Your Dream Car
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Call me whatever you want, that car stays ugly!
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My dream cars are simple.
1) Holden Monaro in devil yellow and a 5.7 V8 Twin Turbo, with AWD/RWD
2) A HSV of any kind
3) My more realistic dream car would be a R34 GTR V-Spec I/II in blue or black
1) Holden Monaro in devil yellow and a 5.7 V8 Twin Turbo, with AWD/RWD
2) A HSV of any kind
3) My more realistic dream car would be a R34 GTR V-Spec I/II in blue or black
GilesGuthrie
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Only the Italians could name a car "four door" and make it sound sexy!
There are supposedly REAL build quality issues with them. Remember, that's pre-Ferrari Maserati.
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Originally posted by sn00pie
And what do we think of A Maserati Quattroporte? To me it's sheer 4-door madness, and definitely one of my dream cars!
I saw an early version of these recently. I didn't even know they sold Maseratis at one point in North America!
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So the 959 dominated group B back then? It mustve been a bit different than the street model, right? Because what I have gathered from reading, is that the 959 was a very advanced car for the time, but it had soft suspension, was heavy, and understeered too much. On the other hand I got the impression that the f40 was a true race car from the factory. gokart like steering in a lightweight mid engined car that made almost 500hp.
Im not bashing the 959, and I might be misunderstanding what you said, but to call the f40 just an engine in a sexy body? that would be my summation of the f50 yes, but not f40.
were you saying the 959 was a better car for racing? I didnt quite understand.
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My dream car?!
I dont think that there is any true car guy out there that has 1 favourite car.
I would have to choose the Porsche 911 GT2 (996) because its very hard to beat at anything.
Runners up: Ferrari F40, Toyota Supra, Lotus Esprit etc etc etc
I dont think that there is any true car guy out there that has 1 favourite car.
I would have to choose the Porsche 911 GT2 (996) because its very hard to beat at anything.
Runners up: Ferrari F40, Toyota Supra, Lotus Esprit etc etc etc
Originally posted by PunkRock
I saw an early version of these recently. I didn't even know they sold Maseratis at one point in North America!
There's a client of mine that has a black Quattroporte rusting in his driveway (redundant: Maser, rust). Fortunately, he generally drives an S6 Avant as an everday car. Still, the Maserati looks much better in reality than it does in photos.
Yeah, the 959 understeered, just like every Audi quattro. But it's still the fastest production Porsche to date (the Carerra GT will finally beat it). And with the massively on/off turbo engine, it's as raw as the original 2.7RS...just in a whole different way. It's also a hell of a technological marvel; as much as the SKyline GT-R was in the mid-90's.
It's like the McLaren F1: built not for the road, but to a different set of specifications. It was slightly modified to be road legal, but for the most part, it was designed around Gruppe B requirements and specifications. That makes it special. It raced some in the Paris-Dakar (I don't know how it did), but the long development time caused it to miss out on the psychotic 80's Group B class.
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my dreams cars aer.
the new shelby cobra phanton series (custom paint,custom body work and 720 hp all these came from factory)
ferrari f50.
jaguar XJ220.
skyline gt-r
and the 68 or 69 camaro (specially the RS)
any of those on any order.
the new shelby cobra phanton series (custom paint,custom body work and 720 hp all these came from factory)
ferrari f50.
jaguar XJ220.
skyline gt-r
and the 68 or 69 camaro (specially the RS)
any of those on any order.
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Ford Roush Mustang Stage 3 Rally(dark green):
Ford Roush F-150 4x4 (black):
Jaguar XJR(dark blue):
Mitsubishi 3000GT(dark red):
Ford Mustang Mach 1 (i like this one):
Ford Roush F-150 4x4 (black):
Jaguar XJR(dark blue):
Mitsubishi 3000GT(dark red):
Ford Mustang Mach 1 (i like this one):
Gran Turismo7058
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I have a few. I'll just name the ones on the top of my list.
#1 1998 Porsche 911 GT-1 '98 Road Verison
#2 2001 Nissan Skyline R34 V-spec II GT-R
#3 2003 Ferrari Enzo
#4 1988 Porsche 959
#5 2003 Hummer H2
If any has a Picture of Shaq's Hummer H2, please PM it to me or post it here. Im looking for a picture of it.
#1 1998 Porsche 911 GT-1 '98 Road Verison
#2 2001 Nissan Skyline R34 V-spec II GT-R
#3 2003 Ferrari Enzo
#4 1988 Porsche 959
#5 2003 Hummer H2
If any has a Picture of Shaq's Hummer H2, please PM it to me or post it here. Im looking for a picture of it.
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The H2 is sweet. I like the design better than the H1.
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Originally posted by Bimmerkid
A guy down the street from me owns one of them.
one was for sell down here a couple weeks ago, but no way could I afford it.
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Originally posted by vat_man
..because I love all that techno wizardry, particularly when applied to a specific purpose - in this instance, Group B rules. That's why I love the 959 and what it represented at the time. I consider it a Porsche classic and I'd definitely consider it a dream car - desirable and unobtainable. Remember I was in my teens at the time.
The F40, which pretty well went head to head with it, was a fairly crude Ferrari chassis with a burster of a motor in it - dramatic looking, I'll grant you (heck, I've got a 1:18 model of sitting in the house), but to me, just an engine in a sexy body.
That's part of the reason I love GT-Rs, as well. The R32 GT-R was designed with one purpose in mind - to dominate Japanese Group A touring car racing. It acheived this so effectively it killed the formula.
Oh yeah - I forgot one definite dream car...
The Jaguar XJR15 - the car the XJ220 should have been. How can a Jag supercar have anything except a V12 in it?
I saw one in action at the Albert Park Historic events they ran in the years leading up to the grand prix being held there. The best looking road car - just a gorgeous thing. Pretty damn fast, too.
whoa, what a flashback. I didnt even remembered this car, but it was real cool.
as for the charger daytona, this man knows what he wants.
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I've been fortunate to own two of my dream cars. While my tastes are not as exotic as many.
The first I owned for 7 years. A 1972 Corvette Stingray. the only modified part was the side pipe exhaust system other than that it was factory orginal.
The other is my current car a 1992 Skyline GTR or R32 GTR
For more pics of my last drag day check out the video and pics section of the forums here.
The first I owned for 7 years. A 1972 Corvette Stingray. the only modified part was the side pipe exhaust system other than that it was factory orginal.
The other is my current car a 1992 Skyline GTR or R32 GTR
For more pics of my last drag day check out the video and pics section of the forums here.
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Actually the R32 is the "cheaper" of the three in purchase price. It is however the lightest, and quickest in standard form though the R34 will out handle it.
I do feel lucky though. The stupid Government here has put a stop to any pre95 model cars from coming in with some rediculess frontal impact standards rule. I won't go into it this thread though.
There are quite a few GTR's running around New Zealand. I good guess would be in the middle 50's or so. Considering we have a population nationwide of around 4 million. Skylines in total would have to be well over the 45,000 mark as there are quite a few.
I do feel lucky though. The stupid Government here has put a stop to any pre95 model cars from coming in with some rediculess frontal impact standards rule. I won't go into it this thread though.
There are quite a few GTR's running around New Zealand. I good guess would be in the middle 50's or so. Considering we have a population nationwide of around 4 million. Skylines in total would have to be well over the 45,000 mark as there are quite a few.
