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Originally Posted by gfm
Absolutely no criticism intended John, but I wouldn't aspire to the TVR, Nissan, 05 Aston or Healey Tickford. The Zagato Aston and Bugatti are to die for methinks.
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Fair enough, it's all subjective fun, isn't it! I half expected you to pick 3 of those out, but not the Aston.
There were several different bodies on the Healey chassis, most of them less than attractive. Just for clarification, the Healey, I listed was not the Tickford version but the Elliot bodied saloon, and very specifically the version where the headlamps had been moved to the more coventional place in the front wings.
Actually, I was wrong about when I made my list, it was back in 2003, when the V8 vantage had just been announced (I think then it may even have been referred to as the DB8), and the Nissan actually became the 350Z, so I would probably make one or two changes, now. However, just to be contentious, I'll now add nos 21-40 on my list!
1999 TVR Tuscan 6
1989 Porsce 944 S2
1990 BMW 850 CSI
1966 Toyota 2000 GT (coupe)
1937 Bugatti T57 SC Corsica
1961 Aston DB4 GT
1957 AC Aceca
1964 Porsche 904 GTS
1934 Hillman 9hp Aero Minx Streamline Saloon
1935 Hispano-Suiza V12 (Saoutchik)
1932 Bugatti T55 Coupe
1961 Alfa Romeo Guilietta SZ Zagato
1965 Ginetta G10 Coupe
1947 Bristol 400
1959 BMW 507 Hardtop
1950 Frazer Nash Mille Miglia
1967 WSM MGB GT
1937 Talbot Lago T150C Super Sport (Figoni & Falaschi)
1994 Mazda Xedos 6
I know everyone will look askance at the last one, but I was trying to get away from the classics and pick what I thought was the best looking of the more recent 3 box saloons. The smooth clean, well proportioned lines of the Xedos 6 were an attractive contrast to other offerings (e.g Mondeo) of the time.
