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Recently, I've been surrounded by great cars. The 2000 Chicago Auto Show, Gran Turismo 2, and various websites. But there is always this driving question that I can never seem to answer. What is my favorite car? I've narrowed it down to a "small" little list, but I still cannot get a definitive one. So far, I have the following:
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The following is a list of cars which I have either driven, or admired. Pictures are available by clicking the links. I expect 2 common themes if anyone replies to my message: They'll call me strange, and, they'll remark on the car in the background of the Diplomat picture. *LOL*
And, if I could have any car I wanted, it would be either a 1972 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible, or a 1987 Chrysler 5th Avenue Sedan (M-Body, like the Diplomat, only more luxurious). *L* Mmm, luxury ...
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You know what I'm going to do, I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible. Hot pink with whale skin hubcaps, and all leather cow interior and big brown baby seal eyes for headlights, Yeah! And I'm gonna drive around in that baby at 115 MPH getting 1 Mile per gallon, sucking down quarterpounder cheesburgers from McDonald's in the old fashioned non-biodegradable styrofoam containers. And when I'm sucking down those greaseball burgers, I'm gonna wipe my mouth with the american flag and I'm gonna throw those styrofoam containers right out the side and there ain't a goddamn thing anyone can do about it, you know why? Because we got the bombs, that's right! Two words: Nuclear F****** weapon. Russia, Germany, Romania, they can have all the democracy they want. They can have a big democracy cakewalk right through the middle of Tienaman square and it won't make a lick of difference, because we've got the bombs, OKAY?
John Wayne's not dead, he's frozen, and as soon as we find a cure for cancer, we're gonna thaw out the Duke, and he's gonna be pretty pissed off. You know why? Ever taken a cold shower? Well multiply that by about fifteen million times, that's how pissed off the Duke's gonna be. I'm gonna get the Duke, and John Cassavettes, and Lee Marvin, and Sam Peckinpaugh, and a case of Whisky, and Drive down to Texas and beat the living snot out of those contry music, faggety hat-wearing cowboy WANNABEES! Chop off their heads and have a huge skull Keg party, That's what I'm gonna do!
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Actually, I believe the McLaren F1's record has been broken (or soon will be broken) by the 240mph+ TVR Speed 12.
At least, one would think an 800hp+ (stock) car could do over 240...
Oh, and I'll add links to pictures for my list of cars as soon as I find them
------------------ "The things hollow--it goes on forever--and--oh my God!--it's full of stars!" -David Bowman's last transmission back to Earth, 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Saiyanman Benjita : What the hell was all that about? I'm the only person here who mentioned the Eldorado, so it must have something to do with me, but you never can tell when a rant is as hysterical as that one was....*L*
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Not cars I would like to own, but cars I like nonetheless:
1948 Tucker Torpedo: The most advanced and different of the post-war cars. Too bad only about 50 were ever produced.
1938 Phantom Corsair: I first saw one when I was 12 years old, at the Harrah's Automobile Museum. It looked zoomy! Of course, it's impractical, but so's any supermodel, and I don't try to avoid looking at them, either.
The Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion Car: Too goofy! This car had a rear engine that powered the front wheels, and steered by turning the single back wheel. It had a rear-view periscope and was powered by a Ford V-8. All this in the mid-1930s!
There's more, but I haven't got the time to search out links to them all.
--Baloo
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I don't remember who posted the pic of the C4 , (Chrysler Chronos Concept Car) but I just wanted to add it to my list as I've fallen in love with it. It's a perfect "Batman meets The Saint"!
------------------ -At least I can get it up without biomechanical pumps. -Try falling into a pit of lava, Moffy. Then see how horny you feel.
------------------ "The things hollow--it goes on forever--and--oh my God!--it's full of stars!" -David Bowman's last transmission back to Earth, 2001: A Space Odyssey
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I think that was me who posted the Chronos..
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I like the Land Rovers but think that a Hummer would be better suited for the really tough assignments. I mean, it's got a higher *ground-free space* (what's the term?) and the width makes it more balanced in tight turns. The width also puts the wheels outside the usual wheel-tracks (responsible for so much inconvenience if it's muddy).
But that's just me. Please tell me if there's something I'm forgetting.
------------------ -At least I can get it up without biomechanical pumps. -Try falling into a pit of lava, Moffy. Then see how horny you feel.
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