srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 3, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 6880 times:
Facel Vega HK500:
Something about all of the cars Facel made that just interest me. I'd take any of the models they built. A 1960 HK500 sold a few weeks ago at Mecum's auction at Monterrey for $69,000. Some Facel Vega models can go for $100K+. There's a collector car dealer in CT that has a 1956 Facel Vega FV2B (Which is an earlier version of what become the HK500, which was replaced by the Vega II.) priced at $135K.
MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40 Reply 4, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 6870 times:
I had an eye on this Ferrari Enzo at the Ferrari store in Monte Carlo only that a rich Italian came and snatched her before I could even think of what kind of offer to make on this jewel of a car.
My baby's gone with another man...
A friend phoned me today after the F1 race had ended. He told me he saw another same Ferrari Enzo on the street that would fit me quite well only it is yellow.
In fact I like the yellow better. They are the originals before the red ever came.
As long as there's life there's hope... as they say!
There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde
MD11Engineer From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 13342 posts, RR: 64 Reply 5, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 6863 times:
I would get an old Unimog 404 and convert it into something like this:
for long distance travel. The truck started as a military field ambulance or radio truck like this:
Since the original 404 models were powered by a very thirsty petrol engine, I would replace it with a Diesel engine, e.g. the engine from the MB trac fram tractor fits (since this tractor has been built using the Unimog chassis as a base).
Quoting srbmod (Reply 3): Something about all of the cars Facel made that just interest me. I'd take any of the models they built. A 1960 HK500 sold a few weeks ago at Mecum's auction at Monterrey for $69,000. Some Facel Vega models can go for $100K+. There's a collector car dealer in CT that has a 1956 Facel Vega FV2B (Which is an earlier version of what become the HK500, which was replaced by the Vega II.) priced at $135K.
That is one beautiful machine. I had no idea they were that expensive.
I already have mines.
1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car.
Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38512 posts, RR: 80 Reply 8, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 6820 times:
Quoting MIAspotter (Reply 7): One of the most beautiful car ever made, Citroen DS
Agreed!
Certainly the best looking French car.
I drove one once for a few blocks. A friend of mine in San Francisco owns one. The brakes felt strange since it wasn't a traditional pedal.
varigb707 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1220 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 6792 times:
MIAspotter From Spain, joined Nov 2001, 2274 posts, RR: 26 Reply 11, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 6783 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 8): Agreed!
Certainly the best looking French car.
I drove one once for a few blocks. A friend of mine in San Francisco owns one. The brakes felt strange since it wasn't a traditional pedal
It is, just so elegant and so... French.
I would love to own a properly restored example, lots of €€€ tho
Not a traditional pedal? please enlighten me.
Quoting imiakhtar (Reply 9): Toyota landcruiser 70 series. Great off road and very reliable.
The short 2 door version is very popular in my country (Venezuela) we call it ¨Machito¨ roughly translates to ¨tiny big man¨ or something.
af773atmsp From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2578 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 6745 times:
I would probably choose the Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. Once in awhile I see these around town and I love them. I'm happy that station wagons have slowly made a comeback in the U.S.
DarkSnowyNight From United States of America, joined Jan 2012, 982 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 6724 times:
DeltaMD90 From United States of America, joined Apr 2008, 5318 posts, RR: 47 Reply 16, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 6711 times:
srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 17, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 6703 times:
Quoting Superfly (Reply 6): That is one beautiful machine. I had no idea they were that expensive.
I saw a nicely restored one on eBay a few years back in which the guy was wanting $500K, which I doubt he got considering the current market for classic cars.
That's my more realistic classic car want. The price range on that particular generation of Continentals varies enough that it's an affordable classic. Of course if the top goes down, the price goes up.
Braniff747SP From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 2631 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 6700 times:
I don't need to explain, do I?
The 747 will always be the TRUE queen of the skies!
bartonsayswhat From Canada, joined Oct 2007, 434 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 6679 times:
I want the Mercedes SLS more than any other. After seeing and hearing it put through its paces at the Montreal F1 last year my mind was made up. Better start saving.
That looks to be a 1965 Lincoln Continental convertible.
I came very close to buying one 10 years ago. I gave it a spin.
The seller was asking $9000 because he had a new top put on but had some rust issues underneath so I passed.
Quoting MIAspotter (Reply 11): Not a traditional pedal? please enlighten me.
Had an odd mushroom shaped button on the floor the slows down the car. Some owners have converted theirs to a conventional brake system.
Quoting af773atmsp (Reply 14): I'm happy that station wagons have slowly made a comeback in the U.S.
Not sure if that counts as a real station wagon.
Quoting DarkSnowyNight (Reply 15): That looks great. How much did it cost to bring that over to Thailand?
Thanks but you don't want to know how much it cost to ship over.
tootallsd From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 542 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 6612 times:
My favorites
Jensen Interceptor 3
1969 Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3
Citroen DS 21
Braniff747SP From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 2631 posts, RR: 1 Reply 24, posted (8 months 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 6606 times:
Quoting tootallsd (Reply 23): Jensen Interceptor 3
1969 Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3
Citroen DS 21
Great list, especially the Interceptor and the 300!
The 747 will always be the TRUE queen of the skies!
25 JAGflyer: Forget the cars that cost as much as a house or yacht, I just want my Lexus IS-F. Sure, it isn't 600HP but who needs that? The speed limit in Ontario
26 TSS: It is. That's my personal favorite year of all the '61-'69 "suicide door" Lincoln Continentals. Yep, a major fault of "suicide door" Lincolns is that
27 Superfly: ..or just buy a car that is as big as a yacht. Sweet! My favorite of the suicide door era is the 1966-1967 models. 1966 was the first to have the tub
28 zkojq: For me it would be a Maserati Quattroporte: Second choice would be a red Ferrari 575 Superamerica:
29 Kaphias: Such a hard question for a car guy... I'm feeling practical right now so I'll put a couple that I could realistically buy and own: 2004 Subaru WRX STi
30 BMI727: Overrated. It's wonderfully quirky, but not that great looking. The Alpine A110, Bugatti Type 57, the aforementioned Facel Vega II, and Talbot-Lago T
31 Superfly: Another beautiful car! Nothing "odd" about that at all. That is a awesome car that can haul some serious @ss! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I
32 DarkSnowyNight: I just can't over how all around great those things look, inside and out. I like the not-so-hidden Joe Walsh reference in that thread, BTW...
33 CXB77L: Just one? If I could have any car, and money wasn't an issue, then I'd get ... Rolls-Royce Ghost: and/or Bentley Continental GT:
34 OzGlobal: I lived in Washington D.C. as a kid for 2 years and this (in hardtop) was the family car!
35 Superfly: Haha! Nice! Was it the French name that inspired your parents to buy the Marquis?
36 Braybuddy: You beat me to it . . . . only I'd have to correct you: THE most beautiful car ever made! Orgasm on wheels.
37 Superfly: That award goes to the 1958 Edsel Citation. ...
38 sturmovik: A Lancia Stratos in the Alitalia livery..
39 ScarletHarlot: You brought over your Lincoln, 'Fly? Cool, I betcha the Thai ladies just love it! My current dream car is the Mercedes SL 63, but I'd also love an As
40 Ken777: I've reached a point where getting in and out of a car is just as important as the car itself. For now I'll stay with What I'd like for a replacement
42 OzGlobal: We're Australian. I've only been in France for the last 10 years. Dad got it 18months old in Dec '72 for what he considered a song. It was extremely
43 Superfly: A song in December 1972? Could have been Highway Star by Deep Purple or Top Of The World by the Carpenters. Interesting. 'Williamsburg' was a special
44 MIAspotter: I typed that at first, but then backed up just not to cause offence. Meh, looks just like any other car of the same era. MIAspotter
46 Larshjort: Saw and heard 3 of those at ADAC Rally Deutschland last week. It looks and especially sounds amazing, and even more amazing is that their owners is r
48 Revelation: I don't think you'd like the CUV, because it'll require a big step up and hoisting yourself into it. My former MIL had similar back issues and was a
49 Superfly: Good one! Considering how long those songs are, it's very possible. If he did a Jon Anderson impression on the sales floor, the salesman may have swe
50 Larshjort: Isn't that car more like the US equivalent of this one A Trabant rally car /Lars
51 MIAspotter: Look like a big gaping va... HAHAHA!!! Coool! a Trabby! I´d love one of those too! and a 2CV MIAspotter.
52 Superfly: If you look closer, that Gremlin has a Continental Airlines livery that lasted until 1993. You may have been too young to remember their previous live
53 Larshjort: Ahh now I see it, I didn't connect the colors to the Continental name. /Lars
54 UltimateDelta: That's always been one of my favorites. I want one of these in Lunar Blue.
55 Aesma: I love many a classic so I would chose none, and instead take a car for extreme sensations : Radical SR8 RX, the fastest production car.
56 ScarletHarlot: Gotcha...I knew you had said before you would never bring it over and when I saw the above I misinterpreted it that you had.
58 panam330: I recently bought a 2010 Saab 9-3 with a 6-speed. It's INCREDIBLE. I just wish I'd been able to find a non-automatic, new 9-3. Of the very, very few n
59 Revelation: Congrats on the score! I tried Saabs earlier in life, and it was a pretty big surprise to me that they didn't accommodate my large frame (6'3" or 195
61 KaiGywer: I am being realistic here 2013 Ford F150
62 TSS: Since there's no shortage of '81-'87 Buick Regal Coupe bodies in this world and GM "A"-bodies in general are exceptionally easy to work on and to fin
63 Ken777: Not nearly as challenging as the surgery (& radiation) for prostate cancer - just limited ability to turn my head. That's always appreciated.
64 GrahamHill: A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California would do: [Edited 2012-09-03 21:11:02]
65 zkojq: I really love those, in-fact my hypothetical 'dream 10 car garage' would contain a Saab 9-3 convertible, preferably in the greeny-yellow colour such
66 sturmovik: Awesome! I've never had the good fortune to see one so far, but then all it took was one poster years ago for me to fall absolutely and irretrievably
67 trav110: I would have to go for the Aventador. Easily the meanest looking car out there.
68 idealstandard: For me it can be only one car. I missed out on the opportunity to get one of these (a restoration job) on eBay a couple of years ago because it was in
69 SuperCaravelle: It would depend on my mood mostly, I think, but per category: Already mentioned, but the current Quattroporte would be by far my number one saloon cho
70 TSS: Both good choices, although you'd probably want to replace the original seats with something more modern, as in more comfortable and supportive, for
71 PC12Fan: Nuff said. Besides, it doesn't indicate it very well in the pic, but it's a GNX, not just the Grand National. Parts are a little more scarce for that
72 SuperCaravelle: I didn't know that, no. In Europe, muscle car just means a big American sports-like car with a massive engine, whether it's a Pontiac GTO or a Ford M
73 KingFriday013: If I could get any car, it would be a 1959 Porsche 356 that I could give to my father If I could get any car for myself, it would be the Porsche 959..
74 ScarletHarlot: OMG yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!! I had posters of the 959 up on my bedroom walls when I was about 16. I LOVE that car. Got to see one at our local dea
75 Braybuddy: Drool, drool, drool . . . . could almost give the Citroen DS a run for it's money!
76 scbriml: I can't decide between: and Oh sod it! I'll have both.
77 SFBdude: Although I don't know much about cars, most of the old school stuff has a greater appeal to me than any of the newer stuff. I hope to make it a future
78 idealstandard: I thought the current M3 was a N/A V8?
79 SuperCaravelle: You're right actually, I always thought that the new one was turbocharged. Still, there is something nostalgic about a BMW straight 6 Sadly, in the n
80 mham001: What would you call it. Besides 650 horsepower of Mama-mobile? The classic I desire most. Not unobtainable. just no place in my life right now.
81 Braybuddy: Ahh . . . I forgot about the Karmann Ghia! Add that my list too . . . Funny that my favourite cars (Citroen DS, Porsche 356/357 and the Karmann Ghia)
82 BMI727: The next one is rumored to be a six cylinder engine. You should at least spring for an SHO. Those are cult classics. Good heavens. The DS is so overr
83 Braybuddy: That's probably part of its appeal! It's quirky retro look puts it miles ahead of the blandness of most modern cars.
84 Superfly: Low budget movies are awesome! I was confusing it with that other alphabet soup model that is a CUV. Can't think of the name off the top of my head.
85 francoflier: E30 or E36 M3 for me. Slight preference for the E30 maybe, but probably because I've seen too many E36s being massacred by idiotic tuners. I love them
86 NoUFO: I have always liked the Defender: However, the most elegant looking car in my book is not the DS but ... introducing: the Maserati 3200 / Coupe: Its s
87 seb146: Just one??? I have three: DeLorian Studebaker Avanti Nash Metropolitan
88 idealstandard: The BMW straight six is a wonderful engine Even in low power guise - my mate has a 2010 325i (I say low powered...not really but whatever) and the so
89 francoflier: That's because it has been used as a cheap prop in countless crappy sci-fi movies... (or not so crappy, I love Gattaca)
90 corocks: When I had my A5 in the shop a few weeks ago, they let me take one out for a few hours. It was a freakin blast - although I was scared to death of wr
91 KiwiRob: Have you learn't how to drive a manual?
92 BMI727: I would for a 959. I'll replace my dented up car when I find a job. I'm thinking either a used Lotus (if I fit into it) or a Cayman S.
94 rutley21: I love Audi. The Audi R8 is my dream car. Hopefully I will get one some day. But for now I'll settle for a BMW Z4. Rob
95 777ER: For me its the Chevy Silverado, Dodge Charger SRT or Holden Commodore HSV
96 KL838: Out of all the cars, I would want the new 2013 Range Rover, always dreamed about owning one. This new one is amazingly 420 kgs lighter than the previo
97 CGKings317: My kind of car would be something that has a fairly high clearance such that it could go on less than ideal dirt/gravel roads (e.g. 4x4 roads) but als
98 Aesma: My mother grew up in the back of DSs, as my grandfather owned several of them. She tells me how he would take the family to Lyon from Paris for a day
100 flymia: If I could have any car it would be: It would be a Bugatti Veyron Super Sports and I would sell it for $2,400,000 right away Now if you told me I HAD
101 777222LR: I'd LOVE a Fisker Karma. I saw a ton of them during my recent 6 month stay in California. They are indeed beautiful, especially for a 4 door sedan. [E
102 AirPacific747: Danish design I really like the new Tesla Model S: I tried an electric vehicle (Renault Fluence) a few weeks ago and I am convinced that it is the wa
103 Aesma: An L6 has better sound and equilibrium, only rivaled by V12s !
104 TSS: Fair enough. The sound problem can be solved by using a flat crankshaft in a V8 which would provide alternate firing between both cylinder banks ( L-
105 SuperCaravelle: Is it fun to drive though? I know it is archaic and everything, but I like it when a car needs to be revved a bit to get maximum performance. Having
106 larshjort: That's the thing about the Fluence. In Denmark you buy the car and sign a contract with Better place. Better place owns the battery and they have bui
107 AirPacific747: I thought it was fun to drive, but if you like revving a car, then it might not be something for you.. I didn't miss any kind of acceleration though
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