Funny, I'd say neither of those are "cool". Both are ostentatious, and have absolutely terrible performance. I love them both for other reasons, though. For "cool" you have to go back further. My mom's MGB GT was definitely cool: And my old girlfriend's Volvo P1800 was supremely cool... or very weird... or possibly both: I personally find the Avanti extremely cool, but few others do: I'm a big fan of Rat Rods because they are the physical embodiment of the car illustrations I loved in the 1970's: Brian Johnson (previously of AC/DC) drives old Thunder Guts as his daily driver... a classic 6-liter Bentley: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6NbRkTM7oUc/TMyWYuCKyoI/AAAAAAAABoY/7_gySXAEjKI/s1600/BrianworkingonBcopy.jpg (oops. Looks like a #bugski with URLs that have plus signs in them.) And finally, what I would buy today if I had $30k burning a hole in my pocket (and would drive year-round, rain or shine) would be the Morgan 3-wheeler with the transverse-mounted motorcycle V-twin on the front: That would make me (and my dog) very, very happy.
