The 50th anniversary of the Pebble Beach show a couple of years ago featured
these cars ...I believe their theme mentioned "teardrop" in the advertising.
The cars were really amazing. Yards and yards of flawless fluid sheet metal
and paint. Some of the most dramatic cars ever built. Given the chance to see
the show that was mentioned, don't miss it.
Being an amateur photographer, these cars lent themselves to some of the best
photos I've ever had the chance to take.
Dave J.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Fine
To: Healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 9:02 PM
Subject: Non Healey but auto related
For anyone in the Southern California area between now and Jan. 24, 2005
who
loves looking at beautiful old cars don't miss the current show at the
Peterson Automotive Museum "FRENCH CURVES: THE AUTOMOBILE AS SCULPTURE".
I just spent several hours with my family and even my daughter loved these
cars. These are the French-bodied cars mostly pre 1940 that were designed
according to the "streamlined moderne" aesthetic of the Art Deco school,
and
quoting from the show, "...considered to be some of the most beautiful
automobiles ever created." Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, Delahaye. I have
seen
some of these cars on prior occasions but never so many in one location and
restored as perfectly as humanly possible. These cars just took my breath
away. Nice Sunday family outing.
Ron
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