Tuesday, October 13, 2009

100 FAVOURITE CARS - PART IV

Problems immediately arise when kicking off one's 100 Favourite Cars list. The Good Car Guy has always said that GoodCarBadCar.net represents a new generation of first-time new car buyers. How? It helps to be part of that generation, for starters. Of course, we Generation Y kids love modern cars. Looking back with the help of 67-year old automotive journalists to cars that make outdoor appearances only at Pebble Beach and Christie's auctions just ain't our thing, right? (Don't forget to make way for the Bugatti T35, natch.)

Regardless, young readers be wondering, "What's so great about the Integra GS-R?" while older readers are surely thinking, "He forgot the BMW M1". Nope, these are just my 100 Favourite Cars - this ain't a democracy and I don't have to care what you think. Submit your list in the comment section. The slideshow below has cars 31-40.



CHEVROLET CORVETTE (C3): Check out that bulging hood. C3 Vettes might have been strangled by emission regulations, but there was that hood.
CHEVROLET CORVETTE (C5): All of a sudden the outgoing C4 looked like it was from another era. Which it was. More importantly, the C5 was world-class and stinkin' fast.
CHEVROLET CORVETTE (C6): All of a sudden the outgoing C5 drove like it was from another era. For some of us, it was too bad that pop-up headlamps had to go. The C6 goes too.... like stink.
CHEVROLET NOMAD ('57): Some people these days think the current Malibu looks good. It surely couldn't spawn a wagon like the Nomad; a car that made a lot of suburban late 50s mothers look good.
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN: Roundly criticized for being gargantuan guzzlers, the Suburban defends itself as one of the most capable family vehicles on the planet.
CITROEN C6: Any car with a concave rear windshield deserves attention. Conveniently, there's plenty that's normal about the C6 to mate with its extraordinarily odd everything else.
DODGE RAM (BR/BE): Oh, so trucks are supposed to be styled and interiors are intended for life; not pain infliction? Thank-you, Dodge.
FARBIO GTS:
Arash Farboud saw no need for anything outlandish. Classy looks, slick dynamics, and impressive straight line pace nets admirers.
FERRARI 250 GTL BERLINETTA LUSSO: If any Ferrari today appeared to be going after Aston Martin, we'd be horrified. The 250 GTL was all Ferrari, with a hint of Britain.
FERRARI 360 MODENA:
Allegedly, Aston Martin drove the 360 Modena and came up with the "Power, Beauty, Soul" thing they use on their cars. This list is done alphabetically. Otherwise....


100 FAVOURITE CARS

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