All it says it's about cars that attained hero status. That leaves some room for different interpretations. It could be about a specific car, like this, the first Mini to win the Monte Carlo. It could also be about a type of car, of which they take one to represent that type.
Racing cars attain a hero status more quickly than road cars I think. But it's not unlikely that there are road cars with hero status. In its day, the Golf GTi mk1 gave some serious sports cars a run for their money if it was well driven on a twisty road. That's hero status as well IMO.
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