Hard to link images for me on mobile, but for me it's the classic Corvette Stingray. Late 60s early 70s were the pinnacle; they still supposedly make them but they don't look like themselves anymore.
While the GTO is legendary for pretty much sparking the era of the muscle car, the Grand Prix's looks are just so much more understated. To me, the GTO is like an Affliction t-shirt while the Grand Prix is more like a nice button down. The GTO goes out and gets life. The GP kicks back and lets life happen.
I still love the classic GTO in much the same way that I love an Affliction shirt. But there's one of them I'd rather my mother see me in.
these rides were soooooo smooth, my greaser friend collects cars from this era and has one - although he makes his cars as loud as possible with crazy and huge exhausts
So good. My first car was a 1977 Mercury Grand Marquis. That video is of a '77 Marquis Brougham, but I don't recognize any notable differences between that and the 4-door Grand.
Besides all the bullshit problems it gave me, how unreliable it was, how poorly it drove on snow and ice, and how much fuel it consumed, it was a great car 😋 I honest to god miss it every day.
Like RCR and Technology Connections, anything B R O W N
Okay but for real, I have a soft spot for the Chevrolet Celebrity, as that's what my mom drove when I was a wee lad. There's a simple understated beauty to cars like this that were made to be used and thrown away.
I know I'm basic but nothing will ever beat the 60s mustangs for me. The 67 is perfect imo as it was the best balance of overbite on the front and tail length but the 64 1/2 is a thing of beauty as well. The fastbacks is what killed me. Iirc that started 69 or 70 and I didn't like the Mustangs again until the 90s although that's mostly nostalgia because they look very 90s.
For dream machines, Lamborghini Miura and Montreal, Jaguar XJ220, Aston Martin DB7 and DB9, Alfa Romeo 8C, Toyota GT2000 and Honda NSX (gen1 with popup).
For a realistic car that you may actually see on roads, Alfa Romeo 159/Brera. Those things are so achingly beautiful.