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May 19, 2018 11:20:13 GMT
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Some very broad interpretations of the word “icon” in this thread. There aren’t that many as far as I’m concerned - they have to be something joe public would recognise for a start. Austin: Mini. Ford: Mustang and Model T. Everything else is too parochial. Mk1 Escorts only mean something to someone who followed rallying in the 70s for example. Mercedes: 300SL Gullwing, G wagon, and maybe the W123. Ferrari: Daytona and Testarossa. Anything else is just a red sports car. Lamborghini: Countach. Aston Martin: DB5 Citroen: 2CV and DS VW: Beetle, Kombi, Golf GTi. Porsche: 911. Jaguar: E Type. Bentley: the supercharged Le Mans cars. Everything else is just a rebadged Rolls as far as most people are concerned. Rolls: not sure. All of them, except the BMW stuff? I think this is spot on - I'd probably add a Land Rover, Range Rover and Renault Espace and maybe BMW M3, Sierra Cosworth and MGB but this makes up what I think is, for many people, the main body of what constitutes an iconic car. Basically is it something we could expect most people around the world to identify? Of course there are regional variations (I'm thinking '57 Chevy, Morris Minor and so on). Maybe this is the Premier League of Icons and then there's further lists which become increasingly 'car-geeky?! Basically jader1973's list seems to include everything I might expect to have received printed on a mug or a T-shirt when I was a kid 'because I was into cars'. So in the Championship, we might have Lancia Stratos, Audi Quattro, Alfa GT Junior, Ford Transit and this kind of thing. To me, the 'first to do so-and-so' will mean very little to most people. For example, if I asked my parents (bless 'em) to give me a list of cars they know I think It'd be something like this.
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May 19, 2018 11:25:19 GMT
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The ‘whole’ Delorean range. Oh yeh, they only made one........still an icon
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May 19, 2018 18:58:53 GMT
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I might add to the list above; Volvo 240 estate, 1959 Cadillac Eldorado, '68-9 Dodge Charger, Also FX4 Taxi and US Checker Cab because everyone thinks that's what a taxi looks like in Britain and America, even though both models have been out of service for years.
Basically, it's cars that have been on films or tv.
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Last Edit: May 19, 2018 19:00:45 GMT by ratchart
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May 20, 2018 13:04:20 GMT
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Alfa Romeo.. Every alfa is an icon.
One of the oldest carmanufacturers around. Enzo Ferrari learned there how to make fast beautiful cars.
Also one of the marques with the most racing history and victories in most classes of motorsport.
All of that comes together in their road cars.
Unfortunately also iconic for rusting...
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May 20, 2018 16:16:16 GMT
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Alfa Romeo.. Every alfa is an icon. One of the oldest carmanufacturers around. Enzo Ferrari learned there how to make fast beautiful cars. Also one of the marques with the most racing history and victories in most classes of motorsport. All of that comes together in their road cars. Unfortunately also iconic for rusting... Hmmm, or is it more a case that the Alfa marque is the iconic bit?.... And that actually most Alfas have been fairly ordinary cars in terms of recognition? In fact, I'd guess the majority has drawn no more attention to non-car lovers than any other manufacturer? For example, the 159,mito, 75, 33. Please don't misunderstand me. I love many Alfas but I don't believe every car they've produced is an icon but agree the brand has, as a sum of its parts and its history, become quite iconic (a bit like the jaguars previously shown where I'd guess most people could name no more than the e-type)
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