Dream cars

[West R Lee]

West

 

[Minnesota Flats]

If I'm gonna dream, why not dream big?

They probably don't get much prettier (or rarer...or less practical...) than the Jaguar XJ-13:

 

[NM156]

I drive an '08 Toyota suv with performance similar to a Porsche 968 (short-lived 944 successor). I even get some looks, maybe because it looks like a clown car on me.

 

[NM156]

Alfa Stradale 2L V8

 

[JohnW63]

That looks like it shouldn't be street legal.

 

[adorshki]

My trifecta, all rear-wheel drive and suitable for real-world driving without worrying about blowing the 401k in an accident.

1990 Ford Thunderbird SC. The car that taught me there could be life after RX-7's:

1980 Mazda RX-7, single most fun-to-drive car I ever owned:

Best cockpit ergonomics I ever owned including a BMW 325i

Rotor motor was great and very reliable as long as one didn't f--k with it and kept the oil up.

1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass S, my first gentleman's hotrod:

It was that arch on the rear fender that got me. Still does.

Massively under-stressed 275hp 350 V8 with TH350.
Bench front seat so GF could scootch in close if she wanted.
"I just still need to be able to steer, babe"
Life was good at 70. (mph)

 

[NM156]

My trifecta, all rear-wheel drive and suitable for real-world driving without worrying about blowing the 401k in an accident.

1990 Ford Thunderbird SC. The car that taught me there could be life after RX-7's:

1980 Mazda RX-7, single most fun-to-drive car I ever owned:

Best cockpit ergonomics I ever owned including a BMW 325i

Rotor motor was great and very reliable as long as one didn't f--k with it and kept the oil up.

1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass S, my first gentleman's hotrod:

It was that arch on the rear fender that got me. Still does.

Massively under-stressed 275hp 350 V8 with TH350.
Bench front seat so GF could scootch in close if she wanted.
"I just still need to be able to steer, babe"
Life was good at 70. (mph)

I had a '73 Cutlass with a 305, for about 2 weeks. Definitely had potential and great looks despite failing gaskets and the faded maroon paint.

 

[Midnight Toker]

For me the dream car was always something unattainable, in price, need for maintenance, likelihood of theft, speeding tickets, etc...

I'll see your Carrera and raise you my dream car, the game changing, and very rare, Porsche 959.





Anyone want to help this kid fulfill his dream??

Just a cool 1.5 mil would do the trick.

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[davismanLV]

I once owned my dream car, back when I could buy one for less than a grand. Red on red '63 Nova SS with the stock straight six and two speed Powerglide. Life got in the way, sold it for less than a grand, and now it's a dream car again with a price tag 30-50 times more than it cost me the first time around. A guy can dream...

Marty, those were soooo cool. I mean just lovely for the time. My parents had a 64 Chevelle El Camino!! Low end model with the 287(3) i forget.... and I used it with the air shocks to pull the horse trailer all around southern California!! What a workhorse. And you could flip the hood up and see the ground and ALL 8 spark plugs were accessible and you could just pull the things, gap them and replace them!! Remember those days??

 

[davismanLV]

1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass S, my first gentleman's hotrod:

It was that arch on the rear fender that got me. Still does.

Massively under-stressed 275hp 350 V8 with TH350.
Bench front seat so GF could scootch in close if she wanted.
"I just still need to be able to steer, babe"
Life was good at 70. (mph)

okay Al... you had me at 1970 Cutlass S!! Lovely!!

 

[NM156]

For me the dream car was always something unattainable, in price, need for maintenance, likelihood of theft, speeding tickets, etc...

The amazing part is that there's room for taller people up front. I've sat in one 911 and been a passenger in another. Ergonomically, it's definitely the car for me!

 

[DrumBob]

This would make me very happy to own. You can keep your fancy Euro sports cars and American muscle cars. Give me something from the '50s any day.

 

[DrumBob]

Or this.

 

[DrumBob]

Love these Lincolns.

 

[Midnight Toker]

I once owned my dream car, back when I could buy one for less than a grand. Red on red '63 Nova SS with the stock straight six and two speed Powerglide. Life got in the way, sold it for less than a grand, and now it's a dream car again with a price tag 30-50 times more than it cost me the first time around. A guy can dream...

To find one still stock would be rare. I remember during the 70's and 80's, THE favorite cars to strip down and tub out for drag racing were old Nova's and Chevy II's. (and 60's camaros!) All across the country, wherever there was a pro/am drag racing track, there would be literally dozens of old Novas who's fate was to never see restoration to it's original glory.

 

[mad dog]

I dream about motorcycles, not cars. Have missed my '84 Moto Guzzi LeMans III for decades. Missing the '97 Moto Guzzi 1100 sport injected that replaced it. And the last in line, a 2011 Triumph Sprint GT. Such lovely and cool machines. But in the era of cellphones and willful driver distraction ... suddenly more dangerous than I find acceptable.

Which led me to a modest but totally fun little ride. It cannot replace motorcycles. Still, has something addictive going on:



Speed is indeed not everything. IMO, perfect handling, great design and a slick 6 speed manual for the win.

 

[RBSinTo]

I am of the mind that unless you drive exactly what you want, it doesn't matter what you actually drive.
My dream cars:
First, the unobtainable: Ferrari 250 Gt California.
Second, the slightly more realistic, but impractical 1967Austin Healy 3000 Mklll.
So I'm stuck with a 2013 Subaru Forrester and Mrs. RBSinTo's 2021 Kia Forte.
Both, practical, reliable and boring.

 

[davidbeinct]

I dream about motorcycles, not cars. Have missed my '84 Moto Guzzi LeMans III for decades. Missing the '97 Moto Guzzi 1100 sport injected that replaced it. And the last in line, a 2011 Triumph Sprint GT. Such lovely and cool machines. But in the era of cellphones and willful driver distraction ... suddenly more dangerous than I find acceptable.

Which led me to a modest but totally fun little ride. It cannot replace motorcycles. Still, has something addictive going on:



Speed is indeed not everything. IMO, perfect handling, great design and a slick 6 speed manual for the win.

Gorgeous car. I have the ragtop and love putting the top down but the lines on the targa top when it’s up are some of the nicest on any modern car.

 

[MartyG]

Another dream car I once owned, and would buy again in a heartbeat: the 1987 Mazda 626 GT Turbo. (A black coupe like the one in the picture). Very similar in size to the '63 Nova, but so much more fun to drive.

Marty

 

[Guildedagain]

3000 MKIII, what a car! Serious ultimate dream car.

To see that Healy in action, driven by one equally beautiful, the new Phryne Fisher mysteries.

But in the era of cellphones and willful driver distraction ... suddenly more dangerous than I find acceptable.

What is that, looks like a slightly shrunken NISMO, prob a realistic/unrealistic dream car. Prior, I thought an Audi TT was the car's meow.

A resemblance.

What is it they're not telling you?

Ride offroad, far from the madding crowd, or none at all. I've been bikeless a couple years now, after constant bike ownership/riding from 16/60. I absolutely refuse to indulge son in law to start riding.

Smart phones made us quite the opposite.