What would you buy with $52M?

"55Buick, Oversteer Scientist" (55Buick)
10/03/2013 at 20:51 • Filed to: None

Let's say you have $52M to spend on cars. You already have a huge warehouse. What do you fill it with? Is it 1 car? 750 V-Wagons? Or a wide selection of many cars? I don't have my answer yet, but I'll think about it while I "do homework." Show me your $52M of cars below!

EDIT: here's my list, in no particular order. Also, I estimated heavily, so some may be way high and others way low.

Mclaren P1 at 1.15m
Bentley Conti GT Speed: 250k
Duesenberg model J convertible sedan about 1m
Jag F-Type V8S about 100k
BMW M1 at 200K
Alfa 8C at 300k
Porsche 918 at about 1m
Audi RS6 avant: 500k, with about 400k of that to pay off the gov to let it in the US
1953 Buick skylark at 200k
Mclaren F1 at about 8m
1933 Rolls at 1m
Merc 300SL at 1.2 M
1955 (Chevy, Pontiac, Olds, Buick, Caddy) about 300k total
Mercedes 540K at 11m
SLS AMG at around 300k
Cobra 289 (always liked it better than 427) at 1m
Ford GT40 MK1: 3m
Ferrari 250 California Spyder: 11m
Ferrari458 spyder: 300k
1959 Caddy Eldorado: 100k
Mclaren 12C spyder 300k
NA MIATA! 10k

The rest for all the great cars I surely forgot.
This seems a lot better than 1 Ferrari, no matter how great.

DISCUSSION (26)

Makoyouidiot > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 20:53

Kinja'd!!!

Every cool abandoned or neglected car that I see. And all will be restored.

TurboSloth > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 20:57

1 BRZ, 1 Pagani Zonda F, 1 NSX, 1 SLS AMG, 1 Aston, 1 Ford F150 Raptor w/ trailer, 1 R34, 1R35, and a couple of project cars. That's it really. The rest go to buying a car lift and saving the rest.

andthelike > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 20:58

why... are you asking this? is there something your not telling us?

guys I think that 55buick is a 52 millionaire.

more to the point, I would have a wide variety of super cars (Mclaren and Ferrari, some porches etc) then any other cars that interest me.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 20:59

Kinja'd!!!

and I'd run over it with this

Kinja'd!!!

Blondude > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 21:02

Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe @ ~$8 million

Shelby Cobra 427 S/C @ ~$1.5 million

Shelby Cobra 289 (road car) @ $800,000

Ford GT40 MKI @ $3,000,000

A crap-load of other things I can't think of/ too long to list @ $16,700,000

Here is a link to Hagerty's classic car value search thingy

TSLA > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 21:03

Well... I would start with a(or more idk) house(s) for 10Mill and build massive garages and race tracks on the property(s) for... what? 5Mill-1Mill. Which would leave me with... 37Mill for cars... so... all of them... ALL OF THEM... all but that damn Ferrari.

Bandit > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 21:08

1978 Trans Am SE

Lotus 49 (replica - because usable racecar)

Vintage V8 Vantage

V8 Swapped RWD Prius (to troll green peace)

1932 Ford roadster hot rod

CTSV Wagon

Jaguar F-type

Jaguar E-type

Miata (almost stock, maybe just an exhaust and classy wheels)

Alfa GTV6

Alfa 4C

Porsche 917 replica

Porsche 944

Ford GT40 replica

Ford GT (2005)

Lotus Elise

1955 Chevy Bel Air

1964 Impala SS convertible

BRZ

SLS AMG

1967 GTO

Ferrari 308

Ferrari Dino (1973ish)

1946 International Pick-up

Ford Raptor

Spend the rest on building a race track, holding low cost race weekends for the community, and aiding kids restoring their own cars.

Anon > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 21:15

Kinja'd!!!

Honestly, if I could afford to daily drive a 458 italia I would be satisfied. Now I might need the other $51.6 million for maintenance.

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > andthelike
10/03/2013 at 21:16

Maybe..I just need help spending my OTHER 52 million!
JK maybe someday

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > Makoyouidiot
10/03/2013 at 21:17

Amen to that!

Lets Just Drive > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 21:21

That's an impossible list to comprise.

Because it wouldn't be spent in a day and would depend on what was around and what struck my fancy bone (that's what I call my penis).

Sure, I'd immediately go around to all of my favorite dealerships grabbing up the eye candy they've tempted me with. At Ford, I'd probably end up buying at least two Mustangs (a GT500 and Boss) and who knows what else. My Dodge dealership has had a Viper sitting pretty for a while, so maybe that. And so on and so on.

And then I'd just buy everything that appealed to me. If I were out doing errands and spotted Capri for sale, regardless of condition, I'd buy it up. The same goes for a great many things.

By the time I'd spent it all, I'd have an eclectic collection of cars which I'd hide in my secret barn garage on my vast property so that, 30 years later, someone could stumble upon it and write me forever into the legacy of car history.

MoparKetchup > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 21:22

I'm a boring kind of person, so this is my master plan with $52 million in my hand:

1) Buy a Subaru Crosstrek and do a 2014 Forester XT engine swap, bumping the meager 148hp to 250 turbocharged horses.

Kinja'd!!!

2) Buy a 2013 Genesis 5.0 R-spec and install an aftermarket exhaust system.

Kinja'd!!!

3) Buy a Ford Raptor.

Kinja'd!!!

4) Buy a 1968 Lincoln Continental and modify it to look like the one In Time.

Kinja'd!!!

5) Rest of the money: Set up a driving school for underprivileged children.

Kinja'd!!!

twinturbobmw > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 21:29

My perfect 335i - 50k

My perfect ZHP - 25k

E30 M3 - 35k

E60 M5 - 40k

LS9 powered 67 Chevelle SS - 100k

Gallardo Spyder - 250k

Azure Blue Aventador - 400k

Blu Scuro Ferrari 458 - 300k

Aston V8 Vantage Roadster - 85k

F430 Spider - 150k

911 997.2 GT3 - 120k

R8 V10 Spyder - 180k

Eagle Speedster - 900k

This Ford GT - 210k

Blower Bentley - 7.5m

250 California - 10m

GT40 - 3m

Veyron - Aprox. 2.1m

CCXR - 2.5m

Other cheaper cars - 500k

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 22:00

I'm sure I could have an amazing 250 GTO replica built for $1M give or take. Now the question becomes what to do with $51M..

Sn210 > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 22:22

Kinja'd!!!

Mclaren f1 -$8 mill
Mercedes CLK GTR - $1.2 mil
Pagani Zonda - $1 mil
Porsche 959 - $775,000
Ferrari 288 GTO - $1.8 mil
Ferrari F40, F50, & Enzo pack $6 mil
Lotus 340r - $44,00
TVR Sagaris - $80,000
Jaguar XJ220 - $275,000
Bugatti EB110 - $550,000
Ford Rs200 - $160,000
Lancia 037 - $355,00
Lancia Stratos - $485,000
Lamborghini Diablo SE30 - $255,000
Lamborghini Murcielago - $220,000
Lamborghini Diablo 6.0 - $150,000
DeLorean - $30,000
Ferrari 550 - $110,000
Ferrari 456 - $70,000
Ferrari 348 - $45,000
Ferrari Testarossa - $80,000
Acura NSX - $45,000
Aston Martin DBS - $230,000
Aston Martin DB7 - $60,000
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish - $70,000
Aston Martin Vantage - $160,000
Bentley Continental GT SS - $175,000
BMW E90 M3 - $65,000
BMW E46 M3 - $30,000
BMW E46 M3 CSL - $60,000
BMW E36 M3 - $16,000
BMW E36 M3 LTW - $45,000
BMW E30 M3 - $30,00
BMW M1 $150,000
BMW 850 - $25,000
BMW E63 M6 - $50,000
BMW E34 M6 - $27,000
Ok I quit!
Running Total: $28.895 mil
Holy shit that's a ton of cars.

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > Sn210
10/03/2013 at 23:39

Ahh! So many that you put I meant to put in mine! F40, Lamborghinis, V12 vantage, pagani, lancia..
How could I forget those?!?

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > MoparKetchup
10/03/2013 at 23:41

I like your thinking! A lot of kids would like some performance driving school..myself included.

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > Blondude
10/03/2013 at 23:44

Kinja'd!!!

You probably already know about it, but you may be interested in the 12 factory "DragonSnake" drag cars. Only 12 of em, and only one with a 427:

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > Lets Just Drive
10/03/2013 at 23:46

That's a great idea. It would be a great life, just driving around an buying whatever looks cool. Saving abandoned autos, fixing neglected ones..this is a brilliant idea.

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
10/03/2013 at 23:47

Maybe..I saw a blue and yellow 250 GTO replica on eBay a while back for 3.75 million. That must have been quite the replica..

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > twinturbobmw
10/03/2013 at 23:49

Now THAT is a list! Glad to see the Eagle Speedster on there, I should have remembered that.

Lets Just Drive > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/03/2013 at 23:50

With that kind of money, I'd look for hard-luck cases and foot the bill to have their cars restored or whatever. Overhaulin' without the TV cameras.

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > Lets Just Drive
10/03/2013 at 23:55

That's kind of what I was thinking. While I was watching the Lambrecht auction on TV, my mom said stuff like "wow, it's really too bad that car is in such rough shape..There's no WAY someone would restore that! They would just lose money on that one." And I thought, if I ever become rich, saving "un-saveable" cars would be the most satisfying thing in the world. Just because it's been beaten to crap doesn't mean it doesn't deserve to be saved, even at a loss of money.

Lets Just Drive > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/04/2013 at 00:02

Would you like to know the secret to making a small fortune as a car hobbyist?

Start with a large fortune.

Blondude > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/04/2013 at 08:27

Yes! 427 DragonSnake too!

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist
10/04/2013 at 08:40

I've seen one that had a the motor out of a crunched BB512; it was an amazing replica with enough authenticity to impress most gearheads