• ZC3rr0r@piefed.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    edit-2
    1 day ago

    Duesenberg. They made incredibly stylish and well engineered cars that were ahead of their time. I’d love to see a true competitor to Rolls Royce (Bentley doesn’t really compete with Rolls anymore. Sure they’re expensive luxury cars, but they aren’t anywhere near as bespoke as Rolls Royce cars are).

    • ReallyZen@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      1 day ago

      Avions Voisin - monocoque chassis as soon as 1923. The man behind (other) revolutionary cars as the Traction, The 2cv and the DS, Lefebvre, started there. For engineering marvels that the Voisin cars where, never forget that Monsieur Voisin graduated in …Fine Arts. Explains the bankruptcy I guess.