Stupid Hypotheticals - One Of Each Generation

"Lets Just Drive" (lets-just-drive) 01/08/2014 at 20:10 • Filed to: None

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Here's the deal, Opponauts; you get to pick one line of cars and you get one of each. You can't pick a brand, but a model and of that model you get one of each generation. For example, if you're a truck nut, you could pick the Ford F-150 and walk away with what, like twelve trucks. Or Camaro, or Skyline or whatever. What'll you pick?

Manuél Ferrari > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:13

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Do all mid engine V8 Ferraris count as the Dino?

Or are they disqualified because they are not all called the Dino (even though that's what they are)?

If Skyline = GTR and both of those are allowed then I think it's fair to consider all the Dino successors the same model.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:14

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That's easy, Land Rover. I'd just have to figure out where to put all them.

Lets Just Drive > Manuél Ferrari 01/08/2014 at 20:14

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No.

Lets Just Drive > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 01/08/2014 at 20:15

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Good choice!

D > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:15

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M3 is not a bad answer

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:15

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Easy. Opel Kadett.

Lets Just Drive > D 01/08/2014 at 20:16

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Going one further, then...

... which M3 (one from each generation) would you pick?

I mean, for example, would your e30 be the Sport Evolution?

AeroEagle333 > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:16

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I'm going to go ahead and claim the 911 before anyone else... <3 those cars.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:17

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I always wanted all the 911 because you know, 911, not a bad deal at all if I had one of each, but not the most imaginative either in my opinion.

I'd also consider all of the Mercedes SLs. The entire line of all the Mustangs are also a great thought, but I'm not the biggest fan of Mustangs as I am of SLs and 911s.

I mean, if I got just one of every 911 last year, I'd already have like 20.

Lets Just Drive > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 01/08/2014 at 20:17

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That's what? At least five cars, but more than ten if you count the in-generation variants?

Manuél Ferrari > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:17

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:(

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:18

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Too easy, Corvette. Does that include production specials as well? Even if it doesn't, I'd still totally score some badass automobiles.

Lets Just Drive > AeroEagle333 01/08/2014 at 20:18

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One 911 coming up because they're all the same, don't'cha know?

Hah!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:18

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GTO- all with the highest performance options.

Delta Five Nine > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:18

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Corvette sounds pretty good to me.

Lets Just Drive > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 01/08/2014 at 20:19

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I kind of meant to include a prompt to post pictures by way of saying that you get to pick which edition/trim car within the generation you'd take.

So, for C6, you could say C6R, just as an example.

D > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:19

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Arg, I'm not read up enough on my M3 lore to answer that. E36 Lightweight would be pretty cool though... Isn't the E46 CSL paddles only?

Lets Just Drive > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/08/2014 at 20:19

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Which trim would you take in each generation?

Lets Just Drive > Delta Five Nine 01/08/2014 at 20:20

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Popular choice.

bob and john > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:20

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lexus IS.
first gen had 2JZ-GE. supra motor-turbos.
2nd gen was beautiful, elegant, came with AWD (for the winter) hell, my mother has one). PLUS IS-F
3rd gen is BEATING the BMW 335 in comparison tests. lexus has finaly made a 3-fighter worth considering.

failing that, audi X4. A4, S4, RS4, and wiil that nice stuff

AeroEagle333 > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 01/08/2014 at 20:21

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See!I'm not the only one that would want a 911!

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:22

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Prince Skyline Sport

Prince Skyline GT-B

Hakosuka GT-R

Kenmeri GT-R

2000GTE-X

RS Turbo (Paul Newman Edition, because why not)

Autech GTS-R (Because tweed interior)

R32 GTR Nismo

Four-Door Autech GT-R

R34 Nismo GT-R Z-tune

Either of the Infinitis, don't really care.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > AeroEagle333 01/08/2014 at 20:22

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Team Own ALL the 911s!

HAHAHA.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:22

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Royal Bobcat

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:23

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Although now that I think about it, do you count years/variations? I don't know what I'd do with a 100+ trucks...

Lets Just Drive > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/08/2014 at 20:24

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Ha!

Weren't those just through the '60's?

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:24

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Six generations if my memory serves me right.

PS9 > D 01/08/2014 at 20:24

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Aww come on man. E92. The last (and most powerful) NA M3. Don't say you don't want it. You don't want me to call Pennywise...

Lets Just Drive > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 01/08/2014 at 20:25

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That reply should have been tagged NSFW. LOL

Simplify, then add beer > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:25

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It's a bit of a technicality, but the Mercedes SL.

This gives you:

1954 300SL Gullwing

1963 190SL

1970s 230/250/280SL

1980s 350SL

1980s 500SL

1990s SL600 with the V12

At a stretch, the SL65/73

Right up to the new SLS.

How's that for a full garage?

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:26

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If I could pick, I'd probably go for a 1957 Fuelie (1st gen), a 1963 split window with the 327 V8 (2nd gen), a 1969 ZL1 (3rd gen), a 1991 ZR1 (4th Gen), a 2002 Z06, a C6 ZR1 and a C7 Stingray. Yep, those would be just about right, I'm kinda proud of my picks, haha...

Shoop > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:26

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Easy. Unimog.

Lets Just Drive > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 01/08/2014 at 20:27

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Nicely.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:27

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Caddy Fleetwood comes to mind...

Lets Just Drive > Shoop 01/08/2014 at 20:27

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Aw. Some.

McLarry > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:27

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"Shelby Mustangs" would be a good choice, I think... How general are we allowed to be, because "V8 Ferraris" would be even better. Or perhaps "Aston Martin DBx series".

PanchoVilleneuve ST > PanchoVilleneuve ST 01/08/2014 at 20:28

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As you can see, we hate Japanese cars on Jalopnik.

Dsscats > bob and john 01/08/2014 at 20:28

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Supra motor-turbos? The IS was NA, as is the 2JZ-GE. The 2JZ-GTE is turbo'ed. The 2JZ-GET is the kinda joke name for stock NA engines which have had a turbo slapped on.

AMC/Renauledge > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:29

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I assume we're talking about nameplates and not differently named successor cars (e.g. would the Cruze include the Cobalt, Cavalier, Monza, and Vega before it)?

I'll assume no. So I'll pick the 1927-74 Nash/Rambler/AMC Ambassador.

Here's the first generation, a 1928 example:

Tom McParland > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:29

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M5...would post pics but mobile Kinja sucks.

Lets Just Drive > McLarry 01/08/2014 at 20:29

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You can be as general as you want. It's your reply. However, the less general and more accurate the response the better, I tend to think.

I'd end up saying "Mustang" and then picking one trim level/edition from each generation of the Mustang.

TwoFortified > PanchoVilleneuve ST 01/08/2014 at 20:30

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Beat me to it. Nissan Skyline is my pick as well :)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:31

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To the end of the early 70s, I think they came out with a package for the newer ones.

TwoFortified > PanchoVilleneuve ST 01/08/2014 at 20:35

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Hell, and you picked a bunch of the exotic versions ("Stupid Hypothetical", so fair), but I'd be plenty stoked with their regular production versions. Cruise in the Princes, Drag the R32 GT-R, and properly track out the R34 (I think/hope they worked out some of the less desirable kinks with ATESSA by '02)

Stef Schrader > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 01/08/2014 at 20:37

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Whoohoo, me neither! I'd have to do a little research into which ones from each generation, though...

bob and john > Dsscats 01/08/2014 at 20:37

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sorry. that was meant to come off as supra motor 'MINUS' turbos

lucky's pepper > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:39

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So there's no provision that I can't sell all or some of the cars? Hmmm... if I go with the Cobra I can get a 260, 289, 289 FIA, Daytona, 427, 427 S/C, 427 Competition, Super Snake, the one never completed 427 Coupe and maybe even an AC Frua. That's alot of money.

Or I could just go for the Ferrari GTO and get a 250 and a 330, and after selling them have enough money to buy a small mansion, a fleet of great cars and never have to work again.

Yeah, GTO.

Blondude > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:41

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Cobra.

260

289

427

They were technically further evolutions of the previous version so you could argue they were generations.

Realistically, Mustang (even the Mustang II, I ain't afraid of no Pinto).

D > PS9 01/08/2014 at 20:41

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By the nature of this question, I automatically get one of those too

Dsscats > bob and john 01/08/2014 at 20:45

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Aha! Sorry about that. I LOOOOOOOVE those. There was one a while back kickin around with a 1UZ with a TRD supercharger that I sooooooo wanted. It was a wagon too.

Lets Just Drive > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:48

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This is how my reply looks:

I'd take a Mustang from each of the (now) six generations. As follows -

First Generation: 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1.

Second Generation: 1976 Ford Mustang Cobra II

Third Generation: 1986 Ford Mustang SVO

Fourth Generation: 2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R

Fifth Generation: 2009 Ford Mustang GT Bullitt

Sixth Generation: Whatever They Call The EcoBoost Turbo Pony.

Manuél Ferrari > PanchoVilleneuve ST 01/08/2014 at 20:50

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Per a question I asked your answer is not allowed.

You can only have Skylines or GTRs. You can't have both :(

505 - morphine not found > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 20:53

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I would probably go for the Porsche 911 - i don't really get why no one has done that yet. And to make it fun, i would go for the most basic version: NA RWD manual Coupe (as in: C2) from every generation. Yes, i would love that.

However, a more interesting and less linear project would be the Peugeot 40x cars.

401 - 1934

402 - 1935

403 - 1955

404 - 1960

405 - 1987

406 - 1995

407 - 2004

408: a Chinese-only abomination from 2010, that is basically a sedan 308, and as such, isn't a true 40x car. But as this whoring idea represents 2010 very well, it has a place at this table.

A collection to truly bridge automotive evolution.

bob and john > Dsscats 01/08/2014 at 20:56

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ya know, i want to love the wagon...but.....i dont know....something about it bugs me.
I think its like seeing the silhouette of a SEEXXXYYY model. but shes wearing a backpack. you know the underlying shape is there....but at the same time, its not....

Manuél Ferrari > Stef Schrader 01/08/2014 at 20:57

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I don't think the research would take too long. I would only need about 20 minutes tops to make sure I got it right. Here is the answer off the top of my head without any research:

911 Classic: Carrera RS 2.7

964: Carrera RS

963: Carrera RS

996: GT3 RS

997: GT3 RS 4.0

991: GT3 RS (once the RS comes out)

As you can see it's pretty simple for me. I gusta the best N/A models so I would just take the best RS of each generation :)

Manuél Ferrari > Simplify, then add beer 01/08/2014 at 20:58

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I support this message

Manuél Ferrari > lucky's pepper 01/08/2014 at 21:00

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You beat me to it. I just realized there was no provision that you couldn't sell the cars.

So yeah the Ferrari GTO is the right answer!

Dsscats > bob and john 01/08/2014 at 21:02

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Hahaha though I disagree, thats an AMAZING analogy.

Bricks > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 21:03

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I'm just going to go the opposite direction, ford focus, us market variant, base trim.

briannutter1 > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 01/08/2014 at 21:13

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Yep if Ive got to include the 70's vette's, I think 911 best stands the test of time. .....just let me skate from 911s from rsr to 3.3 turbo to slantnose to 993 turbo.

deadpedal > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 21:14

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Chevy Suburban sounds fun, no?

syaieya > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 21:18

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If I can get the W201 on a technicality. I want the Mercedes E class.

Not as fancy as the man with the garage full of SL, but also not going to have parking issues anytime the weather is anything but sunny.

If that falls through,

Zonda.

ihm96 > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 21:38

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Does Ferrari F1 race cars count as a model? I might have a hell of a time actually driving anywhere because they wouldn't technically be "street legal" or easy to maintain, but on the other hand I would have 60 years of racing awesomeness in my garage

Big Bubba Ray > Blondude 01/08/2014 at 21:38

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This. This one million times!

briannutter1 > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 01/08/2014 at 21:41

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Brilliant! Hadn't considered a zl1 or L88 c3 to get me through the 70's.

Lets Just Drive > ihm96 01/08/2014 at 21:43

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One moment while I consult with the voices in my head.

We'll allow it.

briannutter1 > Blondude 01/08/2014 at 21:44

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Wow, you got me. Completely happy to drive '66 427 versus a c7z or 991 gt3

ihm96 > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 21:52

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Even if I can't ever drive them, I can still go sit and drool over them, and then raise money by charging admission. And once I had enough money from that I could find some loophole to let me drive them and I would buy a 3-d printer (ala Jay Leno) to make any parts I needed for them

SpeedSix > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 22:01

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Mazda/Eunos Cosmo

1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S

1975 Mazda Cosmo AP 13B

1985 Mazda Cosmo HB Turbo

1995 Eunos Cosmo 20B Type-E

TownaceNoah > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 22:21

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DS

CX

XM

C6

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 22:36

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I'll take one of each, please!

I'll take 911 RS for $5000 > Manuél Ferrari 01/08/2014 at 23:36

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I think you get additional classics. Wikipedia only lists them as one generation, but I feel like when you completely change the engine, change all the trim designations and change the visual appearance, you probably change generations too. They just didn't change the series number for some dumb reason.

Also, does the 959 count as a 911. Please?

SpeedSix > Lets Just Drive 01/08/2014 at 23:42

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Alfa Romeo Spider

1966 Alfa Romeo Spider Series 1

1975 Alfa Romeo Spider Series 2 2000 Veloce

1986 Alfa Romeo Spider Series 3 Quadrifoglio Verde

1990 Alfa Romeo Spider Series 4

Manuél Ferrari > I'll take 911 RS for $5000 01/08/2014 at 23:58

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I love your username!

I was wondering if I could have more than one classic 911.

Opinions are varied on whether all pre 964 cars are just one generation or not.

Some Porsche enthusiasts say yes, some say no.

One argument for yes is the chassis is the same on all, correct?

My old man has a 82 SC and just picked up a 69 911T roller. I inspected the underneath of both and they look really similar to my eye

I'll take 911 RS for $5000 > Manuél Ferrari 01/09/2014 at 00:09

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Thanks!

I don't have too much knowledge, but I know they did change the length of the wheelbase in 1969, and there were at least three transmissions used (901, 915 and G50).

I feel like that qualifies, but I'm also just greedy and want more Porsches!

Good luck getting the roller running! A family up the street from my parents seems to restore old Porsches as a hobby. They DD a 997 and a Cayenne, and I've seen several 356s and classic 911s there, in various stages of repair.

revrseat70 > PanchoVilleneuve ST 01/09/2014 at 00:14

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This question was like my second post on Oppo ever, and it made it on "Best of" for the day. .. And this was my answer. Well done

Manuél Ferrari > I'll take 911 RS for $5000 01/09/2014 at 00:26

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I didn't know the wheelbase changed. Haha I am greedy too and would want another one if this hypothetical situation ever happened!

Thanks for the luck. I wish I could say I was helping in the restoration. I work round the clock so my dad can work less and restore cars. But at least I get to drive them :) as long as I don't hoon them...

The old man is becoming like your parent's neighbor. He is always looking for deals on classic Porsches to restore. He has restored classic Mercs too but Porsches are his favorite. They are less effort to restore cause they are so small and simple.

Stef Schrader > Manuél Ferrari 01/09/2014 at 06:20

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Mine differs just a little. :o)

Classic 911s: Carrera RS 3.0

964: Carrera 3.8 RS

993: GT2

996: GT3 RS

997: GT3 RS 4.0

991: Cup Car

I just remembered that Porsche's naming structure has never made sense. GT- and RS seem to be fairly standard up until now, but the rest of it's a mess. "Carrera" is just a pretty word they like to attach to anything and everything. Well, then. Carry on. Oh, and produce something worth drooling after again as a street car.

1337HPMustang > Lets Just Drive 01/09/2014 at 13:40

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I'm a little late for the party but I'm thoroughly surprised that there's no mention of the Mustang. Id get a stable full of ponies, namely
A '67 cobra jet fastback (I'm very much torn on which first gen is my favorite)
A '78 lift back 302 King cobra T-top
A '93 cobra r
A terminator
And a new gt500

Manuél Ferrari > Stef Schrader 01/09/2014 at 18:23

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Very similar!!

I almost put GT2 down for the 993 as well. But I just stuck with the N/A theme. I don't have as much skill as you. So a turbo charged track car would surely kill me the first time I tried to put it on the track! My 997 C2 has more power than I have skill for, lol

Manuél Ferrari > Stef Schrader 01/09/2014 at 18:23

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Oh and I wanted a cup car too but didn't know if that was allowed cause it's not street legal...

Stef Schrader > Manuél Ferrari 01/09/2014 at 18:24

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I have no skill.

...

Unless spinning is a skill.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Manuél Ferrari > Stef Schrader 01/09/2014 at 18:27

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Hahahaha

I would be lying if I said I never spun on the track

I haven't tracked any of my cars yet. Last time I tracked was in an 80s Celica turbo. I spun that puppy. The ancient AWD didn't behave like I expected

Lets Just Drive > 1337HPMustang 01/09/2014 at 21:12

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You must have missed mine.

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1337HPMustang > Lets Just Drive 01/09/2014 at 21:29

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You. I like you

Lets Just Drive > 1337HPMustang 01/09/2014 at 21:43

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If it's because Mustang, you should get to know me a little more.

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Because I love Mustangs!

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1337HPMustang > Lets Just Drive 01/09/2014 at 23:04

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Awesome story! I too turned my nose up at almost all american cars until a friend handed me the keys to his redfire red sn95 GT with saleen wheels and an offroad exhaust. I blasted it down a winding river road and it was then I realized that I needed a v8 in my life. I began window shopping mustangs, mainly sn95s with the hopes of finding one for cheap, that is, around 8 grand. I could borrow that from my dad and pay him off while still in school. I happened across an 07 GT for what seemed like a steal since it had less than 50k kilometers on the clock and selling for 14 grand. I convinced my dad to go to the Kia dealership (of all places) to check it out. We test drove it and I'm sure we made the salesman's day because there was no hiding our excitement. My dad, God bless him, let me put the car on his line of credit the next day. What made the car an awesome find wasn't just the low mileage but the fact that it was cammed, had big wheels with wide rubber, lowering springs, CAI, and axlebacks. I took off the cam covers later to ID the cams and found out they're called ford racing hot rod cams; and boy let me tell you, they're the bomb! Sitting in it while it shakes at idle is my personal happy place. Dropping it into second with the gas mashed is my nirvana.

I've been indoctrinated to the cult of the horse and while I have favorite cars from every genre, Mustangs will always be special for reasons I'm sure you're well aware of. She's currently paid off and sitting in my garage waiting for spring and an MGW shifter. Here's a pic. Also I love em in black and love those v6 halibrand-inspired wheels so yours gets two thumbs and another appendage way up.

Saracen > Lets Just Drive 01/10/2014 at 01:11

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Squid > Lets Just Drive 01/10/2014 at 01:33

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Easy- Viper. . .

Gen 1 car. . . Has to be this, because I want the car to kill other things than me. . . But really a 93 would work.

Gen 2- 99 ACR

Gen 3- 2010 Viper Purple ACR

and a top trim of the current Viper.

Saracen > Tom McParland 01/10/2014 at 03:45

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Don't worry, I got it.

Bricks > bob and john 01/10/2014 at 07:21

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I work for a Lexus dealer and the first time I saw the wagon I didn't like it, but it has grown on me. It's a pretty decent shape, I saw one with an aftermarket valence package that looked super sick. I wish they made a wagon for the new '14s

JACU - I've got bonifides. > bob and john 01/10/2014 at 08:25

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I like to think of a sexy wagon more like a beautiful woman that can physically help me do the stuff I need doing without worrying if she's gonna' break a nail.

bob and john > Bricks 01/10/2014 at 12:53

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As i mentioned, i want to like it.
but the sedan just hits the proportions for elegance right on the money, its hard for me to mess with it...
doesnt help tht there are only 2 in my area....will have to course internet for nicer pics....

Patrick Frawley > lucky's pepper 01/12/2014 at 10:55

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If you pick the GTO, that really means you have three very distinct cars:

250 GTO.

288 GTO.

599 GTO.

lucky's pepper > Patrick Frawley 01/12/2014 at 11:33

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You have a great point. I completely forgot about the later two iterations of the GTO. But you've left off the 330.

Patrick Frawley > lucky's pepper 01/12/2014 at 13:06

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The 330 gets grouped in with the Type 64 - a variation of that first generation. Same body, same chassis, 33% more displacement, awkward hood bulge. feel free to select that as your early-1960s preference.

Question is whether one of the GTO Evoluziones also counts.

At which point you might as well pick an F40, and then we get into the whole debate about whether the rest of the Ferrari hypercar family is in this same lineage.

Waiting on the judges there, I guess.

lucky's pepper > Patrick Frawley 01/12/2014 at 16:46

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Just re-read the post and I stand corrected. I was thinking I could get an one of each different version of that car built. Being greedy.