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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 05:30 PM
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What an absolute beauty!

David Brown Speedback GT (2014) review | Road Testing Reviews | Car Magazine Online
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 06:00 PM
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Sorry. Don't see it at all!
The back end particularly looks (to me) a huge step backwards, in aesthetics, not time.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 06:48 PM
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Not a fan. I think it's a cool concept, but the design looks like a caricatured jumble of several classic automotive designs and just doesn't flow and it looks like its trying too hard.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 07:45 PM
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Retro cars don't appeal to me.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 09:13 PM
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I get it that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder; but in my opinion quirky, limited edition, hand built cars such as these (or the Bristol Fighter or the Lightweight E Type) have been an integral part of British design heritage. Probably a large part of the reason why Jaguar and Aston Martin can convey emotion more deeply than most teutonic German machines.

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