Dream Garage - Six Cars ONLY

'95 Ford Escort GT - nostalgia; my first car.
'11 911S - red/beige - current car; DD & road trips w/ fantasy choices to follow.
FF - white/cuoio - V12 dog hauler.
458 Spider - red/tan - what wife wants, wife gets.
MB SL300 - silver/red - matching luggage - saw one @ MB Museum in Irvine, gorgeous.
330 GT 2+2 - red/tan - weekend car -few things prettier than 60's F-cars.

 

P400SV
LP400
350GT
Carrera GT
RS 4.0
Vantage V12 (dd)

 

288gto
f40
fastback 67
f355
gtr r35
shelby daytona

 

275GTS
DB4 Volante
289 FIA Cobra
67 427 Corvette Roadster
67 E-Type OTS
2015 Denali XL

 

1) Lancia delta integrale evoluzione I - In Rosso Monza over standard grey alcantara, no sunroof. (Hence my name, this is my favorite car and Monza red is obviously my favorite car color) This would be the garage queen or what i refer to as my "Collector's/favorite car"
2) 1974 Lancia Stratos stradale
3) 1998 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo S silver/Fox red interior
4) 1970 Mustang Boss 302 in medium blue
5) 2006 Ford Mustang GT white/blue stripes
6) 2007 Subaru Impreza STi Blue/Gold BBS

only top 2 are in Order and Sorry, no Ferrari's make my top 6 , and i know #6 will get me in trouble but at the end of the day its fair to admit a excellent drivers machine when present. Last of the true rally derived STi's
Honorable mentions: Ferrari 288 GTO, Ford escort RS cosworth t35 Homologation spec big turbo, 2000 Mitsubishi Evolution 6 TME W/ Marlboro wrc livery, Lamborghini murcielago SV, Ferrari 430 scuderia, Ford focus RS mk2.

 

95 Ford escort rs cosworth**
Fixed it for you

 

1) 918 Spyder
2) 458 Speciale Aperta
3) 911 GT3RS
4) FF
5) BMW M5
6) Range Rover

I'd might change the Speciale A to a fixed roof Speciale and change the FF to F12. Always had something for M5s, the Range is practical and quite gorgeous in this incarnation, the GT3 is there because, well, you need a 911 (and for the tracks!), and the 918 is for the lolz.

 

Thanks, MonzaRed! You Euros def got cooler Escorts than we here in the States! T

 

Nice list!!

 

I have the 4 I want. (F430, E63AMG, Z4, Titan). If I had toad two it might be an R8 and a Range Rover.

 

Well, this is a "dream garage", so no room for practicalities

250 GTO
288 GTO
458 Speciale
Bugatti Type 35B
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
Willys MB (or Ford GPW) Jeep

 

I already own 2 of the 6: Ferrari 360 spider and Diablo SV. Here are the other four
Auburn boat tail speedster
Ferrari Enzo
split window corvette coupe
Mercedes gull wing 300

 

250LM
Dauer 962
911 GT1
Duesenberg
Bentley Mulsanne
Landrover LR4

 

If I may ask, E63 AMG wagon or sedan?

T

 

Not European, Just an Italian-American with a strong liking for Homologation specials. But your welcome! And the euro escorts are way cooler indeed

 

I think I may have been the only one to have a STi on my list..

 

I pretty much have I want as well:

06 Ford GT Heritage
09 430 Spider Manual
12 Vantage V12 Manual
11Vantage Roadster
05 SLK 55
13 Boxster S PDK

 

I can't remember if I gave my list, but here is the one I have in mind NOW.

Countach, pre-anniversary
288 GTO
GT40
250SWB
Miura
250GTO

 

past

aston martin db5 (classic)
ferrari 456 m gta
modern

aston martin one77
maserati ghibli ( got it )

future
maserati alfieri
lamborghini urus

 

kind of kept the list to dream cars i might actually have the luck to get one day.

 

355
458
db5
Ferrari Lusso

Winter beaters:
LR defender
either sti or b5 s4 as daily.

 

So 10 years ago I made this list. I have had the chance to own these cars and several others and on some I was close and on others I was flat out wrong (G Wagen? Seriously?). Anyway, since I made this list I've owned some amazing sports cars and I have gotten a better handle on what makes certain cars great to live with and what makes others nightmares. I have been lucky enough to have gone through several cars until I found my keepers that I won't sell. Here is my current list:


1) F40. The ultimate Supercar. I own a perfect restored one. Keeper.
2) 348 Challenge. Like a small spritely version of the F40 and one of the best feeling sports cars. I have an incredible unraced one. Keeper.
3) 550 Maranello. The most sporty of the modern front engine cars and a fantastic cruiser. I got one of the last ones made with all the updates. Keeper.
4) Daytona Competition Coupe for vintage rallies. Amazing car - just modern enough to be fun but old enough to event eligible. Would love to grab one someday.
5) Rolls Royce Ghost. The best luxury car built today and a personal favorite.
6) Something cheap and tough that you can take anywhere, anytime, in any weather and not care. Because there are toys and there are tools. You need both.

Honorable mentions:

a) 1973 Porsche 2.7 RS (I own the best one in the US) or SWB 911 that's eligible for vintage rallies (own one too). Great cars and if you're more a Porsche guy than a Ferrari guy then you can easily put these into the equation.

b) Lancia Stratos. There's nothing like the winningest rally car of the hey day of rally and old enough to be event eligible at some great events. Missed that boat

c) Mercedes Benz 2.3-16 Evo2 or Alfa Romeo 155 Q4. Along with the E30 M3, these were the cars of the 80s/90s DTM juggernaut.

d) Other amazing luxury cars: MB S65 AMG, Bentley Mulsanne, and others. There are lots of great cars for that category that just amaze me.

e) Lamborghini Countach. I owned an amazing one for a while and only recently sold it. It got way too much attention for me but they are cars that just cannot be duplicated by any other car. Could be a good car on this list.

All if this aside, I've come to the conclusion that it's hard to own more than 4 cars in reality.

 

I love the Gwagen, and have driven a few, but not owned one...does its quirkiness wear off, or is there something else that made it a bad experience?

I agree. I've never owned more than 3 at a time (and even then, for brief periods), and even then it was on the verge of becoming a hassle.

 

It's the worst. It's a terrible driving experience: it's huge on the outside and small on the inside (I could fit more in my Honda Fit but unlike the Fit, it can't go in tight spaces), it's the noisiest highway car ever, gets crappy mileage, and all it's for are posers and housewives. How's that for an opinion?

 

so it's a German Jeep Wrangler. what's not to like again?