What is your inpractical(unatainable) dream car(I'll explain if you read)

[studegary]

Out of the 100+ cars that I have owned, many were neat cars, not just average transportation. I have also experienced many other unusual cars including V12 and V16 models.
My interests/desires change with age. If I won the lottery, I would buy a new Bentley Continental GT. In fact, this week, I bid over $39K on a low mileage used one (2006 model). They had a W12, but now have a V8.

[GThawkwind]

Hausdok, if you had bought that toyota you probably would sold it in the 80's when value first skyrocketed, and would have none of that money left today, wishing you had kept it to sell for half a million today. And even if you had it today it would be so hard to sell.
My personal favorite *** car is the 1971 nissan skyline GTR, it's just so mean.

[hausdok]

Hausdok, if you had bought that toyota you probably would sold it in the 80's when value first skyrocketed, and would have none of that money left today, wishing you had kept it to sell for half a million today. And even if you had it today it would be so hard to sell.
My personal favorite *** car is the 1971 nissan skyline GTR, it's just so mean.

Your probably right. I'd toyed with the idea of building a reproduction ala the AC Cobra copiers, but just never got serious with it. It shared headlights and some chrome with the Toyota 800 sport. A DOHC M series engine wouldn't be that hard to come by and the body could be laid up by hand from fiberglass. Instruments are readily available because they didn't use stock instruments. Lots of detail needed though and reproducing that isn't that easy when you don't have a ready supply to photograph and scale every square inch of.

[Corvanti]

off the top of my head and in no particular order:

Chrysler Turbine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car

Firebird III: http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z...ebird-III.aspx

Buick Y-Job: https://www.google.com/search?q=buic...w=1280&bih=680

Mako Shark II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWcahrb1BwE

not to mention any 1967 Studebaker!

so many cars, so little $$$...

[qsanford]

A Pierce Silver Arrow would be nice! A 1956 Packard Caribbean Hardtop, Black and Yellow, Please!

[SN-60]

Studebaker Avanti R 5643!

[Swifster]

The 1960 Plymouth XNR







1967 Ferrari 330 GTC

[benaslopoke]

I liked em all, seriously !! One or two, the early 60's Dodges and that Pontiac Astro were the exception.. Most beautiful was with out a doubt the 53 coupes.. AAHH YES !!

[GThawkwind]

off the top of my head and in no particular order:

Chrysler Turbine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car

Firebird III: http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z...ebird-III.aspx

Buick Y-Job: https://www.google.com/search?q=buic...w=1280&bih=680

Mako Shark II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWcahrb1BwE

not to mention any 1967 Studebaker!

so many cars, so little $$$...

You know if you had good fibreglass skills and say an 70's/80's corvette it wouldn't be hard to make the body, and thats what counts. The fancy electric stuff would be hard to make, but not impossible.

[Corvanti]

You know if you had good fibreglass skills and say an 70's/80's corvette it wouldn't be hard to make the body, and thats what counts. The fancy electric stuff would be hard to make, but not impossible.

yeah, back around 5 years ago - when i was visiting the Corvette forums - there was a guy in florida that was building one off a C-3 platform. i don't know what happened with that.

see if y'all can count all the "modern" tech that was on that mako video, which had never (or rarely) been seen before!

[GThawkwind]

Your probably right. I'd toyed with the idea of building a reproduction ala the AC Cobra copiers, but just never got serious with it. It shared headlights and some chrome with the Toyota 800 sport. A DOHC M series engine wouldn't be that hard to come by and the body could be laid up by hand from fiberglass. Instruments are readily available because they didn't use stock instruments. Lots of detail needed though and reproducing that isn't that easy when you don't have a ready supply to photograph and scale every square inch of.

I think you need to see this http://www.studiotimecapsule.com/home and I heard they make kit cars for the first gen z series, could be fun. Heres a beter link http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1664761

[hausdok]

I think you need to see this http://www.studiotimecapsule.com/home and I heard they make kit cars for the first gen z series, could be fun. Heres a beter link http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1664761

Whoah!

That guy has got some serious skills. More importantly, he's got the innards of a 2000GT just sitting there waiting to be photographed and measured in minute detail.

[Bordeaux Daytona]

Hot Wheels is making a Toyota 2000GT.
This site shows it as a treasure hunt which will be impossible to find in the stores but there's a basic version out there too.

http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/2012/12/28/minicars-2013-hot-wheels-toyota-2000gt-treasure-hunt/

[8E45E]

For me, it would be the Studebaker Sceptre in the SNM.

Craig

[GThawkwind]

For me, it would be the Studebaker Sceptre in the SNM.

Craig

What did the scepter have under the hood anyway? it would be cool to own I wish they would have made a production car.