I was going to start a thread for folks to post the most beautiful cars in the world. But I decided to open it up to all things cars.
So post pics of rad, fast, cool or just plain beautiful cars is great, you can also post anything else car related.
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I was going to start a thread for folks to post the most beautiful cars in the world. But I decided to open it up to all things cars.
So post pics of rad, fast, cool or just plain beautiful cars is great, you can also post anything else car related.
I go first, These two cars are drop dead gorgeous to me.
The 1938 Delahaye, only a handful made for the rich and royalty. It is like a fantasy version of a, Art Deco car. Somethi8ng Mike Kaluta would dream up. One of the most beauitifu7l cars every built.
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And the new Ford GT, from the car line that won LeManns. And won again in 2017. It is a supercar with a top speed plus 200 mph, and it's half the price of it's European counterparts.
I saw one at a car show and it was stunning, the flying buttress fenders make it look like a mobius strip in wheels.
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I may post some pics later. I live in one of the best car watching spots around, I regularly see sundry Aston Martins, Rolls, (including that horrible SUV thing they're doing), Bentley's, Lambos, Ferraris, Masserattis, and a fair number of McLarens, including a P1. Not too many Alfas, Lotus, or the like. Lot's of BMW M series. Sadly, I'm usually driving when I see them, and can't take pics.
That first pics BTW is stunning. I've never seen a car like that. Maybe some old Bugattis...
Thanks achilles. Yeah, when I first saw a Delahaye I was blown away.
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I WILL own a 1968 Triumph TR250 someday.
I will not own an Austin Martin DBS ever.
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[QUOTE=Kirby101;5299107]I will not own an Austin Martin DBS ever.
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Me either, sadly. They are so beautiful, though. One of the best looking modern cars.
[QUOTE=achilles;5299138]Me either, sadly. They are so beautiful, though. One of the best looking modern cars.[/QUOTE]
Absolutely.
[QUOTE=Kirby101;5299066]Thanks achilles. Yeah, when I first saw a Delahaye I was blown away.
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Those cars make me think of 1950s future vision , and make we wished that's the world in which we live today. Gorgeous.
[QUOTE=Kirby101;5298912]I go first, These two cars are drop dead gorgeous to me.
The 1938 Delahaye, only a handful made for the rich and royalty. It is like a fantasy version of a, Art Deco car. Somethi8ng Mike Kaluta would dream up. One of the most beauitifu7l cars every built.
[IMG]https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1017544.jpg[/IMG]
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That IS remarkable! I've never seen anything like that before! Amazing!
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I WILL own a 1968 Triumph TR250 someday.[/QUOTE]
That's an awesome looking car. A guy in my neighborhood has himself an old Sunbeam, which looks a bit like that Triumph, but not as nice...and an M5 and Range Rover, while just a few doors down, there's someone with an Audi R8 of Iron Man vintage, (the 8 rather than the 10. Guy just parks it out in his driveway. For me that car was a mid 70s vintage Alfa Romeo Spider. It was a show car at my aunt's dealership, quite old at the time, but still awesome, and every guy who walked past was attracted to the car like a magnet, even me at 8. Even then I knew it wouldn't get a block without breaking down, but man it was pretty, and my 8 year old self imagined driving it.
When in America I rented a Chevrolet Tahoe and a Dodge Ram. It was a dream for me to drive such big cars, but in Europe where I live the thought of buying an American car with 6 meters long and a 5.7 l motorists a bit insane. It cost too much insurance and taxes. But thanks to a new tax policy for pick up trucks (I pay 210 Euro a year taxes) and a good insurance company I bought a Dodge Ram 1500 V8 with a long bed (2020 Version Laramie) in black.
I know every American shrugs their shoulders about that, because cars like this Is common and I have seen so many when I was on vacation, but in my hometown people were gathering around the Ram and still people pointing their fingers when I drive along. I have to answer a lot of questions about the Ram for strangers. Once I parked next to a Porsche, and everybody was watching the Dodge. A Porsche is too common and uninteresting, you wouldn't look twice.
I still don't find a parking space here in the city, its almost impossible, and some streets are so narrow I have to put the mirrors in, but overall its okay. I am a good driver and love that big motherfucker.
Mostly people like the Dodge, but here and there you get a middle finger or a shaking head for it, because in Germany many people want these cars, or any suv like cars gone. My wife got heat from a guy at the gas station why she was driving such a car, that's polluting the environment, stuffs the streets and taking two parking lots, is too loud and yada yada yada....
I'm firmly against them.
[QUOTE=CaptainEurope;5299789]I'm firmly against them.[/QUOTE]
My excuse for it is that I need it for my job, and that is true. Without a pick up or big car I couldn't transport the things I have to. But...I am honest, I would want one anyway.
In America, most people have cars bigger than they need. Too many people with pick ups and SUVs that they don't need for work. Every Cadillac Escalade I see has only one person in it.
Concept cars from the 64 World's Fair. I remember them being pretty cool, and they were.
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I don't understand why car companies do that; make the coolest concept cars that we all want for auto shows, then never offer them in reality. I'd love to have those cars...
1974 Alfa Romeo Spider:
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[QUOTE=achilles;5300064]I don't understand why car companies do that; make the coolest concept cars that we all want for auto shows, then never offer them in reality. I'd love to have those cars...[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=DanMad1977;5299725]When in America I rented a Chevrolet Tahoe and a Dodge Ram. It was a dream for me to drive such big cars, but in Europe where I live the thought of buying an American car with 6 meters long and a 5.7 l motorists a bit insane. It cost too much insurance and taxes. But thanks to a new tax policy for pick up trucks (I pay 210 Euro a year taxes) and a good insurance company I bought a Dodge Ram 1500 V8 with a long bed (2020 Version Laramie) in black.
I know every American shrugs their shoulders about that, because cars like this Is common and I have seen so many when I was on vacation, but in my hometown people were gathering around the Ram and still people pointing their fingers when I drive along. I have to answer a lot of questions about the Ram for strangers. Once I parked next to a Porsche, and everybody was watching the Dodge. A Porsche is too common and uninteresting, you wouldn't look twice.
I still don't find a parking space here in the city, its almost impossible, and some streets are so narrow I have to put the mirrors in, but overall its okay. I am a good driver and love that big motherfucker.
Mostly people like the Dodge, but here and there you get a middle finger or a shaking head for it, because in Germany many people want these cars, or any suv like cars gone. My wife got heat from a guy at the gas station why she was driving such a car, that's polluting the environment, stuffs the streets and taking two parking lots, is too loud and yada yada yada....[/QUOTE]
I'd love a Ram 4x4 crew cab Laramie trim edition. I can see where they don't make as much sense in Europe, but out here they can be very useful. I still have to get over that Mercedes Benz aren't viewed quite the same in Europe as they are here, (sort of ultimate luxury cars short of a Rolls or Bentley). Kind of funny that way.
These, (Plymouth Superbird (1970)), are probably in general the most expensive of all the old muscle cars AFAIK.
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:p Yep, that's the reality!:p
[QUOTE=achilles;5300084]These, (Plymouth Superbird (1970)), are probably in general the most expensive of all the old muscle cars AFAIK.
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I remember in high school seeing one of those, and we all thought it looked pretty silly. The unadorned ones were cooler.
1970 Roadrunner
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[QUOTE=achilles;5300064]I don't understand why car companies do that; make the coolest concept cars that we all want for auto shows, then never offer them in reality. I'd love to have those cars...[/QUOTE]
As I understand it, most concept cars are completely unfeasible for mass production. Sometimes it's because of the design itself, and sometimes it's because of the factory retooling that would be necessary for production at scale. They usually contain some features that do make it to production models, and they concept car is strictly about drawing buzz and investment.
[QUOTE=Kirby101;5300097]I remember in high school seeing one of those, and we all thought it looked pretty silly. The unadorned ones were cooler.
1970 Roadrunner
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My parents had a Satellite, basically a budget version of a Roadrunner in the mid 80s. Nice car as I recall, as was their Plymouth Duster. Then they went and got a Chevy Citation.....:eek: My vote for worst car ever. The thing literally fell apart. The windshield and other glass delaminated, the headliner came off, it rusted...in a desert environment, which was quite a trick if you ask me, and everything else just broke. Plus, it was ugly.
[QUOTE=DrNewGod;5300202]As I understand it, most concept cars are completely unfeasible for mass production. Sometimes it's because of the design itself, and sometimes it's because of the factory retooling that would be necessary for production at scale. They usually contain some features that do make it to production models, and they concept car is strictly about drawing buzz and investment.[/QUOTE]
Ah, they just like teasing us...:p
Toyota just launched the C+pod two-seater electric kei car on Christmas. It was supposed to be launched alongside other personal mobility vehicles during the Tokyo Olympics.
[url]https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/toyota/34464305.html[/url]
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As I drive myself just 6 km (3.7 mi) to work on one highway where heavy trucks can't go during daytime hours and it's flat and not hilly, this is ideal for me rather than the sedan I use, and turning and parking will be a breeze. It is pricey though, but electricity is reliable where I live.
The legendary Shelby Cobra.
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[QUOTE=achilles;5300072]I'd love a Ram 4x4 crew cab Laramie trim edition. I can see where they don't make as much sense in Europe, but out here they can be very useful. I still have to get over that Mercedes Benz aren't viewed quite the same in Europe as they are here, (sort of ultimate luxury cars short of a Rolls or Bentley). Kind of funny that way.[/QUOTE]
Oh, they are viewed like that, but a Mercedes is pretty common here. You see them everyday, like you see a pick up in Texas. But if you see an American car, its something special.
[QUOTE=Kirby101;5301123]The legendary Shelby Cobra.
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Man! That bad boy looks like he's approaching Mach 1 even while sitting still. The look of it makes me wish for the days when auto racing was a competition between production models instead of the freak machines on the tracks now.
Volkswagen Beetle
DeLorean
[QUOTE=Zauriel;5301957]Volkswagen Beetle
[B]DeLorean[/B][/QUOTE]
Only if it has a flux capacitor.
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I've always had a soft spot for the classic roadsters, like the 1930 Packard Speedster
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[QUOTE=DrNewGod;5302820]I've always had a soft spot for the classic roadsters, like the 1930 Packard Speedster
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I'm guessing because it's beautiful?
One of the Kray twin's cars, the Jaguar 420 G:
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And another wonderfully evil car, fit for any supervillain, the Hongqi L5:
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I don't know about the most beautiful cars but our family had a 1970s charger. It had a glittery plum paint and smooth black interior. We had a red duster with a white stripe and with a white roof too that also had a sun roof. I think it was a 1980 one. I was a kid then so... They were really cool cars and nice to look at to me. But my father ended up selling them and we ended up with a more family car which was a mid 80s light metalic blue buick skylark with velvety darker blue interior.
I've always loved the late 1970's Pontiac Trans Am, complete with the infamous "Screaming Chicken" on the hood!
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Here's what most people regard as the car of 2020, such as the year was, the 2020 mid-engined Corvette Stingray:
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I've seen it close up in person at a car show last year, and briefly one on the road. It's...interesting. It certainly doesn't scream Corvette...any of the previous models. In fact, it looks to me like what would happen if your average MacLaren got together with say a Ferrari 458 and had a kid; very European supercarish.
Here's the Maclaren P1, which I've been lucky enough to have seen two examples on the road, both stunning. Lucky, because there were like 10 imported into the US. It's about a $2.1 million dollar car.
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And here's that Ferrari 458:
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See how the Stingray echoes elements of each?
[QUOTE=achilles;5302999][QUOTE=DrNewGod;5302820]I've always had a soft spot for the classic roadsters, like the 1930 Packard Speedster
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I'm guessing because it's beautiful?[/QUOTE]
That too, but more than. There was an elegance to them that's bound up in the time they were created.