First gen styling...
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First gen styling...
I've always thought the first gen RX7 was a really solid piece of design. From some angles I sometimes say to myself, damn my car is sexy. Especially when its parked next to another car. Anyhow I was looking at pictures of a Lancia Stratos today and I really started to see some distinct similarities. The Japanese usually are not ones to come out with an unprecedented design and if you just saw the RX7 you might think it was. I think the designer/design team was influenced by the Stratos. What do you guys think?
Notice the wedgey but still rounded-under front edge.
The windscreen and the sidemirros bare a striking, albeit more extreme resemblance
I think mostly though, its the cantilevered-looking roof that I see most between them
The Stratos is way more extreme in every way, and of course its mid-engined, but I like to think of the SA/FB as a sort of cousin.
Notice the wedgey but still rounded-under front edge.
The windscreen and the sidemirros bare a striking, albeit more extreme resemblance
I think mostly though, its the cantilevered-looking roof that I see most between them
The Stratos is way more extreme in every way, and of course its mid-engined, but I like to think of the SA/FB as a sort of cousin.
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Classic monocoque coupe lines are common to a lot of the sporters of that day; you can see Porsche, ferarri, and even Jaguar influences in there, too. Even the Shelby Daytona shares a little DNA.
I always though the Opel looked a bit like a Vette that got left in the dryer a bit too long, heheh.
I always though the Opel looked a bit like a Vette that got left in the dryer a bit too long, heheh.
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the SA does have some italian in it, like the campi wheels and sleek styling. they tried to make it too modern in 81, that's why FB's arent as cool.
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