# 50 of 50 Clasiest Designs
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# 50 of 50 Clasiest Designs
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars...&date=01272016
Dead last on the list, but at least on the list.
My favorite is the Talbot-Lago T150-C SS at #2, followed by the 928
Dead last on the list, but at least on the list.
My favorite is the Talbot-Lago T150-C SS at #2, followed by the 928
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#44 Cord Phaeton. Best looking car - evar. I had the closed body Beverly model for a while. It was amazing too, but the cab model is pure automotive sex.
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Couple of real clunkers made their list.
Saw a Rolls Royce Phantom on the road the other day. Looked like a big Tonka Toy truck - one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen.
Next to the original Riviera, the "boat tail" was a styling disaster.
Saw a Rolls Royce Phantom on the road the other day. Looked like a big Tonka Toy truck - one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen.
Next to the original Riviera, the "boat tail" was a styling disaster.
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That is a bazaar list for sure. Where did "Classiest" come in? Title on the article says Stylish, changes the perspective a bit.
Ferrari California Spyder (photo is a coupe) over the GTO?
Jaguar XKSS that far behind the E-Type?
DeLorean???? Out of all the cars designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, how is that the only one on the list?
Ferrari California Spyder (photo is a coupe) over the GTO?
Jaguar XKSS that far behind the E-Type?
DeLorean???? Out of all the cars designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, how is that the only one on the list?
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No Duesenberg.
No Lotus Esprit.
Vintage Mini Cooper has class? The veddy definition of proletarian, I guess they could have picked a Trabant. Who knew?
Fail.
No Lotus Esprit.
Vintage Mini Cooper has class? The veddy definition of proletarian, I guess they could have picked a Trabant. Who knew?
Fail.
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They didn't even get the years right on this list. I mean they picked a 1991 countach to put on the list. Really? The bloated version with wings and huge wheel wells is a classier design than the original clean body design?
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Someone needs to get their eyes checked.
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"Classy" is hardly objective. It's more related to how the car was perceived at the time it was introduced. Maybe a certain exclusivity. Except for the Mini.
I drove one of those Saab 900 Turbos for a bit over 300k, it was practical with a rear deck bigger than the rear deck in its replacement, a Ford Explorer SUV. In stock form the performance was impressive, massaged a bit it was a rocket at the time. Upright seating in orthopedic seats, a comfortable and very stable drive in all weather conditions. Was it a "classy" car? It was at the time.
I drove one of those Saab 900 Turbos for a bit over 300k, it was practical with a rear deck bigger than the rear deck in its replacement, a Ford Explorer SUV. In stock form the performance was impressive, massaged a bit it was a rocket at the time. Upright seating in orthopedic seats, a comfortable and very stable drive in all weather conditions. Was it a "classy" car? It was at the time.
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I would have chosen the Aero if I were going with Saab. But - really, I wouldn't put either on there.
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/members/g...do=show&id=958
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/members/g...do=show&id=958
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The Aero wasn't an option on the early cars. The first "upgrade" options package was the SPG (special performance group?) package starting in the mid 1980s, adding some pseudo-aero lower rocker fairings and exclusive wheels, and a few extra Swedish horses. Interesting on those Swedish horses too; the Saab was rated at 135 HP, and would cruise quite comfortably north of 100 MPH. A decade later, a Subaru turbo wagon with the same 135 HP rating was pretty much out of breath long before 100 MPH. Kyoto ponies with shorter legs I guess. I don't think that car made anyone's list.
Lots of other interesting car designs for their times.
Lots of other interesting car designs for their times.