Beautiful Cars Appreciation Thread

[oldshurst442]

This is a Facel Vega.

I posted it a couple of days ago

 

 

The one in the pic below the Cougar ad is this one I believe

1964

 

French car with Mopar muscle under the hood! 

[Robert Hall]

15 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

This is a Facel Vega.

I posted it a couple of days ago

 

 

The one in the pic below the Cougar ad is this one I believe

1964

 

French car with Mopar muscle under the hood! 

Yes, the 2dr Facel Vega.  There was a 4dr one also as you posted, and an earlier version with a more rounded roofline below (I've seen two of these earlier 2drs, never seen a 4dr or the later 2dr...it's the earlier 2dr in the pic w/ the Cougar billboard.   I saw a silver 2dr and a white one at a Gooding & Co auction in Scottsdale maybe 5-7 years ago..

 

Edited February 22, 2021 by Robert Hall

[A Horse With No Name]

 

This is amazing and lustworthy. 

[daves87rs]

11 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

 

This is amazing and lustworthy. 

Nice!

[Robert Hall]

Speaking of Cougars w/ Coyotes, found this today--Ring Brothers custom...that Coyote V8 is stuffed in there, looks like they reworked the inner fenders and front suspension (the original shock towers long gone).   Love the color combo, very tasteful resto-mod, IMO.

https://www.autoblog.com/2021/02/25/ringbrothers-mercury-cougar-restomod/#slide-2298758

 

 

[balthazar]

Beautiful brute? 

[David]

Sand Play

[David]

Street Play

[A Horse With No Name]

FFA day at a friend's school, he is the principal....

This might honestly be the favorite thing I have seen on C and G in my 14 years here. Amazing. 

One more FFA pic...

Okay I lied, love the CASE!

 

[A Horse With No Name]

[David]

@A Horse With No Name Sorry my friend, but for those of us that have never lived in the midwest, what is FFA? 🤔

Maybe this is a farm thing so those of us that never grew up on a large farm would not know this. 

FFA = ????

[A Horse With No Name]

5 minutes ago, David said:

@A Horse With No Name Sorry my friend, but for those of us that have never lived in the midwest, what is FFA? 🤔

Maybe this is a farm thing so those of us that never grew up on a large farm would not know this. 

FFA = ????

Future Farmers of America. 

They drive Tractors to my local high school....

 

[A Horse With No Name]

 

[balthazar]

^ 1971 Corvette C3 ^

Musta been a battery-electric conversion with broadcast engine sounds; internal combustion cars aren't that quick.

[David]

36 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Future Farmers of America. 

They drive Tractors to my local high school....

 

Thank you for the info, that is great that there is a group promoting farming to our youth. A noble job I think.

I have a hard time believing that Corvette is Factory. Cool at how fast it is, but sounds like a much faster, newer engine in it. Wicked fun runs!  

[A Horse With No Name]

13 minutes ago, David said:

Thank you for the info, that is great that there is a group promoting farming to our youth. A noble job I think.

I have a hard time believing that Corvette is Factory. Cool at how fast it is, but sounds like a much faster, newer engine in it. Wicked fun runs!  

It's factory appearing. 

[A Horse With No Name]

 

I love steam trains, sneaking one in here. 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

Small block Ford...

[David]

Gotta Love a Firebird.

Need one say anything more?

Cobra anyone!

Cool Project, a 1964 GMC Suburban with a modern day Duramax Diesel power train.

BangShift.com 1964 GMC Suburban

[balthazar]

So lovely... 

[A Horse With No Name]

I see your Pontiac and raise you a Buick convertible. 

 

[balthazar]

^ I guess the restorer put those louvered inserts on; the VentiPorts are open & functional in ‘49.

[A Horse With No Name]

1 hour ago, balthazar said:

^ I guess the restorer put those louvered inserts on; the VentiPorts are open & functional in ‘49.

Good catch....

I love me some full size sixties Ford. 

 

[balthazar]

[A Horse With No Name]

1 hour ago, balthazar said:

This is one of the most beautiful GTO pics I have seen, thanks. 

[Robert Hall]

3 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

This is one of the most beautiful GTO pics I have seen, thanks. 

The '65 was such a good looking car...my brother had one in 1980.   Gold w/ a black interior, 4spd, 389 4bbl. 

[A Horse With No Name]

11 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

The '65 was such a good looking car...my brother had one in 1980.   Gold w/ a black interior, 4spd, 389 4bbl. 

One of the cars I will miss owning when I die...

 

[A Horse With No Name]

Pantera...

Sometimes the original, unphotoshopped version is better...

[A Horse With No Name]

Will stop posting car pics as I ahve to go home, finish my laundry, and deal with some repairs and issues around the house. But I really like the pre 55 post war GM cars...this is damn near perfect. 

[balthazar]

'63 Merc Marauder S-55 ~ 

[David]

1949 Mercury in Candy Apple Red is just sexy as all get out!

[A Horse With No Name]

This is my favorite of all of these pics...

[A Horse With No Name]

Damn Canadians tearing up perfectly good Old Chevy's...

 

[A Horse With No Name]

I love old Ford Wagons...

[A Horse With No Name]

Olds love for our Canadian friends...

[David]

@ocnblu Now Now, no need to be sad, Here is a lovely sexy 49 Mercury in a lovely Green for you.

Also Digging the GMC pickup in the background, not sure what year.

[oldshurst442]

Candy Apple Red also goes nice with '57 Chevys

 

[ocnblu]

Unmolested 1949 Mercury ~

[balthazar]

CHOP IT!

[ocnblu]

8 hours ago, balthazar said:

CHOP IT!

Do you know how NOT FUNNY that is, Lorena?

 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

3 hours ago, ocnblu said:

Do you know how NOT FUNNY that is, Lorena?

 

 

Bobb it!

Neat Diesel video....

 

[A Horse With No Name]

[A Horse With No Name]

Not everything has to be a perfect restoration....enjoyable driveway painting of an old chev...

 

 

Chris

[A Horse With No Name]

Red Chevy that's imperfect, Red Ford that is perfect...

[balthazar]

[oldshurst442]

 

 

 

 

[balthazar]

IMO, Pontiac's full-sizers were on the downside of their peak after '66, tho there are still ones I definitely like.

Like this '68 Catalina; it really makes the painted bumpers work here: 

[oldshurst442]

[David]

Gotta Love the Trucks Celebration from the Chevy Performance team about all the Crate Connect and Cruise trucks that have been restored to modern power.

A Truck Tradition (theblock.com)

 

[A Horse With No Name]