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Nope, not a Jag
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Understatement doesn't seem to be a thing nowadays, it's all about being brash. Apart from the Pheaton, which no-one bought. Yes, I know the Aston is a bit flash, but it's not as in your in your face as a Ferrari 512, the original Range Rover was much less vulgar than the new one and the Daimler never had the image problem of the big BMWs and Audis
Classy and understated? The RustyNissanPrairie!
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Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio. Apart from the cloverleaf on the wing, it's unbadged, subtle, not loud (its really difficult to make it loud). Happily wafts along in the shadows like an old Jag. Wild when you want it to be, but never unruly. Does 35mpg with ease on runs. Can even throw bikes in the boot.
That Prairie is awesome!
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The most beautiful 4 wheeled thing ever made
Also with the best paint job ever applied to any car ever
Assuming we're not just limited to your dad's 80's British Leyland car
https://flic.kr/p/R6UJak
https://flic.kr/p/PVVbyQ
https://flic.kr/p/X5hrmM
An early Saab 96 would be nice
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Classy - to be stylish, sophisticated, elegant and/or graceful.
Fully 70% of what’s been posted doesn’t meet these criteria.
Most DB Astons would fit this description, most Ferraris would not. I’m on the fence about the Maserati above.
Rather than dream about the classy stuff you'd like, I had one on of these at 18 🙂
https://www.properbikes.co.uk/20/the-proper-bikes-collection/yamaha-rd350lc-1982
This was actually my second LC, as the first one (white/blue) I 'parked' head on into a Mk3 Cortina a few months before...
Ford Corsair in Autumn Gold.
@baddad has it. Car oozes class as well as it's driver in that photo being hypnotically attractive. That's class.
Classy in respect of the fact that it's stylish and was one of the finest rally cars of its era, not in the same league as an Aston for example admittedly.
The Lancia Delta...
Rally version
There are no. classy cars post the 70's era. All the classy cars to my mind are the likes of Ferrari Daytona's, E-Type Jags, Fiat Dino's, Lambo Muria's etc. The modern era of cars as soon as people became obsessed with things like power figures, 0-60 times, Nurburgring times which has ruined road cars. Its about cruising down the French Reviera in a Ferrari Daytona or something like that...the sound of the engine, the way the car floats on soft compliant suspension etc. Its that that makes them classy. Modern car engines sound crap, suspension is way too harsh. Just not the same in a modern car of any ilk.
@baddad has it. Car oozes class as well as it’s driver in that photo being hypnotically attractive.
That's the detective from that police drama set in Sweden I think.
Classy is the remit .... Classy
Anything with stickers, racing numbers or highly visible contrasting brake calipers isn't classy ..... it's Southend Sea front stuff !!
The old Top Gear adage has to hold here ... Would this lady get in your motorcar?
I have a secret love of old Mercedes. A chap near me has a lovely car from the 60's that is busy just rotting in his driveway. Along with the shitty Fiat van, the other shitty Fiat van, the other newer Merc and a BMW.
For me though, this has to be one of the most beautiful cars ever made:
Everything about it is delightful to me.
RR Velar
Bentley continental (chrome finishing not black)
Aston superleggera possibly
Porsche taycan
you are joking, right?
Classy is small, old, understated but beautiful.
The Phaeton makes a good wildcard/outlier i think, as its not small, old or beautiful but no one buys a Phaeton for everyone else to look at, its barely noticeably different from a Passat on the outside, but (as i understand it) a masterclass on the inside.
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1936 Cord Phaeton 812
The old Top Gear adage has to hold here … Would this lady get in your motorcar?
Don't want to blow any illusions all at once... but she'd get in anything as she owned one of these : A tiger print G-Wiz, defo not a classy car...or is it? Maybe we've got it all wrong.
So many classy cars. From the rarefied realms of the unaffordable I would say the Type 57 Atlantic
And the affordable either the Jag XJS V12
Or the Alfa GT V6
There are so many other contenders though. So, so many...
Ah I was thinking of the "coffin nose" Cord.
Speaking of Gulf liveried cars Binners, this is my favourite.
I have very fond memories of sitting in the stands watching these and GT40s thundering side by side into the old Woodcote corner.
Now I'm on a computer I can post photos
Oh and also this, but only because I'm mildly obsessed with the idea of a 6 wheeled CX estate
An Alfa 166 in navy blue, with tan leather interior. Busso V6 engine a bonus!
Any Jaguar that isn't an SUV or an X-type or an XE
I bloody love Jags me. Especially the S-Type.
Oof some seriously un-classy cars here.
A tip, if it's in racing colours it's not classy. If it's a small sports car, it's not classy. If its a loud brash fire breathing monster, it's not classy.
There's a theme here of large Citroens, the DS, CX and C6 posted earlier are just lovely cars. The SM too
The "DS Grand Palais" one-off is a thing of genuine beauty
https://citroenvie.com/a-new-ds-grand-palais-in-the-spirit-of-les-grand-carrossiers/
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I bloody love Jags me. Especially the S-Type.
The XJS was a horrible thing. They were huge on the outside, cramped on the inside, heavy, massively thirsty, and not really very fast. And they were not elegant like the E-type and XJ saloons. I remember reading that some motoring journalists were visiting Jaguar back in the 70s and were left unattended so they wandered into the design studio and saw a mock-up under a sheet. The took a peek and decided that it was so hideous that it couldn't possibly be intended for production, so they didn't even bother taking photos. Then, to their surprise, it was later released as the XJS.
A tip, if it’s in racing colours it’s not classy. If it’s a small sports car, it’s not classy. If its a loud brash fire breathing monster, it’s not classy.
I disagree with your definition, however Benoit the bent Berlingo thanks you for the compliment.
If it’s a small sports car, it’s not classy.
Now that's just nonsense.
Oof some seriously un-classy cars here.
A tip, if it’s in racing colours it’s not classy. If it’s a small sports car, it’s not classy. If its a loud brash fire breathing monster, it’s not classy.
That's just, like, your opinion man.
If it’s a small sports car, it’s not classy.
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I am delighted to see the Giugiaro penned Alfa 159 making an appearance given that I have one. The Giulia looks mighty nice too.
+1 for the Citroen SM, original Audi A8 and the Phaeton - a Q car if ever there was one.
Any tyres with white paint on to provide faux-sportiness can't be classy
Classy is understated elegance, maybe with some stealthy pace but not vulgar, or brash. It's subtle and a comfortable place to spend time whilst driving to that nice hotel for an absolutely filthy weekend. Ooh I say...
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classy?
old jag, top spec merc yes.
Stuff from BL NOnononono
Understated German 60's class:
Agree that race cars are not classy, they're tools for a specific job. Likewise road cars that mimic race cars can't be classy either. Small sports cars are rarely classy as they tend too much towards performance, replacing sophisticated elegance with an agricultural simplicity. Any 911 while being one of the most desirable cars on the planet whether its a Singer or a new GT3, I'd argue is not classy as its image will forever be associated with an 80's yuppie, and however good is a bit too try-hard to qualify for effortlessness. The presidents C6 is an interesting one...is it classy or in fact so anodyne that it is classless.
That narrows the field somewhat.
Older version Saab 900s had a certain curvy look, still look good IMO. As a previous owner..
And - another car I've been in although only as passenger - Alvis TD-21 I think -
My Brother-in-law restored this
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26807/lot/55/
Very pleasant and place your bids.