Best looking F1 cars

[Dare]

What era F1 cars did you think looked the best? For
me I think it was the early 70's t0 late 70's car.

[Andy B]

All the JPS logo'ed cars were fantastic not just for the paint either and the 7up Jordan has to be one of the most beautiful cars ever.

[Jericoke]

What era F1 cars did you think looked the best? For
me I think it was the early 70's t0 late 70's car.

Certainly that's the era that is cemented in the public consciousness as a 'race car'.  The modern cars are just a variation on that, in F1, in Indy, and most open wheel series.

And the John Player Special paint job is stunning.

[Dare]

I always liked the Tyrell's JS drove with the huge airs tacks

[lkjohnson1950]

I like the 1.5 liter cars:



And the ground effects cars: 



But my very favorites are these:

[cosworth151]

My favorites are the 3 liter cars from 1966 to 1976. My favorites are the Gurney-AAR Eagle T1G with its distinctive "eagle beak" nose. A very close 2nd is the early Lotus 49, before the wings & the adverts.

[Dare]

I liked the 69 JS Matra MS80 too

[lkjohnson1950]

Seems us "Old Farts" have similar tastes.

[Dare]

Seems us "Old Farts" have similar tastes.

You got that right. If your under 70 here your a kid

[rmassart]

You got that right. If your under 70 here your a kid

I suppose that makes me a teenager at just under 50.

I don't have a specific best looking car, but when I look at the cars from the late 80s, eg the all conquering McLaren MP4/4 from 88, I just love their simplicity compared to the complex monstrosities that they build nowadays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_MP4/4

[John S]

Nah rmassart, you may have moved from infant to be an early adolescent,
but us 60 year olds are the rebellious teenagers round here - wanna make summat of it, EH? EH? 

  Oh wait a minute though I'm over 70!   
    ............If you still wanna make summat of it
    - can you hold my zimmer frame while I take off me coat. 

[lkjohnson1950]

 

[cosworth151]

I'm so old I can remember when snakes had legs.

[Dare]

I'm so old I can remember when snakes had legs.

They still do. But now we call them politicians

[Dare]

I always liked the Tom Pryce Shadow