Dream Car?

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 02/20/2015 at 12:22 • Filed to: None

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Man, that's a tough question. Someone asked me today at work what my "dream car" is...and I couldn't give them an answer. I mean there are just too many to narrow it down to one. I went over the usual suspects like F40, 2000GT, BMW 507, 250 California, McLaren F1, etc. and then kind of backtracked from beauty/speed with a custom 70 series troppie or defender 110...I couldn't settle. I went with this because it was on the "dream car" list longer than most.

So what about you? could you nail it down a single "dream car"?

CalzoneGolem > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:28

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Hot rod Model A roadster truck.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:28

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With a 454 and a 4 speed.

HammerheadFistpunch > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 02/20/2015 at 12:29

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Got to drive one once. its a pretty manly experience...no lie.

My citroen won't start > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:29

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Yes, the day I buy my 2600 Spider my life will be complete. The 2600 is my only real goal in life.

dogisbadob > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:30

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There are a lot of cars to narrow it down to, but the Esprit S4/S4S is on that list :)

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:30

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There can be only one! The choice is easy.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:31

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Toyota Sports 800

scoob > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:31

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IMPOSSIBRU :'(

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:32

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Bear with me on this...

Because I think most of those on my list I would prefer to look at somebody else's. This I could use evey day if I wanted to, the handling and build quality is actually Clarkson-approved as "not bad", and its 0-60 time is still respectable today.

However, if you mean a dream car free of all the worries that go with it, I'd have an F40. Because F40.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:32

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I love my Z but my dream cars are totally unattainable! Dreams!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:32

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You drove one? I have all of the jealous.

HammerheadFistpunch > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 02/20/2015 at 12:33

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interestingly this is on my list of top 20 cars I couldn't care less about. Different strokes and all that.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 02/20/2015 at 12:33

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mmmm, so lovely.

HammerheadFistpunch > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 02/20/2015 at 12:33

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yeah I knew I guy in highschool who spent 4 years restoring one

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:34

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She's a beaut, Clark.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:34

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It just looks like it would be so fun in the "not taken seriously" kind of way.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:36

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Nice, they're extremely pricey here in the UK because of rarity and running costs, so it'd take a lottery win for me to own one.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 02/20/2015 at 12:36

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I totally dig that idea. One of the cars on my list that didn't get included is a lancia fulvia...for that reason.

Just look at that little guy...awww.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:36

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Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:37

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This exact car. It has always been my dream car, and that probably won't change.

http://www.allcollectorcars.com/for-sale/1969-…

djmt1 > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:38

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Right now I fancy 10 cylinders.

HammerheadFistpunch > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 02/20/2015 at 12:38

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I'd take the much maligned F50 over the F60 any and ever day.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:38

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I like these too, especially in Zagato form.

HammerheadFistpunch > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 02/20/2015 at 12:39

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No need to justify a dream car, its the car that makes you happy just thinking about it, price not an issue (low or high)

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > My citroen won't start 02/20/2015 at 12:40

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I appreciate your fine taste sir!

HammerheadFistpunch > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 02/20/2015 at 12:40

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THANK YOU! I Love that body style and its so universally panned. Dream car list: Restomod C3 with C6 Z06 running gear.

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:43

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Morgan +8 with all the trimmings. BMW V8 and matching 6sp manual.

jjjblucheez > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 02/20/2015 at 12:46

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C3 is the most beautiful American car made

911e46z06 > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:48

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Zonda. Don't care which one. Any Zonda. Every Zonda. Zonda.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:49

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I'm glad I'm not the only one! I've always hated the flak that the C3 got. It is, and always will be, my favorite generation of Corvette.

Oh man, that would be incredible. Do want.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > jjjblucheez 02/20/2015 at 12:49

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Hell yes it is.

HammerheadFistpunch > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 02/20/2015 at 12:51

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bonus points for being a 427

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:55

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I hate it when people ask that question - it's almost as horrible as when people learn you can speak another language and just go "say something in it!".

A dream car isn't a single object or even one that stays constant over time. And then there are different kinds of dream cars - truly unattainable dreams, cars you dream of having soon, cars you know you won't be able to buy soon but dream of having someday...for most car enthusiasts I'd say they'd easily have at least 5-10 "dream cars".

Right now I dream of buying a E39 M5 - it just seems like the right time for it to be an attainable dream for me soon (prices decently low, not too rare just yet, and any later it'd be too old a car for somewhat regular use). I know the best time to buy a Z3 M Coupe passed a while ago (same as E30 M3 - they were so cheap when I bought my E30 325i!) but I dream of owning one some day. I also dream of owning a early 70s Alfa GTV - but probably a far less attainable dream, more out of the reality of their age and rarity and usefulness than outright price.

This thought process is making my brain hurt and is giving me a sad. Sometimes dreams are better left as dreams, and maybe they'll come true someday. Logically thinking through them often times makes you realize it'll never be anything but a dream.

On a happier note, someone at my work drives a Lotus Esprit similar to that picture and parks it on the same floor of the garage that I do - I think it's parked there long term-ish for storage, as is someone else's classic 911 kept under a cover. Often times I leave my car there overnight as I take public transit to/from work - so the 911, the esprit, and my E30 are the only cars in the garage past 7pm or so every night. If only they could come to life and sing their glorious songs and let them echo through the garage walls every night when all the other cars are gone....now that's a real dream!

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 12:55

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When nice people find out I like cars, they ask me the same thing. I never really have an answer either. There are too many. I mean, at some point I think I'll be able to own a manual Gallardo, a Datsun 510, and a Mark IV Continental. But then there's the ones I could never afford: Group B Quattro replica, Cobra, Testa Rossa. And then there's the cheapos, which I still dream about owning: Miata, AW11, Festiva rally car, and after today's NPOCP, a DTM-inspired, widebody Mustang. Too many.

HammerheadFistpunch > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 02/20/2015 at 12:56

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I know exactly what you mean. Its not a one and done deal and even then how could their possible be just one?!

HammerheadFistpunch > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 02/20/2015 at 12:57

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Too many vehicles and types. I hear you, thats why I shunted the torture away from me to you all.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 13:07

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I have said this many times before and I will still say it until I can finally acquire her:

theuserformerlyknownasaluminumfoil > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 13:10

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Right now for me - it's hard to say but I really really would want a Challenger Hellcat, in white over red interior, with the matte bronze wheels. Yes please.
Honorable mention: Jaguar F-Type V8R Convertible

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 13:10

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There are entirely to many variables to nail down one dream car. In my mind, I have a dream rally car, dream daily driver, dream exotic, dream classic, etc. But out of all of them, one car stands out (but only just): 1966 Shelby Cobra. MkIII. Hell yea. But like I said, it's only just above my next dram car, 1984 Audi Sport Quattro.

redstationwagon > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 13:14

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Two of my favorites recently popped back into my head! Didn't think of them in a while...both are British-Italian weirdness

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 13:29

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I've had the same dream car since I was 9 - Escort Cosworth. I'm a practical guy - secure 4WD, seating for 4, easy access hatchback rear and an engine that can take up to 400hp before any real modifications need to be made. And relatively affordable. And just as I said that, prices have risen once more.

KnotThatBusy > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 13:58

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I'll go 250 Cali SWB. V12 and all.

Mattbob > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 14:24

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A Ferrari FF with a bike rack on the top.

PartiallyCylon > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 14:27

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Going all cliché here, but Pagani Huayra. Just because every time I look at a picture of one, I find myself struck by its perfect statuesque appearance. Also, active aero ftw.

PartiallyCylon > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR 02/20/2015 at 14:33

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That, only if I could also drive it with old Dr. Steel type welding glasses and a top hat.

Something I would do unapologetically.

Local Miata Bro > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 14:39

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This, one day I will own my black 1991 Nissan Skyline GTR. I only want it modded to have a anti-lag system so it shoots fire.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 15:18

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Rolls Royce Ghost EWB in cocaine white exterior with TURQOISE LEATHER.

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > PartiallyCylon 02/20/2015 at 16:17

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I have driven a race prepped Morgan +8. It was the most brutal car I have ever driven.

QCGoose > HammerheadFistpunch 02/20/2015 at 23:37

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I'd take a Mondial 8 coupe before I took an Enzo.

And yes, I'm completely serious.