Post by: bobs1066 on March 24, 2005, 04:06:48 PM
What do you say?
Post by: Standing Wolf on March 24, 2005, 05:31:23 PM
Post by: garrettwc on March 24, 2005, 06:19:19 PM
Quote from: bobs1066
I submit that it is the most beautiful thing to ever roll on wheels.
What do you say?
Nope. This is.What do you say?
Post by: 9mmepiphany on March 24, 2005, 06:54:01 PM
the XKE is certainly the greatest crumpet collector...especially the early ones with the lights under plexiglass
Post by: Sylvilagus Aquaticus on March 24, 2005, 07:01:30 PM
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.
Post by: Mabs2 on March 24, 2005, 07:49:47 PM
Post by: client32 on March 25, 2005, 03:35:21 AM
I have always like 442s ..... well some of them.
Post by: Dannyboy on March 25, 2005, 03:49:28 AM
Post by: Sean Smith on March 25, 2005, 04:04:00 AM
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.
Post by: Guest on March 25, 2005, 04:40:46 AM
Somebody locally has a Rolls Silver Shadow , and a Bentley. These are pretty cool. Reminds me of James Bond.
Post by: jamz on March 25, 2005, 05:46:46 AM
Love, James
Post by: grampster on March 25, 2005, 06:46:59 AM
Post by: Ktulu on March 25, 2005, 08:47:03 AM
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
Post by: Holly76201 on March 25, 2005, 09:41:59 AM
Post by: ...has left the building. on March 25, 2005, 10:06:04 AM
-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
Post by: Penman on March 25, 2005, 12:16:34 PM
The original engines in the "E" type XK Jaguars were in-line 6's.
Post by: SkyDaver on March 25, 2005, 06:17:20 PM
Quote from: 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?
crumpet. crumpet collector. not crumper.What do you say?
That line was written, IIRC, by the late Henry E. Manney, a wonderful writer who happened to work in the automotive field.
Post by: TNGO on March 26, 2005, 02:23:20 PM
The Plymouth Superbird.
And these:
'71 Plymouth Cuda convertible.
Post by: wasrjoe on March 26, 2005, 02:35:43 PM
Post by: ...has left the building. on March 26, 2005, 04:28:48 PM
Post by: 9mmepiphany on March 26, 2005, 07:21:46 PM
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"
Post by: Cool Hand Luke 22:36 on March 26, 2005, 07:36:54 PM
65 Shelby GT350.
Post by: Mabs2 on March 26, 2005, 07:51:24 PM
Quote from: Cool Hand Luke 22:36
65 Shelby GT350.I want one. =(
Though I'd rather have a '67.
But eh, I wouldn't complain about a '65.
Post by: brimic on March 26, 2005, 09:52:04 PM
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
Post by: bobs1066 on March 27, 2005, 04:38:14 AM
Post by: Preacherman on March 27, 2005, 07:57:38 AM
Post by: garrettwc on March 27, 2005, 06:25:14 PM
Quote from: Penman
but garrettwc's Toyota 2000 GT is nice, too. Too bad they didn't last very long.
Bite your tongue Penman. That's a Ferrari, not a rice burner. :p
Post by: ...has left the building. on March 28, 2005, 04:43:45 AM
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Bite your tongue Penman. That's a Ferrari, not a rice burner. :p
Yeah I hate those trashy "ricers" like this ugly thing: 
Post by: Pebcac on March 28, 2005, 10:34:31 AM
1958 Porsche 356 Speedster. Mmmm.
Post by: Stickjockey on March 28, 2005, 11:28:59 AM
Although Pebcac's 356 is pretty sweet.
Post by: Penman on March 28, 2005, 02:50:56 PM
Quote from: garrettwc
Quote from: Penman
but garrettwc's Toyota 2000 GT is nice, too. Too bad they didn't last very long.
Bite your tongue Penman. That's a Ferrari, not a rice burner. :pPost by: garrettwc on March 28, 2005, 06:54:24 PM
Post by: ...has left the building. on March 28, 2005, 07:30:29 PM
Post by: 50 Shooter on March 29, 2005, 06:38:15 AM
American cars are what defines "cool". Here's some examples.
http://www.radrides.com/photogallery.php?sub=sniper
http://www.radrides.com/photogallery.php?sub=cuda
http://www.radrides.com/photogallery.php?sub=quadraduce
http://www.radrides.com/photogallery.php?sub=fastforward
http://www.radrides.com/photogallery.php?sub=orangepeel
http://www.radrides.com/photogallery.php?sub=chicayne
Post by: garrettwc on March 29, 2005, 07:58:35 AM
Post by: mtnbkr on March 29, 2005, 08:47:02 AM
Chris
Post by: doczinn on March 29, 2005, 02:11:32 PM
Post by: Silver Bullet on March 29, 2005, 04:28:59 PM
How about most beautiful ? I really like the new Ford GT. I am also a big fan of the looks of the old Dino Ferrari. But most beautiful production car ever ? I'll add another vote to the Jaguar XK-E. No contest. And this was what, 1961 or so ?
Post by: Cool Hand Luke 22:36 on March 29, 2005, 08:20:40 PM
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Sorry, guys, but American cars simply don't qualify for "coolth". Power, yes; size, yes; but coolth, no. Now, if you want cool, how about the Bentley 6 from the 1930's?
I disagree. "Coolness" is defined by popular culture and its embrace of a "something" that's seen as "Cool". Popular culture embraces American cars like no other. Show me a movie with a chase scene as celebrated as that between Steve McQueen's '67 Mustang and the '68(?) Dodge Charger in the movie Bullitt. James Bond movies have good chase scenes but are really more about the gadgets in the car than the car itself.
Or show me a movie like "American Grafitti which pays homage to the "coolness" of American cars.
I can't recall any songs that celebrate a foreign car in the way the songs "Little Deuce Coupe", "409", etc. celebrate American cars.
Do cars get any cooler than this:
No, they do not.
Post by: Cool Hand Luke 22:36 on March 29, 2005, 08:36:04 PM
Post by: Dannyboy on March 30, 2005, 04:23:52 AM
OK, I can't figure out how to post a pic. Anyways the car is the Aston Martin DB4 Vantage convertible.
Let's try a link.
http://www.astonmartins.com/db4_5_6_s/images/am1050.jpg
Post by: Jason on March 30, 2005, 04:30:58 AM
Quote from: Stickjockey
I must be weird. This is about the coolest car I've come across.
http://motoring.virgin.net/gallery/Biscaretti_Museum_in_Turin/IMG_0507.jpg
Although Pebcac's 356 is pretty sweet.
Agreed. Part billy goat, part American Icon, part Hero. Anyone that's never ridden in one can't understand. Fix it with duct tape and bailing wire on the side of a mountain, miles from civilization. Bounce and putt along at 5mph over terrain most people wouldn't walk over....I love Jeeps
http://motoring.virgin.net/gallery/Biscaretti_Museum_in_Turin/IMG_0507.jpg
Although Pebcac's 356 is pretty sweet.
Post by: DJJ on March 31, 2005, 02:48:34 PM
And the most complicated! 
Still haven't had it over 4000 RPM.....darn break-in period.
Post by: natedog on March 31, 2005, 08:08:15 PM
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Post by: jefnvk on April 01, 2005, 08:52:02 AM
But the GT40 and TNGO's Superbird rub me the right way, too.
Post by: Dannyboy on April 02, 2005, 05:11:59 AM
Post by: Silver Bullet on April 02, 2005, 05:58:10 AM
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All this and it cost $0.
You paid too much !
Post by: DJJ on April 02, 2005, 01:16:24 PM
Quote from: Dannyboy
DJJ, I see you finally made your decision. It took me a few days before that hit me. Excellent choice. Nice ride you got there. Figured out any of the complicated bits yet?
Everything but the area from the grille to the firewall, and between the fenders. Subaru must install their engines with a shoehorn. But so far, it's a sweet little machine.
Post by: SpookyPistolero on April 02, 2005, 02:27:49 PM
However, I of course have a very special place in my heart for my '55 Studebaker Commander.... an absolute beauty. Sounds even better than it looks.
Post by: nico on April 03, 2005, 11:14:47 AM
IMO, it's pretty hard to define the "coolest" car ever. Just about anything from Maranello is gorgeous (the Daytona roadster looks a lot better than the coupe IMO). That being said, the coolest car that I've ridden in was a '99 355 Barchetta at a track day at Summit Point a couple years ago. It wasn't the fastest car on the track (there was an FD RX7 that had a ton of suspension work and was probably making over 400hp), but it was definitely the sweetest sounding street car I've seen in person. The coolest car I've driven is a 3.0 E36 M3 with a Dinan supercharger and chip, glasspacks, coilovers, huge swaybars, and R compound tires that belongs to one of my dad's best friends. ~330whp and no detectable body roll
Post by: Silver Bullet on April 03, 2005, 11:32:56 AM
Post by: Zed on April 04, 2005, 08:52:10 AM
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1953 Dodge Power Wagon
1967 Shelby GT 500
Modern
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Hummer H1
2005 Ford Mustang V8 (Modified something similar to this)
That's my Favorites
Post by: Alfadog on April 05, 2005, 09:56:04 AM
Post by: garrettwc on April 05, 2005, 12:21:38 PM
Post by: Silver Bullet on April 06, 2005, 06:54:39 AM
Post by: Dannyboy on April 08, 2005, 03:35:01 AM
Saw another one today. A black coupe. Even sweeter than the convertible.
Post by: ...has left the building. on April 08, 2005, 07:01:39 AM
Post by: BillBlank on April 08, 2005, 04:30:32 PM
.My choice would be specific to the type of young lady whose knicker elastic I was wanting to twang.
427 Shelby Cobra
An XJS V12 in BRG with lister engine and handling packs and japanese electrics
Daytona coupe in black and pray she was not old enough to remember Miami Vice (yes I know that one was a replica)
Mk2 jag
and if all else failed a silver DB5
Post by: TechBrute on April 08, 2005, 05:48:46 PM
Here's my next car:
Post by: DavidScott on April 09, 2005, 06:56:44 AM
Post by: Gewehr98 on April 09, 2005, 03:13:51 PM
But I was paying my college tuition in the summers by driving them into and out of the Wisconsin River, hauling loads of tourists for an hour each. I've found a couple DUKW's for sale local to me that intrigued me, especially during hurricane evacuation season, when gridlock on the highways was the norm. A DUKW would be great for getting out of town via the Intracoastal Waterway!