Ok, I'm being a sucker for starting stupid topics, but the top-speed conversation in the other forum has really got me fired up.

So, what is/are your favorite dream car(s)?

For me, there's 6. In order:
1994 Ford Escort wagon - manual transmission - in silver (owned it)
2000 Volvo V70 wagon - manual transmission - in anything but black, red, or silver (own it now)
early 2000's Mercedes Benz E320 wagon - manual transmission (hopefully) - in silver (will own it in 2010)
early 2000's Jaguar XK8 - manual transmission (praying for it) - in hunter green (will own @ midlife crisis)
1981, 82, or 83 Delorean - manual transmission (it's out there) - in stainless steel (will own sometime soon)
80's Lotus Turbo Esprit - manual transmission - in get-pulled-over-for-just-pulling-out-my-driveway red (...someday)

Why the Lotus? I have a fond memory of visiting this one exotic car dealer once a year while on family vacation.
Why the Delorean? My dad used to work for him and when the suckah went broke, he owed us some $$. So, I'ma own one of those rides some day.

How about ya'll?

Lucky for me, I am driving the car I've wanted since I learned about it. A 2002 Saab 9-3 Viggen Coupe. I've had it over 140MPH. Top speed is 155 (electronically governed), but something didn't feel safe once I got over 140, so I stopped. I know, I know.... I'm a wuss. I will max it out someday though.

The only other car I lust over is a DeLorean. Manual trans is the only way to go on ANY car.

Manual trans is the only way to go on ANY car.

Amen to that.

I've been working on the perfect four car garage. I havn't managed to narow it down that far though. 1) McLaren F1 2) H1 Hummer open top 3) Acura/Honda NSX 4) Delorean 5) Viper 6) Sparrow.

If you figure the Hummer can live outside, and the Sparrow will fit in between two of the others, it should just fit in a four car garage.

Matthew

1) Mclaren F1
2) 2002 BMW M5
3) 1995 Toyota MR2 Turbo
4) A fleet of Caterpillar equipment

1. McLaren F1 LM
2. McLaren F1
3. Ferrari F50
4. #24 Dupont Chevorlet (In full Nascar trim )

lucky me, i had my dreamcar for almost three months and then i killed it Lacia Delta HF Integrale oh my god i am so sorry

1. Pagani Zonda - only if I win big on the lottery http://www.modena-design.it/zonda.htm
2. McLaren F1 - ditto
3. Ferrari 360 Spider - didn't like it to start with, but it has grown on me now and I love it
4. TVR Tuscan Speed 6 - I hope to own one of these sometime soon
5. Mazda MX5 (Miata) - the car I have owned from new for the last 5 years

I guess I don't have quite the dreams you guys do, but I currently have my dream car. When I was a kid, I wanted an old Mustang convertible. So, when I was 15, I bought a '68 Mustang convertible and fixed it up. Started driving it the day I turned 16. Love it.

Currently, I have a fascination with the Acura NSX. It's a beautiful car, and I could see myself actually affording one.

I suppose a McLaren F1 would be nice too.

To me, it's a Lexus SC 430

I suppose a McLaren F1 would be nice too.

Nowhere to put an Empeg in a McLaren, it has no radio and a Kenwood CD changer with a simple control, so it's not much use to those of the Empeg religion.
Apart from which, to plagarise Peter Ustinov, you have to blow your nose and hold your breath before entering as you won't have room inside!

1) TVR Cerbera Speed 12 ... 225 mph 4 seater road car
2) Subaru P1 (well I have an Impreza sport and want more power!)
3) Bentley Turbo Azure R

And all can take an empeg and big amps, as well as my family!

1) TVR Cerbera Speed 12 ... 225 mph 4 seater road car

...which is vapourware...

Andy,
the Speed12 is currently for sale

As for dream cars, well I already have mine although a Cerbera for non roof-down days, and a Tuscan S6 for going shopping in would be nice

Mark.
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the Speed12 is currently for sale

I was under the impression that that car was basically the same as the race car with a few bits of leather stuck on the interior it. I didn't think it had any rear seats ?

In no particular order

Ford GT-90

Aston Martin V12 Vanquish

Acura NSX

Jaguar XJ220

Bentley Continental GT

About 30 more I can't think of off the top of my head



EDIT: Just found a new one

basically the same as the race car with a few bits of leather stuck on the interior it

I remember seeing pictures of it on Pistonheads ages ago, but cannot find them anymore, and didn't save them off either. It wouldn't surprise me if it was just the race car with a few bits of leather though.

I didn't think it had any rear seats ?

Great, an even better power/weight ratio (and lets face it with TVR power figures it may need a little help )

Mark
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Even more speculatively than the others, because I don't even hold a driving licence:

1) Jaguar E-Type convertible
2) Peugeot 206CC (I don't know what it's like to drive, and those vents in the bonnet make it look terribly aggressive, but I like the basic idea)
3) Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental cabriolet
4) That Fiat thing a bit like a miniature MX-5, can't remember what it's called
5) Anything made by Caterham

I saw an all-white example of no.3 parked somewhere once, and it looked amazing. Not sure about the 40hp, 8 litre engine though.

Peter

Actually, I didn't realise there were any on the market either. What an absolute beast of a car:-) I mean the 4.5 Chim (with a few mods) is fun enough!

Plymouth Superbird

It would probably be a crime for me to own one because:
-I'm hard on cars
-I don't have the time to take proper care of it
-This is one of those low production models, a NASCAR cheat...

Note:
Although it created quite an impression on the street, the wing did almost no aerodynamic good under 90 mph.

What a shame. so I'd only tickle it occasionally.

I mean the 4.5 Chim (with a few mods) is fun enough!

Mine is only the little baby 4litre, but it is the HC version so all is not lost. Right now I am missing it, I have been in the US since July and the Chimaera is still in the UK with my parents.
Note for Today: Get the shipping sorted out so I can start scaring Americans

Mark.
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Jaguar E-Type Convertible

Had it, loved it, wish I had never sold it! the fondest memories.

Peugeot 206CC (I don't know what it's like to drive, and those vents in the bonnet make it look terribly aggressive, but I like the basic idea)

Leave folding tin roofs to Mercedes Benz. My next door neighbour gave up and sold it after 10 months - the boot has enough room for a modest amp for your Empeg, but, what the hell, you've got to make some sacrifices for your religion!

I'm easy...

Dream cars:
Dodge 2500 4WD with Cummins Diesel - to pull my current, and dream boat, Triton Tr-20
Mercedes E class something or other.

Currently in:
Dodge 1500 4WD 5.9l
Dodge Neon ACR 2.0l

Pay off the boat, get the truck, then the Benz...

1961 Corvette (ever since I saw ``Route 66'' as a kid)
Shelby 427 S/C Cobra (although I'd be as happy with some of the better replicas, like ERA's)
BMW Z8

I could come up with some others, but those are right on the top of my list.

4) That Fiat thing a bit like a miniature MX-5, can't remember what it's called

http://www.fiatbarchetta.com/

http://www.fiatbarchetta.com/

Ah. Yes, that must be it, but somehow it doesn't look as good as I remembered it...

Peter

Suprised nobody said 2002 Cadillac Escalade. That would be nice on some chromed out 23 Sprewells.

I'm sure I can afford it someday, but it will probably be in 2020 when it's worth only $10Gs, lol.

Don't make me post the lyrics to that Rush song, now.

Hmmm....

1. McLaren F1 - (but of course)
2. Porsche 911 GT3
3. Porsche 911 GT2
4. Porsche 911 Turbo

(All manual trans.)

I have too many dream cars to even pick a 5th. In the end, I'd take any one from my long list I could get.

I always wondered what a "Red Barchetta" was. Were they really refering to the Fiat? I always assumed the "Red Barchetta" was a fictional vehicle.

Nope, not fictional at all. Although I think the song refers to a much older model than the one linked in this thread, I could be wrong.

And I think that the name might also refer to a Ferrari model, not sure. I'll have to go check the Rush FAQ on that one.

ricin,

A fellow Porsche fan, I love it... nice choices too! Personally, any one of these would do, but I would add the Ruf RTurbo to the list.

BTW - why in the hell did Porsche make a 996 Turbo with an optional automatic. Come on, would any self-respecting male really buy one of these cars for his wife?

My list, my list is way too long. I couldn't possibly nail it down to 5. Basically, it would include any cars considered to be "ultimate American muscle cars", plus and any of the ultimate European sports cars from the last 3 decades. Oh yeah, and the NSX.

My current currently owned dream cars:

Totally OT
"If you're going to be a bear...be a Grizzly"

I found that saying inscribed on the inside tracks of my Def Leppard Pyromania LP. The first part was on side one, the second on side two. Never knew why.
-Zeke

Nice Chevelle, looks like the badges say 454 but it's hard to tell. If so, LS5 or LS6, 4spd or Auto? I used to have a '65 Malibu SS but it's not nearly the same type of car as the '70 is. Back in '65 the SS was more of a trim package than a performance option. The '70 is clearly a true American muscle car.

And I think that the name might also refer to a Ferrari model, not sure. I'll have to go check the Rush FAQ on that one.

Yes. Ferrari 166 Barchetta. Although there have been later Ferrari models that co-opted the Barchetta name, when you say Barchetta to a Tifosi, you are talking about the model 166 Barchetta, produced starting in 1949 into the early 1950's. I believe it was the first Ferrari road car sold to the public.

The model designation "166" refers to the displacement of a single cylinder of the V-12 engine -- 166 cc (and a fraction) giving a total displacement of 1995 cc.

By today's standards, it isn't much of a car -- a well-tuned Civic (maybe with a few minor performance mods) would probably out-run it. These first-of-the-breed Ferraris are very rare, and very expensive. If you could find one for sale (unlikely) just give the seller a big wad of cash and take your change in McLaren F1's.

tanstaafl.

It's not mine, but I've been wanting a '70-71 chevelle for a while. I just got that picture off of ebay. I'll probably end up getting a decent one for around $5000 and fix it up real nice like that one. I also wouldn't mind a '69 mustang with a cobra jet or a Challenger with a 440.....

A fellow Porsche fan, I love it...

Yep. Always have been. Of course, I'll probably never be able to afford one (well, a new one anyway).

nice choices too!

Thanks, I see you have good taste as well.

BTW - why in the hell did Porsche make a 996 Turbo with an optional automatic. Come on, would any self-respecting male really buy one of these cars for his wife?

That's for the people with entirely too much money, and say "hey, that's cute," and buy it without even knowing what it is.

At the moment i'm drooling over a Subaru Impreza STi.. which i might actually be able to get my hands on when they announce the thing in the states... gotta decide if i wanna take on debt again though... blech. Ain't much of a looker but damn. I'm sick of my slammed Civi... i can't even take a speed bump with the damn thing. Gimme a rally car any day.

For me, pretty straight forward.
The Audi RS4


The Audi RS6


The VW Golf R32


And the McLaren F1

Porsche, 959. Loved that one for about 15 years or so now, since the time it came out. I'd also like an old style Nissan Skyline.

I guess I'm a sucker for AWD turbo 6's.

Wow. Hadn't seen the VW Golf R32 before. That's pretty damned sweet. Lemme guess. Won't come out in the US right?

Wow. Hadn't seen the VW Golf R32 before. That's pretty damned sweet. Lemme guess. Won't come out in the US right?

It is coming to the US. The projected date is (at the moment) January 2004. But then again, the New Beetle Convertible was supposed to arrive summer of 1999.

Props out to those Audio wagons, the Porsche 911's, all the Delorean fans, and MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS!

Man, if only my empeg had a manual transmission...

And nobody mentioned the Benz Silver Arrow? Nah, gotta keep it practical. Volvo V70 R !!!

I love my car right now (WRX) and when I get to put about $5k more into it for mods, it may well turn out to be one of my 'dream cars'

but here is my list in no particular order...

Carrera GT



1991 Lamborghini LM002



1950 Porsche 356



2001 Willy's Jeep Concept




Subaru Liberty B4 Twin-Turbo




oh yeah, and the Moller m400 Skycar, if it ever works...

Audi RS6
H2
Porsche Ruff 993BTR
Ferarri 575M Maranello

The H2 will most likely be my next purchase (for my wife) ... and an RS6 in about three years, hopefully.

NSX Type-R mmmmm

Ok, I have to 'fess up here and <looking for the whisper font> admit to having been the owner of a 996 turbo. With tiptronic... In my defence I would say that this was when I was living in Tokyo, a city which kind of defines the term "gridlock", and where the use of anything other than an auto box is just madness on a stick. The only time I ever got it out of second gear was when I went to track days at the ex-F1 Fuji circuit south of Tokyo. And there I was too busy hanging on to the steering wheel praying that I was going to make it through the 120 degree right hander at the end of the very long straight to be doing distracting stuff like, er, changing gear by myself.

I actually preferred the 993, and have gone back to a 993 now. Favourite car would definitely be the very last 993 Turbo S to come off the production line.

Regards

Mark

And there I was too busy hanging on to the steering wheel praying that I was going to make it through the 120 degree right hander at the end of the very long straight to be doing distracting stuff like, er, changing gear by myself.

Hey, you use the same strategy on Gran Turismo that I do.

EDIT: Just found a new one

Hey! It's a Transformer!

LMAO. That's awesome.

*Robots in Disguiiiiiiise* =]

'fess

What does "Fess" mean, I'm British and I've only seen it before as a title on a Dr.John CD?

Apart from which:

E type Jag
Mustang, like Bullitt
Citroen DS Decapotable
Jensen FF
MGF(My current car, and much better than the motoring press would have you believe)

God it's hell, living in the past, I nearly brought a 2CV in the spring, but my wife refused to have anything to do with it

'fess == confess

Often used as "`fess up", which means "to admit".

nissan skyline, any model really.
mitusbishi lancer evo, 3-5 or 7

So, it's just another way of saying "face up" as in "face up to the facts" - thanks, if I could understand Dr.John's drawl, I would have probably got that for myself!

I've never heard anyone say ``face up'' before. It may well be what our phrase is based on.

Well I guess I think a little different than everone else, but my dream car at the moment would be:
Dodge Ram 2500 QC Bright Orange, lifted sitting on 38's with a blown hemi under the hood.
or I guess a McLaurn F1 would be nice

M3

Bright Orange with 38's? Do you really want to drive "James and the Giant Peach"?

He lives in the south. Its expected.

M3

(then again, i have one...)

For a brief moment I was tempted to answer in McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche style, but I actually don't really want one of those. For me, a car must carry at least four people and have decent amount of trunk space before it can even be considered. I drove a 911 Turbo for a week one time, and it turned out to be rather inconvenient.

This is of course, working from the standpoint of limiting this discussion to what your "primary" day-to-day car would be.

John

Now I've got home and listened to the CD more thoroughly, I realise that "fess up" is an instrumental track. So understanding Dr.John wouldn't have helped.

Once again, the good guys on the Empeg BBS are the fount of all knowledge.

Thanks again

dodgecowboy,

"Bright Orange"

Don't you really mean "Vitamin C"?

Speaking of bright orange trucks, I had a friend in Oklahoma who painted his Jeep red...not that strange except he used the stuff they make spray on truck bed covers with....

A Rhino covered truck? Won't scratch, dent, or chip. Not a bad idea....

Nah, I dont know the exact name for the color, its Bright rustic amber or something like that, Im not talking about Blaze orange, its more of a orangish rust color. But anyway, thats just my opinion.

I had a friend back home that ran the local Armacoat business and he had his old suburban completely covered, except he did it in yellow and black tiger strips, it was pretty cool looking, and nothing would hurt it

I had a friend in the UK who painted his old mini with hammerite when the rust was getting serious. It did the trick

The best organge car I've seen was the lamborghini diablo that was some approximation of this orange color you describe. The liscense plate was CLKWORK.

Matthew

Wow... That's a fine looking vehicle. Apparently you have to be REAL careful where you open those doors though. I wouldn't recommend parking on a curb. And I bet that windshield is a bitch to get replaced when someone cracks it with a brick looking for the stereo you can obviously afford.

A bit off topic, but the funniest car I've seen was here in New Orleans. A guy downtown has a Miata with bull horns on the grill, a cow bell hanging from the rear-view, and a jersey spot paint job. It looks like a Gateway commercial. His vanity plate? MOOATA. I laughed solid for 15 minutes.

A VW Beetle at a South Carolina football game painted garnet with a gamecock head on the front, tail on the back, and wings on the side. License plate: Cocks

Hey faulk...my mom just sold her 66 Convertible 427 vette...I think you'd like that one too....

Ahhh. That's one of my friends' all-time favorite cars. Possibly his absolute favorite. That had the Holley carbs, too, didn't it?

Mine is the BMW 745i or 745Li.

I can't believe that no one has included this.

http://www.fiatbarchetta.com/

Ah. Yes, that must be it, but somehow it doesn't look as good as I remembered it...

Well, for whatever it's worth, the reason I was so confused is that despite having an Italian name, the thing I was thinking of isn't a Fiat at all. It's a Suzuki, it's called the Cappuccino (more), my brother's fiancee's sister's husband has one, and I got to ride in it (briefly) last weekend. It rules.

Peter

brother's fiancee's sister's husband

's former roommate."

"What does that make us?"

"Absolutely nothing!"

"I see your Shwartz is as big as mine! Now let's see how you 'handle' it!"