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10 Most Beautiful Cars of All Time
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| 09/15/06
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Posted on 09/15/2006 7:07:41 PM PDT by MotleyGirl70
10 Most Beautiful Cars of All Time Posted 11 hours 56 minutes ago under: News, Design Our search for the most beautiful cars was primarily guided by one criterion - undoubtful and unmistakable beauty, as much as it is possible to use that term when referring to cars. It is a rather ungrateful theme, since beauty is very subjective and impossible to generalize. For some, there can be no match to old timers, while on the other side there are car enthusiasts who believe that car design has never been more perfect than today. Just think of the Rolls-Royce, Pagani Zonda, McLaren F1, Ferrari Enzo and many other. How can they be compared to Ferrari Dino, Talbot-Lago, Jaguar, Porsche Spyder, Duesenberg etc.? We hope that you approve of our choice and feel free to add your personal best in the comments.
TOPICS: Hobbies; Sports
KEYWORDS: automotive; icantseenuffin; redxs
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To: MotleyGirl70
1954 Hudson Italia
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posted on
09/16/2006 12:10:12 AM PDT
by
Swordmaker
(Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
To: MotleyGirl70
De Tomaso Mangusta, late 60s
Talbott, 30s
1941 Buick Special convertable
Mercedes gullwing, 50s
Corvette, 50s, 60s
Chevy Nomad 56
etc.
To: MotleyGirl70
1967 Shelby Mustang Eleanor GT500 I'll take this over any Porsche...
My kind of woman! :)
To: the invisib1e hand
Love the looks but arguably one of the worst rear suspensions ever placed in a high-performance car.
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posted on
09/16/2006 4:23:00 AM PDT
by
x1stcav
(I always thought he was a Murthaf*cker.)
To: stboz
I'd forgotten about the P4 after all these years.
You're right...it should make any list.
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posted on
09/16/2006 4:25:24 AM PDT
by
x1stcav
(I always thought he was a Murthaf*cker.)
To: x1stcav
Not only are they beautiful, but Ferraris make music when they go. Twelve cylinders, high rpms.....
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posted on
09/16/2006 4:30:48 AM PDT
by
stboz
To: stboz
127
posted on
09/16/2006 4:40:59 AM PDT
by
stboz
To: x1stcav
Love the looks but arguably one of the worst rear suspensions ever placed in a high-performance car. On which, the Mercedes? Is that "high performance?"
To: sully777
I like the last one the best. Nice and shiny red! :)
It's a Ferris Bueller-type Ferrari isn't it.
I wouldn't drive it, I'd just rub it with a diaper.
To: Disturbin
These best-of lists are rubbish because beauty is up to you.Of course they are; it's all subjective, just like movies and music--it's just for fun :)
What's a scoop?
To: stboz
I like this view better:
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posted on
09/16/2006 6:29:55 AM PDT
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stboz
To: sully777
Uhmm, that's an Enzo just to the left. That would be neat to see that in person. I did see a convertible Lambo Diablo yesterday.
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posted on
09/16/2006 6:35:06 AM PDT
by
GreenAccord
(I'm GreenAccord and I approved of this message)
To: Swordmaker
My dad once brought a used Hudson home to see how the family would like it. I believe it was a Hornet, about a 1949? As I recall, there was enough room between the back seat and the front seat to play a game of tennis. At any rate, my father did not buy the car. It would be worth something nowadays although it would still be as ugly as a mud fence.
To: MotleyGirl70
(trivia: The Mach 5 was dedisgned by Pinnifarina)
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posted on
09/16/2006 8:36:45 AM PDT
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freedumb2003
(The state board will meet in closed session to discuss whether it violated an open meetings law)
To: MotleyGirl70
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posted on
09/16/2006 8:36:55 AM PDT
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MikefromOhio
("...America has confronted evil before, and we have defeated it...")
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To: Sloth; MotleyGirl70
I remember reading that during an automotive design engineering conference the Duesenberg was chosen the all time best design of any automobile.
It's a doozy!
The English expression "doozy" (also "doozie") -- as in "Man, that one was a real doozy!" -- comes from the name of German-American car maker Frederick S. Duesenberg (1877-1932, born in Lippe, Germany) and his luxurious high-powered Duesenberg roadster. The American-built Duesenberg SJ could reach speeds of 130 mph (210 km/h). The Duesenberg Motor Company produced its streamlined, elegant motor cars from 1917 to 1937 to compete with similar expensive roadsters such as the Italian Bugatti.
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posted on
09/16/2006 1:48:09 PM PDT
by
Cagey
To: MotleyGirl70
The Daytona is about a 1/2 decade after the faux-Ferrari you refer to. The car in Ferris Bueller' Day Off was a kit car based on an amalgam of early 60's Ferrari 250 series. That information is based on Ferrari historians and the producers of the movie.
Just the same, the kit car was beautiful as is the Daytona. There are very few Ferraris that I would consider ugly. The Ferrari 400/412 is one of those ugly creations
The Ferrari 400 and 412 models are lesser-known front-engined 2+2 coupés. Their design is derived from the 365 GT4 2+2 version of the famous Daytona. Production began in 1976, with the improved 412 introduced in 1985 and phased out in 1989. Today, the 400i has depreciated to the point where it could be easily be purchased for the price of a new family car, while it’s sleek, Pininfarina-designed lines and relatively limited production numbers give it potential as a future classic. (source:www.topspeed.com/cars/ ferrari/ferrari-history-ar8484.html)
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posted on
09/16/2006 3:03:24 PM PDT
by
sully777
(You have flies in your eyes--Catch-22)
To: sully777
Meet the 1996 Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina. I'll never have one, but how could you go wrong in terms of attractiveness?
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posted on
09/16/2006 3:16:35 PM PDT
by
Colonel_Flagg
(Nobody sees me leave.)
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