Reply With QuoteMy ultimate weekend Car Jaguar XK120 in deep blue Cream leather
I'm sure this has been done before but it's been a difficult week. Just a bit of fun.
Pick your ideal car assuming:
1. All vehicles are 100% reliable regardless of marque.
2. You don't have to pay for purchase, upkeep or worry about depreciation.
3. All cars have an excellent safety rating and adhere to ethical constraints on materials etc.
4. It's a weekend car only - you have other cars for mundane duties.
5. Your choice can be classic or modern.
Essentially you're choosing on design, performance, comfort and style alone.
I have yet to decide but my shortlist includes a classic Mini Cooper and a Lancia Stratos.
My ultimate weekend Car Jaguar XK120 in deep blue Cream leather
^That's such a classy choice.
Given you’re list of assumptions regarding reliability etc it would have to be a Disco 4, perfect car in every way.
A 355 Berlinetta. Manual Rosso red with cream interior.
Brand new 911 GT3.
Predictable maybe but the most beautiful car ever made, well in my mind and apparently Enso Ferrari’s,
Jaguar E type
The DLS 964 Porsche 911 by Singer.
Stick that alongside a Tesla Model S Plaid+ and a new shape Discovery and you have the perfect 3-car garage, IMO of course (but I am right).
250 SWB or a fast early 911 (RS or ST). Yum yum
^Some fantastic choices.
Yoda, did you know there is a SEFAC version of the 250?
Alfa Romeo Montreal
Ferrari 330 GT series 2 or a 330 GTS would also be fine!
This of course for me:
https://youtu.be/0JXJr-jtit8
Fulvia 1600HF - Saab 900 Ruby - Fiat Uno Turbo IE - Audi A8 - Porsche 928 S4 - Citroen 2CV - Audi A2 1.4 TDI 90bhp - Suzuki Jimny - Mercedes G Wagon W463 Gen2 - E-Type V12 coupe -
With the exception of the Fulvia I've enjoyed the others in one form or another.
Good call with the Montreal Rusty.
Possibly more to follow.
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"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
It would be a spur of the moment flip flop between the following for me:
BMW 507
Mercedes 300 SL Gull Wing
Toyota 2000GT
BMW M1
Ford RS200
McLaren F1
BAC Mono
Volkner Mobil (with car choice from the above lol)
It's just a matter of time...
Nick Mason's Ferrari 250 GTO.
Porsche 959
Aston Martin Vanquish II
Porsche Taycan Turbo S
Mercedes 300SL
Peugeot 205GTi 1.9
1962 Corvette
Facel Vega. An Excellence, or may be a Facel 2 coupe
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Gorgeous, similar styling to the Lancia Flaminia.Originally Posted by Saint-Just
Facel Vega. An Excellence, or may be a Facel 2 coupe
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
Willys Jeep or an M3 half track.
Pagani Zonda. Just for the absolute theatre of looking at it, listening to it, and driving it.
Oh yes!Alfa Romeo Montreal
I’ve only ever seen two in the wild but they’re absolutely stunning.
All time classic, great choice. Alvis also similar.Facel Vega. An Excellence, or may be a Facel 2 coupe
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If you seek theatre, then you might instead want to consider the rather more dramatic De Tomaso P72.
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Another rare beauty!Facel Vega. An Excellence, or may be a Facel 2 coupe
Oh. I might need to amend my choices.
Two from the heart. Love it.
I'm thinking of binning the Stratos for a Dino. Thoughts?
This ISO Grifo (7L)
But in reality, if possible...it would be a Porsche RS Safari
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Infinitely prettier.
https://youtu.be/OwLQ7jbdVV0
Embedded your link, Rusty.
I'm just off down a Gruppe B rabbit hole...
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Mercedes 300 SL Gil wing
1275 Mini Cooper S
Lamborghini Mura
This would make me a very happy man. Probably rubbish to drive but who cares
Cheers,
Ben
..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers
" an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "
That's the problem with classics...look beautiful but most of them are agriculture to drive so give me a modern day car anytime.
Ferrari 246 Dino
Porsche Carrera GT
Triumph Dolomite 1300
Pagani Huayra
Bugatti Chiron
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato
McLaren F1
Sneaked the triumph in there!
Wasn’t the 1300/1500 just the Toledo and the 1500/1850/sprint Dolomites though?
I know a guy with a nice 1850 along with a 2l TR7 convertible and a 3.5l TR7 fixed head.
Unobtainable: Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale
Still hope to own one someday: Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione
Would likely park the 33 in my office and just look at it.
Sit on my drive and just Rev the 8c
A chap in a neighbouring village owns this.
Alway love seeing it.
Cheers,
Gary
With your criteria in place, definitely.
Once came within a gnats of owning a perfect one of these for a measly £72,000. The fact that I let it go ranks alongside the sale of multiple sports Patek's in the "Why did I do that?" stakes.
They did a re-launch of the range in the second half of the 70s, including a 1300 Dolomite. Must be Inca Yellow to get the full performance...
I've seen / sat in / repaired / drove a lot of classics over the last 10 yrs or so. In a perfect world, with no quality issues or brake downs, I would opt for the Aston Martin DB5. The one Connery drove:
Under the skin basically a mix-and-match of British car parts of the 60s: e.g. the clutch is Jaguar's. But that will not spoil the fun.
Followed by a Mercedes Gullwing. Simply for it's innovative design! (It was close with the Citroen DS, but that car was already mentioned)
My own TR3A when being restored 11/12 yrs ago:
BMW's xx02 series. I'm seriously considering buying one once my Porsche 914 is sold
And the only car I regret selling: a black Suzuki Samurai Hardtop. As said: black, but without the graphics...
Others on my list:
Saab 99 Turbo I
Late Saab 96 in pistachio white with Ronal wheels (rare) or Campagnolo wheels (ultra-ultra rare)
Opel Manta 400
VW Golf I GTi
Peugeot 205 Gti
Borgward Isabella in grey (now very a very 'en vogue' colour)
VW Up GTi
We can dream...
Good choice! I would have a late 80s Aston V8 vantage with x pack in Salisbury blue.This would make me a very happy man. Probably rubbish to drive but who cares
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Either a Ferrari 288 GTO:
or this heavenly thing (1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale):
250 SWB Competizione or one of the RHD F50's built for the Sultan of Brunei would do me.
The original 1300 (maybe 1500?) was FWD and then they switched to RWD with the 1300 going in the short tailed, two door Toledo and the 1500, 1850 and 2000 16 valve going in the Dolomite with the longer tail (originally the 1500 was called the 1500TC, not a Dolomite).
Finally, they called them all Dolomites and put the 1300 in the same shell (My first car was a 1500TC)
The name wasn't new, though, the original Dolomite was this :
I've always said I'd have a Ferrari F40 if I won big on the lottery and I still think that'd be my choice.
I've never forgotten the time one passed us, going only slightly faster, on the way back from Le Mans - People get all unnecessary about exhaust noise, but it was the mechanical sound of the engine that clinched it for me.
The fact that everything is analogue is also a big plus.
If it had to be something newish, I'd have a 458 Speciale - I drove one briefly once and it was perfection, imo.
Neither would be much use for lugging dive gear, though, and the F40 is only a nadge faster to 60 than my Golf Estate!
M
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Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Wont be very comfortable but 10/10 for design, performance, and style
A bargain at only $13,200,000
https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/m...tweight/180598
Yep...my choice too. Gordon Keeble.A chap in a neighbouring village owns this.
Alway love seeing it.
Cheers,
Gary
My dads boss owned one, in maroon.
Beautiful thing to drive.
5L Chevrolet v8...supercar quick in it's day.
I love the marque so it would have to be a Porsche, it’s so hard to decide on one car but I think a 964 3.8 RSR in Guards Red.
Of course I had never heard of that brand, but it’s no wonder with such a limited production in such a short existence.A chap in a neighbouring village owns this.
Alway love seeing it.
Cheers,
Gary
But the formula was the same as for my Facel Vega: luxury interior, American V8 and supercar performance (for the day).
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
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