# A classic question... classic car, that is **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 7, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200 "2026-08-07T03:30:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/81 "2026-08-07T21:09:56Z")
This is the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/82 "2026-08-07T23:16:03Z")
Citroen SM. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/83 "2026-08-07T23:56:16Z")
You’re in luck! They’re making those again! Report back after you picked one up. > **[Bizzarrini 5300 GT](https://www.bizzarrini.com/5300-gt)** > > 5300 GT Corsa Revival. In celebration of the most iconic vehicle to ever wear the badge, twenty four examples of the 5300 GT Corsa Revival will be hand-built by an experienced team of engineers. We invite you to experience the power, beauty and... ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/84 "2026-08-08T00:01:03Z")
I had a '63 Bus. Not a Transporter, but the inside had been built out for camping (bed, closet, drawers, wardrobe, ice box, cooker) long before that was a thing. I drove the hell out of it, based in San Diego, but lots of trips up North, out to the desert, and down to Baja. It never failed me. It also never passed another vehicle. Like … not ever 😉 But rot was taking out the floors _and_ the seam that had so reliably held the roof in place. I didn’t have the $ or the time or the experience to fix it up, so … let it go to a surfer. I had it from about '84 to about '88. It’s really the one vehicle that I miss. I hope it’s still out there and looking pristine. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/85 "2026-08-08T00:55:33Z")
1957 Chevrolet Corvette [![](https://i.ibb.co/dsHLDpbH/IMG-2282.webp) ](https://i.ibb.co/dsHLDpbH/IMG-2282.webp) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/86 "2026-08-08T01:52:46Z")
From 1967-71 Ford made a 4-door version of the T-Bird. My father had it as a company car for a couple of years. He never let me drive it, but it was a good ride, and he got it up to 106 mph and still accelerating once when he was passing a driver who didn’t want to be passed. I’ll take one of those in memory of him. I assume this fantasy gift also comes with replacement AC compressors, since the ones on the T-Bird seemed to go out on my father’s every 90 days. ---
**Author:** ![sb1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@sb1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sb1953)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/87 "2026-08-08T12:11:48Z")
When I was much younger I made a list of 10 cars I would like to have, Most are unobtainable, but I recall some of them: 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda (340 4-speed) 1975 Jensen-Healey 1969-'72 TR-6 1969 AMX 1966 Corvair Corsa 1961-'70 Jaguar XKE 1971 Fiat 850 Spyder 1971-'73 Ford Mustang ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/88 "2026-08-08T12:59:31Z")
> [@ricepad](#): > > The closest to vulgarity I ever heard from my mother-in-law was the time we saw an XKE Yeah, well if due to nature you had to have a substitute, that is a bloody good substitute. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/89 "2026-08-09T01:18:27Z")
Damn it…you stole my car (bus)… But yes! ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/90 "2026-08-09T06:26:19Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Checker Marathon, because I’d just love to pull into work in one of those. And I could be fearless on my commute. When I was a kid the wife half of a couple my parents knew had her legs crippled by polio. Her husband bought a Checker Marathon so she could stow her folded-up wheel chair behind the driver’s seat where the jump seats would have been in the taxi model. That baby lasted forever. > [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > I’ll be driving a [1966 AC Cobra Super Snake](https://www.barrett-jackson.com/scottsdale-march-2021/docket/vehicle/1966-shelby-cobra-427-super-snake-245431). Just an AC Cobra 427 for me, thanks. I’m not that competitive. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Shelby_Cobra_427_%28539467867%29.jpg/960px-Shelby_Cobra_427_%28539467867%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Shelby_Cobra_427_%28539467867%29.jpg/960px-Shelby_Cobra_427_%28539467867%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Somebody in the vicinity owned one that I saw a couple times tooling along US-60. It was blue but without the stripes. Last time I saw it I was going a bit faster in the lane to the right so when I got alongside I tapped the horn twice and gave a thumbs up. The woman passenger returned it with a huge smile. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/91 "2026-08-09T08:43:07Z")
Isn’t that the car\* driven by Michael Dudikoff in the syndicated tv series _Cobra_? ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/92 "2026-08-09T23:57:37Z")
Slightly disappointed not to see any Alfa Romeos on the list. Many beautiful cars, and I’d pick a 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/93 "2026-08-10T02:03:05Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I would add a Datsun 510. Weirdly pretty good. Ugly, but good (IIRC they were very popular…punched above their weight). I’ve heard these referred to as the “poor man’s BMW”, because they had similar power and size to the contemporary BMW 2002, and both had independent suspension. I was also leaning towards something Japanese, I was thinking maybe a '76 Toyota Celica. Or, as Superintendent Chalmers once said: “I used to think a car was just a way of getting from point A to point B, and on weekends to point C. But that was the old me! That man died the moment I laid my eyes on the 1979 Honda Accord” (except a few years older to meet the criteria of the thread). Actually looking at Wikipedia the Accord just barely meets the thread’s 50 year old criteria – they were first sold here in 1976 as a '77 model. I assume we’re going by actual age and not model year, so an early build '77 Accord that was built in 1976 would count. Although I do have to say the aforementioned BMW 2002 would be pretty tempting, too. > [@jnglmassiv](#): > > I’m gonna want air conditioning and automatic transmission if it’s my daily driver. Maybe a giant boat like a 1970 Coupe/Convertible Deville. I was thinking about something like that, but have you seen the price of gas lately? I assume we’re responsible for buying gas in this scenario. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/94 "2026-08-10T04:03:05Z")
> [@Ferris](#): > > Slightly disappointed not to see any Alfa Romeos on the list. Many beautiful cars, and I’d pick a 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. Well now! That is an amazing automobile and one I’d love to have a chance to drive. But you think you could use that as your primary transportation for a whole year? I suspect you’re tougher than I am. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/95 "2026-08-10T04:50:52Z")
Also, I imagine it’s a complete bear to get parts for. Even if Czarcasm is footing the bill, I expect any part that was needed would need to be made from scratch. 18 built. That’s why I’ve tried to avoid museum pieces in these threads. Also, what’s the minimum number of factory built (or sold in kit form) examples for homologation as factory built in this thread? More than one? ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/96 "2026-08-10T14:09:21Z")
> [@sb1953](#): > > 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda (340 4-speed) Shoot the moon, go for the 1970 Cuda AAR: 340-6bbl, side pipes, 2700 produced. Pity no Shaker hood on the AARs. ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/97 "2026-08-10T14:16:06Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Although I do have to say the aforementioned BMW 2002 would be pretty tempting, too. This is my choice. I’ve spent most of my life being disappointed in every car I’ve owned since because they were never as perfect as that '71 2002 that I bought used from my sister’s boyfriend. Although it was fun, powerful, roomy, and reliable the feature that I miss the most is 360 degree visibility, nothing but glass all around. Modern cars may be safer with the crash steel in the doors, but I’d rather take the risks that low window sills entail. Damn I miss that car. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/98 "2026-08-10T15:58:57Z")
The most fun car I’ve ever owned was a '57 Triumph TR3. I was a fool to ever sell that car. The most fun car I ever rode in was a Porsche 356C ('56 or '57?) But given the current state of my knees and especially my back, I’d have to pick the most comfortable car I ever rode in, a '66 Caddy. Yeah, boring, I know. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/99 "2026-08-10T16:02:49Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > The most fun car I ever rode in was a Porsche 356C ('56 or '57?) If it was a '56 or '57, it would have been a 356 or 356A. The 356C wasn’t introduced until MY 1964. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/100 "2026-08-10T16:05:23Z")
Well, in my defense, it was over 50 years ago. 🤔 It was probably a 356A then. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200.md?page=6)