significant lengths to prove that less is more. Immediately after World War 2, keeping a car simple was often a way to make it affordable to the widest audience possible. In the subsequent decades, and especially in the 21st century, simplicity has often been celebrated as an enthusiast car’s best quality.

From the cheap to the exciting, and confining ourselves to the post-war period, join us for a look at some of the simplest cars ever created: