An article ( 13 Most Beautiful Cars Of All Time - Odometer.com ) lists the thirteen most beautiful cars of all time. Fine. They list the 1965 XKE. No problem with that, it's a neat car. But then they run the following pic: Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yes, that was a little strange.. I previously owned a 65 in signal red w/black. They are absolutely gorgeous with the covered headlights.. one of those I should have kept. First year for all syncro-mesh trans, and 4.2 engine. Also dipped floor boards instead of flat
What a dogs dinner. I suspect this started life as a V12 2 plus 2. Seems higher in the rear quarter. By this time faired in headlamps were long gone. So,someone ,perhaps a coachbuilder had decided to make a new bonnet(hood), possibly Italian. To show this in a group of the worlds most beautiful cars beggars belief!!!
There's nothing that a designer can do to a series 1 E-type to make it better looking. Perhaps slightly wider wheels, but that's it. In this case, Frua went horribly wrong. As previous post said, 1 of 1 thankfully.