"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
03/18/2017 at 16:36 • Filed to: None
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"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
03/18/2017 at 16:36 • Filed to: None | 1
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We all covet rare and amazing cars. But a car like a Toyota 2000GT might as well be Speed Racer’s Mach 5 for all of the reality it has.
We have all seen kit car disasters and Fierarris.
But there are a lot of high end Cobra and other replicas that, while expensive, make ownership of an impossibly rare car a reality.
A friend of mine has one of these. It is fucking amazing and I keep begging him to bring it to C&C.
But what high end kit or replica cars would you want to own?
Bonus: Does Oppo oyster?
I do.
E90M3
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 16:42 |
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But what high end kit or replica cars would you want to own?
I don’t have to bother with any of that, I’m told if I put an M badge on the back of my 328i, it turns into an M3.
Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 16:52 |
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I was at a car show last summer and talked with a guy who brought his Kirkham Cobra to show. The aluminum body was bare, with scratches all around but he didn’t care. (maybe he was after the patina look?) It had a 427 side-oiler stroker, and I imagine he had probably close to $150k in the car. And here I am hoping to pull together the dough for a Factory Five kit someday..
KFN
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 17:01 |
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I’d actually rather have this than the real thing.
Toby F., Manager
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 17:01 |
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There are only two cars I’d ever buy as replicas: the 2000GT and Cobra. Those oysters look delicious!
Chariotoflove
> E90M3
03/18/2017 at 17:01 |
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But then you would have to find another 3 to avoid putting too many miles on your second M. Lather, rinse, repeat.
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E90M3
> Chariotoflove
03/18/2017 at 17:05 |
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Hahaha, touché
vdub_nut: scooter snob
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 17:05 |
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As long as it looks the part and is similar performance wise, why not? It’s my only shot to own something Cobra-esque, for example (Or a Porsche 917, GT40, Daytona, Deuce coupe, Stratos). Hell, I’d take an Audi Coupe GT with an engine and driveline swap if I couldn’t find/afford a real ur-Quattro.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> E90M3
03/18/2017 at 17:06 |
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I was following a car full of bro-20-somethings in town today. They floored it away from every stop sign....
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 17:08 |
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Luckily for me, as as quirky fan of odd, slow, “People’s Cars” most of the ones I want aren’t all that hard to get or expensive..... :P
Can’t say I would mind having a Stratos kit car with an Alfa engine though....
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E90M3
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
03/18/2017 at 17:12 |
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Did it look like this?
(My car with the badge put on with packing tape for the explicit purpose of taking this picture. I have an M car, I don’t need to go around pretending.)
gin-san - shitpost specialist
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 17:37 |
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I would if it was based on an incredibly valuable classic, and it’d be a case where I’m wealthy enough to get a very nice custom replica but not wealthy enough to own the actual classic. Example: would love a 250 GTO based on a modern chassis and a modern drivetrain, but with the classic looks. I’d be absolutely terrified of driving a genuine 250 GTO because of its value.
Also, I do oyster. I love oysters, but I can’t remember the last time I had some.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 17:39 |
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Well, none. Unless there’s going to be a market for an ‘83 Corolla liftback replica.
Khalbali
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 17:41 |
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550 spider definitely.
My bird IS the word
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 17:44 |
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These are my bread and butter. Should lady luck strike in the career department, In order of how much I want them:
caterham 7
lister bell str
Factory Five type 65
I love the idea of kit cars and the short answer to which replicas I want: all of them.
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kanadanmajava1
> ImmoralMinority
03/18/2017 at 21:31 |
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If I wouldn’t have millions, but only couple of hundred thousand euros, I could buy a Bugatti replica by Pur Sang. You have to be a Bugatti expert to separate it from a genuine thing.
