One of each. What’s your pick?
One of each. What’s your pick?
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Stick Legs

Original Poster:

9,013 posts

195 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Lets say that the manufacturers who have made some of the most desirable cars, the ones on any lottery win list, would be:

Alfa Romeo
Aston Martin
BMW
Ferrari
Ford
Jaguar
Lamborghini
Lotus
Porsche
TVR

Now many might argue for their favoured brand, but if you could only have one car from each manufacturer which would it be?

Edit to add ‘Desert Island Discs’ clause:

You can assume that you have a Full Fat Range Rover & a Rolls Royce of your choice on white wall tyres.

Edited by Stick Legs on Saturday 18th February 17:59

InitialDave

15,142 posts

149 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo - 155 Q4
Aston Martin - 1990s Vantage V600
BMW - E30 M3 (but only if I can keep my E30 Touring)
Ferrari - 355
Ford - GT40 (If I fit, otherwise probably an Escort Cosworth)
Jaguar - XJ220
Lamborghini - Diablo
Lotus - Carlton
Porsche - 959
TVR - Cerbera

Stick Legs

Original Poster:

9,013 posts

195 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo, GT Junior, possibly an Alfaholics restomod.



Aston Martin, 1994 V550 Vantage.



BMW, M635CSi.



Ferrari, 288 GTO.



Ford, GT40.



Jaguar, XJ220.



Lamborghini, Reventon.



Lotus, Esprit TurboSE.



Porsche, 1966 2.0 911 SWB.



TVR, Griffith 500.


DickyC

58,729 posts

228 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo - Alfasud
Aston Martin - DB4
BMW - M1
Ferrari - 250GTO swb
Ford - GT40 Mk1
Jaguar - D type
Lamborghini - Countach LP400
Lotus - 7
Porsche - 911 SC
TVR - Vixen

A mixed bag
Thanks. Thought provoking beer

Stuart70

4,166 posts

213 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Stick Legs said:
Lets say that the manufacturers who have made some of the most desirable cars, the ones on any lottery win list, would be:

Alfa Romeo 8c
Aston Martin vantage v12s
BMW shark nose
Ferrari 288 gto
Ford Granada 2.8i
Jaguar xj12
Lamborghini espada
Lotus europa
Porsche Boxster 3.4s or maybe Carrera gt!
TVR Griffith 5.0.

Now many might argue for their favoured brand, but if you could only have one car from each manufacturer which would it be?

griffsomething

410 posts

191 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo - GTA, fettled by alfaholics
Aston Martin - DB9/DBS manual
BMW - E46 M3 CSL wit manual swap by everything M3s
Ferrari - 550 Maranello or a 250 GT Lusso
Ford - 1967 Mustang fastback
Jaguar - XK120 roadster
Lamborghini - one of the six mythical manual Murcielago SVs
Lotus - Elan S1
Porsche - a 911 964 fettled by Singer or Carrera GT
TVR - Griffith 500 or Tuscan speed six

Now many might argue for their favoured brand, but if you could only have one car from each manufacturer which would it be?
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Stick Legs

Original Poster:

9,013 posts

195 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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DickyC said:
Thanks. Thought provoking beer
My pleasure. beer

BananaFama

5,041 posts

109 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Stick Legs said:
Lets say that the manufacturers who have made some of the most desirable cars, the ones on any lottery win list, would be:
Alfa Romeo Bertone Carabo
Aston Martin V8 Vantage 1980s
BMW Z1
Ferrari 250 TdF
Ford GT 2016
Jaguar XJR15
Lamborghini Gallardo Super Leggera
Lotus Elan S3
Porsche 911 GT1
TVR Griffith 1990s

Pinkie15

1,248 posts

110 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo - 75 Cloverleaf
Aston Martin - DB5
BMW - 2002
Ferrari - Dino
Ford - can't bring myself to have one as both times I've been runover it was by a Ford
Jaguar - E Type
Lamborghini - Countach
Lotus - Esprit Turbo
Porsche - 911 (from 1960s)
TVR - Griffith


Checkmate

763 posts

237 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Stick Legs said:
Alfa Romeo - GT Junior with wider arches, Superlites, and a lairy twincam, but std is fine
Aston Martin - X-Pack V8 vantage
BMW - Alpina B12 8 series
Ferrari - 288 GTO
Ford - Valvoline WRC Escort Cosworth
Jaguar - Lister XJ-S
Lamborghini - LP5000QV Countach
Lotus - Carlton
Porsche - 959
TVR - Cerbera

Killer2005

20,615 posts

258 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo - GTA
Aston Martin - DB5
BMW - Z8
Ferrari - f40
Ford - Boss 429 Mustang
Jaguar - E type convertible
Lamborghini - Aventador SVJ Roadster
Lotus - Exige
Porsche 991 GT2 RS
TVR - t350

sidewinder500

1,864 posts

124 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo Giulia 1750 GT veloce
Aston Martin DBS V8 Vantage
BMW M1
Ferrari 400 GT
Ford Focus RS
Jaguar XKR X150
Lamborghini Urraco
Lotus Esprit V8
Porsche 928 GTS manual
TVR Tuscan

ajprice

33,485 posts

226 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo - 155 Q4
Aston Martin - V12 Vantage, in the pale blue colour from the Top Gear film with Clarkson
BMW - E30 M3
Ferrari - FF
Ford - Escort Cosworth
Jaguar - XJR, pre 2013, the 'old shape'
Lamborghini - the Estoque saloon they never built
Lotus - Elise S1 - not a fast mental one, one of the first ones
Porsche - 911, anything pre 996
TVR - Cerbera

Equus

16,980 posts

131 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo - Tipo 33 Stradale
Aston Martin - DBR2
BMW - 3.0 CSL
Ferrari - 246 Dino
Ford - GT40
Jaguar - Short-nose D-type
Lamborghini - Countach LP400
Lotus - Type 14 Elite
Porsche - 909 Bergspyder
TVR - pass: having owned a Griffith 500, I now wouldn't have any TVR given.

Krhuangbin

1,151 posts

161 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo - 1750 GTV in Red
Aston Martin - DB4 GT, no bumpers, dark green
BMW- Manual Conversion E46 M3 CSL in Carbon Black, or an E34 M5 in black, or an E9 coupe in brown.... tough one!!
Ferrari - Manual conversion 360 CS in Rosso - Corsa, no stripe, interior fully black (no two tone steering wheel) OR 250 Lusso
Ford - Mk2 Escort RS, off white
Jaguar - Mk10 in highly glossy black
Lamborghini - Miura S in Yellow
Lotus - Series 1 Elise, K Series, in black
Porsche - early 70’s 911 E restomod as per singer etc... but VERY subtle visually, lots under the deliberately tatty green bodywork
TVR - T350 - midnight blue

Honourable mention - a series 1 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud - jet black with white wall tyres smokin

Edited by Krhuangbin on Friday 17th February 22:53

carinaman

25,263 posts

202 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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That's shocking - I'd forgotten the 288 GTO and was trying to decide between 612 Scaglietti and FF.

I think the question may have been improved by allowing one wild card not on the list if we're in a hypothetical Euromillions Roll Over money no object situation.

I am stuck on the Ford question. Tempted to go for modern and anonymous for when I just want to get somewhere without drawing much or any attention. Just as I'd forgotten the 288 GTO, I'd not considered the original Focus.

ArmaghMan

2,801 posts

210 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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[quote=Stick Legs]Lets say that the manufacturers who have made some of the most desirable cars, the ones on any lottery win list, would be:

Alfa Romeo stelvio quad
Aston Martin nope
BMW e39 M5
Ferrari F40
Ford fiesta XR2
Jaguar XJR
Lamborghini countach ( from cannonball run)
Lotus esprit turbo
Porsche 996 turbo
TVR nope



CharlieAlphaMike

1,233 posts

135 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo - 8C 2900
Aston Martin - DBS (2007 - 2012)
BMW - no thanks
Ferrari - 250 GT Lusso
Ford - Cortina 1600E (wanted one as my first car but ended up with a MK3 2000E)
Jaguar - XJR (X308)
Lamborghini - Miura
Lotus - Cortina MK1
Porsche - GT or 911 Carrera S
TVR - no thanks

evenflow

8,883 posts

312 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrofoglio
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
BMW Z3M Coupe
Ferrari 355 (or, if not cheating, actually a Dino 246)
Ford latest incarnation of GT
Jaguar XJ12 Coupe, restomodded
Lamborghini Huracan Performante
Lotus Exige Mk1
Porsche 918 Spyder
TVR Cerbera

Jader1973

5,188 posts

230 months

Friday 17th February 2023
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Stick Legs said:
Lets say that the manufacturers who have made some of the most desirable cars,the ones on any lottery win list, would be:

Alfa Romeo
Aston Martin
BMW
Ferrari
Ford
Jaguar
Lamborghini
Lotus
Porsche
TVR

Now many might argue for their favoured brand, but if you could only have one car from each manufacturer which would it be?
rofl

You need to seek urgent medical help.