The ONE car you wanted to own as a kid & still do

[plurker]

Had they sorted out the athlete's calf clutch by that point?

TBH, I've never driven an early model Mk1 one, but the 2 I've owned have had no clutch issues - damn sight better to drive than the 97 Corsa I had before going retro

 

[stupid dogbot]

Another example of how SD telly let the people down.

Heh.

 

[Meltingpot]

A 60's Jag or Aston Martin, with wire wheels. I know it's not one car but I have trouble narrowing it down from there.

 

[SpookyFrank]

As a kid, when i fist started to notice cars, around 8/9 years old so 1981, I was totally in love with the Golf GTi. Remember the first time i saw one, bright red (now I know this to be MarsRed) i just stared at it for ages.

Now i own a 1983 GX, the final year's run-out model with GTi interior spec, but a 1.5 as oposed to 1.8. I decided against the GTI as so many had been ragged around for 25+ years, and this had a new engine

I want a GTi soooo much. A white one though.

 

[XR75]

As a kid, when i fist started to notice cars, around 8/9 years old so 1981, I was totally in love with the Golf GTi. Remember the first time i saw one, bright red (now I know this to be MarsRed) i just stared at it for ages.

Now i own a 1983 GX, the final year's run-out model with GTi interior spec, but a 1.5 as oposed to 1.8. I decided against the GTI as so many had been ragged around for 25+ years, and this had a new engine

They're nothing more than a poor mans Lancia.

 

[Onket]

That is one that I want right now^^

 

[weltweit]

I never really lusted after cars.

 

[kyser_soze]

@ onket/XR75...Me too. Awesome car.

 

[plurker]

They're nothing more than a poor mans Lancia.
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Originate don't imitate - the Golf launched in 76, first LDIs were in 1979

A beautiful car mind you, but my heart's with the dub...

 

[skyscraper101]

The flying version with Mr. Fusion preferably

 

[Roadkill]

Originate don't imitate - the Golf launched in 76, first LDIs were in 1979

The Delta Integrale came out in 1987. It was a developed version of a more basic four-wheel-drive Delta, intended to win the World Rally Championship. Which it did - six times on the trot.

Even now the Delta's reckoned to be one of the best road cars ever made...

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Even now the Delta's reckoned to be one of the best road cars ever made...

Yep, but you'll be looking at something like £25K for a good one nowadays

 

[DownwardDog]

I actually know how scary and shit these are to drive (having driven one 1 mile, stalled twice, half spun it once), but I don't care. I'd just have it in a garage and gaze at it's complete mentalness:

I'd also get the missus to do this in honour of my fave Lambo poster...

http://www.synlube.com/collector.htm

This is the car I wanted when I was a kid and I'm going to get one as my next project when I've finished my Pantera restoration. It will have to be a '74-'78 4.0 litre 2 valve carb model though - the LP400.

I don't like '79 and onward model that got the giant meats on the back and the Max Power body kit. Unfortunately Lambo were state owned for much of the LP400 production run with all that that implies for quality control and nice ones are few and far between - usually in the US. But the search continues...

 

[Griff]

when I've finished my Pantera restoration

Whooooh!

Tell me more!!!

 

[JE:5]

The Delta Integrale came out in 1987. It was a developed version of a more basic four-wheel-drive Delta, intended to win the World Rally Championship. Which it did - six times on the trot.

Even now the Delta's reckoned to be one of the best road cars ever made...

THIS ^

I have recently been ogling them on Ebay too.

 

[fractionMan]

obviously

this^^

like duh.

 

[electroplated]

my boss has just finished having a delorean he shipped over from the states and restored to good as new condition, cost him around £25,000 in total and it's already broken down 2 times (including a clutch failure whilst driving it home from the restorers)!

Still hoping I'll get a go in it at some point though

 

[DownwardDog]

Whooooh!

Tell me more!!!

Mine is a white '74 GTS very similar to this one...

It took me two years to find a reasonably straight one. Eventually I got a lead on one in Zagreb that hadn't been driven for years as it had no engine. Me and my brother in law drove from my place in Belgium to pick it up on a trailer in one (very) long weekend! We used Madame DD's Mini Clubman D for this and had to detour round the eastern edge of the alps on the way back as I wasn't sure the Mini could pull the trailer over the top.

The bodywork is very good on mine so it's just getting a new black interior, some brakes and suspension work. Obviously it also needs an engine and as the Pantera used the relatively obscure "Cleveland" Ford V8 options are limited compare to Chevy/GM small blocks. So I've just taken delivery of one these 420hp 351ci Cleveland block crate motors. European Panteras originally had about 330hp (low compression US models ran about 250) so mine should be pretty lively.

The whole thing is on hold at the moment as I am retiring at the end of January and we are moving to Australia to be close to Madame DD's family so my Pantera, its engine and all my other crap is currently in a container somewhere between Rotterdam and Singapore.

 

[Griff]

Good luck with it, they're some cars.

Here's a picture of me with one taken in the South of France in the summer of 1978.

 

[mattie]

Aston Martin DB5 or the Lotus Esprit from James Bond.

A bloke near us had a red Integrale, it just looked 'right' so I've wanted one ever since.

 

[Onket]

@ onket/XR75...Me too. Awesome car.

Even now the Delta's reckoned to be one of the best road cars ever made...

Yep, but you'll be looking at something like £25K for a good one nowadays

I've posted this link before, it's lovely. I think they've sold it now though. I used to go & stare at it through the window whenever I was in Wandsworth- http://www.joemacari.com/cars/lancia_delta_integrale_0108/cardescription.html

 

[Griff]

Here's what Zagato did, the Lancia Delta Hyena. Bacically an Integrale with a nicer shape.

 

[Badgers]

I like most of the cars in this thread.

First one for me was the TR7 due to a Scalextric set purchased for me by my father.

Other early one was the Audi Quattro as it was (at the time) the best toy car I had and still fucking cool now.

Probably from the whole of my youth the Lamborghini Countach that featured in the Cannonball Run film.

If I could by a car now as a plaything it would (don't laugh at me) be the Ford Capri 280 Brookland

 

[jusali]

I had one aswell for 3 yrs!
Quite enough to take the shine off my childhood fantasy

 

[ExtraRefined]

Mmmm 250GTO. More of a grown up choice that, would be mine now but at 10 I'd never heard of it.

All I need is a spare million or so...

Got overtaken by one of those on the M20 the other day. Pouring rain, I was dawdling along at 60, and it overtook doing at least 100. Nutter

But when I was ten I wanted one of these

Ten of them would be even better

 

[Griff]

Saw a picture of a Facel Vega HK500 in a classic car magazine at the age of 10 in 1977 and wanted one ever since.

Shame I don't have at least £60k to get one, but did manage to find an owner and have it for our wedding car.

 

[Bakunin]

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present for your consideration the D Type Jaguar:

 

[ExtraRefined]

Saw a picture of a Facel Vega HK500 in a classic car magazine at the age of 10 in 1977 and wanted one ever since.

Shame I don't have at least £60k to get one, but did manage to find an owner and have it for our wedding car.

In 1959, The Facel Vega HK500 was introduced. Essentially, it was just a renamed, upgraded FVS. The HK500 had a 360bhp 5.9 litre V8 with a top speed of 147mph (237km/h). Disc brakes appeared in 1960.

1959 ones must be fun

 

[Griff]

1959 ones must be fun

Here's the 1964 Facel II with the 6.3 Chrysler V8.

Both would sit in my dream garage.

 

[not-bono-ever]

short of an E type, I have had the cars I wanted.

then again, the likes of a 2.0s capri isnt exactly aiming high