Front Engined, Rear Drive, 2 Door Coupes, 1950s and 1960s.

[fogey]

An iconic basic shape? All of these work, some better than others, but all are variations on a theme . . .



Aston Martin DB2




Zagato bodied Aston





Ferrari





Maserati





Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce





Lancia Aurelia GT





Bristol 404





AC Aceca





Gilbern GT





Cisitalia





Pegaso Z-102





MGB/C GT





Triumph GT6


No doubt there are others that I've missed.

[andyborris]

[HoTWire]

Aston Martin DB2

*edit*
I've only just realised it was the first thing in this thread... hangs head.

[akku]

A little more "variation" takes you to...







Reliant Sabre




Opel GT





Ford Capri








Plymouth Barracuda







1966 Dodge Charger




C3









First 2 iterations of the Mustang Fastback

[akku]

A few of the more eclectic British ones for you...







Bond Equipe







Peerless GT




Reliant Scimitar (Ogle GT)


And not all were such successful designs....




Fairthorpe coupe...

[ironmighty07]

Jan 5, 2024 11:25:19 GMT akku said:

A few of the more eclectic British ones for you...



Reliant Scimitar (Ogle GT)

I really do prefer this bodystyle Scimitar over the "hatchback" body, crying shame they didn't produce them for longer.

[andyborris]

Jan 5, 2024 11:16:11 GMT akku said:

Reliant Sabre

One of the better shapes to come out of the more specialist end of the British Motor Industry and also one of the most masculine shaped cars ever made.

[akku]

Jan 5, 2024 16:39:31 GMT andyborris said:

Jan 5, 2024 11:16:11 GMT akku said:

Reliant Sabre

One of the better shapes to come out of the more specialist end of the British Motor Industry and also one of the most masculine shaped cars ever made.

I'm quite the fan. I met a lady who had one her husband had owned from new. It was quite stunning and she seemed a little disappointed I knew what it was...

[adam73bgt]

Spent too much time today pondering some of the design similarities between the previously mentioned Scimitar and the Lamborghini 400GT 2+2..

[ratchart]

1965 Apollo GT, Buick V8 powered


I wonder if they ever got any grief from Ferrari/Pininfarina?

[ducklooker]

Jan 5, 2024 17:54:48 GMT ratchart said:

1965 Apollo GT, Buick V8 powered


I wonder if they ever got any grief from Ferrari/Pininfarina?

Thats utterly wonderful looking.

[HoTWire]

Seeing as I'm watching Fast and Furious 6;



It is a bit newer than the date range but I feel suitably influenced by the above posted cars.

[kevins]

Lotus Elan plus 2S130.

[Snowglobe]

There were some absolutely cracking designs in that period, with vast numbers standing the test of time. Looking at them now, if some were reproduced today, you'd think they'd sell like hot cakes.

[braaap]

Jan 5, 2024 17:54:48 GMT ratchart said:

1965 Apollo GT, Buick V8 powered


I wonder if they ever got any grief from Ferrari/Pininfarina?

This thread reminded me that I was always wondering what the Thorndyke special from the first Love Bug movie was.

Actually a 1963 Apollo 3500 GT:



While looking that up at imcdb I found other candidates for this thread:

1966 Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 (if a GT is accepted):



1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta LWB Scaglietti 'Tour de France':



1966 Bizzarrini GT 5300 Strada:



And since I was wondering anyway why nobody had mentioned the E type so far:

1961 Jaguar XK-E Coupe (if You still recognize it ):



That Thorndyke special reminds me a lot of the early Datsun Z, but maybe that came a little late to the party being released only in 1969.

I leave the earlier japanese candidates for this thread to somebody else.

[braaap]

A mate told me once there was some remix of three iconic cars animated for the movie The Incredibles.
The front end of an E type (could be some other coupe of that era though), the gullwing doors of the SL and the split window rear end of the corvette c2:

[ironmighty07]

Rambler Marlin..

[fogey]

A few more that I perhaps should have included in my initial post:



Fiat 8V





Cunningham C3





Jensen 541-R

[mrbounce]

Iso Grifo:



and Monteverdi 375 (also know as the "High Speed"). Wonderful.

[The Jackeria]