What car or cars would you like to see made again
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SammyChevelleTypeS3
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Sweet machines. The money that some will pay at auctions for those Sunbeam Tigers? It is simply wild. The Sunbeams always reminded me of another (also kind of rare) machine just like Sunbeams were.A fellow named Jack Griffith talked FoMoCo into giving him several 289cui engines to experiment with. He put together a similar car to Sunbeams in the late 60s. Small cars, close ratio steering and the hot, for the times 289cui Ford motors were a hit. Ford then offered to sell him all the 289cui "hi po" engines he could use. He had seen the success Carol Shelby was having stuffing the same Ford engines into other small British bodied cars at the time. Griffith said he could create a similar car to out perform the AC Cobras & the Sunbeam Tiger 1 and Tiger 2. All of them turned out to be very "hot stuff" and frequent winners on the road courses. Shelby went on to out last both Sunbeam Inc and the Griffith Motorcar company, making them very rare and worth lots today but no where near what the AC Cobras sell for. I like them ALL of course. Of course, can't afford to own Any of them.
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GMC Syclone
Ford Excursion built on the current SuperDuty platform with all the engine options.
With a V6 version of the LT4.....Supercharged 4.6L V6!
1971 VW Beetle, 1929 Model A , Any Mopar with a slant 6.
I don't really care for SUV's and much prefer sports cars or big sedans. An updated, yet reasonably priced Crown Vic would be my choice. 5.0V8 F150 engine, 10sp auto, same body on frame configuration, a few tweaks and a conventional 2025 interior.
EV and turbo-diesel versions of the VW Thing.
1981-1985 Mercedes 300SD but with a modern direct injected 6 cylinder BMW 3 Liter diesel producing 300+ horsepower.
Patman
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Another car I would love to see made again is something similar to the first generation Acura NSX. Lightweight, high revving normally aspirated V6, no hybrid system and that rock solid reliability. I recently heard about one that has over 500,000 miles on it.
Some versions of the first gen NSX weighed only 2700 pounds, imagine something like that but now with about 400 horsepower instead of 270. My imaginary new version would have 19 or 20 inch wheels on it though, when I see all original NSXs it looks out of place how small the wheels were on it (only 15s up front and 16s out back)
Some versions of the first gen NSX weighed only 2700 pounds, imagine something like that but now with about 400 horsepower instead of 270. My imaginary new version would have 19 or 20 inch wheels on it though, when I see all original NSXs it looks out of place how small the wheels were on it (only 15s up front and 16s out back)
68 Chevelle
1968 and 1969 Chevy 442
1977 Honda Accord hatchback with fenders that will not rust
First or second production year of Honda CRX sometime around the 1980s
I bought one new, but I forgot the year
1977 Honda Accord hatchback with fenders that will not rust
First or second production year of Honda CRX sometime around the 1980s
I bought one new, but I forgot the year
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I own a 2001 Chevy Blazer 4 door 4x4. Body on frame, big 4.3l v6 pushrod engine, soft suspension, easy and cheap to work on at the driveway, just big enough for daily driving to work and groceries, and occasional road trips and off-roading. The 4l60e isn’t great, but mines still going strong at 118k miles, thanks to religious fluid and filter changes.
I just wish something like the 2001 blazer or even an s10 existed in 2020’s. A small body on frame truck/suv, with an ultra reliable pushrod ohv engine that has been tried and tested for decades, optional 4x4, soft comfortable suspension, cheap and readily available parts, reliable, easy to work on, and looks timeless in my opinion.
I just wish something like the 2001 blazer or even an s10 existed in 2020’s. A small body on frame truck/suv, with an ultra reliable pushrod ohv engine that has been tried and tested for decades, optional 4x4, soft comfortable suspension, cheap and readily available parts, reliable, easy to work on, and looks timeless in my opinion.
I'd say bring back the cheap, everyman's sportscars like the MGB, MGC, Triumph TR6, Spitfire. Maybe the Datsun 240Z.
'81 or '82 PLYMOUTH Champ 2 door hatch w/ 1.6 Ltr. and 4 speed manual w/ the twin stick . It was the goldish brown as in the add and below . Also had a black stripe on the sides and a roof rack . Went well over 110,000 miles of stop and go driving . Bought it used for under $200 and had the clutch replaced for around the same price . I think the mileage at purchase was around 65,000 miles . Rust got the best of it . 
1981 (or 82 ?) Plymouth Champ 2 door hatchback : 1.6 Ltr. with twin stick . 4 speed manual coupled with lever for E ( Economy ) or P ( Power ) mode . Lowers gear ratio . Great for high amount of snow or hills . Very easy to maintain .
W/ roof rack
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1981 (or 82 ?) Plymouth Champ 2 door hatchback : 1.6 Ltr. with twin stick . 4 speed manual coupled with lever for E ( Economy ) or P ( Power ) mode . Lowers gear ratio . Great for high amount of snow or hills . Very easy to maintain .
W/ roof rack
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Bring back the world's greatest car. Thanks and respect the antenna.
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