The most beautiful car ever made.
Feb 23, 2023 08:53:21 #
Feb 23, 2023 09:25:53 #
canonclicker wrote:
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Wow! Dave did an absolute beautiful job with this restoration, just beautiful, I love it!
Feb 23, 2023 11:44:00 #
Enzo Ferrari said that the Jag XKE was the most beautiful he had ever seen. As for American cars, I would nominate the 1953 Studebaker Hawk.
Feb 23, 2023 12:14:27 #
kkayser wrote:
Enzo Ferrari said that the Jag XKE was the most beautiful he had ever seen. As for American cars, I would nominate the 1953 Studebaker Hawk.
A design by The Raymond Loewy Design Studio. It was rumored that the design was copied from Pininfarina.
Feb 23, 2023 13:12:09 #
Feb 23, 2023 13:24:45 #
Too much of a generalized question... If relegated to American iron it would put the 57 Chevy in the top group... Jag XKE should be in OVERALL top list... Early Mercedes Gull wings were nice too...
Feb 23, 2023 14:49:17 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
RodeoMan wrote:
Maybe the car that brings your loved one home after being away for a long time.
Well said.
Feb 23, 2023 15:51:32 #
NDMarks
Loc: Dublin, Ca
Thank you to a couple of people that pointed out my memory lapse regarding the Cobra and a 327 motor, I must have been thinking about another car I'll never own - a Corvette. The Cobra and the high output 289 was quite a car in its day. My favorite Vette is in the 1990 area. I don't like any of the new ones. Unfortunately these days my truck is much easier to get into so I love the looks of the 1994-1997 Dodge Ram.
Feb 23, 2023 19:17:33 #
NDMarks wrote:
The XKE was a gorgeous car but heaven help if something broke. British mechanics must all have had very small hands. I had to replace a starter in a friends car once and that was SO much fun. The song Dead Man's Curve must have been about an XKE.
I had a '67 E-type coupe and learned to pull the starter in 5 minutes...I did not do it according to "the book"...a large volume called " The Complete Jaguar E".
It Said to remove the distributor and bend the carburetor drain tubes as it wanted you to to carefully guide the starter along the side of the engine under the carbs and out where the distributor was.
I thought, "no I'm not gonna do that". I looked down at the starter and instead unbolted a part of the frame from the firewall, bent it back slightly and pulled the starter straight up...easy as pie.
Feb 23, 2023 21:23:12 #
Feb 24, 2023 15:56:27 #
singleshot
Loc: Georgia
mvetrano2 wrote:
To me, the most beautiful car ever made was the 1967 Pontiac GTO, what are your opinions?
Feb 24, 2023 17:41:25 #
I must agree that the 66 and 67 GTP's were some of the most beautiful "muscle cars" ever made as nd that those early to mid 60's XKE's were some of the most beautiful sports cars ever made. And the Ford GT 40 might be the most beautiful car ever made; but it is all subjective and probably relates to the age of the beholder, myself included. I mean, there are plenty of people out there who think otherwise, I am sure!
Feb 24, 2023 17:43:26 #
Feb 25, 2023 00:48:41 #
NDMarks
Loc: Dublin, Ca
I just read an article "A Quick History of the Shelby Cobra" (available on the internet and includes a nice photo of a convertible Cobra). At the end of the article the author calls the Shelby Cobra a "drop-dead gorgeous automotive work of art". Certainly one man's opinion!
Feb 25, 2023 09:12:54 #
NDMarks wrote:
I just read an article "A Quick History of the Shelby Cobra" (available on the internet and includes a nice photo of a convertible Cobra). At the end of the article the author calls the Shelby Cobra a "drop-dead gorgeous automotive work of art". Certainly one man's opinion!
One shared by many!
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