tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:16:37 +0000Sports Car2 Seater2000'sConvertible4+5 Seater1950's1970's2010'sAmericanBritishGerman1960'sRace Car1990's1980'sItalianSaloon1940's2+2 SeaterOthers6+ SeaterFrenchOffroaderMost people judge cars by their practicality or their performance, but these attributes are secondary. The first thing that strikes our senses when we see a car is the looks. Cars have to be stunning, impressive and beautiful. This blog will present the most beautiful cars in the world!http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)Blogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-7697599684080124065Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:38:00 +00002011-08-18T18:34:17.078+01:004+5 SeaterConvertibleOthersthis (in a weird kind of way) is a beautiful car ... well, i do like steampunk anyway and i'm pretty sure, that if we lived in the alternative steampunk universe, this is what cars would look like ... this is nemo's car from the movie "the league of extraordinary gentlemen" ... not exactly a masterpiece of movie making (despite the magnificent cast), but the special effects were passable and http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/08/nemos-car.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-3990878064857676510Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:46:00 +00002011-08-06T16:17:29.901+01:002 Seater2000's2010'sConvertibleGermanSports Carthis is the most beautiful british car design i've ever seen ... this is what thoroughbred british roadster should look like ... it handels better than any british roadster ever built ... leather interior that would put a jaguar or aston martin to shame ... beautiful craftsmanship ... a triumph of british car engineering ... only that this car is not british ... it's german! ... this is the http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/08/wiesmann-roadster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-168788594511566368Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:51:00 +00002011-08-03T13:17:33.335+01:001970's4+5 SeaterAmericanSports Cari like all kinds of cars ... german, italian, british, even american ... a wonderful period of american car design were the 1960's and 70's with their muscle cars ... my absolute favorite of this species is the 1970 dodge challenger ... as i've said before; in my opinion performance is secondary ... looks is everything and that is what dodge obviously thought too ... the scoop hood was fake on http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/dodge-challenger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-585430062586128006Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:41:00 +00002011-08-03T13:18:13.926+01:001940's1950's1960's1970's1980's4+5 SeaterConvertibleGermanthis is still a proper VW beetle convertible (or VW käfer cabriolet as it was originally called) and not the over prized retro beetle ... it has to be said though, that the original convertible was not prized like a "volkswagen" (peoples car) either ... though the basic VW beetle had a sales price that made it affordable for the working class, the convertible was always a pretty expensive car ...http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/vw-kafer-cabrio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-3626480380072978494Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:38:00 +00002011-08-02T10:27:41.403+01:002 Seater2000's2010'sFrenchSports Carthis is THE super car of the modern age ... the bugatti veyron super sport ... everything about it is a superlative ... most car enthusiasts know, that it delivers 1.200 bhp, but it DOESN'T! ... measured correctly the W16 engine produces more than 3.000 hp!!!, but 2/3 of that is heat! ... to deal with that amount of heat each veyron has 10 radiators! ... the control system for the double clutch http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/bugatti-veyron-super-sport.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-1413627520831251084Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:27:00 +00002011-08-02T10:25:59.357+01:001990's2 Seater2000's2010'sAmericanConvertibleSports Carthe americans are not exactly known for producing exceptional sports cars, but that changed with the introduction of the dodge viper ... with a 8.4 ltr V10 engine producing 600 bhp (450 kW) this generation IV model is more than sufficiently motorised, but engine power was never a problem with american cars ... it was the handling and cornering abilities where they fell short ... not so with the http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/dodge-viper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-512926311955214208Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:20:00 +00002011-08-02T10:29:27.952+01:002 Seater2000'sConvertibleGermanSports Carafter i've shown a few more "affordable" cars i'd like to introduce another gorgeous more exotic car, which probably none of us will ever call our own ... the porsche carrera gt ... it was porsche's first limited production supercar since 959 production stopped in 1988 ... what a beauty! ... and the specs i can only describe with the words of tim "the tool man" taylor: "more power! ... arrrgh, http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/porsche-carrera-gt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-7246815238928413082Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:44:00 +00002011-08-03T13:18:41.420+01:001970's1980's1990's4+5 SeaterBritishSaloonthe jaguar XJ12 ... the one i almost bought and i still regret, that i didn't ... i had a BMW 750i at the time and a doctor friend of mine (who had just bought the new model XJ8) offered me his old XJ12 (and an XJ6 of the same year for parts) at a fair price, but the deal never came to pass ... a shame, because this is still one of my all time favorite saloons ... the jaguar XJ12 series 3 at http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/jaguar-xj12-series-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-5891244072588047393Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:38:00 +00002011-08-03T13:19:06.136+01:001970's4+5 SeaterGermanSaloonthe BMW 02 ... one of the few cars presented here that i once called my own ... i had the 1802 ... not this particular one (sadly, i don't have any photos left), but exactly the same model in the same colour ... it didn't look as good, since i bought it in bad condition to restore it, but the car decided it'd had enough of life and the motor exploded on me before i could get started with the http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/bmw-1802.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-8132107659190705719Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:34:00 +00002011-08-03T13:20:13.436+01:001950's6+ SeaterGermanOthersthe VW samba bus is a good example that even mini buses can be beautiful ... they were marketed for touring the alps, as they had small skylight windows embedded into the vehicle roof to add viewing windows ... the VW samba bus at other websites: wikipedia google image search youtube vintagebus   http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/volkswagen-samba-bus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-2169442639862987689Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:22:00 +00002011-08-02T11:12:48.461+01:001960's1970's2 SeaterItalianSports Carthe ferrari that wasn't a ferrari ... though built by the italian manufacturer with the prancing horse it wasn't marketed under that name ... the name ferrari was reserved for their 12 cylinder models, while the dino had only a 6 cylinder engine, which was actually produced by fiat ... i still think that this is one of the most beautiful "ferrari's" ever ... the dino at other websites: wikipediahttp://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/ferrari-dino.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-5583863951199554830Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:19:00 +00002011-08-02T11:13:34.017+01:001960's2 SeaterBritishConvertibleSports Carunfortunately most good looking cars are pretty expensive, but not all of them ... a triumph spitfire MK1 like this one went for £ 641,- (€ 728,-) in 1963 ... today they are pretty rare, but the very similar MK2 can be had for € 7.000,- to € 10.000,- depending on the condition it is in ... i've always wanted one (and still do) and think it is the most gorgeous reasonably priced roadster ever ... http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/triumph-spitfire-mk1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-6211371398747422426Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:14:00 +00002011-08-03T13:22:00.271+01:002000's4+5 SeaterBritishSaloonok ... i'm getting prepared to get stoned to death ... the rolls royce phantom most certainly makes feelings run high in one way or another ... some say it's an automobile monster, the others it's a future classic ... in my opinion it's beautiful, because it is all that rolls royce stands for ... big luxury classy cars ... yes it is huge ... yes it has a monstrous radiator grill and what? ... http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/rolls-royce-phantom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-709261057019916034Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:09:00 +00002011-08-02T11:19:12.306+01:002+2 Seater2000's2010'sBritishConvertibleRace Carthe DB9 is arguably one of the most gorgeous modern(ish) cars around, but just when you think it can't get any better they make a race version (DBR9) and a convertible (volante) of it ... look at them! ... honestly ... how cool is that? ... the aston martin DB9 volante at other websites: aston martin wikipedia google image search youtube car magazine top gear the aston martin DBR9 at other http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/aston-martin-db9-volante-dbr9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-451420741288333705Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:48:00 +00002011-08-03T00:57:47.916+01:002010'sRace Carwell ... if that is not a looker, i don't know what is ... this is the DeltaWing, a revolutionary sports car, which will take part at the 2012 le mans 24-hour race ... it has "only" 300 bhp, but because of its aerodynamic shape is still supposed to reach the 200 mph speed required for le mans ... what a beauty! ... the deltawing at other websites: wikipedia google image search youtube deltawing http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/deltawing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-2151651096383920012Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:44:00 +00002011-08-02T11:44:30.177+01:001960'sAmericanRace Caras i have mentioned before, the most beautiful formula one cars were made at the end of the 60s ... in my opinion anyway ... i just found a fantastic piece of art depicting the gurney eagle ... one of the most beautiful grand prix cars ever built, the eagle won the 1967 “race of champions” at brands hatch and also the grand prix of belgium in 1967 ... the first, and so far, only victory for an http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/formula-one-gurney-eagle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-1278802932799901091Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:33:00 +00002011-08-02T11:59:13.201+01:002+2 Seater2000's2010'sBritishSports Carmost cars in my "beautiful cars" collection are classics or at least out of production ... there are very few new cars that i'd consider beautiful ... one of them is the aston martin DB9 ... the brits can still do it ... on the british automotive show top gear the DB9 the presenters considered it to be "too cool" for the "cool wall" and it received its own category, dubbed the "DB9 sub zero http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/aston-martin-db9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-2728029496159792327Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:30:00 +00002011-08-03T13:23:23.212+01:001970's4+5 SeaterBritishConvertiblethe rolls royce corniche convertible is already one of the most beautiful 4 seater convertibles ever built, but i messed around with this one a bit ... with all the cars in this collection i made the effort and searched the internet for photographs with exactly the colours i like them in ... in the case of the rolls i couldn't find it (probably, because the paint scheme i like doesn't exist) ... http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/rolls-royce-corniche-convertible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-2876958753176412130Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:22:00 +00002011-08-03T01:22:13.707+01:001950's2 SeaterGermanRace Carand another fantastic piece of german craftsmanship ... the porsche 550 spyder ... that's the car james dean managed to kill himself in ... it was porsche's first real race car ... it was so low to the ground, that former german formula 1 racer hans herrmann drove it under closed railroad crossing gates during the 1954 "mille miglia" ... the spyder at other websites: wikipedia google image http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/porsche-550-spyder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-3810166464205656034Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:55:00 +00002011-08-03T01:38:21.996+01:001950's2 SeaterGermanSports Carthis is the most beautiful example of german engineering ... the first ever supercar ... the mercedes 300SL ... the car had a complex, tubular-truss chassis ... this dictated the unique roof-hinged doors ... since the tubing ran halfway up the car, conventional side-hinged doors would have compromised frame stiffness ... the XXX at other websites: wikipedia google image search youtube http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/mercedes-300sl-gullwing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-5536839787198933550Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:17:00 +00002011-08-03T01:47:29.727+01:001970's1980's1990's2 SeaterItalianSports Carholy cow!!! ... well ... this is more or less what "countach" means translated into english ... in my opinion the best looking lamborghini ever, though it was a bugger to drive ... brutally fast, aggressive, outrageous, dramatic but essentially unpractical an irrational is probably the best way to characterize the countach ... still, it dominated the sports car scene for the last twenty years of http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/lamborghini-countach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-655256283417966290Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:08:00 +00002011-08-03T10:43:56.020+01:001940's1950's2 SeaterBritishConvertibleSports Cari don't have to say anything about that one, i think ... pure beauty ... the jaguar XK120 ... the "120" in its name referred to its 120 mph (193 km/h) top speed, which made the XK120 the world's fastest standard production car at the time of its launch ... the jaguar XK120 at other websites: wikipedia google image search youtube howstuffworks thetruthaboutcars  car-nection conceptcarz&http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/jaguar-xk120.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-5471129476494147122Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:03:00 +00002011-08-03T13:24:24.565+01:001990's2000's4+5 SeaterAmericanOffroaderthe ultimate off roader ... the hummer H1 ... not necessarily because of its performance (i think the new range rover is as good if not better), but because of its looks ... one feels like arnold schwarzenegger driving one of these ... it's a shame they had to spoil it all with the H2 ... the H1 can climb a 22-inch vertical wall, traverse a 40% grade side slope fully loaded (with nearly 3,500 http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/ultimate-off-roader.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-1659708151599979095Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:07:00 +00002011-08-03T12:21:54.325+01:002 Seater2000'sAmericanSports Caranother magnificent sports car ... the ford GT and i'm talking about the new one and not the model that was so famous in the 60s, the ford GT40 ... that was also a fantastic car, but the 2005 GT is even better ... looks almost exactly the same (it is longer, wider and higher though), but is more practical and performs even better ... 0-100 km/h: 3.3 secs ... top speed: 330 km/h ... easy to http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/ford-gt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069177691085310547.post-6110596709850345602Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:35:00 +00002011-08-03T12:39:25.331+01:002 Seater2000'sItalianSports Cari like sports cars and you will find plenty here in my little collection ... one of them is the ferrari enzo ... only 399 were origonally built, but ferrari built one more "enzo" - the 400th car ... it was auctioned by sotheby's maranello auction in 2005, to benefit survivors of the 2004 tsunami for €950,000, almost twice its list price ... the car with some of the most impressive specs (see our http://beautiful-cars-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/ferrari-enzo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CrimsonPirate)0