michael Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 Wouldn't it be fantastic to get more modern cars with a retro style influenced by cars of the 30's instead of all these euro boxes we get coming out of wind tunnels and same style designers these days. PT Cruiser? Maybe not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendor Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 PT Cruiser? Maybe not Yes - It is a bit of a Marmite car. Personally I quite like them but it will always be difficult to get 100% right. A designer treads an invisible fine line doing this sort of stuff and its only after the launch that you get a proper consensus of opinion. Its the easiest thing in the world to convince yourself but the public are a little more hard nosed. I still think the 30's look (and mentality)has a lot going for it and I despise the current trend of small, space saving, clever designed cars. Car manufacturers often lose sight of the fact that a car is very often more than just a mode of transport for the users and I would like to see cars have some of the energy/optimism/funkiness of those from the thirties. Car designers knew a thing about 'vision' in those days and were not tied to political and emotional sensitive agendas like today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Damn thats an ugly car I think the most beautiful has to be the Ferrari 308GTS targa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Lambo Gallardo or Jag XJ220 ;)for me...!! Older cars don't do a great deal for me unfortunately!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Lambo Gallardo or Jag XJ220 ;)for me...!! Older cars don't do a great deal for me unfortunately!! H. Agree, with xj220 and older cars generally don't do it for me either. Gallardo does not beat diablo either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Auburn Boat-tail speedster http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Auburn_851-Boattail-Speedster_Side-view.JPG/800px-Auburn_851-Boattail-Speedster_Side-view.JPG That is gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 this is what they plan on doing with the DS name http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Citroen-DS-to-be-reborn--reports/?content-block=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 this is what they plan on doing with the DS name http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Citroen-DS-to-be-reborn--reports/?content-block=1 Looks spookily like the current Mini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 this is what they plan on doing with the DS name http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Citroen-DS-to-be-reborn--reports/?content-block=1 That's weird... Looks nothing like the one I've got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 They are wrong, the DS is Horrid. Would have to be a DB4GT Zagato, Ferrari 288GTO or an 8c. I'm sure there are several thousand more that i'd place above that French shoe horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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