What car or cars would you love to own?

[Hepcat]

Had a '65 GTO back in the late 60s.Sky blue,vinyl roof , 389 engine,4 barrel Holly carb,Edelbrock high rise manifold,4 speed Hurst shifter.Great memories wish I still had that baby. Sadly no pics,never thought to take any!

Wow, boss cool!



But what prompted you to dispense of the car anyway?

[Flower]

This would be a nice Christmas gift .. for me

[Kidagain]

Wow, boss cool!



But what prompted you to dispense of the car anyway?

Got married,wife couldn't drive standard shift and the transmission gave me problems.Oh well.

[BRICK]

If I had to choose my ride, it would be a 1968 Cadillac Eldorado; in my opinion, one of the coolest vehicles ever made. Its 472 engine was the largest and most powerful (in terms of torque) production engine in the world when it was released (although, I should admit that I have considered switching it to bio-diesel, to make it more environmentally friendly). I feel that 1968 was definitely the high water mark when it comes to American automotive design. Back then, the wood trim within was real wood, before they went to plastic in the 1970's. 1968 was also the first year for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, so the cars were equipped with a wider degree of safety features, than their predecessors. Just an amazing vehicle!



However, if I ever went into business giving "ghost tours", the ONLY vehicle I would ever consider using is a 1968 (notice a trend?) Cadillac Superior Royale/Crown Royale limousine (not landau) edition. It had the most glass and best visibility of any commercial chassis/hearse/ambulance released that year. It was also the last year that Cadillac used the classic vertical headlights, the first year that disc brakes were standard (at least on the Fleetwoods), and has such nice safety features as shoulder belts. It also has that great forward slant that makes it look like it is speeding forward, even if it is standing still. To say it was AWESOME, is an understatement. The small photo below shows a '68; the larger, double ad shows a pair of 1967's, which are very similar.





Below is a spooky poster I Photoshopped together using a '68 hearse. The ghostly undertakers are actually James Bond villains!!! 

[Sean]

That's great stuff.  Love the hearses. 

[Sean]

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[Hepcat]

This would be a nice Christmas gift .. for me

Wow! Is that a factory or custom aftermarket paint job?

[Sean]

Always liked the custom lighting on the Duke's car in Escape From New York...

[Hepcat]

Got married....

All too often that ends up spelling death to cool stuff. Shouldn't happen though.

[Hepcat]

I had a gold 1983 Chrysler Imperial, which I bought with 20,000 km. on the speedometer in 1986. I felt I could use a little luxury at the time since I thought I had by then become a respectable member of society.

Well, I was wrong. The car was such a slug that I ended up selling it in disgust in 1991. Chrysler never did get the fuel injection system to work right in the 318 with which it was equipped.

[Hepcat]

The legendary Cheetah from the sixties:



Pity so few were produced.

[Wolfman]

The Aston Martin from Goldfinger. The ejector seat must be in working order, in case I get any s**t from my wife.lol

JP

[The Batman]

Ford GT40
Hummer 1 (so much more awesome and cool looking than Hummer 2 or 3 any day)
The original Dodge Challenger and even the new one, just beware of the HUGE blind spot
My current Miata MX-5 is the best handling car I have ever had, now over 245,000 miles
A few different Chevy Corvettes, but none of them over the past several years.
68 Camaro
Mustang GT 50th anniversary