Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Yep, can't remember the last time I saw one.
Slight acquaintance with them as well.
My father changed jobs in the mid-70's,
and the Sales Director of the company had one.
For some reason my Father was lent it over a weekend.
Whichever specification it was, it contained a small fridge in the boot,
just large enough for a 4-pack!
[Note: this message does not condone drin driving].

there can only be one Fezza for me

(don't @ me)

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Notice how no one is saying sf90, la Ferrari, Roma etc... Are they too new? Nostalgia hasn't caught up or they are shit?

I've always quite liked the look of the (modern) Ford GT.
(Not saying the OG isn't a work of art either)

Yeah pics would be good.

Not the most interesting picture, but I got my wheels back from the place in Ealing... Would still recommend, they've done a good job as far as I can tell.

Still a valve cap / crest alignment fail...

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Doesn't the corrosion on the centre cap make you itch though?

Agreed. Quite overlooked too.

Neil has had the entire car resprayed for less...

Yes... I'm looking around as we speak for a reasonable set of colour ones. Ones straight from Porsche are, predictably, a bit pricey.

I'd wager that as most people get older they generally give less of a shit about 'current supercars'. That and the lack of appealing supercars in current media (arguably James Bond is probably an exception, but even the last one of those I watched the main Aston was a DB5 I think).

I like the modern GT, those cut outs through the rear quarter and the floating b pillar are awesome

Not for the purists. GMG F40.

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I’m definitely in the former camp. We dropped into a car museum in OC a week or two back and there was a new Ferrari something parked next to a 512BB, a Testarossa and a 512TR. By itself it looked pretty good, if far too large and opulent. By comparison with the others, it was a disaster.

Back when I was a kid, you still had to be minted to have a super car, but you also had to be an enthusiast, as they were uncomfortable, unreliable and hard to drive. Now they’re kinda generic, bloated, luxo- wealth-barges and there’s way too many around to be that interested by any of them.

The last ones I really liked were the 355s and the 456. A fella I used to hang out with had a dark blue 456 with tan interior and it was stunningly well proportioned. Beautiful motor.

Maybe it's just that we never move past our teenage pin-ups.

355 and 456 can't argue with, both lovely. Slightly more modern, have a real soft spot for the 550. Of the newer (if not current) ones, I don't think I'm going out on a limb saying the 458 is a very pretty car...

Why has no one mentioned the 365 GTB4

Love it. They had one of those at the museum too.

https://marconimuseum.org/

I'd rather have the other Miami Vice Ferrari

I lurve Testarossas. Seeing that one the other day, they look sharp as razors. No better rear.

Croquette's theme disagrees.....

do do do dah da dah

I haven't had a potato croquette in years!...
I think you mean Crockett ;)

What do you make of this one then?

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I was punning on the fact that the picture I linked to as a 365 isn't.

Now they’re kinda generic, bloated, luxo- wealth-barges and there’s way too many around to be that interested by any of them.

Good point, definitely feel that. Something like a Caterham or Exige would be a lot more of a head-turner for me than something new from Ferrari/McLaren/Lamborghini/Bugatti.