Originally Posted by Project Pat
http://www.automobilemag.com/feature...ars/index.html
1935-1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900
Superb inspiration for Enzo Ferrari.
1952-1955 Bentley R-type Continental
Designed by Brits, built by Brits, but not sold to Brits.
1971-1975 BMW 3.0CS/CSi/CSL
The coupe as art.
1937-1938 Bugatti Type 57S Atlantic
A seam-ingly sensational design.
1963-1965 Buick Riviera
Out of the fog came a Buick for the ages.
1938-1941 Cadillac 60 Special
A landmark sedan that got a special push from Harley Earl.
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
Bill Mitchell sticks it to Zora Arkus-Duntov.
1947-1952 Cisitalia 202 coupe
It ushered in the modern postwar era.
1936-1937 Cord 810/812
What does Harley Earl know, anyway?
1964-1968 Ferrari 275GTB, GTB/4
The Sophia Loren of supercars.
1968-1974 Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona
All-around masterpiece.
1968-1979 Jaguar XJ6
It defines the Jaguar look to this day.
1949-1954 Jaguar XK120
Who needs drawings?
1961-1966 Jaguar XK-E
Phalliform perfection.
1966-1972 Lamborghini Miura
A beauty under the skin, as well.
1940-1941 Lincoln Continental
The boss's custom.
1961 Lincoln Continental
Trumping Cadillac at last.
1957-1963 Lotus Elite
Designed by an accountant.
1967-1973 Maserati Ghibli
A high-water mark from an acknowledged master.
1954-1957 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing
Shaped by the wind, undaunted by the rules.
1936-1938 Mercedes-Benz 500K/540K Special Roadster
Teutonic opulence.
1990-1996 Nissan 300ZX
Basking crocodile.
Designed by Isao Sono and Toshio Yamashita
Japan has been making really good cars for a long time, but few have measured up to world standards for styling. Of those, Nissan's crocodile-faced 300ZX is arguably the best, and it has been almost universally admired by designers from other companies for its refinement, elegant surface development, and painstaking detail design. Of several variants, the best is the plain two-seat coupe with a fixed roof--a symphony of pure lines with no extraneous breaks. The rare long-wheelbase model is a practical two-plus-two, but, like the convertibles, it lost the magic appearance.
1966-1967 Oldsmobile Toronado
An homage that was as successful as the original.
1953-1954 Studebaker Starliner
It couldn't save Studebaker, but it still shines on the salt.
1937-1939 Talbot-Lago Figoni-Falaschi coupe
Teardrop or not, it's a sensual sensation.
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