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Old 31-08-2021, 03:10 PM   #1
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Hi all.
Topic is obvious and this can include road cars, race cars, off road or prototypes.

The one car that stands above others in your mind.

Mine is the original GT40. To see one in person (years ago...in gulf colours) just blew me away.

Of course there is no right or wrong so let's make it a positive discussion.



Yours?
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Testarossa
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Old 31-08-2021, 04:09 PM   #3
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Testarossa
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Porsche 911/930 whale tail
Moffstang
Xseries Coupes street and race versions
Have to pick one..........ha

ps; I forgot the Pantera. Yeah with you on that
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Old 31-08-2021, 04:17 PM   #4
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Hi all.
Topic is obvious and this can include road cars, race cars, off road or prototypes.

The one car that stands above others in your mind.

Mine is the original GT40. To see one in person (years ago...in gulf colours) just blew me away.

Of course there is no right or wrong so let's make it a positive discussion.

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Yours?
Without adoubt! Just one of the best on the planet!
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Jack Roush’s Boss 429. Absolute thing of beauty.
Iirc it’s actually build number 429 also.
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you can't spell beautiful without AU..

I quite liked the AU 300+ Coupe
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Without adoubt! Just one of the best on the planet!
The GT40 i knew was low and cool colours but in person (replica maybe sure) was just unbelievable.
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The GT40 i knew was low and cool colours but in person (replica maybe sure) was just unbelievable.
Have seen a a real one in the flesh!Beaulieu motor museum in the UK.Just gorgeous!Denny Hulmes car was there.
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Have seen a a real one in the flesh!Beaulieu motor museum in the UK.Just gorgeous!Denny Hulmes car was there.
Sounds wicked. Love to have been there.
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Sounds wicked. Love to have been there.
Tell you what,the cockpits are very small.Fit like a glove for the driver!
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1967 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada, i found out about this resently though j. leno,s vidoes. and i think wow, i love the old Italian cars. in fact this car was designed by the ex-ferrari designer Giotto Bizzarrini, after the"big ferrari walk out". i think beautiful is a good description of its styling.

google pictures don,t do it justice imo. however j leno,s camera man has done a good job capturing its form.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nwvmbrheVg
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1959 Cadillac.
A work of art that will never be replicated....for very good reason mind you.

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1959 Cadillac.
A work of art that will never be replicated....for very good reason mind you.

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Ah,yes!Drop dead gorgeous!!
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A work of art that will never be replicated....for very good reason mind you.

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Belongs in the "real estate' thread just kidding,yep they were easy on the eye eh.
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E type Jag, end of... mic drop.
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E type Jag, end of... mic drop.
Interesting as I've never rated the e-type.

It's obviously a famous car so hence different opinions which is great
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Enzo Ferrari thought so, I'm not going to argue with him

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Im partial to the 1958 model GM car styling, the cadillac being the pick of the bunch imo

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New stuff, well i'll go with the 488 pista

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Can't argue with that, although I prefer the modern day version.



Look at that ***!



And it has the be the pre-facelift version with the more upright headlights.
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I reckon Aston Martin's have the Jaguars covered imo
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More views and other works of art....

https://www.petersen.org/reclaimed-r...eld-collection
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but this comes in a very close 2nd:
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Yes definately anything Billy Gibbons owned. "Cadzilla" right up there with the "Eliminator."



Sorry MercuryT first comes trucks.
Of those, is a late 70s K100 Kenworth Aerodyne with Salem paint scheme.

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Beauty is definitely in the eyes of the beholder and for me the ultimate have for the most part come from the coachbuilders of old that specialised in the Art Deco style of design, these guys built there reputation on supplying individuality to those that could afford it, a great era in the world of the automobile were the freedom of design was only limited to your budget.....

Old........hard to pick one as there are so many but probably something from Delahaye like this Delahaye Saoutchik built for Diana Dors, sitting in the car in the B/W shot...







Modern.......probably the Bugnotti. Most coachbuilders disappeared years ago but thankfully there are a couple of people like the guys who built this are still willing to give it a go.







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