What is "THE" car that you dream of owning someday

Jon in Richmond · Post by **Jon in Richmond** » Feb 28, 2005 9:14 PM

I can't believe no one has gone with the F1! O.K., so I will. This thing would make me wet my pants everytime I got behind the wheel. Plus it's part BMW!

Tim in N FL · Post by **Tim in N FL** » Feb 28, 2005 9:43 PM

Ah yes...the McClaren F1...nice choice but be prepared to change the clutch every 5,000 miles

As if you'd care...LOL

How about this beauty from the site Mike E (above) posted the Healey from in OZ...
Witness the French-Italian creation that is the

1972 CITROEN SM MASERATI
http://www.healeyfactory.com.au/product ... asp?id=148
only $39,900 Australian dollars INC GST (tax)
which is currently equivalent to = $31,484.32 USD
1 AUD = 0.787108 USD 1 USD = 1.27047 AUD

CHASSIS NO: DOSC0643 ENGINE NO: C11403300553

DIG THOSE CRAZY SEATS....LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF STANLEY KUBRICK'S 2001 SPACE ODYSSEY :p

ENGINE: 2.7 V6 MASERATI OHC (what are all those green things in the engine bay?!)
FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION
TRANSMISSION: 5 SPEED MANUAL
SUSPENSION: INDEPENDENT FLUID CONTROLLED
BRAKES: DISC BRAKES FRONT & REAR

Produced between 1970 / 75 with approx 12,900 built, this 1972 Classic is one of only 4,036 made in that year.

A luxurious Tourer designed by Robert Opron.

Automatic Fluid Controlled Suspension.
Rain Sensitive Wipers.
Swiveling Headlamps Automatically follow Steering Direction and Suspension Attitude.
On board Fire Extinguisher System.
Leather Bound Luxury Interior trim.
Ultra Quick Power Steering.

Built as LHD version only. Fastest Front Wheel Drive Car of its era, Winner 1971 Moroccan Rally. An impressive long distance GT Classic fully restored in England by previous owner.

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Mike E · Post by **Mike E** » Feb 28, 2005 9:49 PM

Yeah - that LHD citroen is cool. I have a friend who owns one of the three RHD factory made SM's. I get to drive it now and then. Truly the oddest thing I have ever driven. (yes, it gets driven. The other two are in museums.)

I was stopped at the lights when an EVO VII, lowered to stupidity, pulled up in the adjacent lane. Just so I could be low too, I dropped the SM to its lowest setting. The look on the girlfriend's face in the EVO was priceless. "Hey, that odd blue car just went lower than you! Just then!"

That Maserati v6 is the sweetest sounding thing I've ever heard. Its a guzzler though, and the fuel crisis killed the RHD program after these three units were built.

Oh, it's for sale too... No tyre kickers. This is a collectors piece.

The green things are bombs. Thought you had issues with just the one? well...

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stuartinmn · Post by **stuartinmn** » Feb 28, 2005 10:16 PM

I grew up in a small farming town in SE Minnesota that had exactly one rich guy (he owned a furniture factory where many of the townspeople worked.) He was pretty low key for the most part, except he liked fancy foreign cars. He bought a beautiful blue Mercedes 230SL when they first came out, and then later on bought a Citroen SM. That thing may as well have been from outer space, compared to the typical Chevrolets and Fords everyone else in town drove.

Mike E · Post by **Mike E** » Feb 28, 2005 10:21 PM

The USA SM's were a real bastardisation of the car. All kinds of stupidity for "compliance", including fitting awful headlights to replace the auto-aiming lights that it came with. The proper lights focus with ride height, compensate for any load, and turn with the steering.

Tammer in Philly · Post by **Tammer in Philly** » Feb 28, 2005 10:23 PM

Porsche Carrera GT--silver over red, Ferrari 288 GTO--red, Ferrari 250 GT California (that is the one Ferrari I would want in a color other than red ... silver over red), '89 911 Turbo--Guard's Red over black, 1973 2002tii--Inka over black, 1989 M3, Henna over black or Diamantschwarz over pearl.

Oh--you just wanted one? :-) Okay, the Carrera GT.

-tammer

stuartinmn · Post by **stuartinmn** » Feb 28, 2005 11:05 PM

[QUOTE="Tammer in Philly"]Porsche Carrera GT--silver over red, Ferrari 288 GTO--red, Ferrari 250 GT California (that is the one Ferrari I would want in a color other than red ... silver over red), '89 911 Turbo--Guard's Red over black, 1973 2002tii--Inka over black, 1989 M3, Henna over black or Diamantschwarz over pearl.

Oh--you just wanted one? :-) Okay, the Carrera GT.

-tammer[/QUOTE]

Do you know about Tom Yang's website dedicated to his 330 America? It's not a 250, but it's still a pretty good read.
http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari.html

Robert in STL · Post by **Robert in STL** » Mar 01, 2005 12:16 AM

blur95 · Post by **blur95** » Mar 01, 2005 3:54 AM

My current dream car is a Porsche 914-6. I think I'm going to sell my vw fastback next summer to try to get a 914, but probably not a 6. Either that or a motorcycle.

Ian in Portland

'84 533i (out of commision for now)
'82 528e (need to get rid of)
'71 vw fastback(my daily driver when my 533 is out.)

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Mar 01, 2005 5:09 AM

Here are three cars I will restore once I retire.

1968 Jaguar E-Type Series II - 265 bhp @ 5400 rpm, with 3 SU HD8 carborators.

1967 Amphicar

1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk1A

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dloase · Post by **dloase** » Mar 01, 2005 6:13 AM

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Is that a '68 or '69 Charger? One of my high school buddies had a '68, we double dated to the senior prom in that car. It was a neat car except it only had a 318 in it. Now, his brother-in-law had a Charger with a 440...that thing could move.

That is a '68. I saw my first one when I was 6 and fell in love. Never got over it.

Ford Pinto? That was my first car. I bought a '76 in '80 and drove it to NYC. It turned out to be a great commuter car. When I headed
for the Holland Tunnel, EVERYONE got out of my way. Scared of the BOOM!

Mike E · Post by **Mike E** » Mar 01, 2005 6:24 AM

Speaking of wierd,

Just say you were a European manufacturer of aircraft during ww2... When the war is over, what do you do? Well, in the case of BMW, you make cool cars. In the case of Messerschmidt, you make cars that look like.. Well, like aircraft cockpits.

Not my dream car, but I'd love one for a laugh.

Aaron from Aus · Post by **Aaron from Aus** » Mar 01, 2005 7:18 AM

My dream car would have to be a E49 (not BMW) Chrysler Valiant/Charger with the 265 and triple carbs. 302bhp.

Im not sure..but i think the charger is reffered to being: "The best car, never to have won at bathurst" or something like that.

I used to have a 79 valiant, we dropped a 265 in it..and it was quite quick! heaps of torque...it was 4.2 litres LOL and was supposed to be a Truck motor in the US.
Here:
http://www.valiant.org/charger.html

djazz · Post by **djazz** » Mar 01, 2005 10:08 AM

Dream of, but will probably never happen:

Old front engine ferrari
split window vette
930
elise
and...
and...
I would need a warehouse to store all of them

I plan on building a Sebring MX once the kids are out on thier own and feeding themselves. !@#$

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What is "THE" car that you dream of owning someday