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6 Glamorous Cars Packaged in an Art Museum

Had cars been bought only to satisfy man's transportation needs, there wouldn't have been any beautiful cars. Beauty matters, right? Some cars have been designed so well, so beautifully that they are too good to be used for mere transportation. The rolling sculptures qualify more towards becoming works of art. The best fit for these cars would be a car gallery.

Folks at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta nod their heads in approval. The museum will be celebrating automotive design through an exhibition. The exhibition, called the Allure of the Automobile, will have on display an extraordinary assortment of 18 vehicles. The sight of cars from the golden age of design, from the early 1930s through the early 1960s will be a real treat for the eyes. Here are details of six of the cars.

1938 Alfa Romeo 8C2900B Touring Berlinetta

The power and sophistication that this car possesses is simply miraculous. Phil Hill, America's first world champion driver thought that if this car does not get anyone's heart racing, then the person does not have any blood at all. Forget outshining the finely shaped design of this car, it is hard to even equal it. This has been one of the most elegant and proven supercars coming from the 1930s. The honour of being Alfa Romeo's most prestigious grand touring car goes to this 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C2900B.

1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

Do you see the Italian body of this Aston Martin car? It has a British heart though. The car is sleek, yet macho; refined, yet perfect for the tracks. You keep looking at it and you just can't take your eyes off it. You don't and can never get enough of it. The longer you look, the more you see. Just like any other masterpiece, its looks explain so much, that you can never get to the end of exploration of the car. This beautiful and exciting sports car has received universal praise as a successful grand tourer.

1959 Chevrolet Corvette

After Harley Earl, in 1958, Mitchell took over as GM's VP for styling. This Sting Ray prototype was designed by Bill Mitchell in 1959 and featured fuel injection, independent suspension and inboard brakes. Except for the brakes that never saw production, this car, more or less, made it into production when the second-generation Corvette rolled out in 1963. Mitchell traded Earl's globular styling for sculpted designs and we see this 1959 Corvette with the perfect blend of classic European sports car styling and the revolutionary signs popular among American auto makers in the 1950s. Doesn't the car look as fresh as ever even now?

1961 250 SWB

The 250 SWB is one of the best dual-purpose Ferraris. In fact, all automobiles produced by Ferrari in the 1950s or 1960s are simply amazing. The 250 SWB or 250 Short Wheelbase is indeed the prettiest. Class victories have come in its name at the biggest races including the Le Mans and Tour de France. Can a race car be both bold and beautiful? This car is the perfect example. It displays form and function coming together in harmony. It is also an ideal example of a car that a collector wanting to restore, show off or drive a one-of-a-kind race car yearns for.

1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K

It is quite impossible to identify even a single flaw in this 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K. The K stands for kompressor. Born to lead, everybody can behold the car's superior styling. It very well projects the art deco styling of that period. The car had a very powerful, a supercharged engine. But at the same time, it also has the power of beauty. The Mercedes-Benz car, as old as 1937, still has the fresh magic that can attract any eye. It goes to show that even age-old cars have a timelessness that goes beyond craft to become art. They can be as fresh as or fresher than today's cars.

1953 Porsche 550

This little monster is the 1953 Porsche 550 Le Mans/La Carrera Panamerica Coupe. Also known as a giant killer, the 1953 Porsche 550 was very low to the ground. The intelligent design which was impressive too was built keeping in mind the racing efficiency it would provide. This particular Porsche car has a very impressive racing history too. Car manufacturers design cars in a way that makes them look streamlined. But, the 550 coupe is streamlined. It was designed with an eye toward maximum aerodynamic efficiency. Like the 1951 250 SWB, this car is yet another example of form and function coming together beautifully in a timeless design that can be seen today in the Cayman and Boxster.

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