My favorite car

[Lionheart]

This one?

Or this one?

Oops.. I knew it. Many generations have gone past since their first mini-van.

The first 'Version 1' Espace. We had one at Chrysler Proving grounds to check out, cross compairing it to the Chrysler mini-van.

What a brilliant car that thing was..... Very 'Lotus Esprit' like in construction.

It doesnt look wild today, but man, back then, this was state of the art in styling. The interior was pretty darn cool as well.. Oh, and it was a 4 cylinder...

:d




Bill

 

[MaddogK]

Couple days I pondered this thread, and with all the magnificent vehicles produced from the last 100 years I come up with 2 that MY favorites: the 1926 Duesenberg model J Murphy torpedo coupe,

...and the Auburn boattail speedster .

 

[Willy]

Gotta love that Auburn.

 

[Lazerbeak]

...yet, environmentally as problematic as a soviet nuclear power plant.

Honestly, as cool as those crates are...you wouldn't want one. They're simply too slow to keep up in modern traffic and safety is almost nonexistant. I mean honestly, why in hell did the designers put the fuel tank right next to the engine?

Either you go for one of the ones you've mentioned or get an old Nissan Micra or Toyota Starlet.

Well, environmentally I'll be honest, I don't mind, I'll be dead before any global warming attacks. But that's a debate for another time, another place. As for traffic, if I'm slow, pass me, I'm not police so I don't need to keep up to anyone. Safety-wise, you are correct, but I'd take the chance.

Still, all that's a moot point. If I were still in Europe I'd go for it, but in Japan it's not worth it to bother. The car's hallmark is its affordability, but with importing, approvals, parts, and other costs, it's all null. So it's a pipe-dream, I'll stick to modern offerings!

Suzuki Alto. Mmm, delicious. :d

 

[Lionheart]

Dusenbergs were rockets. Didnt they have V-12 engines?

The Caddi's did back then.


Bill

 

[Willy]

Some of the Caddys back then had V-16s. But I was thinking the Duesenbergs had straight 8s.

Here's the 30s classic that I've always liked.. the Cord.

 

[strega13]

Oops.. I knew it. Many generations have gone past since their first mini-van.

The first 'Version 1' Espace. We had one at Chrysler Proving grounds to check out, cross compairing it to the Chrysler mini-van.

What a brilliant car that thing was..... Very 'Lotus Esprit' like in construction.

It doesnt look wild today, but man, back then, this was state of the art in styling. The interior was pretty darn cool as well.. Oh, and it was a 4 cylinder...

:d




Bill

the renault espace is one of the vehicle that truly popularized the concept of the "monospace" ( AKA MPV , or multi purpose vehicule ... minivan in the US ) throughout europe .
a truly innovative vehicle at the time , the only one that i ever paid attention to was the renault espace F1 , an espace with a V10 renault engine straight out of the F1 williams-renault :d:d:d
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[Wing_Z]

...1926 Duesenberg model J Murphy torpedo coupe,
...and the Auburn boattail speedster

To die for.
Would the Auburn have been the Bentley to the Duesenberg's Rolls Royce?
Great to see cars of the automotive prime time, rather than ones lambasted as eco-criminals..

As to the Espace, I believe in all editions it was revolutionary in its packaging.
Crikey that F1 version went in 6.9 seconds from zero to not sixty mph, but 200km/h!

 

[kilo delta]

Never owned one ....but one of my favourite cars of all time....breathtakingly beautiful

Mercedes 300SL Gullwing

and one that I aspire to own one day....

Porsche 993 Turbo

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[Snuffy]

I can count the number of "cars" (vehicles is a better choice of words) I've owned on one hand.

1. 1969 Chevelle SS 2-door with a power glide of all things.
2. 1973 Malibu, another 2-door but with the standard 3 speed auto tranny - (had to replace the tranny on this car 3 times!)
3. 1973 CJ-5 Jeep 256 inline 6 with a 4 speed muncie manual
4. 1977 Chevy K-10 4x4 with a short bed 350 v8 with a 5 speed manual (I owned this and number 5 at the same time, number 5 was more a kick about car I needed while this guy had a heart transplant)
5. 1966 Pontiac Catalina 396 1 bbl with 3 speed auto - this thing was a land yacht (couldn't be beat for the price I paid for it ... 50 dollars. All I ever did was buy a new set of tires)
6. 1986 Jeep Cherokee v6 with 5 speed manual worst vehicle I've ever owned
7. 1995 GMC Sierra Z71 biggest v8 I could get at the time and a 5 speed manual tranny - still running strong

(alright so the guy is a mutant ... 1 and a quarter hands then. LOL!)

 

[Lionheart]

If I had a choice, this would be my 'spare car'.

 

[Chacha]

Alright, I wanna have this one, when I grow up !!!!!

 

[Henry]

The first car i ever owned was a renault 5
the craziest thing was the transmission
was in front of the radiator
great little car though
H

 

[MaddogK]

Some of the Caddys back then had V-16s. But I was thinking the Duesenbergs had straight 8s.

Here's the 30s classic that I've always liked.. the Cord.

Indeed, the J model Duece had an 8 cylinder engine:

The engine had dual overhead camshafts and eight-cylinders with four valves per cylinder. It displaced 420 cubic-inches and produced an impressive 265 horsepower in un-supercharged form. The engine had been designed by Fred Duesenberg and constructed by the Lycoming Company, which had been recently acquired by E.L. Cord.

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z8969/Duesenberg-Model-SJ.aspx

 

[Ferry_vO]

Henry, my second car was a R5 too, but the second model. I had the top model, the GT Turbo. 1.4 liters, 120 hp stock, but mine had a higher turbo pressure. It weighed a bit over 800 kilo's so it was very quick.... If it worked! The electronics were a disaster, and I had to get rid of it after a year or so because a crack was found in the cylinder head and I didn't want to spend even more money on it.
A lot of fun to drive though! The one in the photos is not mine but very similar.

My favourite car must have been my 1996 Seat Cordoba SX Coupé though, too bad I had it just six months when it was totalled in a very nasty crash. Mine was a brighter shade of blue.

 

[grunau_baby]

Small, simple, exciting:
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No more, no less (car) is necessary! Who needs a V8 anymore???
Alex

 

[Piglet]

I always wanted a classic 109" wheelbase Land Rover. Just like my old No.12 Matchbox car.
Or a 3/4 ton Dodge Command Car! Just for fun!

 

[Chacha]

...How about a Range Rover!!

 

[Naki]

This guy Liam643 put up a questionaire about favorite passenger cars. It was principaly populated by 4 cylinder rice burners. Wasn't a good American V-8 in the group. Some weird cars like a Holden, Skoda and Citroen. He must live in Bulgaria.
No mention about the Corvette, the Mustang GT, Dodge Charger, Comaro, Firebird or my favorite, the 65 Plymouth Barracuda with a 428 Hemi, a two pack with a Hurst transmission. I could rip the kickers off of anyone I came against.
Surely you must have a favorite.

Haha Bulgaria ..New Zealand is a long way from there

For those living down under and drive on the correct side of the road the Holden Commodore (and the Aussie Ford Falcon equivalent ) are not that weird. Holdens are very popular and the V8 Holdens are powered by the same V8 that is in the Corvette with various choices in power up to 370kw.

HSV (Holden's equivalent of AMG) has a very cool website

http://www.hsv.com.au/hsv/showroom/

My personnel favourites are the hot 6 cylinder Ford Falcons especially the FPV (Ford's equivalent of HSV) F6 (4 litre straight six, turbocharged, 4 doors)...these cars offer European handling, heaps of grunt, and heaps of room at less than half the price of a BMW M5 which is the European equilvalent in performance ..perfect !

http://www.fpv.com.au/index.aspx

Whether they weather the current crisis with their parent companies remains to be seen but they still sell in reasonable numbers down here.

 

[Lionheart]

I always wanted a classic 109" wheelbase Land Rover. Just like my old No.12 Matchbox car.
Or a 3/4 ton Dodge Command Car! Just for fun!

We were shooting brochure pictures of the new Range Rover, P-38 model, metallic blue with no Cammoflauge. I was told, if I wreck it, do not return. Head of advertising for North America was doing the shooting. Our chase car was a 2 door red Land Rover, Swiss military test chassis on it, already having run a zillion miles in the mountains of northern Arizona.

As we were moving the show vehicle around in Sedona, hoping not to bump into a pro spy photographer, we were constantly asked by people, driving past us on remote roads... 'What is that?'

'Oh, thats the new Range Rover!'
'No.. Sorry. That red thing. What is that?'

Everyone said this, lol.... Head of Advertising / Marketing said, 'Well, this is a sign we need to bring the Land Rovers over.. About a year or so later, we brought them into the US for the first time in ages. A shame that they were so expensive. But, we got them in. :d (with V-8's...! do you know how fast that little alum thing is with a Range Rover V-8?).



Bill