Your favourite car from the year you were born in...

[wile7]

Thought this might throw up some interesting cars. Two simple rules:

1. To make it slightly more accessible, if you really can't find a car from your birth year that ignites a passion then you can shift one year either way i.e. if you were born in 1990 you can dip into 1989 or 1991.

2. If you can find a PH ad for your car of choice, chuck it in to keep the PH boys and girls happy

I'll start the ball rolling. I'm a 1963 young 'un and there were a fair few beauties 'born' in that year - from the humble Ford Cortina GT and Corsair through to the wonderful 'birth-car' of Lamborghini - the delectable 350 GT.

For me though, the toss up is between two iconic and drop dead gorgeous sports coupes. Ferrari 250 GT Lusso...

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...or the iconic Aston DB5 Vantage.

Aston gets it. Just. And in this 'de-bumpered' form it is simply stunning.





Current PH ad: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

Edited by wile7 on Tuesday 4th August 13:11

[RVVUNM]

1963 here so it has to be the 911.

[JimbobVFR]

I'm of 1973 vintage so quite a choice, I am however going to choose a car I have owned, just because I enjoyed owning it so much. A Triumph Dolomite Sprint.

[tintopracer]

two immediate ones for me:

Jenson Interceptor

Jaguar xj; preferably the V12. Not sure that this one is, but its a great colour.

[55palfers]

1955 build here, the Riley RM series. A few good ones still about and affordable.

[cerb4.5lee]

JimbobVFR said:

I'm of 1973 vintage so quite a choice, I am however going to choose a car I have owned, just because I enjoyed owning it so much. A Triumph Dolomite Sprint.

I was born the same year and for me it wasn't a great year for car launches so I will go with the Ferrari BB but there isn't much greatness to choose from and I wish I was younger because cars certainly got a lot better I think in the 80`s and 90`s.

Edited by cerb4.5lee on Tuesday 4th August 11:25

[mat205125]

I was born in 1977.

It would have been too easy to go for an Escort RS1800.

Also very easy to pick the LP400 Countach, in it's lovely un-bodykitted form.

I've chosen a true icon from that year instead. Simply "THE TURBO!!"

[Aphex]

[anonymous-user]

Tough choice;

1988 has to be the R32 GTR

But I could dip into 1987 and choose the F40 ....

[Speed Badger]

I was born in 1984, there really is only one choice from a pretty poor year - Ferrari 288 GTO

[Onzlouk]

The 80s was probably the worst decade in motoring history but this is quite acceptable:

[Speed 3]

Unbelievable that this was unveiled in 1967:



Still looks fresh today. Other than that the Jensen Interceptor FF as above rocks my world.

[ChasW]

If only I owned one

[Soupie69uk]

1984 205 GTI

[0000]

If this one's cheating:



then:

[73mark]

MGB GT V8.

Oh yeah 1973.

Edited by 73mark on Friday 7th August 18:38

[gazza285]

1971, a vintage year for a fine British motorcar.

[Dempsey1971]

1971 Maserati Bora, or the Mercedes R107 SL. Or the Alpina 310. Or the Ferrari GTS/4 "Daytona". Or even an Alfasud!!

Choices choices.

[MacW]

1972

[GetCarter]

One of the (many) reasons I've owned 3 of them. 1957 Lotus 7 was born, as was I.