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Well this would keep me happy for a decade or two..........

wow...of all the amazing cars posted so far, I'm sorry to say Ford, that is one fugly car. What is it?

Well beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and admittedly it's no Ford Prefect

I think it's gorgeous. It's a Talbot-Lago, here is a lot more info on it. http://www.supercars.net/cars/1787.html

Hey, Ford, I bet you would have liked these if they had made it to production:




The Chrysler 300 concept from 1991. I was an Autoweek subscriber at the time this was introduced, and I thought it was the most beautiful concept car I'd ever seen. Remember that in 1991 cars were a lot more blocky than they are now, so these curves were even more beautiful by comparison then. I couldn't find any pix of the interior, but it had a beautiful arcing front element. This car looked like something Batman would drive.

Hard to tell from the pix, but this car was waaay long in the wheelbase, at least for the time. I think it spurred their longer wheelbases that they brought out with the Intrepid a few years later.

Seven years later they teased us some more with another concept that didn't see production:




The 1998 Chronos concept car. I didn't see this one at the time, but looks like the concept builders at Chrysler share your love of the long curves.

I rather like the Talbot Lago.

Cool, Murphy, another wheeler. I've got an '07 FJ with 3" OME/Toytec lift and Demello rails. Unfortunately, only had a chance to take it out once. Handles like a dream.

Like the no door approach.

But you need to look into this...

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/27/earthroamer-xv-jp-only-camper-to-conquer-rubicon-trail/

I've seen a few modded Jeeps, the new 4 door ones. I don't like the stock look but mudders, lift, "real" bumpers, etc really make it nice.

Thanks! FJ's are another very capable rig, right out of the showroom. Center and rear lockers paired with a traction control system that actually works offroad instead of hampering. (so many of the fancy pants traction control systems actually ruin a rig offroad) Throw in your extra 3" of clearance (plus bigger tires I'm assuming) and your rocker protection and I bet you can go just about anywheres!

My doors pop right back on in seconds when the trail day is done. One of the things I like about Jeeps.

I don't know what to say about that Jeep RV thing. Interesting read, but honestly, I just don't know if I want to like it or make fun of it. Thanks for the link though. I'll be posting that on our Jeep Club web page. I know it will spark lots of discussion.

Yeah, right off the show room floor I traded the stocks for 285 BFG ATs, muds might've been too noisy for a daily driver. Haven't gone to steelies yet. Definitely is a jump to get in now, considering I'm only 5'7".

I actually like that Jeep. Though I can't imagine the cost adder would ever be worth it.

I do like the lines on that '91 300, very smoooth. Not as keen on the '98 although the dual center exhaust gives it a nice touch.

That '91 300 looks like a good concept for a next gen 'Vette.