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Audemars said:
Why do people think the e-type is one of the best looking cars. Ask anyone aged 40 and below and most will tell you how s
t an e-type looks. Most if not all classic cars look st.
t an e-type looks. Most if not all classic cars look st.
In 30 years time, when some young sprog is telling you a 458, McLaren or whatever looks s
t 'cos you're old, and the latest bland ev eco wonder car made by Hong Song Fuey is the greatest and most wonderful looking thing ever made.Last I looked there wasn't an age limit to posting on here, so stop frothing at the mouth or go and see a vet.
aeropilot said:
Audemars said:
Why do people think the e-type is one of the best looking cars. Ask anyone aged 40 and below and most will tell you how st an e-type looks. Most if not all classic cars look st.
t an e-type looks. Most if not all classic cars look st.In 30 years time, when some young sprog is telling you a 458, McLaren or whatever looks s
t 'cos you're old, and the latest bland ev eco wonder car made by Hong Song Fuey is the greatest and most wonderful looking thing ever made.Last I looked there wasn't an age limit to posting on here, so stop frothing at the mouth or go and see a vet.
Maybe a person has to live through at least a couple of design-industry cycles (so there can be older cars that you once knew as new cars) before you can start to differentiate between what’s new & on-trend and what has its own aesthetic merit. I definitely had that mental blind-spot until my late-20s; at that point your “bedroom wall cars” are 15 years old and if you once thought that car looked cool, why not reconsider others?
Talking to niece and nephew (12 & 14 years, I think) they have a shockingly binary new=good, old=rubbish view on just about everything – and there’s nothing you could do to talk them out of it!
But I still don't like E-Types - bulbous wings, upright windscreen, meh.
Talking to niece and nephew (12 & 14 years, I think) they have a shockingly binary new=good, old=rubbish view on just about everything – and there’s nothing you could do to talk them out of it!
But I still don't like E-Types - bulbous wings, upright windscreen, meh.
I will confess to being even older than the E-Type but remain largely indifferent to its allure . The lights , hips and rear window on the fixed head coupe are very sexy but the narrow track undermines the effect , if not as much the absurdly priapic bonnet and the excessively ...err.... erect screen .
Of that era the early 911 just keeps on looking better and better (as does the Elan ) and despite Enzo's oft quoted love of the E -Type' style , his own 275 GTB was far more attractive , as were the Lusso and 250 SWB , as well as the 250GTO and my favourite 330LMB .
TBH , if the E -Type were in human form , it'd be Terry Thomas . Ding , and , indeed , Dong
Of that era the early 911 just keeps on looking better and better (as does the Elan ) and despite Enzo's oft quoted love of the E -Type' style , his own 275 GTB was far more attractive , as were the Lusso and 250 SWB , as well as the 250GTO and my favourite 330LMB .
TBH , if the E -Type were in human form , it'd be Terry Thomas . Ding , and , indeed , Dong
Gad-Westy said:
aeropilot said:
Audemars said:
Why do people think the e-type is one of the best looking cars. Ask anyone aged 40 and below and most will tell you how st an e-type looks. Most if not all classic cars look st.
t an e-type looks. Most if not all classic cars look st.In 30 years time, when some young sprog is telling you a 458, McLaren or whatever looks s
t 'cos you're old, and the latest bland ev eco wonder car made by Hong Song Fuey is the greatest and most wonderful looking thing ever made.Last I looked there wasn't an age limit to posting on here, so stop frothing at the mouth or go and see a vet.
Perfect mechanical condition.
Can confirm though its pretty s
t to drive in every aspect. Brakes/steering /suspension ect are all very mediocre. The 150 max is a long in the tooth myth, on a good day it'll just top 135..A1VDY]5BNij said:
Nope- it's jolie laide innit. And ETA that having heard this very car on many occasions, you'd forgive it most things for having such a glorious voice . Here it is , in the pits at Silverstone
Edited by coppice on Tuesday 3rd November 08:16
Edited by coppice on Tuesday 3rd November 08:17
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