What was your childhood dream car?

"Zohaibman72" (zohaibman72) 10/07/2014 at 18:39 • Filed to: None

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All this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! talk has got me thinking, what was your dream car growing up?

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I'm one of the younger members on Oppo, turning 18 on the 30th of this month, growing up the Lotus Elise was my dream car. I don't know why, maybe it was just the funky way it looked, or driving the first gen Elise in Gran Turismo 3 (My uncle let me have any two cars on his save file, I chose a teal Elise and a Legacy Wagon), it just always appealed to me. When I was 10 I got to sit in one for the first time at the Toronto Auto show, it was like a dream come true for me.

My family members and old friends always remind me how much I loved that car. I would always say it was my favourite car, and I had multiple models and toys based off it, even a Lotus F1 shirt, though nobody in my family watches F1.

What was your dream car as a child, Oppo?

thebigbossyboss > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:40

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There can only be one.

Zohaibman72 > thebigbossyboss 10/07/2014 at 18:42

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My first car-toy was a Pink Countach, exactly like that, but metallic pink. I still have it somewhere...

camaroboy68ss > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:45

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Mine was and still is a 69 Yenko Camaro.

Big Bubba Ray > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:45

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Was and still is.

ttyymmnn > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:47

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One of these, this color, used to park across from my house. I loved it. only later did I learn that it had a sewing machine for an engine.

Manuél Ferrari > thebigbossyboss 10/07/2014 at 18:47

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So much this

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:47

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Diablo SV. Need For Speed Hot Pursuit has a lot to answer for.

Zohaibman72 > Big Bubba Ray 10/07/2014 at 18:48

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That probably would have been in my top 5 childhood cars, I had diecast model based off a blue on with a white stripe.

Zohaibman72 > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 10/07/2014 at 18:49

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My dad got me that for PC, all I ever chose was the SV. I loved the decals.

DoYouEvenShift > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:49

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What's the cutoff year? Because I don want to grow up.

Obligatory Countach for millenials of course.

And pretty much any Corvette.

Zohaibman72 > ttyymmnn 10/07/2014 at 18:50

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Woah, what is that? I've never seen it before. looks like a Lancia or Fiat a bit

StingrayJake > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:51

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Corvette. I literally do not remember any other car having meaning to me.

Although in later years I really liked the Shelby Cobra.

Vicente Esteve > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:53

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For 6 years, every time I closed by eyes when I blew the candles in my cake id think the same.

Zohaibman72 > DoYouEvenShift 10/07/2014 at 18:53

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My uncle has been obsessed with Corvettes, and hes like an older brother to me, he had posters, diecast models, shirts, computer wallpapers, stickers etc. all Corvette. Mainly C5 and c6 because those where the main corvettes during the bulk my childhood.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:54

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Me too! Although I was gutted when I researched the badass El Nino on my 28.8k dial up internet connection and found out it wasn't real.

Zohaibman72 > StingrayJake 10/07/2014 at 18:54

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My uncle, who was like my older brother had an unhealthy obsession with Corvettes. Still does. I lived with him so almost every time I went in his room I get blasted with corvette posters, stickers, computer wallpapers, shirts, etc.

DoYouEvenShift > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:55

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Same here, late C4s, and C5 made my childhood.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Big Bubba Ray 10/07/2014 at 18:56

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Came here to post this.

Kanaric > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:56

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300ZX Z32.

Looks like finding one that doesn't look like shit is as hard on google images as in real life.

Heres one with horrible wheels and ruined suspension:

Big Bubba Ray > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:56

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The Cobra is responsible for really getting me into cars. I really hope in the future to build a Factory Five Cobra. It's something I've wanted to do since I was about 12.

Textured Soy Protein > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 18:57

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I was born in 1982 and my car fandom began early. So, my childhood favorite cars were:

Ferrari Testarossa - because of the strakes and I had a little pull-back toy car of one.

Toyota Supra Mk2 - because my dad bought one new in '85 and as a tiny little jalop I'd make him pop the hood when he came home from work and grill him with questions: "Where's the spark plugs of it? Where's the air filter of it? Where's the ___ of it?" I would ride in the back seat when he rolled the windows down, and I'd do what I called eating air. Which was basically just chomping on the wind in my face. I was four, give me a break.

Porsche 928 - because my dad almost bought one from a coworker, and the guy let him try it over a weekend, and something about the curved rear quarter windows just did it for me.

BMW E32 750iL - because it had a phone.

Ferrari F40 - because it was the first production car that could do 200 mph.

The little kid version of me had some pretty kickass taste in cars.

ttyymmnn > ttyymmnn 10/07/2014 at 18:59

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Fiat X1/9. Awesome little two-seater, but ridiculously underpowered. Something like 79 hp.

Zohaibman72 > Kanaric 10/07/2014 at 19:01

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I love the 300ZX so much. I hope to one day own one.

thebigbossyboss > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:04

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The countach was such a radical car. The F40 was also ridiculously awesome, but the countach was pro.

Jedidiah > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:04

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I had a dream garage.

I'd wanted a blue 58 Corvette since that was my favorite model car. I'd also wanted a Beetle because I loved Herbie. I played need for speed and was convinced that Dodge Viper was the most bad-ass machine ever invented and that I needed McLaren F1 LM since it was the fastest car in the world. I also wanted a blue 442 or Cutlass like my dad had.

djmt1 > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:10

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This is the fourth time today I've used this image today.

The SLR got me into cars through a combination of NFS Most Wanted and Top Gear.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:16

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Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:16

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100% it was the Viper RT/10 it was my car of choice in every Gran Turismo and I had all sorts of posters of it in my room. For reference purposes I was 9 when it came out and at the time it was to most powerful production american car you could buy with a whopping 400hp.

I still love it to this day even tho I know how not that great of a car it really is. but just look at it! it's a thing of beauty.

Jayhawk Jake > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:21

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I don't remember, but I've lusted over the R8 since it came out.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:28

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1970 Plymouth Superbird, just like this one.

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:31

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Purple with red interior included because I'm a weirdo.

It was called high impact color for a reason!

Green with blue is also bizarrely awesome:

Dusty Ventures > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:32

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My first true dream car was the first-gen Viper GTS. I wanted one just like this

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:37

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Was then, still is now.

mazda616 > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 19:45

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Mine always has and always will be the same. General Lee. I grew up watching Dukes reruns instead of Barney and all the other stuff kids similarly aged watched.

revrseat70 > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 20:00

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My Uncle used to work in a shop that specialized in the exotics, and he gave me this poster when I started to show promise in taking up the addiction that haunts every man on both sides of my family. Ever since, this was my all time dream above all dream cars. I still have this poster, twenty years later. I have had four main (more) "achievable" dream cars otherwise: '69 Camaro in light blue; One of R34/Evo/STi (own the latter as of this year!); Lotus Exige; and Porsche 911 restomod. But those eb and flow, and some of them disappointed me when I finally met them. Not like the F40: My rock.

revrseat70 > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 10/07/2014 at 20:02

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That game... what a gateway. If it weren't for the poster I mentioned earlier, It would have been the Mclaren LM or F50 because of that game.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 20:08

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Either a C6 Corvette (I was 7 when it released in '05)

or a first-gen Camaro.

Snooder87 > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 20:15

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Porsche Boxster. I knew it wasn't as powerful or as sporty as the 911 or as exotic as a lamborghini or ferrari, but it seemed very attainable, and I like my dreams to be attainable.

Plus I remember seeing one drive by once and my mom saying how selfish it was for the dude driving it to be driving a two seater. And being an asshole, the idea of being selfish in my car choice just really appealed to me.

Sn210 > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 20:16

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All time dream car would have to be the F1 LM

My earliest dream car was probably a 911, any 911 as long as it had a whale tail

The Ferrari 550 was going to be my daily once I became CEO of Ferrari

The delorean was just all around awesome

Lastly, the Ferrari F50 was the latest and greatest Ferrari supercar when I was growing up and really getting into cars

Alex B > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 20:19

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The Beetle! I just think they are so perfect. Now my dream car is a is a BMW i8, Porsche 911. I still have a special space in my heart for any Beetle though.

Kailand09 > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 20:43

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HNNNNNG

Still is. But I've decided to make my own sports car first.

E46Blues > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 21:11

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These 2:

Because NFS: Hot Pursuit

And:

Because as a kid, I thought this crazy design was GORGEOUS when I saw it at the LA Auto Show

Datsun4ever > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 22:00

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Ever since I saw Bullitt. THIS

SHARPSPEED > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 22:00

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Just like someone below stated, NFS Hot Pursuit has alot to answer for. Damn thing is basically one of the best entries to a great world. Every car in that game was a childhood memory, but the F335 is still something I love. Later on when it came to be I also found myself outright attached to the old Ford GT.

QCGoose > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 10/07/2014 at 23:34

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Yes sir, the RT/10 is my favorite American car. I don't care how "crappy" it is; I love that it's raw, hard to drive, not comfortable, and it tries to kill you every time. Plus, as you said, just look at it! Gorgeous.

QCGoose > Zohaibman72 10/07/2014 at 23:50

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Born in '84, I quickly became obsessed with cars as soon as I started playing with little Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars.

I was always (and still am) obsessed with exotics, and being born in the mid-'80's and growing up through the '90's, the top two cars I lusted over every waking second of my youth were:

From the Acura NSX all the way up to the greatest of all time, THE McLaren F1, exotics were my lifesource while growing up. But the Countach and the Diablo will always be the two cars that take me back to my childhood, that fill me with nostalgia and happiness when I think of them, see them, hear about them, etc.

They will always be the cars that make me pause, smile, and give a respectful nod to for being such a big part of my youth. They are the two cars that meant the most to me then, and still mean the most to me now.

(Ahh geez, who's cutting onions around here?!)

Zohaibman72 > SHARPSPEED 10/08/2014 at 01:35

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I'm not a supercar guy but the Ferrari i'd buy would be the F335, it's one of the only supercars I would buy in a heartbeat if I could afford it.

QCGoose > Zohaibman72 10/08/2014 at 08:24

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My favorite Ferrari. Between its looks and the glorious music made by that 5v engine, it's all been downhill at Ferrari for me since. Give me an F355 Berlinetta (with a real manual, of course) over anything they've made in the past 14 years, please.

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > Zohaibman72 10/09/2014 at 08:55

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Dis was. THE GLORY, THE GLORY! ALL HAIL ALPINA B12!

anon-sxmcyecofnu1eocpqsk9iq > Zohaibman72 10/19/2014 at 02:57

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Fiat X1/9 "Flying Wedge"