Five examples of Gorgeous Car Design
Car design is mostly about replicating what works these days, and that means a lot of fairly samey designs. But there have been plenty of examples in the past of designs that have pushed beauty to the forefront of their priorities. To get a good spread of the classic designs out there it makes sense to begin with the Bugatti Atlantique. This was a stretched luxury car of the 20s, with a price tag so significant that only three were ever sold. The sheer classiness of its appearance is still immediately apparent today.
On the 1932 grand prix circuit one car stood out more than any other. The Alpha Romeo P3 dominated the competition, but it wasn’t just its performance that captured peoples’ imagination; it also happened to be a really great vehicle to look at. The legendary status of the car was sealed when, at the final stages of its competitive life, it managed to beat German cars which far out-classed it with a thrilling combination of driver skill and luck in the Nurburgring 1935.
The Citroen DS is as sixties as a fedora hat, and completely unique to its age. It’s a marvel of that kind of beauty that hovers on the cusp of the ridiculous. This fat, long-bodied wonder is emblematic of how that balance, when straddled correctly, can make a thing even more powerfully alluring. You’re most likely to see it now in French movies from that era, as they weren’t a widespread favourite on the roads.
The Jaguar E type is on the top of most peoples’ lists when it comes to the most gorgeous cars ever. There is unlikely to ever be a more inspiring example of how something seemingly inanimate can become charged with sexual power. Thanks to some bizarre combination of shape and form, it is as sexy a car as you can get.
But if you want a slightly more modern example of the same sense, you couldn’t go far wrong by pointing to the Ferrari Dino. It’s only fair to credit Ferrari at some point, with so many simply stunning cars in their range that set the bar of beauty.
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