Nice Lines

[LLC]

For me, sexiest lines on a car.... the C1 Corvette 1957-59. Can never go past without stopping and staring. One of these days I will own one.
1957

1959

 

Love that range of Corvettes. I’ve spent a lot of time at the Barrett Jackson auction in Las Vegas over the years and always love seeing these there.


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[Habana Mike]

Apologies for another Alfa

Love this car. Finding a left side drive is tough though...

[Fuzz]

2 hours ago, Habana Mike said:

Apologies for another Alfa

Love this car. Finding a left side drive is tough though...

Finding a speed hump it will go over without scraping the underside is also tough. Getting in and out of parking lots would be a nightmare, not to mention what would happen if you come across a pothole.

After my Saab 9-3 Aero, I promised myself to never buy another car with a front spoiler I can't easily get my foot under.

[IanMcLean68]

3 hours ago, Habana Mike said:

Apologies for another Alfa

Love this car. Finding a left side drive is tough though...

Australian roads are ill suited to sports cars like this with spoilers so close to the ground.

[Fuzz]

5 hours ago, IanMcLean68 said:

Australian roads are ill suited to sports cars like this with spoilers so close to the ground.

Correction: Sports cars like this are ill-suited to Australian roads.

[IanMcLean68]

1 hour ago, Fuzz said:

Correction: Sports cars like this are ill-suited to Australian roads.

If I could find an emoji of someone licking a finger and swiping it in the air I'd give it to you Fuzz ??

[helix]

Aston rules in the looks dept. IMHO.

[El Hoze]

1 hour ago, helix said:

Aston rules in the looks dept. IMHO.

I am not a huge fan of the back end of the current Vantage but agree that as a brand AM has always been the winner for me in the looks department. Have gone through more than a few over the years, currently in an Arden Green DB11. (pardon the garage, just moved place is a mess!) Love every angle on her. Especially her back end. 

[fokker4me]

Crude and crass but immediately evokes thoughts of the 1980s purely based on it's shape.

[El Presidente]

7 hours ago, helix said:

Aston rules in the looks dept. IMHO.

DB4

GOAT contender 

 

[BigGuns]

19 hours ago, Habana Mike said:

Apologies for another Alfa

Love this car. Finding a left side drive is tough though...

What are we looking at here?  I was thinking GTV (which has unfortunately been “indefinitely postponed”), but this is slightly different.  And agreed, btw

[Habana Mike]

1 hour ago, BigGuns said:

What are we looking at here?  I was thinking GTV (which has unfortunately been “indefinitely postponed”), but this is slightly different.  And agreed, btw

2008 Brera - Pinifarina build.

[Brian24]

Very exotic looking cars, MGs certainly have a loyal fanbase. I have a friend who rebuilt an mgb from the ground up.

My Dad has done a couple MGs and a Triumph over the years. I’ve got a soft spot for old British cars.

[fokker4me]

Another favorite is a 30s Talbot Lago

[El Presidente]

 

 

 

Fast Facts – The Daimler SP250 “Dart”

• The Daimler SP250 has been called the “British Corvette” due to the fact it likely took the inspiration for its fiberglass body and V8 engine from the American sports car.
• The quirky design of the SP250 has won it both fans and detractors in the decades since its introduction. The body was designed with aerodynamics in mind, however the front has been derisively been described as “droopy.”
• The British police famously used SP250s to chase and catch the cafe racer “Ton Up Boys” in the 1950s and 1960s, none of the other police vehicles of the time could match the speed of the 100+ mph motorcycles.

[El Presidente]

1955 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL GULLWING

 

 

[Fuzz]

4 hours ago, El Presidente said:

1955 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL GULLWING

 

 

As beautiful as it is, there is no dignified way to get in or out of it.

 

Especially if it is the 300SLR that has the drivetrain in the driver's foot well.

 

[Ford2112]

Saw one of these on the Mecum auction recently on tv.

[Habana Mike]

On 12/9/2021 at 5:22 PM, El Presidente said:

1955 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL GULLWING

 

 

Definitely a top 5 vehicle for the time!

[El Presidente]

This 1960 Custom Chevy Corvette caught my eye 

 

 

 

[Fuzz]

Gorgeous! One of these day, I'll own a 'vette like that.

[El Presidente]

13 minutes ago, Fuzz said:

Gorgeous! One of these day, I'll own a 'vette like that.

Up for auction on the Gold Coast. 

https://seven82motors.hibid.com/lot/107967348/1960-custom-chevy-corvette?ipp=10

[Fuzz]

1 hour ago, El Presidente said:

Up for auction on the Gold Coast. 

https://seven82motors.hibid.com/lot/107967348/1960-custom-chevy-corvette?ipp=10

One of these days.... but not today! 😅

Besides, I don't approve of some of the mods he's made in his restomod.

[wine_junkie]

It is an amazing car to drive (girl jokes aside) sorry we’re blocking the damn view but it’s the inly recent photo I could find of it. A good friend of mine owns it and I drive it (and helped restore it) every other week. It drives like a newer car…crazy that they had direct injection fuel injection on a car from the 50’s! (One half of the Luftwaffe Engine)

[SMELTZ]

Growing up, my neighbor had his own cobra that was an original. He was a mechanic for the Ford Cobra race team back in the day.  I don't have a pic of his car but it looked like this