Yes, I find that the gaping radiator grill on the Maserati and a number of other cars tends to make them look like bottom feeding fish. What I always find odd is the way car designers all use similar design cues at any one time but then strive to be different and, almost impossibly, individual. Even the latest Volvos have large radiator grilles with concave vertical bars a la the Maserati. It is a dichotomy prevalent in all areas of design I suppose and probably always has been, particularly in the car industry. Makes the Morgan even more interesting though in my view as it doesn't have to follow the fashion cues slavishly.
well said.