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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:15 pm

In case you hadn't noticed, according to Google, today is designer Raymond Loewy's birthday - here's a custom BMW he created:

http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/1/ra ... ober-1957/

And the standard car:
[img]http://bimmermania.com/downloads/wallpa ... 6-59_30%20[DesktopNexus.com].jpg[/img]
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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:24 pm

Loewy was involved in the design of many cool things / turds. That one not one of them ! :eek:
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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:39 pm

pacerpete wrote:Loewy was involved in the design of many cool things / turds. That one not one of them ! :eek:
I concur.
Horrific version of a near work of art.
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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:06 pm

Everyone has an off day
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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:20 pm

DHFiS wrote:Everyone has an off his face day


True.
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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:55 pm

Yep deffo an off day for a great designer :hammer:

Original 507 is - I think - the most beautiful car ever made :bmw: :burn: :thumb:

Sure is a pity there aren't more of them around.
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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:43 pm

Lovely looking thing... the original I mean 8O :D :D
The story so far... http://www.cookracing.co.uk/

Also please help the race budget by watching some videos :) https://www.youtube.com/cookracinguk
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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:15 pm

Widge wrote:
Original 507 is - I think - the most beautiful car ever made :bmw: :burn: :thumb:
Not too sure about that,1961 E Type is my 'best looker'! :D
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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:14 pm

1966 Lambourhini Miura tops both I think winkeye
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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:48 pm

Must have been a brave decision to build a special based on such a rare exotic in the first place - they only built 252, and were never cheap; it would have been a new car back then.
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Post Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:56 pm

Many of his cars were a tad eccentric looking:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=raymo ... 80&bih=689

But then, he was French! :)
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Post Wed Nov 06, 2013 9:43 am

I was like, it's not that bad, no worse than an E type (which I don't really like), and then I saw the front. That was bad.
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Post Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:29 am

Pub Trivia, the man Goertz (sp) designed the bmw 507 but he is also credited with another famous classic.

Name the car!
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Post Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:09 am

BMW 502?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_von_Goertz
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Post Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:42 am

The 507 roadster is the best looking 2 seater roadster out there imo

275 gts is a close second
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Post Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:10 pm

Was it Goertz that also designed the Datsun 240z?
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