car porn

[ska invita]

There are a few specialist car companies around that make cars that I think are what you're looking for but they are only small production runs and are expensive.

There's David Brown's reimagining of the original mini

Or maybe Dowsetts Classic car company for something which looks a lot like a classic car but is a "new" design.

There's always Morgan or Caterham I suppose.

Morgan Motor Company - Morgan Motor Company

INDIVIDUALITY, CELEBRATED ... Morgan is the world's pre-eminent coachbuilder, providing a fitting antidote to mass-produced automotive manufacturing. Every drive ...

www.morgan-motor.com

Drive Your Dream | Caterham Cars

A Caterham is no ordinary car. It represents the peak of driving involvement, offering a sophisticated package of handling, road holding and ride, maximising your contact with the road and your driving skills.

www.caterhamcars.com

Are they more what you were thinking of?

yeah!
im not actually "looking" as it were just i find modern cars basically ugly and often aggressive in design
since they litter our planet they may at least look nice - and they once did as a whole

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

yeah!
im not actually "looking" as it were just i find modern cars basically ugly and often aggressive in design
since they litter our planet they may at least look nice - and they once did as a whole

Stop fretting here ska, just prise open that wallet of yours and lay out the needful for a Singer 911, job done

 

[spitfire]

Wiesmann fulfil my needs in modern "classic".

Look pretty rare though and none available from the manufacturers at the moment.

Wiesmann Sports Cars GmbH

Wiesmann Sports Cars GmbH

wiesmann.com

MF5

Wiesmann

wiesmann.com

 

[hash tag]

That reminds me of Mitsouka's who now do a whole range of retro look a likes

 

[T & P]

I do like the look of the new electric Kia, I must say…

 

[hash tag]

A mate has just taken delivery of a Skoda ev. The inside is very minimilist, very clean n tidy. I don't want an ev though.

 

[DownwardDog]

Wiesmann fulfil my needs in modern "classic".

Look pretty rare though and none available from the manufacturers at the moment.

All of their existing models rely on BMW engines that are out of production (S85, N62).

 

[dessiato]

 

[Griff]

That Alfa has a bit of a Bristol Fighter rear, not sure if I'm keen or not really.

Edited to add:That Spider on last week's Bangers and Cash was gorgeous.

 

[High Voltage]

Similar rear end to a Marcos 3000GT as well

 

[dessiato]

I thought it looked like a Viper.

 

[High Voltage]

I thought it looked like a Viper.

With enclosed side pipes very Viper'ish

 

[hash tag]

Alfa have of course made some beautiful cars over the years, not so recently mind and one or two were certainly divisive in their styling like the SZ/RZ or the Zagato.
They are of course great driving cars that need to be driven to be appreciated. Sadly, they have lost their way recently but there lies and Alfa snob.

 

[Ax^]

I thought it looked like a Viper.

with a bit of the lemans gt40 thrown in

 

[nick]

I think probably because they weren't that popular. They had a bit of a following but they didn't sell in huge numbers otherwise they'd still be produced in some form. Proper classic car enthusiasts wouldn't go near them because they're not classic cars, and if you're not a lover of the styling they were pretty shit cars.

but what about this Figaro - has all the stylings including interior and necessary safety standards:
they were popular, and now second hand theyre expensive so still valued

Wouldn't call it car porn but.....

We had one for a while in the early noughties, but not really compatible with having bred: You try getting a child seat int the back

Was a great city car: 3 cylinder 600cc with a TURBO - you had to wind it up a bit if you wanted to launch out of a side road. Nissan underneath, so quite well made

but - CD player would die and be irreparable, roof shrunk, the chrome rusted. Also Jonathon Ross had one, which might be off-putting

IIRC - the "craze" was because there was a Japanese tax break which favoured cars below a certain length with a certain size engine - and then they all got exported to UK - there is a really nice Mk2 Jag equivalent out there, and a cool Honda capuchino, which a mate had

 

[dessiato]

What more can I say?



She (why are cars she?) is so beautiful. So very French.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

What more can I say?

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She (why are cars she?) is so beautiful. So very French.

Do you pay extra for back wheels?

 

[High Voltage]

What more can I say?

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She (why are cars she?) is so beautiful. So very French.

That is jolly nice. What would be great is to have two, a soft top and a hard top for when the weather is less Southern France and more Northern Somerset

 

[dessiato]

I want to touch it, it’s so tactile.

 

[existentialist]

Do you pay extra for back wheels?

You get them on easy payment terms, starting with the bottom halves.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

What more can I say?

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Urgh, that is fucking hideous?

 

[Sasaferrato]

Wiesmann fulfil my needs in modern "classic".

Look pretty rare though and none available from the manufacturers at the moment.

Wiesmann Sports Cars GmbH

Wiesmann Sports Cars GmbH

wiesmann.com

MF5

Wiesmann

wiesmann.com

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That is a sculpture, what a beautiful thing. A BMW?

You can just imagine the human hand shaping that wing.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Urgh, that is fucking hideous?

Beyond hideous really, up there in the ugliness stakes with the Edsel.

 

[dessiato]

Beyond hideous really, up there in the ugliness stakes with the Edsel.

We studied Edsel as part of my marketing course. Apparently Ford chose to ignore the advice against its launch.

 

[Ax^]

oh come on its not half as ugly as that Edsel

for car at the time of launch the french number is quite nice

 

[Spymaster]

Urgh, that is fucking hideous?

I don't know about hideous but they were definitely an acquired taste. They're also one of those cars that look better as a saloon than a convertible.



The rear suspension just makes it look like it's fucked at the back though, so they look better on the move than they do sat on the street.

Citroen fact: DS was a play on words. Pronounced as the Frenchies would, déesse means 'goddess'.

 

[dessiato]

The Safari is gorgeous too.

 

[dessiato]

I don't know about hideous but they were definitely an acquired taste. They're also one of those cars that look better as a saloon than a convertible.

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The rear suspension just makes it look like it's fucked at the back though, so they look better on the move than they do sat on the street.

Citroen fact: DS was a play on words. Pronounced as the Frenchies would, déesse means 'goddess'.

Other fun facts, the earlier models where called ID, which, in French, is similar to the word for idea.

They could be driven on only three wheels due to the way the suspension worked. This also meant you could change a wheel without needing a jack.

According to a friend who had one you could switch the ride height from high to low by moving a lever. If you put it to low and switched off the engine at the same time the valves stayed open and the car would sit on the ground. 1950s air ride style suspension.

The brake pedal was a little light, it was almost an off switch. It made braking a matter of talent, luck, and practice.

They're absolutely gorgeous cars.

 

[A380]

Beyond hideous really, up there in the ugliness stakes with the Edsel.

Am I the only person in the world who thought the Edsel actually looked quite good, in its own way?

 

[Sasaferrato]

Am I the only person in the world who thought the Edsel actually looked quite good, in its own way?

Possibly.