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Mar 04, 2015 1:23 pm
Mar 04, 2015 1:23 pm
Subject: Re: 1949 Gurney Nutting Bodied 2.6 Saloon
I've always felt car styling lost its way in the immediate post war period. The war of course interrupted continuity, and American influence became stronger, hence the number of bloat-mobiles that appeared to blight our roads.
This creation to me illustrates perfectly that "lost way", it seems a mixture of styles...I suspect it might have looked better on the drawing board. So glad you directed us to the other pictures. The rear end is indeed pretty attractive, whereas, perhaps more so with pre war cars, the front is gorgeous and the rear an afterthought.
Agreed it would be fairer to see it in the flesh. For years, I considered the DB Rapide a bit of an awkward looking car, but now I've seen a few for real, I've come to consider them pretty attractive...so photos can mislead...like people, some cars just don't photograph well.
Laurence
I've always felt car styling lost its way in the immediate post war period. The war of course interrupted continuity, and American influence became stronger, hence the number of bloat-mobiles that appeared to blight our roads.
This creation to me illustrates perfectly that "lost way", it seems a mixture of styles...I suspect it might have looked better on the drawing board. So glad you directed us to the other pictures. The rear end is indeed pretty attractive, whereas, perhaps more so with pre war cars, the front is gorgeous and the rear an afterthought.
Agreed it would be fairer to see it in the flesh. For years, I considered the DB Rapide a bit of an awkward looking car, but now I've seen a few for real, I've come to consider them pretty attractive...so photos can mislead...like people, some cars just don't photograph well.
Laurence