What are your favorite car shiny/machined/sculpted bits?

[bronson75]

We've had intakes, red interiors, valve covers, etc, etc.
What about other parts that make you say daaaaaaaamn?
Functional parts that could be considered art, if they weren't doing their job?
EDIT: NO INTAKES, VALVE COVERS, OR ANYTHING ELSE WITH THEIR OWN BESPOKE THREAD.
This is for the random things that are more form over function. They do their job, but look GOOD doing it.

I stole this from the hood hinge thread (VW Phaeton):

[SSLByron]

IB4 the slew of intake manifolds/valve covers.

[hasnfefr]

Just about anything in the interior of a Huayra, esp, the shifter.

[r_fostoria]

Sculpted you say? These '58 Plymouth tailfins just look so good it's ridiculous. They're possibly the best looking thing on any car ever.





The DeSoto ones are really great as well,

[Preppy]

Slew of pics of spyker.

[bronson75]

The Belvidere script is awesome.
Fins rock, fer sher.

[71DubBugBug]

I stole this from the hood hinge thread:

on the vw phaeton. Clarkson mentioned it in his video review of it

[bronson75]

on the vw phaeton. Clarkson mentioned it in his video review of it

Yep, forgot to mention it.
OP edited.

[al@absolute]

i always found the hood ornament on the 37 plymouth to be awesome

[AKADriver]

As a Miata owner, I'm obligated:

http://www.moma.org/collection/brows...1&sort_order=1

The NA Miata's taillight assemblies are in the collection of the museum of modern art.

Yet people still feel the need to slap altezzas on 'em.

[RacingManiac]

Racecar uprights?


AP Radi-Cal Caliper

[gr8shandini]

I've always been a fan of the hand-joined wood trim around the inside of the windows on old Packards. Really looks like someone took some time to do it right as opposed to just snapping some plastic part over it like on modern cars.



By the way, those gauges are pretty awesome too, but I'm sure there's a thread on that somewhere and I don't want to upset anyone.

[Dave Zero]

NSX

[barry2952]

My favorite shiny bit.

[Chris_V]

Many of the parts of this car:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...l-billet-cobra

http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/

I also love the suspension bits on Impression, from Foose:







The steering wheel, steering column, and windsheild frame are pretty cool, too:

[thetopdog]

Not really a match for most of the stuff in this thread but I think the Gallardo's aluminum gas cap is pretty cool. It's surprisingly heavy and solid, although completely unnecessary

[PowerDubs]

Here are some shiny machined bits I have in my car- sourced from it's fraternal twin.



Mirror knob




Lighter





Wiper stalk




Column adjustment button

[PowerDubs]

Took me a second to realize this was a car and not a boat.. damn pretty!!

[bronson75]

By the way, those gauges are pretty awesome too, but I'm sure there's a thread on that somewhere and I don't want to upset anyone.

Hardy, har, har.
I didn't want a rehash of all the stuff that's already been posted, that's all.
Great stuff in this thread, exactly what I was hoping for!

[Ross1013]

Slew of pics of spyker.

Shame about the inverted Ford door handle.

[2.0_Mazda]

I have a thing for weird cup holders

[bronson75]

I have a thing for weird cup holders

I love the engineering that goes into cupholders. I always play with them when I go to car shows.

[Lifelong Obsession]

The "over-engineered" Lexus SC300/400 door hinge.

[Klim18]

Carrera GT shifter, made in honor of Porsche 917 Le Mans racercar.



Lamborghini Aventador engine bay cover that's made of glass. In person looks very unique, especially with open slits in between.

[Impeccable]

[leaftye]

Damn. I don't think I'd be able to drive that unless I had a freshly Windex'd glass road to drive it on.

[quadcammer32]

my gas cap

[Crimping Is Easy]

I love the look of Endless brakes.

[Tim@VMG]

I love the shifter and gate on the Audi R8.



The knob itself is a big chunk of knurled metal, and feels great. The gate is a thick piece that's nicely machined, and as with any gated shifter, the solid "clack, clack, clack" noise you get while shifting through the gears is totally fantastic.

-Tim

[.:bigred12]

Elise door hinge

[compy222]

^ trollolol. cupholder.

anyway...that scoop.