Vehicle of The Day

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What should the future of this thread be?

  • Close it! This sucks.

    Votes: 1 3.2%

  • Keep it running! This is awesome.

    Votes: 11 35.5%

  • Close this, but open up a "Vehicle of the week" thread, where a random member picks a vehicle.

    Votes: 7 22.6%

  • Keep this open, but open up a "Vehicle of the week" thread, where a random member picks a vehicle.

    Votes: 7 22.6%

  • I don't really care.

    Votes: 5 16.1%
  • Total voters
    31
  • Poll closed .
I thought that there wouldn't be any new Lamborghini's that would make want them so much. Then they released Huracan.
 
Notice: Nominations are allowed again, it's Sunday, people.

9/28/14: 1911 Ford Model T, nominated by me, @Dagger311.
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Here are some specs. Iconic car, definitely a piece of history. It hits the reserve list on 10/28/14.
 
Such a great machine. Id give a lot to go for a ride in one. I did help restore one one though.
 
The ultimate accessible supercar, I kinda love it but other traditional sports cars appeal to me more.

Great value for the performance on offer though.
 
There is a gentlemen who lives near me (genuinely nice guy, too) who owns several Ferrari's, Porsche's and a Countach and he daily drives a black GT-R. I've ridden in his Countach but I've never had the chance to go for a ride in his GT-R (mainly because he never takes it to shows, he takes his other supercars) but I'm certainly jealous of that thing. I know a lot of people don't like the GT-R because it is "soulless" and "computers" but I love how it punches far above its weight class and puts far more expensive cars in their place. If I had enough money to afford one of these I'd daily the hell out of it.
 
I've seen so many of these on the street that they are "just another car" to me anymore.
 
Leggy1
Fixed that for you ;)

And one of the most famous and recognisable cars ever, thanks to James Bond.
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I don't know about the whole world, my love of muscle cars makes my list filled with them... ;)

But Bond is how I found out about this car, actually.
 
I prefer the looks of the E-Type (maybe even the C2 Corvette Coupe too) over this but it's still gorgeous.

Pretty sure the first time I saw one on telly was in a Bond film.
 
By far, the most beautiful car to me is the 58-62 vettes. So classy looking, especially in black, with some whitewall wheels, oh wow...

But, the Aston is the VOTD. :lol: My second favorite Aston of all time.
 
The best looking Aston is the DB4 GT Zagato for me, I don't really like high rear 'fins' or raised edges at the sides of the rear, like on the DB5.

But it's almost perfect apart from that :lol:
 
The best looking one I have to agree, but my favorite is the newer DB9 models. They're an amazing balance of luxury and power. The coupes in the cab are pretty quiet, without sounding watered down as well. The convertibles are much louder in the cab, but it still isn't overbearing, and the car sounds really nice.

The overall ride quality (going off of reviews now) is very, very nice as well, comfortable.


But look at me again! It's the DB5, Dagger, not the DB9! :P
 
A proper Grand Tourer, that is how most Astons are, including the DB5. It is a shame that the new DB9 (DB10?) will have a smaller turbo V8 from AMG.

Back to the DB5, I love the intake below the number plate. It reminds me of an intake from a WWII fighter plane, awesome! Along with the bonnet scoop, it makes it look powerful.
 
Leggy1
A proper Grand Tourer, that is how most Astons are, including the DB5. It is a shame that the new DB9 (DB10?) will have a smaller turbo V8 from AMG.

Back to the DB5, I love the intake below the number plate. It reminds me of an intake from a WWII fighter plane, awesome! Along with the bonnet scoop, it makes it look powerful.
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I love that scoop. Reminds me a bit of the 55-57 Ford Thunderbirds, aggressive looking, but still very upscale and classy.
 
10/1/14: 1967 Shelby Cobra 427, nominated by me, @Dagger311.
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A quick article from Hagerty.com:

Carroll Shelby’s 1962 Cobra represents the pinnacle of the Anglo-American sports car, which combined a classic aluminum roadster body (in this case cribbed from a 1950s Ferrari Barchetta) with a tube space frame and lightweight American V-8 engine.

Shelby Cobra’s donor chassis came from AC. The AC Ace heretofore had utilized the pre-war BMW 2-liter, 6-cylinder engine, which was going out of production. Understanding that AC needed a replacement motor, Shelby tapped into his Ford connections to user their lightweight 260ci V-8. In the process, Shelby managed to get both sides to agree that the resultant sports car would be manufactured under the Shelby name.

The overall package was dynamite, weighing only 2,100 lbs, with a 260-hp engine mated to a four-speed transmission. Top speed was about 140 mph and 75 were built in 1962 and 1963 before the engine was replaced by Ford’s 271-hp, 289-cid V-8. In race-prepped guise, the engine generated up to 370 hp, and the cars were quite successful on the track. Between 1963 and 1965, 580 Shelby 289 Cobras were sold in the CSX 2000 series. All this power stretched the chassis capabilities, motivating Shelby to refine it with rack-and-pinion steering in place of the ancient worm and sector design.

By 1965, Shelby needed more power still, and driver and constructor Ken Miles thought a big block V-8 was the best choice. The big-block, 510-hp, 427-cid “side-oiler” V-8 that Shelby was going to use, however, needed a new approach. The answer was a much bigger tube frame that was five inches wider, with coil spring suspension and flared fenders to accommodate the wider wheels. These cars were numbered in the CSX 3000 series.

The rest of the package remained the same minimalist, lightweight sports racer, and with the huge new motor, more racing successes followed. Shelby built 348 427 Cobras from 1965 to 1967, though about 100 of them had the less powerful, but cheaper 355-hp, 428-cid V-8.

Both 289 and 427 Shelby Cobras are the apogee of bare-bone sports racers, and demand is fierce for these cars. They are one of the few blue-chip collectible American cars, with eager buyers residing the world over, so provenance is vital. Luckily, Shelby records are remarkably complete and correct cars will be accurately documented. Enthusiasts debate whether the sheer brute force of the 427 cars is preferable over the 289’s superior livability, but either way there is a Cobra to suit any taste (provided the taste is towards hair-raising motoring in one form or another).

Replicas flooded the market from the 1970s onwards, and Shelby himself used “leftover” original frames in the 1980s to produce the CSX 4000 series “continuation” cars. These cars provide a cheaper alternative for driver to pursue, though build quality on the non-Shelby cars varies and the replicas tend to have lived full lives, so thorough research is a necessity.
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Gotta love the 427 side oiler. 510hp in the Cobra and yet that engine was mysteriously rated 335 horsepower in everything else; with absolutely 0 changes between any of them...
 
I'm not a huge fan of Audi road cars but I do quite like this one. It would make a fine daily driver, methinks.
 
I'm actually not a huge fan either, but I also don't care for German Luxury sedans much either.

Definitely see the appeal though.
 

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