Unlimited Funds...Only "1" Sports Car

For me it has to the Talbot Lago teardrop. The first time I had seen one I just could not believe how beautiful it was. This is truly art of the highest level.It was at the concours d'elegance at paleis Het Loo and it won best of show.

If I were to drive only 1 sports car every day as a daily driver, it would absolutely have to have all of the nice things on it -- so for me it would have to be an Aston Martin Vanquish Volante.

If it were a car that I rarely took out and it was bought for more of an investment (I know, sick thought,ish), it would be a 1963 Ferrari GTO. Then again, I would like to get my grubby hands on that fantastic Jaguar prototype the XJ13 -- but I probably wouldn't fit in it anyway so who am I kidding, even if the factory sold their one off prototype.......

There you go.

Mark

Easy... GT40

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Originally posted by DeMopuar:
If I were to drive only 1 sports car every day as a daily driver, it would absolutely have to have all of the nice things on it -- so for me it would have to be an Aston Martin Vanquish Volante.

If it were a car that I rarely took out and it was bought for more of an investment (I know, sick thought,ish), it would be a 1963 Ferrari GTO. Then again, I would like to get my grubby hands on that fantastic Jaguar prototype the XJ13 -- but I probably wouldn't fit in it anyway so who am I kidding, even if the factory sold their one off prototype.......

There you go.

Mark

you could go for the Aston ONE-77...it's unlimited

'66 Lamborgini Miura.

I know...hot, noisy, cramped, slow, and the engine and gearbox share the same oil...but still the most beautiful and forward-looking sports car of all time.

Mooso

McLaren F1

1962 Ferrari GT 250 SWB California Spyder

McLaren F1 to bad i don't have over a million to spend on a car.

Countach, They are outrageous (Like the Pantera) and instantly recognizable the world over.

One day...one day.

Hands down... no contest...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtvoFTdNmr0#t=17

or this one ..lol..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSq1vXRaiQo


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lola t70 mk3b, but i'm pretty happy with what i have

I'd go with an Alfa also if money was no object.

A 1995 Ford GT90!

The one on the left...

Mark

I'd like to have my Lola T70 back!..........

Have you all gone mad? The answer is of course a perfect Pantera! Only Hustler seems happy owning a Pantera...

Yeah, I know that was not the purpose of the question, but think of it this way, if you only had one car and it was one of the ones shown above, how much would you be able to drive it?

Regards
Mikael, Pantera owner by choice...

I'd swap my Pantera for a SSZ Stradale, in case anyone's offering…

I'd drive it as much as I drive the Pantera, I expect; somewhat rarely.

Well if I were to win the lotto I'd send my car to Kirk to do this..................


actually I've kinda been thinking about doing it anyway.

I'd have someone build me a Panthera.

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Have you all gone mad? The answer is of course a perfect Pantera! Only Hustler seems happy owning a Pantera...

Yeah, I know that was not the purpose of the question, but think of it this way, if you only had one car and it was one of the ones shown above, how much would you be able to drive it?

Ha! Was surprised it took this long for the obvious answer. Thank you Mikael! If you asked this same question on just about any other automotive forum, Pantera would surely come up as many people's dream car. So I consider myself very fortunate!

But that Alfa Romeo 33 sure is gorgeous! I think just about every car listed would warrant consideration.

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Originally posted by garth66:

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Have you all gone mad? The answer is of course a perfect Pantera! Only Hustler seems happy owning a Pantera...

Yeah, I know that was not the purpose of the question, but think of it this way, if you only had one car and it was one of the ones shown above, how much would you be able to drive it?

Ha! Was surprised it took this long for the obvious answer. Thank you Mikael! If you asked this same question on just about any other automotive forum, Pantera would surely come up as many people's dream car. So I consider myself very fortunate!

But that Alfa Romeo 33 sure is gorgeous! I think just about every car listed would warrant consideration.

nah... everybody is just choosing the most expensive , as a investmend for the future... as if there was a free omnium Insurance and free maintenance ..or not to drive it !
i'm happy with my Pantera , for me it's the most exiting exotic car affordeble ... but who knows, the more expensive, the more the driving pleasure ??? I doubt it ! and with all oldtimers, the cat is a pain in the ass to drive, so what do we want more ?

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Originally posted by Belgiumbarry:

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Originally posted by garth66:

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Have you all gone mad? The answer is of course a perfect Pantera! Only Hustler seems happy owning a Pantera...

Yeah, I know that was not the purpose of the question, but think of it this way, if you only had one car and it was one of the ones shown above, how much would you be able to drive it?

Ha! Was surprised it took this long for the obvious answer. Thank you Mikael! If you asked this same question on just about any other automotive forum, Pantera would surely come up as many people's dream car. So I consider myself very fortunate!

But that Alfa Romeo 33 sure is gorgeous! I think just about every car listed would warrant consideration.

nah... everybody is just choosing the most expensive , as a investmend for the future... as if there was a free omnium Insurance and free maintenance ..or not to drive it !
i'm happy with my Pantera , for me it's the most exiting exotic car affordeble ... but who knows, the more expensive, the more the driving pleasure ??? I doubt it ! and with all oldtimers, the cat is a pain in the ass to drive, so what do we want more ?

You're Completely missing the point!!!....I stated "Unlimited Funds" as in Billionare!!!....so NO investment criteria or thoughts...no Worries about maintenance, insurance, getting into an accident, etc, etc...just PURE DRIVING PLEASURE & EXPERIENCE!!!....and in regards to your comment about " Just picking the most expensive"....I believe in the overall realm of BIG $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ cars, our collective choices have been rather modest...Mark

I´m happy to own a Pantera, it´s exactly what I wanted, not a compromise. For daily use I would like to have Lamborghini LM002, the off-road vehicle they made only few hundreds. It would make a great working machine.

Hi Tajon.
Do you have any Info on the car on the picture ?.
Kjeld.


QUOTE]Originally posted by tajon:
Well if I were to win the lotto I'd send my car to Kirk to do this..................


actually I've kinda been thinking about doing it anyway.[/QUOTE]

Tajon, Do you have any more pics of that car?

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Originally posted by Kjeld Pedersen:
Hi Tajon.
Do you have any Info on the car on the picture ?.
Kjeld.


QUOTE]Originally posted by tajon:
Well if I were to win the lotto I'd send my car to Kirk to do this..................


actually I've kinda been thinking about doing it anyway.

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I don't. the pic showed up on my facebook wall forwarded from a friend. I'll try to find out? any specifics you'd like to know?

Great Idea Larry! I wonder if Josh could do it!

Mangusta, what else?!?!?!?!?!

When I started reading this link, I thought back to when I was a kid and the Carabo ranked pretty high on the awesome-looking-car scale, but on page 2 I found that Kirk beat me to it

Then I thought WHATEVER this guy drives ...

...but even with unlimited funds, my wife would find a way to bankrupt me

So I'll stick with the Pantera and maybe add a second by grabbing a GT5-S Targa

If it had to be a non-Pantera, then an Auburn Boattail Speedster...

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nah... everybody is just choosing the most expensive , as a investmend for the future... as if there was a free omnium Insurance and free maintenance ..or not to drive it !
i'm happy with my Pantera , for me it's the most exiting exotic car affordeble ... but who knows, the more expensive, the more the driving pleasure ??? I doubt it ! and with all oldtimers, the cat is a pain in the ass to drive, so what do we want more ?

Not quite... I'm not interested in the California Spyder as an investment vehicle - it's actually the reason I'll never own one - it's TOO DAMN valuable! Well, that and I could never afford one anyway.

A couple years ago my wife posed an interesting question right before I headed to Monterey. I own 9 cars (including daily drivers) and 5-6 of them can be considered enthusiast vehicles or toys. Those vehicles alone have a pretty significant total value (IMO). So, she asked me if there's something else nicer that I'd rather have instead - see where she's going with this? She's trying to reduce the stable. The Monterey Historics was a month after she asked me this so I seriously scrutinized just about every other car there for what I'd rather have, or if it's something I'd rather have (within the budget of course), then went on an EXHILARATING Sunday drive with 4 other PCNC members a few weeks later, and determined without a doubt that my 72 pre-L Pantera and my 66 Mustang are unbeatable for pure fun, good looks, style and performance, and overall bang for the buck! Those two will stay in my garage for many years to come! The other cars I may consider parting with - I'd love a replica of the California Spyder, or a 289 FIA Cobra replica, or a GT-40 replica. I just wish she posed this question/proposition when Ron was selling his GT40.

There are few other cars that have piqued my interest, but we'll see. I need to first find a job, then figure out what to do with the other cars.

being somewhat outrageous, this......

show up at track days and just win!

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Originally posted by tajon:
The size/dimentions on the Wheels ?
Kjeld.

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Originally posted by Kjeld Pedersen:
Hi Tajon.
Do you have any Info on the car on the picture ?.
Kjeld.


QUOTE]Originally posted by tajon:
Well if I were to win the lotto I'd send my car to Kirk to do this..................


actually I've kinda been thinking about doing it anyway.

I don't. the pic showed up on my facebook wall forwarded from a friend. I'll try to find out? any specifics you'd like to know?

Great Idea Larry! I wonder if Josh could do it![/QUOTE]

My dream for all around use. Fun, cruises, even extended vacations is this:

But if not, I could live with this one:

Doug, I had no idea you had such Champagne taste! The Daytona is nice, but the Imperator is sublime! When I was a kid one of my favorite cars of all was it's grandpa — the C111.

Mark

...here's my 1 sports car ... Unlimited Funds ? When I bought it ... it was the car I wanted since I was 7 years old.

1988 Autocraft MKIV

Ron

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Originally posted by accobra:

1988 Autocraft MKIV

Nice!

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1988 Autocraft MKIV

Love your Autocraft Ron. That's definitely on my list. But unfortunately out of my budget.

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Originally posted by Mark Charlton:
Doug, I had no idea you had such Champagne taste!

Champagne taste and beer money The story of my life.

Doug M