What was YOUR dream high school car?

"Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert" (joshuagilbert) 05/08/2014 at 15:54 • Filed to: High School

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The day we turned 16, we knew what car we wanted. Some of us got it, some of us didn't, and some of us are still waiting...

Mine was a 2008 Acura TL Type-S in Blue or a 2006/7 Mustang GT.

Yours?

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 15:57

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1986 VW Golf GTi 16v, Helios Blau.. Did I get one? Hell yeah I did :)

I know the picture says limited series '88, but that' not true.. I owned an 86 in that colour.

Spoon II > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 15:57

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Pretty much the same as my dream car today!

phenotyp > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 15:58

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Easily.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:01

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Yeah, it's a "lame" answer, but I always loved the Charger...

CalzoneGolem > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:01

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I actually didn't give a shit about cars when I turned 16. I didn't even get my license until I was 22.

youshiftem > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:01

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1967 Mustang. Bought one when I was 20 and I hated it. Never meet your hero, kids.

Sn210 > Spoon II 05/08/2014 at 16:02

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ha! Me too! I almost bought a Delorean in high school for my first car. I had found one, located a mechanic, and had found a place to get parts. Unfortunately, my father and I decided it probably wasn't a good idea to buy a Delorean on a Burger King salary...

Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert > youshiftem 05/08/2014 at 16:02

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Still got it? haha

njp1589 > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:02

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1st Gen Audi TT

Namely because I thought the HPA Audi TT from the Road and Track Standing Mile was freaking awesome.

youshiftem > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:04

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I don't, I sold it to build myself my current dream car.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:04

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If I get my first choice, it will be this:

505Turbeaux > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:04

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Scirocco, Audi 5000, then a Ur quattro. Had all (the ur was a few years out of HS). This was me at 17

Roberto G. > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:07

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Innocenti 950S spider . Sigh...

chuck07 > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:08

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2004 SL65. Currently my dream car is a 2014 SL65

This was the car that made some of my nefarious dreams come true:

KirkyV > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:08

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I still want one now. Like, a lot.

Nibbles > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/08/2014 at 16:09

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Right here. This. 1968 Charger R/T. I wanted blue, but had to settle for a 1985 V6 Camaro.

f86sabre > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:10

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This was mine. 1968 Mustang. Here is a picture of a picture on my office wall. I worked a summer to save up the $2000 to buy it. I had it a couple of months before I turned 16. That was 1990. I still own it. It's been in storage for the better part of 10 years, but it's time will come.

f86sabre > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:10

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This was mine. 1968 Mustang. Here is a picture of a picture on my office wall. I worked a summer to save up the $2000 to buy it. I had it a couple of months before I turned 16. That was 1990. I still own it. It's been in storage for the better part of 10 years, but it's time will come.

Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert > youshiftem 05/08/2014 at 16:12

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Which is? :)

f86sabre > f86sabre 05/08/2014 at 16:13

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Kinja is fighting me today. Here is the picture.

jariten1781 > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:15

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I had an obsession with pimp era American coupes. Either a Lincoln Mark (iii-v) or Eldorado was on the top of the list at any given time. I still have that obsession but still have not bought one.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > Nibbles 05/08/2014 at 16:19

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You were lucky. This was my firebreathing 6 cyl. racer:

Well, at least I had a chauffeur...

Spoon II > Sn210 05/08/2014 at 16:20

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Ah, so close, that would've been amazing! Get anything cool instead? I've actually set a personal goal for myself to have a Delorean in the next two years. I figure it'll keep me motivated.

Zohaibman72 > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:20

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Does it count if you're still in highschool, I'm going to be out of HS in like, 25 days.

Either the Nissan GTR or

E39 M5 in either red or green

Moose Kitty > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:20

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Well mine is this puppy:

Alas taco bell only gives me $8.26 an hour, but I STILL HAVE TIME!!!! (fyi still in HS)

Nibbles > Mark - Sixpots None The Richer 05/08/2014 at 16:22

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It was a piece of shit. Paid 2k for it, had to rebuild 500 miles later because it threw a rod. Only then did I find out the previous owner had it rebuilt by his drunk uncle, who didn't inspect the bearings/journals, did it in a dirt driveway and caught it on fire multiple times. Also, even after the rebuild, I would routinely get destroyed by my schoolmates in their Tempos and Corsicas.

But it was my Bitchin' Camaro.

T5Killer > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:24

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94-98 Saleen S351. It was the king of American Muscle in the '90s.

heliochrome85 > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:27

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W140 S500 Grand Edition.

Sn210 > Spoon II 05/08/2014 at 16:28

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I ended up with my Dad's Wrangler (along with it's payment book). The most fun vehicle I've had and I miss it a lot! I'll have a Delorean some day, but I've got to build a garage first.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > Nibbles 05/08/2014 at 16:29

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It beats standing in a Bus full of pubescent teenagers who had PE right before they got onto the bus - which has no AC of course - any day my friend!

Unless your interests are a bit special, that is... ;-)

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:29

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First thing that comes to mind is a Porsche 914.

anonsagainstanonymous > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:30

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T5Killer > jariten1781 05/08/2014 at 16:33

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Damn you should have went to my HS. I had a buddy buy a yellow Lincoln Mark for $25.

Slant6 > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:35

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I'm in high school now and I want a Focus ST. I have a Saab wagon. Similar in some ways, the Aero makes the same amount of power. The guy I bought the Saab from replaced it with a Focus ST in black so I'm going to try and buy it off him in a few years.

Frank Grimes > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:42

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An old Vw beetle restored Cal Look style witha 250hp engine dual weber IDA and some magnesium torque thrust wheels that were made for porsches.

desertdog5051 > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 16:55

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1965 Mustang in red. I had/got it.

leicester > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 17:05

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Foxbody LX notchback in 5.0.

Either that or the late-60's 4x4-converted Mustang convertible with a ski rack that I found in a Little Nickel at about that time...

Still waiting.

DocWalt > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 05/08/2014 at 17:14

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When did they make a Helios GTI?

DocWalt > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 17:15

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I only wanted an Evo VII, and still do. I got sorta close owning an Evo X... To be honest, I liked cars but didn't care enough to get my license until I was 18.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > DocWalt 05/08/2014 at 17:18

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Not quite sure if I'm honest, Helios was just a colour (Helios blau), they had that colour on the MkI Gti, and on the MkII Gti (but not on the '86 16v) according to VW.. So yeah... My car couldve been a special order, but I've seen other cars with the small bumpers and that colour.. so..

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 17:20

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E36 BMW. Either a 328i or an M3.

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > Zohaibman72 05/08/2014 at 17:21

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Hah. I had that press photo taped to my wall in High School.

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 17:23

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A 1987 325is, preferably in this color. (Surprise, surprise.)

jkm7680 > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 17:23

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2002 Subaru Wrx

Philbert/Phartnagle > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 17:49

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Mine was an Orange with Laser stripes 70 Torino with a 351C, shaker hood scoop, 4-speed transmission and 3.50 traction lock 9" rear end. It was sitting on the same car lot as the car I ended up getting. What I got instead was a 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 XL with a 390, auto transmission and a one legged 9" with 2.75 gears. Once I got to driving it I was happy though, because it ran great and would do a one legged burnout for as long as you held the pedal down. I sure wish I could find it now and buy it back.

wkiernan > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 20:40

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One of these.

wkiernan > Moose Kitty 05/08/2014 at 20:41

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My God, you dream big.

Moose Kitty > wkiernan 05/08/2014 at 21:03

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Hey if I didn't start saving for it when I first got the job then i wouldn't be so close. (found two for just under 25k)

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > phenotyp 05/08/2014 at 21:13

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THERES AN EFINI TT FD IN HENRIETTA GEORGIA FOR 18 GRAND. MUSTHAVE NAO.

bubblestheturtle > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 22:59

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High school was a while ago, but would have killed for one of these.

sidewaysandsmiling > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/08/2014 at 23:51

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I had a 2WD Cherokee in high school that I adored, but I always wanted a Bronco. Something about it that just stands out. Not too brash, but not mundane either.

asindhidude > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/09/2014 at 08:37

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got my mothers soccer mobile SUV instead, ho hum

Tony Dickson > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/11/2014 at 12:15

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When I was 16 back in '77, this is what I wanted.

chromeboston > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/13/2014 at 10:50

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Porsche 930 and now I have one!

Del Sol > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/13/2014 at 14:29

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lotus elise.

or an Austin-Healey Sprite (bugeye, of course)

Because cute optimism

George McNally > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/13/2014 at 20:57

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My dream car in high school.....a blue 67 GTO hardtop with a white interior.

4 speed and a set of triple carbs.

I'd pretty much give up a kidney and a nut to have one of these now.......

George McNally > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/13/2014 at 21:00

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I'd give up a nut and a kidney for one of these.......

My best friend in high school had one just like this one.

Matthew Phillips > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/15/2014 at 00:46

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It was somewhere between a Mustang GT... and my current Taurus.

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert 05/27/2014 at 02:29

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I'm still in high school, albeit older than 16 and still without a driver's license, but my dream car is a manual CTS-V wagon. what I'm probably going to end up getting is a 80's or 90's ford ranger or chevy s10.