APOLLO Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Rover P5B 3.5litre V8 Coupe Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Americans can usually be relied on to design cars that only appeal to other Americans. Occasionally they come out with a real jem though. Saleen S7. Among the more mundane the Citroen Traction Avant and the DS. Maybe not beautiful, but certainly elegant, the BMW 5 series E28, after this I think they lost their way with design. And of course this list cannot go without my favourite and my car With another lovely car just beyond, a 900 classic. Can't argue with that Julian, there's one on my drive. steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Rover P5B 3.5litre V8 Coupe Brit15 You beat me too it! Utterley gorgeous, in a very manly way.... wish I still had mine, despite it eating money like there was no tomorrow. I'd add.... Alfa Romeo 2000GTV Lamborghini Islero Maserati Bora Maserati Ghibli / Indy Ferrari 246 Dino Ferrari 275GTB Ferrari 250LM Bentley S3 Coninental Fyling Spur Jaguar Mk2 Volvo P1800 Gordon Keeble Triumph TR4 Citroen SM Citroen DS Rover P6 Jensen Interceptor Alvis TD21 Mercedes Benz 'Pagoda' Triumph Stag Porsche 911 (before they got flabby and sprouted wings!) Facel Vega HK500 I want 'em all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 5, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2011 Americans can usually be relied on to design cars that only appeal to other Americans. Occasionally they come out with a real jem though. Saleen S7. Ah, now there Deb might agree with you, actually. She certainly told Steve Saleen himself so a few years back, when I spotted him at scrutineering for the 24 hrs. I think he and she were the only people in the Place des Jacobins wearing Saleen baseball caps! Steve Saleen was perceived by Ford to have done such a good job on the S7 that they recruited him to run their Ford GT project, bringing the iconic '60s GT40 design up to C21 standards. Interesting you should fancy a Saleen, which is a Ford-powered car, while your Saab is a GM Vectra platform in Scandinavian drag. On the other hand, Volvo (Latin for "I roll") is a Ford Mondeo platform in Scandinavian drag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
0O00 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 New Ford Focus - looks the business for an every day car. For something exotic a Lambo Murcielago Spider (or Roadster) will do for me.B) Would still take a new 5 series tourer for family transport too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthelm Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Ferrari 330 P4 gets my vote, stunning!... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 5, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2011 Ferrari 330 P4 gets my vote, stunning!... A very slippery shape, certainly, and a mild improvement on the '66 P3, of course. Pics of them on the Daytona banking in '67 are classics. But those Piero Drogo bodies were a rather abrupt change from the previous few years' designs - the 250P, 275P and then 275/330/365P2 bodies. In this they aped the Porsche transition from the 904GTS to the stark Carrera 6/906. All that said, I did have a moment of disbelief when a P4 apparently sat waiting to come out of a petrol station in Staplehurst one evening a few years back - but then I remembered there was a firm locally producing replicas! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchill8F Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 You can't beat a classic. Lamborghini Muira. When I first saw one, in the original Italian Job, it's been a dream car for me to have. I would say that I'd get one if I had the money, but I doubt I'd be able to insure it if that was the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Americans only design cars that Americans like? Well I'm English and I'll certainly take the Cord 812 (Supercharged). Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted April 6, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2011 Ferrari 275 GTS and 246GT Dino both in a nice blue or silver (anything but red!) Citroen SM and DS Alfa 2000 GTV, GTV6, SZ/RZ, spider duetto or more recent 159. Orignal BMW M5 Lancia Stratos Mark I and Mark II Golf GTi's Mercedes grosser, 300 SL roadster and 280se cabrio I'm sure there are others but cant think at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkitt Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Tatra T-87, a classic bit of thirties streamlining: Photo CC-BY-SA Oliver Kurmis It also has the distinction of killing so many Nazi officers - who stole them from their rightful owners when they invaded Czechoslovakia, and were unable to cope with the 100mph top speed - that they were banned from driving them. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/15210-your-dream-car/page__view__findpost__p__141137 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 The original BMC Mini Agreed absolutely! Issigonis got it absolutely right. Not only does it look good, but it handles well too. The big Healey is another beautiful car. Unfortunately, I don't have one of those in my garage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 http://www.rmweb.co....post__p__141137 Well remembered! I thought we had been here before. At least I was consistent with my choice and pic... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Well remembered! I thought we had been here before. At least I was consistent with my choice and pic... So was I, looking back - even used the same photograph of the Lotus!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted April 6, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2011 I was very lucky to get to 'drive' the dream just once, and not very far, but what a tick in the box for pub top trumps ... TWR Jaguar XJR-15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZ Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Americans only design cars that Americans like? Well I'm English and I'll certainly take the Cord 812 (Supercharged). Best, Pete. I did say usually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I did say usually. Hey, no offence meant, just an excuse to get the Cord 812 on here.............. My second car was a Volvo P1800 (with the original egg-crate grill). Looker but slow, did I say it was slow???????????????????? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZ Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 No contest. Deb and I have always agreed that the 1965 LM 24 hrs-winning car, the Ferrari 250LM, is the most satisfying shape we've ever encountered. On the racing theme, the WM Peugeots of the late '70s and '80s were nice looking cars. Kremer CK5 ? Porsche 917 ? Kremer K917C ? Lola T290 ? In F1, to me there is no contest, Lotus 79. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 The Aston Martin AMR1 http://en.wikipedia....ile:AM_AMR1.jpg I watched this at Le Mans in the late eighties - it may not have been the most beautiful but it certainly was the most beautiful sounding car..... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 6, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2011 I was very lucky to get to 'drive' the dream just once, and not very far, but what a tick in the box for pub top trumps ... An interesting snap, with three totally different approaches to high-performance in the background, as well. The Miura - made by a chap who also makes tractors - has a trad high-revving Italian V12, the Iso/Bizzarini (not sure which) has a big Chevrolet V8, while the 1950s 300SLR Gullwing has a straight 6 (I think) and is possibly the purest-bred of them all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I second the P5B, though not sure it is a manly car, as Maggie Thatcher and the Queen had one for years each. Otherwise Viva HB GT or Firenza. Or some of the Tatras. I know I'm odd... Kelly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Firenza. Yes, I'll go with that one. Particularly the droop-snoot. Either that, or the Chevette HS - another car I have always wanted. Although, given only 400 were made it's pretty unlikely to happen! Those were the days! Dealer Team Vauxhall, Bill Blydenstein, Gerry Marshall and big Vauxhall V8s and slant 4s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFTBgnCanJo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium spamcan61 Posted April 6, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2011 Otherwise Viva HB GT or Firenza. Kelly Yes, I always thought the HB GT was a very nice looking car, used to walk past one on the way to school every day (early 70s). Nearest I've got to owning one is the Lledo 1.43 model. Not so keen on the Firenze, although the later ones badged Magnum 2300 coupe or whatever did look quite tidy. The prettiest Vauxhall was the Cavalier Mk1 Sports Hatch (as opposed to coupe) IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I second the P5B, though not sure it is a manly car, as Maggie Thatcher and the Queen had one for years each. Otherwise Viva HB GT or Firenza. Or some of the Tatras. I know I'm odd... Kelly Well mine didn't behave in a lady like fashion when it went into tight corners! The Queen's P5B Saloon is on display at BMIHT Gaydon, and the Thatcher / Wilson one is hiding away in their workshop somewhere. The Queen still owns her P5B, as it's on loan to BMIHT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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