Round Suicide Doors Should Have Caught On

"Money Hustard" (moneyhustard) 12/30/2014 at 13:18 • Filed to: Classic Cars, Car Design, Rolls-Royce

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The 1925 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is everything right, good and true about the Classic Era of car design.

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Round, suicidal doors, custom fit luggage, personal sunroofs ( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ), headlights in their own cans, tiny slits for windows, a dorsal fin of sorts, and it's !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !

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You may be thinking "all this sucker needs is a single exhaust pipe split four ways." Look again, you may have missed it because your eyes, brain or both couldn't process what was happening here.

Of course the exterior of the car is gorgeous, but what criminally-insane evil sorcerer DOESN'T drive one of these puppies. What you don't see as often is A) evil sorcerers are emotionally complex products of their environment deserving more pity than scorn and B) the interior of these cars in perfect condition:

I rarely resent the ultra wealthy or sorcerers, except when I see interiors like that.

How about it? Round doors anyone?

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > Money Hustard 12/30/2014 at 13:35

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This is what Sauron drove when he tempted the hobbits to get in with him in my automotive-world LotR fanfic.

Cé hé sin > Money Hustard 12/30/2014 at 13:37

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Interestingly, the Royce is bodied by Jonckheere, a name that's still around. They are now literally coachbuilders:

Money Hustard > With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username 12/30/2014 at 13:43

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Perhaps that's just a better prompt overall, what car would LotR characters drive.

Samwise Gamgee

Legolas

Gandalf the Gray

Money Hustard > Cé hé sin 12/30/2014 at 13:47

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They also build ACTUAL coaches:

RazoE > Money Hustard 12/30/2014 at 13:48

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Is....Is it FWD?!?

Money Hustard > RazoE 12/30/2014 at 13:50

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Nah, the entire interior just rides above the driveshaft #likeaboss

ChickenMcBooty > Money Hustard 12/30/2014 at 13:54

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Pardon the rude noises. I apologize.

It's just me having an orgasm.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Money Hustard 12/30/2014 at 13:57

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This thing screams movie villain car.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Money Hustard 12/30/2014 at 15:35

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I just want to thank you for not writhing "should of".