The most beautiful race cars of all time?

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Why this thing keeps getting quoted I'll never know. Sure the livery is nice, but the car itself is a hideously deformed collection of winglets, fins and flaps with absolutely no regard for aesthetics.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
 
That hideous BMW F1 (Dude, we know you like wings... so we put wings on your wings!) = :yuck:, as does the Vanwall. :yuck:

Just goes to show, you guys really have no clue.. or taste. :sly:

Costin Nathan GT:




It's beautiful body is made of wood, i kid you not.
 
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Some will hate it, I love it.
 
Just goes to show, you guys really have no clue.. or taste. :sly:

Why is it that supposedly the only good looking cars must come from the 60s and 70s?
It reminds me of when even older people used to bang on about 30s and 40s car designs as being pretty.

It doesn't have to be old to be pretty:

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Why is it that supposedly the only good looking cars must come from the 60s and 70s?
It reminds me of when even older people used to bang on about 30s and 40s car designs as being pretty.
It doesn't have to be old to be pretty:

And iv'e never insinuated that.

There's plenty beautiful cars from the 80's,90's up till this present day...
 
History aside, I've always loved the look of the Williams FW16:

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In fact I'd happily post almost all F1 cars from around the '93/'94 seasons here, but that's probably more nostalgia than actual aesthetics.
 
So I think we can all agree:

The ferrari 250 family is the best looking car group of all time!

If only with the made a racing Bugatti Type 57c Atlantique racer...

You cant compete with that
 
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So I think we can all agree:

The ferrari 250 family is the best looking car group of all time!

I only with the made a racing Bugatti Type 57c Atlantique racer...

You cant compete with that

I only all the things.

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Maybe...

Mercedes-Benz W196 Steamliner:
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Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta:
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Ford P68:
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Maserati "Birdcage" (Tipo 61):
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Jordan 191-Ford:
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How about a JDM classic? Maybe it's much thanks to the amazing exhaust note, but I actually think this is beautiful.

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Ferrari 250 SWB :drool:
How could I forget the SWB? That is perhaps the most beautiful Ferrari ever made.
 
The late Steve Evens quoted the Panoz LMP-1 as the "bravest, winningest sports car design in the past 30 years". Being a 10 year old, this car became my favorite. Running and competiting with the BMW, Toyota, M-B, and Audi factory team, it was a crowd favorite for many reasons.

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In my opinion. Posted in no order and as they come to me. Not according to livery, team, or drivers.

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Roo
History aside, I've always loved the look of the Williams FW16:

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In fact I'd happily post almost all F1 cars from around the '93/'94 seasons here, but that's probably more nostalgia than actual aesthetics.

Fact is this is true as the golden era of F1 :D
 
And iv'e never insinuated that.

There's plenty beautiful cars from the 80's,90's up till this present day...

I know, I didn't mean that you or anyone specifically said it..but the general theme of thread up to that point seemed to come across that way.
 
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