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The Ten Best Car Design Elements Of All Time
Detroit, 12:51 AM
Thu Nov 26
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10/29/08
And yes, nothing gets me more weak in the knees than a nice Wedge design. Thanks for including a pic of that Giuguaro (sp?) masterpiece that is the Lotus 300 Esprit V8.
It is sad that when considering the Wedge designed cars, that their reliability has been inversely proportional to their aesthetics.
10/29/08
10/29/08
- current Audi headlamp GlitterLid fixation
- BMW Angel Eye headlamp
- trunk exterior-mounted spare tires designed after 1970 ('cept you, Morgan). That means you, Cadillac & Granada pimpers!
- 'Macho' body cladding
- Fake plastic venting (I'm looking at you, Pontiac!)
10/29/08
Or, indeed, vertically paired headlamps. I'm thinking Mercedes, but aren't loads of 60's Pontiacs that wear that look particularly well?
Oh, oh - Citroen DS swivel steer headlamps.
Do pop-up headlamps count as a 'design element'?
10/29/08
"Color [my] dreams", Hardigree..."Color [my] dreams". And shade,
Hips put the chocolate in my mocha.
...the skip in my step.
...the glint in my eye.
...the puff in my chest.
...the hitch in my gait.
...the suck in my gut.
...the pup in my...
Err...maybe I say too much.