So which is the coolest?
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
1963 Buick Riviera
1961 Lincoln Continental
1957 Chrysler 300C
1953 Studebaker Commander Starliner
1948 Tucker Sedan "Torpedo"
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So which is the coolest?
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
1963 Buick Riviera
1961 Lincoln Continental
1957 Chrysler 300C
1953 Studebaker Commander Starliner
1948 Tucker Sedan "Torpedo"
5, 6, 4, 1, 2, 3
1934 Chrysler Airflow
1936 Cord 810
1935 Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster
I'm also open to suggestions, but please don't say "teh ZR1 OMG!!!!one!!111!eleven..." it just isn't in the same league.
The Ford Edsel, because it was a phenomenal failure and it's got a vagina-shaped grill.
Duesenberg J
Ferrer, as we already have discussed, you have interesting taste, but in this case you are wrong.
The coolest American car is a Hemi or 383 R/T Charger.
EDIT: In black. Yeah fine, it ain't original, but it is sick.
Woops, I posted my reply before the poll.
[QUOTE=Kitdy;809387]Ferrer, as we already have discussed, you have interesting taste, but in this case you are wrong.
The coolest American car is a Hemi or 383 R/T Charger.[/QUOTE]
What year though?
1968 or 1969 > your face
[QUOTE=fisetdavid26;809389]What year though?
1968 or 1969 > your face[/QUOTE]
Yeah the other ones were trash, and I can't tell the difference between '68 and '69, so one of them.
I can tell you one thing though, whether you are cruising down the street in one of them in 1968 or 2008, you are the coolest person on the block, in the city, in the world.
For me:
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American..some muscle/pony for me. Maybe Coronet SuperBee or Challenger or something else like this - looking like a brick and handling like it either, but cool :D
But I decided to vote for Continental to follow Ferrer's rules.
1983 Chevrolet Corvette with the V-12 small block.
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No explanation needed.
Seriously though, why are people not allowed to suggest the ZR1? 'Coolest' isn't a quantifiable factor, it's merely a matter of personal opinion and preference. To suggest that cars like the ZR1 aren't in "the same league" reeks of snobbery and a small minded approach.
Personally I'd vote for a 70s Corvette C3. I remember seeing one as a kid on holiday in France, it was the first time I'd ever seen anything so outrageous on the road in my life. For that reason alone it will long remain the coolest American car in my eyes.
The original of course (the new one rocks too)
[QUOTE=chony;809399]The original of course (the new one rocks too)[/QUOTE]
"American car" The GT40 is really more of a Ford UK car with a Ford US sourced engine.
Of the cars listed I picked the Chrysler 300, which is actually my second. My favorite is the Duesenberg SSJ or really any Duesenberg with a Murphy or Bonham & Schwartz body.
1968 Dodge Charger. Like the one in Bullitt.
From the list, I pick the '57 Chrysler 300-C. Nice and big, fins, powerful (375 hp engine; 390 hp optional), 140+ mph top speed.
It's a tough choice between the Cord, the Auburn, the Studebaker and the Lincoln. I am going with the Auburn because its a classic, its very good looking and it was sort of the first outrageous American car. However, it would have been tough to vote against a Duesy.
[QUOTE=ScionDriver;809409]It's a tough choice between the Cord, the Auburn, the Studebaker and the Lincoln. I am going with the Auburn because its a classic, its very good looking and it was sort of the first outrageous American car. However, it would have been tough to vote against a Duesy.[/QUOTE]
I chose deliberately not to include the Duesey as I thought it was too obvious.
[QUOTE=Jack_Bauer;809397]Seriously though, why are people not allowed to suggest the ZR1? 'Coolest' isn't a quantifiable factor, it's merely a matter of personal opinion and preference. To suggest that cars like the ZR1 aren't in "the same league" reeks of snobbery and a small minded approach.[/QUOTE]
It was a tongue in cheek comment.
I guess sarcasm doesn't translate well over the interweb... :(
out of that lot, the tucker torpedo. it was advanced for it's time too, wasn't it?
I voted for the 300c, but a Continental Mark II would have to come first.
The Studebaker Avanti, closely followed by the Corvair. There was a time when American manufacturers turned out cars that did not all look alike.
tops the list for me
in green please
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may be the original C2 Gran Sport...
Username ^^^ 1973 Ford Mustang Mach I...
Impala SS.
[QUOTE=Ferrer;809383]
I'm also open to suggestions,[/QUOTE]
I like all your choices
'Coolness' is pretty subjective of course and also dependent on the era. For me the immediate pre & post-war era is hard to beat overall, paticularly Art Deco. Imho the '34 Desoto coupe just pips an Imperial Airflow for cool, notwithstanding those wonderful triple-layer bumpers on the latter. Others I like include those initial, rakish (Lincoln) Continental 3-window coupes with the flawed V12, plus early-edition postwar 'Bathtub' Nash coupes with that free-standing 'pod' gauge cluster. Rating especially high .. if it qualifies within your provisos .. would be the totally funky Stout Scarab
But I voted along with Clutch for the Tucker as having an overall depth of cool beyond even the Scarab, and to make up my trifecta why not throw in pics of the exhuberantly comical 'Spirit of Motion' Graham sharknose model (Mickey Mouse style) .. factory-Supercharged of course!
[QUOTE=Wouter Melissen;809386]Duesenberg J[/QUOTE]
x 2.
Failing that, an old school pony car. Either Camaro (don't know which year) or the old school Charger
[QUOTE=The_Canuck;809391]For me:
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What car is this? i saw a really beat up one recently, but i know next to nothing about old cars...
I had to vote a big OTHER i have no idea where you got this list from but its a very interesting list to say the least. obviously im sure many are wondering where the classic muscle is and where the pony cars are but since it seems like you are trying to steer clear of the most commonly revered cars of the era i'll throw in a few that could easily be winners.
1959 Caddy Eldorado
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Another classic that was never really a muscle car but is truly gorgeous just like the caddy
1957 Bel air
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[QUOTE=teatako;809549]What car is this? i saw a really beat up one recently, but i know next to nothing about old cars...[/QUOTE]
1971 Plymouth GTX.
[QUOTE=roosterjuicer;809555]I had to vote a big OTHER i have no idea where you got this list from but its a very interesting list to say the least.[/QUOTE]
I made it up. :)
[QUOTE=Ferrer;809383]I'm also open to suggestions....[/QUOTE]
Some more choices then.
It's hard to beat early 1930s Packard when it comes to coolness. Also, 1960 Cadillac lineup hits a sweet spot for me, I'd almost call them elegant...
[QUOTE=teatako;809549]What car is this? i saw a really beat up one recently, but i know next to nothing about old cars...[/QUOTE]
It looks like a '71 or '72 Plymouth Road Runner to me. With a 383 engine, obviously.
For a production car, the Duesenberg "SJ"
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Because there are so many choices, and i dont want to wade through 100yrs of american motoring i picked from the list. i had to pick the toronado b/c the 63 Riv isnt as cools as the 65 riv or an early c3
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[QUOTE=70cuda88;809442]tops the list for me
in green please
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Well played sir, well played.
Out of these I would go for the Cord. I've seen several of them in person and they are very elegant and just great looking all around.
My personal favorite out of cars from this era would be the spectacular Duesenberg SJ Mormon Meteor Special. The flowing coachwork is fantastic and pushes all the right buttons for me.
Chevy Corvette C2 Stingray or Ford GT90
68' 427 Chevy Camaro
In black of course