Mautzel said:
Seems like I'm the only one who likes the design of the 356 Speedster.
No, I'm a big fan too. I forgot though when I made my list. Maybe not in
this paint scheme though. (That was a replica, thankfully)
Do we have some more results coming today?
Yes. I had done a full double update, and I was just typing up the last car, when my pc crashed. Naturally I hadn't saved and lost everything, which is really off-pissing.
So have a shorter single update instead. The 10 pointers will come tomorrow, and then it will get more exciting.
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9 point cars
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Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Spyder - "One of the finest sports cars of the 30s, this model recently won the prestigious Louis Vuitton Classical Concours Award."
BMW 635si E24 - The E24 generation 6-series' design was heavily influenced by the 5-series of its day, and remained in production for 14 years.
Chevrolet Camaro g3 - The 3rd generation Camaro began production in 1982, and in the same year won Motor Trend's Car of the Year award. This generation also introduced the IROC-Z variant, named after the International Race of Champions, and brought with it a variety of performance improvements.
Mercedes Benz Count Trossi SSK - This car was custom-built for Count Carlo Felice Trossi, an Italian racing driver. It lacked doors, but had 18 inch wheels and 300 bhp to make up for this fact. Ralph Lauren had it restored in the 90s, which took over 5000 man hours, and it went on to take Best in Show at the 2007 Villa d'Este Concours, held near Rome, Italy. If you need me to tell you Rome is in Italy, though, you should have a close encounter with an atlas.
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB - The SWB in the name refers to the short wheelbase, which meant better handling. 176 of these were built, with 240 to 280 bhp. In 2005, one sold for a smidge over $1,300,000.
Ferrari 288 GTO - The Ferrari 288 GTO was the first in the line of ultra-high performance Ferraris, which led onto the F40, F50 and Enzo. Built to satisfy homologation requirements for Group B racing, the GTO never raced in Group B as only Ferrari and Porsche entered. 5 'Evoluzione' models, with more aerodynamic and aggressive styling and increased power, were also built. Only 2 remain today.
Ferrari 456 - The Ferrari 456 was a front-engined GT 2+2 Ferrari. Production began in 1992. More interesting, though, is the variants of it. The Sultan of Brunei ordered 2 custom saloon variants, which were built by Pininfarina. The same company made 7 estate versions for Prince Jefri of Brunei. A few convertibles were built by Pininfarina, too, 2 of which went to the Sultan of Brunei. A man of taste, it would appear.
Hispano-Suiza H6C Tulipwood Torpedo - "Another model commissioned by Andre Dubonnet. A fully wooden body was built by Nieuport Aviation for the H6C chassis.". The idea was to have a car suitable for touring and racing. The body frame was made of 3/4inch thick wood, with 1/8th inch wooden laqeur over it. The total weight of the frame was 160 pounds.
Jaguar XJ220 - Before the McLaren F1 it was the XJ220 which held the top-speed record for production cars. It was an idea first formed in Jaguar's "The Saturday Club". The Saturday Club was an informal gathering of Jag employees, either after-hours or on Saturdays, who met to work on 'pet' projects. The XJ220 was one of these - designed to be a V12-powered lightweight 2 seat supercar. Some of that made it to production. The V12 was lost in place of a twin-turbo V6. Famous customers included Elton John and our old friend the Sultan of Brunei.
Jaguar XK g1 - The first XK started production in 1996, and had the same underpinnings as the Aston Martin DB7. Limited to 155mph, the car originally had a V8 engine - the first Jaguar to have a V8 - and a choice of 290bhp (naturally aspirated) or a supercharged 370bhp.
Continental Mark II (Lincoln Continental 1957) - The 1955/57 Continental was in fact an entirely new division - the Continental division - set up in 1955. Ford had decided it needed more glamour, so produced this. It cost the same as a new Rolls-Royce of the time, at $10,000, and even then Ford lost around $1,000 per car. Around 3,000 were made - it was never a big sales success due to the price - and Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra both owned one.
Mercedes Benz 600 - The MB 600 was built with one goal in mind - to be the absolute pinnacle of automotive engineering. A complex hydraulic system powered everything from the windows to the seats to the automatically-closing doors. A spate of celebrities have owned them, including the Pope, John Lennon, Chairman Mao, Elvis again, Rowan Atkinson, and Jeremy Clarkson. Which is the only time those 6 people appear in the same sentence.
Porsche 962 - "Dr Ferry Porsche once said that "Functional design is beautiful, because it's so calming as you can see that it is right" The 962 did indeed have just that, functional design. The Porsche 956/962 is the most successful endurance race car ever made, and looking at it it's not difficult to see, it looks right. What I love about it's looks is the way the bodywork is sculptured around the passenger compartment, over the wings, down to the intakes and all the way back to the rear wing."