If I were a rich man..............

rabbit Stew

If money wer no object what classic would you have?


For me its the BMW 507



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_507

(Only one per customer please so have a long think about it first)

carchaeologist

Aha..a toughie..well,if money were no object...id buy you out and everyone else..lol!!:pac::P;)

Tho..no point having a big shed full of cars that there wouldnt be time to drive.

mike65

I'd have an Aston Martin DBS early model carb fed v8

waraf

Bit of a cliche but it'd have to a Ferrari 250 GTO

seanybiker

I would go for that BMW that was on top gear ages ago. Im not sure on model . It was the first one with a turbo and they used its engine in formula one cars or something like that. Sexy car

alastair

More money than sense rich?

I'd have one of these art deco wonders - who knows if it's any use to drive - just look at it!







1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic

(I'm afraid the '37 version found up north recently just wouldn't do)

Luke Crowley

Ferrari 250 California:



Ask me again tomorrow, though, and I'd probably say something completely different.

rabbit Stew

alastair wrote: »

More money than sense rich?

I'd have one of these art deco wonders - who knows if it's any use to drive - just look at it!



1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic

(I'm afraid the '37 version found up north recently just wouldn't do)

The force is strong in that one!

alastair

rabbit Stew wrote: »

The force is strong in that one!

or:

Vanbis

carchaeologist wrote: »

Aha..a toughie..well,if money were no object...id buy you out and everyone else..lol!!:pac::P;)

Tho..no point having a big shed full of cars that there wouldnt be time to drive.

I have one of every Classic Car posted on this thread :pac:

Luke Crowley

Vanbis wrote: »

I have one of every Classic Car posted on this thread :pac:

In 1:18 or 1:43? :P

rabbit Stew

Luke Crowley wrote: »

In 1:18 or 1:43? :P

Nice!:D

Guy:Incognito

carchaeologist wrote: »

Tho..no point having a big shed full of cars that there wouldnt be time to drive.

The idea is that you'll be rich enough to have nothing but time.:)

carchaeologist

Stekelly wrote: »

The idea is that you'll be rich enough to have nothing but time.:)

I know...id probably just keep buying stuff tho...


lol!!

dutchcat

i'd gown the pub:pac:

Sleepy

Aston Martin DB5 convertible...

Wibbs

Lancia Stratos



Just look at it. So amazingly wedge shaped.

Alfa SZ



It looks like a style exercise that actually escaped. Gawd bless the Italians.

Lusso, 'nuf said.



If it was a woman you would. And then you would marry her to make sure you could and would even let her away with having it away with the milkman.

Bentley



In a word grunt.

1930's alfa



Damn, it's nice. Again just look at it. Look at the grill! More curves than a porn star and the steering wheel is on the right side too.

Ford RS200



Grunt and Ford and nice shape, a function over form dealio that worked.

rabbit Stew

You missed the one per customer line wibbs.

PaddyFagan

I know it's a bit obvious, but I fell for these back when I was a kid:

unkel

Hyena :cool:

KTRIC

Jensen Interceptor, the name alone does it for me.

steveonagle

would have to a 6r4 imagine drivin down the shops in this :pac:

MercMad

steveonagle wrote: »

would have to a 6r4 imagine drivin down the shops in this

..............and having to walk back because there was no room for the shopping bags !! :P

steveonagle

MercMad wrote: »

..............and having to walk back because there was no room for the shopping bags !! :P

well in that case id have a jdm ae86 trueno for the shops and the metro for givin it some spirited driving up the backroads:)

Cecil Mor

From a 250 GTO to a Toyota in less steps then I'd have thought:D

Slidey

A Limited edition Johnny cecotto e30 M3




There is dearer rarer cars I would buy but this would make the top of the list. *drool*

waraf

LIGHTNING wrote: »

If you were a rich man you would buy a heap of junk like a twincam? They are awful awful cars driven usually by lads who wearing peaked caps and cant count past ten.

Yes it seems like some people aren't getting the whole concept of the "unlimited budget/absolute dream car that there isn't the slightest hope in hell of you ever owning" part of this thread. No offence to whomever posted it but that M3 BMW above is an awful eyesore too. Young lads in baseball caps and ridiculous exhausts drive things that look like that. Set your dream car sights a little higher mate

bmoregan

Apparently the 7-litre engine makes the cabin really hot - but I guess I'll never find out :-(. Only 29 made.

Slidey

waraf wrote: »

No offence to whomever posted it but that M3 BMW above is an awful eyesore too. Young lads in baseball caps and ridiculous exhausts drive things that look like that. Set your dream car sights a little higher mate

You will do well to offend me horse.

I would be very surprised if any young fella in a baseball cap could afford 25k sterling on a e30 m3. 325i sports yes, but not a M3 cecotto.

rabbit Stew

Quote:

Originally Posted by waraf View Post
No offence to whomever posted it but that M3 BMW above is an awful eyesore too. Young lads in baseball caps and ridiculous exhausts drive things that look like that. Set your dream car sights a little higher mate

You will do well to offend me horse.

I would be very surprised if any young fella in a baseball cap could afford 25k sterling on a e30 m3. 325i sports yes, but not a M3 cecotto.

I'm afraid I'm with slidey on this one. Money is no object but we're not trying to see who can come up with the most expensive motor either.

I used to have an E30 and took a spin in the M3 version of same and they are brilliant.

I've picked the BMW 507, but for all I know it might drive like a shopping trolley.:eek:

Each to their own

waraf

Slidey wrote: »

You will do well to offend me horse.

I would be very surprised if any young fella in a baseball cap could afford 25k sterling on a e30 m3. 325i sports yes, but not a M3 cecotto.

This is my point. If you work hard and save your cash you will be able to afford one of these one day. Try to think of something really exotic and rare. Something that you will never, ever own like a Gullwing. That's what this thead is about not 25 grand Beemers.....

surly joe

Aurelia spider

PaulK_CCI

waraf wrote: »

This is my point. If you work hard and save your cash you will be able to afford one of these one day. Try to think of something really exotic and rare. Something that you will never, ever own like a Gullwing. That's what this thead is about not 25 grand Beemers.....

Just to stir a few things up a bit , if you're counting out a 25k Special built Beamer, then the porsche 930 and the Interceptor would also be '3 strikes out' , not because they're not wonderfull machines, but with a budget of around 25k, you could pick up a nice one !! And they are very easy to find.

I guess that this immediately hits the spot of what this thread is about: how easy would it be to get one of these cars. They are either so rare that they almost never come up for sale, or when they do, they are so expensive that you wouldn't be able to afford one unless you are a millionaire.

So to stay with Porsches, a better car to lust for would be either an original 1973 911 RS Carrera for example, but in fact even those are relatively easy to find, but what about the ultimate in exclusive and rare Porsches: the 904!!!!! Only a handfull were made, and they simply do not come up for sale, and if they do, prices are staggering (sorry, too lazy to find a pic ).

By the way Wibbs, even though only 'one' car was called for, thanks for adding your suggestions, that early Alfa Romeo just makes everything Ok again: I just absolutely love those early Alfa's!!!!!! Everything about them is just so right!! Even down to the most beautiful intake manifold every created

Kevin_Herron

bmoregan wrote: »

Apparently the 7-litre engine makes the cabin really hot - but I guess I'll never find out :-(. Only 29 made.

There is a silver hardtop here in the country that I have done work on.
The cabin gets extremely hot! As does the engine bay, so much so small electric fans had to be fitted to extract heat! Worked quite well.

steveonagle

LIGHTNING wrote: »

If you were a rich man you would buy a heap of junk like a twincam? They are awful awful cars driven usually by lads who wearing peaked caps and cant count past ten.

just goes to show your ignorance its an ae86 trueno jdm spec not your typical clapped out paddy spec rally gt coupe with a big japspeed and cibie's also dont know bout you lightning but it was theese cars i saw when i was young going to the rally's my dream cars arent ferraris or rare as fook gullwings but metro 6r4's chevettes mk2's tincans and mantas sorry but to each their own

Standard Toaster

No contest

carchaeologist

If i was a rich man id banger race one of these...just because i could...





Joking!:p

macplaxton

Lancia Flaminia Supersport Zagato.



Preferably the one above.

Hermy

No matter how wealthy I may become an Integrale will always be top of my list.

The_Jabberwock

Nnngh... So many choices... That SZ, I would love one of those. Or a Superbird. Or a CSL Batmobile. But, money's no object. I could get Cadillac to make that 16. Or I could just use an SR-71 as a car. Taxi it everywhere.

This,




Or,

This.

Or,

These.



I know, I know, one car. Yeah. Pff.

Hermy

The_Jabberwock wrote: »

What is this Jabberwock?

The_Jabberwock

It's a Chrysler Turbine Car. It revved up to 60,000 RPM and could run on anything, even tequila. They built 55 of them, ran a competition, the winners were given one for a year, and then they were taken away and all but a handful were destroyed. Nice, eh?

Hermy

Thanks Jabberwock,
Turbine or not it's a lovely looking car.

The_Jabberwock

Just look at the back, it's amazing.

Edit:

Here's a lovely shot of the interior.

Hermy

The car looks great in the pic above but I don't think the view from the rear is quite so good. Those great big cutaways for the rear lights spoil the lines me thinks.

The_Jabberwock

It'd make more sense if it passed you by, it sounded like a proper jet. When you add that element, I really think the back works. It's very art deco-y from some angles, too.

Hermy

I know what you mean about the art-deco thing - very much of it's time - but it's just that in that first picture the lines are so clean that for me less would have been more when it came to the rear.

ianobrien

AC King Cobra for me.....

427 under the hood and a wet roundabout please.........