Eastern Creek - 2010

[Styria]

There is no doubt that there were just so many beautiful, so many delightful, so many unusual cars on display - and I daresay that each and every owner has put just about all of their resources, and maybe knowledge, but certainly pride to each of their cars.

I must admit that I just about get blown away by the quality, sheer size, but yet sheer beauty of some of the American cars on display...I mean, they are just marvellous, and here is a small section of some that really took my eye. You be the judge...




You just couldn't take your eyes off this one.....



I really liked this soft-top Studebaker, although the contrasting white piping just seemed to cheapen the car a little....





Another Studebaker-very, very stylish...





There wasn't much wrong with this one.........

 

[BenzBoy]

I look at these fantastic quality photos of beautiful cars and I ask: "What has happened to style? When did we loose the ability to create a car with genuine presence?"
Thatnks for the photos Mr S.
Regards,
Benz-Boy

 

[Styria]

BenzBoy, there are more pics to come - I am getting close to the 'free limit' of Photobucket and that may be the reason why that facility is creating a 'slow pocket' in my computer. Regarding your sentiments, I guess it's not often, if at all, that one is blown away by the looks or presence of one particular car or another, irrespective of brand and, of course, even Cadillac (to name one iconic style setter of the past) is not able to produce anything really noteworthy styling wise at the moment, and has not done so for many years. Regards Styria

 

[SEL_69L]

BenzBoy: The sad fact of the matter is that all manufacturers consult with the wind tunnel before deciding on the vehicle they produce. Unfortunately the wind tunnel tells all manufacturers to shape their cars the same way. That's why a modern 'C' class looks like a Hyundai.

 

[BenzBoy]

No; the wind tunnel has been in use for many years. I just think they produce whitegoods to suit the 90 percentile and are afraid to offend. Ultimately they please no-one while offending only the elite who know good design from bad.
Look at the aerodynamics of a Citroen Goddess. A beautiful car and it did not look like a refrigerator.
The last Benz with prescence was the 140 series. Since then they all look like the product of a design committee that is afraid to step out in the dark of night lest it loose its way.....
Regards,
Benz-Boy

 

[Styria]

BenzBoy: The sad fact of the matter is that all manufacturers consult with the wind tunnel before deciding on the vehicle they produce. Unfortunately the wind tunnel tells all manufacturers to shape their cars the same way. That's why a modern 'C' class looks like a Hyundai.

David, I think it's the other way around - the Hyundai looks like the C-Class - don't you think ? Lexus in particular have been copying Mercedes styling for years and started that in the very early nineties - also look at the copying now evident on the CLS model. The same can be said for the ML - Class - look at Honda, then the Jazz on the A - Class. I am not impressed. Regards Styria

 

[SEL_69L]

Basically, I was just loosely quoting a motoring journo.