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[LucaP]

some less common beauties: 

 

(starting with prototypes)

 

Lancia LC12

 

Picchio SR2

 

 

 

Lister LMP-900

 

 

Dome S-101

 

MG LMP 675

 

Cadillac Northstar LMP

 

 

Dallara GC21 (yes, a reconverted F3..)

 

Martini MK64 Peugeot

 

MazdaRX 792 P

 

 

The Mazda is so beautiful I could cry for hours

[SwedeForceOne]

OO7 already posted it, but I'm loving the 2001 Bentley EXP Speed 8:

[LucaP]

Going on with GT cars:

 

 

Saleen GT Fia, 2003

 

 

Jaguar XKR TransAm

 

 

Toyota Supra

 

Audi TT DTM

 

Callaway C12

 

Panoz Esperante

 

Keiler KII

 

 

Marcos LM600

 

Oldsmobile Aurora GTS

HELL YEAH

[TennisUK]

The front end of the Lister LMP-900 was really quite ahead of it’s time aerodynamically.

[Wuzak]

Lola T70
 

[JacnGille]

Luca Pacchiarini, on 04 Jan 2018 - 20:35, said:

some less common beauties: 

 

(starting with prototypes)

 

Lancia LC12

 

 

 

MazdaRX 792 P

 

 

The Mazda is so beautiful I could cry for hours

[SKL]

Vielleicht, on 03 Jan 2018 - 16:06, said:

Delve a little deeper into history:

Alfa Romeo 8C 1938

Is that Bordais driving that beautiful Alfa??

[Dan333SP]

OvDrone, on 03 Jan 2018 - 21:19, said:

There are no pictures of Ferrari 333 SP?! HERESY

 

 

 

 

Probably not a shock given my user name and avatar, but +1 from me.

 

Also, this-

 

 

Can't express how much I love everything about that car, especially the sound.

 

And for an oddball group C option, the Lola T92-

 

 

Fun fact- The LMR, the Lola, and the 333 all sound and look better than every single top level racing vehicle out there today. Progress

[Dan333SP]

Oh, let's not forget the longtail 333 that appeared at LM in '99. I miss the days of long tail aero kits.

 

 

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[Dan333SP]

For some ear pleasure, here's the LMR-

 

https://youtu.be/If5sxhib10M?t=8m48s

[BMWTeamBigazzi]

The Sard Toyota 94CV Anyone??

 

http://farm3.static...._7e6d3877ee.jpg

[RacingGreen]

[Pascal]

While its subsequent evolutions got all the glory, I can't help thinking that of all of them the original design was the most beautiful...

Jaguar XJR-6

[Nonesuch]

The Porsche RS Spyder in the great Japanese colours of Team GOH:



It's too bad the Epsilon Euskadi ee1 never got a proper livery to go along with its rather nice shape:

[JRodrigues]

A good pair of brothers.. specially the open top R8R

 

[PayasYouRace]

I see a beautiful sportscar and a shopping trolley behind it.

[Dan333SP]

‘99 at Le Mans was a pretty good looking grid, all things considered. That R8C, the Toyota, the Bimmer, the longtail Ferrari, the sinister DAMS Lola, the CLR... good times.

[Mat13]

Leyton House Porsche 962. Hnnnngh, etc.

[TennisUK]

Has this not been mentioned yet? The Dome LMP1:

 

[Pascal]

Another one I just remembered...

Porsche 936 CK5 Joest Racing

[Pascal]

TennisUK, on 05 Jan 2018 - 18:59, said:

Has this not been mentioned yet? The Dome LMP1:
 

Reminds me of the Toyota LMP 1

[drionita]

1999 Mercedes CLR and Lancias LC2 are my personal favourite.

That said, I always found Bob Tullius Group 44 liveries really very beautiful, sleek and sexy, from the Triumph TR4/TR8, through MGs to the Jaguars.

 

 

 

 

Edited by drionita, 05 January 2018 - 19:17.

[Ali_G]

Pascal, on 05 Jan 2018 - 19:03, said:

Another one I just remembered...

Porsche 936 CK5 Joest Racing

Never seen a 936 in Coupe format. Seems to have been a stop gap to race at LeMans in 82 under Group C regulations?

It a damn site better looking than the Spyder version.

[TennisUK]

Pascal, on 05 Jan 2018 - 19:06, said:

Reminds me of the Toyota LMP 1

From memory... were Dome not involved in the earlier GTP Toyota efforts? I seem to recall them having a sulk when they weren't invited to be involved in the LMP1 comeback?

[TennisUK]

Ali_G, on 05 Jan 2018 - 19:33, said:

Never seen a 936 in Coupe format. Seems to have been a stop gap to race at LeMans in 82 under Group C regulations?

It a damn site better looking than the Spyder version.

Exactly that, and yes, much nicer.

[PayasYouRace]

They got my name wrong

https://www.autospor...dex.php/id/3789

[Jeeves]

What? No one mentioned AC Cobra yet?

 

Also, I like the classics, but IMO some of the sports cars of today look better than pretty much anything built before. Like the 488 GTE for example:

Edited by Jeeves, 06 January 2018 - 00:25.

[Pascal]

What about the Ferrari 512 BB LM?

[pierrep]

PayasYouRace, on 05 Jan 2018 - 15:36, said:

I see a beautiful sportscar and a shopping trolley behind it.

Buying some models are we?

[Widefoot2]

Luca Pacchiarini, on 04 Jan 2018 - 20:35, said:

 

MazdaRX 792 P

 

 

The Mazda is so beautiful I could cry for hours

 

While the 787 holds a place near and dear to my heart, I do think the 792 is the prettiest sportscar ever.

[Dan333SP]

Here's another oddball, the BRM P351-

 

 

Probably the slowest and least successful car of any mentioned thus far, but it was a looker.

[PlatenGlass]

The Renault Alpine A442B, winner of the Le Mans 24 hours in 1978, in the hands of Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud:

[Peat]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and so i like the later iterations of the Lola B2K.

[Dan333SP]

Peat, on 06 Jan 2018 - 16:51, said:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and so i like the later iterations of the Lola B2K.

 

I loved that car too. Still sad the throttle cable broke while they were leading at Silverstone. Their R&S was a looker as well-

 

[Dan333SP]

 

 

The Sebring version of the R8R was much nicer looking than the LM car. There's a strong theme to my preferences, most of them are '99-'00. No coincidence that Sebring '99 was my first endurance race I attended in person

[TennisUK]

Dan333SP, on 06 Jan 2018 - 15:00, said:

Here's another oddball, the BRM P351-



Probably the slowest and least successful car of any mentioned thus far, but it was a looker.

Ended up as a spider with a Nissan (I think?) in place of the Weslake. Remained slow.

[R Soul]

The Jaguar XJ220 which raced in Le Mans in 1993. Original site: https://www.silverst...erstone-reunion

 

Does the fact that it was disqualified rule it out of contention in this thread? If you think so, change your mind you brute!

Edited by R Soul, 07 January 2018 - 01:01.

[The Kanisteri]

Edited by The Kanisteri, 07 January 2018 - 01:15.

[kumo7]

I am sorry perhaps I am stating the most obvious that everyone think that too well known....

 

 

Ferrari 250 le Mans

http://ichef.bbci.co...s0/p01ls099.jpg

 

Audi R15TDI Le mans

http://www.inautonew...io-images-1.jpg

[PayasYouRace]

R Soul, on 07 Jan 2018 - 01:01, said:

The Jaguar XJ220 which raced in Le Mans in 1993. Original site: https://www.silverst...erstone-reunion

 

Does the fact that it was disqualified rule it out of contention in this thread? If you think so, change your mind you brute!

 

One does not need to play by the rules to be beautiful. I always wanted that car for my Scalextric as a kid.

[geordiecraig101]

Anything from the 60's and 70's has got to be considered, just before aero started to take over and ruin the looks. My Fav has to be Lola T70 MK3B      . 

 

Just for sumthing different to pics, here my vid from last years Donington Historic meeting and the 1000km race featuring T70 Mk3b's, GT40's, Chevron B8 & B19, BMW CSL's and others.

 

https://youtu.be/v62OUXV_s20?t=19m10s

Edited by geordiecraig101, 07 January 2018 - 14:31.

[Lipp]

So many great looking cars  to choose from but my favourites are:

 

Panoz LMP1 GTR

 

 

Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo Group 5

 

 

And the BMW 3.0CSL

 

 

Come to think of it... being born in 1970 all my pics have something menacing about them...

[Dan333SP]

Lipp, on 07 Jan 2018 - 15:49, said:

So many great looking cars  to choose from but my favourites are:

 

Panoz LMP1 GTR

 

 

 

Not to be a pedant, but they called that the LMP1 Roadster S. The Esperante GTR was the closed top predecessor, the LMP07 was the massively disappointing successor.

[Jones]

Pascal, on 05 Jan 2018 - 14:59, said:

While its subsequent evolutions got all the glory, I can't help thinking that of all of them the original design was the most beautiful...

Jaguar XJR-6

 

Absolutely agree. By far the prettiest Jag with the nicest livery.

And while we're being controversial, I never understood the love for the Lancia Lc2 or the Ferrari 333. Ewww!

[hansmann]

Cheetah Gt .

 

 

[Lipp]

Dan333SP, on 07 Jan 2018 - 17:57, said:

Not to be a pedant, but they called that the LMP1 Roadster S. The Esperante GTR was the closed top predecessor, the LMP07 was the massively disappointing successor.

Ah, I stand corrected,  I thought the R in GTR stood for Roadster...

[AustinF1]

[AustinF1]

Larger pics I took at an SVRA event, thus the spoilers...

 

Here's the whole gallery. A veritable smorgasbord of amazing automobiles. Lots of old F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, WEC, and lots of other series' cars, too: https://www.facebook...731943860153495

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by AustinF1, 07 January 2018 - 21:40.

[AustinF1]

Luca Pacchiarini, on 04 Jan 2018 - 21:11, said:

 

 

 

 

Nice! You might like these I shot at COTA. Again, larger photos...

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

Edited by AustinF1, 07 January 2018 - 21:24.

[BillBald]

Sterzo, on 03 Jan 2018 - 22:43, said:

This photograph, brought to you free of charge, encapsulates not only the most beautiful racing sports car ever, but also the glamour of Silverstone circuit.

 

 

That is beautiful.

 

Lotus 15 IIRC.