Showing posts with label cars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cars. Show all posts

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Cars of the 50s


C L I C K     T O     E N L A R G E



The original design by Frank Hershey of a two seat luxury car lasted 3 years.
Picture:  1600 x 1200 at Vintage Car Lot Photographer.



The longer, lower look previews the cars of the sixties.
Picture:  1600 x 730, 300 dpi, at Luxuo.



A complete makeover into something sizzling from something frumpy began in 1955.
Picture:  1440 x 900 at Sport Car Wallpaper.



This definitive British roadster is the predecessor to the popular XKE of ten years later.
Picture:  1600 x 1200, 180 dpi, at Vintage Car Lot Photographer.



Dual lamps, side vents and more sculpting jazzed up the original Corvette.
Picture:  1024 x 768 at Wall Desk.



Strength, cost, durability and safety regulations all contributed to ending wood bodies.
Picture:  2048 x 1536, 300 dpi, at Free Wallpapers.



The top of the line Eldorado Convertible featured a wrapped windshield.
Picture:  1000 x 768 at Fast Cars. 



The 300 is free of the trim treatment garnished on other Chryslers.
Picture:  1209 x 768, 200 dpi, at Alabama Blogs.



For three years following 1957 Lincoln struggled with styling a large car.
Picture:  1200 x 554, 33 dpi, at Swapsale - scroll 1/3 down to find this one.
1959 Lincoln Continental



Like the Jaguar above the lines here are clean and classic.
Picture:  1024 x 768 at Dream Road.



Sunday, November 20, 2011

Wheeled Sculpture

Cars as an art form

The best of our car designs are art.  Are you with me on this?  How about this - people generations from now will consider these car designs the best sculpture to come out of our era.  Maybe you think an oversized bent pole somehow better represents the spirit of our age.  The sculpture of our time just happens to have functionality... and fun built in.


                                                                 

Ferrari




                                                                

Ferrari - Swiss Army Knife action





                                           


Ferrari Race Team





                                                 


Jaguar C-XE





                                                  


Buick Roadmaster




                                                          

Raging Retro



                                                               




                                              


Road hugging noise maker




                                                        


Mazda Furai - designed for Le Mans 





                                                               


Fiat 





                                                           


Camaro 




                                                      


Dodge Charger





                                                                    


Audi Locus - 2007 concept car

by Ugur Sahin 



                                                               






                                                               


Cadillac




                                                           

Lamborghini Aventador




                                                   


Italian sculpture by Umberto Boccioni

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