What Was Your Favorite Car As A Kid?

"S65" (granthp) 10/21/2016 at 21:25 • Filed to: Corvette, Childhood, C5?, Red, Beige, V8

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I thought my dad’s Corvette was THE SHIT. But I’m not sure it was a C5, I remember the interior being some sort of beige. it was some sort of red but that’s about all I could tell you about it.

E90M3 > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:28

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I’d consider 13 year old me to still be a kid.

not for canada - australian in disguise > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:28

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Don’t ask why because I don’t know either.

MM54 > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:29

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S65 > not for canada - australian in disguise 10/21/2016 at 21:30

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Eww

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:31

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7 year old me thought these were awesome. 300hp was exactly the same as what WRC cars had and blew my mind. I still want one.

Nibby > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:31

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It went from this... right when the redesign came out...

to this

S65 > Nibby 10/21/2016 at 21:32

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That Testarossa is hot

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:33

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This exact car. Waylon Jennings 1978 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car. I drove it in and out of a friends shop and fell in love. He bought this car the same year he wrote “Mommas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys”

. . > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:33

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I had 2, both are pretty obvious:

1. Original Viper

2. Diablo SV

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:34

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Blue IROC-Z the local Chevy dealer had one brand new in 86, it was best looking car an 11 year old me had ever seen.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:35

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I called it a “Hot Wheels” as a kid.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:36

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When I was a little kid, like single digits. I really liked PT cruisers. I even bought an RC one and painted it o_o

JohnH3ASP > not for canada - australian in disguise 10/21/2016 at 21:37

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Same here, but I still kinda like it

shop-teacher > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 10/21/2016 at 21:38

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This was mine as well. My dad almost bought one in ‘88 as the family car. I wish he had.

TheHondaBro > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:39

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Whatever car we had when I was a kid. 1986 Celica liftback, 2000 Honda Odyssey, Lexus LX450, 2001 Celica, 2003 Acura 3.2 CL Type S.

interstate366, now In The Industry > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:39

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The Z32 300ZX.

jkm7680 > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:39

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OPPOsaurus WRX > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:42

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i remember seeing one of these when my father was looking for a Toyota pickup (before they were given model names)

mazda616 > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:45

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I was the weird little kid that was obsessed with these. Had a collection of die-cast Beetles and everything.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:45

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I really got into cars right as the C6 came out. I was 7-8 years old and it was the best car in the world to me.

Also the Ferrari F430 Spyder

I had (still have) a book of sporty cars that came out in like 2004-2005 and that exact picture above was in it, and I fell in love with it. I think I even had a poster of it on my bedroom wall at one point.

S65 > mazda616 10/21/2016 at 21:47

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KINJA’D

S65 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 10/21/2016 at 21:47

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I had a Corvette clock that’s somewhere around here..

mazda616 > S65 10/21/2016 at 21:49

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Fixed! :D

Boxer_4 > S65 10/21/2016 at 22:02

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I don’t know that I specifically had a favorite, but...

There was someone who owned one of these (exactly like this) around where I lived when I was around 7 or so, and I would occasionally see it either driving around or parked somewhere. I was always excited to see it I seem to remember.

I seem to recall that I had diecasts of both the black and red ones in this picture, plus a battery powered blue GTS like the one above that had lights and would move forward if you pressed a button on the door.

The Viper was also one of my favorites in Gran Turismo 3. Specifically the Team Oreca version. I also had a silver one with blue stripes.

ToyotaFamily > S65 10/21/2016 at 22:11

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so, 6 year old me loved these because my dad had one. super base model, no power steering, no passenger side mirror. but, my dad lowered his slightly and added a set of wide 14's with sticky rubber.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > S65 10/21/2016 at 22:35

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Big ass dump trucks and shit

Dunno how I became a small car enthusiast.

jovimon7 > S65 10/21/2016 at 22:56

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AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > E90M3 10/21/2016 at 23:07

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You and me both

Tristan > S65 10/21/2016 at 23:18

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Box Panther wagons. My mom had an ‘83 base model LTD Crown Vic wagon in baby blue without wood. I always wished it had the fake wood. I lived those cars! And it wasn’t because I lacked exposure to cool cars- we had an R2 supercharged Avanti in the garage.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 10/21/2016 at 23:38

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I’m almost 100% sure I know what book it is and I just happened to find it while cleaning out my room the other week.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > S65 10/21/2016 at 23:53

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As a child, I had two favorite cars that were actually made before I was even born. I should note that I’ve seen less than 5 of each of these cars in these colors in my life. I obsessed over them as a child, which led to my extremely strong love and affinity to BMW.

The first was the 1995 BMW 525i (E34) in Imola Red with the 4 Speed Automatic. I’ve seen like 5 of these in this color in my life, but I’ve enjoyed each and every single one.

The second is a car that I also loved as a child because my father bought me a 25 car gift pack as a belated birthday present when I moved to this country 15 years ago. Needless to say, 3 year old me carried this thing around everywhere and I still have it parked on my desk where I can see it every day. It’s a 1992 BMW 750iL (E32) in Cashmere Beige Metallic.

If given the opportunity one day, I will definitely buy more than one of each. I just love them so much.

boxrocket > S65 10/22/2016 at 00:05

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If concept cars count, the Ford GT90, despite the all-blue interior.

If concept cars don’t count, then.... hmm... I think it was probably the Ford Bronco II? How young are we talking? I was also exposed to Need For Speed at a young age, so the Jaguar XJ220 and McLaren F1 are way up there, too.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > S65 10/22/2016 at 00:22

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I went through a few. First was a Saab 9-3 Convertible. I loved configuring mine on their website using my painfully slow computer.

Then came the Volkswagen T0uareg, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Audi R8, in that rough order.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > S65 10/22/2016 at 00:23

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This, in this color. There was one at the Lotus dealership.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > S65 10/22/2016 at 00:42

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Noodles > S65 10/22/2016 at 00:57

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I’m old so....

Not sure if I’d be into cars without the angular excellence of the Countach

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > S65 10/22/2016 at 03:56

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Vector W8

S65 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/22/2016 at 08:45

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You were near a Lotus dealership?!?

CaptDale - is secretly British > S65 10/22/2016 at 12:25

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These two started my childhood fantasy

And these cemented it

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > S65 10/22/2016 at 18:35

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Yep, there used to be one by our mall. Now there’s one a little further away.

Justino6969 > S65 10/23/2016 at 16:08

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I grew up really wanting a C3. Then for the past few years I’ve fallen for a C5Z. Now as I get older, and realize that money is a thing, I want something more of a do-it-all. Current lust is a Focus RS.

19JRC99 > S65 01/14/2017 at 16:34

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Skipping my grandfather’s cars. Didn’t fall in love with the Bronco until much later. I mean, I was 8, so I was still a kid, but when I think of this question, I think of like 4 or 5 year old me.