I decided to take a crack at these discussion topics

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what are your dream car(s) post pics if you can also be sure to say the year, make and model

here are mine


1934 Rolls Royce 20/25


1936 Buick Coupe


1936 Chrysler Airstream


1938 McLaughlin Buick


1939 Buick Special


1939 Dodge Luxury Liner


1939 Rolls Royce


1940 Chrysler Windsor


1940 Packard Sedan


1941 Lincoln Continental

my dream cars (cont.)


1947 Chrysler New Yorker


1947 Ford Super Deluxe

Back in the 80s, I had a 1965 Chrysler Imperial that I bought from a friend. God, sometimes I wanted to sleep in that car. Even at 9 miles per gallon I was in heaven. I would only take it out occasionally though. I miss it.

Pleased to say that I own my dream car: a 2000 BMW M5. If I could add to my collection, I'd add:

'32 Duesenberg SJ Dual Cowl Phaeton.
'62 Ferrari GTO.
'58 Chrysler 300C ragtop.

I admit that I don't know a lot about cars. My only criteria is that it's a compact and it's a "pretty" color.

However, my ex was into classic cars and I really like the looks of many of the models. Some that we had owned in the past: 37 Ford, 41 Studebaker, 58 T-Bird, and a 50 something Cadillac. Although not classic at the time, but I believe now is a 69/70 AAR Barracuda (limited edition) which was our honeymoon car. I'd hate to think of how NOW it would be a real gas hog. I think it got something like 10 miles to a gallon. I Don't have time to look up pics or I'd post.

Anyway, it was so much fun cruising around in these cars, the 37 Ford especially. I know nothing about engines, but man, you open the hood of that car and the motor looks sooooo uncomplicated.

TIS

My brother in law restored two 55 chvy's. One was a convertible and both were red and that light cream color. Beautiful.

By the way, do any of you older Board members remember when it was getting near the end of summer and the new cars were about to come out. Do you remember like I do moving heaven and earth trying to find out what the new cars were going to look like? I remember searching magazines like crazy trying to get a glimpse of them. But that was in the days when a car's design was really something to excite a kid. Do kids do that anymore?

I forgot one:

1970 Chevy Nova SS (the DEATH PROOF car)

Yes, I do remember that very well. The TV commercials and print ads would say stuff like, "Coming Octobe 2: the greatest Ford ever"; or "Plymouth: Suddenly it's 1960." You'd get all leaped up, trying to peek through the soaped-up windows of the car dealerships. If the carmaker sponsored a TV show (like Lincoln/Mercury for Ed Sullivan, or Buick for Milton Berle), you'd make sure to tune in to see the new cars on display.

Today nobody notices because there's nothing to notice.

My dream car would be solar/battery powered; quiet as the night on a mountain top in the Adirondacks. A very comfortable seat with plenty of leg room, a moon roof, a great sound system with ipod inputs and CD player, a GPS, a nice cup-holder and AC. Also a trunk that would fit my golf clubs or fishing pole and a bike rack. It probably wouldn't be much to look at, but it would be practical, functional, economical and environment-friendly.

The well known driver:

I normally don't post personal photos, but this is a really cool thread. This here is my baby. She's my Florida car. A 1976 Eldorado convertible. She only has 34,000 miles on her. The background is the Intracoastal waterway in Delray Beach; just a stone's throw from my condo down there.

Lamborghini Reventon


1977 Pontiac Firebird Trams Am


Pontiac G8


1971 Dodge Charger


2010 Chevrolet Camaro


1990 Cadillac Deville


Cadillac DTS

Nice, PB! If memory serves, that was the last American ragtop for quite a while, and it had the 501 cubic inch V8. After that, Cadillac became a compact car (Cimarron)

I would really enjoy restoring a Stingray Corvette ala Rush Hour.