The Best Looking F1 Cars - Master Thread

[Liquid]

Best Looking F1 Cars By Decade​

The idea is that for each decade we each nominate our four choices for best looking car from that decade.
The 4 with the most nominations will go through for voting like so:

Format

Top four nominations go through for polling

Semi Final 1: 1 vs 2
Semi Final 2: 3 vs 4

Final: SF1 vs SF2 & 3rd Place Play Off.

Rules & Eligibility

Each nomination thread details the necessary criteria.

Threads

Spoiler

Week 1
1950s Nominations
Week 2
1950s SFs - 1 vs 2; 3 vs 4
Week 3
1950s F - SF1 vs SF2; 3rd place play-off

Week 4
1960s Nominations
Week 5
1960s SFs - 1 vs 2; 3 vs 4
Week 6
1960s F - SF1 vs SF2; 3rd place play-off

Week 7
1970s Nominations
Week 8
1970s SFs - 1 vs 2; 3 vs 4
Week 9
1970s F - SF1 vs SF2; 3rd place play-off

Week 10
1980s Nominations
Week 11
1980s SFs - 1 vs 2; 3 vs 4
Week 12
1980s F - SF1 vs SF2; 3rd place play-off

Week 13
1990s Nominations
Week 14
1990s SFs - 1 vs 2; 3 vs 4
Week 15
1990s F - SF1 vs SF2; 3rd place play-off

Week 16
2000s Nominations
Week 17
2000s SFs - 1 vs 2; 3 vs 4
Week 18
2000s F - SF1 vs SF2; 3rd place play-off

Week 19
Poll Of Polls - Ultimate Winner

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Results

1950s

Semi-Final #1: 1954-1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 vs 1959 Cooper T51
Semi-Final #2: 1950-1951 Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta vs 1954-1959 Maserati 250F

Third Placed Play-Off: 1959 Cooper T51 vs 1950-1951 Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta
Final: 1954-1959 Maserati 250F vs 1954-1955 Mercedes Benz W196

Winner: 1954-1959 Maserati 250F

1960s

Semi-Final #1: 1967-1969 Eagle T1G vs 1967-1967 Honda RA300
Semi-Final #2: 1961-1962 Ferrari 156 "Sharknose" vs 1967-1969 Lotus 49

Third Placed Play-Off: 1961-1962 Ferrari 156 "Sharknose" vs 1967-1967 Honda RA300
Final: 1967-1969 Eagle T1G vs 1967-1969 Lotus 49

Winner: 1967-1969 Eagle T1G

1970s

Semi-Final #1: 1973-1975 Lotus 72E vs 1978-1979 Lotus 79
Semi-Final #2: 1975 Brabham BT44B vs 1976-1978 Ferrari 312T2

Third Placed Play-Off: 1976-1978 Ferrari 312T2 vs 1973-1975 Lotus 72E
Final: 1978-1979 Lotus 79 vs 1975 Brabham BT44B

Winner: 1975 Brabham BT44B

1980s

Semi-Final #1: 1986 Lotus 98T vs 1989 Ferrari 640
Semi-Final #2: 1983 Brabham BT52 vs 1988 McLaren MP4/4

Third Placed Play-Off: 1988 McLaren MP4/4 vs 1986 Lotus 98T
Final: 1989 Ferrari 640 vs 1983 Brabham BT52

Winner: 1989 Ferrari 640

1990s

Semi-Final #1: 1991 McLaren MP4/6 vs 1992 Williams FW14B
Semi-Final #2: 1991 Jordan 191 vs 1990 Ferrari 641

Third Placed Play-Off: 1990 Ferrari 641 vs 1991 McLaren MP4/6
Final: 1992 Williams FW14B vs 1991 Jordan 191

Winner: 1991 Jordan 191

2000s

Semi-Final #1: 2000 Jaguar R1 vs 2001 Arrows A22
Semi-Final #2: 2009 Brawn BGP 001 vs 2009 Williams FW31

Third Placed Play-Off: 2009 Williams FW31 vs 2001 Arrows A22
Final: 2000 Jaguar R1 vs 2009 Brawn BGP 001

Winner: 2000 Jaguar R1

Poll Of Polls

1st) 1967-1969 Eagle T1G
2nd) 1989 Ferrari 640
3rd) 1991 Jordan 191
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4th) 1954-1959 Maserati 250F
5th) 1975 Brabham BT44B
6th) 2000 Jaguar R1

The best looking car, as voted by GTPlanet, is the Eagle T1G:

 

[TenEightyOne]

Let's do it

I present my nomination (the winning nomination, I have no doubt ), the Mercedes W196.

 

[Jimlaad43]

What about 2010s? They're a separate decade to the 2000s

 

[Liquid]

What about 2010s? They're a separate decade to the 2000s

The decade isn't over. "2000s" is a decade in itself.

 

[Jimlaad43]

The decade isn't over. "2000s" is a decade in itself.

We can still separate them from the 2000s. There are some from the 2010s I'd like to nominate definitely.

 

[Liquid]

We can still separate them from the 2000s. There are some from the 2010s I'd like to nominate definitely.

Not until the decade is up, I'm afraid. 2000-2009.

 

[Jimlaad43]

That's bullcrap though, wait until 2020 for this thread then.

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

Whenever I think about vintage Grand Prix cars, I always think Maserati.

Like the 250f.

 

[lxmmy]

Maserati 250F.

Edit: Tree'd

 

[GTPorsche]

That's bullcrap though, wait until 2020 for this thread then.

Then you'll want to nominate those cars.

 

[TenEightyOne]

That's bullcrap though, wait until 2020 for this thread then.

He says "what we can do is Best Looking F1 Cars By Decade". Makes sense to me? Clearly you don't like it but I guess there are a lot of other threads

 

[lxmmy]

May aswell add another to the mix.

Ferrari 555.

 

[Liquid]

That's bullcrap though, wait until 2020 for this thread then.

It's hardly bullcrap.

1950-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2009

Complete decades. We're hardly past the halfway point of the 2010s. Don't get all hot and bothered about it.

For people posting pictures, there will be a nomination thread shortly.

 

[Jimlaad43]

If we're doing it, the 2010s should be involved

 

[ukfan758]

All of the cars post 2009 have been hideous with the massive height increase of the rear wing imo, so it's not a problem for me if we're not doing the 2010s.

My submission: Ferrari 246 F1 (1958)

 

[Liquid]

My submission: Ferrari 246 F1 (1958)

1950s Nominations go here.

OP updated.

 

[TenEightyOne]

1950s Nominations go here.

Doesn't hurt to see it twice, of course

 

[Liquid]

And after nineteen weeks, we've finally whittled down the best looking F1 cars from each complete decade. The winner did not come as a surprise but it's been quite the journey along the way, with some great posts and some interesting discussion of aesthetics and what constitutes a good looker.

I hope you've all enjoyed it and I hope you are all able to return to this thread to check things out should your interest ever be piqued in future.

 

[Liquid]

I was idly browsing through these threads and it occurred to me that we're only two seasons away from being able to do the 2010s but it's unlikely that anything from this year or next year will be nominated thanks to the halo.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Looks like I should nominate the 2018 McLaren to prove you wrong then

 

[TenEightyOne]

Looks like I should nominate the 2018 McLaren to prove you wrong then

Or not!

 

[Liquid]

Looks like I should nominate the 2018 McLaren to prove you wrong then

Don't be such a contrarian. You'll get to endorse the Hispania F112 like you wanted to in the first instance.