The ultimate cool guy in the ultimate cool car

pwd72s · 05-26-2009, 04:34 PM

A Jag XKSS...I suppose you know who the guy is...

RedBaron · 05-26-2009, 04:45 PM

That picture is so awesome.

the · 05-26-2009, 04:47 PM

I thought this was going to be about you in your Mustang!

Racerbvd · Racerbvd's Garage

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I thought this was going to be about you in your Mustang!

Didn't the same guy driving that Jag make the Stang cool

pwd72s · 05-26-2009, 04:52 PM

I saw that very car when McQueen had it "on loan" to the Harrah's museum...IIRC, 1964-65? It's British Racing green...sexy as hell then, sexy as hell now. I wonder where it is today?

Dueller · 05-26-2009, 05:03 PM

I was behind an XKE convertible this afternoon...helluva a sexy car. I just didn't remember them as being so small. And the tires soooooo skinny by todays standards.

Cool pic PWD....looks even smaller than the XKE. Did you ever decide on what car to get?

pwd72s · 05:22 PM

Ohhh, that car is MUCH smaller than an e type. See the "trunk" hatch at the rear?
Barely enough room to slide a spare and a small roll of tools inside. Everything was open when the car was at Harrah's...I stood there and drooled for a long time.

Yeah...I'm buying a '09 Bullitt Mustang. Dealer just called. It should be here Friday. (edit) I posted a thread...already on page 3. Gonna do it!

Aerkuld · Aerkuld's Garage

Jaguar produced some gorgeous cars through the late 50's and 60's. I still quite like the XJS but it isn't a patch on the earlier cars. Some of the later stuff is starting to head back in the right direction although I saw a late 90's XK8 the other day and was suprised how dated it appeared. Those older cars are just timeless.

Dueller · 05-26-2009, 05:23 PM

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Yeah...I'm buying a '09 Bullitt Mustang. Dealer just called. It should be here Friday.

Outstanding...a good choice. You'll have a lot of fun in it I'm sure. Plus, its green

masraum · 05-26-2009, 07:01 PM

One of my all-time favs. C-Type, D-Type, E-Type and XKSS. All of them are gorgeous cars. I got to see C, D, and E's at the Keels and Wheels Concours a few weeks back.

Rich Lambert · Rich Lambert's Garage

I saw one of those in Vegas last week at the Imperial Palace car collection. It's the first one I've seen live...probably the coolest car in my experience. They also had a couple of C's and a D. I need a poster of that pic for my new garage.

tchanson · 08:07 PM

McQueen bought that SS twice.

Tim

azasadny · azasadny's Garage

Are there any pics of him without a cigarette in his hand?

tchanson · 05-28-2009, 06:57 AM

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Are there any pics of him without a cigarette in his hand?

Tim

sammyg2 · 05-28-2009, 07:08 AM

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Didn't the same guy driving that Jag make the Stang cool

He had to be extra super cool to make either of those cars look good.
IMNSHO of course.

Z-man · Z-man's Garage

Very, very cool. Both the man and the car ooze of coolness.

That's so cool, when Chuck Norris saw that picture, he frooze in the middle of his roundhouse kick.

-Z

dan79brooklyn · 05-28-2009, 07:26 AM

Here is another of McQueen in the Jag:

Here are a couple more 'vintage' cool guys with cool cars.

James Garner with a Mini:

Paul Newman:

And of course:

m21sniper · 05-28-2009, 07:27 AM

speeder · speeder's Garage

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Tim

His taste in everything was great. I almost bought that truck about a year ago but could not afford. It's a '57, *one-year-only* style w/ those single headlights and patina-ed in original yellow paint. Awesome.

craigster59 · craigster59's Garage

I had a '58 F-100 similar to this but baby blue 2 tone instead of red. They call these the "refrigerator style" pickups. I miss that truck.