Holy Grail cars?
Discussion
I got a few. The first two are thought to no longer exist so I don't think I will ever get either.
1954 Abarth-Alfa Romeo 2000 coupe by Ghia. One-off.
1935 Alfa Romeo 6c 2300 Pescara Aerodinamica by Pinin Farina. One-off.
One that is definitely not longer with us:
The Boano-bodied 1955 Alfa Romeo 6c 3000 cm one-off. The body was scrapped after a crash in 1984 and the chassis was rebodied as a replica Colli coupe.
And two cars that are still with us:
1956 Ferrari 250 gtz "Tour de France". Built in series of five, with second and first chassis being the holy grail in terms of design for my taste. This is the first.
I say the 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 by Vignale one-off here but that's mostly because I'm very happy to see it as a fully functional car again after it been a empty shell and some boxes for far too long. There are actually a number of small series and one off coachbuilt classic cars that I consider to be holy grail of motoring which I could also have chosen.
Aston Martin DB 2/4 Mk I coupe by Vignale 1954 fr3q by André Ritzinger, on Flickr
1954 Abarth-Alfa Romeo 2000 coupe by Ghia. One-off.
1935 Alfa Romeo 6c 2300 Pescara Aerodinamica by Pinin Farina. One-off.
One that is definitely not longer with us:
The Boano-bodied 1955 Alfa Romeo 6c 3000 cm one-off. The body was scrapped after a crash in 1984 and the chassis was rebodied as a replica Colli coupe.
And two cars that are still with us:
1956 Ferrari 250 gtz "Tour de France". Built in series of five, with second and first chassis being the holy grail in terms of design for my taste. This is the first.
I say the 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 by Vignale one-off here but that's mostly because I'm very happy to see it as a fully functional car again after it been a empty shell and some boxes for far too long. There are actually a number of small series and one off coachbuilt classic cars that I consider to be holy grail of motoring which I could also have chosen.
Aston Martin DB 2/4 Mk I coupe by Vignale 1954 fr3q by André Ritzinger, on Flickr
Edited by galro on Monday 25th January 15:00
deltashad said:
That really is stunning and I had no idea they existed 
I agree. I especially like how the rear window wraps around the c-pillar. Sadly this only a feature of first and second chassis in the series. Here is second one (actually the first one completed) viewed from the front:
The exotic nature of these could be questioned, but never the less, they are holy grail cars in my eyes.
Tatra 87. Fascinating example of engineering and design. Designed at the height of aerodynamic intrigue; as such the body was shaped like a Zeppelin. Had a huge V8 over the rear, and the cabin inside was luxurious with dials 'Art Deco' inspired. Also notable is that one of the designers, Hans Ledwinka, inspired (or his own design was nicked, depending on whose story you believe) Porsche's Beetle due to his previous Tatra work.
Saab NG 9-5 Estate. Before Saab fell into difficulty, they produced mules and prototypes of a long awaited estate version of the 9-5 saloon. The production version never came into fruition, and the mules were auctioned off. A few people have bought these and have managed to legalise them for the road. Only problem is that due to parts availability, if someone bashes the rear light cluster, the car will be most likely written off. I'd have a 2.8t Aero XWD in Java brown or Fjord Blue.
Morgan Aero 8 GTN. The car that kicked off my love for Morgan. Only 11 have been built. Looks and sounds bloody brutish.
Iso Rivolta.
BMW-Glas 3000 V8 Frua Fastback.
David Brown Rapide Lagonda. Based on the DB4, and were only available handbuilt to order.
Tatra 87. Fascinating example of engineering and design. Designed at the height of aerodynamic intrigue; as such the body was shaped like a Zeppelin. Had a huge V8 over the rear, and the cabin inside was luxurious with dials 'Art Deco' inspired. Also notable is that one of the designers, Hans Ledwinka, inspired (or his own design was nicked, depending on whose story you believe) Porsche's Beetle due to his previous Tatra work.
Saab NG 9-5 Estate. Before Saab fell into difficulty, they produced mules and prototypes of a long awaited estate version of the 9-5 saloon. The production version never came into fruition, and the mules were auctioned off. A few people have bought these and have managed to legalise them for the road. Only problem is that due to parts availability, if someone bashes the rear light cluster, the car will be most likely written off. I'd have a 2.8t Aero XWD in Java brown or Fjord Blue.
Morgan Aero 8 GTN. The car that kicked off my love for Morgan. Only 11 have been built. Looks and sounds bloody brutish.
Iso Rivolta.
BMW-Glas 3000 V8 Frua Fastback.
David Brown Rapide Lagonda. Based on the DB4, and were only available handbuilt to order.
The Renault Laguna 3 in Hatch or Estate form was available with the 3.5 Nissan V6 for about 2 months.
I've only ever seen one Estate in the classifieds, in Switzerland.
I don't know about RHD availability, most probably it was not considered.
But I imagine this is one very very rare car, probably much rarer than a 500 units limited edition...
And with 4ws and a v6 it must have been a very decent steer...
I've only ever seen one Estate in the classifieds, in Switzerland.
I don't know about RHD availability, most probably it was not considered.
But I imagine this is one very very rare car, probably much rarer than a 500 units limited edition...
And with 4ws and a v6 it must have been a very decent steer...
V8LM said:
I think that was a production car. This was driven on Clarkson's 100 Top Cars.
Hmm. It had Virage rear lights. I'm pretty sure it was a mule. Dark blue.Edit: this is the one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d-gAn3piaA
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