Coolest car on the planet

[bobs1066]

This afternoon, I saw an XKE ragtop rolling down the street. I'm not hip enough on Jags to know the exact year. It was properly British Racing Green & was a 12 cylinder. Ages ago, Road & Track called it the greatest crumper collector known to man. I submit that it is the most beautiful thing to ever roll on wheels.
What do you say?

[Standing Wolf]

I had an XKE years ago. It was a truly beautiful piece of scrap iron. Ever since then, I buy British only if there's nothing else available.

[garrettwc]

I submit that it is the most beautiful thing to ever roll on wheels.
What do you say?

Nope. This is.

[9mmepiphany]

if you are gonna include italian cars, then i would submitt that the lambo muira is more beautiful than the daytona.

the XKE is certainly the greatest crumpet collector...especially the early ones with the lights under plexiglass

[Sylvilagus Aquaticus]

Nah, the 1971 Pantera is... Ford V8, Italian DeTomaso styling. You can buy parts at O'Reilley.

Lots fewer electrical problems than Brit S**t.

There was a guy at college years ago who owned a beautiful Lotus Elan which sat in the parking lot. Pristine condition - because it never ran. They repaved the parking lot around it.

Of course, I could cut and paste all my Lucas Electrics jokes here, but I deign not.

Regards,
Rabbit.

[Mabs2]

I've always been partial to Mustangs of the 67 variety.

[client32]

[bad joke]I would imagine that the "coolest car on the planet" resides somewhere close to the north pole or where ever the coldest region is currently[/bad joke]

I have always like 442s ..... well some of them.

[Dannyboy]

9mm, you got it right.  The Muira is one of the most beautiful cars ever made.  I also like the 575 Maranello.

[Sean Smith]

I've always favored 1967 Corvette Stingry 427 Tripowers.

As far as current exotics, the Ferrari 360 Spyder.

Going back a bit, for some reason I've always liked the 930 Turbo.  Sort of a rocket-powered bulldog car or something.

[Guest]

There is something very wrong with "Antique Tags" on a '66 "Stingray" Vette, and a '68 Mustang as driven by McQueen in "Bullit". [ Think I have years right]

Somebody locally has a Rolls Silver Shadow , and a Bentley. These are pretty cool. Reminds me of  James Bond.

[jamz]

What, no Pagini Zonda?



Love, James

[grampster]

A friend of mine had a XKE, I think it was in the mid 60's.  I forget whether it was new or a late model.  We had a road track south of town and he let me put it through the paces one Saturday.  It was fun to drive.  It had an in line engine of some type I think.  Was a long time ago, fuzzy memory.

[Ktulu]

The coolest car in the world?

1993 Plymouth Acclaim



The thing gets me to work every day. Takes me to the range and back. Gets me around town and completes every task I ask of it. All this and it cost $0. That's why it's the coolest car in the world.

But these are nice too

[Holly76201]

As long as it's a rag top, it's cool in my world! Love the 'Vertibles.

[...has left the building.]

As always, it depends. A random short list would be comprised of:

-Mitsubishi Evo VII Tommi Makinen Edition
-Nissan Skyline R34
-BMW E36 M3
-Maybach 62
-20's model Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
-Ferrari 360
-Porsche Carrera GT

[Penman]

Gotta go with the XKE Coupe, but garrettwc's Toyota 2000 GT is nice, too. Too bad they didn't last very long.

The original engines in the "E" type XK Jaguars were in-line 6's.

[SkyDaver]

This afternoon, I saw an XKE ragtop rolling down the street. I'm not hip enough on Jags to know the exact year. It was properly British Racing Green & was a 12 cylinder. Ages ago, Road & Track called it the greatest crumper collector known to man. I submit that it is the most beautiful thing to ever roll on wheels.
What do you say?

crumpet.  crumpet collector.  not crumper.

That line was written, IIRC, by the late Henry E. Manney, a wonderful writer who happened to work in the automotive field.

[TNGO]

I've always liked these:



The Plymouth Superbird.

And these:



'71 Plymouth Cuda convertible.

[wasrjoe]

I didn't know it was possible for a car to have a mullet.

[...has left the building.]

wasrjoe- hahahahahahha!

[9mmepiphany]

i can't tell if this thread has just drifted or if most folks don't really understand what a "crumpet collector" is.  

it has very little to do with being a car you are partial to or that you think is "cool"...it has to do with what will attract crumpets (girls, babes, chicks). the original XKE had 3 things going for it:

1. an engine that purred and throbed...considered the smoothest in-line 6 until the advent of the BMW in-line 6
2. it was a convertable
3. the extended and rounded nose...think "wicked wanda"

[Cool Hand Luke 22:36]

65 Shelby GT350.

[Mabs2]

65 Shelby GT350.

YES!
I want one.
Though I'd rather have a '67.
But eh, I wouldn't complain about a '65.

[brimic]

1970 Olds 442 convertable with the W30 forced air package.

When I was in gradeschool, a friend of mine's dad had one in Canary Yellow with Black stripes, but the idiot burned it up whne he tossed a cigarette out the window which sucked back in before he parked it for the night.

Here's a similar one on Ebay, but without the nice looking Olds rally rims. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4537358734&category=15287

[bobs1066]

That danged "t" got away from me. I meant "crumpet", not "crumper".