What was/is your dads coolest car?

[willdew]

domcross said:

My Dad died when I was 12, but I remember spending many days cruising the south of France in his Ferrari 250 Daytona

Edited by domcross on Tuesday 30th October 09:55

That's a 365 GTB/4, otherwise known as a "Daytona". Not a 250. There are various cars (some exceptionally rare/cool/expensive) with the 250 nomenclature, but I'm not aware of any of them being referred to as a Daytona.

Not that that makes it any less cool. The 365 GTB/4 Daytona and 250 GTO are my top two fantasy cars.

Edited by willdew on Tuesday 30th October 10:52

[Mr MoJo]

From when I was born :
Mini 1275 GT
Capri 2.0 S
Capri 3.0 S
Capri 2.0 Laser
Capri 2.8i ( you can see a pattern emerging can't you !! )
Capri 2.8i special
Capri 280 Brooklands
Austin Pricess VP
Lancia Gamma
Datsun Sunny (inbetweeny car !!)
Orion 1.6i Ghia
Astra GTE
Astra GTE 16v
Calibra 16v
Calibra Turbo
Calibra 16v ecotec
Alfa 156 V6
Jaguar X-Type 2.5 Sport
... and currently an Alfa 159 2.4 JTD Lusso.

[bosscerbera]

Balmoral Green said:

Mum though, she has had loads:

Bentley S3

The business.

[yellowtr]

My old man has had some very cool cars, always been a petrolhead and he used to race a GP Midget (aka Sprint Car) too.

He has had loads of Fiat 500's and we still have a 500C Topolino which he has owned for 35 years. Had a very cool Ford Pop 103E "Sit Up and Beg" One of my favs was a 1.4 MK2 Escort-Orange, Black Vinyl roof and I still remember helping him put on the Castrol GTX Go Faster Stripes which came free with the oil I also remember the Hillman Avenger 1.6 GXL with 4 Speed Auto Box. Turd Brown, Beige Vinyl Roof. Uber cool car. Then a succession of Lancia's-HPE's, Beta's, Y10's. He even had a Pink Beta Coupe Spyder-I hated it because I couldn't see out the back. I was 4 at the time mind you

Cars he has owned before I came along: SS100 Jag-had it 3 days and then his old man told him to take it back as there was no room at home for it Was offered a Rolls Droptop for £50 as his mate had lost at cards and needed money quick. He was offered his friends Ferrari 246 Dino Targa for £2000 in the 80's (before they went silly) but said no as it might give people the wrong impression if he took a Ferrari to work How times change eh?

He currently drives a Lancia Delta Evo 1 at 62 and is currently commuting in a BMW 850 I have at the moment

[mackie1]

My dad's car history is thus:

Renault 5 GT
Austin Maestro 1.3 City
Rover 416 GSI (such a step up from the Maestro!)
Rover 620 GSI
Rover 620 GSDI
Renault Scenic 1.9 TDI
Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.2 diesel
Nissan Quashquai 2.0 dCI

Not one of those cars was cool really :/

However he would quite like an M-Roadster.

[Altrezia]

My parents never had cool cars.

[vxtboy]

The cool cars my dad owned which I know of:

Mustang Mach 1 x a few of these.
E-Type Jag x a few of these too.
Ferrari Dino
Detomasso Pantera
BMW 635Csi
Bentley Eight

[Crazy Fool]

my dad has never had anything cool. but my step dad, well i still call him an arse for ever selling some of these.

SWB quattro sport right hand drive (thats the one i hate him for getting rid of)
Lotus Sunbeam
Renault 5 turbo (rear engined one)
R5 GT turbo
MK11 escorts
Volvo T5-R
Jenson Interceptor
Sierra XR 4x4
Falcon XR6 (was a devlopment car at tickford engineering)
Rover 820 turbo (as above, but now mine)

and those are just to cool ones, he is a huge petrol head and has had many more heaps and a lot of motorbikes too.

[dinkel]

We found dads ole yeller last year:


Resprayed. Still runs fine. After that: Allegro , peppy Escort and a continues bunch of Hyundai's.

[Tom55]

Orangecurry said:

Ford Corsair 2000E
Silver with a black roof.

a bit like this....

beaut huh, mine was a very deep purple, almost midnight blue

[mycool]

My dad had some fairly hot company cars and also got to borrow a fair few other beauties through his job:

In no particular order....

Company cars...
Lotus Carlton
Vectra MSD 200 (limited run with 200+ BHP based on the Vectra Challenge race car)
Carlton GSi 3000
Calibra 4x4 Turbo (We used this to transport my kart about - must be the fastet kart transporter around!)
Cavalier 4x4 Turbo
Astra GTE
Irmsher Omega Elite (Prototype)

and got to borrow....
Manta Rally Car
Cheverolet Corvette
Nissan 300ZX
Holden HSV
ITV Telethon Carlton GSi 3000 (he was one of the drivers for the ITV Telethon)
Omega Motorway Police Car (Brought this home this several times as the gear ratios and suspension were being tuned for high speed pursuits!)

He also has owned...
Austin Healey MkIII 3000
Lotus Elise 160
Vauxhall Hurlingham
Vuaxhall Cresta Rally Car
Aston Martin DB2/4

Mum also had Morris Minor followed by a Nova GTE in the pearlescent purple that the local joyriders seemed to love!

I suppose i was fairly spoilt in terms of cars but that is why i have grown up obsessed by them.

[bosscerbera]

mycool said:

I suppose i was fairly spoilt in terms of cars but that is why i have grown up obsessed by them.

The reverse can be true too... we never had any cool cars at all (often didn't even have a car!). I got obsessed anyway!

[J111]

bosscerbera said:

mycool said:

I suppose i was fairly spoilt in terms of cars but that is why i have grown up obsessed by them.

The reverse can be true too... we never had any cool cars at all (often didn't even have a car!). I got obsessed anyway!

At one point, my parents owned a VW Polo that turned itself off at the lights (intentionally), an Audi V8 (I wonder if any of those survive ?) , and a diesel E-Class estate Aside from the odd quick Ford, I think the dealers used to get him drunk, the cars of my childhood were tedious Teutonic tanks.

[miniman]

[hawkaye]

in order from what I remember:

mgbgt:


xj6:


Lotus Eclat:


XJS 5.3v12


beyond that, who knows, not seen him for years

[edwardsje]

Altrezia said:

My parents never had cool cars.

Glad to know there's another out there too!

Dad had a succession of Vauxhall Vivas and Chevettes (no, not the HSR) and was immune to my pleas for Alfasuds, Fiat 128s etc...

[jamiebae]

At the moment he has a Rover P5B Coupe (in addition to a rather less Cool Skoda Octavia 1..8T) which I love. I think the P5 is probably his coolest car, or maybe one of the 5 Rover P6 3500s he's had in the past.

[Coco H]

the series of SD1s were best or kermit the 2cv. Recently had to ask if said parent was having late midlife crisis due to having two 911s - fatboy and non-fatboy versions.

[Moose.]

This, way before I came along:



Back in the 70s when he lived in Bahrain and had just met my mum Shame he sold it before I ever saw it

[domcross]

willdew said:

domcross said:

My Dad died when I was 12, but I remember spending many days cruising the south of France in his Ferrari 250 Daytona

Edited by domcross on Tuesday 30th October 09:55

That's a 365 GTB/4, otherwise known as a "Daytona". Not a 250. There are various cars (some exceptionally rare/cool/expensive) with the 250 nomenclature, but I'm not aware of any of them being referred to as a Daytona.

Not that that makes it any less cool. The 365 GTB/4 Daytona and 250 GTO are my top two fantasy cars.

Edited by willdew on Tuesday 30th October 10:52

Thanks for clarifying that willdew. It was indeed the 365 and not the 250; he always called it his Daytona. Just wish I knew what had happened to it