Beautiful and Strange Old Cars

[Wilfried]

Perhaps this has been done earlier and than I leave it to the moderator to decide what to do with this new thread.

I simply would like to know what old cars you like, whether you consider them to be beautiful or not so beautiful or even somewhat odd. Please come up with the necessary pictures.

This thread is not intended to go into much technical detail.

I'll begin with one of the French cars I've always had a liking for:

the Citroën Traction Avant, which was produced from 1934 to 1957.

Traction Avant = Front Wheel Drive.

About 760,000 units were produced.

[Wilfried]

I remember that back in the 1960s the Citroën Traction Avant could be regularly seen on the roads of Belgium. 

Here are some pictures of the inside of this -in my opinion at least- beautiful car.

[Grant Lamontagne]

I'm not sure they come much stranger than this one!



Delorean DMC-12.  I have to say I love this car because it is a perfect example of great intentions gone horribly wrong.  I like the design, I like the concept, but in practice they were difficult to drive because the gearbox was so awful and the engine was painfully underpowered.

However, do a quick Google image search to see all kinds of concepts based on this car, from the Back To The Future versions to updated versions to electric versions (1.21 gigawatts?) to police versions!

Def

[Chako]

I love old cars with very nice lines. To me, one of the best is the 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS.


1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS Teardrop Cabriolet by Figoni et Falaschi For Sale by RM Auctions


http://rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1063586

[Wilfried]

@Grant Lamontagne

Interesting. I never came across this car before.   

I read that the body of the DeLorean DMC-12 was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Ital Design, so that would account for the fact that the car looks really good.

The Italians are great designers.   

[Wilfried]

I love old cars with very nice lines. To me, one of the best is the 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS.


1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS Teardrop Cabriolet by Figoni et Falaschi For Sale by RM Auctions


http://rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1063586

That's a striking example of the kind of cars I love the most.   

Outstanding!   

[Wilfried]

The Minerva

Sylvain de Jong of Antwerp, Belgium began the Minerva Cycle Company in the late 1800s. In 1899 he had assembled his first prototype automobile. The car resembled a Panhard in body style.

By 1911, Société Nouvelle Minerva S.A. had become Belgium's largest manufacturer, employing 1600 people.

Sold as "The Car Of Kings and Queens" Minervas were bought by the rich and famous all over the world. Customers included King Albert and many Hollywood stars. These vehicles had large 5.9 and 6.3 liter engines and were gorgeous machines. They were considered to be in the same class as Rolls Royce and Mercedes.


1931 Minerva 8 AL Rollston Convertible Sedan

[Grant Lamontagne]

@Grant Lamontagne

Interesting. I never came across this car before.   

I read that the body of the DeLorean DMC-12 was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Ital Design, so that would account for the fact that the car looks really good.

The Italians are great designers.   

You don't have Back To The Future in Belgium?

Back To The Future [1985] - The DeLorean

I think that's where most folks nowadays remember it from, and for many was probably the first place they ever heard of it!  They weren't very popular.

Def

[Smashie]

I love old cars with very nice lines. To me, one of the best is the 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS.


1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS Teardrop Cabriolet by Figoni et Falaschi For Sale by RM Auctions


http://rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1063586

A beauty to be sure, it reminds me of the Jaguar XK120, but at $7.1 million the Jag is cheaper!

[Wilfried]

@Grant Lamontagne

Interesting. I never came across this car before.   

I read that the body of the DeLorean DMC-12 was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Ital Design, so that would account for the fact that the car looks really good.

The Italians are great designers.   

You don't have Back To The Future in Belgium?

Back To The Future [1985] - The DeLorean

I think that's where most folks nowadays remember it from, and for many was probably the first place they ever heard of it!  They weren't very popular.

Def

I'm not really into that kind of movies, so I never watched it.   

[dks]

I have a "thing" about the Old Corvette Stingray and the original Citroen DS...

[Grant Lamontagne]

Well now, if you missed out on the Delorean then you probably also missed out on another famous oddity, the Lincoln Futura:



Known more commonly as the old Batmobile!



Def

[Wilfried]

Well now, if you missed out on the Delorean then you probably also missed out on another famous oddity, the Lincoln Futura:

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Known more commonly as the old Batmobile!

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Def

That one I know all right!   

There has been a time -many moons ago- that I played with the Batmobile.   

I believe it was from Corgi Toys.

[Wilfried]

I have a "thing" about the Old Corvette Stingray and the original Citroen DS...

The 1955 Citroën DS is another of my favorites too.   

[Grant Lamontagne]

Most folks recognize the old Batmobile but not many knew it was an actual car also!

Def

[enki_ck]

I have a "thing" about the Old Corvette Stingray and the original Citroen DS...

+1

I love that thing. Way ahead of its time.

[Wilfried]

Styled by Italian sculptor and industrial designer Flaminio Bertoni and the French aeronautical engineer André Lefèbvre, the Citroën DS was known for its aerodynamic futuristic body design and innovative technology, including a hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension.

The DS came in third in the 1999 Car of the Century competition, recognizing the world's most influential auto designs, and was named the most beautiful car of all time by Classic & Sports Car magazine.

[Etherealicer]

Not strange, only beautiful.

ASTON MARTIN DB4GT ZAGATO

[Etherealicer]

Now Strange / Beautiful and AWESOME

La Jamais Contente
First land vehicle to go faster than 100 km/h in 1899 AND its an electric car

[dks]

Here is a Picture heavy thread from a few years ago that may be of relevance to this thread too.

http://forum.multitool.org/the-shutter-shop/car-museums-(not-modem-friendly)/msg495487/#msg495487

[Wilfried]

Now Strange / Beautiful and AWESOME

La Jamais Contente
First land vehicle to go faster than 100 km/h in 1899 AND its an electric car

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I just love this kind of stuff!     

I'm going to read the wiki on it.

[Wilfried]

Here is a Picture heavy thread from a few years ago that may be of relevance to this thread too.

http://forum.multitool.org/the-shutter-shop/car-museums-(not-modem-friendly)/msg495487/#msg495487

Thanks for the link!   

[kirk13]

If my memory serves me,this is a GN cyclecar from the early twenties. It's been raced since the mid thirties,only taking time out for WW2. This is her at the Crystal Palace Sprint in2012. Motorsport magazine ran a feature on her a few years back




Alpine Renault A110. Just because


Jenson CV541


Wrong number of wheels I know,but how often do you see a Gilers Saturno Sam Remo? And a combination at that? Incidentally ,this one is still raced!

[Wilfried]

Back in the early 1960s an uncle of mine in Germany drove an insane microcar, which was known as the BMW Isetta 300.

Being only 7 or 8 years old, I had a lot of fun when he took me with him in this strange, little car.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSitjRmQJyc

[jerseydevil]

1931 Ford Model A at the store a while back.



The same guy had his Model A pickup lettered for his business, and takes it out when he does estimates.



1951 Ford owned by my boss' father....

[Cupboard]

Going back to the DeLorean for a moment, the early ones didn't have a big enough alternator so if you ran too many electrical things at once it would drain the battery

Anyway, rather beautiful don't you think?

[kkokkolis]

When I was a kid, the heir of Renault Alpine was THE car: Lancia Stratos. Hail to the king!

[kirk13]

When I was a kid, the heir of Renault Alpine was THE car: Lancia Stratos. Hail to the king!(Image removed from quote.)

LOVE

[Wilfried]

1931 Ford Model A at the store a while back.



The same guy had his Model A pickup lettered for his business, and takes it out when he does estimates.



1951 Ford owned by my boss' father....

That Model A pickup is very nice.

I love the Ford 1951 too.   

[kkokkolis]

Another one, the three person Matra Simca Bagheera S of 1974.
I Greek engineer converted one in the early '90s, as a caged four wheel drive with two engines, a Renault Turbo and a Ford Cossworth (if I remember right). It was going uphill like a rocket.