Beautiful, lesser known classics?

[williamp]

Touring's design for the Aston DB6 replacement. They chose the in-house design, but kept the "DBS" name when launched a year later

[lostkiwi]

Avions Voisin - from the edgy and squared off 1934 C27


to the stunningly beautiful 1936 C28


They were one of the few manufacturers to use a sleeve valve engine.

[Roy C]

williamp said:

Touring's design for the Aston DB6 replacement. They chose the in-house design, but kept the "DBS" name when launched a year later

That sort of reminds me of the John Coombs Frua E-Type,...





...but the original Jaguar is a much better design

[Elderly]

The Surveyor said:

Or something rare and Spanish, Pegasso

and the Pegaso was unbelievably expensive

[andrewpain]

Mercky said:

Never heard of em.

Facel Vega - never seen one except in mags, but it's beautiful

[andrewpain]

Roy C said:

The gold car is a 1972 Series II


The matchbox is a Series I, like this 1968 car

I remember back in the 70s Mayfair magazine (yes - THAT Mayfair) had a picture spread of Mike Hailwoods Iso...wish I'd kept it.

[spitsfire]

What about a Siata 208 Balbo Coupe?


Or the topless version?


I nearly bought one of those for peanuts a decade ago, but the owner was PITA and it had the wrong engine.

Or possibly something a bit more mainstream?


Or an Alfa Montreal; a car with the most mentally complex and expensive fuelling system ever invented

[Roy C]

The unique 1950 Frazer Nash 'Foursome' Cabriolet



Built on a lengthened and widened Mille Miglia/Le Mans Replica/Targa Florio chassis.
The styling is by Fritz Fiedler, chief engineer at BMW in the 1930s.
After the war he was employed by Frazer Nash and Bristol to help with production of BMW-based engines (the designs were taken as war reparations).
Later he returned to Germany and became chairman of BMW AG.

[Spitfire2]

oliverb205 said:

TR4man said:

LuS1fer said:

Iso Griffith

A what??

Grifo man, it's an ISO Grifo!

Surely we all know of this, because we all had the turquoise Matchbox one as kids? I spent ages expecting to see one when I was 7!

Oliver.

I had 2 of those for some reason and were my favourites out of my pile of matchbox cars. I have seen one in real life - one.

[nicanary]

Roy C said:

The unique 1950 Frazer Nash 'Foursome' Cabriolet



Built on a lengthened and widened Mille Miglia/Le Mans Replica/Targa Florio chassis.
The styling is by Fritz Fiedler, chief engineer at BMW in the 1930s.
After the war he was employed by Frazer Nash and Bristol to help with production of BMW-based engines (the designs were taken as war reparations).
Later he returned to Germany and became chairman of BMW AG.

IIRC the thread title begins "beautiful ......"

[P5BNij]

The Alfa Tipo 33, sublime...

[V8 Fettler]

LuS1fer said:

Iso Griffith

"Il Mostro" SZ, never beautiful but always handsome; also a Monte Carlo.

[ian2144]

Marta Simca Bagheera

[Drums]

ATS 2500

[Hugo a Gogo]

Glas 3000GT

well 'striking' maybe

this is a late BMW-Glas

[aeropilot]

The magnificent Mangusta

[aeropilot]

AC428

[Purso]

Wow what a car!!!

aeropilot said:

The magnificent Mangusta

[pixelpimp]

I always thought the De Tomaso Vallelunga was a rare beauty.

As well at the lovely Moretti 850 Sportiva.

[ukshooter]

sim16v said:

Bitter

The blue Bitter has the look of a Lancia Gamma to it!