Ohhh there's a Delahaye. Delahaye made some of the most beautiful cars ever



Like that one

The_Sponge: It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.

Annnnd we're done here, last one out turn off the lights.

When I see drivers today with their supposed "luxury" cars, I laugh. These cars is where the real style and class was.

vernonFL: Apos: Any Citroens

one of the coolest cars ever.

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Indeedy.



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blacksharpiemarker: When I see drivers today with their supposed "luxury" cars, I laugh. These cars is where the real style and class was.

The current batch of Aston Martins and Bentleys is equal to anything from the past.

Jay Leno probably has half the cars on that list in his collection (as well as the first Honda Acura NSX that Jerry Senfield also wanted)

The nostalgia of old people for massive chunks of crudely-engineered sheet metal continues to astound.

Gimme one brushed-aluminum DeLorean with flux capacitor, please.

While I'm more into motorcycles myself, I've always had a thing for the De Tomaso Pantera.



Hotter than a manifold

WhyteRaven74:
The current batch of Aston Martins and Bentleys is equal to anything from the past.



You should have seen the look on my face when I read that:

granted those Aston Martins are lovely.

The only American cars I would ever want to own are the AC Cobra or the Corvette Stingray (1963 I think?).

Morgan for the win:




/mind you, that Ferrari F40 is one UGLY car.

We could have such beautiful cars. But no car company is inclined to design them. And Detroit wonders why their city is a wasteland.

Happy Hours: jso2897: You're cheating.

I don't care....

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Gods, that woman's shoes are hideous!

/first thing most females notice - the shoes

Beautiful cars...

Although some of you are so wet behind the years...you think a 1993 Honda Civic....with a 1.5L engine that sounds like a lawnmower...is retro. Put a blade under that and go mow some lawns

Subby got it right.

Facel Vega FTW.

Though it was in excellent company.

This is the only one of the bunch that I'd want.



Am I weird?

After that parade of dazzling vehicles, how can they call a '53 Pontiac wagon "opulent"?

And from careful reading of the description, the Corvette at the end does not have matching numbers, which will make any Corvette snob reflexively yell DO NOT WANT.

62 Lincoln continental please.

Ablejack: WhyteRaven74:
The current batch of Aston Martins and Bentleys is equal to anything from the past.



You should have seen the look on my face when I read that:
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Dear FSM, that is a beautiful car. I'm still waiting for that level of style on a modern frame Mind you, I'd probably forget about the body if somebody gave me one of the new Lambos.

eeergh, someone hacked the crap out of that Stingray, the fenders look awful. And those side pipes, really?

Happy Hours: Real Women Drink Akvavit: Gods, that woman's shoes are hideous!

She was wearing shoes?

You probably didn't notice them because they were below the line of sight for the average hetero male.

/have male friends who couldn't tell you what color my eyes are
//"she has eyes?"

You guys are slipping.


Oh yeah:

Happy Hours: jso2897: WhyteRaven74: blacksharpiemarker: When I see drivers today with their supposed "luxury" cars, I laugh. These cars is where the real style and class was.

The current batch of Aston Martins and Bentleys is equal to anything from the past.

In performance and quality? Perhaps.
In beauty?
Forget it.

Are you sure?

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Were there cars in those pictures?

I'd like to drive that Facel Vega to the Dexter Lake Club for a little Shama lama ding dong, if you know what I mean.

© Ramming speed!!!!

/do not want

I agree with the comments about the DS. Lovely car. Pity there weren't more Citroens in the slideshow.
Most beautiful? I've always like the Lamborghini Espada.
Then there's the sports Bentley. Not beautiful as such, more handsome.
Hell, I like all old cars, even the super ugly, like the Dymaxion.

whats a fecal vega? Is it like a dirty sanchez?

i went to this yesterday. The photo gallery missed some key cars that were present, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum:

1938 Hispano Suiza H6C Xenia

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1934 Voisin Aerodyne

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1939 Delahaye 165

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besides this exhibit, there were several stands showcasing pre-WW2 Bugattis

auto brands were also present showcasing their heritage. the Citroen, BMW, and Skoda stands were great. Renault's stand was full of fail (just Renault 5s and a couple of Alpines). Peugeot had a bunch of models, but with a heavy emphasis on the 1970s. Mercedes had an SSK and one of the first SL's but their stand was an afterthought. Honda and Porsche were wastes of time.

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Why did I read that as "Fecal Vega"?

/Time for coffee...

jso2897: WhyteRaven74: blacksharpiemarker: When I see drivers today with their supposed "luxury" cars, I laugh. These cars is where the real style and class was.

The current batch of Aston Martins and Bentleys is equal to anything from the past.

In performance and quality? Perhaps.
In beauty?
Forget it.

Most of the time people like me choose to keep quiet, because we know that people like you with such strong opinions aren't open to anyone else's opinions, but I'm feeling chatty.

Old cars, and by that I mean 30's - 60's, weren't overall as "beautiful" as you make them out to be. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but very round, very bulbous, "wavy" cars don't do it for me.

I can respect the design styles and the artistic endeavor that cars used to be but I think that so many of them are flat out ugly. That Jaguar that you posted is far from what I'd call attractive. So yeah, I'll take today's crop of Aston Martins and Bentleys over yesteryear's.

And before (or rather just just in case) you say it, no I'm not some sort of young punk who thinks that his Civic is a badass racecar and should shut the fark up while the real adults talk because I don't know a damn thing. On that point, if the reason that you like them so much is because you grew up with them then nostalgia clouds a "pure" opinion and should be considered when talking down to others.

/Again, preemptive "just in case"
//Opinions are like butts.
///For the record, one of my favorite cars is a 60's design.

She comes in colors everywhere: This is the only one of the bunch that I'd want.

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Am I weird?

Yes, but not alone. I love those old station wagons for some reason. My dream car is the two-toned 53 2 dr Nomad. Perfect Americana.

ggecko: You guys are slipping.


Oh yeah:

Watched the film this week. Still as good as ever.

But you do realise that wasn't a real Ferrari, right?

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/good replica though

SharkaPult: I love those old station wagons for some reason. My dream car is the two-toned 53 2 dr Nomad. Perfect Americana.


I don't know if you remember the smash up derby SSP toys, but my favorite was always the wagon. I think it's a Nomad.

She comes in colors everywhere: Am I weird?

Maybe, I like it too. That one and the Panhard just had a lot of appeal.