Lets see most popular: Your (5) favorite autos of all time. Owned or coveted/wished your had at one time.

I acquired a taste for high-revving engines as a young man riding sport bikes. Having come close to meeting my maker on a few occasions, I gave up motorcycles but the love of engines screaming past 8,000 rpm stuck with me. I get goosebumps every time I hit VTEC/VVTLi and the engine keeps building power way past what the ears and common sense dictate should be an upshift.

  1. Lexus LFA
  2. Acura/Honda NSX-R (2002-2005)
  3. Acura Integra Type R
  4. Honda S2000 2.0L
  5. Toyota Matrix XRS / Pontiac Vibe GT (I own 2)



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Randy_R said:
Those Studes were supercharged, not turbocharged. Also, one of the first cars to get 4-speeds.
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Yes. My bad. Still. I like how fast they were and really liked the design of the Larks. Its funny. Everyone always said how much they were loved. Just so flat out popular yet they too are only a memory.
 
Drifter said:
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Auto
1968 Plymouth Roadrunner 426 Hemi Auto
1970 Chevrolet Corvette 350 LT1 Auto
1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am SD-455 Auto
1974 Hurst Olds Cutlass W30 455 Auto
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I have always been coocoo for coca puffs over every Hurst Olds I have ever had the priviledge of seeing + knowing full well even so many years ago, those cars were always going to be unobtanium for a guy with my income/budget. Some of the reason was I did have too many hobbies all at the same time that had the greatest impact on what I could aquire. Lots ( I tell folks with pride) , a very lot of the monies I made working was spent sending two sons and wife thru several colleges. I would do it all the same as I see how good their lives turned out due to those educations. I enjoy seeing how even with some differences in our little fun lists how much a bunch of gear heads we all are. We are different yet we still all have a lot of the same passions! :)
 
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I really always liked the RamCharger SUVs Dodge made for many years. I still run across many of them on internet in very good "orginal/survivor" shape FOR SALE just like many Ford full size Broncos that were discontinued around 1996. Many sellers
are off in the head with the prices they think someone will pay. Some just throw a price out there just to see if they will get lucky. Some actually do from time to time.
 
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Late to this party:

In order:

1. Split rear window Vette, 1963
2. 1970 Chevelle, literally any engine version with a stick
3. 2nd gen Honda CRX stick
4. 2nd gen Honda Prelude SI stick
5. TIE: One of the "new" Australian Land Cruisers that aren't allowed here. Pic below. OR, A nice 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser with a stick and AWD.


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ProbeGT said:
I acquired a taste for high-revving engines as a young man riding sport bikes. Having come close to meeting my maker on a few occasions, I gave up motorcycles but the love of engines screaming past 8,000 rpm stuck with me. I get goosebumps every time I hit VTEC/VVTLi and the engine keeps building power way past what the ears and common sense dictate should be an upshift.

  1. Lexus LFA
  2. Acura/Honda NSX-R (2002-2005)
  3. Acura Integra Type R
  4. Honda S2000 2.0L
  5. Toyota Matrix XRS / Pontiac Vibe GT (I own 2)




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Any mention of the NSX-R needs to lead to this video:
 
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Always loved those model Cudas that were fixed up/designed to flat out burned up many a drag strip back in the day. Sox & Martin developed and ran some of the finest. It was amazing how many pros and even back yard mechanics managed to plunk down some massive engines into the those small engine bays like even the 440cui Mopars. I believe some even had the 426 Hemis installed later on. Of course they had to modify the exhaust pipes and in many cases remove or relocate the power brake master cylinders into the trunks (lol) along with the batteries. Many were pure brutes with no place for any power steering units.
 
Randy_R said:
Those Studes were supercharged, not turbocharged. Also, one of the first cars to get 4-speeds.
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Oh yeah. I once read that FoMoCo actually offered special order Paxton Superchargers installed thru dealerships on certain Mustangs and Thunderbirds from 1965 thru 1972. IIRC those superchargers were brought to Stude corp when they bought out the Paxton Supercharger company and acquired one of the utmost supercharger experts in the USA (Andy Granatelli). Andy , being mostly known for two things.... those STP _____ oil :rolleyes: commercials, another company Stude bought. Andy was said to have been the one who had Stude place the STP stickers on the Stude oil fill caps. LoL. New one on me was that STP stands for Studebacker Test Products! Andy was also know for association with early Indy 500 races. He was also a long time associate of the Petty racing clan. I been wanting to read his book "They call me Mr 500."
 
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67 AH 3000
66 396 Chevelle LS-78
64 GTO Tri-power
66 Mustang Fastback with K-code engine
69 Roadrunner Hemi
 
My daily everyday drivers are a short list. These are the cars I have bought as daily drivers.

1968 Cougar (still have)
(Four company cars from 1972-1977)
1980 Civic wagon
1986 Mazda 626
2004 Ford Focus (still have)

My mother's Audi 100LS filled in 1979. Gifted, in 2010, was a 1991 Mazda 626 Hatchback by a classmate/colleague moving to Thailand. The 2004 LeSabre was my father's before he passed away in 2019. The rest are vintage cars and in no way daily drivers although they could be.

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