McLaren 650S or Plymouth Scamp?

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 07/07/2015 at 12:33 • Filed to: None

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Those are my options for next weekend. To make a long story short, I get to spend a full day driving either of the aforementioned rides. The Scamp is the green 1971 model parked behind my Chrysler in the picture. It’s got a slant-six and the coolest green interior ever. The 650S is a 650S. Pretty sure it’s orange. Well Oppo, what should I drive? I like to stay true to old-school cars but 650 horsepower is hard to say no to.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 12:37

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You know the answer:

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jkm7680 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 12:37

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Somehow drive both?!?!?!?!

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 12:37

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I don’t even like McLarens but I still say drive it. How many opportunities will you have to drive a supercar? Probably not too many. And the Scamp is just a Scamp. It’s virtually like driving anything else from that era.

Patrick George wrote an article about the 650S a few months back that’s worth a read, and perhaps might sway you one way or the other.

http://jalopnik.com/250-miles-in-a…

Party-vi > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 12:38

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You can drive a Scamp kicking tires on Craigslist. Go for the McLaren.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 12:39

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650S. Time for some real speed.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 12:39

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McLaren or you lose the Jalopnik gold card and Union membership.

georgechristensen > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 12:40

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How is this even a question? The McLaren, obviously.

MLGCarGuy > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 12:40

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650S because you deserve to be a rich guy for a day.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 12:41

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650

Your boy, BJR > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 12:58

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McLaren. The Scamp is the Dodge Stratus of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Nothing special about it at all, especially one without a V8.

CalzoneGolem > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 13:03

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It depends on where you are driving them.

kanadanmajava1 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 16:58

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650S should be a lot more interesting experience. The Scamp is probably like your Chrysler but everything in 3/4 scale. And you can probably buy yourself a Scamp afterwards if the 650S was a disappointment.

pip bip - choose Corrour > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 07/07/2015 at 22:02

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650S!