Perhaps the single most beautiful machine ever built by man

[George K]

Screw all that, because, 'Murrica!

[Jolly]

1935 Chrysler.

[Horace]

I have found true beauty in some airplanes, especially military ones, probably mostly because they need to be aerodynamic and we're meant to find beauty in function. I have always struggled to find all that much beauty in cars.

[Mik]

I prefer it to the Italians. Unique.

But I'd have to have valets help me up out of it I fear and it's only for perfect roads. That car would not handle those damn driveways that are really curbs. No clearance.

[Doctor Phibes]

@horace said in Perhaps the single most beautiful machine ever built by man:

I have found true beauty in some airplanes, especially military ones, probably mostly because they need to be aerodynamic and we're meant to find beauty in function. I have always struggled to find all that much beauty in cars.

I'd say the Spitfire was a particularly fine example of beauty, as were some versions of the P51 Mustang.

I dare say the Italians and Germans might have disagreed at the time.

The Spitfire was really designed in a massive crunch situation. Not only was war looming, but the chief designer, R. J. Mitchell, was dying of cancer at just 42 years old.

[LuFins Dad]

Personally, I prefer British Design. Just Beautiful!

https://autodius.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1976-aston-martin-lagonda.jpg

[Mik]

@lufins-dad said in Perhaps the single most beautiful machine ever built by man:

Personally, I prefer British Design. Just Beautiful!

https://autodius.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1976-aston-martin-lagonda.jpg

The only car with buck teeth. Ugh. Reminds me of Jar Jar Binks.

[mark]

Always loved the lines and look of the 1937 Talbot-Lago

[Copper]

That looks like something Roger Rabbit would drive - a stylized cartoon.

[Doctor Phibes]

@lufins-dad said in Perhaps the single most beautiful machine ever built by man:

Personally, I prefer British Design. Just Beautiful!

I must admit, I've always been a big fan of Morgans. They're still pricey, but not supercar pricey. The biggest problem is probably the waiting list before you can get one.