Favorite Car

[THORDOOR220]

17 minutes ago, 1972coronet said:

Here's some 'stock image' photos of vehicles that I would love to own some day : 

 

 

Have one of those novas, I've had it for a couple years. The catch? It's STILL a shell. I really need to get it done, it'll be fun when it's done

Edited August 11, 2018 by THORDOOR220

[ZTony8]

 This is a tough topic for me to answer in that as I've aged and my lifestyle has changed  my needs/ wants in a car have also changed. When I was 20 I bought a (well) used '71 Formula 455 H.O. Firebird. I thought it was a cool car then, I still do now, but at 9 m.p.g. at the time of gas shortage 1 I needed something easier on gas. That's when I bought a '75 Omega 3 on the tree with a 260 v-8 and Rally suspension.

I like going for uncommonly equipped cars. Besides the Omega I had a '79 Malibu factory 4 speed. Ended up selling that to my doofus brother in law ( at the time) and he turned it into a drag car with an automatic( and the now ex took the money! See why she's my ex?)

When I was 30 I bought myself a new '84 Z-28( 5.0 H.O, 5 speed, no A/C) as my birthday present. It was a car that had been ordered and cancelled by someone and it turned that it was almost exactly how I would have ordered it. I still have it.

When I was married we had a couple of Cavalier V-6 wagons. Spacious enough for 3 and reasonably peppy.

In 2008 I bought an HHR. When I first saw them at the Chevy exhibit at the Woodward Cruise in 2005 I thought it was a neat car and it suited me. So I replaced the '97 Audi A6 wagon that I thought I wanted when the ex and I bought it back in 1999. I'm much happier with the HHR (it's 2.4 engine 5 speed that I special ordered-one of 250 built).

The list of cars that I'd want is long and varied and ranges from an Airflow to a GTO to a 50s Packard to a Ferrari 365GTC to a Gordon-Keeble ( look it up) to a Solstice GXP to a Willys-Knight.

Edited August 12, 2018 by ZTony8

[PeeBee]

[THORDOOR220]

On 8/11/2018 at 10:11 PM, ZTony8 said:

...to a Gordon-Keeble ( look it up)...

Those look like interesting little cars, a mix of elegance and aggression. I wonder if anybody makes a model kit for one.

[Agent G]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[NYLIBUD]

To me the F40 was best Ferrari ever made,besides the GTO.And yes I want to own one very badly.

[Richard Bartrop]

17 hours ago, THORDOOR220 said:

Those look like interesting little cars, a mix of elegance and aggression. I wonder if anybody makes a model kit for one.

I don't think anyone makes a Gordon-Keeble kit, but they should.

Edited August 14, 2018 by Richard Bartrop

[Matt Bacon]

Realistically...

In my dreams:

I guess there's a theme, though...

best,

M.

 

[Force]

Too many to list, I will never afford all my favourite cars and that's why I'm in this hobby and can build models of all of them.

[THORDOOR220]

3 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:

I don't think anyone makes a Gordon-Keeble kit, but they should.

https://www.sljhackett.co.uk/cars/gordon-keeble.htm

This looks like a good one...

On a serious note, I can't find any. Closest I can find is a 1/43 scale die cast. Sad day

 

36 minutes ago, Force said:

Too many to list, I will never afford all my favourite cars and that's why I'm in this hobby and can build models of all of them.

I think everybody here can relate to this pretty well, or I can at least

[unclescott58]

Missed posting this ad of AMT's model of my favorite car. 

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

9 minutes ago, unclescott58 said:

Missed posting this ad of AMT's model of my favorite car. 

 

I have no idea how rare these kits are, but there are a couple of them for sale on ebay right now.

 

Steve

 

[webestang]

Own one of them already.........

 

 

In my dreams...........

 

 

In my ultimate of all time forever dreams.....

 

[tbill]

Currently, this, it’s reasonably fast, gets 25mpg, and the top goes down, super fun to drive and puts a smile on my face whenever I’m in it.

 

2004 commemorative edition corvette

[om617]

I love the 60s Ferrari grand touring cars. This 1964 500 Superfast is just stunning,and also fast,400hp and 280kmt top speed.

None are realistic,the holy grail would be the Uhlenhaut SLR coupé.

[Richard Bartrop]

Nuts to reality, that Superfast is beautiful.

[Eric Macleod]

If I won the lottery I would buy a Duesenberg but until then maybe this would suffice,  1929 Franklin 137 Sport Runabout.  

Edited August 19, 2018 by Eric Macleod
Typos

[Dann Tier]

34 minutes ago, Eric Macleod said:

If I won the lottery I would buy a Duesenberg but until then maybe this would suffice,  1929 Franklin 137 Sport Runabout.  

Not on our Michigan roads!!...its not lifted enough!!...lol   -Beautiful car though!!

[PatW]

My favourite.........

The car I'm driving here...................

On a track test.

[Bucky]

Current favorite:

2017 Chrysler 300S

My all-time fave (currently residing in my garage):

1968 Imperial Crown, 1 of 474.

All-time favorite pickup. (I owned one in '78)

1978 Dodge Li'l Red Express

 

Honorable mention....(I owned one of these in the mid 80's to mid 90's)

 

The pickup and Coronet pics are borrowed from the WWW. The ones I owned were identical, however.

 

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Well, there are MANY many cars, from Hot Rods to Exotics, muscle to classics, but this one I have dreamed about since the 70s, something like 500 produced.

Maserati Bora

[Brutalform]

A Firebird Formula that I sold about 9 years ago. It had an EFI SBC... that I tuned myself, Auto, Ford 9 inch rear, ice cold A/C and it ran low 11’s at 120 MPH. 

[BrianC]

An old man and his toy at an All Ford show.................its going to have to last my retirement !

Edited August 28, 2018 by BrianC
spelling!

[gtx6970]

On 8/19/2018 at 12:14 PM, Eric Macleod said:

If I won the lottery I would buy a Duesenberg but until then maybe this would suffice,  1929 Franklin 137 Sport Runabout.  

neat cars, air cooled engines and wooden frame rails

 

I did a bunch of work on one very similar to this one, BIG air cooled 6 cyl. . it was pale yellow with black fenders but had different wheels than the ones here

[Eric Macleod]

3 hours ago, gtx6970 said:

neat cars, air cooled engines and wooden frame rails

 

I did a bunch of work on one very similar to this one, BIG air cooled 6 cyl. . it was pale yellow with black fenders but had different wheels than the ones here

The wooden frame was being phased out in 1928 and was (mercifully) gone in 1929. These cars are an absolute delight to drive and will run rings around contemporary Packards, Lincolns and Cadillacs. In my opinion Franklins are the most under appreciated and under valued classics out there. Goody for me!