My thoughts exactly :dunno:Maybe it's different if you see them in the flesh but this 'boxy with a few curves' style of car leaves me cold. From that similarly shaped ferrari to the bmw 2002 they just look like a hillman imp with some chrome to me. Give me something really pretty like an e-type or a cobra or a jensen or a daytona any day of the week.
fxtThere is an understated elegance in it's simplicity. It's pointless comparing designs. If it moves you then you simply have no taste
I was agreeing with you until you mentioned the E-Type.Maybe it's different if you see them in the flesh but this 'boxy with a few curves' style of car leaves me cold. From that similarly shaped ferrari to the bmw 2002 they just look like a hillman imp with some chrome to me. Give me something really pretty like an e-type or a cobra or a jensen or a daytona any day of the week.
But it was not unattractive, and it was great fun to drive. Problem was, that engine kept going, in entirely the wrong way. An old university buddy had one, and from memory he had three major engine problems in 6 months. He eventually swapped it for another car with the engine in the wrong end, but a rather more robust one - a Beetle. The Imp will forever be a good little car badly built at the wrong time in the wrong place for the wrong reasons. No wonder Rootes went bust.I'm certainly not going to try and say that the Imp is a pretty car... ;-)
But you think the range rover is the height of automotive design elegance. When in fact they are gopping.I was agreeing with you until you mentioned the E-Type.
The imps engine was essentially a good one ..... Rally prep versions would rev to 10 000 rpm and sounded glorious. The basic design faulkt was that the radiator was at the side of a rear wheel ...but unlike the mini the fan sucked air into the engine bay whereas the mini blew the air out of the engine bay through the rad. A good idea to prevent the overheating issues that could affect minis......but sucking air from under the rear wheel arch into the engine bay via the radiator just filled the radiator core with mud and leaves etc....instant overheat, blown head gaskets and warped alloy cylinder headBut it was not unattractive, and it was great fun to drive. Problem was, that engine kept going, in entirely the wrong way. An old university buddy had one, and from memory he had three major engine problems in 6 months. He eventually swapped it for another car with the engine in the wrong end, but a rather more robust one - a Beetle. The Imp will forever be a good little car badly built at the wrong time in the wrong place for the wrong reasons. No wonder Rootes went bust.