Some Olde things

[Greg Myers]

[Snake45]

The third one isn't horrible. The others mostly are. 

[Draggon]

I like the Buick 

[Ace-Garageguy]

But wait...there's MORE !!!

                                                                                             

                                                                                 

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 hours ago, Snake45 said:

The third one isn't horrible. The others mostly are. 

No, you're wrong Snake.

They are all horrible!!

The first one may have some possibilities with a color change, but it's hard to tell without a front end shot.

 

Steve

[Snake45]

MY EYES! MY EYES!

That first eyesore, the red one, I have an old R&C magazine that has a feature on it. I thought it was the ugliest car ever made--until some of your recent posts!

[espo]

It never ceases to amaze me how some designers will put so much time and effort into designing a car and you end up with these.  

[mr moto]

I took these pictures at La Carrera Panamericana in central Mexico in 2013.

[unclescott58]

I've always thought these two were beautiful. 

 

[Richard Bartrop]

I guess this is that time when cars had real style that we keep hearing about?

[unclescott58]

More photos of the Flojole Forerunner. I've always like the looks of this one. 

 

[Snake45]

Bad as it is, it's infinitely preferable to that red backbirth. 

[unclescott58]

And here is more of Bobby Darin's DiDia 150. I think it too is beautiful. 

 

[Spex84]

I think the DiDia 150 is way out-there, but really cool. The only thing I'm not on board with is the bulging rear glass and the height of the fins.

As for the rest...they're varying shades of, let's be generous, "original". That said, I challenge anyone on here to come up with a 100% coachbuilt original design (heavy emphasis on original) and then we can sic the internet on your creation, trial by fire. The thin-skinned need not apply!

*edit: I have a soft spot for the Golden Sahara too.

Edited May 27, 2018 by Spex84

[rel14]

Now,, you know why your parents said,,   DON"T DO DRUGS ,   these is what happens after drugs and then go to the design board, 

[Ace-Garageguy]

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, unclescott58 said:

And here is more of Bobby Darin's DiDia 150. I think it too is beautiful. 

 

This thing STILL EXISTS, but Tom Petty is dead? This world is truly a cruel and unjust place. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

27 minutes ago, Spex84 said:

... That said, I challenge anyone on here to come up with a 100% coachbuilt original design (heavy emphasis on original) and then we can sic the internet on your creation, trial by fire. The thin-skinned need not apply!

I don't know how you want to define "coachbuilt", but this is entirely my original work. Bring on the"expert" criticism. I can hardly wait.

1:10 scale model:  

Full scale mockup under construction:  

[Richard Bartrop]

Maybe you're heard the expression, "You don't have to be a chicken to judge an egg"

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, Richard Bartrop said:

Maybe you're heard the expression, "You don't have to be a chicken to judge an egg"

And then there's "a cow can tell the difference between grain and chaff, but it's still a cow".   

[Ironman63]

4 hours ago, unclescott58 said:

More photos of the Flojole Forerunner. I've always like the looks of this one. 

 

 

I kinda dig this one.  It reminds me of one that might live in Radiator Springs.

[StevenGuthmiller]

15 minutes ago, Ironman63 said:

I kinda dig this one.  It reminds me of one that might live in Radiator Springs.

It's really not all that bad, is it.

But wait.......Flojole.

Isn't that a sort of Italian bean and pasta soup?

 

Steve

[Spex84]

Flojoles refritos are my fave!

Ace--I knew you'd chime in  Your design is thoroughly inoffensive. I'm in no position to judge its originality, of course! 

But hmmm...it could use a little somethin', a little flavor. Spicy Flojoles.  A little nudge here and a tug there....

There ya go:  

(I know I'm getting off-topic, but the Colani creation above is pretty Olde now too)

[Classicgas]

10 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

This is easier to look at than anything else on this page.

[Ace-Garageguy]

5 hours ago, Spex84 said:

...I know I'm getting off-topic, but the Colani creation above is pretty Olde now too...

 Glad you brought up Luigi Colani. I've been a fan of his work for decades. Probably the most "original" designer out there. Not terribly practical in a lot of cases, but certainly thought-provoking and inspiring: