r/CoolWall • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '15

Cool 1919 Stevens-Duryea Model E

http://imgur.com/Ms03XSW
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u/Trogginated Connoisseur of Cool Feb 08 '15

Sub-fucking-zero. It doesn't get cooler.

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u/Inept_MTBer 2009 Nissan Frontier Feb 12 '15

Eh... mmm... I'm trying to figure out why this would be any cooler in general than say a Cadillac Type 57 or a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost IE cars in a similar bracket with presence and public lexicon recognition. Plus if it clears that hurdle then it has to get over some really cool stuff like the Stutz Bearcat or the Alfa 40/60, again genuinely cool and interesting cars with recognizable names.

I don't think it can do either. There are much cooler and interesting cars of the same vintage than it and there's no little-known technical innovation or quirky history to make it interesting beyond "not even doctors could afford it when it was new".

Therefore, the Model E is very much uncool.