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Post by modbus on Apr 28, 2020 19:36:09 GMT -5
Submit a photo of your pick for the most beautiful car ever. Here's my choice:
Ferrari 288 GTO
My runner up, 1987 Porsche 911 Targa Turbo:
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Post by Mfitz804 on Apr 28, 2020 19:49:25 GMT -5
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all, but you can do worse than a 57 Chevy Bel Air.  |
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Post by FlyonNylon on Apr 28, 2020 20:05:19 GMT -5
Ferrari 250 GTO. Cliche answer but no denying it's an amazingly beautiful piece of machinery. And the bodywork was an after-thought compared to the engine..  And here's the closest I'll ever get to driving a $40m car, other than a racing sim I guess.. |
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Post by rok-a-bill-e on Apr 28, 2020 20:06:35 GMT -5
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Post by Taildragger on Apr 28, 2020 20:14:23 GMT -5
Jaguar XJ-13  |
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Post by Mfitz804 on Apr 28, 2020 20:20:21 GMT -5
I only ever really wanted two cars. One is beautiful. 65 Mustang, convertible of course, because giraffes.  The other is not beautiful, the DeLorean from Back To The Future. Should I win the lottery, I’m buying both. |
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Post by LTB on Apr 28, 2020 20:27:54 GMT -5
I only ever really wanted two cars. One is beautiful. 65 Mustang, convertible of course, because giraffes. The other is not beautiful, the DeLorean from Back To The Future. Should I win the lottery, I’m buying both. I had a 65 Mustang but sold it in 1989. Not as pretty as this one though  |
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Post by LM on Apr 28, 2020 20:42:10 GMT -5
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Post by LesTele on Apr 28, 2020 20:44:27 GMT -5
My eyes, my eyes....
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Post by Leftee on Apr 28, 2020 20:44:41 GMT -5
I ♥️ Pacers.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Apr 28, 2020 20:45:24 GMT -5
The goofiest thing about the Pacer is the raised door panel. You couldn't ever rest your arm along a door with an open window.
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Post by LesTele on Apr 28, 2020 20:46:52 GMT -5
It must be a lefty thing then. |
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Post by modbus on Apr 28, 2020 20:47:11 GMT -5
I like them all -- especially that Pacer... wow, what a chick magnet.
When I was a kid, I had the Hot Wheels version of the Bugatti Royale and the Duesenberg, and they were both a couple of my favorites.
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Post by LM on Apr 28, 2020 20:50:43 GMT -5
My HS girlfriend had a Pacer. That's why I have fond memories of it.
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Post by K4 on Apr 28, 2020 20:56:02 GMT -5
The Delorean would be a cool car except he put that poorly designed Renault/Volvo engine in it. Expect to change camshafts every 5 to 10,000 miles. Not cheap, takes a long time, even for a guy who has done it many times. I replaced many in the 80's. I hate that car, errrr engine. He should have stuck a small block Ford in it and been done. I think the reason for the Revo engine was trans-axle availability. My favorite car design is the Michael Schumacher era F1 Ferrari F1 car.
Next would be a 1926 Rolls Royce Phantom
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Apr 28, 2020 20:57:29 GMT -5
 Plus points if you wear a chestwig while driving it around town. |
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Post by LM on Apr 28, 2020 21:03:55 GMT -5
Joking aside, you can never go wrong with a 70's Vette.
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Post by Taildragger on Apr 28, 2020 21:13:31 GMT -5
Of course, the implicit question posed by the "Pacer" is: with what, if anything, can a Pacer keep pace?
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Post by Vibroluxer on Apr 28, 2020 21:16:31 GMT -5
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Apr 28, 2020 21:17:08 GMT -5
Of course, the implicit question posed by the "Pacer" is: with what, if anything, can a Pacer keep pace? Why, this VW Thing:  |
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Apr 28, 2020 21:23:19 GMT -5
In all frankness, I like this one.  |
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Post by guildx700 on Apr 28, 2020 21:27:08 GMT -5
Boy, I have soooo many. But on a lark, I'll offer up one of my favs as a kid, 1968 Buick Riveria, 430 4 bbl dual exhaust, it would go well past 120 MPH on the open highway. (Don't ask me how I know).   |
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Post by guildx700 on Apr 28, 2020 21:35:05 GMT -5
Ferrari 250 GTO. Cliche answer but no denying it's an amazingly beautiful piece of machinery. And the bodywork was an after-thought compared to the engine.. I love the 250 and the Shelby Daytona as well:  |
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Post by guildx700 on Apr 28, 2020 21:36:48 GMT -5
Of course, the implicit question posed by the "Pacer" is: with what, if anything, can a Pacer keep pace? Why, this VW Thing: My buddy had one in that exact color back in the day, he crashed it, needless to say it was totaled, not much there in a crash to survive. |
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Post by Mfitz804 on Apr 28, 2020 21:39:17 GMT -5
The Delorean would be a cool car except he put that poorly designed Renault/Volvo engine in it. Expect to change camshafts every 5 to 10,000 miles. Not cheap, takes a long time, even for a guy who has done it many times. I replaced many in the 80's. I hate that car, errrr engine. He should have stuck a small block Ford in it and been done. I think the reason for the Revo engine was trans-axle availability. My favorite car design is the Michael Schumacher era F1 Ferrari F1 car.
Next would be a 1926 Rolls Royce Phantom
’Spose I could put whatever engine I wanted in it with my lottery winnings... |
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Post by guildx700 on Apr 28, 2020 21:41:10 GMT -5
Another fav, 1962 Pontiac Catalina 421 SD, a real powerhouse back then: (note the 8 lug aluminum finned rims!).  |
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Post by guildx700 on Apr 28, 2020 21:44:17 GMT -5
The Delorean would be a cool car except he put that poorly designed Renault/Volvo engine in it. Expect to change camshafts every 5 to 10,000 miles. Yup, terrible choice for a motor, a standard Chevy or Ford V 8 or better yet a turbo Buick V6, within a few more years the Buick Grand National motor would've been a fresh, killer swap in with much more power soon tyo come with turbo tuners. The guts to back the looks would've been killer. |
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Post by guildx700 on Apr 28, 2020 21:51:52 GMT -5
This is either a love or hate, I had one, 1972 Buick Riveria 455 GS, for a big boat it moved out pretty well:  |
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Post by Vibroluxer on Apr 28, 2020 21:53:21 GMT -5
I love that back window.
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Post by guildx700 on Apr 28, 2020 21:56:21 GMT -5
Yup. Hell to clean though! 1966 Barracuda reminiscent:  Or a bit of the Marlin fastback anyhow:  |
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