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I forgot to take in my trash can this morning, so I pulled up through the gate and got out of the car to roll the bin back in. So on the walk back out, I was staring at my car for a while (it’s about 100 yards from the gate back to the house). Now, I’ve always liked the looks of this particular car (why else would I buy it?), but the look gave me real satisfaction, maybe more than seems reasonable. So my thought is: How much of perceived beauty is due to 1. either some universal concept(s) of beauty, or some inherent biologically determined perception as opposed to 2. some learned reactions or beliefs as to what constitutes beauty?
I’ve always believed that the true measure of the looks of a vehicle is how it looks ten or twenty years later — for example, an E-body Jaguar still looks incredible some 60 years after it debuted.
Gratuitous pictures of my car included:
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I believe in objective beauty.
I understand the "beauty in the eye of the beholder crowd" - there's no accounting for personal taste.
But some things are simply objectively beautiful.
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There's something to be said for it. There's a game of chess that's known as the American Beauty. Is it beautiful? That really depends on how much you care about chess.
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5.0L 6 speed stick? (Obviously) Beauty in the eyes of the beholder? I'd like to be-holdin' that down the Mass Pike right now.
I miss my 2016 3.7L. She wasn't the fastest 'stang but could out-run most cars. I once laid rubber with it outside the Bridgestone arena. The only draw back was pressing the clutch in hours of heavy traffic.
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I’ve always thought the Jaguar E type was the best looking car ever made. I have a Lexus SE430, which is merely adorable. She’s 23 this year.
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My Kia is over 20 years old and is underwhelming in all respects, but it is beautiful to me. It was paid for long ago, it starts every time, and it only has 40K miles.
I call it a money maker.
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