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Thanks for the thread, Webb.
. I was never too hot for the vette...the 2014 is not quite warm. .  . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Italian, from Italy, once told me that Countach roughly xlated into "Holy Cow!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . Gawd! .  . . They're all beautiful...great photos!
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My two all-time fave looking cars.
 
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They even demonstrate the one major point of superiority of the new one over the old one near the end of this video.  Btw, here's an HD version: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=775587968519 Noting the prior comment on the proportions of a person to the car when driving an E-type, the driver of the Eagle E-type sits considerably lower. Between that, and the differently raked windscreen it looks better proportioned to the driver. Last edited by dw1; 08-07-2013 at 11:08 AM.. |
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Passed on of these on the highway today. Pictures just don't do it justice. The 1950s belonged to America, in terms of car design, IMO.
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And as to the original question, I really like the Miura, but I just don't love it. Not in the way I love the 911. I think I may be the only person on the planet who doesn't love it.
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That red GT350 up there looks similar to my college room mate's GT500. When he got a 3.0 average his rich daddy bought him a '67 in the Spring of '68. I remember that car as my first experience of wicked acceleration...and it did scare him.
I'd tug the harness as tight as I could and the acceleration would create a gap between my chest and the harness. I also remember my face feeling like it was getting flattened. It was a chick mobile, too!!! Fun times, then.
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Is there a budget category?
Always liked the Fiat 124 Spider, Mazda MX-6 '93-97, Mazda RX-7 '92-02...    Sorry about the fart-can, but otherwise a nice pic.
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Loaded Q. Just a few more to mention > Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, Dino 246, 1939 Lincoln Zephyr coupe, some of those gangster roof 2 door Stutz's.
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Probably one of my all time favourites, the Iso Grifo
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I had a Fiat Spyder senior yr of HS . Got crushed by a tandem dump truck while it was parked.
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Let me throw this out there: has Aston Martin ever made an ugly car? I can't think of one. The 70s cars, even while having a whiff of Mustang in the fastback, still look gorgeous today. Even the Lagonda, for all of its size and angularity, still has a charm about it.
I mean, every car maker has had its duds - Lamborghini had the Espada and the LM002, Ferrari had the 365 and more recently the FF, Porsche has had the Panamera and Cayenne. But I can't think of an ugly Aston Martin.
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maybe not the prettiest, but like the 911, (356, 914, 944, 928) form follows function.
  
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