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This thread has to start sometime....
Here are my entries;
Cord L29
'32 Chrysler roadster
'35 - '37 Cord convertible
'41 Packard 140
'46 Chrysler Town & Country
'49 Studebaker Starlight Coupe
'54 DeSoto hardtop
'54 Packard Patrician
'56 Plymouth Fury
'57 Lincoln Capri
Jensen FF
Austin Healey 100-4
Jaguar XK120C
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Oh my, where does one begin. Jaguar XKSS Jaguar XK120, XK140, XK150 Jaguar C-Type, D-Type, E-Type Jaguar SS100 Jaguar MKII 3.8 Jaguar 3.8 S-Type Jaguar XJC (British Leyland did get some things right) Jaguar XJ220 Jaguar XJR9, the Le Mans winning car Any of the Jaguar XJ-S series Jaguar XJ8, XK8 And finally, the Jaguar F-Type, if and when it ever gets built. Did i mention i have a thing about Jags 
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The Porsche 911, in all it's many and varied incarnations. Timeless.
Speaking of German metal, I'll throw in the Karmann Ghia, Type III Ghia and the first generation Scirocco.
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71 'cuda
69 Hurst Olds Cutlass
Shelby cobra
Ferrari daytona
1960 Caddy
Porsche 356 speedster
(and I almost hate to admit it - but I always thought the toyota 2000Gt had great lines too, but that's probably cause it looks like so many other cars)
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every Studebaker Hawk. Had a 64 GT.
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1965 Mustang Fastback 
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Dwight must be at a NYE party tonight.....
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Here she is  I had me one of these looked just like this one BRG with the stripe and spokes  What an idjit, I gotta edit 12 times to make the pretty picture work.
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The one that's PAID for . 
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Dwight must be at a NYE party tonight.....
No kidding. I fully expect to see pictures of his 550 Spyder and/or El Camino.
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Chrysler touring and Stutz family of convertibles were pretty special.
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Ooops, forgot a couple. The Kaiser Darin and the '54 - 55 Kaiser. They had developed an aluminum V8 for the Kaiser with versions producing over 300 HP, but things weren't going well for the independents in the mid 50's so the V8 was dropped, Kaiser-Fraser production was moved to Brazil where it thrived for years and the Willys division was sold to AMC.
Reminds me, the Willys Aero was about the best looking of the 50's compact lines. These included the Henry J, Rambler, Metropolitan and Hudson Jet.
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'67 Corvette
'35 Auburn Boattail Speedster
Delahaye Bugnotti
Aston Martin Vanquish
'32 Alfa Romeo Viotti Coupe
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Porsche Cayman
BMW "Z3 series" M Roadster
Maserati Bi-turbo coupe
+1 on the Aston-Martin Vanquish
Alpha Romeo 8C
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I will second the 65 Mustang ~~ in all forms... Coupe Fastback Convertible I had a Rangoon Red coupe ~~ had to sell it when we needed a mini-van for family transportation needs. 
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Porsche 911 (993) RS CS Austin Healey 3000 AC Cobra 427 Jaguar XK120 Jaguar XJ220 Ferrari Dino 246 GT An eclectic mix and probably not to everyones taste but i like em 
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Where to start? 60 Chevy Impala 63 Chevy Impala Series II alpine  Jensen GT  190e  71 Porsche 911  68 Firebird  and currently for sale my 80 TR7  and my current favorite and long term project my 1967 230s  though I have had over 40 cars most have been my favorite at some time and some I hated
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+1 on the Willys Aero - my first car (!) was a blue 1952 Aero coupe. Had an F head engine. Ya never ferget yer first......
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1941 Buick Special Sedan. Straight 8 engine, 3 on the column, starter button on column, running boards, split and flat windshield, real bumpers that stuck out 18" from both ends and had spring steel backing that allowed a bump to be absorbed without damage to the body, heavy and thick metal all around, good ground clearance, 16" tires and a unique rear differential sound that no other car had.
Did I mention that it was bulletproof and was on the road from '41 to '89. I learned how to drive on that Buick and it is still sitting up on blocks in a barn in upstate NY today. Maybe one of my grandkids might be interested in restoring it someday.
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I have found the Jenson GT on other websites listed as a beautiful car. I think it is horribly disporportioned, awkward looking and ugly.
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BMW 850 CSi V12 5576cc.  
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It's a tough car. Not really a pretty or sexy car.
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It's a tough car. Not really a pretty or sexy car.
If by tough you mean along the lines of "an almost intimidating bully look about them" (as you mention in the "Tough mean cars" thread) along the lines of Viper, Camaro, GTO etc., then with all due respect but perhaps you don't know the car very well.
I would say it's an extremely smooth and classy car (not "loud" looking/behaving).
As for pretty or sexy, I guess that's in the eye of the beholder.
I think so, but then again I am biased.
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It's a tough car. Not really a pretty or sexy car.
Soren
What?! Sorry Soren, but I think BMW did a pretty darn good job of updating their VERY nice looking older CS Coupes (like this one pictured below) when they made those later day 8-series models like Thanassis' car.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Oh and BTW guys...yep, I WAS at a NYE party last night. A pretty good party too...as far as I can remember.   Nah, I remember, alright. The 8 piece rock band was VERY good. Their covers of The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What Your Want" and "Gimme Shelter", and their Tom Petty covers of "Free Fallin'" and "Runnin' Down a Dream" were absolutely GREAT!!!...as far as I can remember. (OH, and BTW...yep, I AM thinkin' a 550 Spyder "might just" qualify as a darn pretty car, alright! 
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What?! Sorry Soren, but I think BMW did a pretty darn good job of updating their VERY nice looking older CS Coupes (like this one pictured below) when they made those later day 8-series models like Thanassis' car.
Absolutely nothing against Thanassis' Beamer at all. I just dont find it a sexy car. I see it as more of a modern European muscle car.
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Good thing it's a reproduction, cuz the real ones (or at least James Dean's) are apparently cursed.
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Without doubt, one of the prettiest BMWs of all time. Followed very closely by this beauti,
I have to be honest, the new BMW 8 series might well be an incredible machine, for me it does not come anywhere close to the looks of these two cars pictured here.
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I always thought this was a pretty car as well. The original Simon Templar car, aka 'The Saint' . 
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I see it as more of a modern European muscle car.
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I don't know if that's how it's perceived in the US, but in Europe the 850 is considered slightly too elegant for an outright aggressive muscle car.
That term is used moreso for the likes of Lamborghinis, Ferraris and (droooool) Buggatis etc.
I mean, it would never be advertised with angels surrounding it like this Lambo ...
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Best looking Studebaker ever made is the one I have in my opinion, the 1955 Studebaker Champion. My friend had one of those Volvo sports cars, those are cool too. straight 6 in his with twin carbs. always wanted that car.
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Right on, Nathan!!! I think of that car as sort of an updated 356 GTB/4 Daytona...also a beaut.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Right on, Nathan!!!
I think of that car as sort of an updated 356 GTB/4 Daytona...also a beaut.
The Daytone is deffinately a classic.
Yeah, if only we had an extra $250k laying around.
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53 skylark (droptop) 57 El dorado (droptop) 68 cutlass (droptop) its not as funny when written but, whenever this conversation comes up i always interject the 1942 henway and inveriably someone will ask "whats a henway" the response is " whats a henweigh...oh bout 2-3 lbs"  i dont care, i still think its a funny little joke
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Well newt, I'll betcha only Zookeys ever fall for THAT one anymore, huh?!
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my 13yr old grandaughter (after a few min of thought) laughed
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