2014 Year In Review: My Favorite Cars

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 12/30/2014 at 15:48 • Filed to: None

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This is not a normal year in review. This isn't a list of my favorite cars to come out in 2014, or my favorite cars I've driven. This is a massive photo dump of my favorite cars that I've seen and been able to get an SR20 of this year, since I've been on Oppo. There's something for everyone in here. Age, price, rarity, location, and quality of photo may vary, but all these cars have one thing in common: all of them made me want to run up and beg the owner for the keys from the second I laid eyes on them. It's a truly awesome collection of metal.

GhostZ > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 15:52

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hnnnngh

GhostZ > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 15:53

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HHNNNNNGGGGHH

Party-vi > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 15:54

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Lulz. I guess the BMW parking trait is inherited from earlier models.

Party-vi > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 15:55

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BURN THE REST AND DRIVE THIS OVER THEIR STILL-SMOLDERING REMAINS TO MY HOUSE

Thank you.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Party-vi 12/30/2014 at 15:55

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That car belongs to one of my swim coaches. It's his baby, and everyone knows it, so when he parks like this at practice we let it slide.

briannutter1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 15:55

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Nice, quite an eclectic taste in cars!

Party-vi > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 15:56

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Does he also swim in more than one lane? :3

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Party-vi 12/30/2014 at 15:56

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It's probably my favorite. I'm keeping it.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Party-vi 12/30/2014 at 15:57

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I laughed harder than I should've there.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > briannutter1 12/30/2014 at 16:00

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Life without variety would be too boring for me.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 16:13

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Saw one of these just the other day

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 12/30/2014 at 16:14

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They're quite rare (I'm told).

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 16:14

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Yes supposedly.

Rainbow > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 16:28

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Ew. Choose one color, please.

Also, black rims need to be glossy. These just look like they're caked in brake dust.

That said, I like the Gulf stripe used with different colors. I'd have done it in light grey or white, though.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Rainbow 12/30/2014 at 16:29

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There's a blue/orange gulf stripe GT further down

Rainbow > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 16:33

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Ah, nice! I didn't look at the rest until now, but damn. You see a lot more awesomeness than I do. (Although, not 30 minutes ago I passed a Hi-Ace with Mexican plates and almost went into the curb since I was just staring at my mirror and soiling my pants. So there's that.)

Georado > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 18:27

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I love the look of these. It's just understated enough to not be flashy, but it is so smooth.

Georado > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 18:32

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You had quite the year. I don't know why but all the Jags seemed to stand out.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Georado 12/30/2014 at 18:56

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I love Jaguars. They have one of the smallest number of ugly production cars of any company, in my opinion. Basically, the Series 3 E-Type 2+2, and that's it.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/30/2014 at 19:06

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I think you won Jalopnik's Big Year

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 12/30/2014 at 19:11

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Too bad they didn't do that this year.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Rainbow 12/31/2014 at 00:33

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Keep in mind, this is 365 days, including at least a dozen car shows and five or six states.

Jedidiah > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/31/2014 at 00:34

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You can never have too much chrome.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jedidiah 12/31/2014 at 00:35

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That Caddy was such a stunner.

Jedidiah > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/31/2014 at 00:37

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Oooh. These were really nice back in the day and still are.

Rainbow > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/31/2014 at 10:39

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True, true. I guess I have seen a few neat gems out there. I just usually don't have my phone out in time.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Rainbow 12/31/2014 at 11:35

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I keep my phone in the center console w/ the camera app open. you never know what gems will flash past.

 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/01/2015 at 16:39

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Dat wagon tho!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? >  01/01/2015 at 16:40

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I actually can't remember: Is that an LTD Country Squire?

Alex B > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/01/2015 at 16:43

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One of my swim coaches drives a BMW. It's a 328i I think. The other coach drives a wrangler.

 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/01/2015 at 16:43

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Sure is.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Alex B 01/01/2015 at 16:54

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I've had so many coaches that drive Jeeps its not even funny.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > Jedidiah 01/01/2015 at 17:28

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Do you also realize that only 1500 Continental IIs rolled off the production line? To put it in perspective, there are more Ferrari F40's than Continental IIs.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you 01/01/2015 at 17:34

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I never realized how rare they were.

Here are more pictures. It was in great shape.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/01/2015 at 17:48

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Here's the reason why they were so rare: Each one was hand built and as a result, cost $10,000 in 1956 dollars. From Wikipedia: "

The Mark II sold for around $10,000, [5] the equivalent of a new Rolls-Royce or two Cadillacs (at least until the $13,074 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham out-priced it in 1957). In spite of this, Ford estimated they still lost over a thousand dollars per car [6] on the 3,000 that were built.

About 1,300 were sold in the last quarter of 1955 after the car's October debut at the Paris Motor Show; another 1,300 or so in 1956; and 444 in 1957"

So yes, they are REALLY RARE. The ones with factory air conditioning are the most valuable. It was a $457 option (in 1956-57 dollars). At that price, you could buy a VW Beetle Deluxe.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > GhostZ 01/01/2015 at 18:23

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So...the Lincoln or the Cadillac?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Georado 01/01/2015 at 18:23

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They're very classy cars.

GhostZ > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/01/2015 at 19:45

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I'd have to go with the Cadillac as a stock cruiser, or the Lincoln if it had modern improvements, like a supercharged 460 and a blower.