What is your dream classic?

[threespires]

lowdrag said:

I have one of them here, a Lynx XKSS, but my dream has always been an Invicta Low Chassis. Way out of my reach though, and always have been.

My dream car is your beauty.

[sjabrown]

Kuwahara said:

Yes, but somewhat specifically for me a DS23 Safari in verte argente (that metallic green they came in). I've a photo somewhere of me, aged about 6, sitting in one.

[Martin315]

Lotobear said:

I was never ambitious but always loved the Elan Plus 2, so I bought a basket case and after 5 years hard work ended up with this.



Put 15k miles on that car and loved it, only to sell it when I reached the stage when it was fully developed and could not really be made any better.

Missed it so much that I'm on to my second restoration of a Plus 2. I just love them even though many do not - such an underrated car and delightful to drive

That looks lovely. Always been a fan of these.

[Martin315]

vixen1700 said:

Changes constantly but would be:

Citroen SM
Gordon Keeble
Sunbeam Tiger mk2
Jaguar XK150 FHC
Austin Healey 3000
Porsche 911 2.4

I'd be over the moon with any one of those.

Forgot about the Gordon Keeble. Good shout.

[GTRene]

Rob 131 Sport said:

heisthegaffer said:

Strada Abarth without a doubt.

Great shout. I’d also like a 131 Sport, 131 1600cc Supermirafiori l, Fiat 132 2000 or MK4/5 Cortina 2.3 Ghia / S.

However, even if you could find a decent one, they are out of my price range.

hm, good one indeed, sometimes such 131 Abarth rally gr4 or 5?comes online for sale in the scale kit I once got for my birthday many many years ago when I was a teenager..., I believe it was my first kit I ever got and build.
this week also one, pfff still makes me look and think, wow... it looks maybe like a brick? but boy there is so much want, although maybe I do not want to be seen in it hahah, but so cool and ow, a real one very expensive.

ah it was a gr4 and 260k but the most expensive a blue one 987k? not normal.


but... some very good replica's are also not bad, those are between 20-80k
a real rally version is not really 'nice' inside, so personally I then would choose a more road version.

[heisthegaffer]

Rob 131 Sport said:

heisthegaffer said:

Strada Abarth without a doubt.

Great shout. I’d also like a 131 Sport, 131 1600cc Supermirafiori l, Fiat 132 2000 or MK4/5 Cortina 2.3 Ghia / S.

However, even if you could find a decent one, they are out of my price range.

Other than the Cortina, you're a man with impeccable taste.

[Desiderata]

Rotary Potato said:

I'm a little young compared to their usual fans (born in the 80s when these were already 'old' cars) ... but a Jaguar E-type FHC S1 would be pretty much my ideal classic. I've lusted after them since I was a child, but unlikely to ever have the sort of disposable cash to drop on something like that.

If I ever got one, I would drive it enthusiastically at every opportunity. Bugger keeping it locked away in a heated garage - cars are for driving!

Back in 1982, leaving uni for the last time, my best friend and I made a pact...the first one to become a millionaire would buy the other the car of their dreams. He chose a (current at the time) BMW 323 (e21) and I chose an e-type. He laughed and said " If that's all you want, I'll buy you three". 20 years later we met, neither of us had made it as a millionaire but I bought him a wreck of a 1982 323 as a joke ( I think it cost me £200). I don't know how close he got to becoming a millionaire, but I never got my e-type.

[austina35]

1970 Boss 429 mustang. Grabber Green with a matt black hood.

Pure muscle car that would rip the tarmac up.

[BeastieBoy73]

The Bandits “Trans Am” for me, please.

Seeing Smokey and the Bandit as a child is the reason I’m into cars.

I’ve driven one and it was terrible. Still don’t care.

[AMGSee55]

These for me - you could actually buy both for the allotted £100K. The Ford is a '34 Model 40 Fordor Deluxe sedan - known anecdotally in the States as the 'Bonnie & Clyde' car. It used the then new 3.6 v8 'flattie' (sidevalve).

[CanAm]

BeastieBoy73 said:

The Bandits “Trans Am” for me, please.

Seeing Smokey and the Bandit as a child is the reason I’m into cars.

I’ve driven one and it was terrible. Still don’t care.

Slightly different for me, Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am SD-455.

[rallye101]

Meltham Terrier said:

Ferrari 355 manual in GTS specification.

This exact car please....

[51mes]

I'm not the first person on this thread to say Alfa Romeo GT junior, not there yet, but in the process of buying this:


Lightly Alfaholics touched GT junior with an uprated 2.0 engine, LSD and Alfaholics suspension/brakes. I'm assured the bodywork is brilliant, but will see over the coming week or two

I'm hoping it will sit alongside my s2000 as my forever garage, as I'm going to have to move the 3.0 GTV on at some point....

S.

[Stick Legs]

I Have been extremely fortunate to have owned and driven most of my 'dream' cars.

Having owned and driven lots of Jaguar XJ-S' the opportunity to spend some time with this exact car would be my dream.

I would consider some major compromises in my life to own this.

[driveaway]

austina35 said:

1970 Boss 429 mustang. Grabber Green with a matt black hood.

Pure muscle car that would rip the tarmac up.

Just what I like, but I'd prefer something like deep blue....

[Riley Blue]

OP mentions a car for a day, does the colour matter?

[CanAm]

I should have read the full OP instead of just the header - I was thinking of a full time classic, which would have been a Porsche 928. They say don't meet your heroes, and despite that I'd love to drive a 300SL Gullwing, but the £100,000 limit excludes that, and the McLaren F1 which would have been another top choice.
So as a car to drive for the day, and under £100,000, I think it would have to be a Lotus Elan Sprint, as I get the feeling it's a hero that wouldn’t disappoint.

[nismo48]

GTRene said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

heisthegaffer said:

Strada Abarth without a doubt.

Great shout. I’d also like a 131 Sport, 131 1600cc Supermirafiori l, Fiat 132 2000 or MK4/5 Cortina 2.3 Ghia / S.

However, even if you could find a decent one, they are out of my price range.

hm, good one indeed, sometimes such 131 Abarth rally gr4 or 5?comes online for sale in the scale kit I once got for my birthday many many years ago when I was a teenager..., I believe it was my first kit I ever got and build.
this week also one, pfff still makes me look and think, wow... it looks maybe like a brick? but boy there is so much want, although maybe I do not want to be seen in it hahah, but so cool and ow, a real one very expensive.

ah it was a gr4 and 260k but the most expensive a blue one 987k? not normal.


but... some very good replica's are also not bad, those are between 20-80k
a real rally version is not really 'nice' inside, so personally I then would choose a more road version.

Had three 131 Sports then a facelift Strada 130TC
Would probably if funds allowed have the 131 Sport in orange in a reasonable condition (over here in Spain its possible to source relatively corrosion free examples) albeit for a premium.

[aeropilot]

Grubs said:

Just wondering what is your dream classic car? In other words, if you had the opportunity to personally drive just one aspirational classic car for the day then what would you choose?

I'd happily spend a whole day with an original 427 'street' Cobra...just like this, being devoid of all the silly wide wheels, side pipes and 'race' trinketry that sadly festoon most genuine 427 Cobra these days.

[GTRene]

nismo48 said:

Had three 131 Sports then a facelift Strada 130TC
Would probably if funds allowed have the 131 Sport in orange in a reasonable condition (over here in Spain its possible to source relatively corrosion free examples) albeit for a premium.

lol, I had also 3 Fiat 130 200TC racing, and... 3 Fiat Ritmo Abarth 130TC a black, red and grey example, loved the sound of those double carbs with sport filter,, as a young man feeling a bit a rally driver hah.

Stil I look sometimes at those wide Fiat 131 Abarth replica's, some are very nice and in Spain, sometimes cheap nice examples! better then here in the Netherlands.