What is the most beautiful car of all time?

Janesy B · 1 Mar 2009 at 23:29

Is the rallye not a GTI with some more plastic glued on to it and wide arches? You can't say it's the most beautiful car ever, come on, just admit it!

mjt · 1 Mar 2009 at 23:30

[TW]Fox;13598807 said:
The Aston Martin V12 Vantage is no Mk2 Golf

fixed

allllec · 1 Mar 2009 at 23:34

[TW]Fox;13598807 said:
I just think its too much of a co-incidence that you also happen to own one.

Because god forbid someone ignored common sense and got something they WANT. :rolleyes:

I understand what you are saying, and that's fine. But I don't need "credibility" for my opinion now do I? Especially since the topic has nothing to do with sensibility or how good a particular car is.

But if it makes you happy its closely followed by an Shelby Mustang 500

Janesy B said:
Is the rallye not a GTI with some more plastic glued on to it and wide arches? You can't say it's the most beautiful car ever, come on, just admit it!

Not far off, but its about beauty not technical side of things.

[TW]Fox · 1 Mar 2009 at 23:41

allllec said:
Because god forbid someone ignored common sense and got something they WANT.

Wow, I'm not sure its possible for somebody to miss the point in a more spectacular fashion than you have

Janesy B · 1 Mar 2009 at 23:45

allllec said:
Because god forbid someone ignored common sense and got something they WANT.

I understand what you are saying, and that's fine. But I don't need "credibility" for my opinion now do I? Especially since the topic has nothing to do with sensibility or how good a particular car is.

But if it makes you happy its closely followed by an Shelby Mustang 500

Not far off, but its about beauty not technical side of things.

The golf is a technical and clinical 80's german hatchback. Technical, clinical and beautiful don't go together. As much as i love mk2's, i'd never say it was beautiful.

yantorsen · 1 Mar 2009 at 23:47

Janesy B said:
Technical, clinical and beautiful don't go together.

Most modern super cars are pretty technical and clinical, but they still manage to be beautiful.

Janesy B · 1 Mar 2009 at 23:52

Technical and clinical in a different sense than the mk2. The golf was always function first and form second, it wasn't designed to be a beautiful car, just a family hatchback

yantorsen · 1 Mar 2009 at 23:57

Janesy B said:
Technical and clinical in a different sense than the mk2. The golf was always function first and form second, it wasn't designed to be a beautiful car, just a family hatchback

I'm pretty sure it was also designed to look nice as well though. Also is it not conceivable that as an accident of function over form a beautiful object was created?

Muban · 2 Mar 2009 at 00:00

I would agree with a fair few mentioned already.... Muira, Dino, 300SL. I would definitely have to add the XK120 to the list and the Auburn Speedster:

Janesy B · 2 Mar 2009 at 00:00

You're getting a bit too arty for me. All i know is that a mk2 golf is not the most beautiful car ever.

yantorsen · 2 Mar 2009 at 00:05

Another one of my favourites is the Rolls-Royce Phantom III Labourdette

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Dogbreath · 2 Mar 2009 at 09:25

yantorsen said:
I'm pretty sure it was also designed to look nice as well though. Also is it not conceivable that as an accident of function over form a beautiful object was created?

Not in the case of a Mk2 Golf though. It's a fairly generic hatchback from the era, albeit one of the better built ones. It's no more beautiful than a Peugeot 205, or an Astra GTE.

True_Scotsman · 2 Mar 2009 at 09:27

deko said:
shelby GT 500

This!

Meridian · 2 Mar 2009 at 10:42

[TW]Fox;13598921 said:
Wow, I'm not sure its possible for somebody to miss the point in a more spectacular fashion than you have

I'll bet it is - and you've been here long enough to know that...

But add me to the DB9 crowd.

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BigT · 2 Mar 2009 at 11:19

300SL Gullwing for me as well.

[DOD]Asprilla · 2 Mar 2009 at 11:41

BigT said:
300SL Gullwing for me as well.

I was never a fan of the gullwing, but take it's roof off and it becomes a work of art.

Luke · 2 Mar 2009 at 11:42

Howard said:
Am I the only one who thinks E-Types are utterly hideous?

No, I agree.

Stonedofmoo · 2 Mar 2009 at 11:55

To most people (snobs), a car is only 'beautiful' when it's also expensive which makes threads like this awkward, and guaranteed to be filled with pictures of exotic cars.

For example I often think the Peugeot 406 Coupé is a beautiful looking car, but most people won't agree with me because it's a mass produced Peugeot and would think it has to be expensive to be beautiful.

Just my 2 cents

Dogbreath · 2 Mar 2009 at 12:33

Stonedofmoo said:
For example I often think the Peugeot 406 Coupé is a beautiful looking car, but most people won't agree with me because it's a mass produced Peugeot

Cars are always compromised in some areas, exotics typically dispense with practicality and comfort in order to achieve jaw dropping looks. The 406 Coupe, whilst undeniably a great looking car, is a mass produced model designed to appeal to people who need to carry more than a toothbrush in the boot, who wouldn't put up with having to climb in and out of a car, who want good visibility from the driving position. Ultimately this compromises it's styling.

It is however, vastly better looking than a Mk2 Golf

Stonedofmoo · 2 Mar 2009 at 12:35

Ah yes, well I wasn't forwarding it as my choice for the most beautiful car, I just needed an example.

I personally don't have a choice. Taste and beauty is all in the eyes of the beholder and there is not going to be any one single car that everyone could agree on.