# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/41 "2006-08-22T08:28:59Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] **21.) 1968-74 Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona** One of the best looking Ferraris, IMHO, and certainly in the right spot. [/QUOTE] I think this is the one from the initial dream sequence in _Vanilla Sky_. And that car… 😛 it’s lines, it’s bulbous fenders, it’s stance… PURE SEX. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/42 "2006-08-22T08:52:54Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] 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. [/QUOTE] Heh. I was mistaken. **Rick** got it first. THAT is the bulbous, pure sex Ferrari I was thinking of. drooldrooldrooldrooldrooldrooldrooldrooldrool ---
**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, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/43 "2006-08-22T11:04:12Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] 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. [/QUOTE] Yup, the P800 - as driven by [The Saint](http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/saint.shtml) . ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/44 "2006-08-22T11:59:11Z")
[QUOTE=Struan] Yup, the P800 - as driven by [The Saint](http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/saint.shtml) . [/QUOTE] [P_ **1** _800](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_P1800) with a rather neat looking fastback model, the 1800ES. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/45 "2006-08-22T12:46:01Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] 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. [/QUOTE] The P1800 ran from 1961 IIRC to 1974, first as a coupe and later as hatchback. The other thing about a P1800 is that the car with the highest mileage ever is a P1800 owned by a guy named Irv Gordon. Irv has somewhere over 2,400,000 miles on this 1964 P1800. :eek: [Here are some P1800 pics including Irv’s](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://volvo1800pictures.com/shows/anaheim_05/P1800%2520ES%2520on%2520display.jpg&imgrefurl=http://volvo1800pictures.com/shows/anaheim_05/fotoalbum_anaheim_05_2005.htm&h=288&w=384&sz=20&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=9-8SyjU7nNVPyM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=123&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1800%2BES%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN) Don’t know if I would put it in the top 25, but very pretty for an everyday driver. Can be a cast iron bitch to work on. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/46 "2006-08-22T15:10:10Z")
[QUOTE=Bippy the Beardless] I prefer this Ferrari [http://www.italiancar.com.au/images/image13530\_b\_lg.jpg](http://www.italiancar.com.au/images/image13530_b_lg.jpg) [/QUOTE] Lovely car, but technically, not a Ferrari. ---
**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 22, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/47 "2006-08-22T15:24:40Z")
[QUOTE=Pork Rind] Lovely car, but technically, not a Ferrari. [/QUOTE] Well it was listed on that Australian site as a Frearri, and it’s got the badge on the side. It is listed as a Ferrari Dino. Isn’t Dino just a brand of Ferrari or do they count as separate companies? (it seems much closer to Ferrari than RUF is to Porsche) ---
**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 22, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/48 "2006-08-22T15:43:02Z")
Just found this new Ferrari [599 GTB](http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2006/04/27-ferrari-599-gtb-fiorano/) . The power and speed of an Enzo, but with a sexy curvy body 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/49 "2006-08-22T15:46:59Z")
The Batmobile, if it’s been waxed and polished. ---
**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 22, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/50 "2006-08-22T16:08:14Z")
[QUOTE=Bippy the Beardless] Well it was listed on that Australian site as a Frearri, and it’s got the badge on the side. It is listed as a Ferrari Dino. Isn’t Dino just a brand of Ferrari or do they count as separate companies? (it seems much closer to Ferrari than RUF is to Porsche) [/QUOTE] Ferrari built the Dino as a tribute to his dead son. But originally Dinos had no Ferrari badges; the Dino was supposed to be a separate line, like Lexus. The Ferrari badges you see on them nowadays were added by the owners. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/51 "2006-08-22T16:28:09Z")
[QUOTE=Lute Skywatcher] Now [here](http://www.tonutti.com/museum/mgallery/?album=Cars&pic=Fiat+Osca+1500+S+1957.jpg) is a nice looking Fiat! [/QUOTE] All Fiats are lovely! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bike\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Bike\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bike_Rider)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/52 "2006-08-22T16:51:32Z")
[QUOTE=Bippy the Beardless] I prefer this Ferrari [http://www.italiancar.com.au/images/image13530\_b\_lg.jpg](http://www.italiancar.com.au/images/image13530_b_lg.jpg) 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] **Bippy** , you read my mind. To me, those are the two most beautiful cars ever built. Both so simple and yet dramatic at the same time. Here’s a pic of my ['93 RX-7](http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/jdpayton/Mazda%20pics/4ba5f59a.jpg). As soon as I can get back to the US permanently, my search for my silver Dino will begin. ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/53 "2006-08-22T17:27:30Z")
**Bike Rider** , high five! Nice to see another FD owner on the board! My 1994 Touring –\> [http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/Nec44/7side.jpg](http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/Nec44/7side.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bike\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Bike\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bike_Rider)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/54 "2006-08-22T17:39:35Z")
[QUOTE=Necros] **Bike Rider** , high five! Nice to see another FD owner on the board! My 1994 Touring –\> [http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/Nec44/7side.jpg](http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/Nec44/7side.jpg) [/QUOTE] Right back atcha. They look great from any angle, don’t they? ---
**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 22, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/55 "2006-08-22T20:08:48Z")
[QUOTE=Gatopescado] All Fiats are lovely! 😉 [/QUOTE] It takes a big heart (or very poor eyesight) to find one of [these](http://www.gascarco.com/gallery/fiat_multipla/aaf) lovely. ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/56 "2006-08-22T20:24:51Z")
How about the [1935](http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/35_Auburn_c167.html) or [1936](http://www.auburnboattailspeedsters.com/pictures/Auburn_rside.JPG) Auburn Boattail Speedster? ---
**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 23, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/57 "2006-08-23T00:34:37Z")
[QUOTE=Bippy the Beardless] It takes a big heart (or very poor eyesight) to find one of [these](http://www.gascarco.com/gallery/fiat_multipla/aaf) lovely. [/QUOTE] That was mentioned in the 150 Worst Cars list. The book said an ad said, 'Wait ‘til you see it from the front!’ ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/58 "2006-08-23T01:53:17Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] **TheLoadedDog** , is that the Falcon that was one of the Mad Max cars? If so, I agree that it’s a great looking car. [/QUOTE] **Tuckerfan** , I know my cars better than my movies (my only experience with _Mad Max_ was watching it on network TV many, many years ago, and I think I got bored and wandered off. So, I couldn’t give you a direct answer off the top of my head, but I did some googling for you, and it appears the answer is no. Falcons featured heavily in the film, but more the standard 70s “Coke bottle” shape, and not the squared-off GTHO. [Here](http://www.madmaxmovies.com/cars/madmax/index.html) is an index of _Mad Max_ vehicles (The one I think you’re thinking of might be one of the Interceptors). [Here](http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/images/car_info/ford_falcon_xy_gt.jpg) is a pic of a Falcon GTHO. The picture doesn’t do it justice, and I know some Dopers might click on it and think, “Meh. Just another 70s car”, but these things are EXTREMELY impressive in the flesh (and there are quite a few restored/preserved ones on the road today). They _sound_ awesome. And [here’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Falcon) the Wikipedia page on Australian Falcons 1960-present (and its successful, but slightly chequered, career). A couple of GTHO anecdotes: - The HO part stood for “Handling Option”, which was a tacit way of implying that all Australian cars of the time were crap, and handling was actually something you’d pay extra for, otherwise you’d get a houseboat. Up intil about the late 80s, Aussie metal involved moving the steering wheel constantly to go straight, moving it about five minutes before you wanted to turn, and having spongy suspension and fading brakes. - The GTHO series ran through “Phase I” to “Phase III”, with each getting more and more insanely fast. When Ford announced "Phase “IV”, the government - by now in the early days of getting serious about road safety - quietly took Ford Australia aside, and said, “Look, those cars are going to be street legal, and we can’t stop you building them if you really want to, but bear in mind you are the largest supplier of vehicles to the federal government fleet, and if you release this car, then we just might be giving Holden (GM) a call.” The Phase IV was never released. ---
**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 23, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/59 "2006-08-23T02:41:23Z")
[QUOTE=Sam Stone] No Ford GT on the list? That’s a travesty. I think it’s the best looking car ever made. [/QUOTE] Saw one on the freeway this afternoon. I didn’t get a good look at it, since I was going about twice as fast as he; but I’ve always thought it was a very nice looking car. ---
**Author:** ![Whifton\_Polekitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/97f17d/32.png) [@Whifton\_Polekitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whifton_Polekitty)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563/60 "2006-08-23T05:23:12Z")
While I will admit that the various vehicles mentioned so far are quite attractive by many standards, for me, there is but [one true car](http://images.google.com/images?q=Lotus+Esprit+Turbo&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images) . I can imagine no series more lovely, beautiful, or sensual. But then, I’m a weirdo with a penchant for British cars, so… 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-25-most-beautiful-cars-of-all-time/369563.md?page=4)