"Classic" Ride Draft Thread - DRAFT COMPLETED!
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Gary scared me so I think I've waited just about long enough. There's no way this would make it back around to me...
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible
The most popular kid in my senior class drove one of these. I don't know whatever happened to him (and cannot even remember his name), but I sure remember the car.
--from www.sportscarmarket.com
1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible
The most popular kid in my senior class drove one of these. I don't know whatever happened to him (and cannot even remember his name), but I sure remember the car.
--from www.sportscarmarket.com
Wagon Queen Family Truckster - based off a 1979-1981 Ford LTD Country Squire
If I do not win with this car then I don't know what it will take! This is the greatest movie car EVER. Some say even better than the Delorean! Love the "honky lips" on the back when the went through East St. Louis
Anyhow, gaze at the dual stacked headlights, and the wood paneling.. Nice pea green color as well. Who wouldn't want this car to take your family to Wally World?
If I do not win with this car then I don't know what it will take! This is the greatest movie car EVER. Some say even better than the Delorean! Love the "honky lips" on the back when the went through East St. Louis
Anyhow, gaze at the dual stacked headlights, and the wood paneling.. Nice pea green color as well. Who wouldn't want this car to take your family to Wally World?
Anyone following along in the babes draft probably could have guessed this was coming.
1948 Plymouth "Woodie" Station Wagon
I hesitated on this pick because I actually don't know a whole lot about the cars themselves other than the obvious stereotype.
But while looking them up, I saw this picture and it simply represented everything I would want out of a car if I was left alone ... tranquility.
I'll park her right next to Bigfoot
1948 Plymouth "Woodie" Station Wagon
I hesitated on this pick because I actually don't know a whole lot about the cars themselves other than the obvious stereotype.
But while looking them up, I saw this picture and it simply represented everything I would want out of a car if I was left alone ... tranquility.
I'll park her right next to Bigfoot
Concept cars are allowed right?
BMW CS Concept (2010 BMW Gran Turismo)
This may be the final iteration of my old muscle car/modern luxury sportcar pattern before I branch off. The BMW CS Concept car that made the world tour in 2007, and was very well received -- so well in fact that its being put into production as the new BMW 8-series Gran Turismo as of 2010. As I assume our apocalypse is supposed to happen tommorow, I suppose it will be the concept car rather than the production car that I take along, but one was just the prototype for the other. Do not know the specs on this thing, but the last time BMW had an 8-series they were the high end $100k+ elite of the fleet, some of them sporting 400+hp V-12s. And yes, believe it or not I would rather drive this than a 1948 station wagon. Go figure.
Pic of the new Gran Turismo -- not sure if its the same concept car or a new prototype:
BMW CS Concept (2010 BMW Gran Turismo)
This may be the final iteration of my old muscle car/modern luxury sportcar pattern before I branch off. The BMW CS Concept car that made the world tour in 2007, and was very well received -- so well in fact that its being put into production as the new BMW 8-series Gran Turismo as of 2010. As I assume our apocalypse is supposed to happen tommorow, I suppose it will be the concept car rather than the production car that I take along, but one was just the prototype for the other. Do not know the specs on this thing, but the last time BMW had an 8-series they were the high end $100k+ elite of the fleet, some of them sporting 400+hp V-12s. And yes, believe it or not I would rather drive this than a 1948 station wagon. Go figure.
Pic of the new Gran Turismo -- not sure if its the same concept car or a new prototype:
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Concept cars are allowed right?
BMW CS Concept (2010 BMW Gran Turismo)
This may be the final iteration of my old muscle car/modern luxury sportcar pattern before I branch off. The BMW CS Concept car that made the world tour in 2007, and was very well received -- so well in fact that its being put into production as the new BMW 8-series Gran Turismo as of 2010. As I assume our apocalypse is supposed to happen tommorow, I suppose it will be the concept car rather than the production car that I take along, but one was just the prototype for the other. Do not know the specs on this thing, but the last time BMW had an 8-series they were the high end $100k+ elite of the fleet, some of them sporting 400+hp V-12s. And yes, believe it or not I would rather drive this than a 1948 station wagon. Go figure.
Pic of the new Gran Turismo -- not sure if its the same concept car or a new prototype:
BMW CS Concept (2010 BMW Gran Turismo)
This may be the final iteration of my old muscle car/modern luxury sportcar pattern before I branch off. The BMW CS Concept car that made the world tour in 2007, and was very well received -- so well in fact that its being put into production as the new BMW 8-series Gran Turismo as of 2010. As I assume our apocalypse is supposed to happen tommorow, I suppose it will be the concept car rather than the production car that I take along, but one was just the prototype for the other. Do not know the specs on this thing, but the last time BMW had an 8-series they were the high end $100k+ elite of the fleet, some of them sporting 400+hp V-12s. And yes, believe it or not I would rather drive this than a 1948 station wagon. Go figure.
Pic of the new Gran Turismo -- not sure if its the same concept car or a new prototype:
You know, this thing is going to be next to impossible to judge.
Man, are there a lot of beautiful and awesome cars I didn't even know existed.....I am glad I did not participate in this - much more fun to see what y'all come up with. My list probably would have looked a lot like Brick's more than anyone else's, but there are so many great cars spread on all the lists, I don't even know if his would be among the top 5 at this point....
Man, are there a lot of beautiful and awesome cars I didn't even know existed.....I am glad I did not participate in this - much more fun to see what y'all come up with. My list probably would have looked a lot like Brick's more than anyone else's, but there are so many great cars spread on all the lists, I don't even know if his would be among the top 5 at this point....
Well, I suppose this is what I get for being pushy. Brick finally picked, and I was out eating lunch.
As mentioned after Löwenherz picked last night, my list needed a bit of shuffling. Doubtful anyone would have picked this exact car (maybe), but that woody wagon was a bit too close for comfort. My next pick:
1947 Ford Sportsman "Woody" Convertible -- The iconic Woody is, of course, the surf wagon, but this convertible has always been my personal favorite of the genre. Especially with the top down.
As mentioned after Löwenherz picked last night, my list needed a bit of shuffling. Doubtful anyone would have picked this exact car (maybe), but that woody wagon was a bit too close for comfort. My next pick:
1947 Ford Sportsman "Woody" Convertible -- The iconic Woody is, of course, the surf wagon, but this convertible has always been my personal favorite of the genre. Especially with the top down.
Shelby SSC Ultimate Aero TT - 2008
I am surprised the fastest car in the world is still available. I am grabbing it now. This car is absolutely sick.
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/jan2008/bw20080122_870788.htm
I am surprised the fastest car in the world is still available. I am grabbing it now. This car is absolutely sick.
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/jan2008/bw20080122_870788.htm
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1933 Pierce Silver Arrow (Show Car)
Pierce-Arrow was one of the 3 P's of American Automobiles, one of the highest end, luxurious and sought after marques of its day.
The Pierce Silver Arrow was a show car unveiled in 1933 to the world at the New York Auto Show and was highly received. It was billed as the car of the 1940's today. Only 5 were built of this version, and only 3 exist today. The Silver Arrow also featured a V-12 capable of 115 mph. Many of the design elements would make it into a full production run, but many of the advanced features like the spare wheels hidden behind the front wheel wells would be scrapped to save costs. There wasn't much market for a $10,000 automobile at the height of the Great Depression!
Pierce-Arrow was one of the 3 P's of American Automobiles, one of the highest end, luxurious and sought after marques of its day.
The Pierce Silver Arrow was a show car unveiled in 1933 to the world at the New York Auto Show and was highly received. It was billed as the car of the 1940's today. Only 5 were built of this version, and only 3 exist today. The Silver Arrow also featured a V-12 capable of 115 mph. Many of the design elements would make it into a full production run, but many of the advanced features like the spare wheels hidden behind the front wheel wells would be scrapped to save costs. There wasn't much market for a $10,000 automobile at the height of the Great Depression!
Ok then... I had to do a little reshuffling too. Although I expected the Bel Air to go sooner, now that its gone and there's been a run on wagons I gotta get my Nomad in before anybody else. So what do I pick? The 55'? The '57? Nope, the '54. WTF you say??? I give you the:
1954 Chevrolet Corvette Nomad Motorama Experimental Car
That's right, the Nomad actually entered this world as a fiberglass bodied Corvette in 1954 as one of Harley Earl's dream cars. Its basically a hot rod Nomad before one could even exist, with the "teeth" grille and an ultra sleek front end mated to what we'd come to know as the Chevy Nomad.
There better be drive ins in my wasteland.
1954 Chevrolet Corvette Nomad Motorama Experimental Car
That's right, the Nomad actually entered this world as a fiberglass bodied Corvette in 1954 as one of Harley Earl's dream cars. Its basically a hot rod Nomad before one could even exist, with the "teeth" grille and an ultra sleek front end mated to what we'd come to know as the Chevy Nomad.
There better be drive ins in my wasteland.
Hmmm... the Rambler and the Nomad both hit a little close to home, but rather than reshuffling this time I think I'm going to just stick to the list and see how things work out.
My next pick:
1959 Nash Metropolitan -- As will probably become obvious in the next few rounds, despite my almost 6' foot frame, I have always had an odd obsession with little cars. Really little cars. Really, really little cars. With a wheel base shorter than the VW Beetle, the Metro is what would now be considered a subcompact vehicle. And, yes, it's entirely possible that the apocalypse will come and I will be magically granted the keys to my 20 cars only to discover that I can't even fit in half of my choices, let alone drive them comfortably, but... who cares? It's just cute as a button. In red, too.
My next pick:
1959 Nash Metropolitan -- As will probably become obvious in the next few rounds, despite my almost 6' foot frame, I have always had an odd obsession with little cars. Really little cars. Really, really little cars. With a wheel base shorter than the VW Beetle, the Metro is what would now be considered a subcompact vehicle. And, yes, it's entirely possible that the apocalypse will come and I will be magically granted the keys to my 20 cars only to discover that I can't even fit in half of my choices, let alone drive them comfortably, but... who cares? It's just cute as a button. In red, too.
2007 Russ Wicks Dodge Charger Stock Car
If I am ever going to go 250mph in ANY car, you can be damn sure its going to be in one built to give me a chance to survive if/when I screw up. Roll cage. Shoulder harnasses. Helmets. Fire gear. You name it, I want it. Last winter this car was taken out to the salt flats and set a new stock car speed record at 244.9mph (peak speed 247), which is far faster than any rational human being would ever want to go. But if my city includes any nice long stretches of flat straight empty highway, maybe, just maybe, I'd have the guts to give it a go. Once. Then its probably back to the garage permanently while I go upstairs to wash out my shorts.
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