Staring at this photo, at every photo of this gorgeous Alfa, has led me to realize an internal contradiction I carry. I love this almost boatlike front end, these cars that seem as if they could ford water and float right over it. The pointed tip looks aerodynamic, sleek, ready for motoring. The style works for me.
Yet, when I look at a G-nose Datsun Fairlady, it just… doesn’t. It doesn’t work. The proportions are off, the glass covers on the headlights look wrong, everything just starts to fall apart. I adore the standard Z — it’s my all-time favorite car design — but the G-nose just looks bad to me. Yet, here, I love it. Much to ponder.
