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Old 01-12-09 | 11:34 PM
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I drive around and notice some cars still look great after a decade or two, as if they could perhaps be a recent model. In fact some of them look better than some new cars....here is one of my favorites.....whats yours?
2nd gen Acura Legend 4 door
Old 01-12-09 | 11:55 PM
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Here's my vote.....the 1995-1999 Celica (I owned a blue one myself).




The 2000-2005 Celica that replaced it, IMO, was a joke.
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I think alot of chris bangles designs will stand the test of time, i still think his first 7 series looks more modern than any of the updates that came after. I know its been only 7 years but still





As for older cars, 2nd generation Mustang, goddamn that car still looks good, forget the new ones they are garabage (Asthetacally)



Benz cars of yester year were also pretty nice, and still look amn presidential


the most obviuos of the benz line up would have to be the G fromt he 1990s til today it hasnt changed because it was so goodlookin




and the C43, id still rock this bad boy



cant forget about the ultmiate bad ***

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Old 01-13-09 | 12:30 AM
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the most obviuos of the benz line up would have to be the G fromt he 1990s til today it hasnt changed because it was so goodlookin

gelandewagen has been around since the late 70s...it doesn't look contemporary at all IMO.

Citroen DS gets my vote


Toyota 2000GT


NSX. can you believe it's almost 20 years old?

also the FD, Z32,

XJ220


and I'm biased but Subaru SVX?
Old 01-13-09 | 12:35 AM
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Nissan Silvia S14

(sorry, had issues finding not rice pix, but you get the idea)

Nissan 300ZX


for the record, I dislike nearly all current nissans (GT-R obviously excluded)

Diablo (are we allowed to include super cars?)


I'm sure I'll have more later, but that's a good start for me.

Coco-bun: good call on the NSX, was going to say it myself.
Old 01-13-09 | 12:40 AM
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Had one of these back in the day. Always thought it was ahead of the game for 1989.
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Old 01-13-09 | 12:56 AM
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Here are my choices:









There must be some I have missed, those are the one I could think of right now.

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Old 01-13-09 | 01:16 AM
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i think the best example is the last supra.

that thing is 16 years old, and still looks like it was built yesterday

it was way ahead of its time.
Compare it to the genesis coupe of today



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Old 01-13-09 | 01:59 AM
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well look no further than my sig

but other than that, I'd pick the Citroen too...I don't know, something about it that is friendly
Old 01-13-09 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
i think the best example is the last supra.

that thing is 16 years old, and still looks like it was built yesterday

it was way ahead of its time.
Compare it to the genesis coupe of today
Couldnt agree more...i had the great pleasure of owning a 1994 model Toyota Supra TT between 2003-2007...and actually MOST, if not all people who asked me about the car, of the ones who wasnt aware of what i was...where damned shure is was just a couple of years old!

Still miss my Supra...
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Remember the Avanti.
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Purrrty...



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Here's my real list...







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I took a pic with my camera phone just this week of the classic beauty at Park Ave. Audi in Manhattan..
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Here is the classic showroom..
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