Best looking reel to reel

IMO, the big Crown recorders with their large, black, bakelite knobs, are the quintessence of the art deco/industrial age.  Next, or on the same plane, would be the Studers and Ampex studio recorders.  If TEAC is your ideal, then maybe you don't want that look; you want TEAC/Akai/Technics/Sony.  Among the Japanese decks, Otari comes closest to the big three in appearance and perhaps in performance when properly tweaked, IMO. 

My vote would have to go to the one I had back in the late 70s, the Pioneer RT-707. It might not be the gnarliest, but it just may have been the most unusual looking.

https://www.hifiengine.com/images/model/pioneer_rt-707_open_reel_tape_deck.jpg

I'm going to echo route-66 here a little. Pioneer made a higher end version of the 707 called the RT-909. If you're into chrome it should push all the right buttons.

The Technics RS-1500 series, especially one rehabbed by J-Corder in Gig Habour, WA.

Many many thanks for all these useful suggestions to all of you.