must own cars before you die...

[lazs2]

Over the years I have owned a lot of cars and worked on em... I came to realize that given a normal income (not fabulously wealthy) there are certain cars that a person must own in his lifetime..   Not just own but live with for... oh... say a year..

Ya gotta own one convertable for a year.

Ya gotta own one real hot rod roadster or coupe of the 30's vintage with a hot V8..

Ya gotta own one big block muscle car from the sixties/seventies with some susspension and brake improvements.

A good pre 72 corvette is a must..  early ones can be small blocks... after 64 they need to be a big block.

one brit or eye ti sports roadster from the fifties or sixties.

A really fast 55-57 chevy coupe or Nomad.

There are others but those come to mind.

A sprinkling of interesting motorcycles (please... spare me the friggin sport bikes) is a good thing too.

lazs

[Gixer]

And a high paying job. Single with no kids.


...-Gixer

[oboe]

My favorite in that list would be a Chevy Nomad.  I thought they were hard to find though.

Why not sport bikes?    Certainly they are a thrill to ride through some twisties.

[Gixer]

Because it's Lazs list and he dosn't like sports bikes.  


...-Gixer

[Reschke]

The Nomads aren't that hard to find but when you find one look for a second one to cannibalize for the first one. I have been looking for a Nomad wagon for about 15 years and each one I get close to buying has already been sold or scrapped. Its been a life long dream to rebuild one and drive it out to California just for kicks.

[eskimo2]

This was the best car I ever owned:



When I was in college I bought a friend’s old Dodge Dart, chopped off the roof and screwed on some plywood wings and other crap.  I had a total of $500 into it by the time it was road ready.  I drove it from 1987 to 1994 all year round in all kinds of weather.  That car was a blast.  

My other favorite cars were a VW Karman Ghia that I chopped up just as bad and a hippy style 23-window, 6-foot sunroof VW bus.  I’ve spent over 500 nights in that van (down by the river.)

eskimo

[Torque]

a pickup should be in there somewhere.

[Lizking]

I always figured a 10 bay garage to be about perfect, although 2 are for maintanence.  

My cars would be:

1972 Stingray convertible, big rat motor, metalflake blue with a white leather interior.

1936 Ford, running as a '50's stocker, with a flathead and no fenders.

1974 Bronco, with a pickup cab, and tall narrow tires, orange.

1966 Thunderbird, with the 428, white leather interior and fender skirts, painted metalflake baby blue.

1968 Mercedes 280, though I would have a few modifications:


2003 Thunderbird, flat baby-blue.

T-bucket, nuff said.


2005 Ford F350 with a service body, including a welder, air compressor, torch and enough tool boxes to git 'er done.

[tapakeg]

My goal once I get a more disposable income is to build a nice Cobra kit car.    Talk about a fun ride


tap

[-tronski-]

I've always wanted a 64/65 mustang convertible...

 Tronsky

[Monk]

I would love to own a cobra.

[rpm]

I've always wanted a Mercedes Kompressor convertable.

[beet1e]

I agree with rpm. I am sorely tempted by the lure of a Mercedes Benz convertible - would have to be the SLK 350 cabriolet.



But bloody hell - £34k price tag. I'd actually prefer the SL350, but that's £60k.

Some of those redneck cars listed above would be of no interest.

[Nilsen]

[Gixer]

Personally I think the best and most beautiful car ever made was the E-Type Jaguar



And for bikes the Vincent Black Shadow.





...-Gixer