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Johnny Danger 06-29-2011 05:13 PM

Most Beautiful Design ?
 
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Aside from the boxster being the most beautifully designed automobile ever ;) , what others are worth mentioning ? To me, the Lamborghini Miura marks one of the most gorgeous vehicles of all time .

ddb 06-29-2011 05:22 PM

Is being yellow a coincidence?

They are beautiful cars.

Johnny Danger 06-29-2011 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ddb
Is being yellow a coincidence?

They are beautiful cars.

Coincidence . But, a day without yellow is like a day without sunshine !

jaykay 06-29-2011 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
Aside from the boxster being the most beautifully designed automobile ever ;) , what others are worth mentioning ? To me, the Lamborghini Miura marks one of the most gorgeous vehicles of all time .

It's my number one as well

schnellman 06-29-2011 06:18 PM

Dino
 
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Gotta vote for the '68 to '76 Ferrari Dino.

ekam 06-29-2011 06:19 PM

E-Type, 356 Speedster and Shelby Cobra for me.

vitaminC 06-29-2011 06:25 PM

http://vitaminc.smugmug.com/Landscap...9_5qVbi-XL.jpg

Allen K. Littlefield 06-29-2011 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
Aside from the boxster being the most beautifully designed automobile ever ;) , what others are worth mentioning ? To me, the Lamborghini Miura marks one of the most gorgeous vehicles of all time .


We could mention the XKE Jag, or perhaps the 1957 Corvette? 550 Spyder anyone?

AKL ;)

Stroked & Blown 06-29-2011 06:33 PM

'58 250 Testa Rossa:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...a_Rossa_34.JPG

http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg...esta-rossa.jpg

Jager 06-29-2011 06:35 PM

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I personally would select a different color but it makes Danger happy.

Chuck W. 06-29-2011 07:14 PM

I am a tad bias ...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a0...D720/ry%3D480/

blue2000s 06-29-2011 07:49 PM

I've never found Porsches to be beautiful, especially the 911. Some are cool looking, like the Boxster concept, the 904 and the 959, but not in a curvy, feminine way, like the Italians do it.

-The Miura is definitely up there.

http://www.timpelen.com/images/cars/...00_s_img01.jpg

-I've seen the 250GTO in person and that car is gorgeous.

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_...0001_large.jpg

-I just went for a ride in a white 308GTB, that car is so small but has a huge presence, it's on my list.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...b_1509519c.jpg

-It's styling inspiration, the 512BB is awesome as well.

http://www.motorsnaps.com/d/13423-4/...ARI+512+BB.jpg

-I've seen the McLaren F1 in person, it's startling how great looking it is in real life.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...-2_839487a.jpg

-The original Lotus Elan, a rare good looking Lotus for the 60's and 70's (most were form follows function)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/...6a1de62950.jpg

-Tommy Kaira ZZII

http://wikicars.org/images/en/4/4e/T..._FrontSide.jpg

-I'd also put the 3rd generation Rx-7 and the Toyota 2000GT on my list.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...zda-RX7-FD.jpg

http://www.swaqvalley.com/Blueprints...ota_2000GT.jpg

-Anything Aston Martin ever made

http://www.carwalls.org/wp-content/u...-Vantage-3.jpg

Lil bastard 06-29-2011 09:04 PM

I'm surprised that no one mentioned the inspiration for the Muira design, namely - the '66 Ford GT40 Mk I (w/ Gurney bubble)

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...ard99/GT40.jpg

Certainly one of the most beautiful cars of all-time!

Cheers!

Stroked & Blown 06-30-2011 05:17 AM

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I'm surprised that no one mentioned the inspiration for the Muira design, namely - the '66 Ford GT40 Mk I (w/ Gurney bubble)

Certainly one of the most beautiful cars of all-time!

Cheers!

....or nearly everything with Gulf livery for that matter :D

Mark_T 06-30-2011 07:18 AM

My vote would go to the 35/36 Auburn Speedster as the most beautiful awesomely-breathtaking car ever. In blue, please.

2nd place would go to a late-20's Bugatti Racer. Gotta be green.

After that, any of the Dusenbergs.

vheidenr 06-30-2011 08:06 AM

Put a roof on the Boxster and you have the Cayman that has a distinctive style all its own. I'd also vote for the CGT....

madmods 06-30-2011 08:29 AM

No offence to all the grand pa out there but as much as I try to dig old models, the modern cars are winning by far ;) Here goes a Zonda (Pagani)... that thing was spinning on our circuit a few weekends ago. Insane quality, worth a few million$

http://www.revrush.com/986/Zonda.jpg

j.fro 06-30-2011 08:50 AM

http://images.thecarconnection.com/med/2011-porsche-918-rsr-concept_100336543_m.jpg

I can't wait to see a 918RSR in person.

Two weeks ago I saw a couple of the Ferrari 458's. Spectacular!
I've also got a soft spot for the F355 in Fly Yellow

surf40 06-30-2011 08:51 AM

The 512BB, in red of course

papasmurf 06-30-2011 08:56 AM

It seems that most of the cars listed so far
 
are vintage supercars and exotics and part of what makes them beautiful at least in some cases is that they are so atypical to what you see on the street on a daily basis...it is the "exoticness" (just coined the word) that in part makes them attractive. I am going to break with tradition somewhat and go with a few that are a bit more pedestrian.

Datsun 240Z...lowered slightly with a pair of panasport mini lites, rocker decals, and with a 70's orange, yellow, or green paint color. The lines are vaguely similar to a ferrari 250 gto. No spoilers, no bodykits...just the way it left the factory.

2nd Generation 1990-1996 Nissan 300ZX...The 2 seat version...the 2+2 is a mistake IMO. I owned one for 6 years before the boxster and it was a great car. People were always asking me what it was and never could believe it was a 15+ year old design. The arch of the side/quarter window is unique and the car has a very muscular stance even though it is pretty much slab sided with no fender flares. Automobile I think voted it as one of the 25 most beautiful cars of all time. Regret selling it every day.

Karmann Ghia...hard to explain...it just looks like so much more than a VW.

Porsche 993 series...any of the series are awesome but like many the twin turbo reigns supreme in my heart.


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