Beautiful Cars Appreciation Thread

[Robert Hall]

I have a Tamiya 1/24th scale model of a '60s one.   The '70s-80s versions were neat also.

Edited December 17, 2017 by Cubical-aka-Moltar

[balthazar]

^ Didn't I see this in Robocop 5?

[G. David Felt]

6 hours ago, balthazar said:

^ Didn't I see this in Robocop 5?

I do not think so, but it does remind me of the car in the original Mad Max Movie. The pursuit interceptor that Max drove with the supercharger.

These are some of the concepts they came up with and did not use for Robocop: http://www.robertwebb.com/robocop.htm

[oldshurst442]

Robocop...if it aint the Taurus we are talking about...then its the one and only 6000 SUX. 

An American Tradition getting a shytty 8.2 m.p.g.  It even comes with a Blaupunkt radio... 

Based on a 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme.

http://robocop.wikia.com/wiki/6000_SUX

 

About the Robocop 5 reference though. Could it be satire? 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 17, 2017 by oldshurst442

[oldshurst442]

9 hours ago, Cubical-aka-Moltar said:

I have a Tamiya 1/24th scale model of a '60s one.   The '70s-80s versions were neat also.

If you guys dont know, I have 70 DIECAST model cars in scale 1:18.

I used to have over 100. I since have downsized the collection to 70 and only recently have I displayed them.  

I got rid of the doubles and the redundant models. It makes for a more tighter and focused collection. I decided to stop at 70. 

Problem is....I dont have the Alpines (new and old) in my collection and I would LOVE to have them. Problem is...they wouldnt fit as I dont have any other room in my display cases (I could make room of I wanted to...but it be too crowded messin' up the perfect view points I have know)) and they wouldnt fit my display themes either.

 

 

[oldshurst442]

Edited December 28, 2018 by oldshurst442

[oldshurst442]

 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

The above post makes me want to build a Factory 5 Daytona Coupe kit.

[oldshurst442]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 1, 2019 by oldshurst442

[balthazar]

[oldshurst442]

 

 

 

 

[daves87rs]

36 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

 

 

 

 

Loving the blue Vette....

[2QuickZ's]

1966 Chevelle

 

1966-67 Chevy II

 

1964-67 Sunbeam Tiger

Edited February 24, 2019 by 2QuickZ's
Forgot the pic of the Sunbeam Tiger

[2QuickZ's]

Mercury Cougar Elminator

 

AMC Rambler Scrambler

[daves87rs]

6 minutes ago, 2QuickZ's said:

Mercury Cougar Elminator

 

AMC Rambler Scrambler

Love the colors....

[oldshurst442]

Mostly Firebirds. To honour Balthy's 1968 1000 horsepower plus Firebird! 

From 1967-2002

Edited March 21, 2019 by oldshurst442

[oldshurst442]

*SIGH*

Balthy's brother...

I forgot to put the word 'brother' right after the word 'Balthy' to suggest that Im honouring his BROTHER's Firebird! 

*SIGH*

I could hardly EVER get ANYTHING right!   ?

[G. David Felt]

6 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

*SIGH*

Balthy's brother...

I forgot to put the word 'brother' right after the word 'Balthy' to suggest that Im honouring his BROTHER's Firebird! 

*SIGH*

I could hardly EVER get ANYTHING right!   ?

Just edit your original post. You get lots of stuff right, lovely cars for sure and some prime examples of bad corporate badge engineering. LOL  

[balthazar]

I think I posted a pic before, but this is Bro's 'bird:

[oldshurst442]

 

 

 

 

[balthazar]

Nnnnggghh- that Cadillac!!

[balthazar]

[oldshurst442]

 

 

[G. David Felt]

[balthazar]

Is this 'beautiful condition' or 'beautiful styling'?
Asking for a friend.

[G. David Felt]

4 hours ago, balthazar said:

Is this 'beautiful condition' or 'beautiful styling'?
Asking for a friend.

For me, Beautiful Appreciation of the SUVs. GMC nails it far better than the mess at Chevrolet especially recently.

[balthazar]

So you're saying : 'my appreciation is beautiful' ??

[ocnblu]

whoa holy crap

[G. David Felt]

21 minutes ago, ocnblu said:

whoa holy crap

WTF is that UGLY Auto?

1 hour ago, balthazar said:

So you're saying : 'my appreciation is beautiful' ??

I respect all of your appreciation even when you think something is lacking. 

Knowledge is power and you are Yoda!  

[ocnblu]

1 hour ago, dfelt said:

WTF is that UGLY Auto?

Ferrari Roma, magnificent specimen.  Why you mad.

[G. David Felt]

8 minutes ago, ocnblu said:

Ferrari Roma, magnificent specimen.  Why you mad.

You Crazy, that Ferrari is butt ugly, nothing special there, Corvette so beats that hands down. Nothing mad here, just shocked that anyone would find it attractive. Hell that makes the butt ugly Chevrolet Pickup trucks pretty. ? 

[riviera74]

3 hours ago, dfelt said:

For me, Beautiful Appreciation of the SUVs. GMC nails it far better than the mess at Chevrolet especially recently.

The only question is why GMC pickups are not selling as well as Chevy trucks.  SUVs too.

[ocnblu]

2 minutes ago, dfelt said:

You Crazy, that Ferrari is butt ugly, nothing special there, Corvette so beats that hands down. Nothing mad here, just shocked that anyone would find it attractive. Hell that makes the butt ugly Chevrolet Pickup trucks pretty. ? 

Don't muddy the thread.

[G. David Felt]

2 minutes ago, riviera74 said:

The only question is why GMC pickups are not selling as well as Chevy trucks.  SUVs too.

Pricing as they have always sold at a higher price point.

[balthazar]

1 hour ago, dfelt said:

I respect all of your appreciation even when you think something is lacking.

Not mine; YOURS.
Nevermnd. ?

[balthazar]

2 hours ago, dfelt said:

Pricing as they have always sold at a higher price point.

Hey! Just like EVs!

[oldshurst442]

I am not suggesting that the 6 Series resembles the Riviera like I did with the other style of pics I did earlier in this thread with other cars. I just wanted to appreciate THE  personal coupe of the 1960s and then show how BMW did their version 20 years later. Although you could see how BMW took some visual styling cues from the Riviera and made it their own. And yes. I think the 6 Series is beautiful. 

 

 

 

 

[ocnblu]

Not even close.

[riviera74]

3 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

I am not suggesting that the 6 Series resembles the Riviera like I did with the other style of pics I did earlier in this thread with other cars. I just wanted to appreciate THE  personal coupe of the 1960s and then show how BMW did their version 20 years later. Although you could see how BMW took some visual styling cues from the Riviera and made it their own. And yes. I think the 6 Series is beautiful. 

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, ocnblu said:

Not even close.

I concur.  That 35 year old Bimmer lacks the presence of a mid-60s Riviera, arguably the best-looking one Buick has ever made.

[balthazar]

^ BMW is a forgettable generic 3-box appliance. Disposable.

[balthazar]

1954 :

[G. David Felt]

6 minutes ago, balthazar said:

1954 :

Sadly this is a Meh Mobile.  

[balthazar]

[G. David Felt]

Sexy as hell car

Pickup Love

 

[oldshurst442]

As far as 1980s cars and 1980s styling goes, the BMW 6 Series is a good looking car.  Just look what the 1980s Riviera ended being (and that also  includes ya'lls favorite longtitude  FWD V8 one as well as the traverse V6 one) and then you get a clearer picture of why the BMW 6 Series is a good looking car.   But, thank goodness we humans dont all have the same taste and opinions. What a boring world it would be.   But...those who say the 6 Series is not beautiful:  Y'all are WRONG!     

 

[balthazar]

6-series above isn't ugly, it's just... there. Like a plastic fork.

[G. David Felt]

1 hour ago, oldshurst442 said:

As far as 1980s cars and 1980s styling goes, the BMW 6 Series is a good looking car.  Just look what the 1980s Riviera ended being (and that also  includes ya'lls favorite longtitude  FWD V8 one as well as the traverse V6 one) and then you get a clearer picture of why the BMW 6 Series is a good looking car.   But, thank goodness we humans dont all have the same taste and opinions. What a boring world it would be.   But...those who say the 6 Series is not beautiful:  Y'all are WRONG!     

 

Always liked that specific BMW posted above. Is it the best compared to the Riviera, I think not, but then it is better than the garbage Audi and Mercedes put out then.  

[balthazar]

The '80s in a nutshell: when a BMW 6-series doesn't look any more upscale or desirable than a Skylark :

But give me this any day if we're talking about some passion in the styling : 

Edited April 20, 2020 by balthazar

[oldshurst442]

^^^ 

Um...NO!

Id rather the Bimmer.   That Buick has two other GM divisions that share that badge engineered styling.  Not that its ugly or anything...its just there...like a plastic fork.   

The 1960s and early 1970s Boattail Rivieras had shark nose front ends.  BMW imitated that style early on in the 1970s and carried it through with the 6 Series in a very nice and cool 1980s kinda way.    

What makes that 1980s Riviera special?   Because its painted all black?  That Rolling Stone song was made in the 1960s ironically and by the 1980s, Metallica had their own version of "Black" in their song that was fresher and newer and...cooler...kinda like that Bimmer 6 Series

By the 1980s, Mick Jagger was Dancing in the Streets with a remake trying to stay relevant...kinda like that 80's Riviera.

Yeah...the metaphors are strong and rampant and I hope you get them! 

 

Edited April 20, 2020 by oldshurst442

[Robert Hall]

<opinions>

For the 80s, I'd take a BMW 6 series or Mercedes SEC for a big PLC.....the Skylark was just an X-body FWD shitbox;  the Riviera was a decent coupe, but not as nice as the big RWD German coupes. 

</opinions>

Edited April 20, 2020 by Robert Hall