# 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:** 4\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/141 "2026-08-24T01:41:37Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Isn’t that the car\* driven by Michael Dudikoff in the syndicated tv series _Cobra_? [Red replica by B&B Manufacturing.](https://imcdb.org/vehicle_157041-Shelby-Cobra-289-Replica.html) ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/142 "2026-08-24T12:11:30Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > A mid 70s Volvo station wagon for me. Safe, reliable, easy to drive. It’s the car that I learned to drive in, as a teen, and as an adult I drove a 1988 wagon until sadly it finally gave up in 2007. > > One feature I liked was the great visibility; with every other car I’ve driven since, there are huge blind spots when turning around and looking back. Are you my son? He got my '88 Volvo wagon when I upgraded to a (used) '97 Volvo wagon. I felt comfortable knowing it would protect him when he inevitably totaled it, which he did in about 2007. I still drive that '97 wagon. As you point out, the visibility is extraordinary (not quite as good as my BMW 2002 pick, but close). ---
**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 24, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/143 "2026-08-24T21:12:47Z")
Speaking of Volvo.. I just bought back the '71 P1800 from the Ex. Sadly, not Mint, paid too much, but at least I know where it’s been for the last 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200/144 "2026-08-25T04:36:18Z")
1974 AMC Javelin AMX with the 401 under the hood and the 4-speed manual. I’d buy one today if I could, though I don’t have any idea how I’d afford to fuel it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-question-classic-car-that-is/1032200.md?page=7)