Most Beautiful Car Ever Made?

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TurboTerrific9

458 posts

163 months

Sunday 22nd December 2013
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0llie said:
TurboTerrific9 said:
That looks like a picture of my old E-type, currently for sale via Eagle?
Sorry TT9, only just seen your reply.

I think it popped up in a Google search as I wanted a specific angle. It's definitely an Eagle car, but I can't find any they currently have for sale with this image.

Is yours the one they currently have with the blue leather interior?
Hey, no worries at all. It has a grey leather interior with blue piping. Really fab car.

jim3000s

141 posts

210 months

Sunday 22nd December 2013
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Ferrari 250GT SWB no contest!

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

128 months

Monday 23rd December 2013
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The DS is very nice, especially with the second front (not the faired-in lights, that was the third), but it isn't even the most beautiful Citroen ever made.


The Surveyor

7,578 posts

239 months

Monday 23rd December 2013
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jim3000s said:
Ferrari 250GT SWB no contest!
Lovely and it certainly would be in most peoples top 5 including mine:-

The Surveyors top 5 most beautiful cars thumbup
1, Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
2, Maserati Ghibli
3, Aston Martin DB5
4, Ferrari 250GT SWB
5, Jaguar E-type coupe

Paul

andyps

7,817 posts

284 months

Monday 23rd December 2013
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TooMany2cvs said:
The DS is very nice, especially with the second front (not the faired-in lights, that was the third), but it isn't even the most beautiful Citroen ever made.

So which is the most beautiful Citroen ever made? Surely you aren't suggesting the one in the picture eek (unless the female legs belong to someone called Citroen, in which case please show more wink )

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

128 months

Monday 23rd December 2013
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andyps said:
So which is the most beautiful Citroen ever made? Surely you aren't suggesting the one in the picture eek
Why on earth not?

The Ami 6.

Styled by the same sculptor - Flaminio Bertoni (no typo, no relation) - as the DS, Traction, 2cv and H-van.
http://designmuseum.org/design/flaminio-bertoni

If we really must sink to the level of the Ferrari 250, then I can't believe nobody's mentioned the Lusso yet - nor any mention of the Lamborghini 350GT.

Roy C

4,187 posts

286 months

Monday 23rd December 2013
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TooMany2cvs said:
If we really must sink to the level of the Ferrari 250, then I can't believe nobody's mentioned the Lusso yet...
Roy C said:
Ferrari 250GT Lusso

Keep up at the back, you're a month behind.

Sorry, I forgot,...you're in an Ami 6. biggrin

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

128 months

Monday 23rd December 2013
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Roy C said:
Keep up at the back, you're a month behind.

Sorry, I forgot,...you're in an Ami 6. biggrin
I'm trying as hard as I can...

andyps

7,817 posts

284 months

Monday 23rd December 2013
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TooMany2cvs said:
Why on earth not?

The Ami 6.

Styled by the same sculptor - Flaminio Bertoni (no typo, no relation) - as the DS, Traction, 2cv and H-van.
http://designmuseum.org/design/flaminio-bertoni
Well, as is said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

LordBretSinclair

4,288 posts

179 months

Monday 23rd December 2013
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Should have gone to Specsavers hehe

stewy68

1,826 posts

245 months

Monday 23rd December 2013
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Ferrari 512 BB - in blue (colour is subjective though).

0llie

3,013 posts

198 months

Tuesday 24th December 2013
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TurboTerrific9 said:
Hey, no worries at all. It has a grey leather interior with blue piping. Really fab car.
What an absolutely stunning looking car, the technical specification is just perfect cloud9. Any plans to replace it with something similar?

rob07

132 posts

177 months

Wednesday 25th December 2013
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I would say a good way to see if a car is beautiful is to put it next to a contender.I would probably say miura but a 308 gtb is more beautiful than a boxer and a 288 gto ,and a dino.

andyps

7,817 posts

284 months

Wednesday 25th December 2013
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rob07 said:
I would say a good way to see if a car is beautiful is to put it next to a contender.I would probably say miura but a 308 gtb is more beautiful than a boxer and a 288 gto ,and a dino.
And that is why the question can't be answered, I think the 246 Dino more beautiful than the 308.

peteA

2,683 posts

236 months

Wednesday 25th December 2013
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The Surveyor said:
Lovely and it certainly would be in most peoples top 5 including mine:-

The Surveyors top 5 most beautiful cars thumbup
1, Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
2, Maserati Ghibli
3, Aston Martin DB5
4, Ferrari 250GT SWB
5, Jaguar E-type coupe

Paul
...and a Mexico 6th...?

Ghibli coupe or spyder?
No Miura? ...or Daytona?...or Alfa?

I'm still thinking about my top 5 but keep putting them into categories - difficult! I keep coming back to the word beautiful and what this means...

thegreenhell

15,877 posts

221 months

Thursday 26th December 2013
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andyps said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Why on earth not?

The Ami 6.

Styled by the same sculptor - Flaminio Bertoni (no typo, no relation) - as the DS, Traction, 2cv and H-van.
http://designmuseum.org/design/flaminio-bertoni
Well, as is said, beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
EFA

Red Devil

13,100 posts

210 months

Thursday 26th December 2013
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SS100. Maybe some bias as my father had one. smile
If only he had kept it...

JeffreyB said:
Hence the proliferation of beautiful cars as design studies that never make it to production.
If you're talking design studies, Koenigsegg engineer Mattias Vöcks' P1800 concept.


http://jalopnik.com/5242354/600-hp-v8+powered-volv...

felixlighter

228 posts

149 months

Thursday 26th December 2013
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Not sure if the extras actually add to it or not, either way a great shape to look at.

Edited by felixlighter on Thursday 26th December 09:28

RichB

51,898 posts

286 months

Thursday 26th December 2013
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rob07 said:
I would say a good way to see if a car is beautiful is to put it next to a contender.I would probably say miura but a 308 gtb is more beautiful than a boxer and a 288 gto ,and a dino.
I'm not particularly into Ferraris so I don't know all the numbers but IMO the yellow one is better looking than the red one.

RichB

51,898 posts

286 months

Thursday 26th December 2013
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felixlighter said:

Not sure if the extras actually add to it or not...
They don't. They completely ruin a design classic.