02GF74
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 09:56 AM |
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100 most beautiful cars...
as voted by Torygraph readers
wonder if the lotus 7 features in there ?
No.1 should have been this
Pretty sure there are other Leman cars in there so the list is not just for road going cars.
[Edited on 19/3/08 by 02GF74]
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jimgiblett
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 posted on 19/3/08 at 10:01 AM |
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No 7s but my Alfa is number 52
- Jim
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jabs
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 10:03 AM |
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Err no but citreon DS number 2??, nice to see the ferrari dino 246 in at number 4 - I used to have a dino replica, the curves are so nice
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kinggareth
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 10:03 AM |
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How the hell did the lotus esprit get in at number 9????
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kinggareth
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 10:04 AM |
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I've also never understood the E-Type Jag obsession.
sure it's not an ugly car - but it's not that special either!
Dino should have been number 1 - mmmm
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fesycresy
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 10:40 AM |
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No. 2 - are they having a laugh ?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 10:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kinggareth
I've also never understood the E-Type Jag obsession.
sure it's not an ugly car - but it's not that pecial either!
certainly would not have been mine but I'm not suprised.
[Edited on 19/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
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smart51
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 11:24 AM |
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I too don’t understand the fascination with the E type. It’s too narrow, has too much ground clearance and with the low horizontal bonnet and near
vertical windscreen, with a hard top, it looks like a referee’s whistle .
The Citroen DS was a seminal car in terms of styling but perhaps not 2nd on the list.
I would also have put the DB7, Karman Ghia and Porsche 356 further up the list.
The Ford Granada, Lotus Europa and Chevrolet Bel Air should not be in there at all.
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skydivepaul
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 11:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
as voted by Torygraph readers
wonder if the lotus 7 features in there ?
No.1 should have been this
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 12:07 PM |
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hmm I have to agree, I have a nice model of one. That film was great as well.
looks more like an aircraft
[Edited on 19/3/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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donut
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 12:19 PM |
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I would go for the Cobra of course!! Again a agree about the E type....why??? it ain't that great!
Andy
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 12:52 PM |
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I strongly suspect two or three owners clubs have manipulated the results two an extreme degree, the result is an extremely odd hotch pot --
Jag Mk2 more beautiful than an SS100 pull the other one.
Tr6 nice shape but great beauty noway.
Talbot 90 ! --- so boring not even the best looking 1950s Sunbeam Talbot
Any list of beautiful cars is always going to included at least one Ferrari, one Alfa, one Jag, one Merc, one Bugatti, one Porsche, one Maser and from
the us Cord, Auburn & Dusenberg, 64 Mustang and Stingray
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jlparsons
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 12:59 PM |
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Which looks better - miura or dino? I could never decide. But they should have been joint 1st (IMHO!).
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bob
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 01:03 PM |
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Mclaren F1 at 62 bit of a suprise 
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 01:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bob
Mclaren F1 at 62 bit of a suprise
The McLaren owners club isn't that big and RD was too busy to vote.
A large % of the Jaguar Drivers club must own Mk2 and vote for their own model.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 02:51 PM |
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Jaguar no1  and 4 jags in the top 12. Sounds about right
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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02GF74
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 03:12 PM |
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.... and the Triumph owners club at the bottom part.
good kopb tyhe fiat multipla owners were not aware of the poll.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 04:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
fiat multipla owners were not aware of the poll.
They probably were but were laughed at for voting
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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jimmyjoebob
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 06:39 PM |
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How can you say the Citroen DS isn't good enough to be no 2?
If at first you don't succeed, hide all evidence you ever tried!
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iank
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 07:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jimmyjoebob
How can you say the Citroen DS isn't good enough to be no 2?
It's unique and interesting, but not beautiful IMO
They only do those lists to generate 'it's wrong because' controversy like this - nice bit of free advertising and traffic past the
ads on their website. No one will ever agree on the exact order anyway.
(I'm another of the e-type, so what crowd, only one I like is the lightweight. D-type was far nicer IMO).
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 19/3/08 at 07:43 PM |
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Healey 3000, original Lotus Elite and the E Type get my vote
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