Don't Let Anyone Tell You Car Design Is Better In 2014

"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak) 05/12/2014 at 16:04 • Filed to: old-ass cars no one outside of a nursing home remembers

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The 1941 Pontiac Streamliner is where it's at.

Okay I stretched and shooped it, but only a tiny bit.

Perfection.

Party-vi > ptak appreciates old racecars 05/12/2014 at 16:08

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I submit my argument for 1949.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > ptak appreciates old racecars 05/12/2014 at 16:11

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'57 gets my vote, sorry.

CRider > ptak appreciates old racecars 05/12/2014 at 16:15

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Car design or car styling? Also, epic tag.

ptak appreciates old racecars > CRider 05/12/2014 at 16:16

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Technically not the same thing, but it usually refers to the same. I mean cars looked better in 1941 (and the '30s and '40s in general).

Jayhawk Jake > ptak appreciates old racecars 05/12/2014 at 16:52

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Doesn't matter, stratoliner.

I like when companies use the same naming convention on many things. Boeing did the Stratofortress, Stratoliner, Stratocruiser, Stratojet, and Stratofreighter.

The best will always be Republic's Thunder series. Thunderbolt, Thunderjet, Thunderflash, Thunderstreak, Thunderceptor, Thunderscreech, Thunderchief

Sorry, back on topic. 30s and 40s cars look awesome.

ptak appreciates old racecars > Jayhawk Jake 05/12/2014 at 16:55

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I agree. Those names are corny, but so cool and futuristic. Modern car/airplane names have nothing on those.

user314 > ptak appreciates old racecars 05/12/2014 at 16:58

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Yeah, I'm more interested in the Boeing 307 behind it.

Dat natural metal...

ly2v8-Brian > ptak appreciates old racecars 05/12/2014 at 18:33

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Fantastic Era of industrial design across the board. The final iteration of Art Deco, Streamline, is what made everything look great in the late 40's and early 50's. The late 50's cars expanded on this by imitating jets and rockets. The 70's were the death of industrial design it became more about cost cutting and government regulation. We seem to be coming out of that now.

ptak appreciates old racecars > ly2v8-Brian 05/12/2014 at 18:54

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Couldn't have said better myself.

GenericSpoon > ptak appreciates old racecars 05/12/2014 at 19:10

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TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 05/12/2014 at 19:30

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10/10 would dragon, 10/10 would DD, 10/10 would baby.

Axial > Jayhawk Jake 05/12/2014 at 20:10

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Lol, the Thunderscreech. Aptly named plane.

Axial > ly2v8-Brian 05/12/2014 at 20:12

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Manufacturing techniques have brought costs down far enough that manufacturers are comfortable with stretching their industrial design legs. Unfortunately, the ever more stringent safety and fuel economy regulations keep putting a damper on things.

ptak appreciates old racecars > GenericSpoon 05/12/2014 at 20:21

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FUCC YEA

ly2v8-Brian > Axial 05/12/2014 at 21:12

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Yes and better steel has helped quite a lot actually. I would say 2005 or so is the turning point in design.

Burrito de EJ25 > ptak appreciates old racecars 05/12/2014 at 21:49

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It looks like a radiator.

Jayhawk Jake > Axial 05/12/2014 at 22:05

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Yep, it was supposedly one of the loudest airplanes in history.

The Thunderceptor is my second favorite experimental airplane of all time

Axial > Jayhawk Jake 05/12/2014 at 23:12

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That's what happens when the tips of your prop blades are travelling at and beyond the speed of sound. The noise is what caused it to get canned.

And that...looks really neat.

ptak appreciates old racecars > Burrito de EJ25 05/13/2014 at 07:12

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Good. Cars aren't supposed to look like cars.

Burrito de EJ25 > ptak appreciates old racecars 05/13/2014 at 10:31

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All cars of that era look like that. That Pontiac is no more unique than a Camry is now.