The most desirable small(er) collection of cars on PH?

[Faster789]

I've been a long time lurker and admirer of the site and I've finally got a question that I think hasn't been answered.

I'm just wondering who on here has a small, eclectic and tasteful (loaded adjectives I know!) collection of cars on the forum? I think the question of who has the best collections has been answered before (can't find the thread) and it was truly magnificent with a number of wonderful machines.

I've seen some fabulous collections here, but many of them have well over 10 cars in their garage list, so I wondered about smaller collections where the owners keep the numbers down for whatever reason and really pick and choose what they own.

I have thought of some criteria:

1. A mixture of modern and classic (e.g. F355 and a Austin Healey 3000) or,
2. A mixture of types (e.g. GTs and track day cars)or,
3. Cars and bikes
4. No more than a five car max, three car minimum
5. No limit on cost, high or low

I've seen threads about the "best garage" and the "winners" so to speak, have had absolutely fabulous premises, filled with amazing cars and thought this thread might be interesting too.

Edited by Faster789 on Monday 13th December 14:56

[rigga]

TVR Griffith 500
Subaru Impreza wagon
CCM 404 Supermoto
Vauxhall Mareva (wifes but every bill comes to me !)

[deadalfa]

Porsche 911 (1977 coupe)
Lotus Seven replica
Alfa 147
Land Rover Series II

[juansolo]

190E - Daily driver
Cayman - GT
Westfield - Sports
Juno - Track

Covers most bases. Though have a hankering for a original Beetle or Fiat 500 at the minute. Just haven't got anywhere to keep one

Edited by juansolo on Friday 10th December 17:29

[sebhaque]

VX220 for fun
Corsa as a workhorse (it does what I ask of it pretty well, I have to admit)
Frontera for 4x4 lairiness.

No, I'm not a fanboy! Just a case of a Vauxhall being the most easily accessible option for whatever I needed.

[mat13]

There's someone on here who has a landrover defender and a Ferrari 355, perfect two car garriage on a reasonable budget.

[tomtom]

I quite like my W124 & 355 combo.

I'd also like another S1 Elise and an E39 M5 to add to those two.

[plasticpig]

Jaguar XJ6 SIII as a classic waftmobile
Jaguar XKR convertible as a GT
Reliant Scimitar GTC. Classicish GT.
Range Rover P38 - Daily driver, load lugger.

Probably not that desirable but a cheapish collection; only really missing a sports car.

[ettore]

E350CDI Estate - family loadlugger, holiday barge, tip run etc
911 3.2 Carrera - proper driving
Austin Seven Ulster - trialling, driving tests etc
Fancy pushbike - all other occasions

[GT03ROB]

Elan SE
Elise S1
GT3
Range Rover Sport

& currently looking for a 320d

[RichB]

Faster789 said:

1. A mixture of modern and classic (e.g. F355 and a Austin Healey 3000) or,

What something like:-

1958 Aston Martin DB MkIII - a classic British grand tourer

1967 Austin Healey 3000 MkIII - the classic British convertible

1999 TVR Griffith 500 - slightly modified to get 300+bhp & 320ft/lbs and other stuff...

2009 Porsche Boxster 2.9 987 Gen II - my wife's everyday car and jolly good it is too

2010 Volvo V70 D5 - the everyday workhorse

Edited by RichB on Wednesday 22 December 12:00

[NWVT]

2009 focus rs mk 2 (daily)
1996 mini cooper (my first car will never sell)
1975 mini 1000
1971 beetle project

[997c2scab]

Range rover sport hse
BMW 1 series
Audi rs4 (b7) cabriolet
Ford focus

[lance1a]

BMW E21 1983 316
BMW E30 1983 320i
BMW E30 1989 325i Touring
BMW E34 1994 525iX Touring
1988 Alfa Spider S3

Edited by lance1a on Friday 10th December 23:01

[sjc]

Discovery 3 HSE..Posh do's,school,people carrying,go anywhere,carry anything.
2+1/2 years of amazement at it's capabilities.

Rover 75 V6 Connie S.E.auto for everyday crap roads rush hour wafting,kids football etc.
1 incredulous year so far at what I paid (2300 quid)for a 28K mile 1 owner waftmobile.

Noble M400
3 and a half years of pure unadulterated joy with the bloody thing.

Wouldn't swap any of them for anything else of their ilk.

[snuffle]

RichB said:

Faster789 said:

1. A mixture of modern and classic (e.g. F355 and a Austin Healey 3000) or,

What something like a Healey 3000, a 1958 Aston Martin, a TVR Griffith 500 and a Porsche?

Nice collection you have there.


edited for appalling spelling and extra words added.

Edited by snuffle on Friday 10th December 23:20

[RichB]

snuffle said:

RichB said:

Faster789 said:

1. A mixture of modern and classic (e.g. F355 and a Austin Healey 3000) or,

What something like a Healey 3000, a 1958 Aston Martin, a TVR Griffith 500 and a Porsche?

Nice collection you have there.

Thanks, I really want to add something pre-war and I'd love something pre-1906 for the London to Brighton but I've nowhere to keep them.

[raf_gti]

I'd have;

Jaguar XF-R
L/R Defender V8
Lotus Elise 111R

I'd also love a JCB to do nothing more than dig holes in the ground

[RichB]

raf_gti said:

I'd have...

It's a thread about what you've got.

[greggy50]

Who is on here that has the defender, fiat 500, x5, ferrari 355 and another car I cant remember all on matching numberplates. For me that was the best small collection I have seen on here with cars than an average person has a vague hope on one day being able to afford rather.