Most beautiful car?

qz

Saw a black DB9 today, naturally it was stuck in traffic so I got a good look. The heart went a bit faster, and the knees went weak. Then I thought, is this the most beautiful car in the world? After very little deliberation I decided that yes, it is.



Then I wondered, what does it for the other Boardsters? Now we all know the Fiat Doblo and the Ssang Yong Rodius are in a class of their own, so we'll disregard those two, it just wouldn't be fair on the other cars. What do you all think the most beautiful car ever made is? And seeing that this thread is mine, pics are obligatory .

PowerHouseDan

Yah i saw 2 in Dublin when i was up there and there is one around Cork at the Moment 06 C DB9 ( 089) Black its Savage

Lex Luthor

My wifes bosses son has just got one recently....I must find out what the plate he has....spoilt daddies boy.

Johnny Storm

Ferarri Modena 360

qz

Johnny Storm wrote:

Ferarri Modena 360

Ahem...

qz wrote:

And seeing that this thread is mine, pics are obligatory .

Johnny Storm

qz wrote:

Ahem...

Johnny Storm

OK I changed my mind :rolleyes:

IrishRover

It is a very good looking car. The background makes all the difference though.

Here's a couple of pics of a 348 that I took which came out well I thought. I don't think I've posted them here before.

Beruthiel

I'll be buying a couple when I win the lotto

this one for when I'll be staying at some 5 star hotel on a weekend:



and this one when I go for the odd shopping trip

83ste

I think about this a lot, but I keep coming back to the original DB7. Just a perfectly balanced, elegant shape.

coolcon

Are we talking "of all time" here, or just modern cars. Aston martin DB5 is what i think is the most beautiful car of all time .... .
At the moment, either the DB9.......
Or the BMW Z4
Difficult choice!!!

richardson2525

MOST BEAUTIFUL CAR EVER MADE: NISSAN BLUEBIRD

Praetorian

I don't like Mercedes Benz cars generally speaking but this baby is my favourite thing with four wheels right now





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*Tripper*

Aside from the DB9, id have to say the Jaguar XKR lke the DB9

icemanjimbo04

Mitsubishsi FTO, a future classic..

fletch

icemanjimbo04 wrote:

Mitsubishsi FTO, a future classic..

lol

Is1ldur

Need I say more.:D

Is1ldur

Actually this is growing on me too.

ds20prefecture

The most beautiful


Although it's very close

cormie

Keyzer

For me, this is the ultimate car.
The tears stream down my legs just thinking about it....

coolcon

Obvious choice for you eh ds20prefecture?!!!

weemcd

does it for me.

Toss up between the sl65 and the db5 for me. Sl65 is one of the coolest around imo, since every house they go to on mtv cribs have an sl!!

Johnny Storm

Sorry! Of course, I ment to say:

coolcon

Johnny Storm wrote:

Sorry! Of course, I ment to say:

I always thought the mclaren f1 was ugly. especially the way the driver sits in the middle with a passenger either side!

qz

coolcon wrote:

I always thought the mclaren f1 was ugly. especially the way the driver sits in the middle with a passenger either side!

Great if you had bitches.

ds20prefecture

coolcon wrote:

Obvious choice for you eh ds20prefecture?!!!

Sure - but right is right. The thing I don't like about the DB9 is that it is almost indistinguishable from a DB7, V8, Vanquish, etc. They're all pretty and well proportioned but just variations on a theme, a theme that started with the XK8. Kind of like Reese Witherspoon: beautiful but in a generically blonde way.

The Murcielago looks like nothing else and few cars can match it for presence. I would struggle to call it beautiful though. It is brutal, aggressive, striking; but not beautiful. Sort of like Grace Jones.

The DS is graceful, elegant, unusual, curvaceous, sculpted, organic, timeless. Like Iman Bowie.

rabbitinlights

I personally think the Aston DB4GT is the most beautiful old car plus its about as rare as a tight whóre.

Sorry about the size:



A Close second is the 1949 Ford Mercury:

curiosity

Citroen DS gets my vote. If I saw someone with one I'd probably say 'nice car mate'. Many (not all!!) of the other cars posted here are too new, and lets be honest, likely to provoke raging envy! The DS makes me smile. As Lex Luthor said about bosses son with DB9 'spoilt daddies boy'.

pburns

Ferrari 250 GT Lusso
http://downloads.redjupiter.com/users/images/ferrarilussoNew/FerrariLussoProfile468r.jpg

Ferrari 288 GTO NOT to be confused with the 308 - Thomas Magnum's company car. This was the Enzo of it's day but FAR more beautiful. Eddie Irvine years before he joined Ferrari.
http://w1.195.telia.com/~u19507506/3d/gto_02.jpg

Alfa GTV 1750
http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/images/car_info/alfa_romeo_1750_gtv.jpg

Alfa 156
U Know what it looks like...

Crap... all the best lookers are Italian...

ds20prefecture

I would kill for a 288 GTO. Not a beautiful car IMHO, though.

junkyard

My first choice is the Lamborghini Miura SV and my second choice is my Daimler Majestic Major.

Corega

It doesn't have to be expensive or fast...my uncle had one of these GT6's, in mustard yellow, which we drove down to Le Mans one year, from the east coast of England, through Holland, Belgium and France, with an overheating engine, fumes being pumped into the cockpit and all in 30 degree weather, absolutely bliss.

The Doktor

oooh.... which one.. I cant choose..ok ok.. the gt40..

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drdre

i would love this.

http://cars.iol.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=406990

eljono

My personal favourite of all time is the Jag XJ220



Favourite production car is the Porsche Carrera GT



and unfortunately it's only a prototype but it deserves a mention, Alfa 8c

Kersh

Either of these 2 - probably the top one.

Ernie Ball

jozi

Tough call naming the most beautiful car
F355 springs to mind

And there's something i really like about the koenigsegg and pagani

C12


Cant think of anything right of better than them (and not already mentioned)

drdre

jozi wrote:

Tough call naming the most beautiful car
F355 springs to mind

And there's something i really like about the koenigsegg and pagani

C12


Cant think of anything right of better than them (and not already mentioned)

Man you have exactly my choice.the pagani zonda and f355 if amazing.

i would even love a replica f355.just because it looks cool

Anan1

I am at a complete loss to understand how anyone could think a Ferrari 348/355/TestaRossa is the most beautiful car they've ever seen! Have you people never seen a 250GT Lusso, a 250GTO, a Daytona? And what about prewar Bugattis, Alfa Romeo 8Cs, some Lancias? By the same token, there have been some beautiful Aston Martins. The DB4 GT Zagato, and some of the Touring-bodied cars spring to mind. But the DB9?? I dunno, lads.

IrishRover

Anan1 wrote:

I am at a complete loss to understand how anyone could think a Ferrari 348/355/TestaRossa is the most beautiful car they've ever seen!

The 348 isn't the most beautiful car I've ever seen but somehow (probably because it is more subtle) I do think it is better looking than the TestaRossa even though it is the lesser car. They were just photos I took in good light with a nice background so I was just illustrating that a good background makes for a more beautiful picture rather than just a beautiful car (like in the pic of the Aston Martin in the first post).

Anyway, I figured this thread is basically just for posting what I call "car porn" so obviously exotic cars are going to feature in that.

AJ!

The DB9 is the same design as the Vanquish, Vantage and DB7. It's just the same design over and over - like Porsche, but at least you're not going to mistake the GT3 for a Carrera. The DB9 is a decent looking car but the design is just too boring and too plain.

I think the Lamborghini Miura and Ferrari 250 GTO are the best looking classic cars.


I'll have to get back to you on what I think is the best looking modern car.

junkyard

I may be mistaken but isn't the "Ferrari" in the picture above actually a Datsun mock-up?:)

Abelloid

Yep, pretty sure it's a replica. Closing Times square and driving a genuine 250 GTO would be too much to ask

pburns

junkyard wrote:

I may be mistaken but isn't the "Ferrari" in the picture above actually a Datsun mock-up?:)

Yes, I remember noticing this in the film. The proportions are all wrong. It's actually a Datsun 240Z-based replica. Some guy in California noticed the proportinons of the cars were similar back in the '80s & began making replicas. I think there was a company in England doing it as well.

Actually, the 240Z is a classic in it's own right...

People are getting into the realms of dream-cars in this discussion. The humble Alfa 156 is one of the most beautiful cars of the last 10 years IMO...

Anan1

pburns wrote:

The humble Alfa 156 is one of the most beautiful cars of the last 10 years IMO...

Without a doubt.

AJ!

I know it's not a real 250 GTO. That picture is from a scene in Vanilla Sky. I just think black is the best colour for a Ferrari, thats why I used that picture.

junkyard

Phew! for a minute there I thought it was turning into another Alfa thread there.:)

Anan1

junkyard wrote:

Phew! for a minute there I thought it was turning into another Alfa thread there.:)

Thought or hoped?;)

ds20prefecture

pburns wrote:

The humble Alfa 156 is one of the most beautiful cars of the last 10 years IMO...

Excepting the DS, theres a case to be made for the 156 being the most beautiful saloon car ever IMO. It may not be the best saloon car ever, or most reliable, but it is beautiful. Its shape has not dated at all (although its early days) and the car does better with less adornment than with more - always a good sign.