Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

What car to go with your flight jackets?

Messages
17,104
Location
Chicago
9387C8B4-76AB-4295-9680-01B0EF207774.jpeg
2C9E7A13-514D-4805-B3BC-11A75695037D.jpeg
 

GHT

I'll Lock Up
Messages
9,278
Location
New Forest
I'd still be happy with a Scirocco MK1. This color is fine too.

1192e905a4cf3106dac95edefb275738-700.jpg
If you had called me 21 years ago we might have done a deal, although white is not exactly silver.
There's something about silver that lifts a car's appeal. Part of the attraction, to me, of my car is the two tone colour of red & cream, and the tiny coach stripe down the side sets off the colour perfectly, I love it. That is until I saw another in silver. The car wasn't sold with wire wheels, but fitting them in chrome, to a two tone silver and grey car is inspired.
old photos 045.JPG
mg-ya.jpg
 

Big J

Call Me a Cab
Messages
2,961
Location
Japan
@AbbaDatDeHat, yes! All vintage Jags are insanely cool! This I why I couldn't resist the red V12 convertible XJS! I dream (fantasize?) of cruising around on Sundays with my shades on and a foot wide grin. However, reality tells me that after my kids graduate college, get married, THEN I might be able to justify spending money on making it roadworthy. That's a definition of insanity right there; Jaguar electrical and mechanical reliability means this was kind of a dumb idea from the start. But damn, the car is pretty! It doesn't look like a sneaker and it doesn't have a big chunky black plastic steering wheel.

@GHT, yes, I'd love that, but with the temps and humidity here, I have to have aircon or I'm just going to rot in my own sweat.
 

Big J

Call Me a Cab
Messages
2,961
Location
Japan
@Superfluous,
Those are all very stylish rides for sure!
I do love the look of Cobras. GT40 is about the car most likely to embarrass me when I try to drag myself out of it! It's so low! There wouldn't be anything cool about that. Hands and knees stuff.
I guess if you're a fit young fighter pilot, you'd spryly hop in and out.
 

navetsea

I'll Lock Up
Messages
6,711
Location
East Java
flight jacket need open cockpit for sure, but lucky I don't really into flight jacket since cabriolet cars won't suit my climate and safety level of my country, I can foretell surprise showers incidents and uninvited passengers at the traffic light
 

Siggmund

One of the Regulars
Messages
111
Location
Bellingham, Washington
I'm thinking that maybe we ought to go with the best sports car made by our respective countries. Take your pick.
Personally, irrespective of countries, Jaguar E-type is my overall fav, followed by the 427 Cobra, but the Irvin jacket cries out for an MG, doesn't it? For the larger fellow, crawling out of the low-slung job on hands and knees is out of the question, and he should elevate to a CJ-5. The first time I wore my Irvin it was in my '86 4Runner. Not bad, but not expensive.
 

Edward

Bartender
Messages
24,736
Location
London, UK

Those three-wheeler Morgans are gorgeous - the original, too, as they predate their four-wheelers. What I love about the three-wheeler versions is that they call to mind a biplane, but also they aren't that far from a motorcycle either. I'd be curious to see one of these redeveloped as an electrically-drive couple version. I'm sure Morgan will do that eventually. Money no object, I'd have one of these, one of the base-model two-seater four wheelers (Plus 4?), and a four-seater in a coupe format for the Winter.
 

Flightengineer

Practically Family
Messages
581
Location
RF
A few years ago I owned tuned silver PT Cruiser with painted Douglas DC-3 airbrushing for half car. When I parked usually it to my airline parking, all old pilots/veterans turned they heads and said - look at this beauty , that's a decent car for pilot :). Sadly I sold it to my good friend 4 years ago, sometimes I miss this car ...
 

Forum statistics

Threads
107,023
Messages
3,026,585
Members
52,528
Latest member
Zonko
Top