OPPO, What's The Most Unique/Special/Exotic Car You Have Driven?

"Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2" (pompei426) 02/25/2014 at 14:33 • Filed to: None

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Just want to know if there are any good stories that haven't been shared. Meet a guy with a De Tomaso? Rent an Aston? Uncle have a '67 427 Vette? Maybe you test drove a Lotus? Whatever it is, share it. I don't care if it's a VW Golf.

Mine would either be my pride an joy '71 2002 or a 1956 Ford Fairlane. Neither are rare, but both are damn special.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:36

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Just a '20s Model T. A relative got one a while back for the lulz. Next most special might have been the '63 318-powered Fury with a push-button auto - all original.

CKeffer > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:38

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The genuine Caterham I got to drive was pretty damn special IMO. I've ridden in some pretty awesome cars, but that is by far the most special thing that I've ever actually gotten behind the wheel of.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:38

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I have never drove anything remotely rare other than my step side Sonoma.

N/A POWAAAHH > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:38

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Jaguar XKR-S in black. I was told it was 1 of less than 10 in Canada, I dunno if that's true or not

Stef Schrader > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:39

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I drove a Nash Metropolitan a while back.

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I need to finish that article when I'm done with the LeMons car.

Manuél Ferrari > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:42

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'05 F430 Spider F1.

Awesome car.

So so brakes. Brembo could have done better. The carbon ceramics that become standard about halfway though 2007 were supposed to be better.

revrseat70 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:43

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A 575 Maranello... but wait... with a GATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. bu BU BBUUUUUUUHHHHH

camaroboy68ss > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:45

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Hmm most special and rare car I have driven would be tough, my 68 camaro is 1 of 14 know cars just found that our not too long ago, my grandfathers 61 impala was a true ss car (1 of 452), and his 56 Chevy custom is one of a kind.

$kaycog > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:45

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The most special car I ever drove (also owned) was exactly like this one..........a 1970 Shelby GT500 with 428CJ. I wish I still had it.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > revrseat70 02/25/2014 at 14:48

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Envious. The joy and sound. I have a friend with an 89 TR. I just have to wait for him to drive it.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > N/A POWAAAHH 02/25/2014 at 14:49

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Very cool car. Great lines and a wonderful sound.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Stef Schrader 02/25/2014 at 14:49

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You can get those for pretty cheap. I think everybody should have one.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > CKeffer 02/25/2014 at 14:50

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That is one of many cars I wish to experience.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > $kaycog 02/25/2014 at 14:50

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$kay, that's just bad ass.

CobraJoe > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:51

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Owned: An '04 Mustang Mach 1. It was a brute, pure adrenaline machine.

My friend owns and I have driven: '05 CTS-V. It was shocking how much speed it would give without being brutal.

Test drove: '03 Mustang Cobra tuned up to 500 horsepower. Surprisingly civil until you mashed the throttle. Then the tires couldn't contain the power.

CKeffer > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:52

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I have to warn you, after you do, the desire to own one will only increase.

$kaycog > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:53

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It really was. *sigh*

JEM > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 14:55

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I got to smell the inside of a Rolls Royce once, that's about it.

Just wear your damn mask... > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 15:00

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I've been lucky in my career - and especially my last two jobs - to have driven some sweet cars (in no particular order)

- Audi R8
- Porsche 911 S4
- Mercedes E63 AMG
- Lotus Exige
- Lotus Elise
- Audi S4/RS4
- Dodge Viper
- Mazda RX-8
- Formula Skip Barber race cars
- Audi A8
- Porsche Cayman S
- Ford Model A pickup

McLarry > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 15:04

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Best thing was probably the Jag F-Type V8S...not particularly exotic, but I was able to go to one of their driving events and drive as fast as possible around an autoX course. I also got to drive my wife's grandmothers MGB around for a day or two leading up to my wedding - not nearly as fast, but it was still pretty special.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 15:04

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1968 Firebird convertible

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Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 15:07

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I've never really owned a particularly "special," car. I've had some rare ones but that doesn't mean special — My Isuzu Pickup was one of only a few hundred of its type in the US and nearly all of them went to NAPA auto parts stores. For the record — 2WD longbed with flared fenders like the 4WD trucks, 2.3 5-speed. The flares and long bed were unique. I never saw another Isuzu like it but I have heard of them. It was pretty cool, and exactly what I needed from a $300 pickemup truck.

The most exotic car I've ever driven has to be a 996 Turbo. It was a beautiful machine. It was a 2001 and I got to drive it in January 2002. The guy who owned it walked into a Krispy Kreme and I nearly spilled his coffee on my hands as I was staring at the car. The girl I was working with (an unfortunate sufferer of megalomasty. Seriously — she was easily a JJ-cup on a 5'2" thin frame) asked me about the car and I spouted off some stats. He heard me and asked if I wanted to drive it. I said, "You're kidding, right?"

He said, "no," and handed me the key. We took it out to Providence road and wound up first in line at a stoplight. He said, "go ahead and get on it a bit," and I kicked it in the ass. By the time I shifted into third gear, we were going about 80 mph. In the rain. In a 25 zone.

Oh wow. It just stuck to the road.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 15:07

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A 97 328i is about the most exotic and special thing I've ever gotten to drive.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 02/25/2014 at 15:15

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Can I assume that's Providence road in Towson, MD?

505Turbeaux > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 15:23

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my old Roadmaster Estate wagon was owned by the Bushes at their home in Kennebunk, ME (I picked it up at the compound). Pretty good wheels for an independent athiest who has no love for either administration.

I have driven more exotic whips but this one was mine. My Peugeot 504 break in the background is pretty special too and I still have it. Not the cougar, e34 wagon, or the w126 though

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 15:40

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I once sat in a running '73 Corvette 454.. That's really it, sadly. WISH I got to drive it, ohh the 11's that would have been drawn.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 15:42

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No, actually. It was Providence Road in Charlotte, NC. There used to be a Krispy Kreme across the parking lot from the tiny Harris Teeter at Myers Park Center.

bob and john > $kaycog 02/25/2014 at 15:49

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what happened to it?

$kaycog > bob and john 02/25/2014 at 15:51

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I was married at the time, and we needed the money. :(

bob and john > $kaycog 02/25/2014 at 15:52

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pity. hope the car is still running around and wasnt wrecked by some teen in a civic or something

mjswee > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 15:54

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The rarest driven would be when I test drove an Isuzu Vehicross. Ridiculous fun for a SUV.

Also currently own a 1962 Austin Healey Sprite. Though 31,000 Sprite MKII/Midget MKI were made, I recently read there's only approx. 400-500 left in restorable condition. The fact that mine is an early model with the 948cc engine makes it more rare.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > mjswee 02/25/2014 at 16:04

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Very very cool. I'm guessing it's not a bug-eye?

$kaycog > bob and john 02/25/2014 at 16:06

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I hope so too.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 16:13

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1934 Packard V12 Phaeton Sedan Convertible.

mjswee > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 16:29

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No. The MKII was from 1961-1964, and it is basically the same as the MKI bugeye mechanically, but with the updated styling on the exterior, though it still lacks exterior door handles and windows. If I'm able to find a bugeye that's as good as a deal as I got on my '62, I'll add one to my stable since I'm a fan of eccentric styling.

Stef Schrader > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/25/2014 at 17:07

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I...I couldn't reach the pedals.

{ hangs head in short people shame }

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Stef Schrader 02/25/2014 at 17:12

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I'm genuinely stunned. Looking at pictures of the interior again, it makes some more sense, but Metro + too big = head asplode.

I'm guessing the seat travel is really limited? That probably excludes you from ever getting a Trabant, too, as the seat doesn't adjust (EAST GERMANY LOL). My Rabbit had the opposite problem - being a pickup, it didn't have the full range of seat movement back, and I'm 6'2". Always knees bent sideways while driving.

kanadanmajava1 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 17:14

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Probably my friend's Tatra 603. Fun to drive but the wobbly shifting linkage didn't make it easy to operate.

puddler > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 17:18

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i once got to start and drive (for all of 15 feet) a mkII gt40. but for driving more than a mile, i'd say it would have to be a tube chassis dune buggy. no doors, no glass. expanded metal floor & turn-brakes. more fun than any mortal should have.

stuttgartobsessed > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 17:20

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I drove a Ferrari F430 Spider around Maranello once. It was amazing. So that's probably the most unique and exotic car I've driven. But I'd have to say the most special car I've driven is the one I'm driving today, and every day, so long as it works. It better though, because I just spent 5k on it. Its an Alfa Romeo.

stuttgartobsessed > revrseat70 02/25/2014 at 17:25

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The F430 I drove had the e-diff. It was fun and sifted amazingly well. I think I would have been too nervous with the manual to enjoy the experience... This was also before I DD'd a manual. But AWESOME!!!!!

revrseat70 > stuttgartobsessed 02/25/2014 at 17:31

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Same here. I was young enough to be less scared then than I would be now. The owner was the husband of my family's doctor, and he was a very successful lawyer. Needless to say, I think I was still more nervous than he was. My previous manual experience at the time consisted of an upgraded Mustang GT and a Miata. hahaha

crowmolly > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 17:39

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Daytona Coupe. Not original but a feature car in Motor Trend or Car and Driver. Had a 600hp Roush 427.

stuttgartobsessed > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 02/25/2014 at 17:39

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Woah. Hold the phone. WHAT?!? You MUST do a write up on this. How does she drive? What was the situation??? I love big v12 Packards!

stuttgartobsessed > kanadanmajava1 02/25/2014 at 17:40

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WHAT?!? Again, I, as well as the rest of Oppo, would love to hear more!

stuttgartobsessed > revrseat70 02/25/2014 at 17:43

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This was about a year and a half AFTER I had learned (on a Mini) and hadn't driven a manual since. I could have rented a manual 512 but went with the F430 because it was the cheapest and I got to enjoy the hell out of it. Especially the part where I took it from 0-95 foot to the floor shifting a redline. On a 2 lane highway. Oh yeah. Def got some wheel spin!

Stef Schrader > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/25/2014 at 17:44

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No, no. I want a Trabi racecar. I can bolt that seat whereever I darn well need it!

The Nash's seat didn't adjust. Womp womp, insert sad trombone here.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Stef Schrader 02/25/2014 at 17:53

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I've seen Trabi racecars. I wonder how much it would cost to bulk import enough to do a small-scale racing event in the US? Import duty wouldn't be much, and you could economize on shipping like mad. I just compared dimensions, and it turns out with a properly designed racking, you could fit a *dozen* into a 40ft high-cube container, possibly as many as 14-16 disassembled...

revrseat70 > stuttgartobsessed 02/25/2014 at 18:45

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Well done sir

GRawesome > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/25/2014 at 21:26

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I've driven a Ferrari 355 with the gate and a Gallardo without it, but the rarest car (in the US) I've ver driven is probably a Peugeot '86 505Sti.

Stef Schrader > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/25/2014 at 21:30

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SPEC TRABANT.

This needs to be a thing.

quarterlifecrisis > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/26/2014 at 10:39

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69 Charger Daytona

03 Ferrari 360

'11 Mercedes SLS AMG

Hmm...dad's Super Bee is kind of rare and special, my Vette is kind of fun and special, and getting the fire truck out I think counts as a unique experience...

I've driven my fair share of old stuff, modded stuff, big stuff, little stuff....those are what count as unique compared to other things.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > quarterlifecrisis 02/26/2014 at 12:13

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Very jealous. How did you end up driving a Charger Daytona?

quarterlifecrisis > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/26/2014 at 12:31

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Ex's dad's best friend has a little collection. He's seen our Super Bee, and knows of dad's hemi car (didn't list it since I've never driven it since it's been off the road for 30 years), trusted me enough...so drive it I did.