When you were a kid, what was your first dream car?
05-10-15, 08:07 AM
#31
Whoa, not so fast. As a child of the 60's I dreamed of owning this,
A Jaguar XKE V12 convertible, with wire wheels of course.
05-10-15, 06:53 PM
#33
Lexus Fanatic
The main difference between the Mustang and XKE, though, was that the average Joe on the street could actually afford a Mustang. When it debuted in April of 1964, it set a record for first-year new-car sales.
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05-10-15, 07:36 PM
#34
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To me the Land Cruisers are my favorite vehicles on this planet, that is how much i love them. I grew up in Land Cruisers, first vehicle i ever drove, first vehicle i ever owned and now thankfully i own two and my ultimate automotive goal is to own atleast one from each generation.
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05-11-15, 08:04 PM
#36
As a kid in the 60's it was all muscle cars. Camaro and Super Bee were my favorites.
In the 70's I started liking sport cars. The Porsche 911 was the first I had a real interest in. That was because my dad kept bringing it up. In fact, when I finished college and got my first job I was going to move out. He told me to stay home with them, use my whole paycheck to buy a Porsche. I prolly should have done it but instead I bought a Sentra and moved out.
In the 70's I started liking sport cars. The Porsche 911 was the first I had a real interest in. That was because my dad kept bringing it up. In fact, when I finished college and got my first job I was going to move out. He told me to stay home with them, use my whole paycheck to buy a Porsche. I prolly should have done it but instead I bought a Sentra and moved out.
05-12-15, 12:01 AM
#37
Lexus Test Driver
When you were a kid, what was your first dream car?
My dad has owned a 1967 Pontiac Firebird since the 70's. it's definitely been my dream car since i could talk.
05-12-15, 09:26 PM
#39
THIS! 
the Red One! I actually ended up getting a Nice looking Replica! after you get older you realize some of these cars are not really Good cars to own as far as being a Sound Reasonable Choice, especially when it comes to upkeep, tune-ups, etc... !
the Red One! I actually ended up getting a Nice looking Replica! after you get older you realize some of these cars are not really Good cars to own as far as being a Sound Reasonable Choice, especially when it comes to upkeep, tune-ups, etc... !
05-13-15, 12:34 AM
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05-13-15, 07:33 AM
#41
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OK, I was about nine when I fell in love with my first car. Understand that was shortly after the discovery of the wheel and concepts like "fire" were only then becoming popular. Then GM hit the Autorama shows with a series of stunning vehicles that fascinated every kid on the block. We all thought we'd be driving these by the time we were old enough to get a license.
The 1952 Buick "LeSabre" was a concept car that borrowed its styling heavily from the F-86 Sabrejet - a popular styling resource of the day. It's twin fuel tanks contained gasoline and ethanol metered on demand to a supercharged V8 that promised impressive performance. An odd styling quirk featured that exaggerated center grill that wasn't an air intake at all, but a dummy panel that flipped horizontally to reveal a pair of headlights.
'54, '56, and '58 brought the "Firebird" cars to GM's concept fleet, and they were the centerpiece of the American Auto Show circuit. Utterly and completely impractical - especially since GM had yet to develop a gas turbine engine, they were nothing but styling exercises. Again borrowing from aircraft of the day, Harley Earl developed both the LeSabre and Firebird concepts, vestiges of which you could still see on his creations for the next decade.
By the time the Firebird IV was introduced, it did incorporate some additional features that found their way to production: disc brakes and 4-wheel independent suspensions topped the list, along with the manufacturing techniques that allowed Corvette to introduce fiberglass bodywork to the production line about the same time the LeSabre was being assembled in the design studio.
Today they look terribly dated, but while styling trends come and go, the names of the vehicles lived on. LeSabre and Firebird would have long and successful production runs for the next 40 years.
The 1952 Buick "LeSabre" was a concept car that borrowed its styling heavily from the F-86 Sabrejet - a popular styling resource of the day. It's twin fuel tanks contained gasoline and ethanol metered on demand to a supercharged V8 that promised impressive performance. An odd styling quirk featured that exaggerated center grill that wasn't an air intake at all, but a dummy panel that flipped horizontally to reveal a pair of headlights.
'54, '56, and '58 brought the "Firebird" cars to GM's concept fleet, and they were the centerpiece of the American Auto Show circuit. Utterly and completely impractical - especially since GM had yet to develop a gas turbine engine, they were nothing but styling exercises. Again borrowing from aircraft of the day, Harley Earl developed both the LeSabre and Firebird concepts, vestiges of which you could still see on his creations for the next decade.
By the time the Firebird IV was introduced, it did incorporate some additional features that found their way to production: disc brakes and 4-wheel independent suspensions topped the list, along with the manufacturing techniques that allowed Corvette to introduce fiberglass bodywork to the production line about the same time the LeSabre was being assembled in the design studio.
Today they look terribly dated, but while styling trends come and go, the names of the vehicles lived on. LeSabre and Firebird would have long and successful production runs for the next 40 years.
05-13-15, 10:00 AM
#43
Give this man a cookie right here! The 959 was by far my favorite car growing up (Born '87). It was a tech marvel at the time, light-years ahead of any other car.
Can watch this OVER and OVER!
https://youtu.be/7mFleLfedrU
Can watch this OVER and OVER!
https://youtu.be/7mFleLfedrU
However, I feel the Testarossa was more eye candy.
