Most Beautiful Car Ever Made?

[Chuckie62]

I thought ill bung my 71 Karmann Ghia into the mix.Italian design and German engineering not a bad combo

[johnxjsc1985]

Still thinks these are such elegant Cars but for me the XK140 DHC is something to behold.

[coppice]

Chuckie62 said:

I thought ill bung my 71 Karmann Ghia into the mix.Italian design and German engineering not a bad combo

Certainly a distinctive car and a rare sight now outside car shows. Have you ever seen its big brother- the Ghia Willment Cobra? A 427 Cobra with a Ghia body- I think unique. It featured on the cover of Car in the 60s and I was utterly gobsmacked to see the same car at Silverstone Classic 3 or 4 years ago ; spent some time talking to the owner. Not a pretty car but sooo striking .

[The Surveyor]

coppice said:

Certainly a distinctive car and a rare sight now outside car shows. Have you ever seen its big brother- the Ghia Willment Cobra? A 427 Cobra with a Ghia body- I think unique. It featured on the cover of Car in the 60s and I was utterly gobsmacked to see the same car at Silverstone Classic 3 or 4 years ago ; spent some time talking to the owner. Not a pretty car but sooo striking .

Very striking indeed, here it is at Le Mans Classic a few years back. IIRC there were a few V8 Fiats also done by Ghia with the same body design as well.



Awesome and brutal, but i'm not sure it falls into 'most beautiful'.

[swisstoni]

Flame shields at the ready but I think there is a difference between beautiful and handsome. There are a lot of handsome cars here but fewer beautiful ones.
To be beautiful, to me. needs a certain delicacy and purity of line. For instance as a serial TVR owner I admire their handsome looks but beautiful? Not so sure.

[LotusOmega375D]

I remember that Ghia Willment Cobra being advertised for sale, probably about late 1980s I think at Rod Leach's Nostalgia. He had it for sales for ages, but nobody wanted it.

...a bit like his RX7....

[RichB]

Looks a bit like an Alfa Romeo Disco Volante with a touch of Mercedes SL. Beautiful it's not.

[Nick Brough]

Brough Superior 8 cylinder Drophead Coupe, closely followed by Type 55 Bugatti

Edited by Nick Brough on Thursday 16th October 21:34

[a8hex]

The Surveyor said:

Very striking indeed, here it is at Le Mans Classic a few years back. IIRC there were a few V8 Fiats also done by Ghia with the same body design as well.



Awesome and brutal, but i'm not sure it falls into 'most beautiful'.

They did versions based on both the XK120 & XK140 too which I quite like. I love Sir William's originals of course but the Ghia SuperSonics are very striking.

Edited by a8hex on Friday 17th October 09:05

[tjmann]

One more vote for the F3L - although I'm obviously biased!

[CanAm]

tjmann said:

One more vote for the F3L - although I'm obviously biased!

I'll go along with that.

[Hybrids]

While some prefer the purity of the earlier cars, I do think the later 70's Corvette are a stunning shape, though I am slightly biased.

[HarryW]

Always had a soft spot for an MGA myself, a timeless beauty IMHO and a step change from the T's that preceded it.

[ka90]

Has to be the Triumph GT6 Mk2 or 3

http://images.classiccars.co.uk/c/467/297/classifi...

[paul0843]

My current favourite

[paul0843]

paul0843 said:

My current favourite

And yes I am biased.
I have bought 2in the last 3 months
Paul

[RichB]

Are we now just posting pictures of cars we've owned?

[Roy C]

RichB said:

Are we now just posting pictures of cars we've owned?

Do the pictures of my "previously-enjoyed" Dagenham dustbin's count?

[RichB]

That's true Roy, the Ford Capri Mk3 was a fine looking car and undoubtedly contender for The Most Beautiful Car Ever Made. Mine was this colour

[LarJammer]

LotusOmega375D said:

...a bit like his RX7....

lol. he must have been wasting valuable advertising space on that for over a year now.