The Best Angle Of The Most Beautiful F1 Car Ever

"Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V)" (gaborvajda) 12/08/2013 at 16:07 • Filed to: f1, mercedes

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Close the Internet for today.

W196 FTW.

Bandit > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 12/08/2013 at 16:13

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Is this the only F1 car that has had closed wheels? I have always wondered that.

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > Bandit 12/08/2013 at 16:14

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Apparently, yes.

Bad Idea Hat > Bandit 12/08/2013 at 16:32

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Other teams made streamliners. I'm very sure Auto Union made one. Mostly used on Avus, but the W196 streamline was for Monza.

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 16:41

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Yeah, but those were pre-F1 times. I'm talking about F1 cars.

Bad Idea Hat > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 12/08/2013 at 16:44

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Actually, I just found this.

The 50's were such an amazing time for all motorsports, in that even the friggin British were using streamliners.

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 16:46

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Ah, yes. The Vanwall streamliner. Forgot about that one. Still, it doesn't look quite as good as this Merc.

Bad Idea Hat > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 12/08/2013 at 16:48

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Nothing looks as good as the Merc. Anyone who tells you that is legally blind or insane. I used to include the British in that as well, but I just knew too many crazy Brits and that was throwing off my statistics.

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > Bad Idea Hat 12/08/2013 at 16:48

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Also, the Ferrari iteration of the Lancia D50 is actually pretty close to being a streamliner, too:

EDIT: damn nibbles :

Bad Idea Hat > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 12/08/2013 at 16:52

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Oh my god that car.

That car is so Italian that it hates all of the Italian restaurants around my house because they're nowhere near as good as its mom's cooking.

Ferrari did a smart thing regarding imminent fire and closed up those fuel tanks, though. I'd consider that a streamliner.

JACU - I've got bonifides. > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 12/08/2013 at 16:53

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Back when race cars were beautiful.

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > JACU - I've got bonifides. 12/08/2013 at 16:55

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Funnily enough, this car was also all about aerodynamics, too, only quite the opposite way as today's F1 cars.

puppyknuckles > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 12/09/2013 at 20:16

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Impossible To Live Up To Headline Exceeds Expectations

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > puppyknuckles 12/09/2013 at 23:41

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I'm not sure I completely understood the humour in this, but I recommended it anyway.

puppyknuckles > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 12/10/2013 at 03:39

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Was just amused by the "probably overselling it" Jalopnik
Style headline. Then I saw the picture and realized that yes, that is probably the best looking F1 anything I've ever seen. Kudos.

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > puppyknuckles 12/10/2013 at 06:02

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Aren't all titles like that? They grow up so fast.