# Your favorite automobile **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 9, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621 "2011-12-09T14:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Al\_Bundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@Al\_Bundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al_Bundy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/21 "2011-12-09T21:37:21Z")
My favorite vehicle is a GMC Sierra long bed because it has saved my butt so many times. Have to like that. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/22 "2011-12-10T05:44:42Z")
I’ve wanted a Ford Mustang since I was 7. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/23 "2011-12-10T06:19:12Z")
I’d have to pick a favorite car, first. The one I’m leaning toward is from an American company, but much of the development was farmed out to an English company, and I think the construction was done there, too. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/24 "2011-12-10T07:28:09Z")
Lamborghini. Any model. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/25 "2011-12-10T20:09:39Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’d have to pick a favorite car, first. > > The one I’m leaning toward is from an American company, but much of the development was farmed out to an English company, and I think the construction was done there, too. The AC/Ford Cobra? Tesla Roadster? Hennessey Venom GT? If you mean the DeLorean, it was mostly designed by Lotus but built in Northern Ireland. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/26 "2011-12-10T22:14:02Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > The AC/Ford Cobra? Tesla Roadster? Hennessey Venom GT? If you mean the DeLorean, it was mostly designed by Lotus but built in Northern Ireland. I was wondering if someone would try to guess.The Ford GT40. The impetus to create it came from Henry Ford II, after Enzo Ferrari cut off negotiations to sell his company to Ford. Design and development was done by Lola Cars in England. According to Wikipedia, the first chassis was constructed by Abbey Panels of Coventry, but it doesn’t say if they were all built there or not.But I’m not even sure that’s my favorite car. If I have to choose among the ones I’ve owned, there aren’t enough to make it interesting. If I have to choose among every car ever made, there are just too damn many really, _really_ nice cars. I shall have to win the lottery, more than once, and report back. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/27 "2011-12-12T18:29:32Z")
Studebaker Avanti, corporate headquarters in South Bend, Indiana, USA. [![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7fjPQ0A-4kI/S_AlBf1nO2I/AAAAAAAABx0/gJSyPMRdrvg/s1600/1963+STUDEBAKER+AVANTI+R2.jpg) ](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7fjPQ0A-4kI/S_AlBf1nO2I/AAAAAAAABx0/gJSyPMRdrvg/s1600/1963+STUDEBAKER+AVANTI+R2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/28 "2011-12-12T20:20:43Z")
My 1993 Saturn, which I’m still driving. Great car. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/29 "2011-12-12T20:55:03Z")
Of the cars I’ve owned, my favorite is the one I’m driving now, a BMW 335xi. My dream car would probably be a Porsche 911 Carrera. As for quantity, we’ve owned more Honda’s over the years than anything else and have always been pleased with them. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/30 "2011-12-13T13:16:30Z")
> [@Rocketeer](#): > > Studebaker Avanti, corporate headquarters in South Bend, Indiana, USA. > > [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/\_7fjPQ0A-4kI/S\_AlBf1nO2I/AAAAAAAABx0/gJSyPMRdrvg/s1600/1963+STUDEBAKER+AVANTI+R2.jpg](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7fjPQ0A-4kI/S_AlBf1nO2I/AAAAAAAABx0/gJSyPMRdrvg/s1600/1963+STUDEBAKER+AVANTI+R2.jpg) That is an interesting choice, to me it is 7/8ths of the way to a very pretty car. From the front arches forward it looks like they either ran out of money or their 5 year old grabbed the pen! ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/31 "2011-12-13T13:57:16Z")
To drive, [http://bid123sold.com/Portals/0/Jaguar/1956%20Jaguar%20XK140%20Roadster%200893.JPG](http://bid123sold.com/Portals/0/Jaguar/1956%20Jaguar%20XK140%20Roadster%200893.JPG) In a little darker burgundy. For sheer mowing-down-the-competition gorgeousness, I like this [one](http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2003/02/images/ornberg_duesenberg_01.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/32 "2011-12-13T14:20:58Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I was wondering if someone would try to guess.The Ford GT40. The impetus to create it came from Henry Ford II, after Enzo Ferrari cut off negotiations to sell his company to Ford. Design and development was done by Lola Cars in England. According to Wikipedia, the first chassis was constructed by Abbey Panels of Coventry, but it doesn’t say if they were all built there or not. The rest were built at Ford’s UK plant in Dagenham, so not really farmed out, exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/33 "2011-12-13T15:35:17Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > My 1993 Saturn, which I’m still driving. Great car. Unfortunately, Saturn’s no longer headquartered in the US, but there wasn’t an option for “Heaven” I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/34 "2011-12-13T15:47:33Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > I consider the convertible Jaguar [XJS](http://www.forsalebyslim.com/1015-91xjsconvertible.htm) to be the most beautiful car ever built but I’ve never driven nor ridden in one. It may be a piece of crap but it’s still my favorite. For me [it’s the E-Type](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_E-Type). Simply utterly beautiful. Followed by the AM DB-5. Both choices purely for aesthetics, though. ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/35 "2011-12-13T16:31:12Z")
Range rover hands down! ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/36 "2011-12-13T16:39:38Z")
As the Lotus 7 is long out of production I will submit the Caterham in its stead. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/37 "2011-12-13T16:40:56Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > That is an interesting choice, to me it is 7/8ths of the way to a very pretty car. From the front arches forward it looks like they either ran out of money or their 5 year old grabbed the pen! Well, I’m willing to admit that it isn’t for everyone. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/38 "2011-12-13T17:21:59Z")
Switzerland made the list? Really? Exactly which hot selling Swiss brand of car are you referring to? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/39 "2011-12-13T17:52:58Z")
Rinspeed, maybe. They’ve built a bunch of cool stuff over the years (though mostly they just modify other people’s stuff). ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621/40 "2011-12-13T22:22:36Z")
> [@Rocketeer](#): > > Well, I’m willing to admit that it isn’t for everyone. 😃 Hey, variety is the spice of life. I’m a fan of the [sz Alfa](http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=alfa+sz&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=633&tbm=isch&tbnid=uLE6IKBjWJp7aM:&imgrefurl=http://www.arpem.com/racing/alfa_sz/r_alfa_sz_p.html&docid=hoWb9y69enBIvM&imgurl=http://www.arpem.com/racing/alfa_sz/sz_6.jpg&w=640&h=480&ei=j8_nTtOsMYyb8gP_yeGgCg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=485&sig=112373674831720901738&page=3&tbnh=125&tbnw=166&start=36&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:36&tx=128&ty=34) and I know how that divides opinion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-automobile/605621.md?page=1)