It is in Endymion that the John Keats — as fine a poet as ever toiled in the English language — observed that beauty and truth share a trait: Timelessness.

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever,” is Keats’ brief and oft quoted prologue that describes not only the topic, but the young man’s epic poem as well

Good people can honestly debate whether the automotive industry has ever produced as worthy an artifact. Certainly the 1957 Chevy would be a possibility, as would a number of pre-war Duesenburgs, or even the VW Beetle.

Let me humbly toss onto the table anot...