FinalGear's Most Beautiful Cars

teeb · March 25th, 2008, 10:43 PM

I wanted to call this FinalGear's Cars that're Really Aesthetically Pleasing, or FinalGear's C.R.A.P for short, but I wasn't allowed.

Okay, so this thread brought up plenty disagreements and arguments. I thought we'd try it for ourselves.

So here is FinalGear's Most Beautiful Cars. In the style of Overheat's Top 100 Cars, except we're just going on looks this time.

What you need to do. If you want to participate, I want you to PM me, with your 10 best-looking cars. Number them 10 to 1, with 1 being your favourite of all. Please bear in mind this is only on the subject of looks. The car may have been a stinker, but if it looks good it's eligible.

Please give me the car make, name, and generation (eg Ssangyong Rodius 1st generation). If you want to give a snippet of text saying why you like the car, please do. It's not necessary, but I might use some anonymously in my 'car summaries' in the results.

What I'll do is I'll take all the results and give each car a certain number of points (If it's given a 10, it gets 1 point, if it's given a 1 it gets 10 points). I'll totalise all the results and then start a new thread which will give, definitively, FinalGear's best-looking cars, along with pictures and a quick write-up of each.

All the important stuff should be in bold.

MattD1zzl3 · March 25th, 2008, 11:09 PM

My list removed, but since nobody but me will vote for it anyway, i'll leave my number 1 in images/smilies/biggrin.gif

As i've said in many threads now:

http://www.dragtimes.com/images/10444-1979-Chevrolet-Camaro.jpg

1.Chevrolet Camaro 2nd Generation
Smooth sweeping body lines and racecar proportions (long hood, short trunk) make this a classic pony car, a step up from the boxy first generation

Ilpav · March 25th, 2008, 11:16 PM

Why not give a car 10 points if it scores a 10 and give it 1 point when it scores a 1? It's so much simpler.

teeb · March 25th, 2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilpav

Why not give a car 10 points if it scores a 10 and give it 1 point when it scores a 1? It's so much simpler.

Because the winning car doesn't come 10th!

I want your personal rankings - "My 10th favourite is x, my 9th favourite is y" and so on. All the way down to "my number one best looking car is ___".

If you want you could do it by '10 points - x, 9 points - y'. As long as you make it clear you're doing that. If it's just 10 - x, 9 - y, I'll assume the method I suggested in the first post.

I'll double check each PM, so if there's an obvious mistake in numbering - a Ssangyong at number 1 - I can ask the person.

Ilpav · March 25th, 2008, 11:57 PM

Ok. I got a bit confused. You can do it like this: #1 car gets 10 points and give #10 car, 1 point.

I PM'ed you my list and it's #1=best.

teeb · March 26th, 2008, 12:04 AM

Quick thing - could I ask you not to post your lists for the moment please? When the voting's over, please, be my guest.

It's just so we don't give people preconceptions - "Oh, he's voted this and I like this car so I'll vote that too" - and they have to think for themselves.

Sorry and thanks! Keep the entries coming in.

Loz · March 26th, 2008, 03:35 AM

PM'ed my entry images/smilies/wink.gif

Crazyjeeper · March 26th, 2008, 03:42 AM

Sent mine in.

JCE · March 26th, 2008, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loz

PM'ed my entry images/smilies/wink.gif

+1 So did I.

Loz · March 26th, 2008, 04:25 AM

My eyes betrayed me, they misread the criteria. So i had to send another PM.

maateuszz89 · March 26th, 2008, 12:20 PM

teeb I like your idea, but we need more people involved. I sent my entry.

I will put the link to this thread in my sig.

vanMould · March 26th, 2008, 12:42 PM

Does it have to be a production cars, or are concepts and racecars ok as well?

MXM · March 26th, 2008, 01:51 PM

I thought you meant member's cars when I saw the topic images/smilies/smile.gif

Ok, I'll give it a thought later.

P.S. Small warning, it's a shitload of work finding (and possibly editing) pictures and compiling short-but-interesting facts writeup for each and every car images/smilies/wink.gif

I finished our best cars from 60's vote thing after Overheat some time ago, and it was a lot more than I expected. That's probably why we never got to do 70's, 80's and so on. Good luck, tho images/smilies/smile.gif

airmenair · March 26th, 2008, 05:50 PM

This is going to be difficult, I'm going to have to give it some thought. I'll PM you when I do come up with it. How are the entries so far, got a good amount of participation?

CrazyRussian540 · March 26th, 2008, 06:33 PM

PM'ed my answers.... And I guarantee I'm the only one that voted for at least 2 of them.

Z102 · March 27th, 2008, 09:53 PM

Didn't someone start a voting like this a long time ago? Anyway, you'll have my votes in your inbox tomorrow images/smilies/smile.gif

teeb · March 27th, 2008, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z102

Didn't someone start a voting like this a long time ago? Anyway, you'll have my votes in your inbox tomorrow images/smilies/smile.gif

There was a 'FinalGear Cars of the 60s', and 'FinalGear Top 100 cars', by Overheat (and later MXM), and that's roughly what I'm basing it off.

Thanks for the bump though images/smilies/smile.gif

Red_Bull · March 28th, 2008, 09:32 AM

Ok, I've submitted my answers. I just know I've left out some cars that, when I realise what I've done, I'm gonna wanna add in and revise my list... images/smilies/tongue.gif

mautzel · March 28th, 2008, 04:02 PM

Is there a deadline? I just saw this thread but won't be able to send my list before Sunday as I'm just about to leave for the week end.

teeb · March 28th, 2008, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mautzel

Is there a deadline? I just saw this thread but won't be able to send my list before Sunday as I'm just about to leave for the week end.

It'll be open for at least another week, I'll see how we're set for entries next weekend.

And in the meantime I'll keep spamming it elsewhere images/smilies/smile.gif

March 25th, 2008, 11:16 PM	#3
Ilpav Joined: Sep 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 03:30 AM Location: GTA, Ontario, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 1,130 Car: 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L LFS Status: Rep Power: 16	Why not give a car 10 points if it scores a 10 and give it 1 point when it scores a 1? It's so much simpler. __________________ "The Ferrari 355. The best car...in the world...ever."- Jeremy Clarkson

March 25th, 2008, 11:57 PM	#5
Ilpav Joined: Sep 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 03:30 AM Location: GTA, Ontario, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 1,130 Car: 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE 3.3L LFS Status: Rep Power: 16	Ok. I got a bit confused. You can do it like this: #1 car gets 10 points and give #10 car, 1 point. I PM'ed you my list and it's #1=best. __________________ "The Ferrari 355. The best car...in the world...ever."- Jeremy Clarkson Last edited by Ilpav; March 26th, 2008 at 12:30 AM..

March 26th, 2008, 12:04 AM	#6
teeb Joined: Sep 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 01:17 AM Location: Glasgow, Scotland. Bah. Age: 21 Posts: 2,196 Rep Power: 49	Quick thing - could I ask you not to post your lists for the moment please? When the voting's over, please, be my guest. It's just so we don't give people preconceptions - "Oh, he's voted this and I like this car so I'll vote that too" - and they have to think for themselves. Sorry and thanks! Keep the entries coming in. __________________ ...I'm meant to put something here?

March 26th, 2008, 03:35 AM	#7
Loz Joined: Mar 1st, 2007 Last Online: 04:12 AM Location: Cornwall, UK Age: 19 Posts: 670 LFS Status: Rep Power: 13	PM'ed my entry __________________

March 26th, 2008, 03:42 AM	#8
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 04:54 AM Location: Texas Age: 19 Posts: 2,507 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 50	Sent mine in. __________________ Toy: 1985 Jeep CJ7 Lifted and Locked Daily Driver: 1997 Ford F150 4.6L with a massive 220hp MSI P6N Diamond 680i, E8400 @ 3.15ghz, CM Hyper 212 Cooler, XFX 8800GT 512mb Extreme, MSI 8400GS, Creative X-FI, 2x1gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, PC Power & Cooling 610w EPS12v, 1.6tb of HDD, CM Centurion 690.

March 25th, 2008, 10:43 PM	#1
teeb Joined: Sep 23rd, 2005 Last Online: 01:17 AM Location: Glasgow, Scotland. Bah. Age: 21 Posts: 2,196 Rep Power: 49	FinalGear's Most Beautiful Cars I wanted to call this FinalGear's Cars that're Really Aesthetically Pleasing, or FinalGear's C.R.A.P for short, but I wasn't allowed. Okay, so this thread brought up plenty disagreements and arguments. I thought we'd try it for ourselves. So here is FinalGear's Most Beautiful Cars. In the style of Overheat's Top 100 Cars, except we're just going on looks this time. What you need to do. If you want to participate, I want you to PM me, with your 10 best-looking cars. Number them 10 to 1, with 1 being your favourite of all. Please bear in mind this is only on the subject of looks. The car may have been a stinker, but if it looks good it's eligible. Please give me the car make, name, and generation (eg Ssangyong Rodius 1st generation). If you want to give a snippet of text saying why you like the car, please do. It's not necessary, but I might use some anonymously in my 'car summaries' in the results. What I'll do is I'll take all the results and give each car a certain number of points (If it's given a 10, it gets 1 point, if it's given a 1 it gets 10 points). I'll totalise all the results and then start a new thread which will give, definitively, FinalGear's best-looking cars, along with pictures and a quick write-up of each. All the important stuff should be in bold. __________________ ...I'm meant to put something here?

March 26th, 2008, 04:25 AM	#10
Loz Joined: Mar 1st, 2007 Last Online: 04:12 AM Location: Cornwall, UK Age: 19 Posts: 670 LFS Status: Rep Power: 13	My eyes betrayed me, they misread the criteria. So i had to send another PM. __________________

March 26th, 2008, 12:20 PM	#11
maateuszz89 Joined: Jan 29th, 2007 Last Online: September 5th, 2008 Location: Poland Age: 19 Posts: 579 Rep Power: 13	teeb I like your idea, but we need more people involved. I sent my entry. I will put the link to this thread in my sig. __________________

March 26th, 2008, 12:42 PM	#12
vanMould Joined: Apr 19th, 2005 Last Online: 01:18 AM Location: Södertälje, Sweden Age: 21 Posts: 856 Car: Volvo 480ES -88 Rep Power: 18	Does it have to be a production cars, or are concepts and racecars ok as well?

March 26th, 2008, 01:51 PM	#13
MXM old porsches do run! Joined: Jun 9th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 26 Posts: 2,660 Car: Porsche 944 LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	I thought you meant member's cars when I saw the topic Ok, I'll give it a thought later. P.S. Small warning, it's a shitload of work finding (and possibly editing) pictures and compiling short-but-interesting facts writeup for each and every car I finished our best cars from 60's vote thing after Overheat some time ago, and it was a lot more than I expected. That's probably why we never got to do 70's, 80's and so on. Good luck, tho

March 26th, 2008, 05:50 PM	#14
airmenair Joined: Aug 18th, 2005 Last Online: 01:42 AM Location: Arlington, Texas, USA Posts: 1,114 Rep Power: 26	This is going to be difficult, I'm going to have to give it some thought. I'll PM you when I do come up with it. How are the entries so far, got a good amount of participation?

March 26th, 2008, 06:33 PM	#15
CrazyRussian540 Joined: Mar 6th, 2005 Last Online: 04:05 AM Location: Shrewsbury, MA Posts: 1,250 Car: 1997 Audi A6 Avant 2.8 quattro Rep Power: 39	PM'ed my answers.... And I guarantee I'm the only one that voted for at least 2 of them. __________________ "I beat a man on roller skates.... in an Aston Martin" - R. Hammond "You've just pulled the wobbly head off the former president of Nissan USA" - R. Hammond Vote for FinalGear's Most Evil-looking Car.

March 27th, 2008, 09:53 PM	#16
Z102 Joined: Aug 25th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Valencia, Spain Age: 33 Posts: 494 Car: '07 Ford Fiesta 1.6 Sport Rep Power: 16	Didn't someone start a voting like this a long time ago? Anyway, you'll have my votes in your inbox tomorrow __________________ "A rubbish car, I'm afraid, is a waste of petrol." Jeremy Clarkson

March 28th, 2008, 09:32 AM	#18
Red_Bull Joined: Jan 11th, 2007 Last Online: 03:28 AM Location: Adelaide, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 2,582 Car: Holden Commodore VS Rep Power: 38	Ok, I've submitted my answers. I just know I've left out some cars that, when I realise what I've done, I'm gonna wanna add in and revise my list... __________________ Join the F1 social group here!

March 28th, 2008, 04:02 PM	#19
mautzel Joined: Jan 28th, 2005 Last Online: December 1st, 2008 Location: Frankfurt/M, Deutschland Age: 28 Posts: 2,452 Car: Golf IV TDI Rep Power: 21	Is there a deadline? I just saw this thread but won't be able to send my list before Sunday as I'm just about to leave for the week end.

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