Dream Car

[Purron]

If money, practicality, and good sense were not obstacles, what would be your dream car? Mine - '64 Aston Martin.

 

[haha]

A ford 300 econoline full of large denom T-bills

 

[travelover]

I think a Jaguar XKE with a Toyota powertrain and electronics implant.

 

[73ss454]

This is what does it for me.


1967 Corvette 427/435hp test drive - YouTube

 

[kumquat]

An early Sunbeam Alpine like the red one in the foreground or an early Singer like this one.

So many cars so little [-]time[/-] money

 

[ls99]

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Speed Records
By Matt Hardigree
Jul 6, 2010 9:30 AM

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Bugatti Veyron Super Sport: The World’s New Fastest Car

The end-of-the-line Bugatti Veyron Super Sport isn't just the ultimate Bugatti. With a top speed of 268 mph, the 1,200-hp übercar is now also the new fastest production car in the world.

 

[Animorph]

A Ferrari 458 Italia would be acceptable. But given time I could probably think of something I'd like better. The Veyron would be nice, but the maintenance seems excessive.

 

[nphx]

Duesenberg for a car to cherish.
63 split window vette as a imperfect driver instead of hangar queen would be fun

 

[Zathras]

And it should be here within a week!!

 

[unclemick]

This is what does it for me.


1967 Corvette 427/435hp test drive - YouTube

Long long ago and far far away I had a roommate in the 70's with one of those - him and the State of Colorado got in some silly argument about points after which he rode his bicyle for a while. I had a pokey old 67 XKE 2+2 red yet which I always drove the speed limit - at least in Denver pretty much sort of.

In my old age - maybe a primered out rat rod when a genuine flathead Ford V8 and an interesting carb set up.

heh heh heh - If I was rich probably have a wharehouse of cars and pickups.

 

[Ronstar]

Has to be a red 62 vette

 

[Walt34]

Sigh. So many cars. So little time.

 

[Midpack]

I have my (current) dream car and it's nothing special in the overall scheme of things, but then I stopped being enamored with cars quite a while ago (thanks LBYM). But I used to lust after cars when I was younger (my first word was wheel), so if I lost my bearings I'd probably be choosing between these...(that was fun in a vicarious way).

 

[eytonxav]

This is what does it for me.


1967 Corvette 427/435hp test drive - YouTube

The vette would be 2nd on my list behind a Porsche GT3 RS:

 

[palomalou]

Mine:
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Un4a22XHZ6Q/0.jpg

 

[73ss454]

The vette would be 2nd on my list behind a Porsche GT3 RS:

Sorry but rear engine VW motors just don't do it for me. (heh)

 

[eytonxav]

Sorry but rear engine VW motors just don't do it for me. (heh)

If you let me take you for a lap around Sebring, you might change your mind

 

[HFWR]

Land yacht...

 

[Sarah in SC]

Damn it! I hate when HFWR posts my dream car before I can do it! Okay, okay, this one is close, and I'm also totally in the land yacht category! But I'd also take either one of these.

 

[FinanceDude]

I have simple tastes.......

 

[HFWR]

I have simple tastes.......

67? Nice!

 

[samclem]

I think a Jaguar XKE with a Toyota powertrain and electronics implant.

The powertrain really isn't much trouble, though the carbs are fussy. Absolutely a pleasure to hear and feel when everything is working well, which is most of the time. The "electrical system" and the brakes, however . . . not many other cars out there where changing the rear disks requires dropping the rear end.

I owned a '64 XKE roadster. I will never own or drive a finer looking car. When I sold it to buy an '84 Dodge Caravan I knew I'd turned a page in my life.

She looked just like this.

 

[HFWR]

I owned a '64 XKE roadster. I will never own or drive a finer looking car. When I sold it to buy an '84 Dodge Caravan I knew I'd turned a page in my life.

That's just sad...

 

[samclem]

That's just sad...

It was the right thing to do. Still, I try not to think about that car very much.

It was the right thing to do . . .

It was the right thing to do . . .

It was the right thing to do . . .

 

[Sarah in SC]

That's just sad...

+1. I cannot imagine giving up that car for a minivan.
PJ O'Rourke would be openly weeping at this point.