# The 25 Most Beautiful Cars of All Time **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 21, 2006, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563 "2006-08-21T07:11:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/21 "2006-08-21T18:52:50Z")
[http://www.forbes.com/collecting/2005/02/01/cx\_cd\_0201conn\_ls.html](http://www.forbes.com/collecting/2005/02/01/cx_cd_0201conn_ls.html) I don’t understand how you can have such a list without an Aston Martin of some type. > **[Supercar & Sports Car Pictures (Ultimate Hub)](https://www.supercars.net/blog/supercar-pictures-videos/gallery-home/)** > > An awesome collection of epic supercar pictures and galleries. Enjoy the beauty, aggression and outright strinking nature of the best cars on the planet. 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C2300 Viotti > **[Supercar & Sports Car Pictures (Ultimate Hub)](https://www.supercars.net/blog/supercar-pictures-videos/gallery-home/)** > > An awesome collection of epic supercar pictures and galleries. Enjoy the beauty, aggression and outright strinking nature of the best cars on the planet. > **[2006 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance](https://www.supercars.net/blog/2006-greenwich-concours-delegance/?cmd=viewGallery&uID=119513&gID=821&pgID=1)** > > 2006 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance [http://www.supercars.net/Gallery?cmd=viewGallery&uID=119513&gID=895&pgID=1](http://www.supercars.net/Gallery?cmd=viewGallery&uID=119513&gID=895&pgID=1) Look through those picture galleries, and tell me how the Automobile magazine could have come up with such a mundane list when there are such gorgeous cars are around as this > **[Supercar & Sports Car Pictures (Ultimate Hub)](https://www.supercars.net/blog/supercar-pictures-videos/gallery-home/)** > > An awesome collection of epic supercar pictures and galleries. Enjoy the beauty, aggression and outright strinking nature of the best cars on the planet. or this > **[Supercar & Sports Car Pictures (Ultimate Hub)](https://www.supercars.net/blog/supercar-pictures-videos/gallery-home/)** > > An awesome collection of epic supercar pictures and galleries. Enjoy the beauty, aggression and outright strinking nature of the best cars on the planet. just look at the dashboard on this, in a Fiat of all things > **[Supercar & Sports Car Pictures (Ultimate Hub)](https://www.supercars.net/blog/supercar-pictures-videos/gallery-home/)** > > An awesome collection of epic supercar pictures and galleries. Enjoy the beauty, aggression and outright strinking nature of the best cars on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/22 "2006-08-21T18:56:12Z")
Any such list that doesn’t include the Bugatti Royale is incomplete, IMO. The '66 Maserati Sebring also deserves to be up there. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/23 "2006-08-21T19:02:00Z")
And chalk me up as one more surprised to not see even one Hispano-Suiza in that list. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/24 "2006-08-21T19:46:48Z")
[QUOTE=casdave] just look at the dashboard on this, in a Fiat of all things > **[Supercar & Exotics Car Pictures (Ultimate Hub)](https://www.supercars.net/blog/supercar-pictures-videos/car-image-galleries/gallery-home/)** > > An awesome collection of epic supercar pictures and galleries. Enjoy the beauty, aggression and outright strinking nature of the best cars on the planet. [/QUOTE] [The rest of the car is pretty mundane, though](http://www.supercars.net/Pics?viewPic=y&source=gal&uID=119513&gID=737&pgID=3&pID=340460). ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/25 "2006-08-21T19:52:23Z")
[QUOTE=Rico] Pssst. Look at number 12. [/QUOTE] Ah. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/26 "2006-08-21T20:00:56Z")
Now [here](http://www.tonutti.com/museum/mgallery/?album=Cars&pic=Fiat+Osca+1500+S+1957.jpg) is a nice looking Fiat! ---
**Author:** ![amijane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@amijane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amijane)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/27 "2006-08-21T20:01:53Z")
Feh, I’ve never found curvy cars that look like a half-melted gumball attractive. Gimme either a lovely mean sharky-looking car like a '63 [Corvette](http://www.motorcarportfolio.com/images/63vettefl.jpg) [Stingray](http://www.mrstitch.com/_borders/Matisi63Vette03.jpg) or something quirky and unusual like a [Reliant](http://carcatalog2.free.fr/hist10b4.jpg) [Scimitar](http://carcatalog2.free.fr/hist8k3.jpg). Mmmm lovely. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/28 "2006-08-21T20:30:56Z")
[QUOTE=gouda] Any such list that doesn’t include the Bugatti Royale is incomplete, IMO. [/QUOTE] Which Royale? As I recall, all six cars had very different body styles… ---
**Author:** ![Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/29 "2006-08-21T20:43:31Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] I don’t know why there isn’t a single Packard on the list. [/QUOTE] I don’t know why either. One of my personal favorites for aesthetics among all production cars is the [1956 Packard Caribbean convertible](http://www.chicagovintage.com/gallery/viewlarge.asp?ID=36). ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/30 "2006-08-21T22:15:18Z")
Any list that does not include the most powerful looking sexist sports car ever built is suspect. This bad boy makes an XKE look like the that pain girl with the flat chest, and funny eyeglasses you went to high school with. Ladies and gentlemen I give you the [Ferrari 250 GTO](http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.diseno-art.com/images/ferrari_250_GTO.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/machines/ferrari_250_GTO.html&h=261&w=400&sz=37&hl=en&start=5&tbnid=vfmxJZekqUQxPM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DFerrari%2B250%2BGTO%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG). You may start drooling. BTW **Tuckerfan** the GT40 was a production car. Available with a 289 IIRC. Galpin ford has one of the Last Ford GT’s painted in the Gulf Wyler colors on their showroom. I think I would sell my soul, or my left testicle for that car. [Here is a taste of what I am talking about](http://www.gogalpin.com/future_models.jsp?models=2006%20Galpin%20Screensaver&id=166) They don’t have a pic on line of the full car. Too bad. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/31 "2006-08-21T22:18:16Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] This bad boy makes an XKE look like the that pain girl… [/QUOTE] :smack: Make that **This bad boy makes an XKE look like that plain girl…** I am such an idiot. :smack: :::Hangs head in shame::: ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/32 "2006-08-21T22:48:32Z")
I prefer this Ferrari [http://www.italiancar.com.au/images/image13530\_b\_lg.jpg](http://www.italiancar.com.au/images/image13530_b_lg.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/33 "2006-08-21T23:02:12Z")
And if we have a Nissan it should be this one [http://www.students.itu.edu.tr/~ayvate/cjpwallpapers/nissan/nismo-skyline-95-1024%20copy.jpg](http://www.students.itu.edu.tr/~ayvate/cjpwallpapers/nissan/nismo-skyline-95-1024%20copy.jpg) though it is beauty through aggressive appearance. For a beautiful Japanese car I’d go for a third generation RX-7 [File:Mazda-rx7-3rd-generation01.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mazda-rx7-3rd-generation01.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/34 "2006-08-21T23:31:55Z")
> [@](#): > > The 1962 Ferrari 250 GT California. Fewer than a hundred were made… - Cameron, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/35 "2006-08-22T00:38:53Z")
[QUOTE=Struan] No love for the DB9? [/QUOTE] You are correct, sir! And there’s even one at the office every so often. A very pretty car indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/36 "2006-08-22T00:54:30Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] You are correct, sir! And there’s even one at the office every so often. A very pretty car indeed. [/QUOTE] One got stuck behind us travelling up north last week for about 15 miles. Not that it was our car holding him up (we were all stuck behind a huge furniture removal lorry doing about 30 mph, tops, downhill, when the wind was right), but it was funny looking back at the DB9 driver getting increasingly frustrated. Perhaps he was worried about running out of petrol, or oil or something, I can’t imagine his car enjoys footering about on a single track road at bicycle pace. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Mrs\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/37 "2006-08-22T00:59:01Z")
[QUOTE=Bippy the Beardless] For a beautiful Japanese car I’d go for a third generation RX-7 [File:Mazda-rx7-3rd-generation01.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mazda-rx7-3rd-generation01.jpg) [/QUOTE] Yeah! How the hell did the Rx-7 get left off of that list? Inside, outside, the way it drives and feels - a totally sexy car. And they’re beautifully curvy, unlike half of those door-stop shaped Lambo’s, Ferrari’s and such. What a disappointing list. I wont even start on the many that I disagree with. \* (I’m sad… we just sold our black 93 Rx-7 R1 (totalled by a jerk who didn’t see us). :mad: )\* ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/38 "2006-08-22T01:21:42Z")
I maintain, the [Ford GT](http://www.motordesktop.com/wallpaper/supercars/Ford%20GT%20Red%20-%201024x768.jpg) is the perfectly proportioned sports car. Just gorgeous. And I quite like the [Ferrari F430](http://www.motordesktop.com/wallpaper/supercars/Ferarri%20F430%20Red%201%20-%201024x768.jpg). Really nice. And the [Porsche Carrerra GT](http://www.motordesktop.com/wallpaper/supercars/Porsche%20Carrera%20GT%202%20-%201024x768.jpg) is no slouch in the looks department, either. And since I owned 3 of them, I have a soft spot in my heart for the [Datsun 240-Z](http://www.edmunds.com/media/advice/specialreports/instant.car.classics/70.datsun.240z.500.jpg). The best looking of all the ‘Z’ cars - pure of line, no ugly bumpers or 2+2 humps. Just a beautiful car. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/39 "2006-08-22T05:53:26Z")
[Amateurs.](http://www.keithshortsculptor.com/batman4.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/40 "2006-08-22T08:15:28Z")
Hey, **Rick** , what was the really nice looking Volvo that they made in the late 60s/early 70s? Was it the 1800? I don’t know if I’d put it in the top 25, but it’s certainly better looking than some of the cars on their list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563.md?page=3)