Most manly car?
Discussion
Lets see. Clearly any 60's/70's muscle car is in. The new ones are just a bit to lardy and camp.
Older Astons. There is a fine line that goes from "suave and manly" in to "tweed and pipe" with astons though. Often dependant on which engine you have.
Cobras, manly but ruined by to many tweed and pipe built fakes.
How about the lancia stratos? Brutal but pritty lines, a pig to drive but stunningly fast if you are man enough to tame it. Not like a muscle car that is just a pig all the time.
Anything kit car fails (including factory built 7's) on the sterotype of type of person they attract to build them (Although I am saving for a 7 myself).
Possibly some sort of hot rod? A propper home built one, not one of these chromed show only jobs where the underside is cleaner than my kitchen.
It dose score on 4 out of 5 points.
Older Astons. There is a fine line that goes from "suave and manly" in to "tweed and pipe" with astons though. Often dependant on which engine you have.
Cobras, manly but ruined by to many tweed and pipe built fakes.
How about the lancia stratos? Brutal but pritty lines, a pig to drive but stunningly fast if you are man enough to tame it. Not like a muscle car that is just a pig all the time.
Anything kit car fails (including factory built 7's) on the sterotype of type of person they attract to build them (Although I am saving for a 7 myself).
Possibly some sort of hot rod? A propper home built one, not one of these chromed show only jobs where the underside is cleaner than my kitchen.
LiamB said:
otolith said:
Needs to be large, ugly, powerful, dynamically incompetent and to have a USP even a really thick bloke could grasp.
Nissan Micra CC in Pink it is then.PaulMoor said:
Anything kit car fails (including factory built 7's) on the sterotype of type of person they attract to build them (Although I am saving for a 7 myself).
Possibly some sort of hot rod? A propper home built one...
Those statements sound contradictory to me - home-built and kit car aren't too far apart, and I would expect the same sort of people to build them (I admit I don't know what the stereotypes of those people are though).Possibly some sort of hot rod? A propper home built one...
TheHeretic said:
An FJ40 is 'camp'? Are you f
king mental? 
simple, basic, does exactly what it says on the tin, and without the need for penis extension looks, or power.
Job jobbed.
As for it trying to be too manly? Trying too hard? It's an offloaded. It will have nobbly tyres, and a toughened front bumper. Apart from that, it is 'as it says on the tin'.
Trying too hard! Have you seen some of the cars on this thread? Talk about hiding in the closet!
I may well be f*cking mental, but to me its a bit too obviously butch. I suppose the guy posting the pink Fiat 500 had it about right, you can't just take the car in isolation, the driver, mode of driving and cosmetic appearance of the car count too. Your FJ40, 500 miles from a road, covered in mud and with a dead animal strapped to the back would be pretty manly. A spotless FJ40 parked in Brighton while the owner nipped in for a quick vanilla latte and a squizz at the newest colour charts at "Mister Jules - Hair Concepts" would make a different impression.king mental? simple, basic, does exactly what it says on the tin, and without the need for penis extension looks, or power. Job jobbed.
As for it trying to be too manly? Trying too hard? It's an offloaded. It will have nobbly tyres, and a toughened front bumper. Apart from that, it is 'as it says on the tin'.
Trying too hard! Have you seen some of the cars on this thread?
Talk about hiding in the closet!I was unfeasibly succesful with the ladies while driving a hairdresser's car, so hey.
white_goodman said:
My definition of a manly car would be rear wheel drive, manual transmission, big NA petrol engine (preferably a V8), a minimum of nannying electronics and nothing too practical (a 4 door saloon/estate is potentially a bit too mumsy.
Aston MartinV8 Vantage Coupe V550 Twin Supercharged
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2602359.htm
forzaminardi said:
I may well be f*cking mental, but to me its a bit too obviously butch. I suppose the guy posting the pink Fiat 500 had it about right, you can't just take the car in isolation, the driver, mode of driving and cosmetic appearance of the car count too. Your FJ40, 500 miles from a road, covered in mud and with a dead animal strapped to the back would be pretty manly. A spotless FJ40 parked in Brighton while the owner nipped in for a quick vanilla latte and a squizz at the newest colour charts at "Mister Jules - Hair Concepts" would make a different impression.
I was unfeasibly succesful with the ladies while driving a hairdresser's car, so hey.
I drive a Vitara. Don't think I am overly concerned by 'image'. I was unfeasibly succesful with the ladies while driving a hairdresser's car, so hey.
Cotty said:
That's pretty manly because of two words: Twin and supercharged.varsas said:
I dunno, Amber Heard looked pretty comfortable in hers in Drive Angry.
Amber Heard would look comfortable in anything - but preferably in nothing.Saw The Rum Diary the other day - weird film - probably needs a second viewing - but OMFG... Amber Heard in that film WOW.
As for Manly Cars... RAM Pick Up Trucks (in England anyway) - they are f
king terrifying when next to me in my little plastic box.Edited by Boydie88 on Wednesday 23 May 14:27
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