Most beautiful car built after 1945

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dinkel

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One of only 4 (1954) Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta. A Pininfarina highlight designed by Aldo Bravarone. Roman Maserati dealer Guglielmo Dei brought up the idea for this gorgeous coupe.

The engine is a six-cylinder two-liter inline engine with a cast iron block, dry sump lubrication and an alloy cylinder head with two overhead camshafts, twin ignition and three twin Weber horizontal carburettors. The gearbox is four-speed.


The aluminum bodywork was built on a tubular lattice frame. Power is quoted at approximately 170HP at 7300RPM which helps to take the Maserati A6 GCS to a top speed of 235km/h.

Let's see what the PH community has in store: I imagine the Ferrari 250 GTO #3413 and the Jaguar E-Type Low Drag Coupé will come up quite often.

vaud

54,763 posts

169 months

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Jaguar C Type for me.



or Ferrari 625 for a race car.


Supersam83

1,164 posts

159 months

Thursday 24th April
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For me there is no other winner then this:

Eagle Jaguar E Type Low Drag GT cloud9









If Aliens came to earth and asked us for the pinnacle of car design, we would have to show them this car!

dundarach

5,644 posts

242 months

Thursday 24th April
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For easy on the eye, capable and purposeful, I'm going Fiat 130


But for something more feminine, Citroen DS


I've never been that much of a fan of really exotic, they're too fancy for me!!

markcoopers

672 posts

207 months

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I get a little excited at


Or


Mark A S

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202 months

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This, even more so since the recent MM at Goodwood wink

I recall doing a Hillclimb at Wiscombe, back in 83 in DKP, i was 2nd fastest overall behind Dudley Mason Styron in his beautiful 206 Dino, he did have Avon soft slicks on though smile


Dapster

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av185

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141 months

Thursday 24th April
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The Emira has to be one of the front runners for sure.

dinkel

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27,395 posts

272 months

Thursday 24th April
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Good calls so far.

Espada gets my vote, as does the Low Drag Coupe I predicted to get mentioned.

Any thoughts on 'my' Maserati coupe?

Mark A S

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202 months

Thursday 24th April
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dinkel said:
Good calls so far.

Espada gets my vote, as does the Low Drag Coupe I predicted to get mentioned.

Any thoughts on 'my' Maserati coupe?
IMO, your Massa is a bit fugly from the front, much better from the sides. an interesting car, never heard of one before, one thing i like about PH smile

jeremyc

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298 months

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/thread. wink

daqinggregg

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143 months

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Predictable as ever, spotted on the mean streets of Wilmslow aged 9, I fell in love.



I fell in love again, IMHO the most beautiful car ever built.

98elise

29,524 posts

175 months

Thursday 24th April
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jeremyc said:


/thread. wink
Agreed, no contest.

av185

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141 months

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Yep unlike the somewhat ott stylised Espada the Miura is undoubtedly a perfect mix of timeless stunning and beautiful design and has a great menacing road prescence few cars can match.

RustyMX5

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231 months

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Surely this would be in with a shout



Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

GT6 Jonsey

870 posts

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GT6 Jonsey

870 posts

136 months

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ATS 2500 GT

gt40steve

1,016 posts

118 months

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Predictably.....


fredjones

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73 months

Thursday 24th April
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Wot? No M14 Elite?

and31

4,089 posts

141 months

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Has to be a Jaguar XKSS for me.