What Car Make Model Do you/Did you (as a kid, maybe) Dream about?

[Mike 03]

I know some of these threads might be getting silly, and perhaps belong in the lounge, but this car talk has evoked a lot of memories.

I remember when I was around thirteen years old, all I could think about was getting a black Trans Am just like Burt Reynolds drove in "Smokey in the Bandit." I remember telling my dad, in all my innocence and naivete, "If I ever get rich, I'm going to get a black Trans Am."

If I were to go car collecting, I would try to find these two:

1977 black Trans Am with T-tops.
1976 bright yellow AMC Pacer

And I guess my fantasy car is to own a black Porsche, one of the new sleek models (think "Scarface") not one of those unwieldy, bulky classics.

[LisaM]

1. I'l like an old Mustang, from the 1960s

1965, 66......red!

[DailyGrind51]

64. My first car, a 1966 Candy-apple red Mustang!

I always dreamed about owning a Shelby Cobra/Mustang. I presently own the same car I've had for 11 years, a 1997 3.8L, V-6, Mustang.

[SmileyRose]

67. don't you wish you had kept that first one !!

My brother had a gold 67. He was just lamenting yesterday about wishing he'd kept that car rather than trade it in for a new Pony. But who knew? :)

[DailyGrind51]

71. You bet!

[Dora]

2. 1968-69 Olds Cutlass convertible.

Sexy.

[Faygo Kid]

52. 1969 Chevy Chevelle SS

[Dora]

69. Wouldn't it be nice? nt

[Liberal In Texas]

72. Had a '68 442 much like this one:

Wish I still did, it would be worth a fortune.

[Sedona]

3. Little Red Corvette

[Tace]

18. Mine Was A Little Older

That looks like about a 1967 or so. I dreamed of a 1964.

[MercutioATC]

4. I always wanted a Porsche 911.

...so the first thing I did when I got divorced was to buy myself a (used) one. Fun car :)

[bunkerbuster1]

48. I've written off ever owning one, but yeah, that's always been my...

semi-realistic fantasy car.

My unrealistic fantasy would be a perfectly maintained Ferrari Dino 246. Sexiest car evah.

[MercutioATC]

68. Agreed. The 246 GT is an incredible car.

One of my "unrealistic" fantasy cars, too.

[backwoodsbob]

5. first car I got was what I wanted

72 demon tricked out edition

340 magnum,6 pack carbs,roller rockers,muncy trans,365 gear,balanced.

That car was nuts.How I talked my Dad into loaning me the money to buy that still baffles me.

For those familiar with SW Virginia or interstate 77 I took that car through East River Mountain tunnel one night with some friends about half high and ran it hard.It registered 150 and I broke the speedometer.Went in at about 120 and never let off till we exited.For those not familiar with East River Mountain tunnel it's about a mile and a quarter long....if you go in hot and run it hard with a fast car you can get some amazing speed in that tunnel

[WildClarySage]

8. Sweet car

I gotta ticket coming out of that tunnel on my way to see my grandmother for the last time. Cops there are not very forgiving.

I still want a 69 Karmann Ghia convertible. Preferably in red.

[backwoodsbob]

14. my brother got TWO tickets the same day between the tunnels

East River and Big Walker.

SAME cop got him twice.He was going to Roanoke and got a 76 in 55 ticket.Cop asked him what was the hurry.He said he was late for a meeting in Roanoke.

SAME cop got him on the way home for 77 in a 55 .Told the cop he was in a hurry to get home and eat

[we can do it]

6. 58-63 corvette, black 72 olds 442

[bunkerbuster1]

51. Heh. 442, you say?

Never owned one, but my father actually managed to snag one for a few months as his company car.

We used it to take a long car trip, and I remember awakening from a nap and asking my Dad: "um, aren't you going 100 mph?"

He responded with something like "Oh, was I going that fast? Huh. Better slow down a bit..."

[lapfog_1]

7. Corvette convertible

Later, an RX-7 like this one



in between



and the one I actually bought (number 12 in California, was on 5 waiting lists, paid over sticker and had to take the car offered).

[Swamp Rat]

9. 1970 Plymouth Superbird with the 426 Hemi

[MrCoffee]

10. '68 GTO

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Jaguar E-Type

http://bringatrailer.com.nyud.net:8080/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/1964_Jaguar_XKE_E_Type_Coupe_Side_1.jpg

That was when I was too young to know what 'reliability' is, of course.

[proud patriot]

12. 1964 and a half Mustang sky blue Convertable white top

Ohhhh Yeah !

[Profprileasn]

13. Lamborghini

Dream big!

[old mark]

15. 1936 Ford coupe, V-8 flathead. nt

[louis-t]

16. Now and always, '57 T-bird or

better yet, '57-'62 Vette. (sigh)

[Mr. McD]

17. 48 Tucker

[guitar man]

19. you and me both

When I was in junior high, it was all I could think about. :thumbsup:

[sweetpotato]

20. 1962 Corvette Stingray of course!

Now those were great American cars.

[zbdent]

40. If I were to hit the megamillions,

a 1961 ...

as it is, my first (and currently only) is a 1976 bright yellow ... acquired in 2004 (with most credit for me getting it going to Mrs. ZBDent) ...

[Solly Mack]

21. Mercedes 450 SL

[swishyfeet]

26. Trouble with the SL: next year's is always better

Mercedes has suffered from reliability problems in the last few years because they're a little too leading-edge these days.

But every few years a new SL comes out and kudos to Mercedes for making it a little faster and a little sexier than the last. I do agree that some of the older, smaller SL's of the past have a charm and style you just can't beat today.

[Solly Mack]

27. It's the older ones I prefer...no later than 1982

[GentryDixon]

22. My husband's 72 Chevelle he bought on EBay about 5 years ago.

[EOTE]

30. That's my dream car right there.

But make mine a 1970 454 SS LS6. Keep the black racing stripes, but I'd like mine in skunker blue and with a four on the floor. Now that's a monster muscle car right there. My god they are such beautiful cars. Your husband's looks quite cherry. He's a lucky man.

[GentryDixon]

44. He has spent a good deal restoring it.

On the other hand, he has won trophy's for his efforts.

[lumberjack_jeff]

47. Mine's not an SS

But it was my first car out of high school.

The photo is my son and his girlfriend at his prom. Full circle... kind of cool. :thumbsup:

[LostinVA]

23. "The Prisoner"'s Lotus 7

[bunkerbuster1]

49. ooh! good call.

[LostinVA]

53. I wish they still had it available as a kit car

[muriel_volestrangler]

62. They've just had a Caterham on 'Top Gear'

(in the UK - I think the US showing are a week or 2 behind, if you can get it). It did rather well.

[swishyfeet]

24. My first fantasy car: Porsche 959

Back in the 80's it was the sh*t. (It's still the sh*t today!) So much awesome technology and speed. Bill Gates had one on hold in Seattle Customs for like 13 years.

In the last decade or so, I dream of prancing horses and raging bulls - from Maranello to Sant'Agata.

Nobody makes dream cars like the Italians. Period.

[flvegan]

25. The Vector W2, Ferrari 308/328 and the Lamborghini Countach as a kid.

Now I reserve my car lust to several cars

Ferrari F430 Spyder
Pagani Zonda Spyder
Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
Aston Martin DB9
Corvette ZR1

And I'd love to have another Grand National.

[swishyfeet]

29. Wow, the Vector...

I never quite got into that one, but your other choices are top notch!

I'd throw in the Veyron just because I can't get enough youtube videos of it just driving away from everyone else's supercar. Of course, my Zonda would never be quite as fun once I brought home the Bugatti.

[flvegan]

32. I like the Veyron

but I was only going to list cars I could actually drive around the city. That's also why I omitted the Koenigsegg. The W2 was so fantastic to me because at the time, America was really building just shit for performers. Vector and De Thomaso were the only producers using American muscle to power their supercars.

[BrotherBuzz]

28. '64 Shelby Cobra

with the small block Ford - 289 - light and fast on mountain roads!

[blue neen]

31. 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442.

If I ever hit the lottery.......!

[RC]

34. I drove one of those once. Started out in 3rd gear and didn't know the difference.

[blue neen]

43. What a sharp car.

I even liked the sound of the horn! :)

[Hotler]

55. My step dad bought my mom a new 1970 442.

I was fifteen going on sixteen. He bought her that because she thought to 1970 GTO was slower.

[RedCappedBandit]

33. '69 stingray, like my dad's red one

[carlyhippy]

35. little red corvette.....stingray or a 1970 Chevelle SS

The closet body style I got was a camaro.....

[Number_Six]

36. The Barris TV Batmobile!

Still a bad ride to this day, too.

[stevedeshazer]

37. EV1

GM crushed 'em all. Dumbest move ever.

[balantz]

38. Three of my favorites as a kid:

http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,312447,00.jpg

[csziggy]

39. When I was a teen, I loved the 1968 Barracuda

Of course, now that model name is forever tarnished for me. I ended up with a 1966 Buick Skylark. At that point, I had never driven a truck. Once I drove a truck I didn't lust after sports or muscle cars anymore.

When I finally got a chance to buy a new vehicle my choice was a GMC Suburban - a giant station wagon on a truck chassis!

[sohndrsmith]

41. As a kid, I wanted a Citroen (the one that looks like a horseshoe crab, but I

thought they looked cool) or a mid-1950's Lagonda convertible (we played around one that was parked in my friend's garage and it was beautiful).

After I drove a Porsche, I was in awe.

My dream car in reality - a 1992 black Volvo 740 sedan... man I loved that car. Great balance of form and function... a luxury tank. <g>. Drove like a truck, built like a tank and proved it when we met a tree one day at about 45 mph. Still miss that car.

[zane25]

42. Nissan Skyline

As a kid I desperately wanted a Nissan Skline R32. I grew up in Japan and I dreamed of that car. Unfortunately before I turned 18 my father was transfered back to the states and now it's just not possible. I learned to drive in a right hand drive Fairlady, and after returning to the states it took some time to stop driving in the left hand lanes.

[OxQQme]

45. oopsy--deleted

trying to show a pic of a '53 Studebaker.
Confused about how to show a pic......



lol! it pays to read the manual

[lumberjack_jeff]

46. 1962 Corvette roadster.

After watching the 1980s animated film "Heavy Metal".





Best. Spaceship. Ever. :rofl:

[bunkerbuster1]

50. Dino 246. Sexiest Car Ever.

Looks as cool today as it did nearly 40 years ago.

[ZombieHorde]

54. Kit.

[Lerrad]

56. 1971 Chevell Classic SS

[Ikonoklast]

57. Ford GT40. Just shows what you can do with cubic money.

And Henry Ford II had the ego to match the money.




The Ferrari Killer.

I know I'd never own one, but this was the first automobile I fell in love with.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

58. This was it for me...

[Synicus Maximus]

59. Two

A 427 Cobra and a Lancia Zargo coupe. I could never afford a Cobra but could have get a Lancia Zargo coupe when I was in college for $1800 but didn't have the money. 30 years later I saw one in Robb's Report for $250,000. Good thing I couldn't afford it at the time because I would probably have sold it for $1500 and then felt real bad when I saw what it went to.

[Fumesucker]

60. 427 AC Cobra.. yep.. Here's mine .. :)

[razors edge]

61. A Delorean

with the powder rim package.

[Fumesucker]

65. With or without Flux Capacitors?

;)

[Vinca]

63. A 1967 powder blue Ford Mustang.

That was the year I graduated from high school and I was jealous as ever because one of the girls who came from a wealthy family got one as a graduation gift.

[Sex Pistol]

66. Whatever James Bond was driving.

[Liberal In Texas]

70. The Firebird III - GMs 1950s concept car:

Turbine engine (they have to be careful where they park it) and an auxiliary engine just to run the electrical.

As a kid I saw it in Seattle at the World's Fair, and still love the way it looks, very George Jetson.

[Eric Condon]

73. Childhood dream cars? That's easy.

[CANDO]

74. Chevy Camaro

eom

[SlicerDicer-]

75. I wanted a Military Humvee or a Sherman Tank...

Sorry I always thought it would be awesome :)

Note: This was before Ahhhnold made the Humvee popular.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

76. Mitsubishi 3000 GT

My aunt bought one, and I was so envious at the time.

Almost 20 years later, she still has it....