# Your car collection **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 6, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068 "2003-06-06T13:26:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/1 "2003-06-06T13:26:45Z")
[This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=188262) Asks what car you’d buy if you had $28,000 to spend on it. But suppose you have the resources and the car-passion of Jay Leno? What would be in your collection? I’ve already talked about the '66 MGB roadster I’m having restored until people are probably sick of hearing about it. And you all know that I have '46 Willys CJ2A Jeep. (I may have to sell the Jeep to pay for the MGB restoration, or for space limits – but I’m trying not to.) My tastes in collections tend to be toward the mundane. I like good examples of fairly normal cars, rather than the über-exotic. So if I had the money to buy them and a large structure to keep them in, here is an incomplete list of what I’d like in my collection in no particular order, and all concourse-level restoration: 1966 MGB roadster 1973 MGB roadster 1980 MGB Limited Edition roadster 1962 MGB roadster (3MB engine) 1946 Willys CJ2A Jeep 1969 Porsche 911 Targa 1972 Porsche 914 2003 Porsche 911/996 Porsche Spyder Triumph TR-4A Triumph Herald Triumph Spitfire 1973-1976 Triumph TR6 Ford Anglia 1964 Ford Falcon Sunbeam Alpine Sunbeam Tiger 1960-something Mini 2003 Mini Late-1960s Jaguar E-type convertible 1964 Jaguar XK-120 2003 Jaguar S-type 2003 Jaguar XK8 Convertible Ferrari 360 Modena Ferarri Mondial convertible Humvee (military, not civilian) 1960s VW Beetle 2003 VW Beetle Izetta Plus… 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca II (I love my bike!) New Yamaha R1 (but I want red-and-white, which isn’t currently offered) 2003 Royal Enfield Bullet Ducati 999 (or 916, or 900SS) 1969 Honda CB750 1976 Yamaha 250 Enduro 1976 Yamaha 400 Enduro And if I was _really_ loaded… Sikorski H-60 Black Hawk Bell 206 JetRanger Robinson R-22 Robinson R-44 Schweizer 300 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V North American P-51 Mustang (B or D) North American SNJ Beechcraft T-34C Douglas TA-4J 1970 Cessna 172 Skyhawk 2003 Cessna 172 Skyhawk 2003 Cessna 182 Skylane ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/2 "2003-06-06T13:38:37Z")
I’ve thought about this a bit - tho on a smaller and less precise level than you. Generally, when I see a really neat car, I’ll think - MAN it would be neat to have one of those. I’d really like a 72 Cutlass convertible. As long as we’re dreaming, might as well go with the 442. I’d have a couple of Jags - what is the really low 2-seater V-12 with the hood that never ends. And a sedan - XJE - Vanden Plas edition? Maybe a Porsche 911 targa. (Maybe you’ll let me borrow yours?) And a little red Mercedes 450 convert. Add in something really old and curvy and classy from the 30s or so. Like a Cord or a Hispano Suiza. And a big black blocky car from the 30s-40s straight out of the oldtime movies. And I have a soft spot in my heart (and undoubtedly my head) for VW Khaman Ghias. Oooh yeah. A long, low Eldorado convertible from the early 70s. And I’d probably have to add in a Corvette - not sure why. Maybe one from the early 60s - the one with the sply rear window, and a curvy penis version from the 70s. And a Mustang fastback. And to end up the list, a “batmobile” Buick Electra with the wasp back window. Love the look of that car! But I would definitely start with the Cutlass. And I’d have to have something to race against, so maybe a “Goat,” or a Charger … Looks like I’ll have to build another fantasy garage! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/3 "2003-06-06T15:32:52Z")
I forgot to add a “Big Healy” – a 3000 Mk III. And a 1972 Toyota Hilux pickup, avocado green with an off-white interior and a Moss “Paracamper” (unfortunately, I know of no photos of that). ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/4 "2003-06-06T16:56:17Z")
I’d start a museum for race cars. I’d get examples of various important/interesting racing cars I can, mostly F1 but I’d throw in a few important sports cars, too. They wouldn’t just be static display pieces, but a working museum located at a track, and every car would be run from time to time. Off the top of my head, here’s a list of F1 cars I’d like to get: Mercedes W196 Cooper T51 (first mid-engined F1 car) Ferrari 156 shark-nose Lotus type 25 Lotus type 49 Tyrrell P34 six-wheeler 1977 Renault F1 car (first turbo F1 car of the modern era) Lotus type 78 (first ground effect car) McLaren MP4 (last turbo F1 car to win a championship) As for sports cars (all in racing trim): 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO (the single most beautiful car ever created in the history of the universe) Jaguar D type Shelby Cobra Ford GT40 Chaparral 2 Can-Am car Porsche 917 Jaguar XJR12 (“Silk Cut”, Le Mans Winner 1989 or '90 IIRC) There are others I’m sure, this list is just what I can think of at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Stccrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Stccrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stccrd)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/5 "2003-06-06T17:20:13Z")
Unlimited funds would lead to a collection something like this: Monday - 1999 Acura NSX Alex Zanardi Edition Tuesday - 2003 Aston Martin DB7 GT Wednesday - 2001 BMW M5 Thursday - 2003 Honda S2000, modified by Spoon/Mugen Friday - 1993 Jaguar XJ220 Saturday - 2000 Lotus Elise, like [this one](http://www.prototyperacing.com/k20kit.htm) Sunday - 1997 McLaren F1 ---
**Author:** ![ace22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@ace22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ace22)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/6 "2003-06-06T17:47:29Z")
My tastes are simple: 1967 Shelby GT500 (dk blue w/ wh racing stripes) 1967 Mustang fastback (black w/ red racing stripes) something 30’s era a [Buick Grand National](http://www.bgnra.org) (check out the pic about a third of the way down - this car just exudes evil. I believe it was only released in black?) a [Mach 1 Mustang](http://www.mustangmonthly.com/thehistoryof/5786/index.html) (1969 or 1970 model) a WWII-era willys jeep (or 2. or 3.) a real old international scout. I’ve got a '69 now and I want one older… 😃 And for my daily driver, a 2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. Mwah. On 33’s. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/7 "2003-06-06T17:59:45Z")
I think I’d go for the nostalgia kick and get cars that either my parents or myself have owned. Therefore my list would read: [1952 Cadillac Coupe DeVille](http://www.classiccarshowcase.com/52cadser62.htm) [1959 Oldsmobile Super 88](http://backwebs.homenetinc.com/stasekchevrolet/details.asp?vehicle_id=221077&path_taken=Showroom) [1964 Pontiac Bonneville](http://www.calcruisingauctions.com/auction/XcAPViewItem.asp?ID=2493) [1972 Oldsmobile Toronado](http://home.earthlink.net/~oldsnut/72t.html) [1967 Oldsmobile Delta 88 (my first car)](http://www.worldzone.net/auto/olds/owners/azouri.html) 1973 Lincoln Town Car (can’t find a picture) [1976 AMC Pacer](http://www.arcticboy.com/Pages/arcticboyspacer2.html) Plus, I’d have the usual assortment of '55-'57 Chevys, 1960s Jaguars, 1960’s-early 1970s era Mustang/Shelbys, a late 60’s AMX, and an early 1970s RoadRunner. Oh what fun dreaming is! ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/8 "2003-06-06T19:29:13Z")
[Late 60’s convertible Camaro](http://www.motorcities.com/contents/03EIF092123561.html). [1953 Corvette](http://corvetteactioncenter.com/images/design/53model.jpg) [1960 Corvette](http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/PD--10001665/poster.htm?RFID=633434) [1957 Thunderbird](http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/57Thunderbird-1024x768.html) [1955 Chevy Bel Air](http://www.1stoppostershop.com/products/Impact/Vehicles_Autos/im_1955ChevyBelAir.asp) My desires are modest, after all. Oh, and a Mercedes Sport coupe. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/9 "2003-06-06T22:10:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jet Jaguar \* > \*\*Cooper T51 (first mid-engined F1 car) \*\* Just to head off any nit-pickers that might bring up the mid-engined Auto Union grand prix cars of the '30’s, I want to add that the Cooper was the first _postwar_ mid-engined F1 car. (I want one of those Auto Unions, too. And a Mercedes 154. :D) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/10 "2003-06-06T22:19:29Z")
[Mid-50’s Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Coupe](http://perso.club-internet.fr/jlcouet/300sl.jpg) [VW Karmann Ghia Convertible](http://www.kgoc-gb.org/images/ghia-rear-view%20(3).jpg) [21-window VW Microbus](http://members.aol.com/sambavwman/mybus3i.jpg) [1968 Olds 4-4-2 Convertible](http://www.longislandhotrods.com/gallery/16_1.jpg) [1950 Buick Le Sabre “dream car” - what Batman SHOULD drive (check out the newest edition of “Automobile” for a story)](http://www.automobile-riekmann.com/magazin/detroit_auto_show_2002/buick_le_sabre_1951.jpg) [1939 Buick Y-Job concept car](http://www.automobile-riekmann.com/magazin/detroit_auto_show_2002/buick_y-job.jpg) [Lamborghini Countach (yes, with the big-ass wing)](http://www.autonetdirect.com/all_exotics/480x240_car.art/anniv.countach.gif) [Vauxhall VX-220](http://www.autoinprint.freeserve.co.uk/vauxhall.htm_txt_vauxhall_vx220_cmp.gif) [London taxi cab](http://www.ellingsoncarmuseum.com/Active/pen/1964_austin_london_taxi_cab.jpg) [Stout Scarab (pre-historic minivan)](http://www.aaca.org/wisconsin/images/Schneider_Scarab.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/11 "2003-06-07T01:05:52Z")
I have a 66 GTO, I would like to have one each of it’s corporate cousins, a 66 Buick Skylark GS, 66 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396, and an Oldsmobile 442. If I had the resourses, I would also collect old race cars from the 30’s through the 80’s. For my interest in sprint cars, a late 30’s Offy powered Miller would be nice. Maybe and early 50’s NASCAR Hudson Hornet would be cool. 64 Ford Galaxies made great race cars, I’ll take one. Throw in a Hemi Mopar from the late 60’s. Maybe a Mustang or Camaro from the Trans Am series. A 72 Chevy Nova short track racer. An early 80’s March Indy car so I could go race at vintage racing events. I would also like to collect some of the cars of my youth. My first ever car was a 62 Pontiac Catalina convertible. 389, floor shift automatic between the seats, 8 bolt wheels just like the Grand Prix. I paid $35 for it and sold it for $50. A 64 Mercury Comet Caliente, a 65 Chev Impala, and a sweet little 62 Ford Falcon. And I had a 63 Comet convertible with a rare Gertrag 4 speed transmission. I traded it for a flywheel for a 66 Pontiac Lemans I was trying to get on the street. ---
**Author:** ![peritrochoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peritrochoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peritrochoid)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/12 "2003-06-07T03:26:09Z")
Oh wow! My list has been building for years … here’s part of it … First, the dreams: Mercedes C111 4-rotor Mazda 110S Cosmo Sport NSU Spyder Ford GT40 MkIV DeTomaso Pantera Porsche 356 No. 1 and 356 Speedster Porsche 550 Spyder Porsche America Roadster Porsche 916 and 914/8 Porsche 993 Turbo Porsche tractor (yes, they made a tractor in the 1950’s) DeLorean RUF CTR and CTR2 McLaren F1 Lotus Elan Sprint Acura NSX Now semi-realities (though a few of these are very hard to find): Porsche 914/6 1993+ Mazda RX-7 Porsche 968 Acura Integra Type-R VW Corrado VR6 and G60 VW Golf R32 Lancia Zagato Alfa Romeo GTV6 Alfa Romeo Milano Ford Capri (the Euro version, NOT the '80s and '90s Mercury car) a London cab Already in the collection (my brother’s cars included): 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 and 1.8 1984 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE 1987 Porsche 924S 1989 Porsche Carrerra 4 ---
**Author:** ![peritrochoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@peritrochoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peritrochoid)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/13 "2003-06-07T03:51:56Z")
oh yeah, add one more to the dreams list: 2003 Porsche Carrerra GT ---
**Author:** ![Thaidog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@Thaidog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thaidog)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-car-collection/180068/14 "2003-06-07T04:04:24Z")
Koeing Ferrari Boxer Twin Turbo 86’ Callaway Corvette McLaren F1 ('97) The latest Evo… Porsche 911 Turbo (any year) and Porsche 928 (1985) My very limited car collection: [http://www.tyler.mcadams.com/ty2.htm](http://www.tyler.mcadams.com/ty2.htm)