What is your dream restored or original vehicle?

[LakeArenal]

Do you dream like Wayne Carini of the restored beauty or the patina of original rust like Mike Wolfe?

I like them both. My longtime dream car:

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But lately l have a real hankerin’ for this guy:

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Do you have one?

[calguy]

1. I'm partial to the pre 1966 era VW bus

The ones with the split windshield.Not sure what year they went to a full windshield, I believe it was '67 or '68. I owned a 1963 bus for 20 years and the only reason I got rid of it was because parts were getting too hard to find. It was super easy to work on and I felt like the original hippy driving down the highway at a top speed of 64 mph.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Jaguar MK2 Convertible

I found one in the color I'd like, too.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/91057223697858287/

[LakeArenal]

8. Beauty.

[ProfessorGAC]

18. Small Back Seat,...

...but there's a backseat!
That's why I wouldn't want the XKE.
That and I'm not interested in driving fast!
I drove like an old man when I was 30!!!

[blm]

23. Same here. Miss Speed Limit.

[sheshe2]

3. My body?!

Yes I have one and want it restored.

[LakeArenal]

9. 😉. 🧘🏽‍♀️

[sheshe2]

14. ...

[Layzeebeaver]

4. 1983 Renault fuego 1.6 turbo.

A strange but lovely car.

[link:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Fuego|

[LakeArenal]

10. I like a hatchback. Great if you have a dog.

[frazzled]

19. My husband bought a mid-life-crisis Renault Gordini convertible

Back in the 90s. I think it was from 1979. Black with red leather seats, and a roll-back top. He was happy for about 3 months, but the poor machine had so many mechanical problems he had to end his mid-life crisis before the year was out. It was cute for a moment.

[soothsayer]

5. 67-69 Camaro or maybe a 65 mustang

[Thomas Hurt]

6. 67-69 Rally Sport Camaro

[bottomofthehill]

7. 1969 GTO convertible ,455 with the 4speed RamAir3

Metallic blue

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[LakeArenal]

12. Beauty and hot!!!

[bottomofthehill]

17. I "Helped" my neighbor restore one in 1989

By helping I mostly held and handed tools but it was amazing to watch someone who knew what they were doing work on a car. Unfortunately all that I learned from him is lost on the new cars. Electronics and metrics.

[Phoenix61]

11. 1935 Duesenberg

https://www.art.com/products/p47458615983-sa-i10623188/1935-duesenberg-speedster.htm

Or the 1929 J model
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/1?q=1929+duesenberg&client=safari&hl=en-us&biw=320&bih=525&tbs=vw:g,ss:44&prmd=sinv&prds=num:1,of:1,eto:1117263341096274632_0,prmr:1,pid:1117263341096274632,cs:1

As soon as I have a spare million lying around I’m going to get serious about it.

[LakeArenal]

15. That is a work of art.

[Phoenix61]

16. Yes it is and fast. Top speed of 119 mph. nt

[Harker]

13. 1966 Chevy Chevelle SS 396.

I occasionally miss it.

And my '71 Käfer.

[bamagal62]

20. Jaguar E-Type from the 60s

[LakeArenal]

21. I love those. Army green with buff interior.

[Enoki33]

22. Austin Healey 3000 - 1965- British racing green.

[RainCaster]

24. 1912 Model T Touring

Mmmmm.

[kacekwl]

25. 1955 Chevrolet Belair hardtop. Preferably in

Coral and grey two tone. My uncle had one and as a kid I thought it was the coolest car ever. Still do.

[rickyhall]

26. '67 911S

[grumpyduck]

27. My first car was a 1971 VW Super Bug.

I had so much fun in that car it was pitiful... drove all over CA and then from CA to MA for school. I'm still thinking someday I'll buy one and restore it.

[LakeArenal]

28. I had three Bugs. 1970, 1974 and a new one.

My friend and I had such fun in 1970.

The new one I had we both disliked.

[lastlib]

29. 1957 Chevy!

A distant cousin of my mother's had one in her garage when she died in the early 1980s--with only 22,000 miles on it! (She literally drove it to the grocery store (2 blocks away), and to church (3 blocks away) and virtually nowhere else!) And not so much as a ding on it anywhere! She had people offer her $20-25,000 for it, and she wouldn't sell it--said it was her only transportation. It sold at auction after her death, and I heard it brought $40,000-plus. Wow.

[LakeArenal]

31. Such a classic.

[OilemFirchen]

30. This sweetheart:

She graces the entrance to the Packard Museum in downtown Dayton, and, IIRC, is a one-off late-1930s Packard Darrin. I haven't been there for a few years, but the museum's reopening in a few days so I'll get to see her again.

Every inch a beauty!

[LakeArenal]

32. Another design beauty.

[OriginalGeek]

33. I'd love to have another 1968 Pontiac Firebird like my first car

I promise to take care of it better this time.


If I win the lottery I'm buying and restoring one of those first and then a 1977 Smokey and the Bandit Trans-Am.

And by "restoring" I mean "hire somebody to restore".

Maybe that Count guy on that Counting Cars TV show. Or those Gas Monkey guys in Dallas. I would have to investigate their politics first. IF I got fantasy money to blow on stuff I can afford to support people who don't have weirdo republican ideas.

[LakeArenal]

34. My brother had the '73 with the screaming bird decal.

Black and orange.

[Aristus]

35. I'd give anything to have my old silver-and-black Datsun 280ZX back...

Note: This is not it, but looks exactly like mine.

[LakeArenal]

36. Those were fast and furious.

[Aristus]

37. Yeah. I loved it.

It had a practically indestructible straight-six engine. Married to a manual shift, its acceleration was second-to-none.

I loved the T-Top, too. On summer days, I'd remove the glass panels and drive with the wind in my hair (back when I had hair...).

[LakeArenal]

38. Good times. I'm riding there with you.

When I turned 40 I bought a little white Dodge Shadow convertible. Nobody would ride in it because they didn’t want to mess their hair. 🙄

[Unwind Your Mind]

40. Zs were always my favorites

These days, I’m looking out for a manual 350 with low miles.

[ShazamIam]

39. One of those giant, "land yachts" of the 60/70 I saw one on the street yesterday and remember there

were still some around in the 80s, they are as fascinating as dinosaurs to me.

Here is a look at some of the largest.

https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/biggest-flamboyant-american-cars/

[LakeArenal]

41. We had several.

A ‘65 Cadillac convertible.
Several Olds 98s
Oldsmobile Trofeo (it was cobalt blue sigh)
My first car was a 1970 olds 442.

My dad always let me use the convertible in High school. When I was old he told he always gave me the car so I didn’t need a ride from “some” boy. In a small town he would find out if I ever let anyone else drive it.

[ShazamIam]

43. I have had rides in some of them, definitely an experience to remember, /lol on small towns.

[yellowdogintexas]

42. 260Z Magnificent cars nt